Making Science Make Sense
Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS, Lauren Hughes, Dr. Angela Rasmussen, Saskia Popescu, Jessica Knurick, PhD, RDNTranslating complex science and public health into accessible and easy-to-understand lessons for informed decision-making.
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1. LIE: “I’m not anti-vax, I’m pro-science” (April 17, before the House Education and Workforce Committee)
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The Scariest 5 Days of My Life
I wrote this testimonial to be featured on Vaccinate Your Family’s (VYF) website.
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A Massive Win for Public Health: AAP v. RFK Jr.
I’m married to a lawyer, and I have to say, this was one of the most poetic pieces of legal writing I’ve ever seen. Judge Brian Murphy started his historic ruling with a Carl Sagan quote: “Science, like law, is far from a perfect instrument...
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What is Shared Clinical Decision Making?
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I’ve asked a number of my colleagues if they could define “shared clinical decision-making,” and I couldn’t get two exact answers. Instead, I got responses like: Isn’t that what’s already happening with p...
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I'm so glad you're here. My name is Jessica Malaty Rivera. I'm an infectious disease epidemiologist, infodemiologist, science communicator, and mama of 3 young kiddos. I started this Substack to help make science and public health make sense.
Dr. Lauren Hughes is a board-certified pediatrician, wife, mother of 3 (including twins), science communicator, and fierce advocate for children's health. Will cuss.
Virologist. Host responses to emerging viruses & systems-level mind-blowing. Vaccine enthusiast. 1X Jeopardy! loser. Dislikes: disinformation, preventable death, fascism. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 in \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6. Opinions entirely my own. she/her
Evidence-based nutrition & public health \ud83e\uddd1\ud83c\udf93PhD Nutrition Science | Dietitian | Mom of 2 [email protected]
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