Annual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth says The move alarmed some public health experts, who warned that it would weaken troop readiness.

Moves like this in the current Administration are meant to “stick it to the man” but they really just hurt everyone. What a poor misguided public health move.

Articles about measles

Again, love @kffhealthnews.org and today they demonstrate just how widespread the measles outbreak is- Rhode Island is the latest State to report a case.

A week of assaults on synagogues and other communal buildings has created an atmosphere of heightened anxiety in London's Jewish community.

And yet this series of antisemitic criminal acts has also strengthened the resolve of some of those affected. https://cnn.it/4sN5Zc2

“I’m not saying the people who lost their jobs were bad actors. They weren’t. Many of them were doing jobs they were hired to do. We needed to do something drastic to change the institutional culture of this agency and realign it with a new trajectory,” RFK Jr. said.

HE is unqualified. A charlatan.

What public health can learn from the MAHA movement “What MAHA has built, in a relatively short time, is social capital,” writes Monica L. Wang.

“Stories are how people make sense of complexity. They are how we connect emotionally, remember, and decide what matters.”

This may not seem like public health but communication through story telling is absolutely public health and we aren’t taught this in grad school

‘A better group of people’: A year after deep staffing cuts, HHS on track to grow its workforce | Federal News Network HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said the department's new hires are more aligned with the Trump administration’s priorities.

I lost my job over this and won’t be lucky enough to get it back. I’m livid. And there is nothing I can do.

i think folks might be unfamiliar with "the pharisees", so let's make it clear: he's saying the jews run the press, and that they are conspiring to undermine the military. it's not just antisemitism, it's indistinguishable from nazism.

Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr’s Peptide Vibes Influence FDA Policies | Defend Public Health RFK Jr is hyping peptides and promising changes to FDA rules that would make some unapproved peptides legally available from compounding pharmacies, despite concerns about their safety. His claims tha...

This week's Whopper is about the peptide debate at the FDA and the fact that Sec Kennedy has been pushing for a legal route to their manufacture despite safety concerns and a lack of efficacy data.

And as a reminder- vaccines are NOT MANDATED in our country, you always have a choice.

It almost feels like a way to butter RFJ up so he will comply and answer questions but it isn't working

Some buzz words that make you believe they aren't anti-vaccine but actually are code words for that exact phrase: "pro choice" & "Pro Safety". VACCINATION IS SAFE. VACCINATION is EFFECTIVE. Some experience side effects, those are normal and expected and don't negate the safetty profile of vaccines!

Can anyone explain to me why many members of this committee (Ways and Means) are beginning their questions with positive comments about JFK in a sycophantic manner?

Amid wellness craze, FDA weighs lifting peptide restrictions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a self-professed “big fan” of peptides. They have grown in popularity for wellness and antiaging, but many remain untested.

I said what I said and was speaking to those peptides that have no been studied (don't comment about GLP-1s bc those have been tested) more info: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

That sounds like a VERY cool project- yes, please keep me posted and good luck!

Enough about peptides, please. The fact that the FDA is considering LIFTING restrictions on these wellness fads should be enough to know they aren't necessarily safe or effective!

Amazing! Thanks for sharing, and I am extremely excited to see this work being done for people who use drugs specifically

Rep. Greg Murphy criticizes & defames Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is a national treasure & leader in medicine & public health. Dr. Fauci tried to steer this country in the proper direction druing he pandemic when the president at the time (Trump) suggested ingesting bleach.

It is a pretty common thing in this administration that when faced with their own words, they say the reader is making stuff up. This is how disinformation and misinformation are spread. Words absolutely matter, and they matter deeply in public health and medicine

Finally, Ms. Sanchez (D-CA) brings up RFK jrs fake endorsement of the vaccine schedule last year. A simple yes or no question: could the measles vaccine have saved the child who died from measles last year? RFK jr ACTUALLY said the measles vaccine COULD have saved a child from death. Cornering works

Next, childcare: Should we cut it to pay for war? The answer should be no, especially as we see our fertility rates declining, but this was not the answer provided ( the answer suggested that a 12% cut across HHS was required, and that is what may be cut)

President Kennedy said, "Science is the quiet power." I guess RFK jr missed this one

Breakthrough HIV Drug Is Out Of Reach For Many Who Need It Most Len is a gamechanging drug to prevent HIV infections, priced by Gilead at $28,200. Limited drug is available at cost to low-income countries. Research ethics are discussed.

From @drjudystone.bsky.social: Why is #Gilead refusing to sell Lenacapavir to #MSF? Breakthrough HIV Drug Is Out Of Reach For Many Who Need It Most
#Lenacapavir #ResearchEthics #bioethics

YES- MY FAVORITE QUESTION FOR RFK Jr- "Do you have a medical or public health degree?" Answer: NO. Remember this as RFK jr makes massive health and public health decisions for our nation without any expertise.

An interesting thought- use pharmacists as additional medical professionals in rural areas (and urban ones too), this is a public health initiative I can get behind and would be interested in learning more

Next Topic- Medicare fraud. Oh- several folks have had sentences commuted or pardoned for medicare fraud, and RFK jr had no clue!

Several members of the Ways & Means Committee have called on more prevention measures to improve the nation's health. Ok, I'll bite because I am a public health expert & believe in prevention- what has this HHS done to prevent anything?
Changing the food pyramid is not sufficient

This HHS wants to invest in prevention- so what has it done so far? Vaccines are prevention- they are under attack. Trans Healthcare is prevention- they are under attack. Don't be fooled by RFK Jr.

Sex rejecting procedures? This is a phrase entirely made up by MAHA. Trans health is public health

Attempting to live post RFK Jr.'s testimony in front of the House Ways and Means Committee on the proposed HHS budget. Wish me luck

I’m going to live post the testimony of RFK jr in front of the Ways & Means Committee- wish me luck