Benjamin Seligman
@errorbars.bsky.social
Physician, demographer, occasional curer of patients and gravlax. #MedSky
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CCPR is excited to host
@mikegeruso.bsky.social to discuss his book, After the Spike, Wednesday, Jan 11 @6pm, in UCLA's 314 Royce Hall. Comments by CCPR Director @marthajbailey.bsky.social
& @philipncohen.com. Reception to follow. RSVP here: eventsrsvp.ucla.edu/CCPRLecture2...
@mikegeruso.bsky.social to discuss his book, After the Spike, Wednesday, Jan 11 @6pm, in UCLA's 314 Royce Hall. Comments by CCPR Director @marthajbailey.bsky.social
& @philipncohen.com. Reception to follow. RSVP here: eventsrsvp.ucla.edu/CCPRLecture2...
January 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
CCPR is excited to host
@mikegeruso.bsky.social to discuss his book, After the Spike, Wednesday, Jan 11 @6pm, in UCLA's 314 Royce Hall. Comments by CCPR Director @marthajbailey.bsky.social
& @philipncohen.com. Reception to follow. RSVP here: eventsrsvp.ucla.edu/CCPRLecture2...
@mikegeruso.bsky.social to discuss his book, After the Spike, Wednesday, Jan 11 @6pm, in UCLA's 314 Royce Hall. Comments by CCPR Director @marthajbailey.bsky.social
& @philipncohen.com. Reception to follow. RSVP here: eventsrsvp.ucla.edu/CCPRLecture2...
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This week CCPR's seminar series will feature @philipncohen.com discussing his book, "Research is Not Enough: Public Engagement and the Citizen Scholar." Join us on January 14 @12pm in Public Affairs 337.
January 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This week CCPR's seminar series will feature @philipncohen.com discussing his book, "Research is Not Enough: Public Engagement and the Citizen Scholar." Join us on January 14 @12pm in Public Affairs 337.
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COVID continues to exact heavy toll on older US adults, study suggests
Roughly 1 in 100 adults aged 65 and older were hospitalized each year of the study period.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Roughly 1 in 100 adults aged 65 and older were hospitalized each year of the study period.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
COVID continues to exact heavy toll on older US adults, study suggests
Roughly 1 in 100 adults aged 65 and older were hospitalized each year of the study period.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Roughly 1 in 100 adults aged 65 and older were hospitalized each year of the study period.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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Let it not be lost on us that the flu season is real, real bad the year that the administration fucked around with the flu vaccine committee and decided not to cooperate with international disease experts. Stark cause and effect, and it's only going to get worse if we let RFK continue his work.
“These viruses are serious, dangerous, and life-threatening. We are seeing children who are seriously ill, families grieving devastating losses, and hospitals under capacity strain.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Let it not be lost on us that the flu season is real, real bad the year that the administration fucked around with the flu vaccine committee and decided not to cooperate with international disease experts. Stark cause and effect, and it's only going to get worse if we let RFK continue his work.
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Just a couple shots protect you from having to bury your child.
THIS ISN’T HARD. VACCINATE!
THIS ISN’T HARD. VACCINATE!
High school student suddenly dies from bacterial meningitis: School district
YouTube video by ABC News
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Just a couple shots protect you from having to bury your child.
THIS ISN’T HARD. VACCINATE!
THIS ISN’T HARD. VACCINATE!
I don't know who needs to hear this, but replacing an asshole with another asshole is only progress if you're doing anus transplants.
January 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but replacing an asshole with another asshole is only progress if you're doing anus transplants.
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Oh, just get vaccinated (part 5,000)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Oh, just get vaccinated (part 5,000)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Ryleigh did not receive a #flu shot this year."
Horrible. Preventable. Transmissible.
I take care of older people and it's awful enough when they get seriously ill and disabled or die from severe flu. I never want to know the heartache when it's a child.
Get #vaccinated.
Horrible. Preventable. Transmissible.
I take care of older people and it's awful enough when they get seriously ill and disabled or die from severe flu. I never want to know the heartache when it's a child.
Get #vaccinated.
Healthy 16-year-old girl dies from flu complications: ‘It doesn’t make sense’ www.fox8live.com/2026/01/02/h...
Healthy 16-year-old girl dies from flu complications: ‘It doesn’t make sense’
A 16-year-old Ohio girl has died from the flu, marking the state’s first pediatric flu death this year, Greene County officials confirmed.
www.fox8live.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"Ryleigh did not receive a #flu shot this year."
Horrible. Preventable. Transmissible.
I take care of older people and it's awful enough when they get seriously ill and disabled or die from severe flu. I never want to know the heartache when it's a child.
Get #vaccinated.
Horrible. Preventable. Transmissible.
