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BREAKING NEWS
At last, in the UK, we now have official guidance on the use of respirators (FFP3) vs Fluid Resistant Surgical Masks (FRSM) which has been prepared SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR.
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BREAKING NEWS
At last, in the UK, we now have official guidance on the use of respirators (FFP3) vs Fluid Resistant Surgical Masks (FRSM) which has been prepared SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR.
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August 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Please help me welcome to Bluesky @drdebhoury.bsky.social - brave, brilliant, and principled.
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Video Chief CDC scientist resigns amid the firing of director over vaccine policy
Dr. Debra Houry stepped down as chief medical officer and deputy director for programs after Trump fired CDC Director Susan Monarez.
abcnews.go.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is the front cover of the new edition of @thelancet.com (thanks to @profstevegriffin.bsky.social for sharing) #HealthPolicy #Science 🧪🧵
February 27, 2026 at 8:36 AM
This is the front cover of the new edition of @thelancet.com (thanks to @profstevegriffin.bsky.social for sharing) #HealthPolicy #Science 🧪🧵
Welcome to newbies transferring from toxic sites. Which of you should I be following? #academicsky #episky 🧪 #healthpolicy #medsky
November 8, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Welcome to newbies transferring from toxic sites. Which of you should I be following? #academicsky #episky 🧪 #healthpolicy #medsky
One of the most depressing aspects of this pandemic is the lack of learning. #medsky #academicsky #healthpolicy
FFS. In the latest (Nov 29, 2024) WHO IPC document, ctrl-F finds:
"hand hygiene" 144x
"airborne" 1x
"mask(s)" 1x
"respirator" 1x
"N95" 0x
"FFP" 0x
"inhal" 0x
"aerosol" 1x (as part of "aerosol generating medical procedure")
These people are stupid and / or evil.
iris.who.int/bitstream/ha...
"hand hygiene" 144x
"airborne" 1x
"mask(s)" 1x
"respirator" 1x
"N95" 0x
"FFP" 0x
"inhal" 0x
"aerosol" 1x (as part of "aerosol generating medical procedure")
These people are stupid and / or evil.
iris.who.int/bitstream/ha...
December 11, 2024 at 1:05 AM
One of the most depressing aspects of this pandemic is the lack of learning. #medsky #academicsky #healthpolicy
Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
September 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My first post on BlueSky, I could not access the same handle as my X (someone hacked into that one):
So it's @peterhotez for X and @peterhotezmdphd for BlueSky
I'm a pediatric-vaccine scientist based in Houston TX at our Texas Medical Center
So it's @peterhotez for X and @peterhotezmdphd for BlueSky
I'm a pediatric-vaccine scientist based in Houston TX at our Texas Medical Center
April 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
holy shit biggest story in healthpolicy today
I've been fighting for the two words for years, but fine.
April 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
holy shit biggest story in healthpolicy today
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
www.science.org
September 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
February 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
February 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Oh my goodness. Cochrane behaving badly. Worth doing the long read on this one. #medsky #healthpolicy #medtwitter #episky
I never thought a day would come when I would write a post this critical about the Cochrane Collaboration. But today was that day:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/01/24/w...
#mecfs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/01/24/w...
#mecfs
When Journal, Scientific Society, and Community Values Clash - Absolutely Maybe
A process I’ve been involved with at a journal recently exploded. It was meant to resolve a controversy about a publication, not…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
January 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Oh my goodness. Cochrane behaving badly. Worth doing the long read on this one. #medsky #healthpolicy #medtwitter #episky
Hello, @doctoroxford.bsky.social
If you’re not following this one, you’re missing out! ⬇️
#medsky #medtwitter #healthpolicy 🧪
If you’re not following this one, you’re missing out! ⬇️
#medsky #medtwitter #healthpolicy 🧪
Hello everyone from this battlescarred doc from the other place. For those who don't know me, I'm an author, journalist & and palliative care doctor who stands up for patients, evidence & candour in healthcare & politics alike. I love books, otters & other people - who are, fundamentally, good 💚
November 23, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Hello, @doctoroxford.bsky.social
If you’re not following this one, you’re missing out! ⬇️
#medsky #medtwitter #healthpolicy 🧪
If you’re not following this one, you’re missing out! ⬇️
#medsky #medtwitter #healthpolicy 🧪
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Who's been using AI to write health policy?
MAHA = GIGO
🧪 #healthpolicy
via @duncanrobertson.bsky.social
Who's been using AI to write health policy?
MAHA = GIGO
🧪 #healthpolicy
via @duncanrobertson.bsky.social
RFK Jr's "MAHA" report is filled with references to studies that literally do not exist, or that completely misinterpret the studies' findings.
