Seth Trueger
@mdaware.org
ER doc at Northwestern & @BedsideMedNU.bsky.social
interests include social media for medical journals and medical education, health policy, and airway management
amateur guitar gear nerd
opinions are mine, arent medical advice
ja.ma/seth
interests include social media for medical journals and medical education, health policy, and airway management
amateur guitar gear nerd
opinions are mine, arent medical advice
ja.ma/seth
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Seth Trueger
@mdaware.org
· Feb 4
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
The facts are available, if you look for them
🛟 medsky 🧪 😷 idsky sociology
The facts are available, if you look for them
🛟 medsky 🧪 😷 idsky sociology
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
www.statnews.com
I don’t think non physicians realize how for real physicians, vaccines is a controversy like flat earth or creationism or birds aren’t real
"No true Scotsman" actually holds here
it's hard to really describe how baffling this is, how frustrating its been to see grow and how high the price will be
"No true Scotsman" actually holds here
it's hard to really describe how baffling this is, how frustrating its been to see grow and how high the price will be
how im rolling up to thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
how im rolling up to thanksgiving
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Frikkin amazing stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Frikkin amazing stuff.
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“it’s called the salmon of meat” will stick with me for a while lol
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“it’s called the salmon of meat” will stick with me for a while lol
instead i hoard avocado toast
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
instead i hoard avocado toast
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Just in time for Thanksgiving Republicans are pro-roasted children left in hot cars.
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just in time for Thanksgiving Republicans are pro-roasted children left in hot cars.
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nirav shah not mincing words re: the new principle deputy director of CDC. good report from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
nirav shah not mincing words re: the new principle deputy director of CDC. good report from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
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I ran across this 1896 editorial in a medical journal.
The author is discussing a smallpox outbreak in Gloucester, England (pop 42,000). The town was a hotbed of anti-vaxxers until there was a massive outbreak.
At that point, 25,000 people lined up for smallpox vaccines.
The author is discussing a smallpox outbreak in Gloucester, England (pop 42,000). The town was a hotbed of anti-vaxxers until there was a massive outbreak.
At that point, 25,000 people lined up for smallpox vaccines.
An Object Lesson for Antivaccinists
An official website of the United States government
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I ran across this 1896 editorial in a medical journal.
The author is discussing a smallpox outbreak in Gloucester, England (pop 42,000). The town was a hotbed of anti-vaxxers until there was a massive outbreak.
At that point, 25,000 people lined up for smallpox vaccines.
The author is discussing a smallpox outbreak in Gloucester, England (pop 42,000). The town was a hotbed of anti-vaxxers until there was a massive outbreak.
At that point, 25,000 people lined up for smallpox vaccines.
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Getting vaccinated is the real punk rock.
Getting vaccinated is the real counter cultural move.
Getting vaccinated is the real counter cultural move.
CDC’s new top deputy had ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations amid a flu surge www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2
Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Getting vaccinated is the real punk rock.
Getting vaccinated is the real counter cultural move.
Getting vaccinated is the real counter cultural move.
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"The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals."
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals."
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absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
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In this study of infants in Italy, nirsevimab population coverage of 79% was associated with a lower population-level and individual-level hazard of RSV hospitalization. ja.ma/4o6uaQ4
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In this study of infants in Italy, nirsevimab population coverage of 79% was associated with a lower population-level and individual-level hazard of RSV hospitalization. ja.ma/4o6uaQ4
super interesting!
will note:
1- "the absolute risk increase was small (0.02%)"
2- the comparison was amoxicillin and cephalosporins, ie, no MRSA coverage
OA article at @jamanetworkopen.com : jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
will note:
1- "the absolute risk increase was small (0.02%)"
2- the comparison was amoxicillin and cephalosporins, ie, no MRSA coverage
OA article at @jamanetworkopen.com : jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole carries a very low (but real) risk of causing ARDS.
Duration of therapy is a risk factor (>7 days).
Could likely be minimized by avoiding unnecessarily long courses.
TMP-SMX is usually well tolerated, but can wreak havok (SJS, ARDS, drug-induced meningitis). #EMIMCC
Duration of therapy is a risk factor (>7 days).
Could likely be minimized by avoiding unnecessarily long courses.
