Dale Mantey
manteyds.bsky.social
Dale Mantey
@manteyds.bsky.social
I agree with all things done by our government.
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To my wonderful colleagues.

Be careful how you speak on genetics in your work.

Because it will be (mis)quoted by idiots.

#epigenetics
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A Texas State University student’s enrollment ended after a video was posted showing him mocking conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

The university's announcement came hours after Gov. Greg Abbott called for the student's expulsion.
Student who mocked Charlie Kirk’s death “no longer” at Texas State University as clampdowns continue
The university's announcement came hours after Gov. Greg Abbott called for the student's expulsion.
www.texastribune.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.”

-Director of the National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
August 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
To my wonderful colleagues.

Be careful how you speak on genetics in your work.

Because it will be (mis)quoted by idiots.

#epigenetics
May 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Hey, #tobacco control and #publichealth folks, give a follow to @hyggegirl.bsky.social who is doing great work on tobacco cessation & was an original Nightingales Nurse fighting BigTobacco. Welcome!
April 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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MUSC's Board approved creation of a new cancer hospital for MUSC Hollings Cancer Center yesterday:

web.musc.edu/about/leader...
MUSC Board of Trustees approves planning and construction of new comprehensive cancer hospital, medical office building in Charleston
Board of Trustees approved a resolution to initiate the planning and construction of a state-of-the-art comprehensive cancer hospital in Charleston.
web.musc.edu
April 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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"In fiscal year 2023, every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.46 of economic activity."

www.nih.gov/about-nih/wh...
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
They’re not coming for universities.
They’re not coming for public education.

They’re already here.
February 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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You can't say "inclusion criteria," ffs 🤦🏻‍♀️
February 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
You can’t research the poor.
You can’t research veterans.
You can’t research rural communities.
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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February 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Paging @helenbranswell.bsky.social and other health reporters. When I go to CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillane System (YRBSS), this is what I see now. What does the CDC have to say about this? What other pages have been removed? There must be a story here and the public needs answers.
January 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Downloaded the YRBSS datasets before they were taken down.

I have published very few studies on sexual identity but perhaps I have a new found interest in the subject.

Anyway, if y’all need the data let me know.
January 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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🚨🚨🚨CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillane System (YRBSS) was taken offline
January 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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This will include BRFSS and YRBSS data, which have SOGI modules.
I’ll emphasize that this is a rumor.

But I’ve heard from people I trust that CDC has been ordered to scrub their datasets of LGBTQIA identifiers. This is supposed to start tomorrow.

If you rely on gov datasets that have anything to do with this anti-woke witch hunt, I would download a copy ASAP.
January 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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do you do secondary data analysis of public health datasets? if so- you may want to update your archive of the latest datasets.. just saying...
January 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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In this new Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal paper, authors Michelle Bover Manderski, @maryhrywna.bsky.social, and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social confirm that including product images in surveys can improve the measurement accuracy of nicotine pouch use. #Rutgerssph

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
Use of images to assess awareness and use of emerging nicotine pouch products
AbstractIntroduction. Accurate measurement is critical for understanding the population health impact of nicotine pouches, yet precise, standardized measur
academic.oup.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Your race variable = MISSING DATA

Why?

Bc most American Indian (76%) & Pacific Islanders (589%) identified as Hispanics, as did a minority of multiracial (21%), White (15%), Black (8%) j Asian (8%) youth.

All non-Hispanic groups are missing a huge % of people

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
Impact of Hispanic Ethnicity on Adolescent Tobacco Use Estimates in the United States
ABSTRACTIntroduction. National estimates of tobacco use are reported by racial category after excluding all individuals who identify as Hispanic (e.g., non
academic.oup.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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The NIH 'woke' definition of diversity includes disability and disadvantage - homeless, foster system, Pell eligible, free-lunch program, food stamps, raised in rural area or one with shortage of health professionals..those of us without connections to encourage or support a path to science careers
January 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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For details check out the paper now published in Vaccines www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12... Many thanks to my fantastic co-authors @manteyds.bsky.social and the AVP team at UTHealth
Effect of School HPV Vaccination Requirements on Pediatricians’ Recommendations
Background/objectives: Pediatrician recommendations are highly influential in parents’ decisions to vaccinate their children against HPV. Unqualified, presumptive, and bundled recommendations (UPBRs) ...
www.mdpi.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Viewpoint: Implementation of a low-nicotine product standard has the potential to be the most significant tobacco control policy of the 21st century.

https://ja.ma/3OKcb2X
December 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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When squeezed, flavor capsule cigarettes release flavors like 🍉 watermelon, 🫐 blueberry and mint, making the smoke much more palatable – especially to young people. In Latin America, tobacco companies have leaned into these kid-friendly products.
Read more: www.theexamination.org/articles/fru...
Fruity 'click' cigarettes a hit with Latin American teens amid 'constant' industry lobbying
Companies release watermelon Marlboros, blueberry-menthol Luckies despite “smoke-free” promises
www.theexamination.org
November 21, 2024 at 3:21 PM
🚨🚨NEW PAPER🚨🚨

Impact of Hispanic Ethnicity on Adolescent Tobacco Use Estimates in the US

We quantify what happens by excluding Hispanics from racial categories on national estimates of youth tobacco use

The math for race & ethnicity is WRONG (and by a big margin)

academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...
academic.oup.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:04 PM