Bill Hogan
@hoganwr.bsky.social
Mary T. and Ted D. Kellner Chair of Data Science; Professor and Director, Data Science Institute; Associate Director for Data Science, Mellowes Center; Professor, Medicine; Medical College of Wisconsin. Opinions are my own.
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US measles outbreak tops 1,800 cases as respiratory illness surveillance returns
Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
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Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
US measles outbreak tops 1,800 cases as respiratory illness surveillance returns
Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
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Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
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Third infant in Kentucky dies of whooping cough as national cases stay high for second year in a row
There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
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There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Third infant in Kentucky dies of whooping cough as national cases stay high for second year in a row
There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
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There are more than 25,000 cases of whopping cough reported so far in 2025.
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Experimental mRNA #flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
The vaccine is 100% effective against both symptomatic and febrile flu, compared with 85% and 100% with the conventional 4-strain vaccine.
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The vaccine is 100% effective against both symptomatic and febrile flu, compared with 85% and 100% with the conventional 4-strain vaccine.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Experimental mRNA #flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
The vaccine is 100% effective against both symptomatic and febrile flu, compared with 85% and 100% with the conventional 4-strain vaccine.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
Photo: Penn State / Flickr cc
The vaccine is 100% effective against both symptomatic and febrile flu, compared with 85% and 100% with the conventional 4-strain vaccine.
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“Disciplining union members for protected, concerted activity reveals just how far Columbia University leadership has fallen, prioritizing political submission to the Trump agenda over fair treatment & rights of their own employees.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
Columbia sends disciplinary letters to at least 20 SWC-UAW members for October picket, union says
After an Oct. 17 Student Workers of Columbia-United Auto Workers <a href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/10/26/public-safety-asks-swc-uaw-to-move-picket-off-campus-despite-rules-exemption...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Disciplining union members for protected, concerted activity reveals just how far Columbia University leadership has fallen, prioritizing political submission to the Trump agenda over fair treatment & rights of their own employees.”
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
— Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
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CDC’s new deputy director is vocal critic of vaccines, advocated for ivermectin
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.
CDC’s new deputy director is vocal critic of vaccines, advocated for ivermectin
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
CDC’s new deputy director is vocal critic of vaccines, advocated for ivermectin
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.
Abraham did not publicly respond to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in Louisiana earlier this year for two months.
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#COVID patients have higher rates of #depression, #anxiety, #headache, and #fatigue before diagnosis, study suggests
The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
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The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#COVID patients have higher rates of #depression, #anxiety, #headache, and #fatigue before diagnosis, study suggests
The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
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The association may be explained by shared biological pathways, such as chronic inflammation and neuroinflammation.
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Utah, Arizona confirm more measles cases amid growing outbreaks
The US now has almost 1,800 measles cases.
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The US now has almost 1,800 measles cases.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Utah, Arizona confirm more measles cases amid growing outbreaks
The US now has almost 1,800 measles cases.
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The US now has almost 1,800 measles cases.
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Reposting with key context:
Experimental mRNA flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
The vaccine was fully protective in a small human challenge model, showing superior efficacy to the conventional 4-strain flu vaccine
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Experimental mRNA flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
The vaccine was fully protective in a small human challenge model, showing superior efficacy to the conventional 4-strain flu vaccine
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Reposting with key context:
Experimental mRNA flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
The vaccine was fully protective in a small human challenge model, showing superior efficacy to the conventional 4-strain flu vaccine
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
Experimental mRNA flu vaccine shows superior efficacy against symptomatic illness
The vaccine was fully protective in a small human challenge model, showing superior efficacy to the conventional 4-strain flu vaccine
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
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Preliminary human bird flu case reported in Washington state
If confirmed, it will be the first human bird flu case in the United States since February.
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If confirmed, it will be the first human bird flu case in the United States since February.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Preliminary human bird flu case reported in Washington state
If confirmed, it will be the first human bird flu case in the United States since February.
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If confirmed, it will be the first human bird flu case in the United States since February.
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#Rift Valley fever vaccine safe, immune-producing in adults, early-stage trial shows
The vaccine elicited both antibody and cellular immune responses.
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The vaccine elicited both antibody and cellular immune responses.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#Rift Valley fever vaccine safe, immune-producing in adults, early-stage trial shows
The vaccine elicited both antibody and cellular immune responses.
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The vaccine elicited both antibody and cellular immune responses.
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With 42 news measles cases, US total tops 1,700
Last year the United States had 285 measles cases.
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Last year the United States had 285 measles cases.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
With 42 news measles cases, US total tops 1,700
Last year the United States had 285 measles cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Last year the United States had 285 measles cases.
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Pakistani study finds high levels of drug-resistant bacteria in raw milk samples
Half of the Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates found in raw milk from dairy cattle and sheep were multidrug resistant.
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Half of the Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates found in raw milk from dairy cattle and sheep were multidrug resistant.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Pakistani study finds high levels of drug-resistant bacteria in raw milk samples
Half of the Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates found in raw milk from dairy cattle and sheep were multidrug resistant.
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Half of the Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates found in raw milk from dairy cattle and sheep were multidrug resistant.
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Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
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I guess I am hitting a nerve, because they just put me on admin leave.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Trump’s HHS put me on “non-disciplinary” admin leave today. This was retaliation for speaking up. Moves like this are designed to silence us. Let’s not let.
