Jeff Duchin

Cumulative Lifespan Stress, Inflammation, and Racial Disparities in Mortality This cohort study examines whether greater cumulative lifespan stress exposure and elevated inflammation are associated with increased mortality risk among Black compared with White individuals in the...

“…heightened cumulative lifespan stress & elevated inflammation were associated with shorter survival among Black participants, suggesting these pathways may represent plausible mechanisms mediating racial disparities in mortality among Black & White US individuals.”
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Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional

Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional

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Denmark on track to hit 2030 emissions cuts goal, council says Denmark remains on course to meet its 2030 target of slashing its territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels, provided that the country delivers on its stated plans, a government-app...

Here’s a more appropriate way for the U.S. to strive to be more like Denmark.

“Denmark remains on course to meet its 2030 target of slashing its territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels…”

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Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center

Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center

“The center, founded in 1960, is responsible for many of the biggest scientific advances in humanity’s understanding of weather and climate.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...

Outbreak Outlook - National - Dec 14 More flu, covid-19 begins to rise, and RSV also continues its upward trend.

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A Measles Outbreak Brings With It Echoes of the Pandemic

“The first time a constituent of mine dies because of measles, I’m going to lose my mind, because we should never have a person in America die of measles in 2025 because they wouldn’t take a damn vaccine.” SC State Senator Josh Kimbrell (R).
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...

Opinion | $27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That?

“Rising health care spending is killing the American dream.

$27,000 a Year for Health Insurance. How Can We Afford That? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/o...

In RFK Jr.’s Upside-Down World of Vaccines, Panel Votes To End Hepatitis B Shot at Birth - KFF Health News A session of a vaccine panel dominated by skeptics was chaotically at odds with past practices of the CDC, which HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described as a “cesspool of corruption.” His cr...

“Almost every statement made by this committee was misinformation, disinformation, or outright lies…They are cherry-picking data, pulling up fringe papers, misunderstanding good papers. They are not the right people to be making decisions.”

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The Undermining of the C.D.C. The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—doublespeak that might unsettle Orwell.

“The privilege that American scientists have taken for granted—one that is now being trampled—is the ability to go about their work free of political interference.”

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“The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) strongly supports that hepatitis B vaccination continue to be routinely offered to all newborns…”

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ACIP key takeaways: What really happened and what it means for you The two-day meeting of ACIP—the committee that once guided evidence-based U.S.

“The…meeting of ACIP-the committee that once guided evidence-based US vaccine policy before being upended under RFK Jr.—just wrapped. &…it was something else. Disgraceful. Unprepared. Dysfunctional. Incompetent. Terrifying. Embarrassing. Opaque.”
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An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns

“The days of trusting A.C.I.P. and C.D.C. for vaccine recommendations are gone…”

An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...

New review finds no evidence to support delaying universal hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination

“We wanted to see if there was any new evidence…that justified delaying the birth dose for newborns. What we found is that there’s not any new evidence to suggest that delaying the birth dose would be safer or more efficacious in the US population.”

www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.

“Further, based on our body of work on this topic and the overwhelming scientific consensus, we support the statement that vaccines do not cause autism.”

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Why the AMA’s actions are raising alarms Something is breaking inside of American medicine.

Why the AMA’s actions are raising alarms canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/22/w... by @codeblackamerica.bsky.social, @nicktsergas.ca

Statement on CDC autism website changes Our organizations, representing autistic individuals, their families, medical professionals and public health workers, are alarmed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is promoting the ...

“Our organizations, representing autistic individuals, their families, medical professionals & public health workers, are alarmed that the CDC is promoting the outdated, disproven idea that vaccines cause autism.”

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CIDRAP Op-Ed: RSV prevention—a remarkable medical achievement finally realized

“The new preventive strategies reduce hospitalizations by roughly 70% to 85%, representing one of the largest single advances in respiratory virus prevention in decades.”

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Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.

“ Studies show that heat, air pollution, disease spread and food insecurity linked to climate change are worsening and costing millions of lives around the world each year.”

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E. coli outbreak linked to Washington raw milk cheese Washington State Department of Health is working with local, state, Oregon Health Authority and federal public health partners to investigate Shiga

“Washington State Department of Health is working with local, state, Oregon Health Authority and federal public health partners to investigate Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) infections linked to consumption of aged, raw milk cheese.”

www.foodsafetynews.com/2025/10/e-co...

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.

“Most of the bills…were supported by at least one of four national groups connected to Kennedy: MAHA Action, Stand for Health Freedom, the National Vaccine Information Center and the Weston A. Price Foundation. The groups also opposed dozens of science-driven bills.”

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“The Measles Exposure Location Tracker shows public places where a person with contagious measles recently was.”

Excellent!

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Conflicts of Interest in Federal Vaccine Advisory Committees This study analyzes the prevalence of reported conflicts of interest (COIs) among attendees at 2000-2024 meetings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization...

“The prevalence of reported conflicts of interest in the CDC's ACIP and the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee has declined from the early 2000s to historically low levels through 2024, attributed to policy changes and increased scrutiny.”

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Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them. The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

“Heat probably plays the most crucial role in generating these micro- and nanoplastics…”

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CDC recommends coronavirus vaccine with a new caveat. Here’s what to know. Updated coronavirus vaccines are now recommended after consulting a clinician. In practice, that can mean little difference for a consumer or create complications.

“You’ll be able to get an updated coronavirus shot in every state without a prescription…You should be able walk into your pharmacy just like you have every other season…Most Americans are expected to keep free access to Coronavirus vaccines.”

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“I cannot think of a single benefit of splitting up these vaccines. It was a terrific scientific triumph to be able to put them all together.” [said William Schaffner, an epidemiologist and professor of public policy at Vanderbilt University.]

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AAFP Announces Fall Immunization Recommendations, Reaffirming Commitment to Vaccine Safety and Public Health The AAFP announced the release of our fall immunization recommendations, reinforcing our unwavering commitment to the health of communities across the country. As we navigate fall respiratory virus se...

“AAFP’s recommendations are closely aligned with other medical societies to ensure continuity for both patients and physicians…We review the same evidence and share the same goal: supporting physicians in protecting patients through safe, effective vaccination.”

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Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.

“…Dr. Marrazzo and Dr. Neuzil “came forward to inform the public about the serious dangers to public health that the country and the world face.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...

I think more exciting if you’re an Astros fan.

Washington State Department of Health issues a standing order authorizing health care providers (including pharmacists) to administer the most updated versions of COVID-19 vaccines to all persons aged 6 months and older, including pregnant individuals.

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