@carriedahl.bsky.social
Pragmatic progressive, public health professional, lifelong student. Hobbies include reading, playing political pundit with my friends, and rolling my eyes. A lot.
So many issues. So few characters. Ultimately, some loss of "personal freedom" is the price we pay for living in a civil society. Not to mention that vaccines are safer than many things we encounter daily - like being in a car.
Opinion | What Morbidity Hath Secretary Kennedy Wrought?
A choice is not a choice when swamped with vaccine disinformation
www.medpagetoday.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
So many issues. So few characters. Ultimately, some loss of "personal freedom" is the price we pay for living in a civil society. Not to mention that vaccines are safer than many things we encounter daily - like being in a car.
IF ONLY Cassidy could have done something to avoid this...
Cassidy rips RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change, says it’s ‘based on no scientific input’
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who cast a critical vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, on Monday blasted the reduction of the childhood immun…
thehill.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
IF ONLY Cassidy could have done something to avoid this...
The U.S. is an "outlier" among developed nations because we do not prioritize a medical system for everyone and instead rely on a medical system prioritizing profit over people.
RFK Jr. Slashes Number of Recommended Vaccines
'It won't work and can't end well,' one vaccine expert said
www.medpagetoday.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The U.S. is an "outlier" among developed nations because we do not prioritize a medical system for everyone and instead rely on a medical system prioritizing profit over people.
Parking Lot Triage: What a Pediatrician Is Seeing Amid Measles Outbreak www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/g...
Parking Lot Triage: What a Pediatrician Is Seeing Amid Measles Outbreak
At a clinic in South Carolina, pandemic-era precautions and worries about system overload
www.medpagetoday.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Parking Lot Triage: What a Pediatrician Is Seeing Amid Measles Outbreak www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/g...
When you are lazy and want to prove a point (that is actually a lie).
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
(Published November)
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
(Published November)
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
January 1, 2026 at 3:20 AM
When you are lazy and want to prove a point (that is actually a lie).
I Was Wrong About RFK Jr. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/pres...
Opinion | I Was Wrong About RFK Jr.
In early 2025, I was overly optimistic he might get a thing or two right for public health
www.medpagetoday.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I Was Wrong About RFK Jr. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/pres...
When the ridiculousness is all over, these medical doctors who had a part in it should lose their licenses. I mean, they should lose them now, but I'm not waiting for that to happen.
Lyme Disease Did Not Come From a Secret Military Lab, Contrary to FDA Chief's Claim
Bacterium that causes it circulated long before the lab opened, decades of evidence show
www.medpagetoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When the ridiculousness is all over, these medical doctors who had a part in it should lose their licenses. I mean, they should lose them now, but I'm not waiting for that to happen.
Being the director of the FBI and releasing a couples podcast while a mass shooter is on the loose is a wild choice
lot of awful and insane stuff going on. but if you really want to have a brain bleed this holiday season don't lose sight of Stephen Miller's wife doing a video podcast with the FBI director and his gf about their love life
December 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Yes! 😆
Please note - @kollagesquare.bsky.social did *not* endorse this DPN holder; this is all my shenanigans 😌
As a middle-aged white woman I buried the last of those when I turned 40 😑
#KnitSky 🧶
As a middle-aged white woman I buried the last of those when I turned 40 😑
#KnitSky 🧶
December 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Yes! 😆
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Michelle Obama always keeps it real. That’s why we love her.
This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder.
This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder.
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Michelle Obama always keeps it real. That’s why we love her.
This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder.
This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder.
This.
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This.
Don’t even get me started on Zyn.
Tim Miller: "Tucker simultaneously claims that Zyn is the product for people that want to put the nicotine—insert the nicotine pouch anally; and that his product is for people that want, to want to put them in their gums and wanna get extra."
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Don’t even get me started on Zyn.
Evaluation and maintenance are important to monitor patient progress, identify barriers, and address concerns. Just because there wasn't a "procedure" doesn't make it less important. Having to review and resubmit claims is just one more reason medical care costs are so high - administration.
Some Health Plans Automatically Downcode Office Visit Claims
'This is wrong and should be illegal,' one provider group says
www.medpagetoday.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Evaluation and maintenance are important to monitor patient progress, identify barriers, and address concerns. Just because there wasn't a "procedure" doesn't make it less important. Having to review and resubmit claims is just one more reason medical care costs are so high - administration.
What’s as concerning as the plastic in cigarettes is the greenwashing by the industry.
Dirty Secrets: How the Tobacco Industry Destroys the Environment & Hides It - STOP
From pollution to water usage to waterway contamination, tobacco is destroying the environment. Learn how the industry poisons our planet.
exposetobacco.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What’s as concerning as the plastic in cigarettes is the greenwashing by the industry.
Vapes are harmful to health.
