Tim Lahey
@timlaheymd.bsky.social
Infectious diseases doc, ethicist, and medical educator in Vermont ❤️🏳️🌈🕊️
The unsound science and ethical blunders of RFK’s hep B trial in Africa
“It’s like doing a trial of chemotherapy and asking if the patient is alive a week later.”
#publichealth #bioethics #tuskegee
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“It’s like doing a trial of chemotherapy and asking if the patient is alive a week later.”
#publichealth #bioethics #tuskegee
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”
The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 AM
The unsound science and ethical blunders of RFK’s hep B trial in Africa
“It’s like doing a trial of chemotherapy and asking if the patient is alive a week later.”
#publichealth #bioethics #tuskegee
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“It’s like doing a trial of chemotherapy and asking if the patient is alive a week later.”
#publichealth #bioethics #tuskegee
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
“the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows”
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Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 AM
“the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows”
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“However illogical the administration’s recommendations may be, they become a bit less baffling when one considers the members of the new review panel: … two-thirds of the reviewers had financial or other ties to the beef, dairy or pork industries”
Meat-heavy diets, promoted by RFKJ’s new upside-down food pyramid, “have repeatedly been linked to worse outcomes.
“The new food pyramid is simply bananas,” Michael Greger, a physician and founder of NutritionFacts.org, told me. “If nutrition guidelines were medicine, this would be malpractice.”
“The new food pyramid is simply bananas,” Michael Greger, a physician and founder of NutritionFacts.org, told me. “If nutrition guidelines were medicine, this would be malpractice.”
Opinion | The New Food Pyramid, Brought to You by Big Meat
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:14 PM
“However illogical the administration’s recommendations may be, they become a bit less baffling when one considers the members of the new review panel: … two-thirds of the reviewers had financial or other ties to the beef, dairy or pork industries”
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Good summary of lack of evidence and potential for harm of components of the recommended diet
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/08/1... by @jesshamzelou.bsky.social
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/08/1... by @jesshamzelou.bsky.social
America’s new dietary guidelines ignore decades of scientific research
An emphasis on fruit, vegetables, and whole foods is welcome—but it’s wrong to suggest steak and beef tallow should be prominent.
www.technologyreview.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Good summary of lack of evidence and potential for harm of components of the recommended diet
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/08/1... by @jesshamzelou.bsky.social
www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/08/1... by @jesshamzelou.bsky.social
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Oh look more weaponization of hunger, real Hague shit going on here.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Oh look more weaponization of hunger, real Hague shit going on here.
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Gepotidacin provides #UTI symptomatic relief comparably to nitrofurantoin (in people with uncomplicated UTI in trials)
#UTISky #IDSky #ClinMicro #MedSky @cidjournal.bsky.social
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#UTISky #IDSky #ClinMicro #MedSky @cidjournal.bsky.social
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Early symptom response in patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection treated with gepotidacin or nitrofurantoin: pooled analysis from two pivotal Phase 3 studies
Symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infections can be severely debilitating, therefore rapid symptom relief is important. EAGLE-2 and EAGLE-3 compared
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January 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Gepotidacin provides #UTI symptomatic relief comparably to nitrofurantoin (in people with uncomplicated UTI in trials)
#UTISky #IDSky #ClinMicro #MedSky @cidjournal.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
#UTISky #IDSky #ClinMicro #MedSky @cidjournal.bsky.social
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“But we can fight back. The biggest lesson the four of us have learned over this past year is that what feels impossible and overwhelming when you’re sitting by yourself can begin to feel achievable and urgent when you are working with others that share your values.“
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The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
“But we can fight back. The biggest lesson the four of us have learned over this past year is that what feels impossible and overwhelming when you’re sitting by yourself can begin to feel achievable and urgent when you are working with others that share your values.“
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This is such a brilliant response to our OpEd about how powerful doctors—like Bhattacharya, Makary, & Prasad—are aiding & abetting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies
Good response to our @bmj.com op ed from Y Tony Yang at GW: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
"...the call for mobilisation is important, but it should be paired with institutional design... Public health cannot rely on heroism; it needs hardened systems that make integrity the path of least resistance."
"...the call for mobilisation is important, but it should be paired with institutional design... Public health cannot rely on heroism; it needs hardened systems that make integrity the path of least resistance."
January 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This is such a brilliant response to our OpEd about how powerful doctors—like Bhattacharya, Makary, & Prasad—are aiding & abetting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies
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220,000 Fewer Workers: How Trump’s Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency. AHRQ was gutted.
220,000 Fewer Workers: How Trump’s Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency
New data offers the first clear view of the impact of the buyouts and firings.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
220,000 Fewer Workers: How Trump’s Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency. AHRQ was gutted.
Eat more meat and dairy, because they gave us $
www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/n...
Drink more alcohol, because, yeah, same
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Drink more alcohol, because, yeah, same
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a man wearing a cowboy hat says well i 'm pretty easy to bribe
ALT: a man wearing a cowboy hat says well i 'm pretty easy to bribe
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Eat more meat and dairy, because they gave us $
www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/n...
Drink more alcohol, because, yeah, same
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/n...
Drink more alcohol, because, yeah, same
abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness...
