Jon Huang
@jonhuang.bsky.social
Epidemiology, Biostatistics, & Causal Inference for Health and Social Equity, Academic (but in the Good Way), Bringing Community Data to Communities, Dad, Motorcycle Enthusiast, R&B, Soul, Brass Band, Blues, Jazz, etc. jonhuang.org
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Jon Huang
@jonhuang.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hi #EpiSky! I work on theory, stat, & molecular methods of intergenerational, life course, & family health equity (repro/perinatal/peds)
I care about raising & supporting folks who do & care in non-Western/indigenous ways: community, lineage, environment (vs atomistic, ahistorical, self-centered).🙏🏽
I care about raising & supporting folks who do & care in non-Western/indigenous ways: community, lineage, environment (vs atomistic, ahistorical, self-centered).🙏🏽
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In Ireland we probably averted about 500 newborn RSV hospitalizations once nirsevimab was introduced last year (~75% risk reduction). Uptake was > 80%, and that's what's threatened by these cynical safety concerns from the antivaxxers in the US government.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
In Ireland we probably averted about 500 newborn RSV hospitalizations once nirsevimab was introduced last year (~75% risk reduction). Uptake was > 80%, and that's what's threatened by these cynical safety concerns from the antivaxxers in the US government.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
It sounds like the Personal Responsibility Con-Men are back in the limelight again.
I'm actually hopeful that this narrative can't hold the same power as it did in the 90s. The effects of the billionaire-gov deregulatory axis is too clear, prices too high, choices too few, for people to bite.
I'm actually hopeful that this narrative can't hold the same power as it did in the 90s. The effects of the billionaire-gov deregulatory axis is too clear, prices too high, choices too few, for people to bite.
December 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It sounds like the Personal Responsibility Con-Men are back in the limelight again.
I'm actually hopeful that this narrative can't hold the same power as it did in the 90s. The effects of the billionaire-gov deregulatory axis is too clear, prices too high, choices too few, for people to bite.
I'm actually hopeful that this narrative can't hold the same power as it did in the 90s. The effects of the billionaire-gov deregulatory axis is too clear, prices too high, choices too few, for people to bite.
It's amazing how "AI," which give reductive acontextual summaries and wild generalizations, are supposed to replace skilled technicians and expert educators, but somehow they can't stem the tide of new associate deans, chief executives, and external consultants...
Huh. Funny that.
Huh. Funny that.
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It's amazing how "AI," which give reductive acontextual summaries and wild generalizations, are supposed to replace skilled technicians and expert educators, but somehow they can't stem the tide of new associate deans, chief executives, and external consultants...
Huh. Funny that.
Huh. Funny that.
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Taps the sign: this is an niche and demented, but elite phenomenon being imposed on voters and the public.
Timely: Did Americans vote in 2024 for major changes to vaccine policy? No.
Only 3% picked vaccines as a top 3 issue in the election.
Our just-published research letter in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Only 3% picked vaccines as a top 3 issue in the election.
Our just-published research letter in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Taps the sign: this is an niche and demented, but elite phenomenon being imposed on voters and the public.
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On what comes after Trump: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
On what comes after Trump: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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“The departure of an authoritarian leader does not always lead to democracy but there tends to be a chaotic period where rights can be regained and new power built.”
On what comes after Trump: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“The departure of an authoritarian leader does not always lead to democracy but there tends to be a chaotic period where rights can be regained and new power built.”
I'm torn between adding a "MASTER R@kSH" or "FUh Buh #2" to my dream home checklist
December 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I'm torn between adding a "MASTER R@kSH" or "FUh Buh #2" to my dream home checklist
Congratudolences to all Singaporean youth getting their PSLE results
Remember that you are more than your test results or even the school you went
Remember that you are more than your test results or even the school you went
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Congratudolences to all Singaporean youth getting their PSLE results
Remember that you are more than your test results or even the school you went
Remember that you are more than your test results or even the school you went
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary data, and the same goes for counterclaims.
There's insufficient data for 2020+ to say whether secular trends will last. But secular trends are not inconsistent with ⬇️ "very happy" with ⬆️ smart phone uptake. But also maybe happiness was a millennial blip...
There's insufficient data for 2020+ to say whether secular trends will last. But secular trends are not inconsistent with ⬇️ "very happy" with ⬆️ smart phone uptake. But also maybe happiness was a millennial blip...
