Brian Castrucci

How HHS Impacts Our Health, Our Economy, And Our Security The work of the Department of Health and Human Services affects every American in many ways. Overview of the organization, its services, and why that work matters.

In a new column on Forbes.com, I point out that discussions about health funding, policy, and agency leadership aren’t just political debates happening in Washington. It’s not an exaggeration to say that decisions made HHS leaders touch us all.

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Anyone else have this playing on a loop in their heads…https://www.starwars.com/video/so-this-is-how-liberty-dies

Promo graphic for episode 837 of the Public Health On Call Podcast, titled Seeking Common Ground in Public Health.

In Trump’s second term, where will public health be able to work across partisan lines to improve the health of all Americans?

In this new episode, we speak with @brianccastrucci.bsky.social, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation.

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At this troubled time in America, we must strive to find agreement between disparate groups. Things like we want our kids to be healthy and no one wants to see the chiefs in the Super Bowl. For once, @meganranney.bsky.social and I will be rooting for the same team on Sunday.

The choice to be healthy in America is one that is not distributed equally. It's a luxury item. No different than a Mercedes or mansion. And that needs to be fixed.

If food is important (which it is), the question shouldn’t be how do we get a health insurer to pay for it? It’s how do we make food more available for everyone who needs it?

How cold is it in DC?

It’s my teenage son wore pants and a sweatshirt cold.

Americans’ Support for Future Pandemic Policies: Insights from a National Survey The arrival of bird flu (H5N1) in the United States less than a year after the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic is a poignant reminder of the ongoing

Don’t let the rhetoric fool you. The public supports #publichealth policies and their use. A loud minority might have you believe otherwise. Here are the receipts. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Doing something today in Nebraska.

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
@cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports.

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Yes. Even if not pre-existing, if it develops as a new condition it should be covered like any chronic disease.

The Invisible Shield | Made Possible By Bloomberg Philanthropies The Invisible Shield series explores the hidden public health infrastructure in America that saves lives every day.

If you care about #publichealth I strongly encourage you to check out this documentary from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

www.theinvisibleshieldseries.com

Obesity - Symptoms and causes

Smoking is also not classified as a disease. Obesity is: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con.... Can’t define it as a disease and then increase insurance rates for treating it. That doesn’t really track.

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Declining deaths from drug overdoses is encouraging, but it’s far too soon to declare victory. Death is just one endpoint. Addiction continues to devastate families, communities, and lives. My new column on Forbes.com on explains why cautious optimism is the best approach.
bit.ly/3ZI4IYn #opioids

Medrick Burnett Jr. died of head injuries he sustained during a college football game (www.espn.com/espn/story/_...). The immediate and long term impacts of head injuries in football need a thorough discussion. See more here: www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...

Republican Senators Look to Make CDC Director a Senate-Confirmed Position The job has been subject to much attention and scrutiny over the past almost two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Just a reminder to thank Republicans for their push to make the CDC Director a Senate-confirmed position. www.govexec.com/management/2...

I stopped posting frequently on X…so trying to get into Blue Sky…Thought I’d start with a hot take…I hate turkey…Yup…Hate it…Who’s with me?

It's just more misinformation after misinformation. The problem is that there are people out there who believe it and make decisions based on it.

School shooting deaths and injuries by decade, increasing after the 1950s, from about 100 to 400 in present day

Wow, that's crazy. Has anyone noticed how gun violence has increased dramatically since RFK Jr. was born in the 1950s? Can't just be a coincidence.

RFK Jr. Blames Anti-Depressants for School Shootings RFK Jr. spews conspiracy theories about 'ethnic bioweapons' and big pharma causing school shootings.

Listened to the whole excruciating two and a half hours of RFK Jr’s Twitter Space with Elon Musk. He said lots of bad shit but this definitely took the cake!

What’s darkly funny is that even if they wanted to, the NIH couldn’t research this question not because of the pharmaceutical industry but because of the gun industry

My first Bluesky post to say that people cannot legitimately be supporting RFK Jr for President. RFK Jr is at least partly responsible for >80 child deaths in the Samoan measles outbreak and is a prolific disseminator of vaccine misinformation. We need to go forward not backward.