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Dr. Ali Khan

@draliskhan

Epidemiologist, Retired Asst. Surgeon General, Author of "The Next Pandemic", Dean/Professor at a College of Public Health. *Views are my own* He/Him/His

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Patients with melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer who consumed high levels of sucralose had worse response to immunotherapy and poorer survival than those with diets low in the artificial sweetener. Mouse models suggest mediated by change in gut microbiome.

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The conservative view of health insurance (& healthcare): “For most people, insurance coverage has little or no impact on objective measures of health,” Ignore worse health outcomes of any high income country. Let them eat cake comes to mind. nytimes.com/2025/08/01/hea…

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Provocative idea to save billions in Medicare by no longer cover low value screenings & tests. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

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The interesting detail in the worse quarter of jobs growth since 2010 is that all the gains were healthcare workers. This is further proof that Congress has shielding healthhcare from the laws of economics. theatlantic.com/economy/archiv…

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"consistent evidence for multiple health effects at all stages of human life for many plastic chemicals. These effects include impaired reproductive potential (eg, polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis), perinatal effects (eg, miscarriage, reduced birthweight, and

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Wallethub has gone all into the rankings business. Final determination of best healthcare in the US is ultimately subjective based on your criteria. Here cost, access and select health outcomes. However the bottom 5-10 states are relatively consistent. Bottom 5 according to

Wallethub has gone all into the rankings business. Final determination of best healthcare in the US is ultimately subjective based on your criteria. Here cost, access and select health outcomes. However the bottom 5-10 states are relatively consistent. Bottom 5 according to
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By removing the American Academy of Pediatrics as liaisons to the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices, HHS.gov wants you to trust them over your pediatrician for your child's care. abcnews.go.com/Health/multipl…

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US deaths linked to the misuse of nitrous oxide “climbed nearly sevenfold (578%) between 2010 and 2023. In 2023, 156 Americans, many of them children, died from huffing laughing gas. healthday.com/health-news/fi…

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Top oil producers and plastic polluters against a global treaty to end plastic pollution. engadget.com/science/will-t…

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COVID boosters still matter. In Danes over age 65, the vaccine effectiveness of the JN.1-based mRNA boosters reached 70-85% against COVID-related hospitalization and 76-96% against COVID-associated death. medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…

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Thoughtful interview. A White House Pandemic Office Is Being Sidelined. Here's Why That Matters medpagetoday.com/washington-wat…

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Predictable (raw mild outbreaks) & tragic (feeding to children whose kidneys die). There have been 21 cases of Campylobacter and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections linked to raw milk in Florida Of those, six have been in children under the age of 10. Why is farm not named

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Outbreak of chikungunya infecting thousands in China. NO person to person transmission. So dz limited to areas with susceptible Aedes mosquitoes. dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

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The decision to halt mRNA vaccine development for future biological threats has jumped the shark on vaccine disinformation from reckless to dangerous. Statement full of lies & pseudoscience. mRNA vaccines saved & continue to save millions of lives from SARSCOV2 - safely. SARSCOV2

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.@CDC public health program caught in battle between Congress and Executive Branch; whether President is obligated to spend congressionally appropriated dollars. When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. msn.com/en-us/news/pol…

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In unpublished research, researchers found live H5N1 influenza virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking parlors on 14 H5N1 positive dairy farms across two different California regions. nytimes.com/2025/08/04/hea…

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Spot-on. A joint British & American perspective. How conspiracy theories about COVID’s origins are hampering our ability to prevent the next pandemic. Analogy would be fighting the last war. cnn.com/2025/07/31/hea…

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Dang. A "coding error" deleted isolated sections from the online Constitution at the Library of Congress dealing with foundational provisions, such as the right to habeas corpus — which protects people from unlawful detention — and the foreign (bribery) emoluments clause in last