“We did not publish a paper.. on this topic with that co-author group, or with that title,” says one cited researcher.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
“We did not publish a paper.. on this topic with that co-author group, or with that title,” says one cited researcher.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Who's been using AI to write health policy?
MAHA = GIGO
🧪 #healthpolicy
via @duncanrobertson.bsky.social
Who's been using AI to write health policy?
MAHA = GIGO
🧪 #healthpolicy
via @duncanrobertson.bsky.social
More politicization of public health? This is the last thing we need. “Political appointees appear poised to gain more control over information coming out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a proposal to add a separate science office atop the agency.”
Proposed CDC science office could tighten political control at agency
Under President Trump, political leaders are exerting more control across federal health agencies.
www.statnews.com
June 26, 2026 at 3:23 AM
👋 Doctor here
There has been a massive censorship escalation at CDC & NIH. Unconscionable.
Reminder: As tax payers we paid for the data & research.
#FixUShealthcare #publichealth
#medsky
#healthpolicy
There has been a massive censorship escalation at CDC & NIH. Unconscionable.
Reminder: As tax payers we paid for the data & research.
#FixUShealthcare #publichealth
#medsky
#healthpolicy
February 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
👋 Doctor here
There has been a massive censorship escalation at CDC & NIH. Unconscionable.
Reminder: As tax payers we paid for the data & research.
#FixUShealthcare #publichealth
#medsky
#healthpolicy
There has been a massive censorship escalation at CDC & NIH. Unconscionable.
Reminder: As tax payers we paid for the data & research.
#FixUShealthcare #publichealth
#medsky
#healthpolicy
November 17, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Well big news...Viany Prasad is the new director of CBER at FDA per internal email obtained by me. #healthpolicy
May 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Well big news...Viany Prasad is the new director of CBER at FDA per internal email obtained by me. #healthpolicy
Taxes on sugary beverages have been dropped from a UN declaration on fighting chronic disease, reports @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social
The omission is likely the result of lobbying that is "not documented" and "not transparent," one expert said
The omission is likely the result of lobbying that is "not documented" and "not transparent," one expert said
EXCLUSIVE: Weakened UN Political Declaration On NCDs Removes Target To Tax Harmful Products - Health Policy Watch
The final political declaration for the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs is substantially weaker than the zero draft, no longer referring to
healthpolicy-watch.news
September 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
With Medicaid facing severe threats next year, I will be periodically posting facts about the program which demonstrate the many critical roles that Medicaid plays.
Medicaid covers 62% of all nursing home residents. #healthpolicy
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Medicaid covers 62% of all nursing home residents. #healthpolicy
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
November 18, 2024 at 6:21 PM
With Medicaid facing severe threats next year, I will be periodically posting facts about the program which demonstrate the many critical roles that Medicaid plays.
Medicaid covers 62% of all nursing home residents. #healthpolicy
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Medicaid covers 62% of all nursing home residents. #healthpolicy
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
If you care about #HealthPolicy, you should care about this 👇
NEW: Starting today, ICE can continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases. Last year, 404 Media and @freedom.press sued DHS for refusing to share a copy of the agreement, which gives the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients to ICE.
Now, the agreement has been released:
Now, the agreement has been released:
Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data
On Tuesday, ICE was allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
www.404media.co
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
If you care about #HealthPolicy, you should care about this 👇
These are mostly health economists. #healthpolicy #medsky
November 9, 2024 at 6:51 AM
These are mostly health economists. #healthpolicy #medsky
We could all use some good news these days
Ghana cut malaria deaths by 86%!!!
And they followed science and good public health policies
healthpolicy-watch.news/how-ghana-sl...
Ghana cut malaria deaths by 86%!!!
And they followed science and good public health policies
healthpolicy-watch.news/how-ghana-sl...
How Ghana Slashed Child Malaria Deaths By 86% - Health Policy Watch
For decades, malaria has been one of Africa's most persistent health challenges. In Ghana, it was once the leading cause of death for children under five. Bed
healthpolicy-watch.news
June 26, 2026 at 10:40 AM
We could all use some good news these days
Ghana cut malaria deaths by 86%!!!
And they followed science and good public health policies
healthpolicy-watch.news/how-ghana-sl...
Ghana cut malaria deaths by 86%!!!
And they followed science and good public health policies
healthpolicy-watch.news/how-ghana-sl...
Celebrating our 4th PhD program graduate, Dr. Emma Achola-Kothari! #Vanderbilt #HealthPolicy
May 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Celebrating our 4th PhD program graduate, Dr. Emma Achola-Kothari! #Vanderbilt #HealthPolicy
New consensus statement on preventing cardiovascular disease in people with COVID-19. #episky #healthpolicy #medsky academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...
Validate User
academic.oup.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New consensus statement on preventing cardiovascular disease in people with COVID-19. #episky #healthpolicy #medsky academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...