@drdebhoury.bsky.social
ER doc, public health professional, researcher, and former chief medical officer at the CDC. Working to improve health in communities while figuring out what is next for me
@firedbutfighting.bsky.socialReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialPublic health is on the ballot this election. Join us on Oct 13, 2026 at 7:30pm ET for a virtual Town Hall hosted by MomsRising and National Public Health Coalition.
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@drdebhoury.bsky.socialThis announcement does not mention that the DELTA staff and the rape prevention staff at CDC were RIF’d so now community and state recipients are no longer getting the same level of support and training even though Congress has provided appropriations for these programs.
@drdebhoury.bsky.socialCDC has had to close down country offices overseas due to lack of funding... but the political leaders were able to use funds from global health security for this inappropriate and unethical study instead. Very clear what their priorities are
@drdebhoury.bsky.socialAnd using global health security $ to fund it at a time when Ebola cases continue to rise
@katherineeban.bsky.socialReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialSCOOP in @rollingstone.com 👇
CDC has set aside new $1.6M for controversial hepatitis B vax clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau, halted earlier amid uproar over medical ethics. CDC director's office resurrected it, taking $$ from global health security funds: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@drdebhoury.bsky.socialThis was one of my leadership principles I leaned on during my last few months at CDC
@juliametraux.bsky.socialReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.social"I'm supposed to be a tough guy," Curtis confided.
"I can hold your hand," the mayor offered
"What happens if I faint?" Sliwa asked.
"I've got you," Mamdani assured him, grabbing his hand as Sliwa received his flu shot.
@doritreiss.bsky.socialReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialMissing from CDC back to school messages: get vaccinated, especially with MMR, as children head back to school, vulnerable, during a big outbreak, says Dr. Deb Houry in @time.com
time.com/article/2026...
@drdebhoury.bsky.socialLove this framing- get your fall vaccines too!
@drdebhoury.bsky.socialChildren are back in school. Measles is, too.
Families need clear vaccine recommendations and transparent reporting from federal health leaders. Behind every measles death is a grieving family and a life that deserves to be counted. My latest in Time
time.com/article/2026... @altcdc.altgov.info
@drdebhoury.bsky.socialMoving piece from Dr. Mullen about her own experience with measles- this is not a harmless childhood disease- and we know how to prevent it... vaccines work www.statnews.com/2026/09/24/m...
@drdebhoury.bsky.socialDr Jernigan: "Maintaining a response culture that manages uncertainty and is open to science-driven evaluation is critical. However HHS has demonstrated an intolerance for internal dissenting dialogue — a significant impediment to rapid course correction." www.statnews.com/2026/09/26/a...
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.socialReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialShe also talked about how she finally made the decision to leave—after fighting for eight months, she felt she was becoming less effective from the inside. She acknowledged that no one likes to quit, but she had to leave to be able to continue the work from the outside.
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.socialReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialI’m at the Women in Medicine Summit in Chicago (always a great meeting btw) and Dr. Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social is talking about what it was like to be working at the CDC when it got decimated by DOGE. What do you do when your workforce is suddenly slashed?
@tulanesphtm.bsky.socialReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialOur very own alum Dr. Deb Houry was the featured speaker at the 2026 Mary C. Parker Yates Lecture hosted by the Murphy Institute at the uptown campus Wednesday. She addressed the tumult at the CDC. More photos: www.instagram.com/p/DdrIBp_kY5...
@tulanesphtm.bsky.socialReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialAs part of her visit to Tulane for the Mary C. Parker Yates Lecture, Dr. Deb Houry, former Chief Medical Officer of the CDC, visited with students and faculty at Tidewater on Tuesday. More on Insta: www.instagram.com/p/Ddo--unmZZ...
@tulanesphtm.bsky.socialReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialDr. Deb Houry, nationally recognized physician and former Chief Medical Officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will deliver the 2026 Mary C. Parker Yates Lecture Wednesday at 4pm in the LBC. Come hear her speak! tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event...
@drdebhoury.bsky.socialGreat to run into @nenrich.bsky.social another Green Wave alum at @tulanesphtm.bsky.social. So important to discuss and raise awareness about the dismantling of global health and the impact this will have on us here
@melodyschreiber.comReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialThe Pennsylvania measles outbreak “seems to be accelerating,” one infectious disease specialist told me. “And we’re seeing, actually, types of measles we’ve never seen before.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@melodyschreiber.comReposted by @drdebhoury.bsky.socialEven after the CDC changed the way it counted measles deaths, it should now have updated numbers - but still nothing. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
