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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

“Unfortunately, it’s becoming increasingly clear that we can no longer trust the leadership of our federal government for credible information about vaccines, and that’s a tragedy that will cause needless suffering,” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...

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Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Healthcare is shifting from a place you go to a system that surrounds you. We have the potential to move past simply digitizing yesterday’s workflows & into an era of real reinvention- where data, AI, and new care models converge and start to change the operating system of health itself.

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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.

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New report sounds alarm on health fallout from mRNA vaccine funding cuts

A new report from the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have

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Kim Bellard @kimbbellard.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

According to new research, it turns out that, when it comes to the genome, we knew the words, but not the language. And that language is geometry. Mind. Blown. 😮 @danielkraft.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @mims.bsky.social medium.com/@kimbellard/...

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Life Is Geometry

In 2025, we’ve got DNA all figured out, right? It’s been over fifty years since Crick and Watson (and Franklin) discovered the double helix…

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

🤦‍♂️ Trump Administration Will Rehire Measles Experts Fired in Error Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to the measles outbreak and running an influential journal. An official acknowledged the mistakes on Saturday. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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Trump Administration Will Rehire Measles Experts Fired in Error

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

✨Please Repost! My newsletter is out. 🤝States band together for public health 📈Long COVID incidence remains high 🦠EBV-autoantibodies linked to Long COVID & ME/CFS 🧠Long COVID, ME/CFS decreased energy in brain 👼2 babies die of Whooping Cough in La. & much more buff.ly/rCUYiRv #medsky #pedsky 🛟😷

Yellow background with red coronaviruses and a green money bag with a dollar sign. In front is the AHIP statement on vaccine coverage for COVID and Influenza which will stay the same. There are Long COVID incidence data boxes per state in background.

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Longevity: Was magical to meet 100 year old, former P-51 fighter pilot Joe Peterburs (Retired Colonel, WWII, Korea, Vietnam veteran) last week at #AirVenture #OSH25. On his last mission in 1945 he shot down a German ME262 jet fighter. youtu.be/D4d89zrvXhg?...

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

“While RFKJr. makes a spectacle of his plans to make America healthier (a laudable goal), in actuality, the administration is kneecapping the very infrastructure that would make that feasible and is instead enacting policies that will compromise health.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Opinion | How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers (Gift Article)

The administration's cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are going to do irreparable harm to the nation’s health.

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

The White House’s “Make America Healthy Again” report, which issued a dire warning about the forces responsible for Americans’ declining life expectancy, bears hallmarks of the use of AI in its citations— and appears to have garbled citations and invented studies. wapo.st/3T6PF6d

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Analysis | The MAHA Report’s AI fingerprints, annotated

The Post reviewed the more than 500 citations in the MAHA Report. Here are the patterns of AI use we found.

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Dr. Larry Brilliant – “Meeting the Moment: How to Do Good When Times are Bad” at #NextMedHealth 2025. @LarryBrilliant —epidemiologist, & key figure in the eradication of smallpox—shares a powerful message on how to lead with purpose during turbulent times.

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How to Do Good When Times Are Bad: Dr. Larry Brilliant at NextMed Health 2025

Dr. Larry Brilliant – “Meeting the Moment: How to Do Good When Times are Bad” at NextMed Health 2025.In this deeply moving and timely keynote, Dr. Larry Bril...

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Kim Bellard @kimbbellard.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Floss that is also a health sensor. Nano biosensors. Engineering cancer treatments in vivo. Yeah, those are the kind of #healthcare futures I'm looking for. @danielkraft.bsky.social @zaynakhayat.bsky.social @drmcrichton.bsky.social medium.com/@kimbellard/...

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I’m Sensing Some Future

One of my frequent laments is that here we are, a quarter of the way into the 21st century, yet too much of our health care system still…

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

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How to Do Good When Times Are Bad: Dr. Larry Brilliant at NextMed Health 2025

Dr. Larry Brilliant – “Meeting the Moment: How to Do Good When Times are Bad” at NextMed Health 2025.In this deeply moving and timely keynote, Dr. Larry Bril...

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Kim Bellard @kimbbellard.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

These seem like dark days for U.S. science, but let's remember that there is exciting work still being done that bodes well for the future, including in healthcare. I profile a couple examples. @danielkraft.bsky.social @rasushrestha.bsky.social @mims.bsky.social medium.com/@kimbellard/...

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And Now for Some Fun Future

I feel like I’ve been writing a lot about futures I was pretty worried about, so I’m pleased to have a couple developments to talk about…

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

New White House proposal would reduce the $47 billion budget of the NIH to $27 billion — a roughly 40% cut. The proposal would cut the CDC’s budget by about 44%, from $9.2B to about $5.2B & would eliminate all of the agency’s chronic disease programs www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts

HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget.

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NextMed Health @nextmedhealth.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Thanks to everyone who made #NextMedHealth 2025 an incredible experience exploring the future of health and medicine, with a terrific community of innovators.

