Rue Silver, MPH
@rue.fyi
Public health data storyteller and quality improvement specialist. Currently building dynamic dashboards for small practices and individuals, and looking for work!
Holy. Crap. Wow. This is absolutely amazing. @ebergdahl.bsky.social!
My brother died almost six years ago now from glioblastoma. This is incredible. Unprecedented. AMAZING. Please, please, never stop funding science and medical research.
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Holy. Crap. Wow. This is absolutely amazing. @ebergdahl.bsky.social!
I've been highly resistant to adding any kind of ML to my tech skillset, because my work in health technology and data has always been about equity.
For the first time, I'm reconsidering learning ML programming—because clinicians ARE adopting it, and someone needs to put the equity IN it. Maybe me
For the first time, I'm reconsidering learning ML programming—because clinicians ARE adopting it, and someone needs to put the equity IN it. Maybe me
The findings “suggest that medical AI tools powered by LLMs have a tendency to not reflect the severity of symptoms among female patients, while also displaying less ‘empathy’ towards Black and Asian ones.”
AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities
Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients
www.ft.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I've been highly resistant to adding any kind of ML to my tech skillset, because my work in health technology and data has always been about equity.
For the first time, I'm reconsidering learning ML programming—because clinicians ARE adopting it, and someone needs to put the equity IN it. Maybe me
For the first time, I'm reconsidering learning ML programming—because clinicians ARE adopting it, and someone needs to put the equity IN it. Maybe me
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We Need to Double Down on Harm Reduction, Not Walk Away From It www.commondreams.org/opinion/we-n...
We Need to Double Down on Harm Reduction, Not Walk Away From It | Common Dreams
We have come too far to turn our backs on what works when it comes to sound, life-saving drug policies. Now is the wrong time to politicize practical, proven responses to this medical emergency.
www.commondreams.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We Need to Double Down on Harm Reduction, Not Walk Away From It www.commondreams.org/opinion/we-n...
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Transgender people make up, depending on your source, around 1% of the population. But they make up 0.1% of mass shooters. Meaning that transgender people are far less likely to be mass shooters. If it were proportionate, 42 of the shooters would have been transgender, not just 4.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.
Hope that helps.
August 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Transgender people make up, depending on your source, around 1% of the population. But they make up 0.1% of mass shooters. Meaning that transgender people are far less likely to be mass shooters. If it were proportionate, 42 of the shooters would have been transgender, not just 4.
Feeling real rough being unemployed while the "new CDC" hires a bunch of non-experts.
Currently I am looking for work as a clinical data analyst, which is the focus of my resume, but I can also sit the CHES exam and do other things in health tech!
Currently I am looking for work as a clinical data analyst, which is the focus of my resume, but I can also sit the CHES exam and do other things in health tech!
August 31, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Feeling real rough being unemployed while the "new CDC" hires a bunch of non-experts.
Currently I am looking for work as a clinical data analyst, which is the focus of my resume, but I can also sit the CHES exam and do other things in health tech!
Currently I am looking for work as a clinical data analyst, which is the focus of my resume, but I can also sit the CHES exam and do other things in health tech!
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Anyone who wants it, here's a non-paywall link to my 2019 column on tear gas in Nature, the world's most prestigious scientific journal.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Restrict use of riot-control chemicals | Nature
Tear gas and pepper spray put lives at risk. Examine their effects and regulate their deployment, urges Dan Kaszeta. Tear gas and pepper spray put lives at risk. Examine their effects and regulate their deployment, urges Dan Kaszeta.
www.nature.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Anyone who wants it, here's a non-paywall link to my 2019 column on tear gas in Nature, the world's most prestigious scientific journal.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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MICHIGAN
Anyone who visited a medical office building at 3950 S. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills on Tues, June 3, may have been exposed to the measles.
The office building is on the corner of Rochester Road and South Boulevard. Anyone who was there between 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. may have been exposed.
Anyone who visited a medical office building at 3950 S. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills on Tues, June 3, may have been exposed to the measles.
The office building is on the corner of Rochester Road and South Boulevard. Anyone who was there between 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. may have been exposed.
Measles exposure site confirmed in Oakland County
Measles is a highly contagious disease that is spread by direct person-to-person contact and through the air.
www.theoaklandpress.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
MICHIGAN
Anyone who visited a medical office building at 3950 S. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills on Tues, June 3, may have been exposed to the measles.
