“Unhealthy obsession” = enthusiasm for kids not dying of preventable diseases.
Apparently Children's Health Dense mentioned me on their little podcast and said I have an "unhealthy obsession" with them and RFK Jr.
No, I have an unhealthy obsession with Love Island and Kit-Kats. This is just my job.
No, I have an unhealthy obsession with Love Island and Kit-Kats. This is just my job.
October 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
“Unhealthy obsession” = enthusiasm for kids not dying of preventable diseases.
Possibilities: AI can be used to help cure diseases and advance research.
Reality: This shit.
Reality: This shit.
October 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Possibilities: AI can be used to help cure diseases and advance research.
Reality: This shit.
Reality: This shit.
You shouldn’t be allowed to own pets if you use them as props that you’re needlessly exposing to painful and deadly diseases.
October 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
You shouldn’t be allowed to own pets if you use them as props that you’re needlessly exposing to painful and deadly diseases.
Wait...
In autoimmune diseases, the immune system blames normal body parts for problems the immune system itself allowed to happen.
OH MY G-D, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES ARE REPUBLICAN AND/OR ISRAELI
In autoimmune diseases, the immune system blames normal body parts for problems the immune system itself allowed to happen.
OH MY G-D, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES ARE REPUBLICAN AND/OR ISRAELI
October 14, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Wait...
In autoimmune diseases, the immune system blames normal body parts for problems the immune system itself allowed to happen.
OH MY G-D, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES ARE REPUBLICAN AND/OR ISRAELI
In autoimmune diseases, the immune system blames normal body parts for problems the immune system itself allowed to happen.
OH MY G-D, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES ARE REPUBLICAN AND/OR ISRAELI
Whether it's James Talarico getting the flu or Ken Paxton giving kids measles, both candidates have brushes with communicable diseases.
October 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Whether it's James Talarico getting the flu or Ken Paxton giving kids measles, both candidates have brushes with communicable diseases.
Thanks but I’ll be busy surviving preventable diseases.
October 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thanks but I’ll be busy surviving preventable diseases.
I worked with—and deeply admired—Helen for almost 30 years. She was hands down *the best source* about emerging infectious diseases that I've ever known. My first warning of COVID was when on Dec 28, 2019 she reposted a ProMED mail report of an atypical pneumonia cluster: "This doesn't look good."
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.
www.statnews.com
October 14, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I worked with—and deeply admired—Helen for almost 30 years. She was hands down *the best source* about emerging infectious diseases that I've ever known. My first warning of COVID was when on Dec 28, 2019 she reposted a ProMED mail report of an atypical pneumonia cluster: "This doesn't look good."
Infectious diseases don’t discriminate against legal status
October 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Infectious diseases don’t discriminate against legal status
This is really terrible news. Helen was one of the best.
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69 www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h... via @statnews.com
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69 www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h... via @statnews.com
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.
www.statnews.com
October 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This is really terrible news. Helen was one of the best.
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69 www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h... via @statnews.com
Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69 www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h... via @statnews.com
Baby had more vaccinations! 🥳
Take that, vaccine-preventable-diseases, you bunch of arseholes
Take that, vaccine-preventable-diseases, you bunch of arseholes
October 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Baby had more vaccinations! 🥳
Take that, vaccine-preventable-diseases, you bunch of arseholes
Take that, vaccine-preventable-diseases, you bunch of arseholes
My friend insists on wearing a rubber hat during October due to spookily transmitted diseases
October 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
My friend insists on wearing a rubber hat during October due to spookily transmitted diseases
Give me cards that inflict diseases and a crossbow to fire from my offhand
October 14, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Give me cards that inflict diseases and a crossbow to fire from my offhand
If you think about it
Being turned into a pooltoy also makes you immune to a lot of diseases/illnesses
That's a big positive about it!
Being turned into a pooltoy also makes you immune to a lot of diseases/illnesses
That's a big positive about it!
October 16, 2026 at 1:32 AM
If you think about it
Being turned into a pooltoy also makes you immune to a lot of diseases/illnesses
That's a big positive about it!
Being turned into a pooltoy also makes you immune to a lot of diseases/illnesses
That's a big positive about it!
About to teach my intro to infectious diseases in public health law where I talk about history (decline in deaths from infectious diseases, bumps, why), rise of public health law, types of pathogens, and medical tools to fight them - vaccines, antibiotics, sanitation, vector control. Wish me luck.
