Andrew Yockey, PhD
@yockeyandrew.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Public Health at Ole Miss. Stats and Methods Editor, J Surgery Medicine and Public Health; Stats Editor, J of Addiction Medicine 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Views my own. He/him.
Cannot stop thinking about this amazing meal I had at Wayfarer Tavern last night
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Cannot stop thinking about this amazing meal I had at Wayfarer Tavern last night
Great to be the methodologist on this new article examining the effects of training load, mileage, and perceived exertion on injury among athletes. Check it out!
www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/13...
www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/13...
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Great to be the methodologist on this new article examining the effects of training load, mileage, and perceived exertion on injury among athletes. Check it out!
www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/13...
www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/13...
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HIRING: researchers, engineers, economists and lab technicians for the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
Our labs are in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
20 open positions: recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancies
🧪 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
Our labs are in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
20 open positions: recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancies
🧪 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
HIRING: researchers, engineers, economists and lab technicians for the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
Our labs are in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
20 open positions: recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancies
🧪 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
Our labs are in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
20 open positions: recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancies
🧪 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
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Undercooked turkey remains a leading cause of Thanksgiving illness. An immunologist explains why 78% of people still wash their raw poultry despite federal warnings against it since 2005.
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Don’t let food poisoning crash your Thanksgiving dinner
A few precautions as you prepare your Thanksgiving feast will help keep gastrointestinal distress out of your holiday gathering.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Undercooked turkey remains a leading cause of Thanksgiving illness. An immunologist explains why 78% of people still wash their raw poultry despite federal warnings against it since 2005.
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A Battle with My Blood www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A Battle with My Blood www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Reason number 283849282 Congress MUST impeach and remove RFK Jr.
www.standupforscience.net/taking-down-...
www.standupforscience.net/taking-down-...
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reason number 283849282 Congress MUST impeach and remove RFK Jr.
www.standupforscience.net/taking-down-...
www.standupforscience.net/taking-down-...
One of my team’s newest articles highlighting suicidal behaviors among LGB+ youth. Check it out! Collaborating with the excellent @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social is always a plus!
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November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One of my team’s newest articles highlighting suicidal behaviors among LGB+ youth. Check it out! Collaborating with the excellent @rachelhoopsick.bsky.social is always a plus!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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It's official: The CDC is no longer trustworthy.
Its website contradicts 40+ high-quality studies involving 5.6 MILLION people.
The reason? RFK Jr. is Health Secretary.
This is what happens when politics replaces science.
Its website contradicts 40+ high-quality studies involving 5.6 MILLION people.
The reason? RFK Jr. is Health Secretary.
This is what happens when politics replaces science.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It's official: The CDC is no longer trustworthy.
Its website contradicts 40+ high-quality studies involving 5.6 MILLION people.
The reason? RFK Jr. is Health Secretary.
This is what happens when politics replaces science.
Its website contradicts 40+ high-quality studies involving 5.6 MILLION people.
The reason? RFK Jr. is Health Secretary.
This is what happens when politics replaces science.
Come check us out in San Fran at APA!
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Come check us out in San Fran at APA!
I’m going to be a guest editor for a psych epi issue in Epidemiologia! Link coming soon. Think of ideas and submit!
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I’m going to be a guest editor for a psych epi issue in Epidemiologia! Link coming soon. Think of ideas and submit!
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The real threat to the "dignity of work" isn’t entitlement benefits like Medicaid — it’s the policy failings that continue to leave jobs unsafe, wages flat, and healthcare out of reach. theopinionpages.com/2025/11/real...
Real Threat to Dignity of Work? Not Medicaid, It’s Policy | The Opinion Pages
As the federal government is poised to end the longest shutdown in history, it is noteworthy that Rep. Erin Houcin (R-Ind.) recently claimed that reinstating Medicaid work requirements would restore t...
theopinionpages.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The real threat to the "dignity of work" isn’t entitlement benefits like Medicaid — it’s the policy failings that continue to leave jobs unsafe, wages flat, and healthcare out of reach. theopinionpages.com/2025/11/real...
Check out our newest research in Am J Addictions highlighting the disparities in substance use between LGB+ and non-LGB youth!
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September 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Check out our newest research in Am J Addictions highlighting the disparities in substance use between LGB+ and non-LGB youth!
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We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
September 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could for now cancel NIH grants that the government said were related to diversity.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research
The court’s order was fractured, with the justices splitting over whether individual cancellations and the policy behind them could be challenged in a federal trial court.
nyti.ms
August 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could for now cancel NIH grants that the government said were related to diversity.
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🔥 CDC staff have something to say:
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health."
From an anonymous letter posted by current & former staffers
www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health."
From an anonymous letter posted by current & former staffers
www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...
Read the Letter — Save HHS
Public servants and allies are standing together to demand work environments free from violence, accountability for leaders and policymakers who put everyday Americans in danger, and public health lea...
www.savehhs.org
August 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
🔥 CDC staff have something to say:
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health."
From an anonymous letter posted by current & former staffers
www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health."
From an anonymous letter posted by current & former staffers
www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...
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An estimated 93,000 will die a premature death due to the loss of SNAP between now and 2039.
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ party would rather people sink deeper into poverty and food insecurity than get the essential assistance they need to buy groceries.
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ party would rather people sink deeper into poverty and food insecurity than get the essential assistance they need to buy groceries.
August 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
An estimated 93,000 will die a premature death due to the loss of SNAP between now and 2039.
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ party would rather people sink deeper into poverty and food insecurity than get the essential assistance they need to buy groceries.
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ party would rather people sink deeper into poverty and food insecurity than get the essential assistance they need to buy groceries.
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Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
August 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
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Princeton Psychology & Neuroscience are looking to hire a joint assistant professor doing computational, clinical, and/or neuroimaging research, w/ PhD in Psych, Neuro, CS or related. 👇
puwebp.princeton.edu
August 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Princeton Psychology & Neuroscience are looking to hire a joint assistant professor doing computational, clinical, and/or neuroimaging research, w/ PhD in Psych, Neuro, CS or related. 👇
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"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
www.motherjones.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
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Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, introduced his daughter to the world in 2022. Our Seoul bureau chief analyzed North Korean state propaganda for signs that Kim Ju-ae is being primed to possibly one day become her father's successor. Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
August 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, introduced his daughter to the world in 2022. Our Seoul bureau chief analyzed North Korean state propaganda for signs that Kim Ju-ae is being primed to possibly one day become her father's successor. Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Winning!!! 🤡
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Winning!!! 🤡
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Make America Healthy Again by stopping medical research that prepares us to fight rapidly evolving respiratory viruses... odd take. No actually, it's a deadly take.
August 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Make America Healthy Again by stopping medical research that prepares us to fight rapidly evolving respiratory viruses... odd take. No actually, it's a deadly take.