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Peter MacPherson @petermacp.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

We found that #TB epidemics are becoming increasingly urbanised. Important implications for supporting effective public health interventions to end tuberculosis epidemics. 🧪 #MedSky @uofgshw.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social @nswartwood.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Graph of model predicted urban-to-rural TB prevalence between 2000 and 2024

Graph showing predicted percentage of TB cases that were urban and rural between 2000 and 2024

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Ever had a day where you question your fundamental understanding of a basic concept you use near daily. I'm down a rabbit hole with different log/exp transformation in models. Throw your best articles/book chapters/anything else at me. 🛟

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I am particularly curious what phrases academics across disciplines and career stages use to describe an individual with their HIV status attached (both + and -). 🛟 Do you use PLWH and PLWoH? PLWH and person living without HIV? HIV+/- population? Something else entirely? #AcademicSky

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

TIL you are supposed to write a new cover letter when submitting manuscript revisions. I've been a professional in academia for 8.5 years. Apologies to every editor who has received my submission cover letter and thank you for still accepting my manuscripts. 🫠 #AcademicSky

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Thank you to @troytassier.bsky.social for highlighting our work on COVID-19 waves (esp wrt the Strugis rally). Fun fact: I accidentally ended up at Sturgis once (pre-COVID) and I have the tattoo to prove it. It was so cramped and chaotic; I will never understand how 2020 attendees justified it.

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Alt title: A love letter to anyone who tried to minimize concerns regarding Trump's reelection by claiming, "It's only four years." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The cover of lancet academic journal with the quote, "The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm"

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Three years ago we set out to visualize and quantitatively examine the movement of SARS-CoV-2 leading up to the first two major COVID-19 waves in the US. Today all that hard work "hit the shelves" at PLOSCompBio. 🛟 Watch the spread (we have movies) and read more here: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

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Quantifying the spatiotemporal dynamics of the first two epidemic waves of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United States

Author summary In this work, we developed a set of tools and methods designed to produce high-resolution visualizations, as well as to quantify the complex and intricate patterns associated with the s...

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Anyone know why the GBD 2023 covariate files end at the letter "R"? Having trouble tracking down updated smoking and underweight prevalence data for a revision due too soon. 🛟 ghdx.healthdata.org/record/ihme-...

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Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 (GBD 2023) Covariates 1980-2023 | GHDx

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

#ELI5 PhD applications in the US for applied math, biostatistics, and/or epidemiology. I'm in my 3rd application cycle with only a single interview over all years. I feel either I am fundamentally misunderstanding something or there's something about my profile that torpedos my chances. 🛟

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

every time I receive an email addressed to Dr. Swartwood another tiny piece of my soul dies.

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

how many years in a row does one need to be rejected from all PhD programs before they can completely spiral out? Asking for a frenemy. (it’s me, I’m my own best advocate and enemy).

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I'm author on some upcoming systematic review manuscripts. Systematic reviews are often limited by language of the reviewers, but is AI the answer? Is its use going to improve public health? Below, I describe my experience and why I don't think it's the answer. 🛟🧪

aljazeera.com

AI’s growing thirst for water is becoming a public health risk

AI’s rapid expansion is placing growing pressure on water supplies and public health.

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Does anyone in US public health🛟 or @iddjobs.org world have any part time work? I'm looking for at least 9 hours of work at a non-profit or university so I don't lose my progress toward Public Student Loan Forgiveness.

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

we have to bring TB into the discussion of climate change and climate change into TB programs. The vulnerabilities are shared. We should be designing interventions that improve resilience to both. A huge thank you to Matthew Saunders for his fantastic presentation at #UnionConf2025

PowerPoint slide illustrating three plots showing the relationship of country-level climate change vulnerability and tb incidence

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 21/11/2025

Heepity jeepity Curated poetry Makes LLMs do what- Ever you want Single-turn jailbreaking Vulnerability Bypass your guardrails and Serve us some cunt

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

come learn how TB varies across urban and rural areas via estimates based on data across the last three decades! #UnionConf2025

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

“Tuberculosis has become a metaphor for everything wrong with…and everything right about Public Health today.” - @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #UnionConf2025

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

come stop by my ePoster today at the #UnionConf2025 to find out if men or women experience TB at a higher rate in LMICs. The answer may just surprise you… 🛟

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Only I could go chasing hygge in Copenhagen, going so far as picking a cafe that bans laptops, and end up wedged between two groups discussing graduate school aspiration and professional resume building. I hear you universe, I’ll get my act together.

Traditional Danish plate on a cafe table next to a sticker that says, “no fucking laptops”

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Washington State Department of Health @doh.wa.gov · 29/10/2025

Impacts to food access can have severe effects on public health. Find the latest #SNAP updates from DSHS. www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/defaul...

nfographic on the impact of a federal government shutdown on SNAP (food assistance) in Washington State. It states that nearly 1 million Washingtonians are at risk of losing assistance starting November 1. It breaks down the affected population: 930,000 total, 1 in 3 are elderly or disabled, 33% are children, and 30,000 are veterans. The infographic also shows the strain on the emergency food system, noting a record high of 13 million visits to food pantries in Washington in 2024 and that 1 in 4 residents visited a food pantry in the last year.

Infographic detailing the negative economic impact of the SNAP cutoff on Washington's economy. It projects a loss of more than $285 million in economic activity, with every $1 of SNAP spending generating $1.54 locally. A map shows the state's most-impacted areas are the deep interior and rural regions. A table lists the Estimated Loss in Economic Activity by Congressional District, with District 4 losing $29,712,000 and District 10 losing $30,655,000. It also notes other impacts, including increased food insecurity, longer wait times for public assistance, and potential staffing issues at DSHS offices starting November 4.

