Some dogs go nuts when they see hugging. Our vet can tell you why, via @BostonGlobe

ACIP voted unanimously yes here, which seems to protect coverage of Covid shots for all while only recommending it strongly for those over 65. Not clear to me how this interacts with the FDA labeling, which is more restrictive. @doritmi

ICYMI: #HHS has been circulating an FAQ explaining why Kennedy unilaterally dropped recommendations that kids & pregnant people get #Covid shots. It cites studies. But the studies it cites to suggest dangers of getting the shot during pregnancy dispel that claim.

This is the big one: Kennedy is firing the entire #ACIP in a move he says is needed to restore confidence in vaccines. "It scares me to think of what’s ahead,” Mike Osterholm of CIDRAP told me.

Calling medical journals "corrupt," Kennedy says gov't scientists may be barred from publishing in Lancet, NEJM, etc going forward. #NIH may establish its own journals, he said. Meanwhile #CDC 's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal is on the budget chopping block.

@JAMA_current @hmkyale @vrpatel97 @JAMANetwork @harvardmed @YaleMed @ktkadakia Grateful to the incomparable @AnilOza16 @statnews and Chris Serres @BostonGlobe for providing vital context about the stakes and implications of current and potentially forthcoming cuts https://t.co/RpPIlANOcq https://t.co/IDo5qqPeIr

STAT has published an ambitious, sweeping series of stories marking Trump's first 100 days in health/science. Start with this timeline https://t.co/NbBJjskOEV via @statnews @ushamcfarling

We are over the moon at @statnews for winning our first National Magazine Award for general excellence.

My colleague Lev Facher hit the road following Secretary Kennedy's MAHA tour. Among other things, Kennedy bragged about how well the response to the ongoing #measles outbreak, which has claimed 3 lives, is going.

US government funding has brought cancer science to the point where new discoveries are accelerating & the stage was set for major gains over the coming decade. But deep & puzzling cuts instigated by the new administration are throwing all that into doubt, @angRchen reports.

RFK warned followers about about dangers of CRISPR gene editing, while investing in CRISPR Therapeutics via @rachelcohrs @owermohle + @isabellacueto https://t.co/15IcqlCYuq

For a long time, food and medicines in this country were extremely toxic. Like, actually murderous. Despite that, progress in regulating them was very slow and arduous work. The FDA isn’t perfect. But wow do we need it. Here’s a thread on its history and what existed before 👇

https://t.co/siM3zYFVO4

Nice story by @hgetahunhawkins! h/t @jeremyfaust

.@CDCgov warns health care providers, hospitals & public health depts about a serious shortage of blood culture bottles, a key tool for diagnosing bloodstream infections. The shortage of Becton Dickinson's Bactec bottles could lead to rationing, experts warn.

Thanks for the pizza ⁦@dallasnews⁩! #celtics #mavs

Wastewater testing for #H5N1 #birdflu is about to go next level in a 190-site network operated by scientists from Stanford, Emory and Verily Life Sciences, @MeganMolteni reports. Instead of just searching for flu A viruses, they'll search for H5.

Last week I went to Texas — ground 0 for the bird flu spreading across the U.S. — to buy raw milk and test it for the flu. Why? Feds have advised against drinking raw milk amidst this outbreak but the milk is still for sale. What’s the risk to consumers? We could find out…

I talked to a group of newly unionized physicians at Salem Hospital who are deeply concerned about how for-profit practices are affecting patient care. An increasing focus on generating revenue has brought some of them to the breaking point.

This view from the Red Line never gets old.