Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH
@houtrowmdphdmph.bsky.social
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine physician, disability equity researcher and advocate.
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
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Congratulations to UPMC Children's Dr. Amy Houtrow, the winner of the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from AAPMR! Read more about this fierce advocate for kids with disabilities on our blog. inside.upmc.com/upmc-pediatr... @houtrowmdphdmph.bsky.social
#disabilities #physicalmedicine #rehabmedicine
#disabilities #physicalmedicine #rehabmedicine
November 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Congratulations to UPMC Children's Dr. Amy Houtrow, the winner of the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from AAPMR! Read more about this fierce advocate for kids with disabilities on our blog. inside.upmc.com/upmc-pediatr... @houtrowmdphdmph.bsky.social
#disabilities #physicalmedicine #rehabmedicine
#disabilities #physicalmedicine #rehabmedicine
I am lucky to have known her and am forever grateful for her advocacy. She was a true champion for disability justice.
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I am lucky to have known her and am forever grateful for her advocacy. She was a true champion for disability justice.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Go, Jane, go! She's rounded up hundreds of Hollywood figures to revive the First Amendment organization her father championed. Fonda, in her late eighties, is in her prime as a climate champion and a powerful voice for justice.
Jane Fonda Relaunches Committee for the First Amendment With Support of 550 Celebrities Including Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and More
Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment with the support of Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and more.
variety.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Go, Jane, go! She's rounded up hundreds of Hollywood figures to revive the First Amendment organization her father championed. Fonda, in her late eighties, is in her prime as a climate champion and a powerful voice for justice.
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
I am reminded of the poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller, "First they came for the ___, and I did not speak out b/c I was not a ___, then they came for the...." Feels terrifyingly close to home. MAGA comes for trans people, immigrants, the mentally ill, the homeless... www.huffpost.com/entry/brian-...
'Just Kill 'Em': Fox Host Makes Shocking Comment On Homeless People
"Fox and Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade made a jaw-dropping remark while discussing homelessness and mental health.
www.huffpost.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I am reminded of the poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller, "First they came for the ___, and I did not speak out b/c I was not a ___, then they came for the...." Feels terrifyingly close to home. MAGA comes for trans people, immigrants, the mentally ill, the homeless... www.huffpost.com/entry/brian-...
A budget is a moral document. We are witnessing America's decay. We've always struggled and will always struggle to do the best by our communities, but this is an abomination. As constituents we need to raise our voices. Democracy requires our engagement at the ballot box and well beyond.
July 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A budget is a moral document. We are witnessing America's decay. We've always struggled and will always struggle to do the best by our communities, but this is an abomination. As constituents we need to raise our voices. Democracy requires our engagement at the ballot box and well beyond.
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RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
apnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
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RFK Jr just fired all the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the committee that guided us through the pandemic and creates the recommended immunization schedules for adults and children, via a WSJ opinion piece.
Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
RFK Jr just fired all the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the committee that guided us through the pandemic and creates the recommended immunization schedules for adults and children, via a WSJ opinion piece.
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June 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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We need more of our elected representatives to speak up like this.
Senator Ossoff speaking the truth. We need real action
June 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We need more of our elected representatives to speak up like this.
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When Americans raised concerns about RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine views, he said he was "not gonna take away vaccines from anybody."
But now he's taking them away from millions of mommas and babies.
Vaccine recommendations should be based on science, not RFK Jr.'s political agenda.
But now he's taking them away from millions of mommas and babies.
Vaccine recommendations should be based on science, not RFK Jr.'s political agenda.
May 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When Americans raised concerns about RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine views, he said he was "not gonna take away vaccines from anybody."
But now he's taking them away from millions of mommas and babies.
Vaccine recommendations should be based on science, not RFK Jr.'s political agenda.
But now he's taking them away from millions of mommas and babies.
Vaccine recommendations should be based on science, not RFK Jr.'s political agenda.
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None of these men are legitimate scientists. This is not “good science.”
COVID doubled death rates in pregnancy pre-vaccine, and mountains of evidence show COVID causes worse outcomes for mom & baby. Evidence also shows vaccination has no adverse effects on pregnancy or baby but does protect them.
COVID doubled death rates in pregnancy pre-vaccine, and mountains of evidence show COVID causes worse outcomes for mom & baby. Evidence also shows vaccination has no adverse effects on pregnancy or baby but does protect them.
Kennedy, Makary, and Bhattacharya announced on X that they are pulling recommendations for Covid vaccines. They will no longer be part of the childhood vaccination schedule, and they're no longer recommended for pregnant people.
