Reva L. Katz, MSci.

Eurowings Flight EW9631 from Rhodes to Düsseldorf requested a priority landing after several passengers started vomiting mid-air. Medical personnel in protective gear met the Airbus A321-200 upon arrival, and three passengers were transported to the hospital. simpleflying.com/eurowings-ai...

Only 42% of high-risk patients started Tamiflu treatment (36% for lower-risk patients and 39% for flu patients overall.'). Only 42% of high-risk patients finished the medication course of 10 doses. 27% who sought emergency room care started Tamiflu. academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

I worked with Dr. David Persse, Houston's former chief medical officer, when he lead the city's COVID response. I am very sorrowful to report his death at 66. A true loss to public health. My heartfelt sympathy to his family & friends. www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...

In the 2025-2026 season, 22 Alaskans, including one child, died with COVID-19 listed as an underlying or contributing cause of death. Please get vaccinated.

May you and your loved ones be sealed in the Book of Life for freedom, justice and health in 5787.

Are you using compounded tirzepatide mixed with B12?Recent medical data & public safety warning by Eli Lilly have revealed that tirzepatide and Vitamin B12 chemically react with each other inside the vial and this reaction forms a widespread, unknown impurity. investor.lilly.com/news-release...

Fourth measles-associated death reported in Pennsylvania. The Mifflin County Coroner says an 18-year-old has died of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare and severe neurologic complication of measles. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/four...

The CDC still has not acknowledged any 2026 measles deaths as cases approach 3,300—over 1,000 more than all of last year -- with 3 deaths. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...

40-year old unvaccinated woman becomes Pennsylvania's 3d measles death. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/penn...

To friends & colleagues celebrating Rosh Hashana, I wish you a happy and healthy New Year.

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s (BARDA’s) Project BioShield has ordered $37 million of antibiotic ceferidocol as critical countermeasure against difficult-to-treat gram-negative bacterial pathogens that could pose a biosecurity threat. www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...

New study found freshwater swimming tied to higher risk of skin rashes and stomach trouble. Those who spent 10 minutes in a lake or river were more than twice as likely to suffer skin ailments than those who stood along the shore. Take care. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Aren't you thrilled? Scientists in China have identified a novel tick-borne virus, named the Asian longhorned tick nairovirus (ALTNV), that causes an influenza-like illness characterized by fever, fatigue, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, and abnormal lab findings. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Florida Department of Health reports increasing cases of locally acquired dengue which causes high fever, severe body aches, & headache. As of August 29, FL has 73 local cases of the mosquito-borne illness, 65 in Hillsborough, Pasco, & Pinellas counties. FL also reports 136 travel cases this year.

New study suggests children exposed to classroom dust with higher levels of 2 common bacterial pathogens, Streptomyces and Mycobacterium species, have slightly impaired lung function. The bacteria are commonly found in soil, dust, and water systems. www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emergin...

8% of measles cases this year have been hospitalized. For influenza, COVID, and RSV, the rate is only 1-2% each year.

The exact same thing happens in USA with every wildfire. Took the lives of many 9-11 recovery workers, firefighters, and people living downwind. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Never buy "ground beef" in the US. It can & does contain every part of the animal plus scraps from other countries! Only and always buy "ground chuck" or "ground sirloin" from a trusted butcher, or grind your own. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o...

The Pentagon and the NIH signed an agreement to collaborate on biodefense and pandemic preparedness, allowing the Defense Department to go around Congress and gain access to $billions meant for infectious disease research. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...

Macarthur Fellowship ("genius grant") winner Dr. Gregg Gonsalves writes on new mRNA-based vaccine for melanoma, noting that company's history of putting profits ahead of people & how whole field is endangered by HHS Secretary Kennedy's hostility to mRNA technology. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Coordinating Committee member Elizabeth Jacobs quoted on new NIH plan to hide peer review grant scores from applicants, & NIH program officers, calling it “a setup for obscuring the impact of the political review of grants, which is fixing to be massive.” www.science.org/content/arti...

