Megan Ranney MD MPH
meganranney.bsky.social
Megan Ranney MD MPH
@meganranney.bsky.social

Emergency physician & Dean of the Yale School of Public Health. Gun violence prevention researcher. Incorrigible optimist (because we can and do create change, together). Mom of two teens. GO BILLS. @meganranney at the other place šŸ›ŸšŸ©ŗšŸ“‰šŸ“ˆšŸ§Ŗ .. more

Megan L. Ranney is a practicing American emergency physician currently serving as the Dean of the Yale School of Public Health. Previously, Ranney served as the Deputy Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, was Warren Alpert Endowed Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital and the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Ranney was the founding Director of the Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health. .. more

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We had the privilege of having Dean @meganranney.bsky.social join us at Harvard yesterday, and if you're in public health (and even if you're not), I highly encourage listening to this chat she had with our own Dean.
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Sharing diverse perspectives on public health. Speakers do not speak for Harvard.
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Statistics say that Americans are disconnected—but Minnesota’s response to ICE shows how many neighbors care enough about one another to ā€œstand up to armed federal agents, and even risk death,ā€ @julieebeck.bsky.social argues.
Americans Love Their Neighbors
Statistics say this is a time of disconnection. Minnesota’s response to ICE shows otherwise.
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The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it šŸ¤šŸ¾šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø
ā€œMeasles in South Carolina has spread to at least 789 people, surpassing the 2025 West Texas outbreak that sickened 762 people and killed two young girls.

The majority of cases remain centered in Spartanburg County, mostly among people who were either unvaccinated or didn't know their statusā€
South Carolina measles outbreak reaches 789 cases, surpassing Texas
The ongoing outbreak is the largest since measles was eliminated in the country 26 years ago.
www.nbcnews.com
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

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What should success look like here?
And how should effectiveness and impact be measured?
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The Thursday afternoon plenary at the 2026 #ASPPHAnnualMeeting will bring together leaders from academic public health, the podcast Why Should I Trust You?, and the Make America Healthy Again movement for a conversation about today’s most pressing public health challenges.

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Hi from your friendly gun violence researcher!

Want to know one thing we did differently? Since 2022, we have approached firearm homicide (the most common type) not just as a crime problem, but also using all the tools of public health - education, environment change, etc.
The U.S. remains in a multiyear trend of falling rates of homicides and other crimes in cities nationwide, according to a Post analysis. Rates of aggravated assault and burglary hit their lowest point last year since the start of the pandemic in 2020. https://wapo.st/4qE0b4j

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The U.S. remains in a multiyear trend of falling rates of homicides and other crimes in cities nationwide, according to a Post analysis. Rates of aggravated assault and burglary hit their lowest point last year since the start of the pandemic in 2020. https://wapo.st/4qE0b4j

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ā€œScience-speakā€ has invaded the fashion, beauty, and food industries—even as actual science has come under considerable threat, @elcush.bsky.social argues. She explores the rise of faux-scientific jargon:
The Sciencewashing of Everyday Life
Fashion, beauty, and food companies are using nonsensical jargon to make a sale.
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Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today

If you figure it out let me know šŸ˜†
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

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We are excited to announce that Doctor Mike Varshavski — the most popular doctor in the world with over 30 million followers — will be joining Dean @meganranney.bsky.social for a fireside chat on Feb 10.

This event is open to members of the Yale community only. Register now: m.yale.edu/dfgk.
Tonight you can use this link for one reason and one reason only: you have to say something nice about yourself.

But it’s anonymous so go hog wild. No one will know you were bragging on yourself this hard.
Anonymous messages!
Anonymous messages!
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Hahaha

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US citizen says he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing half-dressed.
He was later returned home without explanation or apology, he said.
ICE broke into Minnesota home, dragged barely clothed man into snow
A Minnesota man told Reuters he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and Crocs.
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My goodness! Honored.

Are you curious about the people who have dedicated their careers to supporting great science at NIH? Here’s a starter pack. Consider some follows.
The end of FY 2025 is coming, and #OMB appears perfectly content to use us as targets. We are not their chess pieces. We serve our PIs. We are here in our personal capacities. Follow the #NIH.

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Please root for my sweet, resilient, community-centered Bills. We need it. This game has been INSANE.

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we will reach the heat death of the universe before we come to an agreement on what a catch is

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In @jamahealthforum.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty and @yalesph.bsky.social Dean @meganranney.bsky.social and colleagues lay out 10 concepts to help ensure that health datasets include underrepresented subgroups to improve health outcomes for all. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Ten Core Concepts for Ensuring Data Equity in Public Health
This Special Communication introduces a cross-disciplinary framework to integrate computer science principles with public health to address data inequities and ensure that digital and technological ad...
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U.S. Measles cases continue to rise unabated - with 125 new cases in South Carolina alone.

This is BEFORE the expected increase in transmission from holiday travel.

Ps: the MMR vaccine works.

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ā€œI have treated patients who have harmed others. I have cared for people in police custody, people accused of violent crimes…. None of that alters my obligation.

When someone is bleeding in front of you, your duty is to stop the bleeding.ā€ @josephsakran.bsky.social
I'm a surgeon – and I've been shot. ICE denying Renee Good aid is inhumane.
I do not know if Renee Nicole Good could have been saved; no one can say with certainty. But she should have been given every possible chance.
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Thanks, Megan! I was really glad to have this opportunity to share my research findings and highlight this large-scale problem.

Miranda!! Kudos!
A fire heavily damaged Mississippi’s largest synagogue — the same one the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights

A suspect has been arrested, authorities say
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
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