TMP-SMX is usually well tolerated, but can wreak havok (SJS, ARDS, drug-induced meningitis). #EMIMCC
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
super interesting!
will note:
1- "the absolute risk increase was small (0.02%)"
2- the comparison was amoxicillin and cephalosporins, ie, no MRSA coverage
OA article at @jamanetworkopen.com : jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
will note:
1- "the absolute risk increase was small (0.02%)"
2- the comparison was amoxicillin and cephalosporins, ie, no MRSA coverage
OA article at @jamanetworkopen.com : jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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One does not simply walk into Mordor. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly, Charlie Brown.
somehow, Palpitine returned, Charlie Brown
When a man's partner is killed he's supposed to do something about it, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
One does not simply walk into Mordor. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly, Charlie Brown.
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America has a major nursing workforce shortage. We need hundreds of thousands more.
Is it any surprise the Trump team has decided to make it *harder* for aspiring nurses to afford nursing school?
Yet another healthcare “policy” that will harm our future.
Is it any surprise the Trump team has decided to make it *harder* for aspiring nurses to afford nursing school?
Yet another healthcare “policy” that will harm our future.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
America has a major nursing workforce shortage. We need hundreds of thousands more.
Is it any surprise the Trump team has decided to make it *harder* for aspiring nurses to afford nursing school?
Yet another healthcare “policy” that will harm our future.
Is it any surprise the Trump team has decided to make it *harder* for aspiring nurses to afford nursing school?
Yet another healthcare “policy” that will harm our future.
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You know what has been a science triumph of epic proportion in my lifetime? The fight to diminish the damage wrought by HIV/AIDS. I really hope this is not the start of Bobby and Bhattacharaya returning us to the ravages of “herd immunity”.
Hearing news that Carl Dieffenbach, the Director of the Division of AIDS at #NIH (NIAID), has been removed from his position because he was "not aligned with HHS/OMB."
Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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Russell Vought continues to remove great scientists as part of the Project 2025 mission to politicize and destroy NIH.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
You know what has been a science triumph of epic proportion in my lifetime? The fight to diminish the damage wrought by HIV/AIDS. I really hope this is not the start of Bobby and Bhattacharaya returning us to the ravages of “herd immunity”.
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This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is a story about how America’s world-leading cancer and dementia research system was destroyed by frauds and naifs who broke the law.
There must be consequences.
There must be consequences.
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Banning thimerisol only makes vaccines more expensive, increasing health care costs. At the same time, RFK Jr did not object to Trump administration regulations increasing #mercury exposure in air pollution. #science
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/c...
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Banning thimerisol only makes vaccines more expensive, increasing health care costs. At the same time, RFK Jr did not object to Trump administration regulations increasing #mercury exposure in air pollution. #science
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/c...
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You should only have to provide a formatted reference if the source doesn't have a DOI.
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
You should only have to provide a formatted reference if the source doesn't have a DOI.
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What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?
somehow, Palpitine returned, Charlie Brown
When a man's partner is killed he's supposed to do something about it, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
somehow, Palpitine returned, Charlie Brown
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every fucking year man
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
every fucking year man
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I feel for the hardworking public health professionals of the CDC
Betrayed by leadership.
Shot at by right-wing terrorist.
Targeted by DOGE.
Watching their career’s work be destroyed.
Those that stay in the hope of rebuilding have my respect. Those that can’t stay like this have my understanding 😢
Betrayed by leadership.
Shot at by right-wing terrorist.
Targeted by DOGE.
Watching their career’s work be destroyed.
Those that stay in the hope of rebuilding have my respect. Those that can’t stay like this have my understanding 😢
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog, and the agency's employees are not happy about it.
The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog, and the agency's employees are not happy about it.
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I feel for the hardworking public health professionals of the CDC
Betrayed by leadership.
Shot at by right-wing terrorist.
Targeted by DOGE.
Watching their career’s work be destroyed.
Those that stay in the hope of rebuilding have my respect. Those that can’t stay like this have my understanding 😢
Betrayed by leadership.
Shot at by right-wing terrorist.
Targeted by DOGE.
Watching their career’s work be destroyed.
Those that stay in the hope of rebuilding have my respect. Those that can’t stay like this have my understanding 😢
*minor changes intensfi*
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
*minor changes intensfi*
damnit seth
every time IG tricks me into checking threads i regret it bsky.app/profile/mdaw...
ugh I got tricked into checking threads and now I’m mad at someone who tried to explain that PEMDAS is wrong and his explanation just showed he didn’t understand PEMDAS and he even had a diagram I wanted to do this to
November 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
damnit seth