DrTarylPhD
@helloworld1978.bsky.social
Biomedical informatician and cognitive scientist, follower of all things medicine, technology, and science.
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Breaking 💥
The American Academy of Pediatrics is boycotting the CDC/RFK Jr’s dangerous vaccine advisory guidelines.
Dr. Rubin (pediatrician & immunologist) is a knowledgeable & trustworthy source of medical info.
@rubinallergy.bsky.social
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTj33pFDb/
Vaccines save lives.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is boycotting the CDC/RFK Jr’s dangerous vaccine advisory guidelines.
Dr. Rubin (pediatrician & immunologist) is a knowledgeable & trustworthy source of medical info.
@rubinallergy.bsky.social
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTj33pFDb/
Vaccines save lives.
June 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Breaking 💥
The American Academy of Pediatrics is boycotting the CDC/RFK Jr’s dangerous vaccine advisory guidelines.
Dr. Rubin (pediatrician & immunologist) is a knowledgeable & trustworthy source of medical info.
@rubinallergy.bsky.social
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTj33pFDb/
Vaccines save lives.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is boycotting the CDC/RFK Jr’s dangerous vaccine advisory guidelines.
Dr. Rubin (pediatrician & immunologist) is a knowledgeable & trustworthy source of medical info.
@rubinallergy.bsky.social
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTj33pFDb/
Vaccines save lives.
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Experts are calling for an independent vaccine panel. Since RFK Jr fired CDC’s esteemed advisory panel, medical experts—pediatrcians, pharmacists & others—have called for an alternative. The Univ of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy is forming the Vaccine Integrity Project.
Outside groups organize to form unbiased, independent vaccine panel
Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the members of the CDC’s esteemed vaccine advisory panel, medical organizations and experts are looking for alternatives.
www.nbcnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Experts are calling for an independent vaccine panel. Since RFK Jr fired CDC’s esteemed advisory panel, medical experts—pediatrcians, pharmacists & others—have called for an alternative. The Univ of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy is forming the Vaccine Integrity Project.
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In response to RFK loading up the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee with anti-vaxxers, medical societies, local health departments, and advocacy groups are working to preserve vaccine access by ordering vaccines directly from manufacturers and emphasizing vaccine guidance from medical associations.
June 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In response to RFK loading up the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee with anti-vaxxers, medical societies, local health departments, and advocacy groups are working to preserve vaccine access by ordering vaccines directly from manufacturers and emphasizing vaccine guidance from medical associations.
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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RFK Jr. fired all of the experts at CDC's vaccine advisory committee. He installed 8 unvetted people, including anti-vaxxers who should have ZERO role in deciding which vaccines insurance should cover.
The committee's next meeting must be postponed.
The committee's next meeting must be postponed.
Murray Calls for Kennedy to Reinstate Fired ACIP Members or Delay Meeting Until New Members Appropriately Vetted - Senator Patty Murray
ICYMI: Senator Murray, Former ACIP Member from WA State Raise Alarm Over Purge of Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Patty Murray, a senior member and former chair...
www.murray.senate.gov
June 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
RFK Jr. fired all of the experts at CDC's vaccine advisory committee. He installed 8 unvetted people, including anti-vaxxers who should have ZERO role in deciding which vaccines insurance should cover.
The committee's next meeting must be postponed.
The committee's next meeting must be postponed.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics will no longer participate in ACIP (vaccine advisory group), as it views the body as politicized and no longer credible.
infoepi.substack.com/p/pediatric...
infoepi.substack.com/p/pediatric...
Pediatrics Org Says Vaccine Recommendation Group No Longer Credible Under RFK Jr., Will Issue Its Own Vaccine Schedule
American Academy of Pediatrics will no longer participate in ACIP and views the body as politicized and no longer credible.
infoepi.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics will no longer participate in ACIP (vaccine advisory group), as it views the body as politicized and no longer credible.
infoepi.substack.com/p/pediatric...
infoepi.substack.com/p/pediatric...
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CBS 60 Minutes || Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads h5n1:
Dr. Kay Russo: "we're given a stick, and they put a blindfold on us, and we're sent into a gunfight and we're losing. We are losing."
www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...
Dr. Kay Russo: "we're given a stick, and they put a blindfold on us, and we're sent into a gunfight and we're losing. We are losing."
www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...
Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.
www.cbsnews.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
CBS 60 Minutes || Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads h5n1:
Dr. Kay Russo: "we're given a stick, and they put a blindfold on us, and we're sent into a gunfight and we're losing. We are losing."
www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...
