Eli Perencevich
@eliowa.bsky.social
doc+epidemiologist in Iowa studying antimicrobial resistance. Columbus Crew
ignore the noise, always forward
opinions are mine aren’t medical advice
ignore the noise, always forward
opinions are mine aren’t medical advice
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Eli Perencevich
@eliowa.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Do Americans want safe food?
Which Departments are responsible for food safety?
USDA
HHS -> FDA and CDC
Commerce -> NOAA (fisheries)
If one Department is disabled, we don’t have safe food
Enjoy your dinner 🍲
Which Departments are responsible for food safety?
USDA
HHS -> FDA and CDC
Commerce -> NOAA (fisheries)
If one Department is disabled, we don’t have safe food
Enjoy your dinner 🍲
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The anti-vaccine movement is a death cult
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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November 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The anti-vaccine movement is a death cult
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Wait, Marc, I've got a screenshot that includes Tara @aetiology.bsky.social (although we're down to half of @germhuntermd.bsky.social, sorry!). Was a great discussion but I hope we didn't pile on @drneilstone.bsky.social too much... Luckily he was tough and gracious at the same time.
#IDSky #MedSky
#IDSky #MedSky
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Wait, Marc, I've got a screenshot that includes Tara @aetiology.bsky.social (although we're down to half of @germhuntermd.bsky.social, sorry!). Was a great discussion but I hope we didn't pile on @drneilstone.bsky.social too much... Luckily he was tough and gracious at the same time.
#IDSky #MedSky
#IDSky #MedSky
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My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
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The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty. RFK Jr. seems determined to replace evidence-based science with quackery and use the CDC as his mouthpiece, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty
RFK Jr.’s latest attack on vaccines shows evidence-based science has been replaced by the ill-informed opinions of a quack
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The destruction of one of the world’s great public health agencies is a travesty. RFK Jr. seems determined to replace evidence-based science with quackery and use the CDC as his mouthpiece, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
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So many popular theories of politics are guided by open contempt for the electorate and nothing else. “Just give the dumb schmucks more treats and they’ll love you” - what if that’s wrong, actually? What if human beings are often guided by ideas and beliefs?
Obamacare should have included a provision where everybody gets mailed a $100 prepaid debit card every year they can use exclusively to purchase medications; dim Midwesterners who vote for President based on their opinion of the infield fly rule love that shit.
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
So many popular theories of politics are guided by open contempt for the electorate and nothing else. “Just give the dumb schmucks more treats and they’ll love you” - what if that’s wrong, actually? What if human beings are often guided by ideas and beliefs?
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3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
www.wowktv.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
This is fantastic news. We need pediatricians like Dr Pan in congress
Fam I have just learned that the incredible Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social is running for Congress for CA-06.
Dr. Pan has been a tireless advocate for public health. RFK Jr. rolled into California twice to try to scuttle 2 state vaccine-related bills that Dr. Pan had proposed. Dr. Pan won.
Dr. Pan has been a tireless advocate for public health. RFK Jr. rolled into California twice to try to scuttle 2 state vaccine-related bills that Dr. Pan had proposed. Dr. Pan won.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This is fantastic news. We need pediatricians like Dr Pan in congress
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Fam I have just learned that the incredible Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social is running for Congress for CA-06.
Dr. Pan has been a tireless advocate for public health. RFK Jr. rolled into California twice to try to scuttle 2 state vaccine-related bills that Dr. Pan had proposed. Dr. Pan won.
Dr. Pan has been a tireless advocate for public health. RFK Jr. rolled into California twice to try to scuttle 2 state vaccine-related bills that Dr. Pan had proposed. Dr. Pan won.
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Fam I have just learned that the incredible Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social is running for Congress for CA-06.
Dr. Pan has been a tireless advocate for public health. RFK Jr. rolled into California twice to try to scuttle 2 state vaccine-related bills that Dr. Pan had proposed. Dr. Pan won.
Dr. Pan has been a tireless advocate for public health. RFK Jr. rolled into California twice to try to scuttle 2 state vaccine-related bills that Dr. Pan had proposed. Dr. Pan won.
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Not that anyone asked, but the country with the World's lowest life expectancy (Chad) has a higher life expectancy than the country with the highest life expectancy 120 yrs ago (Sweden).
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Not that anyone asked, but the country with the World's lowest life expectancy (Chad) has a higher life expectancy than the country with the highest life expectancy 120 yrs ago (Sweden).
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
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Cornell College to present Anton Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’
Cornell College to present Anton Chekhov's 'Three Sisters'
The Cornell College Department of Theatre and Dance brings a poignant portrayal of everyday life to the stage with Anton Chekhov's "Three Sisters" from Dec. 11 to 14 in Kimmel Theatre.
www.thegazette.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Cornell College to present Anton Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’
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Our volunteers were out in Waukee, Ames, and Iowa City sorting and serving food for our Giving Day Week of Action.
Thanks to everyone who’s made our events this week so successful!
Thanks to everyone who’s made our events this week so successful!
November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our volunteers were out in Waukee, Ames, and Iowa City sorting and serving food for our Giving Day Week of Action.
Thanks to everyone who’s made our events this week so successful!
Thanks to everyone who’s made our events this week so successful!
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Antifungal 'Nystatin' is named for the NY State Department of Health.
'Statins', on the other hand, are from Latin 'stare' meaning to "stay or hold still" for their ability to slow or stop cholesterol production via inhibition of liver enzyme HMG-CoA reductase.