Cool graphic but no mention of which diets are associated with better health outcomes🤦🏽
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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See How Kennedy’s Inverted Food Pyramid Stacks Up
The new pyramid is the picture of the Make America Healthy Again movement, prioritizing whole foods, proteins and fats.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Cool graphic but no mention of which diets are associated with better health outcomes🤦🏽
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Emboldened fascists announce that caring about the environment, poor people and abiding by laws is no longer a thing
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Trump announces U.S. will leave dozens of international organizations
The White House announced it is withdrawing participation and funding from 66 multilateral bodies on everything from climate to cotton.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Emboldened fascists announce that caring about the environment, poor people and abiding by laws is no longer a thing
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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"For decades, leading health experts, immunologists, and pediatricians have carefully reviewed new data and evidence as part of the immunization recommendation process. Today's decision... upends this deliberate scientific process"
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
RFK Jr. Slashes Number of Recommended Vaccines
'It won't work and can't end well,' one vaccine expert said
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January 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"For decades, leading health experts, immunologists, and pediatricians have carefully reviewed new data and evidence as part of the immunization recommendation process. Today's decision... upends this deliberate scientific process"
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/v...
“This agreement offers a path, however imperfect, back to doing the work scientists were trained to do: documenting health inequities and developing solutions that save lives. At the same time, we should be very clear: the damage is already profound”
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NIH begins review of thousands of delayed research proposals, funding 135 on first day
A deal between NIH and groups that sued the Trump administration over delayed DEI-related grant proposals is already bearing fruit
www.statnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“This agreement offers a path, however imperfect, back to doing the work scientists were trained to do: documenting health inequities and developing solutions that save lives. At the same time, we should be very clear: the damage is already profound”
www.statnews.com/2025/12/30/n...
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She describes bacterial vaginosis as “more like: you over-fertilized your lawn.”
“Oh, I like that,” said Dr. Cigna… “I might steal that.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/h...
“Oh, I like that,” said Dr. Cigna… “I might steal that.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/h...
This Common Infection Was Thought to Affect Only Women. Now Doctors Know Better.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
She describes bacterial vaginosis as “more like: you over-fertilized your lawn.”
“Oh, I like that,” said Dr. Cigna… “I might steal that.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/h...
“Oh, I like that,” said Dr. Cigna… “I might steal that.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/h...
Historians will count the children harmed by the US State Department in 2025 as among this administration’s greatest atrocities
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/h...
How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Historians will count the children harmed by the US State Department in 2025 as among this administration’s greatest atrocities
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/h...
The corollary to Brandolini's law should be Musk's maxim: it's 100x easier to break working government programs than to fix true governmental waste
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December 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The corollary to Brandolini's law should be Musk's maxim: it's 100x easier to break working government programs than to fix true governmental waste
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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“AZT killed more people than AIDS” is false.
I was a medical resident in the late 1980s. AZT wasn’t perfect, but it saved lives and was the first step on the way to modern HIV therapy.
Evidence, history, and context here. paulsaxmd.substack.com/p/no-azt-did...
I was a medical resident in the late 1980s. AZT wasn’t perfect, but it saved lives and was the first step on the way to modern HIV therapy.
Evidence, history, and context here. paulsaxmd.substack.com/p/no-azt-did...
No, AZT Didn't Kill More People than AIDS
Some statements are wrong enough to make your head explode.
paulsaxmd.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“AZT killed more people than AIDS” is false.
I was a medical resident in the late 1980s. AZT wasn’t perfect, but it saved lives and was the first step on the way to modern HIV therapy.
Evidence, history, and context here. paulsaxmd.substack.com/p/no-azt-did...
I was a medical resident in the late 1980s. AZT wasn’t perfect, but it saved lives and was the first step on the way to modern HIV therapy.
Evidence, history, and context here. paulsaxmd.substack.com/p/no-azt-did...
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‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent. Research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes, says Dr. Andrew Boozary of the University Health Network.
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‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent
‘This is preventative medicine,’ says Dr. Andrew Boozary with the University Health Network, as research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes. The fund will help patients on a case...
www.thestar.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent. Research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes, says Dr. Andrew Boozary of the University Health Network.
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There have been at least 4.6 million illnesses, 49,000 hospitalizations, and 1,900 deaths from flu this season so far.
There is a lot of flu out there.
Getting the flu shot prevents hospitalisations and death!
Please get your flu shot it id not too late.
There is a lot of flu out there.
Getting the flu shot prevents hospitalisations and death!
Please get your flu shot it id not too late.
December 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
There have been at least 4.6 million illnesses, 49,000 hospitalizations, and 1,900 deaths from flu this season so far.
There is a lot of flu out there.
Getting the flu shot prevents hospitalisations and death!
Please get your flu shot it id not too late.
There is a lot of flu out there.
Getting the flu shot prevents hospitalisations and death!
Please get your flu shot it id not too late.
I know a guy, in Denmark
He takes some medications
Should I take his medications?
He takes some medications
Should I take his medications?
a man 's face is covered in mathematical equations .
ALT: a man 's face is covered in mathematical equations .
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December 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I know a guy, in Denmark
He takes some medications
Should I take his medications?
He takes some medications
Should I take his medications?
Tyrannical feds teach vulnerable children a lesson to censor pediatricians
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Health Department Cancels Grants to Group That Criticized Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Tyrannical feds teach vulnerable children a lesson to censor pediatricians
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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