Jason Gallagher

Jason Gallagher

@jgpharmd.bsky.social

ID pharmacy professor who'd rather be biking. Author of Antibiotics Simplified. Editor-in-Chief of Contagion. Marching band parent.

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Jake Grumbach
@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

@gabrielzucman.bsky.social: So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible (“billionaires have no liquidity”, “it would be taxing unrealized gains”, “their wealth is virtual”) but one man paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?

Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

I just need to keep saying that this is completely insane. A contagious illness that spreads easily but is preventable by a safe and readily available vaccine... should not have a death toll in 2026. I mourn each one of these cases.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Breaking news: A 39-year-old woman from Franklin County, Pennsylvania, who had been diagnosed with measles has died, according to the local coroner’s office, marking the sixth such death reported since the state’s outbreak began this year.

washingtonpost.comSixth person who had measles has died in Pennsylvania, local coroner saysThe state is experiencing the nation’s worst ongoing measles outbreak, the first in the U.S. to top more than 1,000 cases since 1991.

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Alan Regenberg
@aregenberg.bsky.social

‘Zombified’ CDC, Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission. The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and associates have tightened control. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific MissionThe agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

It is crazy to me that there is no apparent liability for these companies. The only industry I know well is pharma, and they are regulated a ton - years of research occur before a drug is approved, and then it is still monitored post-approval. AI needs strong regulation - yesterday.

Carolyn Barber, MD@cbarbermd.bsky.social

OpenAI's AI HACKED THE CENSUS BUREAU — and the company had no clue. Its own AI agents went rogue for MONTHS, hitting the Education Department, Commerce Department, and the SEC without anyone noticing. One bot pulled Census data using leaked login credentials. Another tried hacking the Education

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Ben D’Avanzo
@bendavanzo.bsky.social

Quite literally. These robots are funded by the $240 billion for immigration enforcement from Congress, which at the same time has done $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

This is why you can't have healthcare. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-buy-robot-dogs-immigration-enforcement-rcna594897

nbcnews.comICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operationsThe doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that
Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

Looks like it's that time of year where I re-learn how to use the heaping pile of garbage that is ExamSoft once again. No rush, I'm sure everyone is tagging questions on Friday afternoon and it's just a usage bottleneck. #AcademicSky

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Rosewind
@rosewind.bsky.social

Replying to @atrupar.com

Trump: “I've seen proof of where they have a vaccination thing that looks like the size of a bottle of soda and pour it into a little child's body.” Bottle of soda and vaccine for size comparison purposes…one of these things is NOT like the other…

Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

Not knowing what you don't know is a dangerous thing. Not caring that others know more than you and doubling-down on your ignorance is even worse, especially when you have real power.

Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social

RFK Jr. is a menace and Trump is doing his bidding.

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Carl T. Bergstrom
@carlbergstrom.com

Pro-wrestling executive Linda McMahon issued a letter today (in her role as US Secretary of Education) demanding that universities justify their existence and explain policies to the Trump administration by the end of 2026. Not sure what the endgame is, but it sure feels like a trap.

ed.govU.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing BoardsToday, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a national call to action to university presidents and governing boards, urging them to reaffirm higher education’s foundational commitments to ...

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Gillian Branstetter
@gbbranstetter.bsky.social

RFK Jr. asked the National Institute of Health to dedicate $5 billion (!) to finding a link between vaccines and autism. "That would have dedicated more than a tenth of the NIH’s annual budget to investigating a hypothesis already refuted by scientists worldwide."

reuters.comInside RFK Jr.’s push to dismantle decades of U.S. vaccine policyInsider accounts reveal the scale of the health secretary's ambitions to curb childhood immunizations and unearth a link between vaccines and autism.

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Andrew Lawrence
@ndrew.bsky.social

the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪”

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Joni Askola
@joniaskola.bsky.social

The formal end of DOGE marks the collapse of a massive scam. Elon Musk used it to secure tax cuts for the rich while delivering less than ten percent of promised budget cuts. The initiative crippled US soft power and cost more money to fix than it saved. It also caused thousands of deaths

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Colette Delawalla, PhD
@cdelawalla.bsky.social

"If scientists align with campaigns that pitch their opponents as anti-science, they should not be surprised if greater polarization is the result." I have some real strong thoughts on this piece. Let's talk about it... 1/? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.comScientists should recognize their own political biases to build public trustPublic trust in science can’t be sustained by the support of narrow constituencies at one end of an ideological spectrum.
Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

This part I can agree with - the need for improved medical record systems. But sharing that information with the government or researchers should be opt-in. Also, how can can we have someone in charge of HHS who doesn't know how terrible our medical information systems are? 😳

Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

Counter-narrative re: AI- I think it is making me smarter, not dumber, as I push back against the confident errors that it creates discussing topics that I know something about. (I'm still polite though, because maybe Skynet)

Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

On the other hand, I'll probably never remember what temperature settings to use on the grill or what to cook chicken things to since I just ask it each time and put no effort into learning the answer.

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Contagion®
@contagionlive.bsky.social

#Breaking The FDA has approved #ensitrelvir (Xocova) for post-exposure prophylaxis of #COVID19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older, making it the first and only oral antiviral authorized to help prevent symptomatic infection after exposure. @shionogiincus.bsky.social #IDsky

contagionlive.comFDA Approves Ensitrelvir as First Oral Post-Exposure Prevention Option for COVID-19 | Contagion LiveThe FDA has approved ensitrelvir (Xocova) for post-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older, making it the first and only oral antiviral authorized to help pr...

