Prof Gavin Yamey
@gavinyamey.bsky.social
Hymowitz Family Professor of Global Health & Professor of Public Policy at Duke University. Director of the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health. DJ at WXDU (Thursdays, 4-6pm ET, wxdu.org). TIME columnist. He/him. Tallest Jew on Earth.
Oh wow, that’s very kind of you—thanks for the lovely feedback, I will share it with the panelists.
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Oh wow, that’s very kind of you—thanks for the lovely feedback, I will share it with the panelists.
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Yeah this journal has been on my radar for a bit, they're now "publishing" articles in advance of peer review too
Finding another awfully done "study" in this "journal" ➡️ googling the authors ➡️ finding one is a teaching prof in an English department (WILD) ➡️ finding his awful rate my prof page filled with complaints like "he really is a weird guy that looks at girls in an uncomfortable way"
Is anyone in public health still following the weird fake journal story?
"Journal of the Academy of Public Health" is now "publishing" articles in advance of peer review.
Is this where we're gonna see fake garbage studies "proving" that vaccines cause autism show up in the coming months?
"Journal of the Academy of Public Health" is now "publishing" articles in advance of peer review.
Is this where we're gonna see fake garbage studies "proving" that vaccines cause autism show up in the coming months?
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Yeah this journal has been on my radar for a bit, they're now "publishing" articles in advance of peer review too
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Expert review finds delaying the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose would increase chronic infections in kids
Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead to more chronic infections in kids.
www.statnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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if they had any actual evidence or data backing their beliefs, they’d publish it. but they don’t. because that’s not the point
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
if they had any actual evidence or data backing their beliefs, they’d publish it. but they don’t. because that’s not the point