Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026this. fixed the link card:apnews.comRussia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and diedRussian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week. 33421
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHJennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We need to be careful calling the situation in Siberia a "plague outbreak". "the woman was diagnosed with 'pneumonia of unknown etiology,' or origin, and...'extensive' testing found 'no microorganisms associated with the patient’s professional activities.'" apnews.com/article/russ...apnews.comRussia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and diedRussian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week. 01810
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHJen Gentleman @jenmsft.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Whatever you do, don't bring David Bowie to a job interview — he knows how to perform under pressure 4532
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 26/09/2026Why doesn't Trump want you to see his deals with Big Pharma? Maybe because it's a scam that's loaded with giveaways to drug companies—but no real savings for the American people.washingtonpost.comSecret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing dealsAgreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses. 31915321
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026We all know a lack of exercise is bad for our bodies. So what is relying on AI doing to our brains? | Devi Sridhartheguardian.comWe all know a lack of exercise is bad for our bodies. So what is relying on AI doing to our brains? | Devi SridharMost of my students use AI, and I worry about its corrosive effects. We must not entrust tech companies with our long-term health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh 1411444
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026U.S. manufacturing jobs are down under Trump, including in the auto industry. His strategy failed, and so will this. Lowering standards will accelerate what he has already been doing: handing the clean tech future to China and forcing Americans to pay more at the pump. 3162702771
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sunset and chaser in Oxfordshire 51417
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’ve been genuinely shocked by how rapidly & how extensively RFK Jr & Jay Bhattacharya dismantled the CDC It will take a generation or more to repair it & restore it to its former glory—pre-MAGA/MAHA, it was revered & seen as one of the finest public health agencies in the world Great reporting 👇 47733
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHMark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026deadline.com/2026/09/adam... Thank you, Adam!deadline.comAdam Brody Declares Support For "Free Palestine"As Netflix prepares to release another season of 'Nobody Wants This', leading man Adam Brody is using his platform to speak up for Palestinians. 966086
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHMark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026deadline.com/2026/09/naza...deadline.comThreats Against 'NAZA' Directors Must Stop, IDA Tells IsraelIsrael's government must stop threatening 'NAZA' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the IDA is urging in a public letter. 6370110
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHJamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It is now about 110 square kilometers, with people crammed together. 02010
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHJamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Gaza, a small city that before the genocide was one of the most densely populated cities in the world, with 2.4 million inhabitants in an area of no more than 360 square kilometers, has now lost 70 percent of its area under occupation after the genocide. 13530
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 712027
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Excited about my visit to @umich.edu next week, speaking on October 1 39620
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Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“This is exactly the kind of work that needs to happen before, rather than during, a health emergency,” said Charles Gore, the executive director of the Medicines Patent Pool, a nonprofit backed by the United Nations that has engineered voluntary licensing deals w/several drugmakers to widen access”statnews.comLicensing deals on generic versions of Roche flu drug aimed at preparing for pandemicWith an eye toward pandemic preparedness, a U.N.-backed agency has signed sub-licensing deals related to generic versions of a Roche influenza treatment. 081
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 317520
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHJen Gentleman @jenmsft.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Made it to the end of the week - cheers 🥂 111251
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHBetty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The US measles count has climbed to 3,659 confirmed cases, with 171 new cases added this week, according to today’s update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...cidrap.umn.eduUS measles cases continue to climb, topping 3,600The CDC today reported 171 new confirmed measles cases, bringing the year’s total to 3,659. 12616
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHPop Base @popbase.tv · 26/09/2026Bangkok has declared all of its 50 districts as disaster zones after almost 48 hours of heavy rain caused widespread flooding. 120527
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHBaylor College of Medicine @bcmhouston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Dr. Peter Hotez talks about the COVID-19 vaccine and how accessibility to it has changed. bit.ly/4h9KOy9 #COVID19vaccinebit.lyWhatever Happened to COVID Shots for Everyone? - Houston PressThe FDA has only approved COVID vaccines for a particular age range and for people who have underlying risk factors. 25925
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHPolitics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 11030641221
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“The agency’s global health center was approved to fill 18 critical positions. Officials posted ads, interviewed candidates and made job offers to some. But the offers expired before H.H.S. completed the next steps like background checks, so they had to start the interview process all over again” 1153
