Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH
@nswartwood.bsky.social
infectious disease modeller at the
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
mathematical models 🧮 bayesian statistics 📈 TB 🦠
& a sprinkle of random trivia 📚 and photos 📸
🌺 all opinions are my own 🍅
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
mathematical models 🧮 bayesian statistics 📈 TB 🦠
& a sprinkle of random trivia 📚 and photos 📸
🌺 all opinions are my own 🍅
Does anyone in US public health🛟 or @iddjobs.org world have any part time work? I'm looking for at least 9 hours of work at a non-profit or university so I don't lose my progress toward Public Student Loan Forgiveness.
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Does anyone in US public health🛟 or @iddjobs.org world have any part time work? I'm looking for at least 9 hours of work at a non-profit or university so I don't lose my progress toward Public Student Loan Forgiveness.
we have to bring TB into the discussion of climate change and climate change into TB programs. The vulnerabilities are shared. We should be designing interventions that improve resilience to both. A huge thank you to Matthew Saunders for his fantastic presentation at #UnionConf2025
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
we have to bring TB into the discussion of climate change and climate change into TB programs. The vulnerabilities are shared. We should be designing interventions that improve resilience to both. A huge thank you to Matthew Saunders for his fantastic presentation at #UnionConf2025
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Heepity jeepity
Curated poetry
Makes LLMs do what-
Ever you want
Single-turn jailbreaking
Vulnerability
Bypass your guardrails and
Serve us some cunt
Curated poetry
Makes LLMs do what-
Ever you want
Single-turn jailbreaking
Vulnerability
Bypass your guardrails and
Serve us some cunt
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Heepity jeepity
Curated poetry
Makes LLMs do what-
Ever you want
Single-turn jailbreaking
Vulnerability
Bypass your guardrails and
Serve us some cunt
Curated poetry
Makes LLMs do what-
Ever you want
Single-turn jailbreaking
Vulnerability
Bypass your guardrails and
Serve us some cunt
come learn how TB varies across urban and rural areas via estimates based on data across the last three decades! #UnionConf2025
Is TB more common in cities or rural areas?
New analysis presented by Seyed Alireza Mortazavi at #WCLH2025 today!
• Urban > Rural in Africa
• Rural > Urban in Western Pacific
• Similar elsewhere
2.3 million participants 26 countries using a Bayesian model fitted to WHO data.
🤝 by @LIGHTonTB
New analysis presented by Seyed Alireza Mortazavi at #WCLH2025 today!
• Urban > Rural in Africa
• Rural > Urban in Western Pacific
• Similar elsewhere
2.3 million participants 26 countries using a Bayesian model fitted to WHO data.
🤝 by @LIGHTonTB
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
come learn how TB varies across urban and rural areas via estimates based on data across the last three decades! #UnionConf2025
“Tuberculosis has become a metaphor for everything wrong with…and everything right about Public Health today.” - @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #UnionConf2025
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“Tuberculosis has become a metaphor for everything wrong with…and everything right about Public Health today.” - @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #UnionConf2025
come stop by my ePoster today at the #UnionConf2025 to find out if men or women experience TB at a higher rate in LMICs. The answer may just surprise you… 🛟
🗓️ Happening today at #UnionConf2025!
Are men really more affected by TB?
@nswartwood.bsky.social (Harvard), with support from the LIGHT Consortium, presents new Bayesian insights into TB prevalence by sex across LMICs.
#TB #Epidemiology #GlobalHealth
Are men really more affected by TB?
@nswartwood.bsky.social (Harvard), with support from the LIGHT Consortium, presents new Bayesian insights into TB prevalence by sex across LMICs.
#TB #Epidemiology #GlobalHealth
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
come stop by my ePoster today at the #UnionConf2025 to find out if men or women experience TB at a higher rate in LMICs. The answer may just surprise you… 🛟
Only I could go chasing hygge in Copenhagen, going so far as picking a cafe that bans laptops, and end up wedged between two groups discussing graduate school aspiration and professional resume building. I hear you universe, I’ll get my act together.
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Only I could go chasing hygge in Copenhagen, going so far as picking a cafe that bans laptops, and end up wedged between two groups discussing graduate school aspiration and professional resume building. I hear you universe, I’ll get my act together.
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Impacts to food access can have severe effects on public health. Find the latest #SNAP updates from DSHS. www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/defaul...
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Impacts to food access can have severe effects on public health. Find the latest #SNAP updates from DSHS. www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/defaul...