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Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
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For the love of God stop calling capitalism “Technofeudalism.” This is not a mutant regression off the track of benign capitalism’s progress to utopia. This is capitalism doing capitalism.
November 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For the love of God stop calling capitalism “Technofeudalism.” This is not a mutant regression off the track of benign capitalism’s progress to utopia. This is capitalism doing capitalism.
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A word that has become a euphemism for promoting and selling things without data or evidence
November 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A word that has become a euphemism for promoting and selling things without data or evidence
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Review: Human #H5N1 avian flu cases can be asymptomatic, and the virus likely spreads among people
The findings highlight a critical gap in many national and global H5N1 surveillance systems.
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The findings highlight a critical gap in many national and global H5N1 surveillance systems.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Review: Human #H5N1 avian flu cases can be asymptomatic, and the virus likely spreads among people
The findings highlight a critical gap in many national and global H5N1 surveillance systems.
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The findings highlight a critical gap in many national and global H5N1 surveillance systems.
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Quick takes: Avian flu in Wisconsin poultry, plague in New Mexico, new UK mRNA vaccine plant
The H5N1 finding in Wisconsin is part of a recent rise in poultry outbreaks in a handful of Midwestern states.
The H5N1 finding in Wisconsin is part of a recent rise in poultry outbreaks in a handful of Midwestern states.
Quick takes: Avian flu in Wisconsin poultry, plague in New Mexico, new UK mRNA vaccine plant
The H5N1 finding in Wisconsin is part of a recent rise in poultry outbreaks in a handful of Midwestern states.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Quick takes: Avian flu in Wisconsin poultry, plague in New Mexico, new UK mRNA vaccine plant
The H5N1 finding in Wisconsin is part of a recent rise in poultry outbreaks in a handful of Midwestern states.
The H5N1 finding in Wisconsin is part of a recent rise in poultry outbreaks in a handful of Midwestern states.
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2024-25 study shows nirsevimab 77% protective against RSV hospitalization in infants
Among those not treated, 2,535 had RSV-associated admissions, compared with 850 in the treated group.
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Among those not treated, 2,535 had RSV-associated admissions, compared with 850 in the treated group.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
2024-25 study shows nirsevimab 77% protective against RSV hospitalization in infants
Among those not treated, 2,535 had RSV-associated admissions, compared with 850 in the treated group.
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Among those not treated, 2,535 had RSV-associated admissions, compared with 850 in the treated group.
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So if you aren't perfectly healthy your punishment is....preventable death? What are we doing here. “Dr. Memoli reiterated the administration’s position that vaccines are unnecessary if populations are healthy,” the complaints said.
Former infectious-diseases chief Jeanne Marrazzo and international-research chief Kathleen Neuzil allege in a whistleblower complaint they were removed from their posts after objecting to Trump administration efforts to undermine vaccines, flout court orders, withhold research money, NYT reports.
Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
So if you aren't perfectly healthy your punishment is....preventable death? What are we doing here. “Dr. Memoli reiterated the administration’s position that vaccines are unnecessary if populations are healthy,” the complaints said.
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American Medical Informatics Association Statement on the Recent Department of Health and Human Services Actions That Undermine Equitable Healthcare and Scientific Integrity amia.org/news-publica... #informatics #healthit #bioinformatics #amia #healthcare
American Medical Informatics Association Statement on the Recent Department of Health and Human Services Actions That Undermine Equitable Healthcare and Scientific Integrity
Washington, D.C. – It is the position of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) that U.S. health system leaders are accountable for assuring equitable access to care and preventive servic...
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September 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
American Medical Informatics Association Statement on the Recent Department of Health and Human Services Actions That Undermine Equitable Healthcare and Scientific Integrity amia.org/news-publica... #informatics #healthit #bioinformatics #amia #healthcare
In light of today’s news
September 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In light of today’s news
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My video about how LLMs are not search engines has led to many, MANY comments telling me that I should be using Perplexity. Some insisting that Perplexity does not hallucinate.
Out of a list of 26 papers it just provided me (in "Research" mode) 4 were real. FOUR. 85% hallucination rate.
Out of a list of 26 papers it just provided me (in "Research" mode) 4 were real. FOUR. 85% hallucination rate.
August 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My video about how LLMs are not search engines has led to many, MANY comments telling me that I should be using Perplexity. Some insisting that Perplexity does not hallucinate.
Out of a list of 26 papers it just provided me (in "Research" mode) 4 were real. FOUR. 85% hallucination rate.
Out of a list of 26 papers it just provided me (in "Research" mode) 4 were real. FOUR. 85% hallucination rate.
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US COVID-19 levels continue to climb gradually
Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2 rose from 10.2% to 11.2%
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Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2 rose from 10.2% to 11.2%
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August 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
US COVID-19 levels continue to climb gradually
Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2 rose from 10.2% to 11.2%
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Over the past week, test positivity for SARS-CoV-2 rose from 10.2% to 11.2%
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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If you are okay with this, if you think this is justified, if you think people living on the street have brought this upon themselves, if you think this is good leadership, you may be able to fool yourself that you care about others but you don’t fool me
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the creation of a statewide task force aimed at dismantling homeless encampments on state property and expanding access to shelter and services. The State Acti…
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August 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If you are okay with this, if you think this is justified, if you think people living on the street have brought this upon themselves, if you think this is good leadership, you may be able to fool yourself that you care about others but you don’t fool me