The office building is on the corner of Rochester Road and South Boulevard. Anyone who was there between 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. may have been exposed.
Anyone who visited a medical office building at 3950 S. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills on Tues, June 3, may have been exposed to the measles.
The office building is on the corner of Rochester Road and South Boulevard. Anyone who was there between 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. may have been exposed.
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Experts Credit Harm Reduction, Not Border Cops, for 27% Drop in Overdose Deaths
I cover the OD crisis closely cuz I lost so many friends.
If anyone gets credit for the decline in death, it's community activists like Tasha in this photo, and drug users themselves.
truthout.org/articles/exp...
I cover the OD crisis closely cuz I lost so many friends.
If anyone gets credit for the decline in death, it's community activists like Tasha in this photo, and drug users themselves.
truthout.org/articles/exp...
Experts Credit Harm Reduction, Not Border Cops, for 27% Drop in Overdose Deaths
Grassroots public health efforts and shifts in drug use have contributed to the sharp decline in overdose deaths.
truthout.org
May 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Experts Credit Harm Reduction, Not Border Cops, for 27% Drop in Overdose Deaths
I cover the OD crisis closely cuz I lost so many friends.
If anyone gets credit for the decline in death, it's community activists like Tasha in this photo, and drug users themselves.
truthout.org/articles/exp...
I cover the OD crisis closely cuz I lost so many friends.
If anyone gets credit for the decline in death, it's community activists like Tasha in this photo, and drug users themselves.
truthout.org/articles/exp...
After [mumble] number of years, due to my job search continuing far, wide, and unsuccessfully so far ... I am preparing to take the AHIMA CCS test. My medical coding skills are far beyond entry level but I have no evidence of this.
March 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
After [mumble] number of years, due to my job search continuing far, wide, and unsuccessfully so far ... I am preparing to take the AHIMA CCS test. My medical coding skills are far beyond entry level but I have no evidence of this.
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are those WMDs... hold on, let me check my notes, you guys are changing definitions of words so fast over there... here we go!
are the WMDs fentanyl patches?
their adhesive might fuck up the finish, i see your concern.
are the WMDs fentanyl patches?
their adhesive might fuck up the finish, i see your concern.
March 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
are those WMDs... hold on, let me check my notes, you guys are changing definitions of words so fast over there... here we go!
are the WMDs fentanyl patches?
their adhesive might fuck up the finish, i see your concern.
are the WMDs fentanyl patches?
their adhesive might fuck up the finish, i see your concern.
I value my graduate education very much.
I also think a fifth grader could find the trendline and see that it is going up.
I also think a fifth grader could find the trendline and see that it is going up.
March 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I value my graduate education very much.
I also think a fifth grader could find the trendline and see that it is going up.
I also think a fifth grader could find the trendline and see that it is going up.
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In epidemiology, we have a special name for the strategy of letting a disease spread unchecked through a population in order to encourage the development of "natural immunity".
It's called an epidemic.
#episky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...
It's called an epidemic.
#episky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In epidemiology, we have a special name for the strategy of letting a disease spread unchecked through a population in order to encourage the development of "natural immunity".
It's called an epidemic.
#episky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...
It's called an epidemic.
#episky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/h...
I am looking for employment! Is anyone looking for a clinical data analyst? Ideally who would not ask me to move?
February 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I am looking for employment! Is anyone looking for a clinical data analyst? Ideally who would not ask me to move?
Broadly Epi are an absolutely excellent group of people doing amazing work.
🧪 Broadly Epi has launched Data Rebellion, a project for saving critical datasets like the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), ensuring easy access for everyone.
We didn’t create the data. But we’ll make sure it’s never lost.
Join us: www.broadlyepi.com/social-vulne...
#MedSky #EpiSky #PublicHealth
We didn’t create the data. But we’ll make sure it’s never lost.
Join us: www.broadlyepi.com/social-vulne...
#MedSky #EpiSky #PublicHealth
Social Vulnerability Index Archive and Data Mart - Broadly Epi
Welcome to the SVI Archive and Data Mart, part of the broader Data Rebellion Project. In response to increasing threats to public access to essential public he…
www.broadlyepi.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Broadly Epi are an absolutely excellent group of people doing amazing work.
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The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
ACOG Endorsed
The following documents have ACOG’s endorsement and are listed in order of endorsed date.
www.acog.org
February 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now
#MedSky
www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
With a heavy heart I must admit I am currently job searching.