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

NEW: Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreaks, Global Tracker Shanghai: RSV Moscow: Chicken pox & Measles Prague: Hep A Mexico City: Measles (>5,000 cases) Southern US: Measles, Pertussis Alaska: Pertussis Peru: Pertussis h/t @angierasmussen.bsky.social @monscience.bsky.social #medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪

Map showing vaccine preventable diseases across the world. See text above for more information.

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Matthew Saunders @mjsaunder.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

“Wow, I saw in the last GTB report undernutrition is much less important for TB than we previously thought” I hear you say… Well, no. We think this is an underestimate, & as much as 28% of TB could be attributable to undernutrition – see our latest comment here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Tuberculosis and undernutrition: improving estimates to reinforce the policy imperative

Undernutrition is a key driver of the global tuberculosis epidemic, increasing the risk of people developing tuberculosis disease and of poor outcomes in those who do.1 Each year, WHO publishes estima...

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I wonder if this push will expand to three vaccines over three visits, resulting in two additional revenue generating visits for the same protection…

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Public health and science professionals in the US - what are some small actions you've taken to feel less hopeless in the current political climate? I've started a few small reoccurring donations, but looking to move beyond monetary contributions. 🛟🧪

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Hello #IDsky - as PhD application season (in the US) rolls around, I'm asking for any leads for mathematical modeling labs that may be looking for students. I've got 8 years professional experience in transmission modeling and strong Bayesian background. Please let me know if you know of anything! 🛟

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 17/08/2025

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵 An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.

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Melanie A. Kiechle @melaniekiechle.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

While I would prefer that my historical research have less relevance, please read and consider what it was like to fall ill and die before germ theory. #histmed 🗃️ nursingclio.org/2025/07/21/d...

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Dying Before Germ Theory

As RFK questions germ theory, and measles ravages unvaccinated children, Americans need to know what is at risk. Americans died at higher rates and younger ages before the introduction of germ theo…

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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.medsky.network · 22/07/2025

#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #Neurosky #Neurocovid #immunology #publichealth @nature.com A study of nearly 1,000 people revealed that brain ageing was not associated with viral infection status, particularly #SARSCoV2 virus, but cognitive decline was. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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People’s brains aged faster during the COVID pandemic — even the uninfected

Study of nearly 1,000 people showed that brain ageing was not linked to infection status, but cognitive decline was.

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MJ of Everything is Public Health Production @everythingisph.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

crime is a public health issue and should be treated as such. police respond to crime, they do not lower it.

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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · 22/07/2025

🧪 New research confirms climate change is a primary driver of worsening forest fires. The likelihood of extreme fire weather has doubled since the preindustrial era, contributing to a dramatic increase in burned forest area globally. #Climate #Fires

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Climate Change Is Making Fire Weather Worse for World’s Forests

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/07/2025

The Trump admin is erasing critical federal data - including climate trends, water quality, wildfire risk, public health stats, and pollution monitoring. When the data goes dark, the American lives are at risk. This is how To Sabatoge A Nation👇 zurl.co/slECM

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Trump’s Cuts Are Making Federal Data Disappear

Online tools that professionals use for everything from diagnosing diseases to calculating insurance payouts are going dark.

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NPR @npr.org · 08/07/2025

The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.

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Floods are getting more dangerous around the country, not just in Texas

The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

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Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No

Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.

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Maxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

"This country has lost the most basic of all freedoms: the freedom that comes from being healthy." - RFK You know what protects and promotes people's health? Public health. Access to health care/health insurance. Health research. The very things the Trump administration is gutting.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

“Over the past several months, the project has engaged more than 80 stakeholders, including clinicians, academics, public health officials, insurers &industry leaders, to assess how nongovernmental actors can defend vaccine science&use at a time when official public health channels are under stress”

statnews.com

The U.S. government is failing on vaccine policy. The Vaccine Integrity Project is here to help

The Vaccine Integrity Project will convene experts to assess the evidence on influenza, RSV, and Covid-19 to equip clinicians with reliable, evidence-based information.

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

As I cook my camping breakfast over and open fire, I find myself reflecting on the millions of women who use indoor cookstoves daily for their food preparation. These stoves are a source of indoor air pollution, a risk factor for many diseases, including TB.

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

shout out to the car rental person in Eau Claire airport who just casually dropped „that’s our free health care” while the blue angels were doing their test flights for this weekends air show. #whereisthelie

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I think this means there should be absolutely no debate at my #SMDM25 presentation this afternoon, right?

Fortune cookie fortune reading you are the very definition of trustworthy.

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

only 24 hours behind our original departure time but Miss Lemma and I are on our way to #SMDM25 Ann Arbor here we come!

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 09/06/2025

(5/5) 🚨 It’s time to flood the zone. NIH scientists just took a huge risk speaking out. Now it’s our turn. 📜 Read the Bethesda Declaration ✍️ Sign the Public Letter of Support 👯‍♀️Follow NIHers doing the work: @nihvigils.bsky.social Read and sign here 👉 www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

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Nicole Anne Swartwood, MSPH @nswartwood.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

This is absolutely not normal. not okay. Protesting is not insurrection.

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twolf10 @twolf1.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 09/06/2025

Need help calling your representatives about the rescissions package? Join one of our advocacy sessions this week! These sessions are open to anyone as a space to get help contacting your representatives or get support doing other forms of advocacy. tbfighter.link/calendar

"Join an advocacy session to tell Congress to vote ""NO"" on codifying foreign aid cuts. Monday, June 9th at 9pm ET. Tuesday, June 10th at 7pm ET. Wednesday, June 11th at 7pm ET. Thursday, June 12th at 9pm ET. Friday, June 13th at 7pm ET. Join using the link above."

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Saint of Faggotry @omegalevelthreat24.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

This pride month, start throwing bricks again.

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