Dr. Tom Frieden
@drtomfrieden.bsky.social
President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. Former CDC Director and New York City health commissioner. Focused on partnering with communities around the world to save lives.
For more than two decades, scientists have studied whether vaccines cause autism. The answer has been consistent: there’s no evidence they do.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
For more than two decades, scientists have studied whether vaccines cause autism. The answer has been consistent: there’s no evidence they do.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
I compiled a list of 14 studies, covering more than 10 million children, that find no link between vaccines and autism.
The Formula for Better Health was released on Tuesday, and I’m thrilled that it’s already been featured on Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, FOX, Fortune, PBS NewsHour, NewsNation, ABC Live, MSNBC, and many other prominent programs.
October 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Formula for Better Health was released on Tuesday, and I’m thrilled that it’s already been featured on Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, FOX, Fortune, PBS NewsHour, NewsNation, ABC Live, MSNBC, and many other prominent programs.
It’s hard to believe. I’m standing in a bookstore, holding a book that took a decade to write. The Formula for Better Health isn’t just a title—it’s an approach I hope every family, every parent, every community had in their hands before the next crisis strikes.
October 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It’s hard to believe. I’m standing in a bookstore, holding a book that took a decade to write. The Formula for Better Health isn’t just a title—it’s an approach I hope every family, every parent, every community had in their hands before the next crisis strikes.
I'm so excited that my new book, The Formula for Better Health, comes out tomorrow.
I hope it will be a guide for you to cut through the noise, avoid falsehoods, and unlock the steps that protect your health and your community’s health. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205096...
I hope it will be a guide for you to cut through the noise, avoid falsehoods, and unlock the steps that protect your health and your community’s health. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205096...
September 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm so excited that my new book, The Formula for Better Health, comes out tomorrow.
I hope it will be a guide for you to cut through the noise, avoid falsehoods, and unlock the steps that protect your health and your community’s health. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205096...
I hope it will be a guide for you to cut through the noise, avoid falsehoods, and unlock the steps that protect your health and your community’s health. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205096...
More kids died from flu last season than in any non-pandemic season since monitored began 20 years ago. Almost 90% were unvaccinated. Parents: talk to your doctor about getting your kids vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
September 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
More kids died from flu last season than in any non-pandemic season since monitored began 20 years ago. Almost 90% were unvaccinated. Parents: talk to your doctor about getting your kids vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Most people think public health starts in the hospital. It doesn’t.
It starts long before the cough, the diagnosis, or the ER visit. It starts in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the systems we trust.
It starts long before the cough, the diagnosis, or the ER visit. It starts in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the systems we trust.
September 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Most people think public health starts in the hospital. It doesn’t.
It starts long before the cough, the diagnosis, or the ER visit. It starts in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the systems we trust.
It starts long before the cough, the diagnosis, or the ER visit. It starts in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the systems we trust.
Today I was honored to speak at #UNGA alongside an impressive group of global leaders working to tackle the deadliest health issue of our time: high blood pressure.
September 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Today I was honored to speak at #UNGA alongside an impressive group of global leaders working to tackle the deadliest health issue of our time: high blood pressure.
This has been years in the making.
I'm excited to share that my new book, “The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own,” will be released on September 30, 2025, and is now available for pre-order. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205096...
I'm excited to share that my new book, “The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own,” will be released on September 30, 2025, and is now available for pre-order. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205096...
September 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This has been years in the making.
I'm excited to share that my new book, “The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own,” will be released on September 30, 2025, and is now available for pre-order. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205096...
I'm excited to share that my new book, “The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own,” will be released on September 30, 2025, and is now available for pre-order. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205096...
Americans want to be able to protect themselves and their loved ones from preventable disease. Secretary Kennedy’s actions are deeply unpopular.
September 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Americans want to be able to protect themselves and their loved ones from preventable disease. Secretary Kennedy’s actions are deeply unpopular.
During his tenure, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has followed a consistent playbook: deny, distract, and destroy. Every American, regardless of political belief, should be alarmed at the assault that’s taking place against our health protections.
September 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
During his tenure, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has followed a consistent playbook: deny, distract, and destroy. Every American, regardless of political belief, should be alarmed at the assault that’s taking place against our health protections.
Public health protects us all—often quietly, behind the scenes. Now, it needs our voices.
Eight former CDC directors and I, spanning Carter to Trump, warn that recent actions put America’s health security at risk.
Eight former CDC directors and I, spanning Carter to Trump, warn that recent actions put America’s health security at risk.
September 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Public health protects us all—often quietly, behind the scenes. Now, it needs our voices.
Eight former CDC directors and I, spanning Carter to Trump, warn that recent actions put America’s health security at risk.
Eight former CDC directors and I, spanning Carter to Trump, warn that recent actions put America’s health security at risk.
