David Hartley
hartleydm.bsky.social
David Hartley
@hartleydm.bsky.social
Mathematical epidemiologist working on complex systems, infectious disease, and public health.
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We’ve just released Epistorm-Mix, a new open dataset on how people in the U.S. mix across ages and settings in the post-COVID era.

📊 Contact-level data + contact matrices
Built for epidemic modeling & forecasting
Fully open data & code

🔗 www.epistorm.org/data/epistor...
Epistorm-Mix: Mapping Social Contact Patterns in the Post-Pandemic United States
Epistorm-Mix provides individual-level contact data and contacts patterns characterization relevant for the spread of respiratory infectious diseases within the US population.
www.epistorm.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Economic evaluation of delaying the infant hepatitis B vaccination schedule

"Even brief delays in HepB vaccine initiation substantially increase HBV infections, adverse health outcomes, and health system costs."

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Economic evaluation of delaying the infant hepatitis B vaccination schedule
Introduction Children who acquire hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in early childhood through perinatal, household or community exposures are at highest risk of all age groups for experiencing chroni...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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CDC published the latest epidemiology on alpha gal syndrome early this year in @jamanetworkopen.com (open access) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This tight-knit community was recovering from a cultlike leader. Then measles got in.
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This tight-knit community was recovering from a cultlike leader. Then measles got in.
Years after the reign of Warren Jeffs, the Short Creek community on the Utah-Arizona border is focused on rebuilding. Missed vaccines were low on the list of priorities, until now.
www.nbcnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/h...
Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Community-Acquired Respiratory Virus Infections: A Threat to Long-Term Survivors After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant?

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Community-Acquired Respiratory Virus Infections: A Threat to Long-Term Survivors After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant?
Late community-acquired respiratory virus (CARV) infections in long-term allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) survivors carry sign
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October 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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The ACIP meeting planned for 22-23 October has been indefinitely postponed. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Measles spreading beyond the center of the Utah-Arizona outbreak
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Measles spreading beyond the center of the Utah-Arizona outbreak
Cases are now popping up in more touristy areas of Utah, according to a health official.
www.nbcnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Mosquitoes spotted in Iceland for first time, researcher says

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Mosquitoes spotted in Iceland for first time, researcher says
The country is one of the few places in the world that does not have mosquitoes.
www.cbsnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"We are definitely flying blind in a number of countries and regions that have insufficient surveillance systems for antimicrobial resistance."

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Drug-resistant superbugs' spread surging, World Health Organization warns
The United Nations' health agency says the number of drug-resistant bacterial infections is surging, compromising life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially ...
www.cbsnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
In a crazy world, this: Why Poetry Belongs in the ICU

"Crises make us acutely aware of our mortality, triggering experiences of fear and isolation. While this pain is uniquely ours, poetry quietly affirms that we are not alone."

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Why Poetry Belongs in the ICU
A doctor finds that poetry can be a powerful antidote to medical crises, offering meaning, hope, and healing.
time.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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#Chikungunya spread in New York by a home grown infected mosquito apnews.com/article/chik...
#medsky Important: #WestNile entered the US in New York and has now spread across the continent. Another mosquito-borne disease.
New York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years.
apnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky
CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off
NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.
www.statnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Co‐creating an everyday language illustration of learning health systems alongside patient, caregiver, and community partners - Vanderhout - Learning Health Systems - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
Co‐creating an everyday language illustration of learning health systems alongside patient, caregiver, and community partners
Introduction Patients, caregivers, and community partners (PCC) can have a variety of roles in learning health systems (LHS), such as contributing their data from healthcare encounters to embedded, .....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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After months of aid cuts, the State Department has released a 35-page document detailing how it plans to roll out global health assistance. Here's what it says — and what the reaction is.
What's in -- and what's missing -- in the new U.S. strategy for global health
After months of aid cuts, the State Department has released a 35-page document detailing how it plans to roll out global health assistance. Here's what it says — and what the reaction is.
n.pr
September 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Measles outbreak growing in parts of Arizona and Utah, health officials say
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Measles outbreak growing in parts of Arizona and Utah, health officials say
Measles vaccination rates have plummeted in the neighboring communities over the last 10 years.
www.nbcnews.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
ACIP Postpones One Vote and Reverses Another Amid Confusion
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...

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Vaccine Panel Postpones One Vote and Reverses Another Amid Confusion
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
ACIP Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/h...

Colleague @noelenelson.bsky.social speaks to the importance of hepatitis B vaccination at birth.
Kennedy’s Advisory Panel Votes to Limit M.M.R.V. Vaccine for Children Under 4
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pleased that our study bridging social science and computation within the context learning health networks is now published! @michaelseid.bsky.social
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An agent-based model to advance the science of collaborative learning health systems
Improving the healthcare system is a persistent and pressing challenge. Collaborative Learning Health Systems, or Learning Health Networks (LHNs), are a novel, replicable organizational form in health...
journals.plos.org
September 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Engraft -- Multicenter Study on Caregiver Experiences in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Part II: Treatment Challenges, Communication Barriers, and Caregiver-Driven Approaches to Mitigation
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Multicenter Study on Caregiver Experiences in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Part II. Treatment Challenges, Communication Barriers, and Caregiver-Driven Approaches to Mitigation
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) is a curative but highly demanding treatment for various pediatric malignancies and blood disorders [1]. It carries significant risk for acute complicati...
www.astctjournal.org
June 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Engraft -- Multicenter Study on Caregiver Experiences in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Part I: Integrative Analysis of Mental Health, Psychosocial Stressors, and Support Mechanisms
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Multicenter Study on Caregiver Experiences in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Part I: Integrative Analysis of Mental Health, Psychosocial Stressors, and Support Mechanisms
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is a curative treatment increasingly used for pediatric patients with malignant and non-malignant conditions [1,2]. Advances in HLA-typing, prepara...
www.astctjournal.org
June 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Proud of our recent work in Engraft, a collaborative learning health network for enhanced marrow transplant and cellular therapy outcomes.
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Engraft: A Collaborative Learning Health Network for Enhanced Transplant and Cellular Therapy Outcomes
The Engraft Learning Health Network (LHN) aims to improve outcomes for patients undergoing transplant and cellular therapy (TCT) through a collaborative, data-driven approach. Engraft brings together ...
www.astctjournal.org
June 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Leveraging Social Media and Google Trends to Identify Waves of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in USA and Canada
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Leveraging Social Media and Google Trends to Identify Waves of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in USA and Canada
Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) poses significant threats to the poultry industry, humans, domestic animals, and wildlife health worldwide. Monitoring thi…
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June 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM