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Worth the read: Food Intelligence • Nutrition science, diet fads, and the environment that drives us to eat
Worth the read: Food Intelligence
Nutrition science, diet fads, and the environment that drives us to eat
youcanknowthings.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Worth the read: Food Intelligence • Nutrition science, diet fads, and the environment that drives us to eat
What happens when public health says “we're not sure?" • A new study suggests trust may actually increase
What happens when public health says “we're not sure?"
A new study suggests trust may actually increase
youcanknowthings.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What happens when public health says “we're not sure?" • A new study suggests trust may actually increase
When “work” doesn’t work • Words that confuse people when talking about vaccines
When “work” doesn’t work
Words that confuse people when talking about vaccines
youcanknowthings.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
When “work” doesn’t work • Words that confuse people when talking about vaccines
Do dogs cause autism? • The anatomy of an unfalsifiable hypothesis
Do dogs cause autism?
The anatomy of an unfalsifiable hypothesis
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Do dogs cause autism? • The anatomy of an unfalsifiable hypothesis
Hot takes and cold fronts: public health and weather comms in the new era • A recording from Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD's live video
Hot takes and cold fronts: public health and weather comms in the new era
A recording from Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD's live video
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Hot takes and cold fronts: public health and weather comms in the new era • A recording from Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD's live video
Health institutions need to empower online creators, or risk getting left behind • A quick breakdown of the best article I've read all year
Health institutions need to empower online creators, or risk getting left behind
A quick breakdown of the best article I've read all year
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Health institutions need to empower online creators, or risk getting left behind • A quick breakdown of the best article I've read all year
Tylenol and autism: What parents deserve to know • Nuance and empowerment instead of underestimation.
Tylenol and autism: What parents deserve to know
Nuance and empowerment instead of underestimation.
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Tylenol and autism: What parents deserve to know • Nuance and empowerment instead of underestimation.
The birth dose: why are babies immunized against hepatitis B so early? • A look at the evidence behind the birth dose and the push to take it away
The birth dose: why are babies immunized against hepatitis B so early?
A look at the evidence behind the birth dose and the push to take it away
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The birth dose: why are babies immunized against hepatitis B so early? • A look at the evidence behind the birth dose and the push to take it away
Why I stopped using the word 'misinformation' • To many, it feels like a slap in the face
Why I stopped using the word 'misinformation'
To many, it feels like a slap in the face
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Why I stopped using the word 'misinformation' • To many, it feels like a slap in the face
Is science inherently political? • It depends on which "science" we're even talking about
Is science inherently political?
It depends on which "science" we're even talking about
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Is science inherently political? • It depends on which "science" we're even talking about
Public health in the face of trauma and violence • And what you can do
Public health in the face of trauma and violence
And what you can do
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Public health in the face of trauma and violence • And what you can do
Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani • A recording from Jeremy Faust, MD's live video
Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani
A recording from Jeremy Faust, MD's live video
insidemedicine.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani • A recording from Jeremy Faust, MD's live video
Preview: Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani and Dr. Jeremy Faust. • Join us tomorrow, August 5, at 3 p.m. ET on Substack Live.
Preview: Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani and Dr. Jeremy Faust.
Join us tomorrow, August 5, at 3 p.m. ET on Substack Live.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Preview: Spreading good information in the fight against medical misinformation. With guest Dr. Kristen Panthagani and Dr. Jeremy Faust. • Join us tomorrow, August 5, at 3 p.m. ET on Substack Live.
We need to train more health communicators • Our new NEJM piece on the need for formal training for informal communication
We need to train more health communicators
Our new NEJM piece on the need for formal training for informal communication
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We need to train more health communicators • Our new NEJM piece on the need for formal training for informal communication
That's a great question: what happens when we can't perform large trials? • The story of baby Gilbert and the conundrum of rare disease
That's a great question: what happens when we can't perform large trials?
The story of baby Gilbert and the conundrum of rare disease
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
That's a great question: what happens when we can't perform large trials? • The story of baby Gilbert and the conundrum of rare disease
What just happened • A look back at 6 months of dismantling America's health infrastructure
What just happened
A look back at 6 months of dismantling America's health infrastructure
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What just happened • A look back at 6 months of dismantling America's health infrastructure
Introducing the Scale of Flawed Science • An updated hierarchy of evidence for the age of memes, rumors, and AI hallucinations
Introducing the Scale of Flawed Science
An updated hierarchy of evidence for the age of memes, rumors, and AI hallucinations
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Introducing the Scale of Flawed Science • An updated hierarchy of evidence for the age of memes, rumors, and AI hallucinations
What we misunderstand about 'doing your own research' • It’s become a punchline—but it points to something broken in how we share health information
What we misunderstand about 'doing your own research'
It’s become a punchline—but it points to something broken in how we share health information
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What we misunderstand about 'doing your own research' • It’s become a punchline—but it points to something broken in how we share health information
RFK Jr fires vaccine advisory committee and replaces members with vaccine skeptics • We need to restore trust in vaccines, but not like this
RFK Jr fires vaccine advisory committee and replaces members with vaccine skeptics
We need to restore trust in vaccines, but not like this
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
RFK Jr fires vaccine advisory committee and replaces members with vaccine skeptics • We need to restore trust in vaccines, but not like this
That's a great question: health information, influencers and the problem of scale • The importance of local messengers in the era of social media
That's a great question: health information, influencers and the problem of scale
The importance of local messengers in the era of social media
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
That's a great question: health information, influencers and the problem of scale • The importance of local messengers in the era of social media
Many healthcare workers may lose access to COVID vaccines • Revoking access for healthcare workers puts vulnerable patients at risk
Many healthcare workers may lose access to COVID vaccines
Revoking access for healthcare workers puts vulnerable patients at risk
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Many healthcare workers may lose access to COVID vaccines • Revoking access for healthcare workers puts vulnerable patients at risk
Science, Policy, and Values • Be clear on where the data ends and opinions begin
Science, Policy, and Values
Be clear on where the data ends and opinions begin
youcanknowthings.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Science, Policy, and Values • Be clear on where the data ends and opinions begin