But it is a great honor to be able to apply to work with the CDC Foundation at a time like this.
But it is a great honor to be able to apply to work with the CDC Foundation at a time like this.
February 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
With a heavy heart I must admit I am currently job searching.
But it is a great honor to be able to apply to work with the CDC Foundation at a time like this.
But it is a great honor to be able to apply to work with the CDC Foundation at a time like this.
This is a bit gumshoe epidemiology but I have an unexpected cluster of weird so let's take it to the people: did anyone else in the NYC metro area experience a severe migraine at 23:00 (11pm) last night (2/2/25)? I've currently got cases in the city and immediately across in NJ.
February 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is a bit gumshoe epidemiology but I have an unexpected cluster of weird so let's take it to the people: did anyone else in the NYC metro area experience a severe migraine at 23:00 (11pm) last night (2/2/25)? I've currently got cases in the city and immediately across in NJ.
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RFK Jr.’s War Against Cancer…Prevention: Robert F. Kennedy misrepresents the data about HPV vaccines while making millions off litigation over the vaccine, by @pauloffit.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...
RFK Jr.’s War Against Cancer…Prevention
A recent Senate confirmation hearing revealed RFK Jr.’s secret war against cancer prevention.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
RFK Jr.’s War Against Cancer…Prevention: Robert F. Kennedy misrepresents the data about HPV vaccines while making millions off litigation over the vaccine, by @pauloffit.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...
While I've wanted the world to see that the Oxford Center is harming patients for years, and have something to say to legislators about it whenever I'm in the area, the death of a child was not in any way how I wanted that to come to light!
February 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
While I've wanted the world to see that the Oxford Center is harming patients for years, and have something to say to legislators about it whenever I'm in the area, the death of a child was not in any way how I wanted that to come to light!
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NYTimes adding insult to injury in this tragedy. The “treatment” was for autism, which isn’t a thing, and was being done by someone with no medical training who charges cash for expensive bogus therapies. And now a 5-year-old is dead because of the grift.
A fire started inside an oxygen-rich hyperbaric chamber at a Michigan medical center on Friday, causing it to explode, killing a 5-year-old boy who was inside receiving treatment, officials said.
Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion Kills 5-Year-Old Boy
The boy was receiving medical treatment at a Michigan medical center when the chamber exploded on Friday, the authorities said. His mother was also injured.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
NYTimes adding insult to injury in this tragedy. The “treatment” was for autism, which isn’t a thing, and was being done by someone with no medical training who charges cash for expensive bogus therapies. And now a 5-year-old is dead because of the grift.
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I don't want this to get lost—the discourse is not differentiating between illicit fentanyl and prescription
Fentanyl is a safe and effective medication when used under the supervision of a qualified physician. Fentanyl is, for many chronically ill and disabled people, a life saving medication.
Fentanyl is a safe and effective medication when used under the supervision of a qualified physician. Fentanyl is, for many chronically ill and disabled people, a life saving medication.
February 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I don't want this to get lost—the discourse is not differentiating between illicit fentanyl and prescription
Fentanyl is a safe and effective medication when used under the supervision of a qualified physician. Fentanyl is, for many chronically ill and disabled people, a life saving medication.
Fentanyl is a safe and effective medication when used under the supervision of a qualified physician. Fentanyl is, for many chronically ill and disabled people, a life saving medication.
I just learned about the death of Cecile Richards, who was the keynote speaker and honorary doctoral recipient at my MPH graduation.
May her memory be for a blessing.
May we find a true way to rid us of the insidious glioblastoma, which has taken so many good people I have known.
May her memory be for a blessing.
May we find a true way to rid us of the insidious glioblastoma, which has taken so many good people I have known.
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I just learned about the death of Cecile Richards, who was the keynote speaker and honorary doctoral recipient at my MPH graduation.
May her memory be for a blessing.
May we find a true way to rid us of the insidious glioblastoma, which has taken so many good people I have known.
May her memory be for a blessing.
May we find a true way to rid us of the insidious glioblastoma, which has taken so many good people I have known.
Goodness gracious, people.
Ok like how did the mask backlash turn into grown adults just refusing to even half cover their coughs?
Youre 40 years old in this grocery store just coughing over everything?
Youre 40 years old in this grocery store just coughing over everything?
January 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Goodness gracious, people.