Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Practitioner's Pulse
Archive
About
Latest
Top
Discussions
Mother’s Day and the Subversive Apostrophe
For most mothers, the day is doing work that policy should be doing the rest of the year.
22 hrs ago
•
Unbiased Science
,
Dr. Katie Schenk
, and
Jess Steier, DrPH
60
8
11
2020 is haunting us, and hantavirus is the séance
A hantavirus outbreak, a cruise ship, and the tightrope we are all trying to walk
May 7
•
Unbiased Science
,
Jess Steier, DrPH
,
Izzy Brandstetter Figueroa,MPH
, and
David Higgins, MD, MPH
127
49
31
Purity Tests and Pennies
Science communication has a funding problem. Here's what's actually going on inside it.
May 2
•
Unbiased Science
and
Jess Steier, DrPH
141
108
35
April 2026
The State of U.S. Vaccine Policy
Welcome to our bi-weekly vaccine policy series in collaboration with CIDRAP. Today, we discuss the growing divide between the government's words and…
Apr 28
•
Izzy Brandstetter Figueroa,MPH
and
Jess Steier, DrPH
62
6
13
More Than Dry Eyes and Dry Mouth
Understanding Sjögren's, an autoimmune disease affecting millions
Apr 23
•
Unbiased Science
,
Leigh A. Baxt, PhD
,
Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD
,
Elana Pearl BenJoseph, MD, MPH
, and
Jess Steier, DrPH
94
6
7
Did the Old Way Ever Work?
I’ve spent years fighting for a new model of public health communication. Then a reporter asked me something I couldn’t answer.
Apr 19
•
Unbiased Science
and
Jess Steier, DrPH
120
81
20
The State of U.S. Vaccine Policy
A new ACIP charter, a formal nomination for CDC director, and states going their own way…
Apr 16
•
Unbiased Science
,
Izzy Brandstetter Figueroa,MPH
,
Jess Steier, DrPH
, and
Riley Mulholland, MPH
62
11
7
Dissolving the Myth
Not all plastic is worth panicking about — and the science tells you which is which
Apr 11
•
Unbiased Science
,
Jess Steier, DrPH
, and
Kelly Dobos
177
16
36
We All Know a Trent
What to say when someone blames your vaccines, and how to say it better than I did
Apr 5
•
Unbiased Science
and
Jess Steier, DrPH
185
48
24
The State of U.S. Vaccine Policy
A political retreat, an unanswered appeal, and states building their own guardrails
Apr 2
•
Jess Steier, DrPH
and
Izzy Brandstetter Figueroa,MPH
72
6
17
March 2026
Does Benadryl Cause Dementia?
We Don’t Know Yet, But Here’s What We Do Know
Mar 27
•
Unbiased Science
and
Jennifer Gershman, PharmD, CPh
134
29
15
I Don't Think This Is Just a Me Problem
On vaccine purgatory, collective exhaustion, and what it means to keep building anyway
Mar 22
•
Unbiased Science
and
Jess Steier, DrPH
214
36
34
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
