Chris Hendel
@chrishendel
Vermonter. Retired. Previously Telecommuting Adjunct Research Instructor of Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, 2019-2024; COVID-19 research & projects, ProPublica, 2020-2022; former chief medical researcher at Consumer Reports, 1989-2018.
Good grief those 200+ values in and around northern Virginia, DC, etc. 😲 😷 fire.airnow.gov#5/39.84/-75....
Excellent and very thorough Science & Tech Spotlight out today from the US GAO. 👇 Science & Tech Spotlight: #Microplastics in the Body and Environment www.gao.gov/products/gao...
Nice to see that at least the CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory alerts are still functioning, albeit later than ever. Domestically Acquired #Cyclosporiasis Cases in Multiple U.S. States, 2026 www.cdc.gov/han/php/noti...
Next week: How Children Have Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Join @propublica.org's @perla-trevizo.bsky.social et al for a discussion about how families and children are being affected in new ways by President Trump’s mass deportation campaign. events.propublica.org/trump-deport...
"Over the last 9 yrs, a series of natural disasters have disrupted the recovery of Puerto Rico’s electricity grid." "..millions of Puerto Ricans continue to experience rolling blackouts & other uncertainties as the island struggles to stabilize the grid." New from GAO 👇 www.gao.gov/blog/el-apag...
"A preliminary study by researchers at Indiana Univ & reported in New Scientist predicts that there will be approximately 20,390 excess deaths in Europe from the 22-28 June heatwave alone, incl. 5210 in France, 4543 in Germany, 3163 in Spain, 2709 in Italy, & 862 in UK." www.bmj.com/content/394/...
👀 "FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O145:H28 infections linked to frozen GreenWise brand-organic #blueberries recalled by Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A, of San Carlos, Chile." www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
“Every game here on in is a monster” #FIFAWorldCup www.fifa.com/en/tournamen...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plans to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary of independence with a rally on the National Mall were complicated on Saturday by severe storms that gathered near Washington, forcing event organizers to order an evacuation. apnews.com/article/amer...
Breathtaking. "Rubin’s ability to capture scenes like this in unmatched detail will open new windows into the structure of our galaxy and the Universe beyond it." Rubin observatory begins a 10-year movie of the changing universe www.science.org/content/arti...
New Alzheimer’s blood test may tell when symptoms are around the corner www.nih.gov/news-events/... "...around the corner"? Hmm... 🤔 Blood-based circular RNAs for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease www.nature.com/articles/s41... "This study has some limitations."
"This #earthquake was the second event in a doublet. This magnitude 7.5 mainshock was preceded by 39 seconds by a 7.2 foreshock." earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo tops 1,000 cases, at least 254 dead per @cidrap.bsky.social www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/ebola-... "According to the United Nations, 320,000 refugees live in areas at risk of #Ebola in the DRC."
New commentary in the always interesting "Less is More" series @jamainternalmed.com Deprescribing Inappropriate Medicines Across a Health System—Can We Improve the Care of Both Patients and Physicians? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Visiting Mountains by Ted Kooser www.writersalmanac.org/index.html%3... "...Here, lost in a mountain’s attention, there’s nothing to say."
NEW from GAO: After Disaster Strikes, the Mountains of Debris Left Behind Are the Next Crisis www.gao.gov/blog/after-d... Full report: Disaster Contracting: Actions Needed to Encourage Advance Contract Use and Improve Information Sharing and Oversight www.gao.gov/products/gao...
😆 😆 😅 😂 🤡 Trump projects confidence about Iran deal as he meets global leaders for G7 summit apnews.com/live/g7-summ...
Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Powdered Infant Formula Do not use Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula. FDA’s Investigation is ongoing. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
Gen Z scepticism towards AI is a wake-up call — universities must take it seriously by Mim Rahimi for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Target is recalling Up & Up Fragrance Free and Up & Up Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes following customer complaints of product discoloration, and FDA testing that identified the presence of Burkholderia cepacia complex and Burkholderia gladioli in product samples. www.fda.gov/safety/recal...
Do look up ☝️ Hopefully it stays clear. www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aur...
NEW: ACP Deeply Concerned about Executive Order Directing Changes to U.S. Vaccine Schedule www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom... Statement Jan K. Carney, MD, MPH, MACP President, American College of Physicians @acpimphysicians.bsky.social
Indeed. 👏 👍 “The players did what they’ve been doing all year & they met the biggest moment that’s been in front of them up to this point & there’s some pretty cool memories I’ll take away from that,” Johnson said. Victor Wembanyama guides young #Spurs to the NBA Finals www.nba.com/news/4-takea...
More Attention on Infection-Associate Chronic Conditions Requires Restoring Support for #LongCOVID by Allison O’Donnell, MPH, Ian D. Simon, PhD, and Michael F. Iademarco, MD, MPH via @cidjournal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... First page of this letter [free] to the CID below.
"Among 54 hospitalized patients with available medical records, all were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status, 91% were aged <18 years, approximately 70% had pneumonia and hypoxia, and one patient died." per CDC's MMWR today. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... #measles #vaccinations #MMR