I take care of older people and it's awful enough when they get seriously ill and disabled or die from severe flu. I never want to know the heartache when it's a child.
Get #vaccinated.
Awful and potentially avoidable. Even if you think your kids will be fine, their grandparents might not be. Don't let your kids become viral vectors.
#Vaccinate
#Vaccinate
Devastating. Yesterday, a 5-year-old boy died from the flu.
Dr. Oz was spewing advice earlier this week where he downplayed the importance of vaccines and recommended “getting sunlight”.
I don’t know whether Micah was vaccinated, but of the kids who died from flu last year, 90% were not.
Dr. Oz was spewing advice earlier this week where he downplayed the importance of vaccines and recommended “getting sunlight”.
I don’t know whether Micah was vaccinated, but of the kids who died from flu last year, 90% were not.
Influencer Paul Kim's Son, 5, Dies After Contracting Severe Case of the Flu
Influencer Paul Kim’s 5-year-old son, Micah, died on Dec. 31 after contracting a severe case of influenza, which led to the child suffering seizures and sepsis.
people.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Awful and potentially avoidable. Even if you think your kids will be fine, their grandparents might not be. Don't let your kids become viral vectors.
#Vaccinate
#Vaccinate
I just finished two weeks covering the #geriatrics service. Every time, I guide families about the #caregiving needs of their loved ones. All the options rely on #immigrants to do the hardest work. Know-nothing white supremacy will harm older adults and their families
The caregiving industry could not survive without immigrants. But a third of the staff at one Miami nursing home lost their jobs after the Trump administration ended the programs letting them work legally.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
www.notus.org/immigration/...
‘A Demographic Ticking Time Bomb’: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Comes for Seniors’ Caretakers
Thirteen percent of immigrants providing long-term care in people’s homes are noncitizens.
www.notus.org
December 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I just finished two weeks covering the #geriatrics service. Every time, I guide families about the #caregiving needs of their loved ones. All the options rely on #immigrants to do the hardest work. Know-nothing white supremacy will harm older adults and their families
I may be preaching to the choir, but get your #flu shot! Scared of needles? There's an inhaled vaccine!
Allergic to eggs? We've got recombinant and cell-based vaccines!
Dislike the US #healthsystem? Any #vaccine at all will make you less likely to have to interact with it!
Allergic to eggs? We've got recombinant and cell-based vaccines!
Dislike the US #healthsystem? Any #vaccine at all will make you less likely to have to interact with it!
we did not get a quiet day.
go get your damn flu shots people.
go get your damn flu shots people.
happy liminal space between holidays friyay of weirdness for everyone who has to go work today (like me)
I hope everyone calls off/cancels appts and no one bothers you and you just get a quiet day
I hope everyone calls off/cancels appts and no one bothers you and you just get a quiet day
December 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I may be preaching to the choir, but get your #flu shot! Scared of needles? There's an inhaled vaccine!
Allergic to eggs? We've got recombinant and cell-based vaccines!
Dislike the US #healthsystem? Any #vaccine at all will make you less likely to have to interact with it!
Allergic to eggs? We've got recombinant and cell-based vaccines!
Dislike the US #healthsystem? Any #vaccine at all will make you less likely to have to interact with it!
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we did not get a quiet day.
go get your damn flu shots people.
go get your damn flu shots people.
happy liminal space between holidays friyay of weirdness for everyone who has to go work today (like me)
I hope everyone calls off/cancels appts and no one bothers you and you just get a quiet day
I hope everyone calls off/cancels appts and no one bothers you and you just get a quiet day
December 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
we did not get a quiet day.
go get your damn flu shots people.
go get your damn flu shots people.
@rbreich.bsky.social's blog post today gives a clear example of #ageism. It's sadly persistent.
This is mostly bias against older adults. For clinicians, this is also not knowing how to assess aging physiology.
#Frailty provides some tools to help. Many are at efrailty.hsl.harvard.edu
#medsky
1/8
This is mostly bias against older adults. For clinicians, this is also not knowing how to assess aging physiology.
#Frailty provides some tools to help. Many are at efrailty.hsl.harvard.edu
#medsky
1/8
MAIN
efrailty
efrailty.hsl.harvard.edu
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@rbreich.bsky.social's blog post today gives a clear example of #ageism. It's sadly persistent.
This is mostly bias against older adults. For clinicians, this is also not knowing how to assess aging physiology.
#Frailty provides some tools to help. Many are at efrailty.hsl.harvard.edu
#medsky
1/8
This is mostly bias against older adults. For clinicians, this is also not knowing how to assess aging physiology.
#Frailty provides some tools to help. Many are at efrailty.hsl.harvard.edu
#medsky
1/8
B-. Love the attempt at inclusion, but it doesn't do what dreidel does.