October 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
About to teach my intro to infectious diseases in public health law where I talk about history (decline in deaths from infectious diseases, bumps, why), rise of public health law, types of pathogens, and medical tools to fight them - vaccines, antibiotics, sanitation, vector control. Wish me luck.
Ruin a book by adding a word.
Catch 22 Diseases
Catch 22 Diseases
Ruin a book by adding a word
Tommy Robinson Crusoe
Tommy Robinson Crusoe
Ruin a book by adding a word
Moby Dick Pic
Moby Dick Pic
October 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Ruin a book by adding a word.
Catch 22 Diseases
Catch 22 Diseases
we managed to eradicate diseases, go to the moon, hell even clone animals before chatgpt so i really don’t think we need it
October 15, 2026 at 1:12 AM
we managed to eradicate diseases, go to the moon, hell even clone animals before chatgpt so i really don’t think we need it
Already there’s Dengue (Bonebreak Fever) in Florida, screw worms in Texas…the bug diseases are coming.
With climate change, it’s a matter of time before mosquitoes and the deadly diseases they cause are everywhere.
‘A living hell’: how Los Angeles got taken over by mosquitoes
Heat and humidity have led to one of the worst mosquito years in recent history, with West Nile virus at a decade high
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Already there’s Dengue (Bonebreak Fever) in Florida, screw worms in Texas…the bug diseases are coming.
Caves of Qud advertising new fungal infections and new diseases and I'm pounding the table with excitement.
October 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Caves of Qud advertising new fungal infections and new diseases and I'm pounding the table with excitement.
43,3 % psychiatrische Falschdiagnose und 33,9 % psychosomatische Falschdiagnosen (n=6607) muss man erstmal schaffen, herzlichen Glückwunsch an eine offenbar vollkommen inkompetente Ärzt*innenschaft
Sex and disease differences in patients’ diagnostic experiences in autoimmune diseases: an international cross-sectional study
In our survey sample, females with autoimmune diseases reported more challenging diagnostic
journeys than males. Awareness of sex and disease differences in diagnostic experiences
is essential for imp...
www.thelancet.com
October 13, 2026 at 6:21 AM
43,3 % psychiatrische Falschdiagnose und 33,9 % psychosomatische Falschdiagnosen (n=6607) muss man erstmal schaffen, herzlichen Glückwunsch an eine offenbar vollkommen inkompetente Ärzt*innenschaft
We classify diseases of the body by their cause, and classify diseases of the mind by their symptoms.
October 15, 2026 at 7:54 AM
We classify diseases of the body by their cause, and classify diseases of the mind by their symptoms.
Yale researchers say terminated, delayed and paused grants have made it difficult to plan or finish studies of vector-borne and poverty-related diseases. One described the effect of the uncertainty as “paralyzing.” yaledailynews.com/articles/fed...
October 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Yale researchers say terminated, delayed and paused grants have made it difficult to plan or finish studies of vector-borne and poverty-related diseases. One described the effect of the uncertainty as “paralyzing.” yaledailynews.com/articles/fed...
... Seriously? Steve "Looks like he's got five hundred skin diseases" Bannon?
October 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
... Seriously? Steve "Looks like he's got five hundred skin diseases" Bannon?
Everybody knows that diseases never cross borders.
CDC just closed offices in Angola and South Sudan. Zimbabwe is next; a dozen more may follow. CDC staff overseas support countries to find outbreaks early and stop them before they reach us. Decisions have consequences. Lives will be lost, including American lives.
bit.ly/4B5n6uG
bit.ly/4B5n6uG
CDC closes 2 offices in Africa as Trump ties health aid to deals: Politico
CDC closes offices Africa as State Department ties foreign health aid to country-specific agreements under the Trump administration.
www.beckershospitalreview.com
October 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Everybody knows that diseases never cross borders.
Feel like healing potions in dnd would exacerbate certain diseases or conditions.
Like super charging an autoimmune attacking itself or an infected wound spreading faster
Like super charging an autoimmune attacking itself or an infected wound spreading faster
October 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Feel like healing potions in dnd would exacerbate certain diseases or conditions.
Like super charging an autoimmune attacking itself or an infected wound spreading faster
Like super charging an autoimmune attacking itself or an infected wound spreading faster