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FDA Drug Chief Aims to Hire Friend Pushing for Controversial SSRI Warning Proposed labeling change has become a priority for Tracy Beth Hoeg

New from @apnews.com
Adam Urato filed an FDA Citizen's Petition in 9/25 seeking a boxed warning for SSRIs in pregnancy. Urato was appointed to ACIP in January. Now Hoeg is trying to hire him at FDA?

Outrageous conflicts.

#Psychsky #ethics #obgyn #politics #Medsky

Some lines cannot be crossed.

#Medsky #HHS #food #coffee #Dunkin #wickedbad

RFK Jr. wants Dunkin’ to prove drinking its iced coffee is safe - The Boston Globe The warning comes as Kennedy is leaning heavily into his agenda to improve American diets.

The news story that launched a thousand McSweeney’s submissions.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/n...

DeSantis's priority vaccine legislation makes it to Senate floor • Florida Phoenix After shooting down an amendment that would have allowed private schools to continue to require students to be vaccinated, a Senate panel Tuesday night voted to approve legislation that would make it ...

Florida "medical freedom" bill would allow parents to opt out of vaccination based on their own beliefs; also prohibit mandatory vaccination during a public health emergency. And provide protection to pharmacists who dispense ivermectin.

via @floridaphoenix.com

#IDsky #vaccines #healthpolicy

Column | How to find the secret superfoods hiding in your grocery store Some $190 billion is spent annually on superfoods for better health, but the word has no legal or scientific definition, and there’s a cheaper way to reap the benefits.

Great column about over-hyping of so-called "superfoods" and the cash grab that goes along with it.

Everyone's looking for the magic cure when they just need to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables! and seeds and nuts.

#nutrition #foodpolitics #diet #foodpolicy

Opinion | Iranian Doctors Risked Their Lives So You Could See These Images

"Amid the chaos, some medical workers quietly began preserving evidence of the massacre and its aftermath"

Iranian physicians preserved evidence of the regime's attack on protesters--pre-War.

#Medsky #trauma #PTSD #heroes #politics

Bhattacharya urges measles vaccination as US activity increases

The genomic evidence is a technicality at this point, in my opinion. It's clear we do not meet the intent of holding measles elimination status. The PAHO meeting to decide on our status has been moved to November to allow for completed analysis. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/bhat...

The Athletic Welcomes New Colleagues | The New York Times Company We’re excited to announce the hiring of several Washington Post journalists as The Athletic expands its coverage of the Commanders, launches a new Nationals beat and adds to its growing roster of…

How bout this for a middle-finger: entire Washington Post sports section now gone, save for 1 staffer moved to "features." The Post wanted to keep four sportswriters, but 3 of them rejected staying, instead joined raft of folks scooped by NY Times's @theathletic.com. www.nytco.com/press/the-at...

Autism Experts Strike a Committee to Counter Federal Panel Autism scientists and other experts have launched an independent advisory committee to respond to what it describes as a non-evidence-based narrative from a long-standing federal government panel.

Prominent autism researchers convening their own advisory panel as a counterbalance to the federal panel appointed by RFK. First meeting is March 19. My story for @medscape.com

#Medsky #PsychSky #pediatrics #HHS #healthpolicy #healthlaw #research #science

Meeting to determine US measles elimination status pushed back to November | CNN An international meeting to determine the status of measles elimination in the United States has been delayed seven months, from its original date in mid-April until sometime in November.

Pan American Health Organization committee pushes off its meeting on determining whether the US loses its measles elimination status. Says it's giving more time to compile data.

#IDsky #vaccines #MMR #publichealth #epidemiology #healthpolicy #pediatrics

The @wsj.com Editorial Board is not happy.

"Losing to Europe is like Nascar losing to the Soap Box Derby."

Calls the faster EMA action "embarrassing" for FDA.

#Medsky #IDsky #vaccines #COVID #flu #Moderna #publichealth #pharma #biotech

First mRNA COVID-flu combo vaccine set for European approval Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) backs Moderna’s mCombriax vaccine for adults aged 50 and over.

Coming to Europe...

#Medsky #IDsky #influenza #COVID #vaccines #Moderna #MRNA

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A titan of vaccine development sees his field’s achievements slip away Stanley Plotkin, the 93-year-old "godfather of vaccines," is watching his field’s achievements slip away.

“In a pair of recent interviews with STAT, Plotkin expressed dismay at seeing the achievements of his career & his field slip away. He knows what lies ahead…
“All I can say is that I’m beginning to regret having lived so long —because we’re going downhill,” Plotkin said” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

Colman McCarthy, who preached peace as a Post columnist and teacher, dies at 87 After training as a monk, he left the monastery to go into journalism, writing a syndicated Post column that made him a prominent voice in the peace movement.

His columns were always instructional. The Post of bygone days.

McCarthy "gained a reputation as the 'liberal conscience' of The Post, writing a syndicated column in which he urged readers to protest war, protect the environment, help the homeless and curb violence wherever they found it.

Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’

The special treatment for a "VIP" patient and benefactor is not shocking; the complete lack of ethics and willingness to facilitate Epstein's relationship with these underage women is disgusting.

#Medsky #MtSinai #medicalethics #dermatology #plasticsurgery #obgyn #oncology

Novartis settles 18-month-old lawsuit from estate of Baltimore woman whose cells were extracted 75 years ago The family of a Baltimore woman whose cells were extracted for medical research without her consent 75 years ago has settled a lawsuit with Novartis, with terms of the agreement confidential, accor | ...

Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate. Terms not publicly disclosed.

#Medsky #cancer #oncology #ethics #research #JohnsHopkins

DORITOS® LAUNCHES BOLDEST INNOVATION YET: DORITOS PROTEIN /PRNewswire/ -- Protein is getting a flavor upgrade: Introducing Doritos® Protein tortilla style chips, a new take on Doritos. Doritos Protein hits shelves...

Is this real food? Maybe with shredded beef on top?

Doritos Protein tortilla style chips hit shelves next month- with 10 grams of protein per one ounce serving. Later this year, expect Doritos w/17 grams of protein per serving.

#nutrition #dietaryguidelines #ultraprocessed

School shootings and the strategic contributions of gun policy PACs in US House elections | PNAS The American public consistently supports stricter gun laws. We show that the gun lobby is most concerned that this support will translate into fed...

Stanford researchers find massive increase in pro-gun PAC contributions to US House members in the wake of fatal school shootings. Donations are biggest if a fatal shooting happens close to an election.

This is America.

#gunviolence #publichealth #pediatrics #education

Bhattacharya just appeared on "Washington Post Live" (interview was pre-recorded), making many of these same assertions-that NIH grants have not been cut--money was just shifted, and that DEI never saved any lives.

#Medsky #research #politics

Liver's cheap because there's low demand for it. If everyone started eating it, it would become expensive. And even if everyone loved it, it's only recommended that you eat it once a week, or you risk vitamin A toxicity. Would be nice if the secretary of HEALTH knew that!

Opinion | I Grew Up Unvaccinated. Now I’m an Immunologist.

"When I hear stories about children getting sick from measles, I feel angry. But not at the parents. I’m frustrated at those knowingly spreading false and misleading claims, and profiting from it. Shaming and dismissing parents who are confused and trying their best won’t change minds."

From @healthjournalism.org webinar on Thursday. Adults currently aged early 60s to late 30s may have no or limited immunity to measles. This chart gives some recommendations on how to be sure that you're protected.

#IDsky #familymedicine #internalmedicine #MMR #vaccines #publichealth

Radiohead tells Trump's ICE to take down a video using their song "We demand that the amateurs in control of the ICE social media account take it down," Radiohead said of the use of their song "Let Down" in what they deem a propaganda video.

The British rock band Radiohead is demanding that the Trump administration take down a promotional video for ICE that uses one of their songs

Bhattacharya on Washington Post Live right now explaining "plausible mechanism" approvals. Essentially, you don't need a large RCT to prove something works, just plausibility, he says. This is for rare diseases.

So why isn't this true for vaccines?

#Medsky #IDsky #NIH #clinicaltrials #FDA

White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers.

The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. 🧵👇

Every anti-vaxxer I encounter seems to love weird unregulated supplements. They hate Big Pharma but they love Little Pharma, Big Pharma’s younger sibling who grew up without any adult supervision.

FDA probes internal Prasad complaints with outside help The FDA has been using an outside investigator in a probe of workplace complaints against CBER Director Vinay Prasad, a source familiar with the matter told Endpoints News.

FDA has hired an outside investigator to look into complaints against Vinay Prasad, director of FDA's CBER. via @endpts.com

#Medsky #pharma #biotech #vaccines #IDsky #measles #MMR #COVID #influenza

Cover of The Lancet, 28 February 2026 issue. The quote: “The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm.”

On the cover of The Lancet:
Editorial — “Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure”

Read the latest issue: spkl.io/63327Aa31W

Glyphosate in bread? It’s sprayed by the pound in Florida waters State health officials aren’t calling to stop the practice.

@tampabaytimes.bsky.social calls out DeSantis and Ladapo for not caring about use of glyphosate in Florida waterways. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

#environment #toxic #Roundup #poison #MAHAfail