Reposted by John P SarwarkElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12/11/2025I had the opportunity to review the work experience and skills of numerous people who were laid off or fired from public health jobs by Donald Trump. I want every taxpayer to know that the US has lost an immeasurable number of the smartest, most experienced, and hardworking people on the planet. 17819261 819
Reposted by John P SarwarkThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 12/11/2025The worst part of the anti-vaxx or vaccine skeptic media personalities is that most of them are vaccinated and care so little about the well being of their own audiences that it doesn't matter if their kids die 621130 211
Reposted by John P SarwarkThomas [DARK MODE], DO 🫐 @tom.medsky.social · 12/11/2025This is the type of dad that was not involved in the daily labor of child rearing. The type of dad that does not go to his kid's doctor's appointments. The type of dad who does not know the name of his kid's kindergarten teacher. 👇 410215 102
Reposted by John P SarwarkChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 11/11/2025A ceremony remembers the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later, gales of November includedtrib.alA ceremony remembers the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later, gales of November includedFriends and family members gathered at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to ring the bell and remember those who died 50 years ago. 0268 26
Reposted by John P SarwarkScott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Pediatricians are the only source of vaccine information trusted by clear majorities of parents across partisan groups, according to a Washington Post-KFF poll. They now play an essential role in combating rising vaccine skepticism in the United States www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... 042 4
Reposted by John P SarwarkAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Setting aside the absurdly xenophobic framing, once again, there is ZERO truth to any of this. Everyone qualifies for Emergency Medicaid equally. Hospitals do not receive more for treating undocumented immigrants in an emergency than Americans. Speaker Johnson is flatly wrong. 1331635490 1.6K
John P Sarwark @johnpsarwark.bsky.social · 08/10/2025“states’ rights” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...nytimes.comLive Updates: National Guard Troops Expected to Deploy Around Chicago 000 0
Reposted by John P SarwarkJAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · 23/09/2025Meta-analysis: A 1L increase in per capita alcohol consumption is associated with a 3.6% increase in suicide mortality, with no difference by sex. ja.ma/4nHIgrl 022 2
Reposted by John P SarwarkE.J. Fagan @ejfagan.com · 22/09/2025To be clear: 1) There is no individual level correlation between MMR and autism. 2) There was no population level increase after MMR was introduced. 3) The study that kicked off the conspiracy theory was n=12, another was straight up fraud. 4) Autism is often diagnosable before vaccines are given. 194 9
Reposted by John P SarwarkSeung Min Kim @seungminkim1.bsky.social · 22/09/2025WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump uses platform of presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence. 1230794 307
Reposted by John P SarwarkEd @notdred.bsky.social · 22/09/2025The government knowingly putting false information in the label of a drug is crossing a Rubicon that should not be taken lightly 3132611029 3.3K
Reposted by John P SarwarkWTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Friday to authorize medical professionals to provide updated COVID-19 vaccines to nearly anyone who wants it in Illinois, despite an effort by federal officials to limit access to the life-saving shot. to.wttw.com/41MG4Xdto.wttw.comPritzker Signs Order to Get Around US Limits on COVID-19 Vaccine“This is about making sure no family in Illinois is left wondering if they can protect themselves against preventable serious illness,” Gov. JB Pritzker said. “When the federal government abandons its responsibility, Illinois will step up.” 211436 114
Reposted by John P Sarwarkderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/09/2025luigi mangione murdered a healthcare executive and opposed "wokeism." i don't know why people insist that killers need some coherent ideology. most people don't even have coherent wardrobes, let alone a coherent worldview. 427247402931 24.7K
Reposted by John P SarwarkIt's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 06/09/2025It was the stupidest of times, it was the even stupider than stupidest of times 201251263 1.3K
Reposted by John P SarwarkDr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 06/09/2025The hematologist Oswald H. Robertson pioneered the idea of "blood banks" in WWI by packing glass jars of citrated blood from universal donors in an ice-filled chest that he had constructed from ammunition cases. Learn more in my book THE FACEMAKER: drlindseyfitzharris.com/the-facemaker/ 516236 162
Reposted by John P SarwarkElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 04/09/2025An absolute barnburner by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social! www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comRFK Jr., American PsychoHe needs to go. Now. 531702571 1.7K
Reposted by John P SarwarkDr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 04/09/2025I’m just a girl, who did a spinal tap on a preschooler last week, asking you to fire RFK Jr.media.tenor.coma woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt .Alt: a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt , scene from Notting Hill 7764301310 6.4K
Reposted by John P SarwarkViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Reading the news 1159689 596
Reposted by John P SarwarkDr. Maya @drdrmaya.bsky.social · 04/09/2025VACCINES SAVE LIVES VACCINES SAVE LIVES VACCINES SAVE LIVES VACCINES SAVE LIVES VACCINES SAVE LIVES VACCINES SAVE LIVES VACCINES SAVE LIVES VACCINES SAVE LIVES 27967263 967
Reposted by John P Sarwarkpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 04/09/2025reminder that rfk jr. has already made empty promises to the senate. and he already broke them. we are so far beyond asking him for commitments. the man is a dangerous buffoon with millions in direct conflicts of interest. it's time for him to go. 333269 332
Reposted by John P SarwarkTom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2025RFK, Jr. does not, in fact, know better than the entire scientific and medical establishment. 618730 187
Reposted by John P SarwarkDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025the two americas 19553261282 5.3K