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Dr. Sussell, who worked at the C.D.C. for 37 years, decided to retire at the end of February. He would normally have trained his replacement. Instead, he saw an ad for his job go up five months after he left, then get taken down. His position remains unfilled.” 1153
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“As of May 2026, the C.D.C. had 30 percent fewer employees than it did before the layoffs…Interviews with more than 30 current & former employees reveal the agency is now tightly controlled by Mr. Kennedy and his associates, and its scientists are finding it increasingly difficult to do their jobs”nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific MissionThe agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 410865
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHChris Martin @chrismartin76.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I worked at CDC for seven years and it hurts to see this. 0168
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The magic of an Irish rainforest. 382248260
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHMiriam Rabkin @miriam2024.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@apoorvanyt.bsky.social’s in-depth obituary for CDC, murdered at the age of 80 by #RFK Jr. “Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning” Understaffing, political interference, and chaos are putting us all at risk.nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 0108
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHGreg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026NYT: ‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission by Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social @nytimes.com nyti.ms/4rxU8iJ unlockednyti.ms‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 095
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/202650% gone at chronic disease centers, 30% overall. And even infectious disease centers, mostly unaffected by the layoffs, have hemorrhaged people over the past year+ 013734
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Big kudos to Public Data Observatory for pulling together data showing the staffing loss at each center, division and branch. The numbers are startling — and sobering. 113220
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 381375574
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Did you know? The US health system already has far higher administrative costs relative to single-payer. AI could raise those costs Also a good example of how technology such as AI will not inherently improve health or other outcomes — how health changes depends on how people use the technology 15025
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning.” Connecting the dots between cuts and public sector failures is often difficult, but we are seeing the damage in public health. The only category of employee growing at CDC are political appointees. 428897
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHAlyson Smith @pedsaly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In less than 3 minutes, @apoorvanyt.bsky.social shows - and tells - us what’s happened inside the CDC. Everyone needs to watch ❤️🩹nytimes.comVideo: A Shrinking Work Force Is Changing the C.D.C.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lost close to 30 percent of its staff in the past year, with big turnover in top leadership and entire teams effectively shut down. Our health report... 099
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHDarren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Every online getting company has exactly the data they need to identify people with gambling problems, and the technology and know-how to maximally enable that problem. They also know exactly how to spot the rare skilled gamblers and ban them from playing. Zero economic value. It's basically theft. 312532
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I just got my 2026-2027 Covid vaccine! I am starting to hear of friends, colleagues and students getting “back to school” cases of Covid and my immune system was ready for an update. I’ll plan on getting the flu vaccine in a couple weeks as well. static.klipy.comVaccinated Woman IllustrationAlt: Vaccinated Woman Illustration 1405
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHJulia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Happy fall! 🍁 Grateful for the policies, people, and science that brought me easy access to Covid + flu vaccines 💪 0224
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHPop Base @popbase.tv · 24/09/2026Hannah Einbinder and Susan Sarandon were detained by police this afternoon in New York City while protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the U.N. assembly. 17683132
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHJen Gentleman @jenmsft.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've been here long enough for someone to graduate school 😅 5401
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHJen Gentleman @jenmsft.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This month marks my 18 year anniversary at Microsoft - it's hard to believe it 191501
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 25/09/2026The future of healthcare is here in Minnesota. 301491247
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHDr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Could you possibly help me out for 3 secs? I’ve just started on YouTube to share important info about the NHS+ I’m hoping to earn from the ads they put on videos but I need 1000 followers on there! Could you possibly click here+hit “subscribe”? Ju youtube.com/@jujuliagrac... 13116
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/09/2026We can't trust AI companies to regulate themselves. It's time for Congress to start taking AI seriously and put safeguards in place to protect Americans. 69974229
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“My nightmare is that we have bots on Emory Healthcare’s side, bots on Cigna’s side that keep talking to each other,” said Dr. Joon S. Lee, the chief executive of Emory Healthcare. “A whole data center could be occupied just doing that.”nytimes.comBattle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs HigherThe use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care. 115069
Reposted by BAHMAN JAZOOYEHMaryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...scrippsnews.comInteractive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labelsPork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for. 11527461296