Today’s “teenage mental health crisis” and social media panic are founded in nostalgic myths. Our best long-term surveys and statistics show Boomer and Xer teens were no happier or more “together” than teens are today
Today’s “teenage mental health crisis” and social media panic are founded in nostalgic myths
Our best long-term surveys and statistics show Boomer and Xer teens were no happier or more “together” than teens are today. Elders: cut out your boasting, and Gen Z: don't believe them!
mikemales.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary data, and the same goes for counterclaims.
There's insufficient data for 2020+ to say whether secular trends will last. But secular trends are not inconsistent with ⬇️ "very happy" with ⬆️ smart phone uptake. But also maybe happiness was a millennial blip...
There's insufficient data for 2020+ to say whether secular trends will last. But secular trends are not inconsistent with ⬇️ "very happy" with ⬆️ smart phone uptake. But also maybe happiness was a millennial blip...
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I feel like I've seen this before:
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I feel like I've seen this before:
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
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Today is 105 year anniversary of Ocoee Election Day Massacre. On 11/2/1920 a white mob murdered 30 Black people, & burned 25 Black owned homes & Black churches—all b/c Black people dared exercise the right to vote
Ocoee's entire Black community was exiled. No Black American moved back in until 1980
Ocoee's entire Black community was exiled. No Black American moved back in until 1980
November 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Today is 105 year anniversary of Ocoee Election Day Massacre. On 11/2/1920 a white mob murdered 30 Black people, & burned 25 Black owned homes & Black churches—all b/c Black people dared exercise the right to vote
Ocoee's entire Black community was exiled. No Black American moved back in until 1980
Ocoee's entire Black community was exiled. No Black American moved back in until 1980
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When there is a random way to do something, there is a less random way that is better but requires more thought. In this case, regression models that make no sense don't belong in a multiverse analysis. An inferential regression without a causal justification is like an opinion without reasons.
October 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When there is a random way to do something, there is a less random way that is better but requires more thought. In this case, regression models that make no sense don't belong in a multiverse analysis. An inferential regression without a causal justification is like an opinion without reasons.
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No surprises here - removed or altered data sets include health data, and other data related to climate change, air pollution, etc., which enable threats to health and wellbeing and health inequities to be tracked and intervened upon.
A Shortlist of Federal Data the Trump Administration Has Tampered With or Destroyed
The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
No surprises here - removed or altered data sets include health data, and other data related to climate change, air pollution, etc., which enable threats to health and wellbeing and health inequities to be tracked and intervened upon.
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OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
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Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.
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Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
September 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Alejandra is not overselling this. This executive order, if weaponized by a lawless administration like Trump, could lead to the dismantling of institutional/nonprofit opposition to Trump.
It can also be used for surveillance and disruption ops similar to the civil rights era and red scare.
It can also be used for surveillance and disruption ops similar to the civil rights era and red scare.
Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
September 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Alejandra is not overselling this. This executive order, if weaponized by a lawless administration like Trump, could lead to the dismantling of institutional/nonprofit opposition to Trump.
It can also be used for surveillance and disruption ops similar to the civil rights era and red scare.
It can also be used for surveillance and disruption ops similar to the civil rights era and red scare.
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I spent Tuesday night at a vigil for Datch in Hong Lim Park. Years ago, Singaporeans could gather outside Changi Prison for vigils for death row prisoners. These days, no matter how small the gathering outside the prison, people will be subject to police investigations and risk criminal prosecution.
September 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I spent Tuesday night at a vigil for Datch in Hong Lim Park. Years ago, Singaporeans could gather outside Changi Prison for vigils for death row prisoners. These days, no matter how small the gathering outside the prison, people will be subject to police investigations and risk criminal prosecution.
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I've said this before, but I feel pretty strongly that the building of concentration camps - and now, the inevitable disappearance of 1,800 people from those camps - is the biggest story in American public health right now that isn't being treated like one
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I've said this before, but I feel pretty strongly that the building of concentration camps - and now, the inevitable disappearance of 1,800 people from those camps - is the biggest story in American public health right now that isn't being treated like one
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“There are >3x as many people in the U.S. with sickle cell disease as cystic fibrosis- yet CF receives 10x more research funding, a disparity long fueled by race and visibility. This inequity doesn’t persist by accident; it reflects a collective comfort with certain kinds of suffering and dying.”
My Patient Is Fighting For His Life — And There’s A Border Patrol Agent Camped Outside His Hospital Room — HuffPost
apple.news
September 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“There are >3x as many people in the U.S. with sickle cell disease as cystic fibrosis- yet CF receives 10x more research funding, a disparity long fueled by race and visibility. This inequity doesn’t persist by accident; it reflects a collective comfort with certain kinds of suffering and dying.”
American Born Chinese catching strays 😭
September 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
American Born Chinese catching strays 😭