Dr. Kay Russo: "we're given a stick, and they put a blindfold on us, and we're sent into a gunfight and we're losing. We are losing."
www.cbsnews.com/news/bird-fl...
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Veterinarian Dr. Kay Russo told 60 Minutes that the U.S. is running out of time to stop bird flu. https://cbsn.ws/4cKau0s
April 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Veterinarian Dr. Kay Russo told 60 Minutes that the U.S. is running out of time to stop bird flu. https://cbsn.ws/4cKau0s
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BREAKING: Top Virologists Warn World to Prepare for Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic
Top virologists from 40 countries warn of growing H5N1 bird flu pandemic risk; urge stronger global defences as virus could kill 1 in every 2 people it infects.
Top virologists from 40 countries warn of growing H5N1 bird flu pandemic risk; urge stronger global defences as virus could kill 1 in every 2 people it infects.
May 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
BREAKING: Top Virologists Warn World to Prepare for Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic
Top virologists from 40 countries warn of growing H5N1 bird flu pandemic risk; urge stronger global defences as virus could kill 1 in every 2 people it infects.
Top virologists from 40 countries warn of growing H5N1 bird flu pandemic risk; urge stronger global defences as virus could kill 1 in every 2 people it infects.
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RFK Jr. says childhood vaccines weren’t tested and that COVID boosters need full trials every year.
That’s not how vaccines—or science—work. Time for a #FactCheckFriday!
Let’s talk about how vaccines are tested, and how this kind of talk puts real people at risk.
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
RFK Jr. says childhood vaccines weren’t tested and that COVID boosters need full trials every year.
That’s not how vaccines—or science—work. Time for a #FactCheckFriday!
Let’s talk about how vaccines are tested, and how this kind of talk puts real people at risk.
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
How Vaccines are Developed and Approved for Use
Learn how vaccines are developed and approved for use.
www.cdc.gov
May 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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RFK Jr. says childhood vaccines weren’t tested and that COVID boosters need full trials every year.
That’s not how vaccines—or science—work. Time for a #FactCheckFriday!
Let’s talk about how vaccines are tested, and how this kind of talk puts real people at risk.
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
RFK Jr. says childhood vaccines weren’t tested and that COVID boosters need full trials every year.
That’s not how vaccines—or science—work. Time for a #FactCheckFriday!
Let’s talk about how vaccines are tested, and how this kind of talk puts real people at risk.
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
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A total bald-faced lie.
There is NO fetal tissue in the MMR vaccine.
Period.
This man is unfit to lead HHS.
There is NO fetal tissue in the MMR vaccine.
Period.
This man is unfit to lead HHS.
RFK Jr on measles: "The MMR vaccine contains a lot of aborted fetus debris."
May 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A total bald-faced lie.
There is NO fetal tissue in the MMR vaccine.
Period.
This man is unfit to lead HHS.
There is NO fetal tissue in the MMR vaccine.
Period.
This man is unfit to lead HHS.
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You can't have it both ways by stating that autism is an epidemic AND simultaneously cut funding for it.
time.com/7279068/trum...
time.com/7279068/trum...
Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Autism Research
Despite focusing on finding a cause, the Trump Administration has cut many autism programs.
time.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You can't have it both ways by stating that autism is an epidemic AND simultaneously cut funding for it.
time.com/7279068/trum...
time.com/7279068/trum...
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An antibiotic that's used to treat pneumonia has shown promise against Lyme disease at a dose 100 times lower than the standard antibiotic therapy - and it doesn't seem to harm the gut microbiome.
Read @newscientist.com.
www.newscientist.com/article/2477...
Read @newscientist.com.
www.newscientist.com/article/2477...
Lyme disease treated with antibiotic that doesn't harm gut microbiome
Mice overcame a Lyme disease infection after being given an antibiotic that is often used for pneumonia, and its effect on their gut microbiomes was negligible
www.newscientist.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
An antibiotic that's used to treat pneumonia has shown promise against Lyme disease at a dose 100 times lower than the standard antibiotic therapy - and it doesn't seem to harm the gut microbiome.
Read @newscientist.com.
www.newscientist.com/article/2477...
Read @newscientist.com.
www.newscientist.com/article/2477...
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Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.
April 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.
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Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
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All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
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Coinciding with it's "No" letter Harvard has refashioned its university homepage into essentially an advertisement for the social benefits of university research. This is the current front page.
April 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Coinciding with it's "No" letter Harvard has refashioned its university homepage into essentially an advertisement for the social benefits of university research. This is the current front page.
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⚠️ BREAKING:
U.S. 🇺🇲 Sees 2.24 Million COVID-19 Cases in a Week as COVID-19 Transmission Surges to 28.3%
Currently 1 in 149 Americans Infected.