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Join me and an amazing array of cross-disciplinary innovators for NextMed Health, exploring re-imagining the future of health & biomedicine. March 30-April 2, 2025 at the historic Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. #medsky #futureofmedicine @nextmedhealth.bsky.social

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NextMed Health; March 30-April 2, 2025 — NextMed Health: Re-imagining the Future of Health and Medicine

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The emergence of "Homespitalists,” clinicians who specialize in providing acute care at home with a range of digital diagnostics. Some predictions from me in this article in @Medscape #HospitalToHome www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

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Hospital at Home: A Glimpse at Acute Care in 2050

Fast-evolving tech makes hospital-at-home an approaching reality. Although not everyone is a fan, the future potential is undeniable. Here’s what it could look like.

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Flattening the curve: How smartwatches could help stop a pandemic before it even begins New study models how smartwatches could provide a simple and effective way to dramatically minimize the unwitting spread of disease in pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic people...

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Flattening the curve: How smartwatches could help stop a pandemic before it even begins

Early detection of sickness is critical for preventing its spread—whether it's COVID-19, influenza or the common cold. Yet, many illnesses are at their most contagious before people even know they're ...

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Having fun talking to 'Miles' a conversational #AI from Sesame Miles kindly made a little promotional audio for nextmed.health Meet Miles and other examples of the cutting edge at nextmed.health/2025 this March 30-April 2 in San Diego 👇Listen (sound on)

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

"Dismantling the behind-the-scenes scientific research programs that backstop American life could lead to long-lasting, perhaps irreparable damage to everything from the quality of health care to the public’s access to next-gen consumer technologies." www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

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The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled

Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I keep thinking about the campaign slogan "We Are Not Going Back," which I didn't like....but it turned out to be prescient. As in Orwellian 1984. A tough road ahead to get us back on track. But we will. #standupforscience2025

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Scientists warn of long-term damage as Trump’s orders slow research By blocking announcements in the Federal Register, the administration is keeping experts from meeting to evaluate funding proposals. Via @washingtonpost www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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Scientists warn of long-term damage as Trump’s orders slow research

By blocking announcements in the Federal Register, the administration is keeping experts from meeting to evaluate funding proposals.

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Insights from the #Proteome are becoming increasingly powerful and predictive. Expect low cost #Proteomics to be leveraged in our multimodal future of optimized health, early disease detection, and more targeted, precision medicine. My latest segment on TechNation Health

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BioTech Nation ... with Dr. Moira Gunn | The Mystery of "Dark" Proteins... Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent

This week on BioTech Nation, Dr. Daniel Kraft explores the discovery of

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The antithesis of MAHA: Short-Term -Immediate Budget Gaps for Universities -Layoffs & Reduced Research Capacity -Disruptions to Ongoing Medical Research -Negative Impact on Grad Students & Postdocs Long-Term -Erosion of U.S. Scientific Leadership -Brain Drain -Decline in Innovation & Biotech

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Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets (Gift Article)

Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

This week's editorial and cover at @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... "The past 3 weeks have generated much anger, fear, and sorrow—but it is no time for panic. The medical and scientific communities must come together and stand up for this vision."

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The Robot Doctor Will See You Now... A compelling NYTimes OpEd by @erictopol.bsky.social & Pranav Rajpurkar on how we may best enable #AI to work alongside clinicians to improve care and outcomes. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...

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Opinion | How Doctors Can Best Integrate A.I. Into Medical Care (Gift Article)

Research suggests physicians are undervaluing how artificial intelligence can improve medical care.

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done: Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only temporary. Via @wired.com

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The Damage to Federal Medical Research Is Already Done

Clinical trials may have to be scrapped, research applications will be pushed back, and unpaid researchers will quickly leave the sector—even if the Trump administration’s funding pause is only tempor...

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

In the early 2000s, RFK Jr was doing great work as an environmental lawyer taking on industrial hog farms, and we talked about going to NC together to document the problems. Then he started crazy talk about vaccines. My column on the threat he poses: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/o...

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Opinion | If Kennedy Is Blind to Science, Why Entrust Him With Our Health? (Gift Article)

When we face some risk of a bird flu pandemic, do we want to entrust our health to a man who has fought lifesaving vaccines?

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

✨PLEASE SHARE! CDC GUIDELINE ARCHIVES✨ ▶️STI GUIDELINES buff.ly/4jReLT4 buff.ly/3EmjR9B ▶️Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for Contraceptives buff.ly/3PZzQNf buff.ly/4aKMEko ▶️VACCINE VIS buff.ly/4jJ1603 ▶️Others from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social LGBTQ CDCGuidelines.com #medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Recovering from my first #Davos- an incredible 5 days of global convergence crossing policy, science & technology. Spoke at Brain House and panels on AI & the future of digital health.

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Daniel Kraft, MD @danielkraft.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Insilico Medicine with the @UofT used an IBM Quantum Computer to generate a new KRAS inhibitor, synthesized it & tested it— showcasing the potential of quantum to generate experimentally validated hits that compare favorably against classical models. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Quantum-computing-enhanced algorithm unveils potential KRAS inhibitors - Nature Biotechnology

A hybrid model combines quantum and classical approaches to generate compounds targeting the KRAS protein.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Redefining obesity, report of a new commission, to override current BMI categories and better define features and pathophysiologic consequences of pre-clinical and clinical obesity www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... open-access

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