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Heidi W. Steinecker, DrPH

@hwsteinecker.bsky.social
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Global Health Infectious Disease Policy and Healthcare Operations Nerd; Chief Cat Lover; Former Deputy of CA Public Health

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 09/06/2026
Bacteria found in Target baby wipes could be life-threatening to infants; recall underway
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Bacteria found in Target baby wipes could be life-threatening to infants; recall underway
The discovery of bacteria in baby wipes sold at Target stores has prompted a nationwide recall, the FDA announced.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
As the ebola and hantavirus outbreaks continue to spread, the Trump Administration is responding by ordering US scientists NOT to cooperate or even communicate with international health agencies. If either outbreak spreads to the USA, Trump is making certain that we will be completely unprepared.
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Exclusive: Trump admin policy shutting US disease researchers out of WHO virus response talks | CNN Politics
Officials responsible for leading US research on infectious disease threats have been barred from speaking directly with the World Health Organization – effectively shutting them out of global discus...
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Forbes @forbes.com · 25/05/2026
Several treatment centers have been destroyed and tensions are rising in Congo, the center of the Ebola outbreak.
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African Health Officials On Ebola: ‘This Is Too Much’ (Live Updates)
Several treatment centers have been destroyed and tensions are rising in Congo, the center of the Ebola outbreak.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Title: "The United States is Driving a Public Heath Emergency of International Concern" www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/03/2026
Breaking News: The EPA moved to weaken limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas.
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E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on Ethylene Oxide
The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices. But long-term exposure is linked to several types of cancer and other ailments.
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Heidi W. Steinecker, DrPH @hwsteinecker.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Today on #InternationalWomensDay I am deeply grateful for all the women diplomats from 6 different continents that I have met over the years. Despite the current chaos, it gives me hope that there are women leaders globally doing what they can in the background to keep humanity connected peacefully.
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom @jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Together, we are America.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
TW ⚠️ The stabilized version is brutal.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 15/11/2025
Ethiopia confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease. It's the same strain reported in previous outbreaks in other East African nations, according to the WHO
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Ethiopia Confirms First Outbreak of Marburg Virus After Testing
Ethiopia confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after sending samples from a cluster of suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever for testing earlier this week.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 13/10/2025
One in six infections are now resistant to antibiotics. This presents a growing threat to public health.
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1 in 6 infections now resistant to antibiotics
Resistance to commonly used drugs rose over 40 percent in five years, a WHO report found.
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Heidi W. Steinecker, DrPH @hwsteinecker.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Beautiful…watch frequently for the reminder ❤️‍🩹
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 24/09/2025
To leaders around the world: California is your stable and reliable partner in fighting the climate crisis and protecting our environment.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
"The group brings together hundreds of grandparents nationwide who lived through diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles — illnesses once thought eliminated in the United States..." www.kgw.com/article/news...
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Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations
New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/08/2025
USAID funded roughly half the world’s supply of ready-to-use therapeutic food. The dismantling of the agency has disrupted the global supply chain that provides the packets, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying.
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A $45 Treatment Can Save a Starving Child. US Aid Cuts Have Frozen the Supply
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Johanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
A striking new study showing that #virus infection can awaken dormant #cancer cells 🦠🧪 "Increased risk of cancer-related death in COVID+ individuals was most pronounced in the months immediately following infection, mirroring the rapid proliferation of reawakened cancer cells observed in the mice"
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‘Sleeping’ cancer cells in the lungs can be roused by COVID and flu
Inflammation from the respiratory infections seems to be the culprit, study in mice finds.
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WHO @who.int · 17/06/2025
The #HPV vaccine is highly effective. It can prevent 9 in 10 cases of the most high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) – the #1 cause of #CervicalCancer. 🔗 bit.ly/41MNKY7
A social media tile showing a medical vial. Text reads: “The HPV vaccine is safe, effective, and protects against cervical cancer.” At the bottom: “Get informed. Get screened. Get vaccinated.”
