Your Local Epidemiologist

Entries

• Measles elimination decision brewing, where is the fall vaccination data, and good news you might have missed
  November 10, 2026

  The Dose (November 10)

• What many get wrong about Amish or Plain Anabaptist communities, measles, and health
  November 06, 2026

  The U.S.

• I’m ready.
  November 04, 2026

  Last night I took to the streets of Texas.

• Election stress and your heart, early flu, another CDC leader leaves, and a mom’s hard question about vaccine injury
  November 03, 2026

  The Dose (November 3)

• Politics is medicine on a large scale
  October 28, 2026

  Vote like your health depends on it

• Bird flu in mink, measles double last year, SNAP at an all time low.
  October 27, 2026

  The Dose (October 27)

• Our story, told in 20 minutes
  October 23, 2026

  Imagine a room full of biotech heavyweights, all there for panels hosted by STAT News. That’s where I was last week, ...

• Forget living to 150: What actually helps you age well
  October 21, 2026

  Taking a look at some “longevity” trends

• Another mass shooter strikes, RSV surges, Ebola persists. Plus, what to know about waning flu vaccines.
  October 20, 2026

  The Dose (October 20)

• Getting ready for sick season. Also ticks rebounding, flu sweeping, and dengue showing its teeth.
  October 14, 2026

  The Dose (Oct 13)

• The revolutionary art of fixing the thing people are complaining about
  October 09, 2026

  Project Stethoscope, potholes, and everything in between

• Top 8 questions about the “plague” situation
  October 07, 2026

  Well, “the plague” is trending on almost all social media channels now.

• Plague in Russia? Plus flu, common cold, a new opioid, and good news
  October 06, 2026

  The Dose (October 6)

• YLE Northeast coming soon!
  October 01, 2026

  Big news

• When “DEI” research is cut, what happens to community health?
  September 30, 2026

  Health equity is caught in the crossfire

• Flu is here early. Plus Covid, mosquitoes, and more.
  September 29, 2026

  The Dose (Sept 29)

• Don’t boil the ocean: Reach passive positives
  September 25, 2026

  The 2026 fall vaccines should be available, for free, to everyone who needs them.

• Medicare for All: Separating the slogan from the substance
  September 23, 2026

  People are fed up with the U.S.

• Where are the fall vaccines? Plus Covid-19 and norovirus, and what another measles death means
  September 22, 2026

  The Dose (Sept 22)

• Two days left to comment on HHS's vaccine category proposal
  September 18, 2026

  Okay, this one’s a bit in the weeds, but it’s worth your attention.