Reva L. Katz, MSci.

Some Public Health Service officers deployed in detention centers suffer 'moral distress' A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.

This is NOT, I repeat NOT the mission of the USPHS Commissioned Corps. USPHS medical officers join to provide care to underserved populations, not to deny medical care to further a political agenda!
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If you had told me that one day, colleagues & I would be advising people not to trust data and information on CDC website....

I sincerely hope this will stream eventually in USA.

Kansas legislature enacted SB 29 which eliminates authority of local health officers to limit public gatherings, law enforcement no longer assisting with health order enforcement, & much more. the governor vetoed the bill but the legislature overrode the veto. 4/4

Utah legislature passed HB 294 prohibiting state & local health departments’ authority to use “order of constraint,” to take certain actions aimed at protecting public health in response to declared emergency (prohibit gatherings, establish isolation and quarantine, etc.). 3/4

Montana (HB 888) enacted legislation that explicitly prevents local boards of health from requiring vaccines or medications as part of isolation and quarantine. 2/4

During 2025 legislative session, several jurisdictions passed legislation to remove or limit authority for state and local health departments including Utah, Montana, Kansas 1/4

Impact of two decades of humanitarian and development assistance and the projected mortality consequences of current defunding to 2030: retrospective evaluation and forecasting analysis ODA funding has played a decisive role in reducing preventable mortality across LMICs over the past two decades, and the abrupt withdrawal of this support threatens to cause millions of avoidable deat...

Using forecasting models, researchers estimate that the funding cuts in development/humanitarian aid could result in 9.4-22.6 million overall deaths worldwide, including 2.5-5.4 million among children 5 years and younger, by 2030.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

U.S. Flu Cases Are Rising Again

Influenza B cases are starting to pick up. That’s normal around this time of year and suggests cases will climb in the coming weeks.
Influenza B has been associated with higher rates of mortality in children. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/w...

A decade later, measles returns to Disneyland Vaccination levels among kindergartners are currently below herd immunity.

Were you exposed to measles at Disneyland, Disneyland Hotel, or California Adventure on Wednesday, January 28th?
www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...

Health officials: New Mexico baby's listeria death tied to raw milk The agency noted raw milk can contain several types of disease-causing bacteria, including listeria.

New Mexico Department of Health announced that a newborn baby died from a Listeria monocytogenes infection linked to the mother consuming raw milk (unpasteurized) during her pregnancy.
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...

Trump administration officials blocked FDA effort to fast-track review of psychedelic treatment Trump administration officials vetoed the FDA's plan to fast-track the review of a psychedelic treatment for severe depression, STAT has learned.

Trump administration vetoed FDA’s plan to fast-track the review of a psilocybin treatment for severe depression, highlighting possible internal discord between FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and senior leadership.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/04/p...

Long-term health outcomes and risk factors for low self-rated health in non-hospitalised adults with post-COVID-19 condition: a 2.5-year cohort study - BMC Public Health BMC Public Health - Knowledge regarding the clinical course and prognosis in non-hospitalised individuals with post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) remains limited. This study aimed to explore the impact...

Study reveals Long COVID symptoms persist for years in non hospitalized adults. Adults who were physically active before COVID infection and not hospitalized still had impairments 2.5 years later.
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Preventing Long COVID With Metformin Chaichana et al conducted a sequential trial emulation to assess whether starting metformin after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV

A literature review highlights growing evidence that diabetes drug metformin can prevent long COVID.
The low-cost drug may lower the risk of clinician-diagnosed long COVID by 40% to 60%. And other research shows metformin has benefits for cancer, too.
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2 measles cases reported inside Dilley, Texas, immigration detention center: DHS Two people detained at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, were confirmed to have active measles infections.

Immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas, which held Minnesota 5-year-old Liam Ramos & his dad, is now the site of an active measles outbreak with at least 2 detainees with confirmed infections. DHS says ICE Health Services Corp is taking steps.
abcnews.go.com/US/2-measles...

Emerging bat virus found in stored throat swabs from 5 patients with suspected Nipah virus infection

Emerging bat virus found in stored throat swabs from 5 patients with suspected Nipah virus infection. The discovery of Pteropine orthoreovirus raises the concern that dangerous bat viruses may be silently co-circulating with Nipah virus.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emergin...

Respiratory Virus Activity Levels Updates on how COVID-19, Flu, and RSV may be spreading nationally and in your state

Eight more children died of influenza this week, bringing the season total to 52.
After 3-week decline, flu cases rise across the US; RSV, COVID activity high in certain states.
www.cdc.gov/respiratory-...

