Andrew Yockey, PhD
@yockeyandrew.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Public Health at Ole Miss. Stats and Methods Editor, J Surgery Medicine and Public Health; Stats Editor, J of Addiction Medicine 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Views my own. He/him.
Check out our newest research in Am J Addictions highlighting the disparities in substance use between LGB+ and non-LGB youth!
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September 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Check out our newest research in Am J Addictions highlighting the disparities in substance use between LGB+ and non-LGB youth!
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We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
September 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans.
He must resign.
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Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could for now cancel NIH grants that the government said were related to diversity.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research
The court’s order was fractured, with the justices splitting over whether individual cancellations and the policy behind them could be challenged in a federal trial court.
nyti.ms
August 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could for now cancel NIH grants that the government said were related to diversity.
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🔥 CDC staff have something to say:
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health."
From an anonymous letter posted by current & former staffers
www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health."
From an anonymous letter posted by current & former staffers
www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...
Read the Letter — Save HHS
Public servants and allies are standing together to demand work environments free from violence, accountability for leaders and policymakers who put everyday Americans in danger, and public health lea...
www.savehhs.org
August 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
🔥 CDC staff have something to say:
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health."
From an anonymous letter posted by current & former staffers
www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health."
From an anonymous letter posted by current & former staffers
www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...
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An estimated 93,000 will die a premature death due to the loss of SNAP between now and 2039.
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ party would rather people sink deeper into poverty and food insecurity than get the essential assistance they need to buy groceries.
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ party would rather people sink deeper into poverty and food insecurity than get the essential assistance they need to buy groceries.
August 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
An estimated 93,000 will die a premature death due to the loss of SNAP between now and 2039.
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ party would rather people sink deeper into poverty and food insecurity than get the essential assistance they need to buy groceries.
The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ party would rather people sink deeper into poverty and food insecurity than get the essential assistance they need to buy groceries.
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Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
August 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
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Princeton Psychology & Neuroscience are looking to hire a joint assistant professor doing computational, clinical, and/or neuroimaging research, w/ PhD in Psych, Neuro, CS or related. 👇
puwebp.princeton.edu
August 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Princeton Psychology & Neuroscience are looking to hire a joint assistant professor doing computational, clinical, and/or neuroimaging research, w/ PhD in Psych, Neuro, CS or related. 👇
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"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
www.motherjones.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
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Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, introduced his daughter to the world in 2022. Our Seoul bureau chief analyzed North Korean state propaganda for signs that Kim Ju-ae is being primed to possibly one day become her father's successor. Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
August 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, introduced his daughter to the world in 2022. Our Seoul bureau chief analyzed North Korean state propaganda for signs that Kim Ju-ae is being primed to possibly one day become her father's successor. Read more: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Winning!!! 🤡
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Winning!!! 🤡
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Make America Healthy Again by stopping medical research that prepares us to fight rapidly evolving respiratory viruses... odd take. No actually, it's a deadly take.
August 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Make America Healthy Again by stopping medical research that prepares us to fight rapidly evolving respiratory viruses... odd take. No actually, it's a deadly take.
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About 100 million Americans have prediabetes (CDC). Is it a risk factor for shortened survival?
A new analysis, adjusted for confounders, says no, except in younger people (age 20-54 years)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A new analysis, adjusted for confounders, says no, except in younger people (age 20-54 years)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
August 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
About 100 million Americans have prediabetes (CDC). Is it a risk factor for shortened survival?
A new analysis, adjusted for confounders, says no, except in younger people (age 20-54 years)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A new analysis, adjusted for confounders, says no, except in younger people (age 20-54 years)
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Jay Bhattacharya says that Program Officers made up banned words lists at NIH.
This is a real email I got at NIH. (Granted, before Jay started.) But nothing has changed since he joined.
I refused to censor the summary, so it remains unposted. And I have tried since Jay arrived.
This is a real email I got at NIH. (Granted, before Jay started.) But nothing has changed since he joined.
I refused to censor the summary, so it remains unposted. And I have tried since Jay arrived.
August 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Jay Bhattacharya says that Program Officers made up banned words lists at NIH.
This is a real email I got at NIH. (Granted, before Jay started.) But nothing has changed since he joined.
I refused to censor the summary, so it remains unposted. And I have tried since Jay arrived.
This is a real email I got at NIH. (Granted, before Jay started.) But nothing has changed since he joined.
I refused to censor the summary, so it remains unposted. And I have tried since Jay arrived.
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Something very similar happened to the Lyme vaccine. (Did you know one has existed for years?)
LYMErix was a really good vaccine that got shitcanned by GSK in 2002 because of uninformed public agita. A really good vaccine for a really shitty infection was killed by speculation and antivax panic.
