Meredith MPH

Meredith MPH

@apistogramma.bsky.social

Fish, dogs, books, epidemiology.

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Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

Friend lives in South Dakota. Her home heating oil bill was >$1000. Oil delivery guy was apologetic and went on an extended rant re: Trump. Said it was the worst he’d ever seen it and people were barely getting by. Unsolicited. In South Dakota. Something tells me this time is going to be different.

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Brian Phillips
@brianphillips.lol

In the bedrock of my soul I know he started out thinking the press pool was a literal pool and has been seething with disappointment since he discovered the mistake

The New York Times@nytimes.com

President Trump has pushed to move briefings out of the White House press room. Aides say he wants an indoor swimming pool instead. nyti.ms/4eoW3AV

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Max Blau
@maxblau.bsky.social

My colleagues and I at @propublica.org are looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization — the extra layer of approval insurers require before covering a medical expense — impacts patients. We need your help. 👇 www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

propublica.orgWe’re Investigating Prior Authorization. Help ProPublica Understand Your Health Insurance Denial.ProPublica is looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization impacts patients. We need your help to figure out if the process is still leading to delayed or missed treatments, tests...

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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social

Replying to @marisakabas.bsky.social

OSSOFF: Mike, you just confused Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act despite reading from your notes ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

As a fun pro tip that I learned (pretty sure from @tkingfisher.com?)— if you’re traveling and don’t have a store membership, (local area code) + 867-5309 will almost always pull up an account. Got me $4 off laundry detergent on my trip!

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Tom Larkin
@tomlarkin.bsky.social

We’ve spent many, many hours over the past few months searching the rock pools of Cornwall for a rainbow sea slug. Today, we finally found one! Absolutely worth all the time we’ve spent - it was truly breathtaking.

Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

I fell in love with apple history reading “The Botany of Desire” in college — it’s such an amazing mirror of American history writ large. I’m always reminded that “as American as apple pie” means an American story that began with immigrants carrying hope and trees across oceans.

Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social

Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.

scientificamerican.comHow apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruitAnd how they might have helped save the future of American apples

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Patrick De Haan
@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social

the average price of gasoline in the U.S. is up 41% from one year ago, $1.30/gal. states with the biggest percentage increases vs one year ago: MI +56.6% NM +53.9% WI +53.5% OK +52.5% WV +50.2% OH +49.7% IA +48.8% WY +48.3% MS +48.0% TN +47.6%

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adonis (and cait)
@cait.bsky.social

I keep seeing videos of a guy who catches crabs and lobsters, cracks all the barnacles off them, puts a shrimp in their claws and throws them back. can you imagine. abducted by aliens but they just give you a spa day and hand you two hot dogs and let you go

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Abby HALLOWWWEEEEEEN
@rememberingmachine.bsky.social

Yep. This isn’t going to be decided by anyone on blue sky. It’s going to come down to a bunch of suburbans who last thought about politics two years ago looking at gas prices the morning they go to the polls and voting accordingly

Nathan Goldwag@goldwagnathan.bsky.social

The root of why so many discourses about voting On Here are so toxic is that the people who actually decide most elections have basically zero involvement in them, and on some level we all understand that.

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Trevor A. Branch
@trevorabranch.bsky.social

This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.

UBC Oceans@ubcoceans.bsky.social

For the first time in over 30 years, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Northern cod stock has been deemed “healthy” by Ottawa. www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/05/i...

canadianaffairs.newsAs Northern cod stocks rebound, Newfoundlanders are expressing cautious optimism over a fish they nearly lostIn cod we trustAs Northern cod stocks rebound, Newfoundlanders are expressing cautious optimism over a fish they nearly lost

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Roland Pierik
@roleo.eurosky.social

The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.comNo cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in ScotlandA study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".

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Patrick De Haan
@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social

BREAKING: according to GasBuddy data, the live U.S. national average price of diesel has set a new record: $5.820/gal, surpassing the previous daily $5.819/gal all-time high that occurred June 17, 2022. (9/3/26 3:25pm ET)

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Michael Hobbes
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

Why were there only 3 measles deaths in the last 10 years Robert

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

RFK Jr defends measles: "In 10 years, there have been 3 measles deaths in America. There are now about 1.2 million deaths every year from food-induced illness. The media and certain demagogic politicians are constantly trying to scare us about infectious disease."

Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

I really shouldn’t be surprised by anything he says at this point, but a) I don’t think bragging about foodborne illness deaths is something he wants to do right now and b) of course we don’t have more measles deaths, it’s hard to die of a disease you don’t get because you’ve been vaccinated for it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

RFK Jr defends measles: "In 10 years, there have been 3 measles deaths in America. There are now about 1.2 million deaths every year from food-induced illness. The media and certain demagogic politicians are constantly trying to scare us about infectious disease."

Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

Re: PA: We can’t always determine cause of death if there are multiple problems. It’s like if a person overdoses while COVID+. Was the COVID incidental or did respiratory compromise make them more vulnerable to overdose? But… barring trauma, pretty rare for a newborn to die of a splenic rupture.

Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

This is why we say “measles-associated” death. The coroner needs time to look at medical records, do interviews, do an autopsy before they can make a determination. Correlation does not imply causation. Except, in this case, you’d have to believe a newborn has multiple fatal problems. Defies logic.

Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

Seeing a lot lately on recalls (or lack thereof) — it’s important to note that number of recalls is a terrible metric. What matters is how many people get sick before you identify that you need a recall as well as how quickly you get the food off shelves. Also if the government compels recalls! ⬇️

Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

Losing inspectors and having lax regulations also means the food supply is simply less safe overall. There are always recalls/outbreaks, pathogens grow in food and it is what it is, but right now, we’re doing a terrible job of tracking them, identifying them, and stopping people from getting sick. ⏹️

Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

Seeing a lot lately on recalls (or lack thereof) — it’s important to note that number of recalls is a terrible metric. What matters is how many people get sick before you identify that you need a recall as well as how quickly you get the food off shelves. Also if the government compels recalls! ⬇️

Meredith MPH
@apistogramma.bsky.social

The problem with losing FoodNet surveillance is that it is taking us far longer to identify outbreaks, which means far more people are getting sick before we recall the food item, and it seems to be taking far longer to identify what the problem food items actually are. (See: cyclospora.) ⬇️

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Bobby Kogan
@bbkogan.bsky.social

You can’t talk about debt without talking about how we got into a bad predicament, and there’s only one correct answer: tax cuts enacted this century

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NPR
@npr.org

Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.

n.prA pizza-sized ocean predator and a tribe are trying to protect each other. Here's howSunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.

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👻 🎃 🦇 Boola Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸
@belalugosisdad.bsky.social

You know who wasn't hounded to suicide for dodgy academic research? ANDREW FUCKING WAKEFIELD.

👻 🎃 🦇 Boola Lughosti's Dad 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸@belalugosisdad.bsky.social

Fucking Christ alive. This is fucking horrific. Like the dude was obviously a fabulist and probably a plagiarist but SO ARE ALL FUCKING ACADEMICS. He was also still a vulnerable, autistic Black man and the entire campaign against him was motivated by racism. All these things can be true.

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Anna Podedworna
@akreon.bsky.social

So excited to share this illustration I had the pleasure of creating for Bloomberg Businessweek for the article “The Steamy, Magical and Now Very Lucrative Romantasy Business” by Hannah Miller and Madison Muller. Such a fun one to work on! Art direction by Chandra Illick.

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Micah
@rincewind.run

one day Denny posted this tweet and every day since every wide receiver in the NFL has made it their personal mission to live up to it

Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social

AJ Brown is once again being cryptic online.