'Statins', on the other hand, are from Latin 'stare' meaning to "stay or hold still" for their ability to slow or stop cholesterol production via inhibition of liver enzyme HMG-CoA reductase.
Chemist Rachel Fuller Brown was born #OTD in 1898. She co-discovered the antifungal nystatin while doing research for the New York State Department of Health, hence the name. (1/2) 🧪 👩🔬
Image: Smithsonian Institution
Image: Smithsonian Institution
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Antifungal 'Nystatin' is named for the NY State Department of Health.
'Statins', on the other hand, are from Latin 'stare' meaning to "stay or hold still" for their ability to slow or stop cholesterol production via inhibition of liver enzyme HMG-CoA reductase.
'Statins', on the other hand, are from Latin 'stare' meaning to "stay or hold still" for their ability to slow or stop cholesterol production via inhibition of liver enzyme HMG-CoA reductase.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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Not memory-holed by those of us in VA hospitals with 10% staff reductions making us unable to provide the level of care we used to provide 🤷🏻♂️
It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Not memory-holed by those of us in VA hospitals with 10% staff reductions making us unable to provide the level of care we used to provide 🤷🏻♂️
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Brilliant Eze hits hat-trick as Arsenal thump Spurs to extend lead in title race
Brilliant Eze hits hat-trick as Arsenal thump Spurs to extend lead in title race
It was an unguarded comment from an Arsenal official and it came shortly after Eberechi Eze’s mural outside the Emirates Stadium had been defaced with white paint – presumably by a Tottenham fan. It summed up the snark between the clubs and Arsenal’s delight at pipping their rivals to Eze’s signature from Crystal Palace at the end of August. “We sign a top-class forward for £60m. They throw paint at walls.”
Eze’s mural has since been redone; it now has a caption to reinforce the storyline about the boyhood Arsenal fan coming back to his club after being released as a youngster. “All roads lead home.” So it did not need a joke from Thomas Frank on Friday to set up Eze vs Spurs. “Who’s Eze?” the Spurs manager had said; a classic of the fate-tempting genre. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Brilliant Eze hits hat-trick as Arsenal thump Spurs to extend lead in title race
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We are going to a diner in Lagos to find out what real Americans actually think about the Democrats.
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We are going to a diner in Lagos to find out what real Americans actually think about the Democrats.
They told this entire generation and their parents they’d need to code…
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
They told this entire generation and their parents they’d need to code…
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Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
Also Iowa. ❤️
‘A paradigm shift within emergency response’: How Johnson County’s mobile integrated health care keeps clients out of the hospital
Here's how Johnson County's mobile integrated health care keeps clients out of the hospital
Johnson County's mobile integrated health program is one of a handful in the state providing preemptive care to at-risk patients, easing pressure on emergency rooms and saving money at the same time.
www.thegazette.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Also Iowa. ❤️
Iowa
4) “We’re not in a state of crisis. It’s not a water crisis. We’re past that. We’re in a state of failure,” Jones said. “You know, we’re rationing water in our biggest city. We have 6,000 private wells that have been contaminated with nitrate, thousands more with E. coli.”
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Iowa
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My quote of the day
Universities are not places where police can come and arrest people. Let the children have a discourse as they want to. They will learn as they move on in life. But to target individuals and institutions is dangerous.
Kapil Sibal
Universities are not places where police can come and arrest people. Let the children have a discourse as they want to. They will learn as they move on in life. But to target individuals and institutions is dangerous.
Kapil Sibal
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
My quote of the day
Universities are not places where police can come and arrest people. Let the children have a discourse as they want to. They will learn as they move on in life. But to target individuals and institutions is dangerous.
Kapil Sibal
Universities are not places where police can come and arrest people. Let the children have a discourse as they want to. They will learn as they move on in life. But to target individuals and institutions is dangerous.
Kapil Sibal
And TB
This is going to sound naive, but…
I propose a moratorium on war until malaria has been eradicated
I propose a moratorium on war until malaria has been eradicated
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 AM
And TB
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FINAL SCORE
#19 Iowa - 64
Miami FL - 61
Ava Heiden - 20 pts, 6 reb
Hannah Stuelke - 17 pts, 12 reb
Taylor McCabe - 11 pts, 8 reb
Taylor Stremlow - 7 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast
#19 Iowa - 64
Miami FL - 61
Ava Heiden - 20 pts, 6 reb
Hannah Stuelke - 17 pts, 12 reb
Taylor McCabe - 11 pts, 8 reb
Taylor Stremlow - 7 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
FINAL SCORE
#19 Iowa - 64
Miami FL - 61
Ava Heiden - 20 pts, 6 reb
Hannah Stuelke - 17 pts, 12 reb
Taylor McCabe - 11 pts, 8 reb
Taylor Stremlow - 7 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast
#19 Iowa - 64
Miami FL - 61
Ava Heiden - 20 pts, 6 reb
Hannah Stuelke - 17 pts, 12 reb
Taylor McCabe - 11 pts, 8 reb
Taylor Stremlow - 7 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast
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It’s interesting that one plant closing is all over the news but nothing about the nearly 107,000 cattle farmers/ranchers that have gone out of business in the last 5 years due to packers monopoly…
Tyson Foods announced Friday that it will close its beef plant in Lexington, a move that will put hundreds of people out of jobs in the central Nebraska community.
Tyson announces plan to close plant in Lexington
nebraskapublicmedia.org
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It’s interesting that one plant closing is all over the news but nothing about the nearly 107,000 cattle farmers/ranchers that have gone out of business in the last 5 years due to packers monopoly…