🎙️ On Wednesday, the Senate will hold the first of two scheduled hearings to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s health care apparatus as HHS secretary. Healio asked experts from across medicine what to expect. healio.com/news/infectiou…

CDC published the first MMWR today in two weeks. It includes two studies focused on wildfires. A spokesperson told @gohealio that the bird flu studies scheduled for the Jan. 23 issue are "still in the pipeline." healio.com/news/infectiou…

🤒 CDC data show that seasonal influenza activity is significantly elevated across the United States, and is at its highest level in more than 15 years. Healio spoke with Aaron E. Glatt, MD, and William Schaffner, MD, about what's going on. 👇 healio.com/news/infectiou…

🥼 Despite recent reports, officers in the CDC’s famed Epidemic Intelligence Service — often referred to as “disease detectives” — have not been fired and continue to investigate outbreaks and public health concerns, the CDC told Healio. #EIS healio.com/news/infectiou…

🥳 Healio is covering the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this week in San Francisco. Follow along for at Infectious Disease News for our coverage! #CROI2025 #IDtwitter Caitlyn Stulpin healio.com/news/infectiou…

That’s right, folks: Your #CootieCrew is on the ground in San Francisco. We’ve got a lot on the way. Follow at Infectious Disease News and, if you’re here, come visit us in the media center! #CROI2025 Healio

😷 The number of #measles cases in the U.S. has now passed 500 cases, up from 483 on Monday. Our friends Healio Pediatrics ran down the burgeoning outbreak in Texas & New Mexico, which may have spread to Kansas and Oklahoma. #PediatricID #InfectiousDiseases healio.com/news/pediatric…

Mass layoffs across HHS this week, including several leaders at NIH, have sowed chaos and will make Americans less safe from disease, experts told Infectious Disease News. The cuts follow the termination of billions in grants and ending public health programs. healio.com/news/infectiou…

🦠 The rise in #measles cases in the U.S. signals the possible reemergence of other vaccine preventable diseases, experts at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Stanford Medicine and Mount Sinai South Nassau told Healio Pediatrics for this months IDN cover story. #IDTwitter #PublicHealth healio.com/news/pediatric…

Pretty rare that I get a selfie fit for it, but I like this shot between sessions at #SHEAspring2024. #NewProfilePic

🚨 FDA officials on Tuesday outlined new restrictions for #COVID19 vaccine approvals in the U.S. that could limit their use among healthy people. The policy shift was announced in a NEJM article published today. healio.com/news/infectiou…

📔 More than 300 million people globally have a #hepatitis diagnosis, and there are roughly 2 million new cases each year. For this month's cover story, we asked experts for their perspectives on the current state of #hepatitisA and #hepatitisE. healio.com/news/infectiou…

HHS told Healio the tests were a 'significant waste of taxpayer's dollars' because they are available in retail stores, although the department said it is purchasing 1M COVID-19/influenza tests for future emergencies. Check out Caitlyn Stulpin's full report.

🛫 Healio is on the ground in Phoenix for #APIC2025! 🦠Our coverage will be posting throughout the week, so be sure to check our meeting bundle for all the conference highlights: bit.ly/4nm6Xun Gerard Gallagher Caitlyn Stulpin

IDN is in #Phoenix for #APIC2025 this week. Follow along this week!

Roughly 12 hours until we depart, leaving behind a trail of dust. That's not a joke. Y'all know there's a desert out here? And that it's 112 degrees outside? What I've seen of #Phoenix is awesome. Hopefully, I'll make it back when it's "winter."

💉 On Wednesday, the eight new members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will begin a 2-day meeting in Atlanta that could have an impact on the availability of some vaccines. Here's our preview of this week's #ACIP meeting 👇 healio.com/news/infectiou…

🗣️ Senators questioned Susan Monarez, PhD, about a range of topics Wednesday during a hearing to assess her nomination to be the next director of the CDC. Here's the highlights from today's hearing 👇 healio.com/news/infectiou…

🚨 HHS adopted a recommendation from a CDC committee to remove thimerosal from all influenza vaccines. Since 2001, in the U.S., only multi-dose vials of the flu shot still contained it. Here's our rundown, w/ comments from Lawrence Gostin of Georgetown University. healio.com/news/infectiou…

💉 The FDA has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025-2026 respiratory disease season, but with limitations not seen in previous years. Here's Healio's rundown from Caitlyn Stulpin and Stephen Feller, with comment from Amesh Adalja and Paul Offit. healio.com/news/infectiou…