Joshua Sharfstein
@drjoshs.bsky.social
Posting on public health topics … some interesting photos if I manage to take them … & occasionally the Baltimore Orioles.
HHS responds -- again -- to questions about changing vaccine standards with two words.
But as I wrote in @milbankfund.bsky.social a few weeks ago, asserting "gold standard" science is not a meaningful response.
Nor does it reflect integrity in policymaking.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
But as I wrote in @milbankfund.bsky.social a few weeks ago, asserting "gold standard" science is not a meaningful response.
Nor does it reflect integrity in policymaking.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
HHS responds -- again -- to questions about changing vaccine standards with two words.
But as I wrote in @milbankfund.bsky.social a few weeks ago, asserting "gold standard" science is not a meaningful response.
Nor does it reflect integrity in policymaking.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
But as I wrote in @milbankfund.bsky.social a few weeks ago, asserting "gold standard" science is not a meaningful response.
Nor does it reflect integrity in policymaking.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
With CDC now adding to confusion online about vaccine safety, it's more important than ever to establish networks of trusted sources -- and accurate information -- across communities.
With my colleague Dr. Vanya Jones in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
With my colleague Dr. Vanya Jones in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
With CDC now adding to confusion online about vaccine safety, it's more important than ever to establish networks of trusted sources -- and accurate information -- across communities.
With my colleague Dr. Vanya Jones in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
With my colleague Dr. Vanya Jones in @jamahealthforum.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
I wish I didn't have to re-up this Q & A and podcast with Professor Dan Salmon of the Institute for Vaccine Safety @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
... setting out the evidence about vaccines & autism.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/vaccine...
... setting out the evidence about vaccines & autism.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/vaccine...
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I wish I didn't have to re-up this Q & A and podcast with Professor Dan Salmon of the Institute for Vaccine Safety @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
... setting out the evidence about vaccines & autism.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/vaccine...
... setting out the evidence about vaccines & autism.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/vaccine...
Mac Lumpkin, Lisa Ludeman, and I wrote this commentary in @jamainternalmed.com about the need for medications tested in developing countries to be available there after approval.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Mac Lumpkin, Lisa Ludeman, and I wrote this commentary in @jamainternalmed.com about the need for medications tested in developing countries to be available there after approval.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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What's better than "gold standard science"?
Integrity in policymaking.
Some thoughts in The Milbank Quarterly.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
Integrity in policymaking.
Some thoughts in The Milbank Quarterly.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
October 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What's better than "gold standard science"?
Integrity in policymaking.
Some thoughts in The Milbank Quarterly.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
Integrity in policymaking.
Some thoughts in The Milbank Quarterly.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
Just received an advance copy of our new book *Information Sick*—
Coming in October.
As timely as ever.
Coming in October.
As timely as ever.
August 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just received an advance copy of our new book *Information Sick*—
Coming in October.
As timely as ever.
Coming in October.
As timely as ever.
Times may be tough for public health, but that only makes #convocation that much more inspiring
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Times may be tough for public health, but that only makes #convocation that much more inspiring
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
It wasn't that long ago when HHS led a campaign for its employees to feel welcome.
It was the first Trump Administration.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
It was the first Trump Administration.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
April 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It wasn't that long ago when HHS led a campaign for its employees to feel welcome.
It was the first Trump Administration.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
It was the first Trump Administration.
www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...
This @lenasun.bsky.social story is stunning.
The person hired by HHS to investigate vaccine safety not only was sanctioned for practicing medicine without a license ... but also had his previous work described as "uninterpretable" in a major IOM report.
See: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The person hired by HHS to investigate vaccine safety not only was sanctioned for practicing medicine without a license ... but also had his previous work described as "uninterpretable" in a major IOM report.
See: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
March 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
This @lenasun.bsky.social story is stunning.
The person hired by HHS to investigate vaccine safety not only was sanctioned for practicing medicine without a license ... but also had his previous work described as "uninterpretable" in a major IOM report.
See: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The person hired by HHS to investigate vaccine safety not only was sanctioned for practicing medicine without a license ... but also had his previous work described as "uninterpretable" in a major IOM report.
See: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Signs of Spring!
Baltimore, 3/8/25.
Baltimore, 3/8/25.
March 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Signs of Spring!
Baltimore, 3/8/25.
Baltimore, 3/8/25.
A morning of watching fantastic middle school documentaries on the subject of “rights and responsibilities” — just what the doctor ordered. #NationalHistoryDay
March 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A morning of watching fantastic middle school documentaries on the subject of “rights and responsibilities” — just what the doctor ordered. #NationalHistoryDay
As recently as last week, the CDC website had a tool for parents to help them figure out which vaccines their children need.
This tool now appears to be offline.
See: www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/chi...
Last week: web.archive.org/web/20241218...
This tool now appears to be offline.
See: www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/chi...
Last week: web.archive.org/web/20241218...
February 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
As recently as last week, the CDC website had a tool for parents to help them figure out which vaccines their children need.
This tool now appears to be offline.
See: www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/chi...
Last week: web.archive.org/web/20241218...
This tool now appears to be offline.
See: www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/chi...
Last week: web.archive.org/web/20241218...
Here's what the YRBSS is about, according to CDC (last week).
It's used to understand teen drug use, diet, exercise, and many other key indicators of health.
It's used to understand teen drug use, diet, exercise, and many other key indicators of health.
January 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Here's what the YRBSS is about, according to CDC (last week).
It's used to understand teen drug use, diet, exercise, and many other key indicators of health.
It's used to understand teen drug use, diet, exercise, and many other key indicators of health.
Noting that the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System at CDC appears to be offline.
Last week (via archive.org) vs. Today.\
Last week (via archive.org) vs. Today.\
January 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Noting that the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System at CDC appears to be offline.
Last week (via archive.org) vs. Today.\
Last week (via archive.org) vs. Today.\
And this last one, from 1977 and a galaxy far, far away…4/4
December 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
And this last one, from 1977 and a galaxy far, far away…4/4
& The Children’s Charter from 1930 …. “for every child who is in conflict with society, the right to be dealt with intelligently as society’s charge, not society’s outcast…” 3/4
December 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
& The Children’s Charter from 1930 …. “for every child who is in conflict with society, the right to be dealt with intelligently as society’s charge, not society’s outcast…” 3/4
…and this one dating from the 1920s in France “It is easier and less costly to prevent illness than to treat it.” 2/4
December 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
…and this one dating from the 1920s in France “It is easier and less costly to prevent illness than to treat it.” 2/4
When looking for inspiration for 2025, I peek at some of my favorite posters on child health…like this classic from 1918…”the health of the child is the power of the nation.” 1/4
December 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
When looking for inspiration for 2025, I peek at some of my favorite posters on child health…like this classic from 1918…”the health of the child is the power of the nation.” 1/4
100 wins! AL East winners! And staying in Baltimore for 30 more years. 🙂🙂🙂
September 29, 2023 at 2:03 AM
100 wins! AL East winners! And staying in Baltimore for 30 more years. 🙂🙂🙂