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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · 1d

RFK Jr.'s claim that vaccines didn't save lives, sanitation did, is half right—and dangerously wrong.

While sanitation helped in the early 20th century, vaccines saved millions of lives in the later 20th century and reduced severe impairments like brain damage. More in @statnews.com

RFK Jr. says vaccines don’t save lives. He’s wrong

Now RFK Jr. is claiming vaccines don’t actually save lives. Here’s the math to show what he gets wrong.

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · 2d

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · 2d

Stop popping supplements. Start eating food.

Ashwin Rodrigues’s piece in the @nytimes.com alarmingly reports that Americans are taking more supplements than ever before and it can hurt – rather than help – our overall health. Here's what actually works: eating real food.

A Plea From Doctors: Cool It on the Supplements

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · 5d

My students at the University of Pennsylvania are brilliant, but they couldn't fully focus in class.

That's why I banned all technology in my classroom. No online shopping, no Instagram, no email, no internet. The results speak for themselves.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkUh...

Unplugged: Students speak out about school bans of cellphones

YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning

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Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS) @bceps.bsky.social · 9d

Join us on Oct. 14, 14:00-15:00 in Alrek, @unibergen.bsky.social, for a talk with @zekeemanuel.bsky.social (@upenn.edu)on #disinformation and #trust in #science in the U.S. and beyond.

Sign up here:
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#sciencecommunication
#trustinscience
#Health #ethics

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · 29d

Public health requires investing today to protect people tomorrow.

As I shared on @vox.com, we're already seeing the damage caused by the Trump admin: Rising vaccine skepticism and preventable outbreaks. The Texas measles deaths are just the beginning. www.vox.com/today-explai...

What RFK Jr. gets wrong — and right — according to a public health expert

Zeke Emanuel on RFK Jr. and the crisis of faith in public health.

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PennLDI @pennldi.bsky.social · Sep 10

Read this op-ed in the @bostonglobe.com by LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social. ⤵️

Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Sep 4

RFK is turning the CDC into an ideological rubber stamp of the Trump admin. Congress must use their oversight power to restore qualified leadership and adequate funding to the CDC. Our children's health and our scientific credibility depend on it.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/04/o...

How to respond to Kennedy’s purge at the CDC - The Boston Globe

Major responsibility rests on Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who cast the pivotal vote for Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary.

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Behavior Change for Good Initiative @bcfginitiative.bsky.social · Sep 11

In a new ‪@nytopinion.nytimes.com‬ essay, Team Scientist @zekeemanuel.bsky.social draws from behavioral science and his own teaching experience to argue that removing phones from classrooms can make students more focused and classes more effective.

https://nyti.ms/4myDcW3

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Sep 8

As a professor, I'd give MAHA a "C." Success: spotlighting phones' harm to kids, chronic illness/food connections. Problems: vaccine skepticism (2 children died from measles), questionable supplements, and little real action on healthy food subsidies. My thoughts in @thefp.com ⬇️

The Free Press @thefp.com · Sep 8

Zeke Emanuel, Emily Oster, Alex Berenson, Mark Hyman, and Jillian Michaels weigh in. Plus: Trump tests the limits, Coleman Hughes talks to Ben Shapiro, and more.

RFK Jr. Promised to Make America Healthy Again. Is It Working?

Zeke Emanuel, Emily Oster, Alex Berenson, Mark Hyman, and Jillian Michaels weigh in. Plus: Trump tests the limits, Coleman Hughes talks to Ben Shapiro, and more.

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Sep 4

RFK is turning the CDC into an ideological rubber stamp of the Trump admin. Congress must use their oversight power to restore qualified leadership and adequate funding to the CDC. Our children's health and our scientific credibility depend on it.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/04/o...

How to respond to Kennedy’s purge at the CDC - The Boston Globe

Major responsibility rests on Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who cast the pivotal vote for Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Sep 3

Because of Florida's decision to phase out childhood vaccine mandates, many will die of preventable diseases like measles, chickenpox, tetanus, and diphtheria. This is regressive, bringing us back to the early 1950s when parents had to worry that their kids might die from diseases like polio.

Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say

Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other health mandates during the Cov...

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Sep 3

There's a deadly condition killing Americans: healthcare churn.

