Heather McSharry, PhD

We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”

Or, and hear me out, don't upload photos and videos that could facilitate a statewide takeover of your local school district and arbitrary consequences for children.

More of this, please!!!

How to Glow in the Dark | Anna Sproul-Latimer | Substack Book publishing advice and community for authors of fiction and nonfiction, written by the agents at Neon Literary. Click to read How to Glow in the Dark, a Substack publication with tens of thousands...

If you're a Post journalist who got laid off today: 1. [pats bench] come sit by us, is it time to go get that book deal?; and 2. even if not, I'd be happy to comp you a free year's subscription to "How to Glow in the Dark" if you reach out this week. neonliterary.substack.com?utm_campaign...

RSV: Symptoms, Spread, and Prevention RSV explained: symptoms, red flags, treatment, and prevention. What parents and caregivers need to know about this common respiratory virus.

RSV is common. Severe disease doesn’t have to be.

A clear, evidence-based episode on what RSV is, how it spreads, and how we protect infants and families today.

🎧 Now live at #InfectiousDose
www.infectiousdose.com/post/__rsv

A long-term dream of mine has been to bridge @viralemergence.org's work on AI/ML-driven viral risk assessment with AI/ML-driven work on drug discovery. This would make a great topic for this fellowship here at Yale! If you're interested in applying, reach out. medicine.yale.edu/biomedical-d...

Stand With Minnesota Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

If you send me a dm with a $100 donation receipt to any one of the charities in this link, I’ll do a portrait of whoever you want, animal or human. www.standwithminnesota.com

Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen

Coming up on #InfectiousDose
RSV, explained.

A clear, evidence-based look at what it is, how it spreads, and how we protect against severe disease today.

New episode drops Tuesday night at midnight CST.

#RSV

South Carolina Measles Outbreak Explodes, Surpasses Texas' 2025 Total Health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month

South Carolina measles outbreak is exploding & has already surpassed the Texas 2025 total. Health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Eight Legs, Endless Fear: Spiders and the Skin Crawling Truth Spiders, venom, and fear—this Outbreak After Dark episode separates real science from myths about spider bites and outbreaks.

It’s live. 🕷️🔥

Most “spider bites” aren’t bites at all.
Fear spreads faster than facts—and spiders have been taking the blame for decades.
A new Outbreak After Dark episode is now live.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
www.infectiousdose.com/post/oad-eig...

Sharing the menu early in case anyone wants to cook along. 🕷️🔥
Outbreak After Dark drops at midnight CST.
#InfectiousDose

Eight legs. Endless fear.
Most “spider bites” aren’t bites at all.
A new Outbreak After Dark episode crawls in tomorrow night at midnight CST. 🕷️

#InfectiousDose #OutbreakAfterDark

I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed.

When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL

I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.

The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.

Dave Guttenfelder is an amazing photojournalist who‘s most recently primarily focused on conflict photojournalism in Syria and Ukraine.

Hes recently turned his talents to Minneapolis.

Donate Payment - Star Tribune Company DonateDonate Now Donate Thank You for Supporting the Minnesota Star Tribune Thank You for Supporting the Minnesota Star Tribune See Other Ways to Give We Value Your Privacy The Minneapolis…

The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....

Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

One little thing you can do if you’re feeling helpless tonight: throw a few bucks to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They’re reportedly stretched thin for obvious reasons and could use some help if you can offer it.

www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...

You all better take a fucking stand and stop this insanity. Do not cave. Hold the fucking line.

Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis

this is clear & expert reporting (by journalists trained in visual investigations at berkeley's human rights center) demonstrating ICE's execution of alex pretti

This is what we need. States and individuals need to stay engaged when possible. So glad to hear this.

Read this week's TRANSMISSION for the latest news on H5 Avian Influenza, Measles, Influenza, Mpox, and COVID-19.

Read here: www.unmc.edu/healthsecuri...

#Mpox #Meales #H5N1 #Influenza #COVID19

The Schizophrenic Reality of a Pandemic That Never Ended Five years into COVID-19, the virus continues to disable millions. Yet, the world has decided to move on. Why is that?

Over half a decade in, and we're living in two realities about COVID-19.

In one: the pandemic is over, life is normal, nobody worries anymore.

In the other: 700,000+ daily infections in the US. 400 million people living with long COVID.\

Only one is right.

blog.brennanbrown.ca/the-schizoph...

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Thank you so much for the great conversation, Conor. I look forward to future discussions!

From Spillover to Weapons: A Conversation with Conor Browne on Biological Threats A biodefense expert explains what biological weapons really are, why most pathogens aren’t weapons, and how misinformation increases real biological risk.

🎙️ Now live: From Spillover to Weapons

A conversation with biorisk expert
@brownecfm.bsky.social
on why clarity matters more than fear for biological threats — natural, accidental, or deliberate.
🎧 Listen on your fav podcast player or here:
#InfectiousDose
www.infectiousdose.com/post/biorisk...

Screenshot of an X.com post by ‘WarMonitor’ claiming a 21-year-old in Santa Ana was permanently blinded in one eye after a DHS agent fired a ‘less-lethal’ round at close range. The embedded video thumbnail shows several officers in dark uniforms restraining or carrying a person in an outdoor plaza at night, with a ‘CIVIC CENTER PLAZA’ sign visible in the background.

Simply horrifying. The whole of DHS has got to be disbanded. We did just fine without them before.

Harvard Chan researchers win $100 million MacArthur grant for infectious disease surveillance system | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard Chan's Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi share more about their project and why they’re determined to use their grant to uplift the global public health community.

Huge congrats to The Sentinel team on the $100M MacArthur Foundation 100&Change award for transforming infectious disease surveillance & #pandemicprevention! 🎉
🌍 Your work will save lives. 👏 #GlobalHealth
hsph.harvard.edu/news/harvard...

Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.

If it will hurt Americans, he'll do it: www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

The Right Stuff for Texas: An Interview with Terry Virts on Science-Based Leadership A conversation with astronaut and Texas congressional candidate Terry Virts on science-based leadership, public health, vaccines, and why evidence matters in policy decisions.

Science doesn’t care about party lines.
Viruses don’t negotiate.
Gravity doesn’t compromise.
New episode is live — a conversation on leadership, public health, and respecting reality with @AstroTerry.
🎧 www.infectiousdose.com/post/the-rig...