Rita Rubin
@ritarubin.bsky.social
Lead senior staff writer, Medical News @jamacurrent.bsky.social. Mountain Mama, short story author, Medill & Hopkins alum.
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Steve Kirsch unknowingly identifies the fatal flaw of an antivax “report” from the McCullough Foundation: it included junk (even retracted) studies, low quality evidence, and pretended correlation is causation. sciencebasedmedicine.org/antivaxxer-s...
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Antivaxxer Steve Kirsch unknowingly identifies the fatal flaw of an antivax “report” from the McCullough Foundation
Hilariously and without realizing it, antivaxxer Steve Kirsch nailed the essence of why a recent antivax "report" by the McCullough Foundation is nonsense. It's basically a very old tactic for misrepr
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November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Steve Kirsch unknowingly identifies the fatal flaw of an antivax “report” from the McCullough Foundation: it included junk (even retracted) studies, low quality evidence, and pretended correlation is causation. sciencebasedmedicine.org/antivaxxer-s...
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My latest for @jama.com:
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or #MASLD, is the common “noncommunicable disease you’ve probably never heard of.”
Read on to learn more about the push for greater awareness.
Read on to learn more about the push for greater awareness.
“How Many of You Have Heard of MASLD?”
This Medical News article discusses the relatively unknown condition called metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, which is thought to affect approximately a third of adul...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My latest for @jama.com:
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This is a reminder that Kristallnacht is still in living memory.
Living memory.
And yet we forget.
Living memory.
And yet we forget.
I post this thread on Twitter every year on #Kristallnacht. I’ll post the unrolled version here. My dad is 89 now, still doing great, although pretty gloomy about the election.
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Thread by @MikeGrunwald: "My dad’s first memory is hiding under a table 80 years ago tonight, when Nazis took his dad to Dachau on . His parents, my Omi […]" #Kristallnacht
Thread by @MikeGrunwald: "My dad’s first memory is hiding under a table 80 years ago tonight, when Nazis took his dad to Dachau on . His parepi, always considered themselves more German than Jewish, s...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is a reminder that Kristallnacht is still in living memory.
Living memory.
And yet we forget.
Living memory.
And yet we forget.
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Hundreds of public health workers and their allies marched from the National Mall toward HHS headquarters to demand HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s resignation following a rally organized by @apha.org.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/apha/118360?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/apha/118360?trw=no
Public Health Workers March to HHS, Demand RFK Jr.'s Removal
American Public Health Association closes its annual meeting with organized protest
www.medpagetoday.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hundreds of public health workers and their allies marched from the National Mall toward HHS headquarters to demand HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s resignation following a rally organized by @apha.org.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/apha/118360?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/apha/118360?trw=no
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Despite concerns about attempted historical erasure at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park due to new Trump administration policies being unfounded, some historians worry other attempts across the country may have a detrimental impact on historical preservation, reports Rebecca Hempleman.
Concerns raised about Trump executive order after misreports of sign removal at Harpers Ferry • West Virginia Watch
Concerns about attempted historical erasure at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park due to new Trump administration policies were unfounded.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Despite concerns about attempted historical erasure at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park due to new Trump administration policies being unfounded, some historians worry other attempts across the country may have a detrimental impact on historical preservation, reports Rebecca Hempleman.
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Next up for Vaccine Integrity Project: reviewing data on birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The review will look at decades of data on the safety, efficacy, and public health impact of administering the hepatitis B shot at birth.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
The review will look at decades of data on the safety, efficacy, and public health impact of administering the hepatitis B shot at birth.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Next up for Vaccine Integrity Project: reviewing data on birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The review will look at decades of data on the safety, efficacy, and public health impact of administering the hepatitis B shot at birth.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
The review will look at decades of data on the safety, efficacy, and public health impact of administering the hepatitis B shot at birth.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
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CDC tracking paused amid shutdown, pharmacies fill data gaps
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November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
CDC tracking paused amid shutdown, pharmacies fill data gaps
www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/cdc...
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I witnessed an ICE abduction 2 days ago. They kidnapped a worker mowing a neighbor's lawn. It was terrible and I'm still messed up.
With that said, I took Migra Watch training and it was SO helpful in the moment. Highly recommend you sign up. There's a training today!
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With that said, I took Migra Watch training and it was SO helpful in the moment. Highly recommend you sign up. There's a training today!
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I witnessed an ICE abduction 2 days ago. They kidnapped a worker mowing a neighbor's lawn. It was terrible and I'm still messed up.
With that said, I took Migra Watch training and it was SO helpful in the moment. Highly recommend you sign up. There's a training today!
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
With that said, I took Migra Watch training and it was SO helpful in the moment. Highly recommend you sign up. There's a training today!
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Fired CDC Advisors Give New ACIP a Failing Grade www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
Fired CDC Advisors Give New ACIP a Failing Grade
New group rated poorly on measures of policy-making maturity
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November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Fired CDC Advisors Give New ACIP a Failing Grade www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
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Florida’s vaccine mandate rollback stirs fear for immunocompromised thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Florida’s vaccine mandate rollback stirs fear for immunocompromised thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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These Chicago restaurants are offering free or discounted meals during SNAP pause: blockclubchi.co/47DM5Ys
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
These Chicago restaurants are offering free or discounted meals during SNAP pause: blockclubchi.co/47DM5Ys
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3/ The public does not need to worry about imprinting, because we have good evidence that annual vaccines are effective.
Read the full post from Elisabeth Marnik, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social here: thosenerdygirls.org/immune-impri...
Read the full post from Elisabeth Marnik, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social here: thosenerdygirls.org/immune-impri...
Q: What is immune imprinting, and should the public be worried about it?
