Consult to Juul Labs on nicotine vapor for tobacco harm minimization.
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Today, we’re announcing a broad, nationwide recruitment effort to fill vacancies on FDA’s advisory committees and panels – the independent expert bodies that inform some of the most consequential decisions in American public health. fda.gov/news-events/press-an…
ALT A group of diverse individuals are gathered around a table with laptops and papers. A person stands in front of a whiteboard displaying chemical structures. Text reads: "FDA launches nationwide effort to expand scientific expertise and consumer voices to advisory committees." The FDA logo is in the top left corner.
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good god, what a lede
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If you want to understand the legal structures by which fraternities indemnify themselves from their members’ conduct…
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This is a DEEP look at @RobSandIA and his run for Iowa governor from @timothypmurphy at @MotherJones.
Rob Sand says he isn’t trying to turn Iowa blue. It just might happen anyway. motherjones.com/politics/202… via @MotherJones
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Important stuff from @NicholasFlorko interviewing @JenniferReich1 on "vaccine hesitancy", with depth and understanding.
She’s spent two decades talking to parents who don’t vaccinate their children. Here’s what she’s learned statnews.com/2026/09/29/unde… via @statnews
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The Yale Golf Course just got a $30 million Gil Hanse restoration.
Now, Yale is charging $350 for the public to play…with poor and patchy turf conditions.
So, what happened?
“For them to drop the ball, that doesn’t surprise me.” nytimes.com/athletic/7640599…
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I’m pretty sure that this Laughing Cow thing is a non-political marketing ploy, but the small chance that it’s not sends a shiver down my spine. (link in next tweet, no paywall)
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Crafting and advancing health policy and regulations regarding scientifically nuanced and politically and morally fraught issues is 10 Mohs Scale hard.
NEW:
RFK Jr.'s efforts to revamp America’s food system have hit their biggest hurdle yet: The White House.
Trump aides are concerned Kennedy's ideas aren't feasible and could fuel litigation against food companies.
One of Kennedy’s top aides, Calley Means, accused White House officials of trying to block the definition to cater to special interests.
Inside the clashes over the future of American food:
With @jessenewman13 & @jdawsey1 🎁🔗wsj.com/politics/policy/rfk-…
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Vape prohibitions: an interview with @Direta_org
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best thing you will read all day
The case for feeding for your boss’ goddamn pet if that’s what your boss needs you to do.
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#ABraverWay hope-booster.
Historical perspectives that can help us realize that strength can emerge from our differences.
Go go go, @moniguzman!
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Morality binds and blinds - @JonHaidt.
Life and Death: Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Everything - ConscienHealth conscienhealth.org/2026/09/2…
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When Falling Youth Tobacco Use Becomes Another Crisis Story
@jgitchell @drjoesDIYhealth @Clive_Bates @JMacNYC @jkelovuori
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Heidi Overton was a young aspiring surgeon from rural New Mexico. Then the pandemic happened. Now she could become FDA commissioner. Read my full profile here: statnews.com/2026/09/24/heid…
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U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House, Jane Norman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026…
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One of the more interesting vaping studies this year looked at smokers who specifically said they were interested in cutting down, but not quitting.
That matters, because public health often behaves as though somebody either wants to quit today or has somehow failed the test.
In this trial, smokers who managed to reduce their cigarette consumption by at least 50% within the first two weeks had around 6.5 times the adjusted odds of being smoke-free at 24 weeks. The same pattern appeared when reduction was measured objectively using exhaled carbon monoxide rather than simply asking participants how much they smoked.
This does not prove that cutting down causes cessation. It was an exploratory analysis and early reducers may differ from other smokers in ways that help explain the result.
For some smokers, cutting down may be the beginning of quitting.
That is particularly important for people who have no immediate intention of becoming abstinent. Telling them that only complete cessation counts risks ignoring the behavioural pathway that may eventually get them there.
Perhaps the question should not always be:
“Are you ready to quit?”
Sometimes it should be:
“What would help you smoke less today?”
Because for some people, less smoking today may be the first step toward no smoking tomorrow.
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LFG to @foodanddruglaw tobacco and nicotine conference 6-7 Oct and regulatory science symposium 8 Oct in DC!
#BeLikeSkip
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Mark asked why I was limping. I said it was just a little foot and hip pain from walking a lot. I explained I was practicing so I could walk to the Metro station to take the subway in DC. OMG, he said, "You've wanted to do that for years." I fly out in 9 days! So excited!!
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"A tobacco store in Watsonia, in Melbourne's northeast, was firebombed just after 7.30pm on Wednesday, marking another incident in the city's ongoing tobacco wars. Police are investigating the arson attack with the perpetrator still at large."
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