Kurtis Sauder
@kurtissauder.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather, and pediatrician who enjoys sports, fishing, reading, running, music, and anything outdoors
University of Virginia MD 1993
Eastern Mennonite College BS 1989
https://www.valleypedgroup.com/
University of Virginia MD 1993
Eastern Mennonite College BS 1989
https://www.valleypedgroup.com/
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“More than a decade after the first HPV vaccination programmes rolled out, data from multiple countries reveals a dramatic fall in cervical cancers and precancers, confirming that HPV vaccines are highly effective and extremely safe”
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
The HPV vaccine is erasing cancer – here's the proof
More than a decade after the first HPV vaccination programmes rolled out, data from multiple countries reveals a dramatic fall in cervical cancers and precancers, confirming that HPV vaccines are high...
www.gavi.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“More than a decade after the first HPV vaccination programmes rolled out, data from multiple countries reveals a dramatic fall in cervical cancers and precancers, confirming that HPV vaccines are highly effective and extremely safe”
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
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“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
The rise of sports betting is a growing public health crisis
Sports betting is more addictive than ever, and millions of young Americans are paying the price.
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“The consequences extend beyond lost money. Hazardous gambling is correlated with increased rates of anxiety and depression, and young men who engage in it are more likely to slide into a full-blown gambling addiction. Boys who frequently gamble miss more classes, perform worse in school”
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Reminder that parents outliving their kids was total thing in the pre-vaccine, pre-antibiotics era, making headstones like these common as dirt. Here are three—out of hundreds and hundreds—in my local cemetery…🧵
Six-year-old Edith:
Six-year-old Edith:
October 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Reminder that parents outliving their kids was total thing in the pre-vaccine, pre-antibiotics era, making headstones like these common as dirt. Here are three—out of hundreds and hundreds—in my local cemetery…🧵
Six-year-old Edith:
Six-year-old Edith:
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Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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You. Do. Not. Try. To. Prove. Your. Hypothesis.
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
You. Do. Not. Try. To. Prove. Your. Hypothesis.
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
Beautiful evening in the Blue Ridge Mountains
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Beautiful evening in the Blue Ridge Mountains
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A landmark new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows the HPV vaccine is doing exactly what it promised & more. 17yrs after rollout, adolescent vaccination has slashed HPV infxns not only among those vaccinated but also those unvaccinated, showing powerful herd protection.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Population-Level Effectiveness and Herd Protection 17 Years After HPV Vaccine
This cross-sectional study investigates population-level effectiveness and herd protection in the first 17 years after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls and young women at ...
jamanetwork.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A landmark new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows the HPV vaccine is doing exactly what it promised & more. 17yrs after rollout, adolescent vaccination has slashed HPV infxns not only among those vaccinated but also those unvaccinated, showing powerful herd protection.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Looking up something in the Boston census of 1900, and these are just other families on the same pages.
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
September 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Looking up something in the Boston census of 1900, and these are just other families on the same pages.
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
2 children surviving out of 14
1 child surviving out of 5
0 children surviving out of 10
3 children surviving out of 4
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Most people in Mexico and Canada say the United States is their country's greatest threat.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
September 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Most people in Mexico and Canada say the United States is their country's greatest threat.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family calls for his resignation
www.axios.com/2025/09/05/r...
www.axios.com/2025/09/05/r...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family calls for his resignation
Critics say he is undermining trust in vaccines and public health.
www.axios.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family calls for his resignation
www.axios.com/2025/09/05/r...
www.axios.com/2025/09/05/r...
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⚡️Less than 24 hrs after #Ebola outbreak declared in #DRC Kasai, we have the genome sequence.
🧬 99.52% similar to 1976 Yambuku strain → points to a new spillover, not linked to 2007 Luebo or 2008–09 Mweka outbreaks
Rapid science guiding response.
🔗 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
🧬 99.52% similar to 1976 Yambuku strain → points to a new spillover, not linked to 2007 Luebo or 2008–09 Mweka outbreaks
Rapid science guiding response.
🔗 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
The 16th Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A new spillover event from an unknown reservoir host
Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing concurrent outbreaks including mpox, cholera and malaria (1-4). The Ministry of Public Health, DRC has declared the 16th Ebola...
virological.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
⚡️Less than 24 hrs after #Ebola outbreak declared in #DRC Kasai, we have the genome sequence.
🧬 99.52% similar to 1976 Yambuku strain → points to a new spillover, not linked to 2007 Luebo or 2008–09 Mweka outbreaks
Rapid science guiding response.
🔗 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
🧬 99.52% similar to 1976 Yambuku strain → points to a new spillover, not linked to 2007 Luebo or 2008–09 Mweka outbreaks
Rapid science guiding response.
🔗 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
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Well, you're the FDA Commissioner, so tell us. What do the data say?
No? Here, I'll help you.
Thread [1/5 ]
CDC: deaths within 42 days of mRNA vaccination were below background (expected) rates in every age group, including ages 6 months–17 years
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
No? Here, I'll help you.
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CDC: deaths within 42 days of mRNA vaccination were below background (expected) rates in every age group, including ages 6 months–17 years
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
September 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Well, you're the FDA Commissioner, so tell us. What do the data say?
No? Here, I'll help you.
