🚨FDA upgraded a cheese recall to Class I (highest risk) over Listeria which can cause severe illness, miscarriage, or more rarely death- especially for pregnant people, elderly, or immunocompromised. Discard/return affected products.
Can't help but wonder if cuts to USDA inspectors played a role? 🤔
To honor Scientifically Literate’s origin story as we kickoff 2026, let’s explore a particular infectious disease that has had it’s unfortunate time back in the spotlight this year. open.substack.com/pub/scientif...
The goal of scientific literacy is to not fall prey to the latest unsubstantiated claim or misrepresented study. My goal is easily digestible steps to help avoid the panic of clickbait headlines and influencers open.substack.com/pub/scientif...
👀 China makes it illegal to podcast on health issues without a degree.
Before 2025 we might have felt this is wrong but it’s hard not to be jealous.
(Yes, every member of our team has a collection of letters after their name)
How does something go from being an anecdote to objective fact? Gathering data points that demonstrate the trend!
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Anecdotes… everyone’s got one, but maybe that’s part of the problem? The cure to an anecdote is gathering more data to establish repeatable patterns, and the scientific method is a key piece of this process. open.substack.com/pub/scientif...
Verge headline: Death is the Policy 2025 Year in review Photo illustration depicts RFK Jr surrounded by disease particles
Since his appointment, RFK Jr. has pursued a brutal vision of American health that several experts liken to a sort of eugenics. Kennedy has made it clear that certain deaths are acceptable or even preferable to a world where every child is vaccinated.
Read more: www.theverge.com/health/66136...
TLDR:
RFK Jr is a dangerous idiot. Ignore him.
✅ Introduce peanut products to babies early —> ⬇️ risk of peanut allergies.
✅ Aluminum salt adjuvants —> ⬆️ vaccine effectiveness.
✅ Vaccines cause adults.
(Being a smart adult? That’s optional. 🧠🙃)
"Ultimately, national preparedness is a strategic choice." Maria D. Van Kerkhove and Chikwe Ihekweazu
"Sustained investment in [pandemic] preparedness is not optional—it is a cornerstone of economic stability, public trust, and global safety," write Maria D. Van Kerkhove and Chikwe Ihekweazu in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3YmuQXb
"You may know the science and terminology better than me, but you know I'm right!" A real quote that shows why #ScienceLiteracy is important #ScientificallyLiterate #Science substack.com/@scientifica...
To become a better consumer of information, learning to check sources and ask for citations/proof of a claim is one of the easiest steps to take. Read about the burden of proof and who holds the responsibility in my latest essay! #ScientificallyLiterate
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One of the MANY reasons we are campaigning for RFK Jr.'s impeachment...ending the war on cancer?????? Not very #MAHA of him.
Read the articles, sign to endorse them, share, and contact YOUR reps here:
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