LYMErix was a really good vaccine that got shitcanned by GSK in 2002 because of uninformed public agita. A really good vaccine for a really shitty infection was killed by speculation and antivax panic.
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
August 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Something very similar happened to the Lyme vaccine. (Did you know one has existed for years?)
LYMErix was a really good vaccine that got shitcanned by GSK in 2002 because of uninformed public agita. A really good vaccine for a really shitty infection was killed by speculation and antivax panic.
LYMErix was a really good vaccine that got shitcanned by GSK in 2002 because of uninformed public agita. A really good vaccine for a really shitty infection was killed by speculation and antivax panic.
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New research co-authored by a Health and Kinesiology professor reveals an alarming rise in U.S. fatalities from misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.
Read about this emerging public health issue: go.illinois.edu/nitrousoxidestudy
@rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @yockeyandrew.bsky.social
Read about this emerging public health issue: go.illinois.edu/nitrousoxidestudy
@rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @yockeyandrew.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New research co-authored by a Health and Kinesiology professor reveals an alarming rise in U.S. fatalities from misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.
Read about this emerging public health issue: go.illinois.edu/nitrousoxidestudy
@rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @yockeyandrew.bsky.social
Read about this emerging public health issue: go.illinois.edu/nitrousoxidestudy
@rachelhoopsick.bsky.social @yockeyandrew.bsky.social
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Updating this chart to include the latest GDP report.
July 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Updating this chart to include the latest GDP report.
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Our latest paper, led by @yockeyandrew.bsky.social, examines CDC mortality data and shows that nitrous oxide poisoning deaths, though relatively few, have risen dramatically in the US in recent years. We are at the bottom of a hill with a steep ascent, and now is the time to act.
US Nitrous Oxide Mortality
This cohort study describes national trends in nitrous oxide poisoning mortality in the US from 2010 to 2023.
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July 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Our latest paper, led by @yockeyandrew.bsky.social, examines CDC mortality data and shows that nitrous oxide poisoning deaths, though relatively few, have risen dramatically in the US in recent years. We are at the bottom of a hill with a steep ascent, and now is the time to act.
Check out our newest article!
From 2010 to 2023, nitrous oxide (“whippets”) poisoning deaths in the US rose from 23 to 156 annually, with significant increases until 2018 and a plateau from 2019 to 2023. ja.ma/40KDYql
July 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out our newest article!
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A good explainer for #NIH funded researchers on why the multiyear funding scheme is going to squeeze NIH scientists and NIH science. open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...
A Quiet Policy Shift That Could Devastate American Science
Why NIH’s sudden move to multi-year grant funding should alarm every principal investigator and university
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A good explainer for #NIH funded researchers on why the multiyear funding scheme is going to squeeze NIH scientists and NIH science. open.substack.com/pub/sciencea...
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Every summer and into early fall, hand, foot and mouth disease makes the rounds in schools, playgrounds and day cares. But this season, some parents and pediatricians have noticed an unusual rise in cases.
Here’s what to know about symptoms and treatment of the infection.
Here’s what to know about symptoms and treatment of the infection.
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Is Spreading Again This Summer
Here’s what to know about symptoms and treatment of the infection.
nyti.ms
July 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Every summer and into early fall, hand, foot and mouth disease makes the rounds in schools, playgrounds and day cares. But this season, some parents and pediatricians have noticed an unusual rise in cases.
Here’s what to know about symptoms and treatment of the infection.
Here’s what to know about symptoms and treatment of the infection.
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Ultraprocessed food intake and increased risk of lung cancer thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...
Association between ultra-processed food consumption and lung cancer risk: a population-based cohort study
Background The evidence on associations between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and lung cancer risk is limited and inconsistent.
Research question Are UPF associated with an increased risk of lung cance...
thorax.bmj.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Ultraprocessed food intake and increased risk of lung cancer thorax.bmj.com/content/earl...
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📌 Hope this soul follows him
everywhere . A true hero 🐥
everywhere . A true hero 🐥
July 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
📌 Hope this soul follows him
everywhere . A true hero 🐥
everywhere . A true hero 🐥
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Our latest paper presents the findings from a pilot study to understand why PWID access contactless harm reduction services. People who used a vending machine did not differ in their ability to engage in harm-reducing behaviors compared to those who used in-person services. doi.org/10.1186/s129...
July 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Our latest paper presents the findings from a pilot study to understand why PWID access contactless harm reduction services. People who used a vending machine did not differ in their ability to engage in harm-reducing behaviors compared to those who used in-person services. doi.org/10.1186/s129...