Logan Beyer
@loganicole.bsky.social
construction worker → pediatrician + social epidemiologist @HMS, studying how inequities shape child health (md/phd loading!)
lover of running, mountains, and cookies
lover of running, mountains, and cookies
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Excited to share this American Academy of Pediatrics blog post I co-wrote with Nick Wilson and @loganicole.bsky.social about childhood food insecurity! www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Feeding Health: How Pediatricians Can Address Childhood Hunger
Childhood food insecurity can take on many forms but all result from a lack of accessible, nutritious food. Whether this is due to a lack of adequate grocery stores where they live, lack of reliable a...
www.aap.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Excited to share this American Academy of Pediatrics blog post I co-wrote with Nick Wilson and @loganicole.bsky.social about childhood food insecurity! www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Vaccinations are one of the most cost-effective strategize we have to keep our communities healthy!
You want to talk about government efficiency? Every $1 spent on childhood immunizations in the US returns a savings of $11, thanks to preventing illnesses, and saving millions of lives.
June 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Vaccinations are one of the most cost-effective strategize we have to keep our communities healthy!
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BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
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Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.
Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids
While RFK Jr. said coronavirus vaccines would be removed from the CDC schedule for healthy children, it’s still recommended in consultation with doctors.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.
This is such a cool resource!
"Is there a doctor on the plane?"✈️
This JAMA article has printable cards that can remind you what to do in a medical emergency on an airplane.
In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Review buff.ly/3rjEqc1
There is also an app AirRx that you can download to your phone for guidance.
#medsky #nursesky
This JAMA article has printable cards that can remind you what to do in a medical emergency on an airplane.
In-Flight Medical Emergencies: A Review buff.ly/3rjEqc1
There is also an app AirRx that you can download to your phone for guidance.
#medsky #nursesky
May 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is such a cool resource!
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“UN warns 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid.”
UN warns 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid – Israel-Gaza war live
UN’s humanitarian chief says aid lorries, which contain baby food and nutrition, are technically in Gaza but have not reached civilians
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“UN warns 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid.”
AmeriCorps service reshaped my trajectory in the best way.
Helping others is a powerful way to know ourselves, and it empowers us to identify the ways we can be of use to our country.
Nicole Kach is spot on — funding cuts to our national service program are un-American. We have to do better!
Helping others is a powerful way to know ourselves, and it empowers us to identify the ways we can be of use to our country.
Nicole Kach is spot on — funding cuts to our national service program are un-American. We have to do better!
One Massachusetts resident’s experience with AmeriCorps shows the value of national service — and what’s lost if the Trump administration guts it.
Read more in today's Starting Point newsletter.
Read more in today's Starting Point newsletter.
‘What’s more patriotic than Americans helping other Americans?’ - The Boston Globe
One Massachusetts resident’s AmeriCorps service, cut short by the Trump administration, shows the value of national service.
www.bostonglobe.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
AmeriCorps service reshaped my trajectory in the best way.
Helping others is a powerful way to know ourselves, and it empowers us to identify the ways we can be of use to our country.
Nicole Kach is spot on — funding cuts to our national service program are un-American. We have to do better!
Helping others is a powerful way to know ourselves, and it empowers us to identify the ways we can be of use to our country.
Nicole Kach is spot on — funding cuts to our national service program are un-American. We have to do better!
🏳️🌈🔥 Hot off the press! 🔥🏳️🌈
State conversion therapy bans reduce suicidal ideation among high schoolers.
In an incredibly timely and rigorous analysis, Overhage et al. demonstrate the mental health benefits of policies that protect LGBTQ+ youth.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
State conversion therapy bans reduce suicidal ideation among high schoolers.
In an incredibly timely and rigorous analysis, Overhage et al. demonstrate the mental health benefits of policies that protect LGBTQ+ youth.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
<em>Health Services Research</em> | AcademyHealth & HRET Journal | Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the impact of state legislation banning healthcare workers from using sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with minors (attempts to convert sexual and gender div...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🏳️🌈🔥 Hot off the press! 🔥🏳️🌈
State conversion therapy bans reduce suicidal ideation among high schoolers.
In an incredibly timely and rigorous analysis, Overhage et al. demonstrate the mental health benefits of policies that protect LGBTQ+ youth.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
State conversion therapy bans reduce suicidal ideation among high schoolers.
In an incredibly timely and rigorous analysis, Overhage et al. demonstrate the mental health benefits of policies that protect LGBTQ+ youth.
doi.org/10.1111/1475...
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Affordable, accessible child care.
Equal pay for equal work.
Paid family leave.
Reproductive freedom.
These ideas aren't radical. But making them reality would be revolutionary.
Let's choose moms this #MothersDay
Equal pay for equal work.
Paid family leave.
