John Barnard, MD @drjohnbarnard.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Measles Could Go “Viral” When America was great and measles was common, the US Public Health Service published a weekly report on infections like cholera, plague, and measles. Here is a photo of a 1938 measles report. This is what will happen if immunization rates fall below herd immunity levels. 240 0
John Barnard, MD @drjohnbarnard.bsky.social · 21/03/2025In 2023, guns continued to be the top cause of death for children. More than cancer. More than car accidents. More than sudden unexplained infant death (SUID). Gun deaths are 100% preventable. 061 0
John Barnard, MD @drjohnbarnard.bsky.social · 24/01/2025According to US News, I am still a practicing doc, living in Gainesville FL, practicing in Columbus OH, and holding hospital privileges in nearby West Virginia hospitals. I remain on insurance rolls and appointments are available! Other than living in Gainesville, none of this is true! 040 0
John Barnard, MD @drjohnbarnard.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Whooping cough, a vaccine preventable disease, on the rise in 2024. 030 0
John Barnard, MD @drjohnbarnard.bsky.social · 14/12/2024I read Oshinsky's Polio a few years ago. It remains one of the best books I have ever read. If you like medicine, history, science, politics, competition, intrigue and triumph, give it a go. You won't be disappointed. 152 0
John Barnard, MD @drjohnbarnard.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Latest from the NRMP: percentage of pediatric gastroenterology fellowship positions filled this year (81.1%) is modestly improved over last year, still below historical highs of upper 90s. 061 0
John Barnard, MD @drjohnbarnard.bsky.social · 19/11/2024The measles vaccine is highly effective in preventing illness, reducing hospitalizations, and preventing death. See graphic from N Engl J Med 2019: 381: 349. Nearly 0.5 million US cases/yr before vaccination. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - G. Santayana (1905) 02710 0
John Barnard, MD @drjohnbarnard.bsky.social · 16/11/2024See retractions in 4 year old with "walking pneumonia". Walking pneumonia often = Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Not always. 030 0
John Barnard, MD @drjohnbarnard.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Fun to return to Nationwide Children’s Hospital yesterday to hear an update from NIDDK Director, Dr. Griffen Rodgers, as he gave the the annual John Barnard, MD Lecture. 140 0