A: Don't let statements about imprinting stop you from getting your annual vaccines for COVID and flu. Immune imprinting refers to the fact that our
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November 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
3/ The public does not need to worry about imprinting, because we have good evidence that annual vaccines are effective.
Read the full post from Elisabeth Marnik, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social here: thosenerdygirls.org/immune-impri...
Read the full post from Elisabeth Marnik, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social here: thosenerdygirls.org/immune-impri...
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"...only minor differences between individuals who believe in misinformation & those who endorse conspiracy theories.
Both belief types are fueled by a general conspiracy mentality, the view that truth is political, & alternative media use."
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/not-...
Both belief types are fueled by a general conspiracy mentality, the view that truth is political, & alternative media use."
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/not-...
Not so different after all? Antecedents of believing in misinformation and conspiracy theories on COVID-19 | HKS Misinformation Review
Misinformation and conspiracy theories are often grouped together, but do people believe in them for the same reasons? This study examines how these conceptually distinct forms of deceptive content ar...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"...only minor differences between individuals who believe in misinformation & those who endorse conspiracy theories.
Both belief types are fueled by a general conspiracy mentality, the view that truth is political, & alternative media use."
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/not-...
Both belief types are fueled by a general conspiracy mentality, the view that truth is political, & alternative media use."
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/not-...
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On halloween there’s nothing spookier than a future without CDC
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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My latest for @jama.com on a subject I expect will touch many people:
#Dementia affects more than 7 million people in the US.
Clinicians could help improve their quality of life by recognizing that they still have their own stories to tell, Nancy Berlinger of the @hastingscenter.bsky.social says in this new interview.
Clinicians could help improve their quality of life by recognizing that they still have their own stories to tell, Nancy Berlinger of the @hastingscenter.bsky.social says in this new interview.
Living With Dementia Report Explores Effects of Cultural Narratives
This Medical News article discusses a new Hastings Center for Bioethics report about cultural narratives of dementia and how they can affect the quality of life and the care of patients with the condi...
jamanetwork.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My latest for @jama.com on a subject I expect will touch many people:
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In this podcast episode, listen to a roundup of the latest Medical News published in JAMA:
➡️ State Laws Aim to Bring Internationally Trained Physicians to Underserved Areas
➡️ Oral Microbiome Composition Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk, and more.
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➡️ State Laws Aim to Bring Internationally Trained Physicians to Underserved Areas
➡️ Oral Microbiome Composition Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk, and more.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In this podcast episode, listen to a roundup of the latest Medical News published in JAMA:
➡️ State Laws Aim to Bring Internationally Trained Physicians to Underserved Areas
➡️ Oral Microbiome Composition Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk, and more.
ja.ma/4oGqCos
➡️ State Laws Aim to Bring Internationally Trained Physicians to Underserved Areas
➡️ Oral Microbiome Composition Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk, and more.
ja.ma/4oGqCos
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Nancy Berlinger, PhD, a senior research scholar at hastingscenter, discusses a new report about the cultural narratives of #dementia and how they can affect the quality of life and the care of patients.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Nancy Berlinger, PhD, a senior research scholar at hastingscenter, discusses a new report about the cultural narratives of #dementia and how they can affect the quality of life and the care of patients.
🎧 Listen now: ja.ma/3LDILF2
🎧 Listen now: ja.ma/3LDILF2
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Alzheimer's research funding is back. But far fewer projects are getting funding.
Thanks @jeremymberg.bsky.social for the insights.
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Thanks @jeremymberg.bsky.social for the insights.
beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r...
NIH Alzheimer’s Research Funding Is Back — for 49% Fewer Projects
Though the NIH director is calling for $187 million more in funding for Alzheimer’s, the NIH is funding fewer new projects.
beingpatient.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Alzheimer's research funding is back. But far fewer projects are getting funding.
Thanks @jeremymberg.bsky.social for the insights.
beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r...
Thanks @jeremymberg.bsky.social for the insights.
beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r...
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"Well, it turns out most Americans see plenty to dislike about Trump’s handling of the East Wing and the ballroom. In fact, it appears to be one of the more unpopular things he’s done in this second term. And it’s not just those who dislike Trump that are objecting," writes Aaron Blake. | Analysis
Why the White House ballroom saga could be a problem for Trump | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom saga last week followed a familiar Trump-era arc: A bunch of Trump critics sounded the alarm about his latest provocation – in this case, the sudden and s...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Well, it turns out most Americans see plenty to dislike about Trump’s handling of the East Wing and the ballroom. In fact, it appears to be one of the more unpopular things he’s done in this second term. And it’s not just those who dislike Trump that are objecting," writes Aaron Blake. | Analysis
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Measles outbreak in South Carolina grows; Canada’s elimination status threatened
About 90% of the cases reported in Canada in the last year have been in unvaccinated residents.
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About 90% of the cases reported in Canada in the last year have been in unvaccinated residents.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Measles outbreak in South Carolina grows; Canada’s elimination status threatened
About 90% of the cases reported in Canada in the last year have been in unvaccinated residents.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
About 90% of the cases reported in Canada in the last year have been in unvaccinated residents.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
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Food banks brace for 42 million without SNAP www.axios.com/2025/10/27/g...
Food banks brace for 42 million without SNAP
The gap will be impossible to fill, those working to feed the nation's neediest said.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Food banks brace for 42 million without SNAP www.axios.com/2025/10/27/g...
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An interesting tidbit about the new director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) I stumbled across.
Kyle Walsh apparently consults (or has consulted) for BP America.
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Kyle Walsh apparently consults (or has consulted) for BP America.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
An interesting tidbit about the new director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) I stumbled across.
Kyle Walsh apparently consults (or has consulted) for BP America.
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Kyle Walsh apparently consults (or has consulted) for BP America.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC