Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026In a new pre-print, researchers identified a policy they estimate could save 114K lives + $1 Trillion per year: Medicare for All 📉 Saves administrative costs (+ time) 🩺 Improves access to care 💊 Reduces cost of meds 🌾 + Keeps rural & children’s hospitals open www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6... 310047
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Nice explanation of why you should be skeptical of the latest shingles vaccine side benefit study. Shingles sucks big time & that alone is enough reason to get the vaccine. Would it be nice if it were also a magic cure-all? Sure. But how likely is that. 34511
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Epi friends, many of you may remember my sister @sarahradz.bsky.social from they heydays of epitwitter. Did you know she’s written a book? It’s called Fat Bear Self-Care and it’s great! There’s even a matching fridge magnet set!! 3268
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDPina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I'm already endlessly yapping about it to all of my friends, apologies in advance. Pre-order: linktr.ee/adhdalien/ 7297117
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDPeter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026In nutrition research, the effect you estimate from a model is determined by which other dietary variables you adjust for. If you adjust for total energy intake, the effect will switch from an addition to a substitution. Which substitution will be determined by which other variables are adjusted. 33712
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Any #episky friends have a good estimate?👇🏼 171
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDGeorgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 12/08/2026How many nutrition meta-analyses pool estimates for incomparable research questions, due to different energy adjustment strategies? We looked at an illustrative sample. The answer was all of them! Delighted to share our new meta-scientific review, led by @nataliaortega.bsky.social 👇academic.oup.comMeta-analyses of dietary exposures must consider energy adjustment: recommendations from a meta-scientific reviewAbstract. In observational studies of dietary exposures, the energy adjustment strategy directly alters the effect being estimated. Adjusting for total ene 24714
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026The health, social, & economic disruptions of the pandemic were challenging for each of us & our shared society Grateful to all who did their best to help us through this historic period May we one day have more constructive reflection on what we may learn to strengthen our collective way forwardcnbc.com'I still have nightmares every night' — health workers struggle with PTSD symptoms as coronavirus takes tollHealth care workers are fighting a new battle regarding their mental health and well-being due to Covid-19, as deaths have recently topped 120,000 people. 18124
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDAnne Sosin @annesosin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026We need to see MAHA as the product of a political economy designed to sow doubt and undermine public institutions, rather than a solution to the structural forces that have created a sense of abandonment and dislocation in too many communities and left them vulnerable to bad faith actors. 114345
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Thought I was listening to a human recapping the World Cup until it read DR Congo as “Doctor Congo” 🤦🏼♀️ 4847
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Happy 250th, USA! May we reach for the best of ourselves as we shape the next 250 I draw inspiration from this 1941 Jacob Lawrence painting celebrating new opportunities for Black children through the Great Migration Lawrence describes how policies shaped a standard of living conducive to learning 1288
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Who’s up for a summer reading club? I’m reading Jay Kaufman’s new book: The Race Variable #episky 4418
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Unironically recommended someone use a FFRCISTG today. That has never happened to me before, lol. 180
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The bootcamp flu outbreak illustrates the importance of public health policies, including how policies amount to more than the sum of individual decisions Policy decisions also involve trade-offs. Few policies are fully costless Glad troops will return to an evidence-based policy with much benefityahoo.comPentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300The Pentagon said Wednesday that boot camps for all the military services are once again requiring the flu vaccination for all recruits after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shot optional for ... 48634
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Question for my research friends: What paper of mine have you found to be the most impactful in your work? 5114
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 04/06/2026New paper with @nickchk.com Do LLMs act as repositories of causal knowledge? Short answer: No! Longer answer: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...degruyterbrill.com 14719
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDDr. Cecília Tomori @drtomori.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This is such a tremendous loss. Raul was one of the kindest, most generous scholars on the interwebs. We were just in touch a couple of days ago. I am devastated. 2182
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 02/06/2026I'm heartbroken to see this news of Dr. Raúl Pacheco Vega's passing. He was the model of personal and scholarly generosity, and I'm grateful that his spirit will live on in those he mentored, and that his voice will live on in the resources he produced and shared, but I'm so sad that he is gone. 715328
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Update: surgery was super duper successful & I have practically no nerve pain at all anymore 🥳🥳🥳🥳 I’m gonna be offline for a little bit longer while I focus on making a full recovery from surgery but hopefully not too much longer. 202014
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I’m having surgery this week so I’m going to be offline for a bit. Or, possibly, more online than ever before. Who can say! Plz send your fiction recommendations 🙏🏼 25393
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDDr. Cecília Tomori @drtomori.bsky.social · 10/03/2026This right here 👇. And this is (another reason) why we also need social science training in ph & med, nursing & allied disciplines to recognize these patterns of attack & advocate effectively 13110
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Keep 'em coming. We're close to 2000 letters to US Senators opposing the nomination of quack Casey Means to the post of US Surgeon General. Help us get several hundred more this afternoon. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...actionnetwork.orgOppose Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon GeneralThe Senate HELP Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the nomination of Casey Means to serve as U.S. Surgeon General on Wednesday, February 25th. While we were hoping this nomination was dead, i... 1312270
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 26/02/2026A really bad study but a really great thread explaining why👇🏼 02911
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Did you know? Flu is a leading cause of death for children in the United States Each child death is a tragedy & From 2022-2024, 482 children aged died of flu Flu vaccines provide powerful protection against a leading cause of child death wonder.cdc.gov/controller/s...wonder.cdc.govSaved Request: Underlying Cause of Death, 2018-2024, Single Race, D473F269 13512
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDRheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Looking for rheumatology clinicians to complete this survey on lifestyle medicineurldefense.comQualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience ManagementThe most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today. 166
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDRheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 30/01/2026People living with rheumatic disease, please consider taking this survey about lifestyle interventions unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...unc.az1.qualtrics.comQualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience ManagementThe most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today. 41110
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 21/02/2026An important new report on wealth & health in NYC by demographic characteristics “White & Chinese respondents reported the highest median net worth ($142,000 & $320,000)” Puerto Rican: $160 Dominican: $300 African American: $500 American Indian/Alaska Native: $1000 www.nyc.gov/site/doh/abo... 33617
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 09/02/2026the public health response to this has to be “close the camps and free them all” and nothing less 6761283
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 09/02/2026This is torture. The US is torturing children. Children whose words and whose art contain infinitely more humanity than the people keeping them detained. 1724931035
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 04/02/2026People often disparage the press — and we often get it wrong — but almost everything you know about this administration is not because pundits go on tv or social media and pontificate but because of relentless reporting from real journalists at institutions that give them resources to do so. 161409278
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Journalism is a public good, as are public health, education, & good governance. Grateful to everyone continuing the work in whatever ways we can in hard times & hope it may lead us through to better times Thinking of everyone affected from USAID a year ago to the Washington Post todaynpr.orgBezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. 1275
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 02/02/2026'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once 137139854590
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDCAUSALab @causalab.org · 29/01/2026View the presentation recording on YouTube: youtu.be/Q8A5NEmRxyM?...youtu.be2026 Methods Series with Ellie MurrayYouTube video by CAUSALab at Harvard T.H. Chan 0163
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 29/01/2026If you missed my talk on Tuesday, you can now watch the video!👇🏼 2387
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDGeorgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Users of survey data, lovers of DAGs, and general methodological enthusiasts, gather round! I'm so excited to share this new paper, joint work with my brilliant colleagues @rjsilverwood.bsky.social, @pwgtennant.bsky.social, and Liam Wright. 🧵academic.oup.comHow can the use of different modes of survey data collection introduce bias? An introduction to mode effects using directed acyclic graphs (DAGs)Abstract. Survey data are self-reported data collected directly from respondents by a questionnaire or an interview and are commonly used in epidemiology. 47230
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDSara Conroy, PhD @episconroy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026@epiellie.bsky.social is so awesome. Thanks for teaching us how to draw DAGs. hsph.harvard.edu/research/cau... Another paper that I use ALL THE TIME is this guide to model selection that has a phenomenal figure to the 4 analytic tasks. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33499782/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govA biologist's guide to model selection and causal inference - PubMedA goal of many research programmes in biology is to extract meaningful insights from large, complex datasets. Researchers in ecology, evolution and behavior (EEB) often grapple with long-term, observational datasets from which they construct models to test causal hypotheses about biological processe … 183
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDRheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The combination of @epiellie.bsky.social and OA research 182
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Whether you love causal graphs, hate causal graphs, or just want to find out what the heck a causal graph is, you’ll want to watch my talk on how to *actually* make causal graphs. Sign up at the link below👇🏼 02210
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDCAUSALab @causalab.org · 22/01/2026The Methods Series @ki.se is back! @epiellie.bsky.social kicks off the 2026 speaker lineup next Tuesday, "How do we actually draw a causal graph? A proposal for evidence-based best practices." 📆 Jan 27, 2026 ⏰ 15.00 CET/9.00 EST 📍 Online Register to attend 👇 stats.sender.net/forms/e7JD1d... 7186
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDDr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Greenlandic politician Tillie Martinussen on the sovereignty of Greenlanders, the greed in the US, and how they view their land. Also comments on how the US treated Natives, as a very good reason to not want to be a part of the US. youtu.be/xs53IESxz80?...youtu.be‘Big Miscalculation’: Greenlandic Politician Warns Trump Over Bid to Take Arctic Island | APTYouTube video by APT 4238104
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDHal 10000 @hal10000.bsky.social · 18/01/2026I'm very much with @epiellie.bsky.social on this whole milk thinkg It's an option for kids. And they made it easier for kids to get soy or almond milk. So MAHA has finally not made things worse. And if it gets them over their raw milk shenanigans, even better. epiellie.substack.com/p/better-who...epiellie.substack.comBetter Whole than RawThere is an awful lot of awful stuff going on in the world right now. And an awful lot of weird stuff. Like the sudden obsession with whole milk. 061
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026I grew up in Minnesota Right now nearly every person I know there is doing all they can to support their community This is who we are in the United States as much or more so than the violence in headlines May our leaders lead on an alternative future where we lean into the best of ourselvesmprnews.orgMinneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hidingDHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation. 412432
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDNicolás Fernández @sirwallace.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Just finished reading 'Epidemiology: An Introduction' (3rd ed.) by KJ Rothman, KF Huybrechts and EJ Murray (@epiellie.bsky.social). What an excellent book. I especially loved those little boxes explaining, for instance, why p-values in the Table 1 of RCTs make no sense. Congrats for the great work! 1154
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDMelody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 16/01/2026The HHS is now claiming that Africa CDC is conducting "a public-relations campaign," offering no evidence for this claim. Yet I have a letter from a senior official in Guinea-Bissau saying it's been cancelled, and I've confirmed this with several other sources. Wonder who's doing the PR campaign. 216581
Reposted by Dr Ellie Murray, ScDProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I cringe reading the justification the RFK Jr allies doing the trial are using They say: “Guinea-Bissau isn’t rolling out the birth dose until next year, so it’s ethical to deny the birth dose to half the babies” Nope—See @boghuma.bsky.social’s superb piece bktitanji.substack.com/p/how-unethi... 22712