Berna Diehl
@bernadiehl.bsky.social
Health & science comms professional. Cloud nerd. Gardener. Possibly Maisy’s favorite human.
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With the politicization and thereby death of MMWR, kudos to @nejm.org for stepping into that breach with
Public Health Alerts — A New Section in NEJM Evidence, in Partnership with CIDRAP
evidence.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
Public Health Alerts — A New Section in NEJM Evidence, in Partnership with CIDRAP
evidence.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
Public Health Alerts — A New Section in NEJM Evidence, in Partnership with CIDRAP
Public Health Alerts, a new section in NEJM Evidence, brought about through a new
partnership with CIDRAP, seeks to advance our core mission: improving human health
by putting actionable data in th...
evidence.nejm.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
With the politicization and thereby death of MMWR, kudos to @nejm.org for stepping into that breach with
Public Health Alerts — A New Section in NEJM Evidence, in Partnership with CIDRAP
evidence.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
Public Health Alerts — A New Section in NEJM Evidence, in Partnership with CIDRAP
evidence.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
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Also we've fetishized "debate” in these spaces as some kind of civic good, when what matters is competence, trust, shared purpose. Medicine, engineering, boardrooms aren’t organized around debate or requirements of false balance. We've poisoned public discourse by insisting it be adversarial.
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Also we've fetishized "debate” in these spaces as some kind of civic good, when what matters is competence, trust, shared purpose. Medicine, engineering, boardrooms aren’t organized around debate or requirements of false balance. We've poisoned public discourse by insisting it be adversarial.
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I'm a solo consultant, so I'm very choosy about my subscriptions. I subscribed to @statnews.com last year and recently re-upped without hesitation. It's incredibly good reporting and worth every penny.
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August 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I'm a solo consultant, so I'm very choosy about my subscriptions. I subscribed to @statnews.com last year and recently re-upped without hesitation. It's incredibly good reporting and worth every penny.
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Vaccine hesitancy and misinformation is eroding public confidence in immunization, a new study found
www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/v...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/v...
Childhood vaccination coverage was falling across the globe even before Covid
Childhood vaccinations coverage slowed significantly even before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study found.
www.statnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Vaccine hesitancy and misinformation is eroding public confidence in immunization, a new study found
www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/v...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/v...
For all the times you’ve wondered what the underside of a dew-covered funnel spider web looks like…
October 3, 2023 at 1:55 AM
For all the times you’ve wondered what the underside of a dew-covered funnel spider web looks like…
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(U.S.) Every household can place an order for four more COVID tests! Do so here: https://www.covid.gov/tests
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COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests
Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.
www.covid.gov
September 25, 2023 at 10:51 AM
(U.S.) Every household can place an order for four more COVID tests! Do so here: https://www.covid.gov/tests
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PSA: If you scheduled your COVID booster for this week, call before you go. Arrived at my appt this morning at CVS & was told they hadn't yet received supplies to administer shots. No cancellation or notice.
September 18, 2023 at 3:08 PM
PSA: If you scheduled your COVID booster for this week, call before you go. Arrived at my appt this morning at CVS & was told they hadn't yet received supplies to administer shots. No cancellation or notice.
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Pfizer gets it COVID US booster APPROVAL for 12 & up. Under 12 is EUA. Believe this is the first time a booster has been fully approved not authorized for emergency use.
#healthpolicy
#healthpolicy
Pfizer and BioNTech Receive U.S. FDA Approval for 2023-2024 COVID-19 Vaccine
This season’s vaccine is tailored to the SARS-CoV-2 XBB.1.5 sublineage and indicated as a single dose for most individuals 5 years of age and older Pre-clinical data show that the updated COVID-19 v...
investors.pfizer.com
September 11, 2023 at 5:56 PM
Pfizer gets it COVID US booster APPROVAL for 12 & up. Under 12 is EUA. Believe this is the first time a booster has been fully approved not authorized for emergency use.
#healthpolicy
#healthpolicy
This portrait of Maisy is called “Woman eating ice cream.”
September 8, 2023 at 3:29 AM
This portrait of Maisy is called “Woman eating ice cream.”
Drop something blue from your gallery.
September 8, 2023 at 12:22 AM
Drop something blue from your gallery.
When the garden loves you back…
August 27, 2023 at 1:01 PM
When the garden loves you back…
Mandatory cute doggie intro post. Maisy says hi.
August 23, 2023 at 12:46 AM
Mandatory cute doggie intro post. Maisy says hi.