Alison Gernand, PhD, MPH, RD
@alisongernand.bsky.social
Nutritional Scientist, Perinatal Epidemiologist, Dietitian, Global Health Researcher, Placenta Fanatic.
I study micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy, mainly in low-income countries, with a focus on the placenta.
I study micronutrient deficiencies in pregnancy, mainly in low-income countries, with a focus on the placenta.
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Consumers should check their homes for the products listed below and throw away any cookware that may be able to leach lead into food when used for cooking or food storage.
Do not donate or refurbish this cookware.
Consumers should check their homes for the products listed below and throw away any cookware that may be able to leach lead into food when used for cooking or food storage.
Do not donate or refurbish this cookware.
FDA Issues Warning About Imported Cookware That May Leach Lead: August
Retailers should not sell and consumers should not use certain cookware because of their potential to leach lead into food when cooking.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Consumers should check their homes for the products listed below and throw away any cookware that may be able to leach lead into food when used for cooking or food storage.
Do not donate or refurbish this cookware.
Consumers should check their homes for the products listed below and throw away any cookware that may be able to leach lead into food when used for cooking or food storage.
Do not donate or refurbish this cookware.
Looking up data for a grant proposal (to improve women's health). This statement on government health websites is still absolutely shocking every time I see it:
April 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Looking up data for a grant proposal (to improve women's health). This statement on government health websites is still absolutely shocking every time I see it:
Reposted by Alison Gernand, PhD, MPH, RD
Researchers Announce They Don’t Have Heart To Reveal What Will Happen To 1 In 5 Women
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April 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Researchers Announce They Don’t Have Heart To Reveal What Will Happen To 1 In 5 Women
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Food Stamps: Myth Vs. Fact
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March 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Food Stamps: Myth Vs. Fact
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We need #NIH on BlueSky.
When I asked about it, someone at NIH shared this:
"NIH can’t use BlueSky at present because HHS requires a terms of service (TOS) and there is not an agreement in place at this time"
When I asked about it, someone at NIH shared this:
"NIH can’t use BlueSky at present because HHS requires a terms of service (TOS) and there is not an agreement in place at this time"
March 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We need #NIH on BlueSky.
When I asked about it, someone at NIH shared this:
"NIH can’t use BlueSky at present because HHS requires a terms of service (TOS) and there is not an agreement in place at this time"
When I asked about it, someone at NIH shared this:
"NIH can’t use BlueSky at present because HHS requires a terms of service (TOS) and there is not an agreement in place at this time"
Talk tomorrow on our #NIH #NIBIB funded PlacentaVision project by doctoral student in Information Sciences and Technology Yimu Pan (in person or zoom): www.psu.edu/news/researc...
March 26 lecture will explore use of medical AI in placenta analysis | Penn State University
The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence will host Yimu Pan, a doctoral candidate in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, as part of its Young Achievers Sy...
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March 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Talk tomorrow on our #NIH #NIBIB funded PlacentaVision project by doctoral student in Information Sciences and Technology Yimu Pan (in person or zoom): www.psu.edu/news/researc...
Reposted by Alison Gernand, PhD, MPH, RD
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. (Gift Article)
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
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March 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Reposted by Alison Gernand, PhD, MPH, RD
A lot of what we know about global health comes from the DHS. We use it to track maternal & child nutrition trends. I have published 4 papers using its data & I use it in my classes.
It celebrated its 40yr anniversary last year. It was ended, unceremoniously, yesterday.
It celebrated its 40yr anniversary last year. It was ended, unceremoniously, yesterday.
An influential program that gave detailed public health information to about half of the world’s nations has folded as a result of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid.
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Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program (Gift Article)
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A lot of what we know about global health comes from the DHS. We use it to track maternal & child nutrition trends. I have published 4 papers using its data & I use it in my classes.
It celebrated its 40yr anniversary last year. It was ended, unceremoniously, yesterday.
It celebrated its 40yr anniversary last year. It was ended, unceremoniously, yesterday.
A shock to the global nutrition system: Why nutrition scientists should challenge the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development and US withdrawal from the World Health Organization - The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S000...
A shock to the global nutrition system: Why nutrition scientists should challenge the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development and US withdrawal from the World Health Organization
Imagine a world where over 1 million children across 85 countries died from a single
nutrient deficiency — deaths that could be prevented with a semi-annual vitamin supplement.
Millions of lives saved...
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February 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A shock to the global nutrition system: Why nutrition scientists should challenge the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development and US withdrawal from the World Health Organization - The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S000...