Eric Walsh-Buhi (he/him)
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Professor / Chair, Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington / Sexual health, adolescent health, digital health / Associate editor, AJPH / #LFC Posts mine
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Quality of Cancer-Related Information on New Media (2014-2023): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: New media have become vital sources of cancer-related health information. However, concerns about the quality of that information persist.
Objective: This study aims to identify characteri...
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“27.15% of posts contained misinformation, 21.15% contained harmful information, and 12.46% contained commercial bias”
Quality of Cancer-Related Information on New Media (2014-2023): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Quality of Cancer-Related Information on New Media (2014-2023): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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🚨Join us for @amjpublichealth.bsky.social State of the Public Health Union webinar, "Making Public Health Work for Everyone: Conversations with Former Federal #PublicHealth Leaders in Republican & Democratic Administrations"
Thursday, Feb 26, 3-4:30 pm ET
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Thursday, Feb 26, 3-4:30 pm ET
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2026 AJPH Annual State of the Public Health Union
Making Public Health Work for Everyone: Conversations with Former Federal Public Health Leaders in Republican and Democratic Administrations
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February 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
🚨Join us for @amjpublichealth.bsky.social State of the Public Health Union webinar, "Making Public Health Work for Everyone: Conversations with Former Federal #PublicHealth Leaders in Republican & Democratic Administrations"
Thursday, Feb 26, 3-4:30 pm ET
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Thursday, Feb 26, 3-4:30 pm ET
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I’m thrilled to learn that our work has been included in the latest HINTS® Brief, which examines the prevalence and predictors of sunburn among U.S. adults!
#Cancer #SkinCancer #Sunburn #PublicHealth
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#Cancer #SkinCancer #Sunburn #PublicHealth
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February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I’m thrilled to learn that our work has been included in the latest HINTS® Brief, which examines the prevalence and predictors of sunburn among U.S. adults!
#Cancer #SkinCancer #Sunburn #PublicHealth
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#Cancer #SkinCancer #Sunburn #PublicHealth
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January 27, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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“the NRA posted: ‘This sentiment … is dangerous and wrong. Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens.’” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti
Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:51 PM
“the NRA posted: ‘This sentiment … is dangerous and wrong. Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens.’” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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APHA mourns the loss of Dr. William H. Foege, a titan of public health whose life and work made people around the world healthier and safer. Dr. Foege consistently applied science, innovation and moral clarity to address the most pressing public health challenges of his time.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:25 PM
APHA mourns the loss of Dr. William H. Foege, a titan of public health whose life and work made people around the world healthier and safer. Dr. Foege consistently applied science, innovation and moral clarity to address the most pressing public health challenges of his time.
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Re-upping this opinion piece by Dr. William Foege back in August: “How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense:
Three steps to surviving the drought of principles, values, and facts” #PublicHealth
www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
Three steps to surviving the drought of principles, values, and facts” #PublicHealth
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Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense
“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Re-upping this opinion piece by Dr. William Foege back in August: “How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense:
Three steps to surviving the drought of principles, values, and facts” #PublicHealth
www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
Three steps to surviving the drought of principles, values, and facts” #PublicHealth
www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
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We lost a giant in public health today.
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 AM
We lost a giant in public health today.
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote to Gov. Tim Walz on Saturday to push the state of Minnesota to hand over its voter rolls and data on Medicaid and food stamp recipients.
Attorney General Bondi uses ICE chaos to press for Minnesota data
In a statement, Walz's office asked the Trump administration to "engage in a serious conversation about ending this federal occupation," saying agents have brought "chaos and destruction to our state."
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January 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote to Gov. Tim Walz on Saturday to push the state of Minnesota to hand over its voter rolls and data on Medicaid and food stamp recipients.
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A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.
Fact check: Federal officials’ claims about fatal Minneapolis shooting
A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
“But the U.S. has not paid its outstanding dues—including from the final year of the Biden Administration.” time.com/7357180/us-w...
The U.S. Has Pulled Out of the WHO. Here’s What That Means for Public Health
As the U.S.’s withdrawal from the WHO becomes official, the consequences for the world’s health could be serious.
time.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:41 AM
“But the U.S. has not paid its outstanding dues—including from the final year of the Biden Administration.” time.com/7357180/us-w...
“The measles outbreak in South Carolina now stands at 664 cases, more than doubling in a few weeks…The highly contagious virus has also spread onward to North Carolina, Ohio and Washington state, and similar outbreaks are unfurling in Arizona and Utah as well“ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again
A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 AM
“The measles outbreak in South Carolina now stands at 664 cases, more than doubling in a few weeks…The highly contagious virus has also spread onward to North Carolina, Ohio and Washington state, and similar outbreaks are unfurling in Arizona and Utah as well“ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
Busting common misconceptions about ways to prevent the flu one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5667...
#MedSky #PublicHealth #Flu
#MedSky #PublicHealth #Flu
🔊 Listen Now: Busting common misconceptions about ways to prevent the flu
Morning Edition on NPR One | 2:28
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January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Busting common misconceptions about ways to prevent the flu one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5667...
#MedSky #PublicHealth #Flu
#MedSky #PublicHealth #Flu
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title. n.pr/3NlyfDB
Indiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami
Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Hoo hoo hoo Hoosiers!
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Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title. n.pr/3NlyfDB
Indiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami
Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title.
n.pr
January 20, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday night, toppling Miami 27-21 to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title. n.pr/3NlyfDB
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HOOSIERS WIN! Indiana Indiana finishes this season 16-0, matching a perfect-season win total last compiled by Yale in 1894.
Indiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami 27-21 in CFP final
Indiana finished 16-0 — using the extra games afforded by the expanded 12-team playoff to match a perfect-season win total last compiled by Yale in 1894.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:39 AM
HOOSIERS WIN! Indiana Indiana finishes this season 16-0, matching a perfect-season win total last compiled by Yale in 1894.
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Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new review of the evidence just out
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January 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
A second man says he was blinded by ICE agents shooting a projectile at a protest in Santa Ana. Britain Rodriguez, 31, a resident of Orange County, said he was standing at the bottom of some steps when federal officers above opened fire, hitting him in the eye.
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
The role of sex education in withdrawal use: Prevalence and correlates among a nationally representative sample of adolescents and young adults journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The role of sex education in withdrawal use: Prevalence and correlates among a nationally representative sample of adolescents and young adults
Objectives Instances of withdrawal, the practice of removing a penis from a vagina before ejaculation to prevent pregnancy, have increased in some US populations over the past two decades. There is a ...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The role of sex education in withdrawal use: Prevalence and correlates among a nationally representative sample of adolescents and young adults journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Bravo! Stepping up for vaccines: “The plaintiffs include the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American College of Physicians, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Massachusetts Public Health Alliance.”
Medical Groups Will Try to Block Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Bravo! Stepping up for vaccines: “The plaintiffs include the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American College of Physicians, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Massachusetts Public Health Alliance.”
Four SAMHSA grants in my department were cancelled.
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Four SAMHSA grants in my department were cancelled.
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
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FREY: “.. the administration is sending a message to the entire country: If you show up for your immigrant neighbors, or even are simply present when those neighbors are taken, your rights will not be protected by the law and your life will be at risk.”
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January 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
FREY: “.. the administration is sending a message to the entire country: If you show up for your immigrant neighbors, or even are simply present when those neighbors are taken, your rights will not be protected by the law and your life will be at risk.”
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