You know the company to which Trump gave the brokerage rights yo sell the oil, Vitol, contributed $6 million to 2024 campaign PAC of our president.

HHS appoints 21 new members to federal autism advisory committee HHS appointed 21 new members to a federal committee that advises health secretary RFK Jr. on autism.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reshaped a key federal autism advisory board, appointing members who have echoed his controversial views, including promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/28/k...

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...

This study of 29 million people, EVERYONE in France between 18-59, showed that individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and AND a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality over a median follow-up of 45 months.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Nipah virus: Some Asia airports screen passengers after outbreak in India Airports in Thailand and Nepal have begun screening passengers from West Bengal.

Nipah virus (NiV) virus initially jumps from animals (fruit bats or pigs) to humans. It then can spread person to person, primarily through close, direct contact with infected person's bodily fluids, including saliva, urine, or respiratory secretions.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

New Program - Rewarding Doctors for Denying Pain Relief | The Doctor Patient Forum with Claudia A. Merandi and Bev C. Schechtman Get more from The Doctor Patient Forum with Claudia A. Merandi and Bev C. Schechtman on Patreon

OMG. I didn't believe it at first. Horrible. Insulting. Unethical. BTW, using Open Payments, seems the founder, Dr. Wickline, has taken over $400,000 from industry & other leaders have taken that much & more, up to $million+ dollars, from industry.
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Of the CDC's databases that are supposed to be updated monthly, 46% halted updates in 2025. most for more than 6 months. Majority of paused databases tracked vaccination-related information, while others covered respiratory diseases & drug overdose deaths.
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Chicago officials report a cluster of Invasive Meningococcal Disease According to the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), four cases of Neisseria meningitidis infections in adults have been reported since January 15, 2026, two among people living in a temporary...

Officials in Chicago identified 4 Neisseria meningitidis infections in adults since Jan 15. 1 has died, 3 were in the intensive care unit. All developed septicemia. There are vaccines for preteens-adults to prevent Neisseria meningitidis infection.
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European countries including UK lose measles elimination status Britain and several other European countries have lost their measles elimination status, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a jump in infections across the continent.

UK, Spain, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, & Uzbekistan have lost their measles elimination status as of yesterday, per WHO. Canada lost status in Nov 2025. All have seen rise in measles cases since 2024 & a drop in routine vaccination against the virus.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...

ACIP CHAIR’S COMMENTS — The head of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel of independent vaccine advisers recently questioned the necessity of the polio vaccine — spurring a sharp backlash from Democrats and public health experts. “As you look at polio, we need to not be afraid to consider that we are in a different time now than we were then,” said Kirk Milhoan, chair of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, on the podcast “Why Should I Trust You?” “Our sanitation is different, our risk of disease is different, and so those all play into the evaluation of whether this is worthwhile of taking a risk for a vaccine or not,” Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist and a senior fellow at the anti-mRNA Independent Medical Alliance, added. Milhoan also said that “we have to take into account” whether the U.S. is enjoying herd immunity, and whether the disease burden could go up “if we take away all of the herd immunity.” Key context: Before the polio vaccine became available in 1955, roughly 16,000 polio cases occurred each year in the U.S., often paralyzing children. If polio vaccination rates dip, the U.S. could see the return of a disease that once caused widespread fear in America, critics of Kennedy’s advisory panel warn.

We can't believe we have to say this, but POLIO IS REALLY BAD.

RFK Jr.'s "independent" "expert" ACIP is destroying the foundations of our public health system.

It cannot be clearer: if we want to save lives, we have to #RemoveRFKJr.

Take action now: standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr

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Maybe CDC ‘leadership’ hoped nobody would notice? 😳 In 2025, nearly half of CDC databases that were previously updated monthly stopped updating without explanation. Real-time tracking of vaccines & outbreaks vanished.

www.nbcnews.com/health
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Josh Shapiro Takes a Gamble on His Faith The presidential contender’s memoir presents his Jewishness as a unifying force—and in this morally fraught moment, it might just work.

Josh Shapiro’s memoir presents his Jewishness, which is widely considered a barrier to his presidential prospects, as a unifying brand of faith—and in this morally fraught moment, it might just work, @galbeckerman.bsky.social argues.

We can't get them to mask against viruses to safeguard lives. Seems they only want to mask so they can take lives. Are we through the looking glass ??

As do I. Please make certain your children are cared for by a pediatrician who also follows this schedule.