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NEW: Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreaks, Global Tracker
Shanghai: RSV
Moscow: Chicken pox & Measles
Prague: Hep A
Mexico City: Measles (>5,000 cases)
Southern US: Measles, Pertussis
Alaska: Pertussis
Peru: Pertussis
h/t @angierasmussen.bsky.social @monscience.bsky.social
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
Shanghai: RSV
Moscow: Chicken pox & Measles
Prague: Hep A
Mexico City: Measles (>5,000 cases)
Southern US: Measles, Pertussis
Alaska: Pertussis
Peru: Pertussis
h/t @angierasmussen.bsky.social @monscience.bsky.social
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
October 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
NEW: Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreaks, Global Tracker
Shanghai: RSV
Moscow: Chicken pox & Measles
Prague: Hep A
Mexico City: Measles (>5,000 cases)
Southern US: Measles, Pertussis
Alaska: Pertussis
Peru: Pertussis
h/t @angierasmussen.bsky.social @monscience.bsky.social
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
Shanghai: RSV
Moscow: Chicken pox & Measles
Prague: Hep A
Mexico City: Measles (>5,000 cases)
Southern US: Measles, Pertussis
Alaska: Pertussis
Peru: Pertussis
h/t @angierasmussen.bsky.social @monscience.bsky.social
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
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“Wow, I saw in the last GTB report undernutrition is much less important for TB than we previously thought” I hear you say…
Well, no. We think this is an underestimate, & as much as 28% of TB could be attributable to undernutrition – see our latest comment here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Well, no. We think this is an underestimate, & as much as 28% of TB could be attributable to undernutrition – see our latest comment here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Tuberculosis and undernutrition: improving estimates to reinforce the policy imperative
Undernutrition is a key driver of the global tuberculosis epidemic, increasing the
risk of people developing tuberculosis disease and of poor outcomes in those who do.1
Each year, WHO publishes estima...
www.thelancet.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“Wow, I saw in the last GTB report undernutrition is much less important for TB than we previously thought” I hear you say…
Well, no. We think this is an underestimate, & as much as 28% of TB could be attributable to undernutrition – see our latest comment here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Well, no. We think this is an underestimate, & as much as 28% of TB could be attributable to undernutrition – see our latest comment here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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In case any of these are helpful for folks job hunting in the health space,
Reposting for feeds:
#episky #phdsky #publichealth #academicsky
Reposting for feeds:
#episky #phdsky #publichealth #academicsky
Updated thread with US/Canada job postings in Public Health that might be relevant for folks with research backgrounds
First, an actively updated spreadsheet from the folks at Public Health Hiring Help: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
150+ additions in September
#medsky #publichealth #AcademicSky
First, an actively updated spreadsheet from the folks at Public Health Hiring Help: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
150+ additions in September
#medsky #publichealth #AcademicSky
2025 PH Postings
docs.google.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In case any of these are helpful for folks job hunting in the health space,
Reposting for feeds:
#episky #phdsky #publichealth #academicsky
Reposting for feeds:
#episky #phdsky #publichealth #academicsky
I wonder if this push will expand to three vaccines over three visits, resulting in two additional revenue generating visits for the same protection…
If it ain't broke, why try to break it?
#vaccination #MMR #publichealth #IDSky
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
#vaccination #MMR #publichealth #IDSky
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Acting CDC director calls to 'break up' the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three shots
Individual vaccines for each virus aren't available in the U.S., and no published scientific evidence shows a benefit to separating the combined vaccine.
www.nbcnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I wonder if this push will expand to three vaccines over three visits, resulting in two additional revenue generating visits for the same protection…
Public health and science professionals in the US - what are some small actions you've taken to feel less hopeless in the current political climate? I've started a few small reoccurring donations, but looking to move beyond monetary contributions. 🛟🧪
October 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Public health and science professionals in the US - what are some small actions you've taken to feel less hopeless in the current political climate? I've started a few small reoccurring donations, but looking to move beyond monetary contributions. 🛟🧪
Hello #IDsky - as PhD application season (in the US) rolls around, I'm asking for any leads for mathematical modeling labs that may be looking for students. I've got 8 years professional experience in transmission modeling and strong Bayesian background. Please let me know if you know of anything! 🛟
September 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Hello #IDsky - as PhD application season (in the US) rolls around, I'm asking for any leads for mathematical modeling labs that may be looking for students. I've got 8 years professional experience in transmission modeling and strong Bayesian background. Please let me know if you know of anything! 🛟
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A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
August 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
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While I would prefer that my historical research have less relevance, please read and consider what it was like to fall ill and die before germ theory. #histmed 🗃️ nursingclio.org/2025/07/21/d...