Mexico threatens eight years of jail in crackdown on vape sales reut.rs/3KDKZEz
Mexico threatens eight years of jail in crackdown on vape sales
Mexico's Senate has passed legal reforms that could impose up to eight years in jail and fines of up to 226,000 pesos ($12,500) for the production or sale of vapes and electronic cigarettes, a massive ramp-up of enforcement measures that critics call overly restrictive.
reut.rs
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Vapes are harmful to health.
"Kennedy garnered the lion's share of judges' votes for his baseless claims about causes of autism that have baffled the public and angered medical experts."
Baffled and angry. These are definitely 2025 descriptors.
Baffled and angry. These are definitely 2025 descriptors.
RFK Jr. Tops This Year's Shkreli Awards
Others called out for greed or fraud in unsafe practices that harmed, sometimes killed, patients
www.medpagetoday.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Kennedy garnered the lion's share of judges' votes for his baseless claims about causes of autism that have baffled the public and angered medical experts."
Baffled and angry. These are definitely 2025 descriptors.
Baffled and angry. These are definitely 2025 descriptors.
This is a great explainer about adjuvant aluminum salt in vaccines and why adjuvants are necessary.
You know what products DO have heavy metals in them and ARE dangerous? Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and synthetic nicotine pouches.
You know what products DO have heavy metals in them and ARE dangerous? Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and synthetic nicotine pouches.
How Do We Know Aluminum Adjuvants in Vaccines Are Safe?
An explainer on vaccine adjuvant science and safety
www.medpagetoday.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is a great explainer about adjuvant aluminum salt in vaccines and why adjuvants are necessary.
You know what products DO have heavy metals in them and ARE dangerous? Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and synthetic nicotine pouches.
You know what products DO have heavy metals in them and ARE dangerous? Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and synthetic nicotine pouches.
America Has Become a Digital Narco-State
When I first started reading this, I substituted "heroin" for "tobacco." Whether it's tobacco, heroin, or social media, we are in dangerous public health territory.
When I first started reading this, I substituted "heroin" for "tobacco." Whether it's tobacco, heroin, or social media, we are in dangerous public health territory.
America Has Become a Digital Narco-State
Social media giants have bought our government, and are trying to bully Europe
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
America Has Become a Digital Narco-State
When I first started reading this, I substituted "heroin" for "tobacco." Whether it's tobacco, heroin, or social media, we are in dangerous public health territory.
When I first started reading this, I substituted "heroin" for "tobacco." Whether it's tobacco, heroin, or social media, we are in dangerous public health territory.
The science is telling us that these vaccines are not only safe but also effective. Since the hepatitis B virus vaccination at birth was adopted in 1991, infant infections have dropped by more than 95%. This is a win. Delaying the vaccine is not.
Delaying Hep B Vaccine in Infants Carries Significant Risks, Report Warns
Ahead of vaccine advisory meeting, evidence review finds hepatitis B vaccine 'remarkably safe'
www.medpagetoday.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The science is telling us that these vaccines are not only safe but also effective. Since the hepatitis B virus vaccination at birth was adopted in 1991, infant infections have dropped by more than 95%. This is a win. Delaying the vaccine is not.
“Trump posts late night unhinged/angry/crazed/rambling/etc rant on Truth Social” is not late-breaking news. It would be if he DIDN’T.
December 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“Trump posts late night unhinged/angry/crazed/rambling/etc rant on Truth Social” is not late-breaking news. It would be if he DIDN’T.
Top Ivermectin Prescriber Now in CDC's Second Highest Position www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus...
Opinion | Top Ivermectin Prescriber Now in CDC's Second Highest Position
Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, has a questionable public health track record
www.medpagetoday.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Top Ivermectin Prescriber Now in CDC's Second Highest Position www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus...
Read article re: a concerning increase in cancer prevalence. Then I read about how “cool” smoking is. Meanwhile, CDC Ofc on Smoking & Health is gone; . Tobacco control funding to states is gone. Don’t believe Big Tobacco’s “concern” re: tobacco in media. This is their game plan.
Celebrities Are Making Smoking Cigarettes Cool Again
Cigarettes are resurfacing in pop music and movies, raising fears that a yearslong decline in smoking rates could reverse.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Read article re: a concerning increase in cancer prevalence. Then I read about how “cool” smoking is. Meanwhile, CDC Ofc on Smoking & Health is gone; . Tobacco control funding to states is gone. Don’t believe Big Tobacco’s “concern” re: tobacco in media. This is their game plan.
"Thoughts and tariffs" is a brilliant response.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Thoughts and tariffs" is a brilliant response.
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Just going to put this right here.
Childhood fluoride exposure and cognition across the life course
Childhood fluoride exposure is associated with higher academic achievement in high school.
www.science.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Just going to put this right here.