Reproductive freedom.
These ideas aren't radical. But making them reality would be revolutionary.
Let's choose moms this #MothersDay
May 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Affordable, accessible child care.
Equal pay for equal work.
Paid family leave.
Reproductive freedom.
These ideas aren't radical. But making them reality would be revolutionary.
Let's choose moms this #MothersDay
Equal pay for equal work.
Paid family leave.
Reproductive freedom.
These ideas aren't radical. But making them reality would be revolutionary.
Let's choose moms this #MothersDay
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Kory’s mom depends on Social Security benefits to provide for her family, and his brother will depend on veteran services.
At our town hall this week, Kory asked if AGs will fight for him and his family.
We’re never going to stop fighting for Kory and the people.
At our town hall this week, Kory asked if AGs will fight for him and his family.
We’re never going to stop fighting for Kory and the people.
May 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Kory’s mom depends on Social Security benefits to provide for her family, and his brother will depend on veteran services.
At our town hall this week, Kory asked if AGs will fight for him and his family.
We’re never going to stop fighting for Kory and the people.
At our town hall this week, Kory asked if AGs will fight for him and his family.
We’re never going to stop fighting for Kory and the people.
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This is a damning confirmation of what we've been saying:
Republicans want to rip away healthcare from millions to fund more tax cuts for billionaires.
Hands. Off. Medicaid.
Republicans want to rip away healthcare from millions to fund more tax cuts for billionaires.
Hands. Off. Medicaid.
May 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is a damning confirmation of what we've been saying:
Republicans want to rip away healthcare from millions to fund more tax cuts for billionaires.
Hands. Off. Medicaid.
Republicans want to rip away healthcare from millions to fund more tax cuts for billionaires.
Hands. Off. Medicaid.
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In the first 100 days. Trump Actually...
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Trump Actually
YouTube video by Senator Markey
youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In the first 100 days. Trump Actually...
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youtube.com/shorts/ZEK6P...
Hello I’m very tired today but my sleepy take is that we should not cancel science or bully folks with disabilities or immigrants or queer kids
Thank you for coming to my ted talk 💕
Thank you for coming to my ted talk 💕
April 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Hello I’m very tired today but my sleepy take is that we should not cancel science or bully folks with disabilities or immigrants or queer kids
Thank you for coming to my ted talk 💕
Thank you for coming to my ted talk 💕
I just ran the London Marathon!!
With the help of family and friends, we raised £2836 for Caudwell Children’s — a charity that provides critical services and supports kiddos with autism in the UK. What an absolutely amazing day 🇬🇧
With the help of family and friends, we raised £2836 for Caudwell Children’s — a charity that provides critical services and supports kiddos with autism in the UK. What an absolutely amazing day 🇬🇧
April 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I just ran the London Marathon!!
With the help of family and friends, we raised £2836 for Caudwell Children’s — a charity that provides critical services and supports kiddos with autism in the UK. What an absolutely amazing day 🇬🇧
With the help of family and friends, we raised £2836 for Caudwell Children’s — a charity that provides critical services and supports kiddos with autism in the UK. What an absolutely amazing day 🇬🇧
Happy Earth Day!! 🌎 🌱
Here are some of my very favorite photos my fiancé and I took while exploring together in these last 365 days around the sun.
Here are some of my very favorite photos my fiancé and I took while exploring together in these last 365 days around the sun.
April 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Happy Earth Day!! 🌎 🌱
Here are some of my very favorite photos my fiancé and I took while exploring together in these last 365 days around the sun.
Here are some of my very favorite photos my fiancé and I took while exploring together in these last 365 days around the sun.
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#BREAKING: NIH said to have halted awarding of new grants to more top universities
www.statnews.com/2025/04/18/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/04/18/n...
NIH said to have halted awarding of new grants to more top universities
Universities whose NIH funding has been frozen may face further strain as the agency holds off awarding new grants to at least a half dozen of them, according to an internal email.
www.statnews.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
#BREAKING: NIH said to have halted awarding of new grants to more top universities
www.statnews.com/2025/04/18/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/04/18/n...
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Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.
April 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.
As a resident tutor at Harvard, I know these students. I'm so proud of their courage and their leadership. And I'm scared — we must protect them at all costs. Our community, and our future as a nation, is brighter because they are here.
April 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
As a resident tutor at Harvard, I know these students. I'm so proud of their courage and their leadership. And I'm scared — we must protect them at all costs. Our community, and our future as a nation, is brighter because they are here.
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Every child deserves to thrive—not carry the weight of their trauma for a lifetime.
I reintroduced the STRONG Support for Children Act to break cycles of trauma, invest in healing, and ensure our kids get the care and support they deserve.
I reintroduced the STRONG Support for Children Act to break cycles of trauma, invest in healing, and ensure our kids get the care and support they deserve.