15-20% of Americans lose coverage yearly due to job changes. Insurers won't invest in prevention if patients will switch next year. I explain how to fix this crisis in @statnews.com.

#MAHA #ACA www.statnews.com/2025/09/03/h...

How churn threatens Americans’ health

Churn creates underinvestment in keeping Americans healthy, write Ezekiel J. Emanuel and John A. Graves.

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Sep 2

New in @bmj.com Global Health: four fallacies that undermined COVID/mpox resource allocation, and the solutions we need now. With $700M+ in vaccine contracts cancelled, we must avoid repeating past mistakes in the next pandemic.
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Avoiding four fallacies in the fair allocation of influenza countermeasures

Since first detected in 1996, the highly pathogenic H5N1 ‘bird influenza’ has been perennially widespread in wild birds and poultry worldwide. Outbreaks among cattle in the USA and recent infections i...

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Aug 21

My students gave me the best reviews in 13 years, but I didn't change my teaching. I just banned phones and laptops from my class. In the @nytimes.com, I explain how this approach made students more engaged with my class: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

Opinion | Here’s What Happened When I Made My College Students Put Away Their Phones

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Aug 19

The Zeke Bar won Bronze at the International Chocolate Awards! Finally, an award that rewards not my mind, but my taste (and an honor that maybe my grandkids will care about). Thanks for the incredible partnership, Askinosie Chocolate! Next batch coming mid-fall 2025.
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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Aug 7

When patients get better provider info from Google than their own insurers, the system is broken. Great to see CMS exploring a national provider directory. This is the kind of admin streamlining we need to reduce costs without compromising care.

www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-reg...

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Aug 6

Did you know a hip replacement could cost you $20K or $98K in the same city? In a new @nejm.org Catalyst study focused on physician intervention, we found that even modest referral changes can result in huge cost savings.

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Aug 4

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" just exempted critical treatments like Keytruda, which made Merck over $29B in 2024, from Medicare negotiations. This will cost the govt billions. If you believe in the "art of the deal," why not negotiate the best deal for cancer patients?

www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Jul 28

Social connectedness is critical to our health and well-being. I was reminded of this during an unexpectedly wonderful DMV experience (I know, impossible!). The clerk was friendly, asked about my day, and even restarted my process when I missed a section. We could all use more of this!

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Jul 25

When you truly care about the future of American healthcare, you pick up the phone when duty calls – no matter what.

My thoughts about how we can create a more efficient system that works for everyone on the @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-tru...

Inside Trump’s Bizarre Healthcare Call

Jonathan Cohn is joined by Dr.

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PennLDI @pennldi.bsky.social · Jul 17

Analysis by @zekeemanuel.bsky.social argues that middle-income countries with high death tolls were treated most inequitably, not low-income nations. Ethics demands more than equal shares—it demands vaccines go where they save the most lives. Read the essay: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2...

Was the Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines Globally Fair and Equitable? | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 7

Determining whether an allocation is equitable requires ethical and empirical analyses, specifically answers to 3 questions: (1) What is the ethical standard for fair allocation? (2) What is the quant...

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PennLDI @pennldi.bsky.social · Jul 21

LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social believes Democrats must fundamentally fix Medicaid, not merely repair Trump-era policies. He proposes seven changes to Medicaid to improve the program and deliver quality health care to more Americans. Read more:
ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...

A Bold Plan to Fix Medicaid

Trump’s Medicaid cuts hurt millions. Ezekiel Emanuel proposes a 7-point plan to streamline coverage, reduce waste, and expand access nationwide.

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Jul 21

I strongly endorsed this idea in my piece in @TheAtlantic, arguing that the Trump administration (who I remain highly concerned about) might actually implement payment reforms precisely because they're less beholden to traditional interest groups.

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

One Potential Benefit of RFK Jr.’s Crusade Against Outside Influence

Reforming the way Medicare pays doctors

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Jul 21

The Trump admin's proposed changes to Medicare physician payments are a step in the right direction, potentially ending decades of payment advantages for specialists over primary care physicians. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...

An Attack on the Medical Establishment Buried in an 1,800-Page Regulation

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Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD @zekeemanuel.bsky.social · Jul 21

If we're serious about prevention and better chronic disease management, we need to fundamentally change how we pay primary care physicians: higher pay and bonuses tied to outcomes like ensuring diabetes is well-managed.

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