The CDC’s mission is vital: to protect Americans from health threats, whatever their source or form. In NEJM, I share why dismantling lifesaving public health programs in the U.S. will have grave consequences. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
July 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The CDC’s mission is vital: to protect Americans from health threats, whatever their source or form. In NEJM, I share why dismantling lifesaving public health programs in the U.S. will have grave consequences. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Dissolving ACIP is an absolute mistake. We need accurate information—not fringe theories—guiding government recommendations on which vaccines to give which people.
June 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Dissolving ACIP is an absolute mistake. We need accurate information—not fringe theories—guiding government recommendations on which vaccines to give which people.
Earlier this year, I traveled to India and met a person whose experience demonstrated the power of simple, effective solutions to treat high blood pressure, the world’s leading cause of death.
May 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Earlier this year, I traveled to India and met a person whose experience demonstrated the power of simple, effective solutions to treat high blood pressure, the world’s leading cause of death.
Striking.
SEN. DURBIN: Do you know the #1 cause of preventable death in America today?
SEC. KENNEDY: Number one cause…not sure what you're talking about
SEN. DURBIN: I'm talking about tobacco. You fired the head of CDC’s Office on Smoking & Health and eliminated their efforts from your budget
SEN. DURBIN: Do you know the #1 cause of preventable death in America today?
SEC. KENNEDY: Number one cause…not sure what you're talking about
SEN. DURBIN: I'm talking about tobacco. You fired the head of CDC’s Office on Smoking & Health and eliminated their efforts from your budget
May 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Striking.
SEN. DURBIN: Do you know the #1 cause of preventable death in America today?
SEC. KENNEDY: Number one cause…not sure what you're talking about
SEN. DURBIN: I'm talking about tobacco. You fired the head of CDC’s Office on Smoking & Health and eliminated their efforts from your budget
SEN. DURBIN: Do you know the #1 cause of preventable death in America today?
SEC. KENNEDY: Number one cause…not sure what you're talking about
SEN. DURBIN: I'm talking about tobacco. You fired the head of CDC’s Office on Smoking & Health and eliminated their efforts from your budget
Only 1 in 5 people with hypertension today have it controlled. The world can reach 1 in 2 by 2030. It’s ambitious but achievable. Every country, leader, and health system has a role to play.
Please sign and share.
Please sign and share.
May 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Only 1 in 5 people with hypertension today have it controlled. The world can reach 1 in 2 by 2030. It’s ambitious but achievable. Every country, leader, and health system has a role to play.
Please sign and share.
Please sign and share.
Today, on World Hypertension Day, Resolve To Save Lives and our partners launched a global Call to Action to tackle hypertension, the world’s leading killer. onebillionhearts.resolvetosavelives.org
May 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today, on World Hypertension Day, Resolve To Save Lives and our partners launched a global Call to Action to tackle hypertension, the world’s leading killer. onebillionhearts.resolvetosavelives.org
64 countries have now passed best-practice policies to eliminate trans fat, as Pakistan is the latest country to protect their people from the harms of this toxic food additive.
April 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
64 countries have now passed best-practice policies to eliminate trans fat, as Pakistan is the latest country to protect their people from the harms of this toxic food additive.
Every time we weaken our defenses, dangerous microbes win.
April 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Every time we weaken our defenses, dangerous microbes win.
Cuts to CDC’s global work will cost lives, damage America’s reputation, and weaken our economy.
April 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Cuts to CDC’s global work will cost lives, damage America’s reputation, and weaken our economy.
To staff at CDC and everyone working in public health: we’re with you.
April 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
To staff at CDC and everyone working in public health: we’re with you.
Despite rapid changes to the health landscape and an uncertain future, we can make a difference when we focus on preventable health threats and proven solutions.
March 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Despite rapid changes to the health landscape and an uncertain future, we can make a difference when we focus on preventable health threats and proven solutions.
Staff measured his blood pressure, which turned out to be extremely high. Because of this, he was provided treatment that day (for his blood pressure and his back) and is now better protected against heart attack and stroke. I don’t know who was happier when he left – him or me!
March 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Staff measured his blood pressure, which turned out to be extremely high. Because of this, he was provided treatment that day (for his blood pressure and his back) and is now better protected against heart attack and stroke. I don’t know who was happier when he left – him or me!
I just returned from a trip to India and Bangladesh, where I met with partners to discuss strategies to improve heart health, including eliminating trans fat, reducing sodium intake and increasing blood pressure control.
March 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I just returned from a trip to India and Bangladesh, where I met with partners to discuss strategies to improve heart health, including eliminating trans fat, reducing sodium intake and increasing blood pressure control.
I'll be taking the stage at #STATBreakthrough Summit East tomorrow to discuss the threats & challenges we face in public health. Looking forward to the conversation with @helenbranswell.bsky.social of @statnews.com and Dr. Kathryn Edwards of @vumedicine.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/stat-summit-...
March 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'll be taking the stage at #STATBreakthrough Summit East tomorrow to discuss the threats & challenges we face in public health. Looking forward to the conversation with @helenbranswell.bsky.social of @statnews.com and Dr. Kathryn Edwards of @vumedicine.bsky.social. www.statnews.com/stat-summit-...