April 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Every child deserves to thrive—not carry the weight of their trauma for a lifetime.
I reintroduced the STRONG Support for Children Act to break cycles of trauma, invest in healing, and ensure our kids get the care and support they deserve.
I reintroduced the STRONG Support for Children Act to break cycles of trauma, invest in healing, and ensure our kids get the care and support they deserve.
I love learning! But there's already so much to know in pediatrics. I really *don't* want to learn how to treat a deadly disease when the alternative option is vaccination and prevention...
Vaccines work! Let's keep kids healthy and out of the hospital 💉
Vaccines work! Let's keep kids healthy and out of the hospital 💉
U.S. may be reverting to a time when measles deaths were not very rare, experts warn www.statnews.com/2025/04/06/m... via @statnews.com @helenbranswell.bsky.social
U.S. may be reverting to a time when measles deaths were not very rare, experts warn
Peter Marks: “Unless we dramatically change course, drastically change course, it's going to be a problem. This is what measles does.”
www.statnews.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I love learning! But there's already so much to know in pediatrics. I really *don't* want to learn how to treat a deadly disease when the alternative option is vaccination and prevention...
Vaccines work! Let's keep kids healthy and out of the hospital 💉
Vaccines work! Let's keep kids healthy and out of the hospital 💉
When the NIH cut funding for my research on food and housing insecurity, they sent a letter stating my work was “antithetical to the scientific inquiry”
They couldn’t be more wrong. I explain why in @statnews.com
#PublicHealth #Pediatrics #DEI
www.statnews.com/2025/04/15/n...
They couldn’t be more wrong. I explain why in @statnews.com
#PublicHealth #Pediatrics #DEI
www.statnews.com/2025/04/15/n...
The NIH called my health equity research ‘antithetical to scientific inquiry’
The NIH canceled Logan Beyer’s health equity research, saying it was “antithetical to scientific research.” That’s completely wrong, she writes.
www.statnews.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
When the NIH cut funding for my research on food and housing insecurity, they sent a letter stating my work was “antithetical to the scientific inquiry”
They couldn’t be more wrong. I explain why in @statnews.com
#PublicHealth #Pediatrics #DEI
www.statnews.com/2025/04/15/n...
They couldn’t be more wrong. I explain why in @statnews.com
#PublicHealth #Pediatrics #DEI
www.statnews.com/2025/04/15/n...
Damn, they really did it!
Harvard, thank you for standing up for academic freedom, international students, and all of us who value this incredible, diverse community.
I’m all in. Now is the time to stand up for what is right ✊🏼
Harvard, thank you for standing up for academic freedom, international students, and all of us who value this incredible, diverse community.
I’m all in. Now is the time to stand up for what is right ✊🏼
Lawyers for Harvard University said the school will not comply with a new list of demands sent by the Trump administration on Friday.
Harvard says it will not yield to Trump’s demands - The Boston Globe
Lawyers for Harvard University said Monday the school will not comply with a list of expanded demands from the Trump administration.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Damn, they really did it!
Harvard, thank you for standing up for academic freedom, international students, and all of us who value this incredible, diverse community.
I’m all in. Now is the time to stand up for what is right ✊🏼
Harvard, thank you for standing up for academic freedom, international students, and all of us who value this incredible, diverse community.
I’m all in. Now is the time to stand up for what is right ✊🏼
When RFK is still out here asking if vaccines cause autism
April 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
When RFK is still out here asking if vaccines cause autism
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*working in pediatrics ER*
me: …and what brings you here today?
kid:
mom: go on honey you can tell the doctor
kid: i keep eating cookies till i throw up
mom: ok for the record that’s not why we are here but that is a problem
me: …and what brings you here today?
kid:
mom: go on honey you can tell the doctor
kid: i keep eating cookies till i throw up
mom: ok for the record that’s not why we are here but that is a problem
April 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
*working in pediatrics ER*
me: …and what brings you here today?
kid:
mom: go on honey you can tell the doctor
kid: i keep eating cookies till i throw up
mom: ok for the record that’s not why we are here but that is a problem
me: …and what brings you here today?
kid:
mom: go on honey you can tell the doctor
kid: i keep eating cookies till i throw up
mom: ok for the record that’s not why we are here but that is a problem
Tune in for this talk by my amazing advisor, Dr. Natalie Slopen, on the links between housing insecurity and child health👇🏼
Join us Wednesday, April 16th at 1:00pm EST for the Department's seminar series with Natalie Slopen speaking on "Building Foundations: Addressing Housing Insecurity to Improve Child Health"
➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...
➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...
April 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Tune in for this talk by my amazing advisor, Dr. Natalie Slopen, on the links between housing insecurity and child health👇🏼