Dying Before Germ Theory
As RFK questions germ theory, and measles ravages unvaccinated children, Americans need to know what is at risk. Americans died at higher rates and younger ages before the introduction of germ theo…
nursingclio.org
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
While I would prefer that my historical research have less relevance, please read and consider what it was like to fall ill and die before germ theory. #histmed 🗃️ nursingclio.org/2025/07/21/d...
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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #Neurosky #Neurocovid #immunology #publichealth @nature.com
A study of nearly 1,000 people revealed that brain ageing was not associated with viral infection status, particularly #SARSCoV2 virus, but cognitive decline was.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A study of nearly 1,000 people revealed that brain ageing was not associated with viral infection status, particularly #SARSCoV2 virus, but cognitive decline was.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
People’s brains aged faster during the COVID pandemic — even the uninfected
Study of nearly 1,000 people showed that brain ageing was not linked to infection status, but cognitive decline was.
www.nature.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #Neurosky #Neurocovid #immunology #publichealth @nature.com
A study of nearly 1,000 people revealed that brain ageing was not associated with viral infection status, particularly #SARSCoV2 virus, but cognitive decline was.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A study of nearly 1,000 people revealed that brain ageing was not associated with viral infection status, particularly #SARSCoV2 virus, but cognitive decline was.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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crime is a public health issue and should be treated as such.
police respond to crime, they do not lower it.
police respond to crime, they do not lower it.
July 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
crime is a public health issue and should be treated as such.
police respond to crime, they do not lower it.
police respond to crime, they do not lower it.
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🧪 New research confirms climate change is a primary driver of worsening forest fires. The likelihood of extreme fire weather has doubled since the preindustrial era, contributing to a dramatic increase in burned forest area globally.
#Climate #Fires
#Climate #Fires
Climate Change Is Making Fire Weather Worse for World’s Forests
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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The Trump admin is erasing critical federal data - including climate trends, water quality, wildfire risk, public health stats, and pollution monitoring.
When the data goes dark, the American lives are at risk.
This is how To Sabatoge A Nation👇
zurl.co/slECM
When the data goes dark, the American lives are at risk.
This is how To Sabatoge A Nation👇
zurl.co/slECM
Trump’s Cuts Are Making Federal Data Disappear
Online tools that professionals use for everything from diagnosing diseases to calculating insurance payouts are going dark.
zurl.co
July 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Trump admin is erasing critical federal data - including climate trends, water quality, wildfire risk, public health stats, and pollution monitoring.
When the data goes dark, the American lives are at risk.
This is how To Sabatoge A Nation👇
zurl.co/slECM
When the data goes dark, the American lives are at risk.
This is how To Sabatoge A Nation👇
zurl.co/slECM
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There is evidence that 100 year hazards, like floods, are now happening more like every 1 to 30 years. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Climate change exacerbates hurricane flood hazards along US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in spatially varying patterns - Nature Communications
Tropical cyclone-induced coastal flooding will increase under climate change. Here the authors estimate the effects of sea level rise and tropical cyclone climatology change on late–21st–century flood...
www.nature.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There is evidence that 100 year hazards, like floods, are now happening more like every 1 to 30 years. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.
Floods are getting more dangerous around the country, not just in Texas
The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.
n.pr
July 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.
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In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
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"This country has lost the most basic of all freedoms: the freedom that comes from being healthy." - RFK
You know what protects and promotes people's health? Public health. Access to health care/health insurance. Health research. The very things the Trump administration is gutting.
You know what protects and promotes people's health? Public health. Access to health care/health insurance. Health research. The very things the Trump administration is gutting.
I’m glad he acknowledged that freedom depends on health.
That said, someone who wants people to have the freedom of being healthy should not promote measles, polio and diphtheria. He should also not be shutting down units aimed at preventing lead poisoning, hepatitis and HIV.
That said, someone who wants people to have the freedom of being healthy should not promote measles, polio and diphtheria. He should also not be shutting down units aimed at preventing lead poisoning, hepatitis and HIV.
July 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"This country has lost the most basic of all freedoms: the freedom that comes from being healthy." - RFK
You know what protects and promotes people's health? Public health. Access to health care/health insurance. Health research. The very things the Trump administration is gutting.
You know what protects and promotes people's health? Public health. Access to health care/health insurance. Health research. The very things the Trump administration is gutting.