Eli Perencevich

Do Americans want safe food? Which Departments are responsible for food safety? USDA HHS -> FDA and CDC Commerce -> NOAA (fisheries) If one Department is disabled, we don’t have safe food Enjoy your dinner 🍲

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A Kansas Republican’s Unusual Connection to the Iowa Governor’s Race?

#RIP share.google/xMQT18wa6PjU...

There's no ACIP in the US right now -- and there won't be for the foreseeable future because RFK Jr isn't reconstituting the group. That is already having consequences for new vaccines, which don't have ACIP recommendations. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Zion Suzuki is the best and he’s only 24

I point this out every year, and am often told that "surely this cannot be true!" But surveys consistently report similar numbers, and it illustrates why increasing public & private institutional visibility of individual *scientists* (not just "science in the abstract") is actually quite important.

The I in RAGBRAI stands for Iowa

Another farmer-centric NYT Iowa story. The overemphasis on the role of ag in the state economy is a constant. But also no mention of the immigration crackdown’s impacts on IA Latinx communities (where many work in CAFOs & slaughterhouses). The 2-3% of Iowans who are farmers sure get a lot of press.

We found that as of right now 73% of your campaign donation goes back to the consultants and vendors (!!!), four times more than just 20 years ago. Only 13% to ads. Even I was shocked.

TB and implementation science and nutrition and cell walls and antibiotics and efflux pumps. Important vlogbothers post from @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social which interestingly appears in time for #IDWeek youtu.be/OmQ6GXM5gro?...

it's not the only problem in the world but it seems very clear to me that better ADHD support leads to better real-world outcomes, and that the delta between outcomes for the well-supported and unsupported is frequently enormous

Do you know how bad the abuse has to be for a judge to remove kids from their birth mother? Just saw Amy Acton’s CNN interview about that Ramaswamy ad and , listen, I lived in NC through the Willie Horton ad era. I’m not precious. This is so disgusting that I wish I believed in hell. I really do.

The racism that Abdul El-Sayed is facing from Republicans, the press, and even some Democrats is so disgusting.

#idweek2026 @idweekmeeting What's Hot in ID by Dr. Paul Sax 1/ #infectiousdiseases

What if people posted here and then reposted screenshots on X?

HHS laid off the CDC team that surveys new mothers in 46 states. HHS still hasn't restored the survey. Save and send to an OB-GYN: https://katiecouric.com/news/opinion/womens-health-initiative-trump-opinion/ Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

Hospitals love to say that they can't comply with staffing mandates because there's a nursing shortage. But there is no nursing shortage; there's a shortage of nurses willing to work under impossible conditions. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

“Again” More consequences of the 30% cuts to CDC staff and a general destruction of public health www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/s...

Don’t read the polls. Don’t worry about the ads. Don’t get discouraged. Just vote

Great to see so many neighbors in Clarke county! 16 days out, we are ready for change on Nov 3.

Iowans are hurting. They deserve to have a senator who will go up to DC, not to make themselves more wealthy, but to actually do the work of the people. That's why I'm in this race.

Looming Medicaid cuts mean that US hospitals must prepare for a perfect storm | Letters

Late to this Bloomberg piece on Marc Andreessen. This is one of the key things. Andreessen is *angry* about how he has been treated, when any objective observer might note he has benefited enormously from the institutions he now purports to detest. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

“Life is stubborn. So am I. I’ve conceded to make this abyss my habitat, every single day, for the rest of my life. But I shall live in this abyss only on my terms.” ~ Yiyun Li

So 50+ more Winnebago workers laid off after laying off 300+ since last year. #Iowa www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/...

Medicare for all or Medicaid for kids are both great ideas. Healthcare is incredibly inefficient and is the greatest hidden tax in the US. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Tara Smith in Kent

In an editorial, Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc, Annette Flanagin, RN, MA, and Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS discuss the launch of JAMA AI, a new JAMA Network journal dedicated to publishing rigorous, clinically focused research spanning AI, digital health, and computational health. ja.ma/4s34h7m

National #Homicide mortality among women of reproductive age declined after the COVID-19 surge, but post-Dobbs trends diverged, with less favorable trajectories in states with sustained abortion bans vs states without such bans. ja.ma/4ymo17t

Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc will lead the JAMA Network's newest journal, dedicated to publishing clinically focused research spanning AI, computational health, digital health, and emerging technologies. 💡 Learn about his vision for the journal: ja.ma/4ySWXOv 📰 Read the press release: ja.ma/3TBDYZu

Free solo climbing

Not many journalists would get recognized by the head of the WHO. This recognition is well deserved. She was an amazing, essential reporter. #RIP

This has gotta be brutal in places like Maine and New Hampshire. They don’t need this data. They notice the near doubling in price of their heating oil just like we notice $5 gas www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

Inflation rose 0.6% last month, which is 7.2% if repeated for 12 months. The 3.7% annual rate includes a lot of data before March when the war started. Things are getting far worse. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

There's a guy in my replies who says he doens't read women because they write well about emotional conflicts and unrequited love and that's not what he wants. He reads sci fi he says. Can you imagine reading sci-fi and not reading Octavia Butler? Or Ursula K Le Guin? Or NK Jemisin?

There’s also a simple question that I think is a very important one GDP/capita, 2025: Denmark—$76,970 Guinea-Bissau—$1,124 Why are white Danish researchers flying into one of the most resource-poor nations on earth to do a study that withholds a life-saving intervention from half of babies?

Owning a #Smartphone at age 12 years was longitudinally associated with higher likelihood of binge eating, compensatory behaviors, and any #EatingDisorder symptom at age 14 years. ja.ma/4hVznta

In Texas, rural hospital closures were associated with higher county-level mortality from #TimeSensitiveConditions, with effects extending beyond closure counties to nearby communities. ja.ma/3TOAB16

BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau is moving forward -- and here are the details on how it will take place: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The Premier League product/reputation is ruined by the ManCity cheating scandal. Will this Liverpool match matter? City should’ve been punished before this campaign

I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true.

Three small market, low payroll teams being in the ALCS and NLCS doesn’t prove anything about salary caps. Without salary caps and floors, MLB remains the most biased league in the US www.nytimes.com/athletic/767...

Among hospitalized medical patients, 24% of #InterhospitalTransfer cases were potentially avoidable, with higher odds among lower-acuity patients, delayed transfers, and transfers driven by care continuity or patient or family preference. ja.ma/3TUCDwG

When #TraumaCare resources were allocated to maximize equity, the proportion of severely injured patients with 60-minute access increased from 48.5% to 67.1%. ja.ma/4yGz1hf

Among children aged 4 to 6 years, antenatal #Metformin exposure was not associated with developmental vulnerability during the first year of full-time school. ja.ma/4yI4Rdu

Oh my god I am verklempt you have NO idea how much I love Gromit he is probably my favorite animated character of all time. I still remember seeing W&G as part of the Wesleyan Film Series my frosh year. I was spellbound! And now the Kid loves them too. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc...

Ok Midwest beer nerds, Tellurian Brewing out of mf’ing CHARLES CITY IA, which I’d never heard of before tonight, has a really good Oktoberfest that is like dark and toasty and caramely? So pleasantly surprised. www.tellurianbrewing.com cc @themallkrampus.bsky.social