U.S. 🇺🇲 Sees 2.24 Million COVID-19 Cases in a Week as COVID-19 Transmission Surges to 28.3%
Currently 1 in 149 Americans Infected.
April 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
⚠️ BREAKING:
U.S. 🇺🇲 Sees 2.24 Million COVID-19 Cases in a Week as COVID-19 Transmission Surges to 28.3%
Currently 1 in 149 Americans Infected.
U.S. 🇺🇲 Sees 2.24 Million COVID-19 Cases in a Week as COVID-19 Transmission Surges to 28.3%
Currently 1 in 149 Americans Infected.
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“In one video… a voice claiming to be Zuckerberg says that “it’s normal to feel uncomfortable or even violated as we forcefully insert AI into every facet of your conscious experience. And I just want to assure you, you don’t need to worry because there’s absolutely nothing you can do to stop it.””
Silicon Valley crosswalk buttons apparently hacked to imitate Musk, Zuckerberg voices
Crosswalk buttons along the mid-Peninsula appear to have been hacked, so that when pressed, voices professing to be Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk begin speaking.
www.paloaltoonline.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“In one video… a voice claiming to be Zuckerberg says that “it’s normal to feel uncomfortable or even violated as we forcefully insert AI into every facet of your conscious experience. And I just want to assure you, you don’t need to worry because there’s absolutely nothing you can do to stop it.””
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I get concerns about disincentive to disclose climate risks here, but frankly, disclosures have always struck me as more useful for assessing the technical chops of the risk team (ie how sophisticated are they in creatively considering how climate affects business) than as an absolute risk measure.
You cannot be ‘precisely wrong’ at anything and run a company or an investment fund.
“climate change risk methodologies understate economic impact, often exclud[ing] most severe risks…They are precisely wrong, rather than being roughly right.”
strategicclimaterisks.substack.com/p/are-we-in-...
“climate change risk methodologies understate economic impact, often exclud[ing] most severe risks…They are precisely wrong, rather than being roughly right.”
strategicclimaterisks.substack.com/p/are-we-in-...
Are we in a ‘delayed disclosure trap’?
The risk that better institutional climate risk assessments will not be done
strategicclimaterisks.substack.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I get concerns about disincentive to disclose climate risks here, but frankly, disclosures have always struck me as more useful for assessing the technical chops of the risk team (ie how sophisticated are they in creatively considering how climate affects business) than as an absolute risk measure.
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More evidence that viruses are bad. If you haven't been following @polybiorf.bsky.social you should. There are no good viruses. While infections for many may be "mild", the life long implications are huge. Want to live longer? Avoid viral infections. Many are airborne!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature
Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...
www.nature.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
More evidence that viruses are bad. If you haven't been following @polybiorf.bsky.social you should. There are no good viruses. While infections for many may be "mild", the life long implications are huge. Want to live longer? Avoid viral infections. Many are airborne!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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As an infectious diseases specialist I beg to defer. Simply encounter as a healthy individual an N meningitidis and you might die, doesn’t matter how healthy you are.
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
www.medscape.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
As an infectious diseases specialist I beg to defer. Simply encounter as a healthy individual an N meningitidis and you might die, doesn’t matter how healthy you are.
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WHAT?!
Dr. Ben Edwards, who RFK Jr tweeted is an "extraordinary healer", admits that he is "treating" unvaccinated children & families WHILE HE IS ACTIVELY INFECTIOUS WITH THE MEASLES. buff.ly/cu3QqpK
"I am doing what any doctor should be doing."
Dangerous on so many levels.
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
Dr. Ben Edwards, who RFK Jr tweeted is an "extraordinary healer", admits that he is "treating" unvaccinated children & families WHILE HE IS ACTIVELY INFECTIOUS WITH THE MEASLES. buff.ly/cu3QqpK
"I am doing what any doctor should be doing."
Dangerous on so many levels.
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
April 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
WHAT?!
Dr. Ben Edwards, who RFK Jr tweeted is an "extraordinary healer", admits that he is "treating" unvaccinated children & families WHILE HE IS ACTIVELY INFECTIOUS WITH THE MEASLES. buff.ly/cu3QqpK
"I am doing what any doctor should be doing."
Dangerous on so many levels.
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
Dr. Ben Edwards, who RFK Jr tweeted is an "extraordinary healer", admits that he is "treating" unvaccinated children & families WHILE HE IS ACTIVELY INFECTIOUS WITH THE MEASLES. buff.ly/cu3QqpK
"I am doing what any doctor should be doing."
Dangerous on so many levels.
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
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