Reposted by John P SarwarkDan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 28/08/2025AP live feed of the CDC walkout in Atlanta. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7Q...youtube.comLIVE: CDC staff plan walkout at Atlanta HQ after Trump firingsYouTube video by Associated Press 432069786 2.1K
John P Sarwark @johnpsarwark.bsky.social · 24/08/2025The remorseful doctor in this Biggest Loser documentary is giving Oppenheimer postwar “what have I done” vibes 010 1
Reposted by John P SarwarkDeanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Thanks to @wgntv.com for inviting me for an interview about the new American Academy of Pediatrics immunization guidelines wgntv.com/video/covid-... 193 9
Reposted by John P SarwarkSeth Trueger @mdaware.org · 17/08/2025if only we had some sort of way to hire experts to study stuff and then make recommendations about stuff 4675 67
Reposted by John P SarwarkMartin Michaelis (he/him) @martmichaelis.bsky.social · 08/08/2025#evidence showing that the #vaccination of pregnant women against #RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) reduces RSV-related hospitalisations of their children by more than 80% in the first three months of their lives. #vaccine #vaccines 🧪 #MedSkypublichealthscotland.scotViral respiratory diseases (including influenza and COVID-19) in Scotland surveillance report 7 August 2025 - Viral respiratory diseases (including influenza and COVID-19) in Scotland surveillance rep... 031 3
Reposted by John P SarwarkRuth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Mononucleosis or glandular fever is caused by the Epstein- Barr virus (EBV). In a humanized mouse model, researchers found that EBV infection causes the body to make B cells that go to the brain and attract pro-inflammatory T cells, which trigger Multiple Sclerosis. buff.ly/iIfZV2o #medsky 🧪😷 44821 48
Reposted by John P SarwarkDr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Fact check: mRNA vaccines for respiratory viruses are meant to prevent severe illness (bad Pneumonia). This means beefing up our immunity in the *lower* respiratory tract, eg the lungs. Kennedy talks about the *upper* respiratory tract and vaccine efficacy in nonsensical gibberish. 608124034426 12.4K
Reposted by John P SarwarkPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 07/08/2025#medsky 1114946 149
Reposted by John P SarwarkAris Katzourakis @ariskatzourakis.bsky.social · 06/08/2025In the arms race between viruses and their hosts, viruses have found a dependable ally.. 412141 121
Reposted by John P SarwarkChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 31/07/2025Danny Davis, the 83-year-old dean of Illinois’ U.S. House delegation, announced Thursday that he will not seek election to a 16th term representing his downtown and West Side district — the latest move in a generational change sweeping the state’s and nation’s political scene.trib.alUS Rep. Danny Davis not running for reelection, backs state Rep. La Shawn Ford as his successor in CongressUS Rep. Danny Davis, a congressman since 1997, also announced he’s endorsing veteran state Rep. La Shawn Ford for the 7th Congressional District seat. 282 8
Reposted by John P SarwarkSarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 30/07/2025FDA and CDC as far as I'm aware has never determined any death was caused by the mRNA Covid vaccines. (There were some causally linked to JNJ & swift action was taken). Am I missing something? Otherwise seems irresponsible statement for FDA leader to now have made twice in last week or so on TV. 1923966 239
Reposted by John P SarwarkThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/07/2025Breaking News: The FDA’s top vaccine official resigned after a public campaign against him led by the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer.nyti.msTop F.D.A. Official Resigns Under PressureAfter turning down several new drugs and restricting use of another, Dr. Vinay Prasad drew the ire of the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer and others. 2617494 174
Reposted by John P SarwarkRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 27/07/2025The NIH’s 2024 budget of just under $37B generated $95B in economic activity in 2024 alone. 99.4% of new pharmaceuticals approved from 2010-2019 came from NIH-funded research. I’m hard pressed to think of anything that generates as much direct economic benefit as our NIH did before they destroyed it 812592945 2.6K
Reposted by John P SarwarkWendy Orent @wendyorent.bsky.social · 20/07/2025The problem is, antivaxxers don’t care about logic. Or facts. Or evidence. Or truth. Or science. They live in a little dim world of their own. 2346 34
Reposted by John P SarwarkSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity. - Carl Sagan 171014242 1K
Reposted by John P SarwarkWBEZ @wbez.org · 18/07/2025$1.1 billion in public media funding has been cut in the White House’s spending clawback. WBEZ’s federal support disappears October 1st. Become a member today and ensure independent, public media’s future in Chicago. trib.al/JyBhRqB 066 6
Reposted by John P SarwarkChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions. 14567312018640 73.1K
Reposted by John P SarwarkMichael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Congrats to Stephen Colbert for never bending the knee. 410385765441 38.6K
Reposted by John P SarwarkRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 18/07/2025The loss of 800K mpox vaccines, which likely cost close to $65 each (potentially $52M), comes after President Donald Trump cut back foreign aid programs and closed the U.S. Agency for International Development, which administered most of them 918678 186
Reposted by John P SarwarkRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 15/07/2025The margins for satire are disappearing faster than the polar ice caps 732748 327
Reposted by John P SarwarkProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Empirical research found that around 1/2 of Dr Oz's suggestions "have either no evidence or are contradicted by the best available evidence. Potential conflicts of interest are rarely addressed" - www.bmj.com/content/349/... He has long peddled kooky minsinformation- www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/w...nytimes.comDr. Oz, Tapped to Run Medicare, Has a Record of Promoting Health Misinformation 13215 32
Reposted by John P SarwarkChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 13/07/2025The recent signing of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” has thrown into question the future of services at safety net hospitals like Humboldt Park Health that care for large numbers of people on Medicaid.chicagotribune.comChicago’s safety net hospitals face potential service cuts, layoffs after signing of ‘big, beautiful’ tax billIllinois stands to lose about $48 billion in federal funding for Medicaid over 10 years, according to KFF, a nonprofit organization focused on health policy. 78629 86
