Your Local Epidemiologist
Katelyn Jetelina, Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD, Dr. Lucy McBride, Edward Nirenberg, Marisa Donnelly, PhD, David Higgins, MD, MPH, Matt Willis, Nikki Sapiro Vinckier, Julia Tellerman, Katie Sharkey, MD, PhD, Katrine Wallace, PhDProviding a direct line of "translated" public health science to you, so you can take action for your community's health
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Your guide to fall 2026 vaccines
Respiratory vaccines—for flu, RSV, and Covid-19—will be available at no cost this fall. This may be surprising to hear, given the eerie silence. (There will be no fall federal vaccine campaign.) But it’s happening, and keeping track of them...
Foodborne illness increase? Common cold, Covid-19 summer wave, and more.
School is coming into session, and with it come the cute photos (my youngest is now a kindergartener!) and the transformation into walking petri dishes. We are already seeing the common cold start to increase. Meanwhile, the Covid-19 wave a...
When wildfire smoke hits home
Wildfires have been all over the news, not just in the U.S. but in Europe as well, where I (Katelyn) have been. For Matt Willis, the author of YLE California edition, it just became very personal. I’ll let him explain.
Matt, take it away…...
Covid-19 and dengue creeping up, vaccinations creeping down, a new mRNA flu vaccine, and more
As summer winds down, several diseases are winding up, like Covid-19 infections and rare mosquito-borne illnesses. Unfortunately, we can expect the same for vaccine-preventable diseases, according to new CDC data.
We also have some good ne...
Why you can’t find a primary care doctor
While public health systems have plenty of room to become more trustworthy, I am increasingly convinced that much mistrust stems also from health systems. In a recent YLE survey, for example, more than 1 in 2 participants had difficulty fin...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
An epidemiologist trying to make sense of this world
Emergency Medicine physician and creator of You Can Know Things and The Public Health Roundup.
Primary care doctor & bestselling author dispensing fact-based, practical advice that fits your life. Health isn't about having all the answers; it's about asking better questions—of yourself, and of the people responsible for your care.
Views my own, but you can borrow them if you feel so inclined. Anti-disease. Big Nerd Energy. “A homework person.” Fun at parties. Antibody hoarder. “Problematically literate.”he/him
Your weekly pulse on New York public health — concise, evidence-based, and action-oriented.
Physician, researcher, and writer focused on how evidence and trust shape real-world medical and public health decisions.
Matt Willis is a physician, epidemiologist and former Public Health Officer for Marin County, California.
Nikki Vinckier, PA-C (@nikkivinck), is an OB/GYN PA and founder of Take Back Trust, a platform helping people navigate reproductive care. She blends clinical insight with bold advocacy to turn medical truths into accessible, action-driven content.
Julia Tellerman, MPH, is an infectious disease epidemiologist in New York. She is driven by the mission to make health information accessible and actionable to improve health outcomes.
Epidemiologist \ud83e\udda0\ud83e\udd13\ud83d\udcc8UIC-School of Public Health, scientist for the resistance, views my own
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