Elizabeth
@elizabethbramhall.bsky.social
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DrPH candidate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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DrPH candidate at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
All opinions are my own
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In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...
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BREAKING:
Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public.
In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.
Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public.
In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
BREAKING:
Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public.
In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.
Jack Smith is requesting that Congress and the Justice Dept. let him testify in public.
In new letters to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Smith says he wants to testify "in open hearings" because of "the many mischaracterizations" around his investigations.
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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Taylor Swift announces ‘The Release Party of A Showgirl’ coming to theatres, featuring the premiere of “The Fate of Ophelia” music video.
September 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Taylor Swift announces ‘The Release Party of A Showgirl’ coming to theatres, featuring the premiere of “The Fate of Ophelia” music video.
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Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?
4 things to know about the vaccine ingredient thimerosal
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?
n.pr
July 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended against flu shots containing the ingredient thimerosal. Why is the additive, safely used since the 1930s, being questioned again?
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Feeding 8+ billion people is challenging, especially with climate change threatening food security. Microbes offer powerful solutions like biofertilizers & biochar to boost sustainable agriculture. Explore their potential in the latest issue of Microcosm: asm.social/2u5
July 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Feeding 8+ billion people is challenging, especially with climate change threatening food security. Microbes offer powerful solutions like biofertilizers & biochar to boost sustainable agriculture. Explore their potential in the latest issue of Microcosm: asm.social/2u5
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Bayer is asking state legislatures and the US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming that exposure to a federally approved pesticide caused a person to get cancer. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
Bayer moves to block lawsuits that claim glyphosate causes cancer
After paying billions, company seeks state laws and US Supreme Court ruling barring such cases
cen.acs.org
June 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Bayer is asking state legislatures and the US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming that exposure to a federally approved pesticide caused a person to get cancer. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
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💥 🏛️ 🧪 NIH Grant Awards are Reportedly Resuming Along with Notices of Funding Opportunities
Earlier, several NIH staffers told me that NIH awards that had been held are being issued now. Bunches of them.
Wonder if this report from the WaPo (gift link) has to do with it.
Wonder if this report from the WaPo (gift link) has to do with it.
DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions
The DOGE team’s loss of control is the latest sign of its declining influence following Elon Musk’s departure from Washington.
wapo.st
June 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
💥 🏛️ 🧪 NIH Grant Awards are Reportedly Resuming Along with Notices of Funding Opportunities
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Media cannot keep both-siding miasma vs germ theory—or decades of data on life-saving vaccines.
If Hegseth said the military can’t deploy abroad because the earth is flat and troops might fall off, we’d treat it as absurd.
It should be the same when RFK Jr. does it.
If Hegseth said the military can’t deploy abroad because the earth is flat and troops might fall off, we’d treat it as absurd.
It should be the same when RFK Jr. does it.
June 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Media cannot keep both-siding miasma vs germ theory—or decades of data on life-saving vaccines.
If Hegseth said the military can’t deploy abroad because the earth is flat and troops might fall off, we’d treat it as absurd.
It should be the same when RFK Jr. does it.
If Hegseth said the military can’t deploy abroad because the earth is flat and troops might fall off, we’d treat it as absurd.
It should be the same when RFK Jr. does it.
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Former NIH director Francis Collins speaks out about why he left NIH:
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
Former NIH chief calls research cuts “careless” and “heartless”
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, lauds lifesaving research supported by the National Institutes of Health, explains why he left, and warns of scientific brain drain.
www.aamc.org
June 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Former NIH director Francis Collins speaks out about why he left NIH:
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
“I didn’t feel I could raise alarms about the harms that were being done to medical research. I was prohibited from speaking about it.”
#medsky
www.aamc.org/news/former-...
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Twice-yearly lenacapavir just won FDA approval for PrEP - closest thing we have to an HIV vaccine.
Trials showed ≥99.9% protection
But approval doesn’t equal access.
The science delivered. Now policy has to. apnews.com/article/hiv-...
Trials showed ≥99.9% protection
But approval doesn’t equal access.
The science delivered. Now policy has to. apnews.com/article/hiv-...
The world's only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission -- if people can get it
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV. In two groundbreaking studies, Gilead Sciences’ shot, a drug named lenacapavir, nearly eliminated new i...
apnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Twice-yearly lenacapavir just won FDA approval for PrEP - closest thing we have to an HIV vaccine.
Trials showed ≥99.9% protection
But approval doesn’t equal access.
The science delivered. Now policy has to. apnews.com/article/hiv-...
Trials showed ≥99.9% protection
But approval doesn’t equal access.
The science delivered. Now policy has to. apnews.com/article/hiv-...
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Do you hear the people sing?
June 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Do you hear the people sing?
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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
June 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
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"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
June 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
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Whatever it is, this is my favourite sport.
June 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Whatever it is, this is my favourite sport.
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The collapse in American science did not occur overnight. As our book #scienceundersiege highlights: it evolved over years @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
and was organized/deliberate. Science/scientists were targeted for political/autocratic control/personal financial gain
and was organized/deliberate. Science/scientists were targeted for political/autocratic control/personal financial gain
May 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The collapse in American science did not occur overnight. As our book #scienceundersiege highlights: it evolved over years @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
and was organized/deliberate. Science/scientists were targeted for political/autocratic control/personal financial gain
and was organized/deliberate. Science/scientists were targeted for political/autocratic control/personal financial gain
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Taylor Swift announced on Friday that she had bought back the rights to her first six albums. Swift said that her record-breaking Eras Tour helped make her acquisition of the masters. She did not disclose the price. nyti.ms/3FgfXzZ
May 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Taylor Swift announced on Friday that she had bought back the rights to her first six albums. Swift said that her record-breaking Eras Tour helped make her acquisition of the masters. She did not disclose the price. nyti.ms/3FgfXzZ
This is what happens when you underfund and haphazardly cut public health initiatives and research. New World Screwworm unlocked a new type of horror for me since I learned about it.
#publichealth
#publichealth
Before screwworms were eradicated in the U.S., every cut, every scratch, every navel of a newborn calf threatened to turn fatal. Now the parasites are heading back toward us. @sarahzhang.bsky.social reports:
The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming
After a decades-long campaign to beat the parasites down to Panama, they’re speeding back up north.
bit.ly
May 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is what happens when you underfund and haphazardly cut public health initiatives and research. New World Screwworm unlocked a new type of horror for me since I learned about it.
#publichealth
#publichealth
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Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
May 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
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"This is what we were voting for!"
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
May 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"This is what we were voting for!"
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
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Congress established NIOSH in 1970 under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to “assure as far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources.”
May 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Congress established NIOSH in 1970 under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to “assure as far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources.”
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Over 90% of NIOSH employees have received “reduction-in-force” letters, placing them on administrative leave ahead of permanent layoffs.
May 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Over 90% of NIOSH employees have received “reduction-in-force” letters, placing them on administrative leave ahead of permanent layoffs.
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The American Society for Microbiology is committed to ensuring that scientific research is conducted adhering to strict standards for biosafety and biosecurity, but pausing research is not the path forward. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...
Pausing Research Not a Path to Better Biosafety & Biosecurity
The American Society for Microbiology is committed to ensuring that scientific research is conducted adhering to strict standards for biosafety and biosecurity.
asm.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The American Society for Microbiology is committed to ensuring that scientific research is conducted adhering to strict standards for biosafety and biosecurity, but pausing research is not the path forward. Read our statement: asm.org/press-releas...