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Jason L. Schwartz @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
If people are interested in learning about the ACIP and its decades of contributions to US vaccine policy successes, here’s a short 2014 piece I wrote in NEJM with Adel Mahmoud (timed with its 50th anniversary) www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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A Half-Century of Prevention — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices | NEJM
In 1964, after a vaccination program against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis began, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was created to advise the U.S. government on vaccinati...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
It's no longer binary: normal or abnormal. We've known that A.I. can predict future risk of breast cancer from a mammogram jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Today the FDA approved an A.I. to do this for 5-year risk assessment clairity.com @connielehman.bsky.social
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Heidi W. Steinecker, DrPH @hwsteinecker.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
In a day when #birdflu vaccines were axed, all of us must continue to share the voice and value of #science. Loved being able to share my story on The Public Health Careers podcast that was broadcast this week. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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239: Modernizing Public Health Systems with Heart & Strategy with Dr. Heidi Steinecker, DrPH
Podcast Episode · Public Health Careers · 05/27/2025 · 1h 13m
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Heidi W. Steinecker, DrPH @hwsteinecker.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Every technology invented, every cure discovered, any social, physical, and emotional advancement we have ever made as a species has always started with curiosity. So c/o 2025 Let curiosity be your form of resistance. Let curiosity be your form of hope. Lives are depending on it- So #StayCurious.
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Heidi W. Steinecker, DrPH @hwsteinecker.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Data Driven Public Health Podcast for #NationalPublicHealthWeek, resultant.com/podcasts/whe...
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E67 | When Everything’s Connected: The Role of Data in Public Health
Jess Carter and HHS Practice Lead Heidi Steinecker discuss how data brings clarity to the hidden links between the economy, public health, and food safety.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Microplastics are facilitating antibiotic resistance journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.... open-access
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 24/02/2025
We're launching a new platform to bring Californians together to engage, interact, and share ideas that will help shape government services and create policy solutions. Government works better when we build it together — which means making it easier for everyone to be involved.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Green light by FDA for another Covid nasal vaccine Phase 1 trial, one that is already approved in India, derived from WashU IP scitechdaily.com/fda-greenlig... This adds to the "shots on goal" of 2 other nasal vaccine programs to block infections, supported by Project NextGen
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FDA Greenlights U.S. Clinical Trial for New Nasal COVID-19 Vaccine
The trial will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a next-generation vaccine administered through a nasal spray or inhalation. A nasal COVID-19 vaccine, developed using technology from Washington...
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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This 👇is a 🎯 all-in-one H5N1 tracking tool to bookmark & share: H5N1 US Tracker - Ginkgo Biosecurity www.ginkgobiosecurity.com/h5n1-us-trac... H/t @rhonda234567.bsky.social
Colored map of the US showing various cases of H5N1 across different species including human cases, dairy farms, poultry farms, wild birds, other wildlife.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms and businesses. U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
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Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
New: The largest medical A.I. randomized controlled trial yet performed, enrolling >100,000 women undergoing mammography screening The use of AI led to 29% higher detection of cancer, no increase of false positives, and reduced workload compared with radiologists w/o AI thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Screening performance and characteristics of breast cancer detected in the Mammography Screening with Artificial Intelligence trial (MASAI): a randomised, controlled, parallel-group, non-inferiority, ...
The findings suggest that AI contributes to the early detection of clinically relevant breast cancer and reduces screen-reading workload without increasing false positives.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 25/01/2025
For nearly three weeks, thousands of firefighters and personnel have mobilized to SoCal to protect our communities. They've battled flames along thousands of acres while facing extremely inhospitable conditions on the ground. We commend your bravery. Thank you to our heroes.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 23/01/2025
57% of all forest land in California is under federal jurisdiction, including the #HughesFire burning in the Angeles National Forest. We're offering mutual aid and support to the federal government to help contain the blaze and we are deeply grateful for the crews keeping our communities safe.
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Heidi W. Steinecker, DrPH @hwsteinecker.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
My new version of MARTIN NIEMÖLLER’s holocaust poem.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/01/2025
California's world-leading firefighting technology was developed at NASA JPL, where 200+ employees' homes were destroyed by the #EatonFire. The NASA facility has partnered with @calfire.bsky.social to use soil moisture sensors to support the state's fire management & prevention efforts.
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Heidi W. Steinecker, DrPH @hwsteinecker.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
In honor of #MartinLutherKingJr’s legacy, never be complicit, silent, or complacent in what matters to make this world and your community better than how you found it. #MLKDay2025
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Good luck, America. The number one way to lower egg prices is with vaccination. www.wilx.com/2025/01/13/e...
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Egg prices on the rise nationwide
An egg shortage is making prices rise by 38% nationwide, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 12/01/2025
To our heroic first responders who have been fighting these fires in Los Angeles since Day One: Thank you. Thank you for putting your lives on the line to protect communities across Southern California and embodying the spirit of this state. Thank you for keeping us strong.
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