More than two-thirds of new drugs approved by FDA in 2024 were based on a single study. The number of single-study approvals has increased considerably since 2016, when the 21st Century Cures Act was signed into law. www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel developed low-cost, sequencing-free blood test that detects lung cancer by identifying chemical "fingerprints" on DNA fragments in bloodstream. Test costs $60, takes 2-3 days, shows 90%+ accuracy. scitechdaily.com/new-60-blood...

For almost 2 weeks, Taco Bell did not provide requested supply records to allow outbreak tracing. Rule Trump postponed would have required 24-hour response. How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/h...

Will the mRNA flu shot work better than a regular seasonal one? What the science says www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Donald Trump signed an executive order this week that will require the MMR vaccine to be delivered in separate doses. US policies are making a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases inevitable www.bmj.com/content/394/...

“Nearly half a century onward, Jonestown strikes many people as a bizarre aberration”—but “at a time when more and more people look to politics for salvation, we should heed its warnings,” James Kirchick writes:

There's a New mRNA Flu Shot Coming This Fall, by @angierasmussen.bsky.social: explaining the platform, going over the clinical trials, and addressing what we know and do not know. rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/theres-a-n...

Last week Louisiana confirmed 9 cases of Vibrio vulnificus for 2026. All were hospitalized, 5 died, It's found in coastal waters and all 5 were infected through sea water getting into open wounds. People with liver disease, diabetes, weak immune systems have highest risk. ldh.la.gov/page/vulnifi...

Outbreak of salmonella from jalapeños served in Mexican restaurants incl Chipotle & QDOBA expanded to 27 states: AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY. CDC reports 345 cases, 36 hospitalizations. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

Asking as an epidemiologist -- before they're restarted under a new name, can someone show me the significant decrease in the supply of illegal drugs to the USA due to these ex judicial killings? www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

Jalapeños served at Chipotle restaurants in Minnesota have been linked to at least 110 infections of Salmonella Javiana, according to both the Minnesota Department of Health. It's likely other Mexican restaurants served them, too. newsroom.chipotle.com/2026-08-04-A...

Cyclosporiasis cases with exposure to recalled iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico have been reported from 15 states: AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, NE, NH, NC, OH, OK, PA, and WV. Currently 6,358 cases reported to CDC, a significant undercount. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

A national retrospective cohort study of more than 2.5 million children found NO association between receiving the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine before age 2 years and having an autism diagnosis. www.ovid.com/jnls/pidj/fu...

Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC director Schwartz will lead an agency that has been operating without a confirmed director for nearly a year. Though she has 24 years in USPHS, she us a vaccine skeptic & RFKJr team player. www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt...

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced uptick in people being diagnosed with cyclosporiasis. 67 people who reported traveling were diagnosed as having cyclosporiasis, 48 had been in Riviera Maya & Cancun Mexico. Typically, UK records 93 cyclosporiasis cases a year. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Publix announced recall of GreenWise Organic Frozen Whole Blueberries & Whole Mixed Berries, in Escherichia coli O145:H28 outbreak in Georgia and Florida. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

“Fauci is practicing epidemiology. His critics are practicing idiocy. Both are very good at their chosen work.” -- Michael Gerson, April 2021

Save your money. Large UK study investigating whether HEPA air filters can reduce spread of respiratory viruses showed they did not reduce the number of infections. Several previous studies from Australia, Germany, and Switzerland have reached similar conclusions. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Many Black US patients with long COVID being missed. New study suggests diagnostic disparity exists between Black and White patients, despite having similar long-COVID symptom profiles. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

Important read - what the Cyclospora outbreak is AND what it isn't!! Because while cyclosporiasis has now been reported in 41 states, the outbreak is only in nine. The message has been jumbled. www.cidrap.umn.edu/cyclospora/c...