Bill Fox MD
@billfoxmd.bsky.social
Internal Medicine Doctor; Passionate about health policy; Chair Emeritus, American College of Physicians; Love hiking & DMB; Opinions are my own
Internal Medicine is the foundation of clinical care. Happy #InternalMedicineDay from Fox & Brantley Internal Medicine in Charlottesville!
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Internal Medicine is the foundation of clinical care. Happy #InternalMedicineDay from Fox & Brantley Internal Medicine in Charlottesville!
The #COVID -19 vaccine had an effectiveness of 29.3% against related ED visits, 39.2% against hospitalization, and 64.0% against COVID-19-associated death,
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Association of 2024–2025 Covid-19 Vaccine with Covid-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans | NEJM
Amid the declining clinical severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and diminishing public uptake of annual coronavirus disease
2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, ...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The #COVID -19 vaccine had an effectiveness of 29.3% against related ED visits, 39.2% against hospitalization, and 64.0% against COVID-19-associated death,
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Excited to have arrived in #Albany for the @NewYorkACP annual scientific meeting. I’m honored to be a speaker on the topic of physician payment/medical economics. There is still time to register and get some great CME
October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Excited to have arrived in #Albany for the @NewYorkACP annual scientific meeting. I’m honored to be a speaker on the topic of physician payment/medical economics. There is still time to register and get some great CME
#Covid waste water levels have decreased somewhat over the past two weeks, indicating that perhaps we have passed the peek of this current wave. A little early to know for sure. Still consider getting the Covid vax to reduce risk of serious illness, hospitalization, and death.
September 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
#Covid waste water levels have decreased somewhat over the past two weeks, indicating that perhaps we have passed the peek of this current wave. A little early to know for sure. Still consider getting the Covid vax to reduce risk of serious illness, hospitalization, and death.
If you are on #Medicare & appreciate (or rely on) #telehealth visits with your doc, that will all end on October 1 unless Congress passes some legislation to extend them. Please contact or your Representative or Senator and let them know how important this is to you.
September 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If you are on #Medicare & appreciate (or rely on) #telehealth visits with your doc, that will all end on October 1 unless Congress passes some legislation to extend them. Please contact or your Representative or Senator and let them know how important this is to you.
Really important study. Private equity owned hospitals have to make money somehow, & part of that is cutting staffing. This study demonstrates that staffing levels were cut and mortality in the ED went up after PE acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Hospital Staffing and Patient Outcomes After Private Equity Acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine
Background: After private equity acquisition, hospitals may experience changes in staffing with implications for patients. Objective: To examine hospital staffing and patient outcomes in emergency dep...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Really important study. Private equity owned hospitals have to make money somehow, & part of that is cutting staffing. This study demonstrates that staffing levels were cut and mortality in the ED went up after PE acquisition | Annals of Internal Medicine www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Wastewater surveillance suggests that we may be at the beginning of a Covid wave. If you have not been #vaccinated in a while, now would be a good time. We are waiting for the fall vaccine strain to be released. @fda.gov - why are you taking so long?
July 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wastewater surveillance suggests that we may be at the beginning of a Covid wave. If you have not been #vaccinated in a while, now would be a good time. We are waiting for the fall vaccine strain to be released. @fda.gov - why are you taking so long?
👇 must read from @acpimphysicians.bsky.social president Jason Goldman and Robert Hopkins on the importance of restoring the ACIP www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Public Health in the Crosshairs | Annals of Internal Medicine
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July 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
👇 must read from @acpimphysicians.bsky.social president Jason Goldman and Robert Hopkins on the importance of restoring the ACIP www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Incredibly proud of the @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social and others who are taking this critical step to protect public health
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Public health groups file lawsuit to stop RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes
The lawsuit argues that the HHS secretary’s withdrawal of public vaccine advice reduces access to vaccines for some people.
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July 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Incredibly proud of the @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social and others who are taking this critical step to protect public health
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I am very excited to share the publication of our paper, Modernizing Risk Adjustment in Healthcare. This is an issue that impacts every physician today. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Modernizing Risk Adjustment in Health Care: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians | Annals of Internal Medicine
Risk adjustment is a critical component of health care reimbursement aimed at ensuring fair compensation on the basis of the characteristics of patients receiving care. Optimizing risk adjustment is n...