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Betsy Hirsch, PharmD (TLOAS)
@ebhirsch.bsky.social

Dr. Amy Mathers recognizing Dr. Jim Lewis during his last CLSI meeting as Vice chair holder of the AST Subcommittee. First ever PharmD chair holder of the AST subcommittee!👏 Amy presents Jim with a Texas sized belt buckle #Medsky #pharmsky #microbiology

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Jess Calarco
@jessicacalarco.com

This is bad. Bad for researchers. Bad for science. Bad for universities. Bad for professional associations. For example: 1. Every award would be vetted by political appointees, who could overrule peer reviewers and deny the award if it doesn't advance the president's priorities. 1/🧵

elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social

Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

elizabethginexi.substack.comSummary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance RuleRussell Vought is going destroy American Science

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Colette Delawalla, PhD
@cdelawalla.bsky.social

This is disastrous AND almost exactly one year ago, we warned it would happen: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @michaelemann.bsky.social @vambros.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @briannosek.bsky.social

theguardian.comTrump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette DelawallaThe new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science
Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net

BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf

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Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

Before antibiotics, pneumococcal pneumonia killed 20-25% of people who had it. It is down considerably in the current era of antibiotics, but it is still a lethal disease. So sad.

Alicia Ault@aliciaault.bsky.social

Pneumonia is serious no matter how old you are. Was it the competitiveness in him that made him keep racing despite feeling badly? Could he not recognize how ill he was? Did his team realize it? So many questions. #sports #NASCAR #KyleBusch #Medsky #IDsky

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Contagion®
@contagionlive.bsky.social

Incoming @sidpharm.bsky.social Dr. Lisa Dumkow highlighted plans to expand mentorship, strengthen research, and move the organization's initiatives forward. She also offered insights into the new combined MAD-ID/SIDP meeting. #MADIDxSIDP2026 #IDsky www.contagionlive.com/view/sidp-pr...

contagionlive.comSIDP President Outlines Priorities for Coming Year | Contagion LiveIncoming SIDP President Lisa Dumkow, PharmD, FIDP, BCIDP, highlighted plans to expand mentorship, strengthen research collaboration, and move the organization's initiatives forward. She also offered i...

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Contagion®
@contagionlive.bsky.social

Dr. Jason Gallagher discusses how a coalition of major medical professional societies needed to step in to sue the federal government after sweeping changes to US vaccine policy under HHS Secretary Kennedy reshaped the CDC’s vaccine advisory process. #IDsky www.contagionlive.com/view/when-sc...

contagionlive.comWhen Science Has to Sue | Contagion LiveEditor-in-Chief Jason Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS, discusses how a coalition of major medical professional societies needed to step in to sue the federal government after sweeping chang...

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

the most anti free speech administration in this country’s history

Science Magazine@science.org

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

scim.agAfter USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by schoolMove comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs

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Eric Feigl-Ding
@drericding.bsky.social

NOT SO FUN FACT—half of all U.S. war casualties during WWI were due to influenza. Today—Trump’s War Secretary remove the flu vaccine requirement for all U.S. military. Plus, bragging about this to all enemies is just absolute idiocy. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comAnnual flu vaccine no longer required for U.S. military, Hegseth saysThe move alarmed some public health experts, who warned that it would weaken troop readiness.

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Dorit Reiss
@doritreiss.bsky.social

In first speech to her FDA staff, Høeg says she’ll scrutinize RSV shots and SSRIs in pregnancy (even though her job does not include vaccine oversight). www.statnews.com/2026/02/19/t... via @statnews @lizzylawrence.bsky.social

statnews.comIn first speech to her FDA staff, Høeg says she’ll scrutinize RSV shots and SSRIs in pregnancyThe top drug regulator at the FDA told staff she plans to question the safety of taking SSRIs in pregnancy and of RSV shots given to infants.
Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

A moment in my exciting life. Monday at 1pm, I arrive in a new-to-me conference room for a meeting of a university committee that I am co-chairing. It's a big charge. I'm not really nervous but I am primed to go. I have my laptop deployed, files ready, and iPad to take notes in Notability. 1/

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Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

Eventually I came up with the idea of dragging it off the screen- that worked. I spent an hour waiting for it to return but it did not. I went back to my office and opened the app again- it came back. But now that I'm home trying to show my kids 2 days later, I can't get it to show up again. 4/

Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

A moment in my exciting life. Monday at 1pm, I arrive in a new-to-me conference room for a meeting of a university committee that I am co-chairing. It's a big charge. I'm not really nervous but I am primed to go. I have my laptop deployed, files ready, and iPad to take notes in Notability. 1/

Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

Around me are all these more-important-than-me people with high positions in the university. Right before I'm introduced, I look down at my notes and see- this blue duck walking across the screen. 2/

Jason Gallagher
@jgpharmd.bsky.social

I like birds and this one was acting kind of cute as it waddled around the screen. I tried to tap it to make it go away - no luck. Double-tap - nope. I dragged it to a different area of the screen - it waddled back to where I was writing. It then decided to swim on the screen in front of me 3/