There's a process for changing recs. It's not posting a video on X.
There's a process for changing recs. It's not posting a video on X.
May 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
None of these men are legitimate scientists. This is not “good science.”
COVID doubled death rates in pregnancy pre-vaccine, and mountains of evidence show COVID causes worse outcomes for mom & baby. Evidence also shows vaccination has no adverse effects on pregnancy or baby but does protect them.
COVID doubled death rates in pregnancy pre-vaccine, and mountains of evidence show COVID causes worse outcomes for mom & baby. Evidence also shows vaccination has no adverse effects on pregnancy or baby but does protect them.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that will cut billions of dollars from Medicaid.
Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people across the country, including more than 15 million people with disabilities. The Senate must reject this dangerous bill.
Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people across the country, including more than 15 million people with disabilities. The Senate must reject this dangerous bill.
May 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that will cut billions of dollars from Medicaid.
Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people across the country, including more than 15 million people with disabilities. The Senate must reject this dangerous bill.
Medicaid is a lifeline for millions of people across the country, including more than 15 million people with disabilities. The Senate must reject this dangerous bill.
When you quote, parrot, amplify and reenforce the messages of the propagandist, you are joining and strengthening the propaganda machine. Looking at you @washingtonpost.com and @nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
When you quote, parrot, amplify and reenforce the messages of the propagandist, you are joining and strengthening the propaganda machine. Looking at you @washingtonpost.com and @nytimes.com
When someone mentions that we'll be able to course correct after the midterms, I remind them that we were not successfully able to course correct after Reaganomics after 40 years.
Reaganomics Finally Trickles Down To Area Man
theonion.com/reagano...
theonion.com/reagano...
May 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
When someone mentions that we'll be able to course correct after the midterms, I remind them that we were not successfully able to course correct after Reaganomics after 40 years.
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When Natural Disasters Hit, People With Disabilities Often Feel Them ‘First and Worst’ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/w...
When Natural Disasters Hit, People With Disabilities Feel Them ‘First and Worst’
Having a plan in case you need to evacuate or lose power is essential. Here’s how to make one.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When Natural Disasters Hit, People With Disabilities Often Feel Them ‘First and Worst’ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/w...
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All these people are eugenicists who want anyone with health problems to die in order to purify the human race. That millions of people support this is deeply disturbing and does not bode well for where our society is heading (hint it rhymes with Yahtzee)
Now it's your fault if you get sick?
Dr. Oz: 'It's your patriotic duty to take care of yourself. Healthy people don't consume healthcare resources.'
Dr. Oz: 'It's your patriotic duty to take care of yourself. Healthy people don't consume healthcare resources.'
April 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
All these people are eugenicists who want anyone with health problems to die in order to purify the human race. That millions of people support this is deeply disturbing and does not bode well for where our society is heading (hint it rhymes with Yahtzee)
Dom has said it more clearly than I ever could and is 100% correct.
What nondisabled people are missing is beyond the fact that this is ugly and false, it’s completely in line with the eugenicist playbook. Convince the public that “these people” live sad, unproductive lives, that we need to eradicate this “disease,” and then eventually, eradicate the people.
WATCH | RFK Jr claims autistic children will never go on dates or pay taxes
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Read the recent CDC autism report here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
April 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Dom has said it more clearly than I ever could and is 100% correct.
We knew the destruction had already started and more was coming, but today is an awful day. People I have worked with, respect and care about have been fired today. Our nation will not be healthier and the cost to our communities will be great. apnews.com/article/heal...
Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
apnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
We knew the destruction had already started and more was coming, but today is an awful day. People I have worked with, respect and care about have been fired today. Our nation will not be healthier and the cost to our communities will be great. apnews.com/article/heal...
apnews.com/article/cory... I am here for this! We need more Democrats in powerful positions to do things like this.
New Jersey Sen. Booker presses his marathon speech against Trump's agenda past 17 hours and counting
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker has pressed his marathon speech against President Donald Trump’s agenda past 17 hours and counting.
apnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
apnews.com/article/cory... I am here for this! We need more Democrats in powerful positions to do things like this.
The ACA is cool because insurers can't use the presence of a pre-existing health condition to deny you coverage, increase premiums or impose waiting periods.
Figured I’d hop on here today for the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
With everything going on right now, it’s easy to feel like regular folks can’t make a difference – but the ACA is a reminder that change is possible when we fight for progress.
March 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The ACA is cool because insurers can't use the presence of a pre-existing health condition to deny you coverage, increase premiums or impose waiting periods.