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@mbsiegel.bsky.social
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Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. The views expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the School of Medicine or Tufts University.

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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I am excited to appear with Dr. Jeff Willett at this event. The Nicotine-Free Generation Debate: Public Health, Harm Reduction, Unintended Consequences A “Virtual Editorial Board” Event Presented by InsideSources Thursday, June 25, 2026 11:00 am ET Live stream: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Sign the Petition
An Open Letter to the American Diabetes Association: Shame on You
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Wilk Wilkinson at Derate the Hate was kind enough to feature the Bridging the Divide on Firearm Policy project: deratethehate.com/episodes/gun...
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Gun Rights and Gun Safety Don't Have to Be Enemies – DTH Episode 315 with Dr. Michael Siegel
Send Wilk a text with your feedback! (incoming msgs only - I can't reply) What happens when a gun violence prevention researcher walks into a gun sho...
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Excellent exposition on my change in thinking over time on e-cigarettes by Marc Gunther: marcgunther.substack.com/p/the-hypocr...
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Lies and damned lies
Physician and epidemiologist Michael Siegel is dismayed by the tobacco-control movement
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
A New Generation of Youth are Getting Addicted to Nicotine Through Vaping? FAKE NEWS tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-ne...
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A New Generation of Youth are Getting Addicted to Nicotine Through Vaping? FAKE NEWS
According to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, "E-cigarettes are hooking a new generation on nicotine – putting millions of kids at risk...
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
An interesting discussion on vaping that I was fortunate enough to take part in on the Unbiased Science podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZo...
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Unbiased Science - Where There's Vape, There's Fire: E-Cig Hype, Harm, and Hope??
YouTube video by Unbiased Science
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Tobacco Control Groups are Misleading Legislators in Their Efforts to Block Smokers from Access to Life-Saving Products tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/toba...
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Tobacco Control Groups are Misleading Legislators in Their Efforts to Block Smokers from Access to Life-Saving Products
Last night I testified at a hearing of the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee on a bill (S2844) that would allow the sale of flavored e-...
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Survey Findings That Anti-Nicotine Groups Don’t Want You to Know Op-ed published by Inside Sources dcjournal.com/survey-findi...
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Survey Findings That Anti-Nicotine Groups Don’t Want You to Know – DC Journal - InsideSources
The Food and Drug Administration recently released data from its 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey. An analysis of the survey reveals important findings.
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Study Claiming that Vaping Causes Lung Cancer Fails to Document that a Single Case Occurred After the Person Started Vaping tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/stud...
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Study Claiming that Vaping Causes Lung Cancer Fails to Document that a Single Case Occurred After the Person Started Vaping
An article published recently in the journal Frontiers in Oncology concluded that vaping causes lung cancer among young adults (age <50) b...
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Findings from the 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey that Anti-Nicotine Groups Don't Want You to Know tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/find...
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Findings from the 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey that Anti-Nicotine Groups Don't Want You to Know
Earlier this week, the FDA released the data from its 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey. This is a public use dataset so it is freely avai...
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Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @handle.invalid · 05/03/2026
"The panel formulated a package of eight state-level firearm policies aimed at preventing shootings and saving lives, all while protecting the rights of gun owners. All eight policies were approved with broad consensus from the participants, then combined in a 67-page package..."
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‘Bridging the Divide’ on Firearms Laws
A new project brought together people from opposing sides of the gun debate to craft model legislation for violence prevention.
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Smoke-Free Products Nearing 50% of the Nicotine Market Thanks to Tobacco and Vaping Companies But In Spite of the Actions of Most Tobacco Control Groups tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/02/smok...
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Smoke-Free Products Nearing 50% of the Nicotine Market Thanks to Tobacco and Vaping Companies But In Spite of the Actions of Most Tobacco Control Groups
A new report from the nation's leading tobacco market expert - Bonnie Herzog at Goldman Sachs - reveals that smoke-free nicotine products no...
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mbsiegel.bsky.social @mbsiegel.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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Massachusetts Association of Health Boards Wants to Ban the Use of Flavored E-Cigarettes, by ANYONE
The Massachusetts Association of Health Boards (MAHB) has disseminated a model nicotine regulation policy  that it is recommending be adopte...
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
It’s hard not to notice that the pro-Israel side relies almost exclusively on generalized statements — “Israel has a right to defend itself,” “Israel must remove Hamas” etc — that are utterly irrelevant to the specific ways the IDF has carried out its bombing campaign.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
Bernie Sanders announced he would vote against a bill to provide emergency military aid to Israel “What the Netanyahu government is doing is immoral. It is in violation of international law ― and the U.S. should not be complicit in those actions.”
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Sen. Bernie Sanders To Vote Against Military Aid To Israel
An additional $10.1 billion in "unconditional military aid" to Israel would be "irresponsible," the Vermont senator said.
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