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social, can you show DC how a real Metro does it? I'm willing to just settle for heavy rail on the Sepulveda Corridor instead.
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social, can you show DC how a real Metro does it? I'm willing to just settle for heavy rail on the Sepulveda Corridor instead.
The D.C. Metro is selling these nonsense dreidels as part of the holiday merchandise collection — kind of love it?
December 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
B-. Love the attempt at inclusion, but it doesn't do what dreidel does.
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social, can you show DC how a real Metro does it? I'm willing to just settle for heavy rail on the Sepulveda Corridor instead.
@metrolosangeles.bsky.social, can you show DC how a real Metro does it? I'm willing to just settle for heavy rail on the Sepulveda Corridor instead.
Fair enough, so a few things about #shingles #vaccine side effects below. Caveat: my patients have largely already received it, so I haven't administered it in some time. This is also, of course, not medical advice, just FYI.
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The evidence is also good that the #shingles vaccine prevents #dementia. That means you're less likely to need to see me, which is definitely a win for you.
Anyone telling you not to get vaccinated wants to off you and possibly take your stuff.
Anyone telling you not to get vaccinated wants to off you and possibly take your stuff.
PSA: if anyone in your life is trying to dissuade you from getting the shingles shot, you should probably assume that person hates you, and wants you to suffer. There is literally no other explanation.
Shingles hurts worse than childbirth. Worse than knee surgery. Worst pain of my life.
Shingles hurts worse than childbirth. Worse than knee surgery. Worst pain of my life.
I am baffled by this because I have had so many friends with shingles and NONE of them made it sound fun. Not one. A vaccine that made me absolutely miserable for 48 hours would still be a huge improvement over the mildest case of shingles I've heard of. (Also it made me tired for 1 day.)
December 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Where Do Older Pedestrians Experience a Risk of Being Killed in a Motor Vehicle Crash? #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Where Do Older Pedestrians Experience a Risk of Being Killed in a Motor Vehicle Crash? #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I trained during some of the awful flu seasons before COVID. It wrecked hospitals: not enough beds, not enough staff (2/2 influx of patients & staff getting sick). This hurt not just people with flu but everyone who came in for any kind of medical care.
Vaccination saves lives in more ways than one.
Vaccination saves lives in more ways than one.
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I trained during some of the awful flu seasons before COVID. It wrecked hospitals: not enough beds, not enough staff (2/2 influx of patients & staff getting sick). This hurt not just people with flu but everyone who came in for any kind of medical care.
Vaccination saves lives in more ways than one.
Vaccination saves lives in more ways than one.
Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.
"TV says you got that high-class blues
Seems the caravan to Aruba is not the road that you would choose
A barstool intellectual with a master's degree in small talk
And going to the movies
Catalina breeeeeeze"
#BlueJeanCommittee #DocumentaryNow
Seems the caravan to Aruba is not the road that you would choose
A barstool intellectual with a master's degree in small talk
And going to the movies
Catalina breeeeeeze"
#BlueJeanCommittee #DocumentaryNow
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
"TV says you got that high-class blues
Seems the caravan to Aruba is not the road that you would choose
A barstool intellectual with a master's degree in small talk
And going to the movies
Catalina breeeeeeze"
#BlueJeanCommittee #DocumentaryNow
Seems the caravan to Aruba is not the road that you would choose
A barstool intellectual with a master's degree in small talk
And going to the movies
Catalina breeeeeeze"
#BlueJeanCommittee #DocumentaryNow
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
I watch Japanese news to try to keep up my language skills. This was the latest tragedy to hit a school there, with 21 victims:
A mass bee stinging.
youtube.com/shorts/sPl6z...
A mass bee stinging.
youtube.com/shorts/sPl6z...
【速報】小学校で1年生の児童ら21人がハチに刺される 東京・青梅市
YouTube video by 日テレNEWS
youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I watch Japanese news to try to keep up my language skills. This was the latest tragedy to hit a school there, with 21 victims:
A mass bee stinging.
youtube.com/shorts/sPl6z...
A mass bee stinging.
youtube.com/shorts/sPl6z...
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Yep mass #ageism and #eugenics (and many younger people died, but if they didn’t have the physique of a bodybuilder or supermodel, or had a #chronicdisease, they deserved to die according to these people. Exemplified by RFK Jr.)
We don't talk about it, but once we learned that the most vulnerable were the elderly a whole lot of people decided the shutdowns and even masks weren't worth it. "They're gonna die soon anyway" was a subtext of a lot of the Covid discourse and a big reason so many people shrug off the 1M+ deaths.
October 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Yep mass #ageism and #eugenics (and many younger people died, but if they didn’t have the physique of a bodybuilder or supermodel, or had a #chronicdisease, they deserved to die according to these people. Exemplified by RFK Jr.)