Aimee Pugh Bernard

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A child in Los Angeles has just died of measles—years after they were initially infected.

They had measles as an infant and recovered. However, they later developed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which is rare neurological complication that can arise up to a decade after infection.

Energized by a sold out town-hall panel event at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on the ‘Future of Vaccines.’ Lots of great questions and respectful conversation. We need more community science events!

Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.

New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.

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When Science Becomes the Enemy From funding cuts to violence: How mRNA became ground zero in the war on expertise

This piece is an extraordinary deep dive into mRNA vaccine technology, why it is critical, and the damage caused by RFK Jr. torpedoing funding for it.

Incredible work by @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social and Dr. Jess Steier.

mRNA is indeed, as the authors say, a molecule of hope.

CU Cancer Center-led Research Shows That COVID-19 Infection Can Awaken Dormant Cancer Cells, Leading to Metastatic Disease CU Cancer Center researcher James DeGregori, PhD, led a study showing that COVID-19 can awaken dormant cancer cells, leading to metastatic disease.

Research led by @cucancercenter.bsky.social Deputy Director James DeGregori, PhD, shows that COVID-19 infection can awaken dormant cancer cells. Learn more about the newly published research:

Another opportunity to collaborate with amazing scientists ⭐️

A Massive Study Finds No Evidence Aluminum in Vaccines Causes Childhood Disease A 1.2 Million-Child Study Counters the Latest Vaccine Safety Claims

This new study is pretty remarkable for its scope and methodology. Danish researchers analyzed health records from over 1.2 million children born between 1997 and 2018, tracking them for up to 24 years. They examined 50 different health conditions across three major categories...

THANK YOU for doing this! Appreciate your time and expertise giving us the facts and evidence!

I joined a team of scientists from the CU Anschutz medical campus to write an op-ed about the recent dismantling of the CREID Network. You can find it online in The Front Porch newspaper.

#Allergy shots contain very small amounts of the allergens that you are allergic to, with the goal of retraining the immune system to respond to allergens in a way that does not cause symptoms. @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social explains more on #ImmunologyExplained: ow.ly/cj7G50VCVXU.

‪Aimee Bernard, PhD (@funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social‬) is the amazing co-director of our Communicating Your Science to the Public Workshop Series!

Vaccination rates are dropping.

Mr. Kennedy can’t stop lying about vaccines.

He needs to go.

Call your elected representatives and tell them that RFK Jr. is committing #PublicHealthMalpractice.

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#PublicHealthMalpractice

Agree! Found this out earlier today that spelling bee made a huge mistake!!

Vaccination Slumps and Research Cuts Threaten Long-Term Public Health Low vaccination rates coupled with vanishing vaccine research and development will challenge ID experts.

“Cutting research on vaccine confidence is like flying blind,” I told Medscape. “We can’t improve what we can’t measure or understand… this research is about improving the quality and effectiveness of vaccination services in the US.” 🧵

Read more: 👉 bit.ly/4cl5U8K

#Vaccines #PublicHealth #SciComm

Even as researchers file suit againt #NIH and #RFKJr's illegal terminations, we're hearing of more programs getting cancellations. If you know of someone who's research has been terminated, please encourage them to report it here!

Y’all we need to sleep come on.

Use the table below to report NIH grant termination!

Measles case confirmed in Colorado Officials are telling people they may have been exposed in mid-March if they visited one deli or a specific clinic in Pueblo.

🚨 Colorado just reported its first measles case of the year—an unvaccinated adult returning from travel.

My message to fellow Coloradans:
Vaccinate. Vaccinate. Vaccinate.

Measles is highly contagious—but completely preventable with vaccines.

🧵 Read more: www.cpr.org/2025/03/31/c...

Check out this map of the financial and job loss impacts of the NIH funding cuts scienceimpacts.org

We dreamed of a future in public health for NC. Trump’s funding cuts threaten that | Opinion As young people pursuing education, staying in NC and contributing to it was exactly our plan. Recent ​federal executive actions threaten our goals. | Opinion

An excellent piece by two students about the effects of massive funding cuts on our next generation of researchers. www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/arti...

How are federal cuts going to impact your health care? As a doctor, I’m not going to sugarcoat it Federal funding by way of Medicare and Medicaid provides the lion’s share of salary and benefits for physicians in training.

Interesting OpEd in the SF Chronicle. A clinician explains how cuts to NIH funding will affect your patient care. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Everyone needs to understand that right this second, in real time, the U.S. government is throwing away the next generation of brilliant scientists.

Opinion: The Critical Need for Science Funding | Front Porch As chairs of the basic science departments, we are compelled to address a matter of utmost urgency: the critical need for funding in scientific research. In an era where scientific advancements hold t...

Excellent piece by Dr. Aimee Bernard and colleagues about the enormous importance of federal funding for scientific research.

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Check out this op-ed written by all 6 basic science chairs at CU Anschutz and me about the critical need for science funding
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Please check out this podcast about how to defend public heath with: @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @sln-pwr.bsky.social @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social

WATCH: Dr Aimee Pugh-Bernard explains how your immune system acts like dialing 911 - Immunology Explained Understanding the immune system helps to understand how other things in the body work. Watch Dr Bernard explain more about the immune system.

Vaccines are among the safest medical interventions saving countless lives over the years. Vaccines have been crucial in preventing and even eliminating many infectious diseases. Learn more: ow.ly/82a150V7Anc.

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Nutrition advice is rife with misinformation − a medical education specialist explains how to tell valid health information from pseudoscience It’s easy to get caught up in the promise of quick health fixes, but they are generally too good to be true.

Confused by online health advice? @funsizeimmuninja.bsky.social of the CU Anschutz Dept of Immunology & Microbiology explains how to distinguish fact from pseudoscience.

"One good rule of thumb is that health hacks that promise quick fixes are almost always too good to be true."

1-minute video where I explain why to follow the recommended immunization schedule