Thread [1/5 ]
CDC: deaths within 42 days of mRNA vaccination were below background (expected) rates in every age group, including ages 6 months–17 years
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
No? Here, I'll help you.
Thread [1/5 ]
CDC: deaths within 42 days of mRNA vaccination were below background (expected) rates in every age group, including ages 6 months–17 years
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
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She spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in her home of Alberta, she’s trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids. https://macleans.ca/longforms/confessions-of-an-ex-anti-vaxxer/
Confessions of an Ex-Anti-Vaxxer - Macleans.ca
I spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in my home of Alberta, I’m trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids.
macleans.ca
September 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
She spent years spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines. Now, as measles rages in her home of Alberta, she’s trying to convince vax-hesitant parents to inoculate their kids. https://macleans.ca/longforms/confessions-of-an-ex-anti-vaxxer/
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🚨DRC yesterday reported 7 deaths and 13 suspected cases of Ebola Zaire strain in Mweka territory, according to local news.
Samples have been sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa for confirmation.
Radio silence from regular US CDC channels.
Samples have been sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa for confirmation.
Radio silence from regular US CDC channels.
September 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚨DRC yesterday reported 7 deaths and 13 suspected cases of Ebola Zaire strain in Mweka territory, according to local news.
Samples have been sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa for confirmation.
Radio silence from regular US CDC channels.
Samples have been sent to the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Kinshasa for confirmation.
Radio silence from regular US CDC channels.
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Yesterday the ministry of health in the Dr Congo reported on a suspected outbreak of hemorrhagic fever virus in its Kasai province. so far there have been 10 suspected cases and 6 deaths.
actualite.cd/2025/09/03/k...
actualite.cd/2025/09/03/k...
Kasaï : 6 morts déjà enregistrés sur 10 cas suspects de fièvre hémorragique virale à Bulape
Le ministère de la Santé publique, Hygiène et Prévention sociale, à travers le Centre des Opérations d’Urgences de Santé Publique (COUSP), annonce avoir activé le mode alerte suite à la détection de p...
actualite.cd
September 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Yesterday the ministry of health in the Dr Congo reported on a suspected outbreak of hemorrhagic fever virus in its Kasai province. so far there have been 10 suspected cases and 6 deaths.
actualite.cd/2025/09/03/k...
actualite.cd/2025/09/03/k...
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My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
September 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My quote of the day
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.
William Foege
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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These are the sorts of attacks on experts that resulted in a domestic terrorist firing 500 shots at the CDC just over a week ago. If you stand for evidence based public health interventions, you basically get a target placed on your back by DHHS leadership.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
RFK Jr. attacks pediatricians’ group over vaccine recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics had earlier urged parents to get young children vaccinated against Covid — pushing back against the health secretary’s stance.
www.politico.com
August 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
These are the sorts of attacks on experts that resulted in a domestic terrorist firing 500 shots at the CDC just over a week ago. If you stand for evidence based public health interventions, you basically get a target placed on your back by DHHS leadership.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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RFK Jr. is on the verge of eliminating vaccines from the United States. Here is how he is going to do it.
RFK Jr. is on the verge of eliminating vaccines from the United States. Here is how he is going to do it.
Beyond the Noise #78: RFK Jr.’s Plan to Eliminate Vaccines
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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August 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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RFK Jr. is on the verge of eliminating vaccines from the United States. Here is how he is going to do it.
RFK Jr. is on the verge of eliminating vaccines from the United States. Here is how he is going to do it.
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Theater of the absurd.
Yes, throwing the sandwich was wrong.
This is MORE wrong. By magnitudes. He was already arrested and released on bond as I understand. This absurd and totalitarian show of force was to “re-arrest” him on additional charges and was completely unnecessary.
Yes, throwing the sandwich was wrong.
This is MORE wrong. By magnitudes. He was already arrested and released on bond as I understand. This absurd and totalitarian show of force was to “re-arrest” him on additional charges and was completely unnecessary.
The White House posted an insane video of the police arresting the sandwich guy in a safe and wealthy neighborhood.
August 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Theater of the absurd.
Yes, throwing the sandwich was wrong.
This is MORE wrong. By magnitudes. He was already arrested and released on bond as I understand. This absurd and totalitarian show of force was to “re-arrest” him on additional charges and was completely unnecessary.
Yes, throwing the sandwich was wrong.
This is MORE wrong. By magnitudes. He was already arrested and released on bond as I understand. This absurd and totalitarian show of force was to “re-arrest” him on additional charges and was completely unnecessary.
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Or you could love a child for who they are & find wonder in the gifts they bring…
but I’m kinda old-fashioned
but I’m kinda old-fashioned
tech zillionaires are not only hyper racist eugenicists, they are also bozos who fall for scams promising them genetic testing for high IQ embryos, a thing that does not exist. but they DESIRE NOTHING MORE than it existing
www.wsj.com/us-news/sili...
www.wsj.com/us-news/sili...
Inside Silicon Valley’s Growing Obsession With Having Smarter Babies
Tech execs are paying tens of thousands to find brilliant dates or select high-IQ embryos. “They want to raise high-performing children.”
www.wsj.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Or you could love a child for who they are & find wonder in the gifts they bring…
but I’m kinda old-fashioned
but I’m kinda old-fashioned