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July 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I am very excited to share the publication of our paper, Modernizing Risk Adjustment in Healthcare. This is an issue that impacts every physician today. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
My friend and colleague Dr. Sandy Fryhofer explains to CNN how devastating RFK Jr’s actions have been on the health of Americans. It is time for RFK to go. next.frame.io/share/db21fb...
Dr. Sandy Fryhofer .mp4 - Dr. Sandy Fryhofer - Frame.io
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July 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My friend and colleague Dr. Sandy Fryhofer explains to CNN how devastating RFK Jr’s actions have been on the health of Americans. It is time for RFK to go. next.frame.io/share/db21fb...
Rebecca Andrews and Isaac Opile are two of the smartest doctors in this space. Legislators would be wise to head their concerns. www.cbs.com/shows/video/...
Watch CBS Evening News: Visa issues for medical graduates - Full show on CBS
Hundreds of international medical graduates have found themselves stuck in a bottleneck after the Trump administration's recent pause in processing their visas. As Janet Shamlian explains, that could ...
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June 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Rebecca Andrews and Isaac Opile are two of the smartest doctors in this space. Legislators would be wise to head their concerns. www.cbs.com/shows/video/...
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Not just shingles vaccine, but also RSV vaccine reduces the risk of dementia, which highlights the benefit of revving up the immune system in older individuals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections - npj Vaccines
npj Vaccines - Lower risk of dementia with AS01-adjuvanted vaccination against shingles and respiratory syncytial virus infections
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June 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Not just shingles vaccine, but also RSV vaccine reduces the risk of dementia, which highlights the benefit of revving up the immune system in older individuals
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
UVA, one the nation’s top universities and founded by Thomas Jefferson himself, needs to fight this blatant interference by the justice department. It will otherwise be perceived as weak. Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...
Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign
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June 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
UVA, one the nation’s top universities and founded by Thomas Jefferson himself, needs to fight this blatant interference by the justice department. It will otherwise be perceived as weak. Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...
Vaccines are vital to our safety and to preserving the public health. We must fight to protect access to these important tools. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
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June 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Vaccines are vital to our safety and to preserving the public health. We must fight to protect access to these important tools. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
Completely predictable - Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...
Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
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June 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Completely predictable - Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...
How Musk, Trump, and Rubio’s chaotic dismantling of USAID is causing death across Africa…and also undermining America’s soft power. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o...
Opinion | The Waste Musk Created
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June 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
How Musk, Trump, and Rubio’s chaotic dismantling of USAID is causing death across Africa…and also undermining America’s soft power. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/o...
Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals
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June 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
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We are learning that new ACIP members, appointed in a non-transparent process, are also, predictably, riddled with direct and indirect financial COI... including some who are paid experts in lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers.
Don't be fooled. His crusade is not about cleaning up conflicts.
Don't be fooled. His crusade is not about cleaning up conflicts.
Anyone seen their COI forms yet? Anyone know what process was used to vet and appoint them?
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RFK Jr announces new panel of vaccine advisers after firing entire previous team
US health secretary had abruptly laid off 17 sitting members of independent body and appointed eight new ones
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June 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
We are learning that new ACIP members, appointed in a non-transparent process, are also, predictably, riddled with direct and indirect financial COI... including some who are paid experts in lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers.
Don't be fooled. His crusade is not about cleaning up conflicts.
Don't be fooled. His crusade is not about cleaning up conflicts.
. @acpimphysicians.bsky.social president Dr. Jason Goldman is quoted www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healt...
Doctors ask Senate to investigate RFK Jr. over vaccine panel firings
The American Medical Association passed a resolution calling on the Senate to investigate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s move to fire vaccine safety reviewers.
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June 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
. @acpimphysicians.bsky.social president Dr. Jason Goldman is quoted www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healt...
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As someone with a child about to enter medical school, I can 100% agree this is a major problem and will leave the profession only to those with the financial means and will further devastate primary care.
Trump Budget’s Caps on Grad School Loans Could Worsen Doctor Shortage www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
Trump Budget’s Caps on Grad School Loans Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
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June 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
As someone with a child about to enter medical school, I can 100% agree this is a major problem and will leave the profession only to those with the financial means and will further devastate primary care.