Brian Eichner, MD

A basic gun storage measure could save lives. Texas lawmakers should pass it | Opinion Among gun-owning parents who said their children never handled firearms at home, 22% of the children, questioned separately, said they actually had.

"House Bill 2250 would close gaps in state law by strengthening safe firearm storage requirements in homes with children. ... Nearly 300 Texas youth ages 1 to 17 died by firearms in 2023, making guns the leading cause of death for children."

I’m a pediatrician and I love Medicaid pass it on.

CDC data reveal plummeting rate of cervical precancers in young US women — down by 80% New CDC data on falling rates of precancerous cervical lesions in the U.S. underscore the benefits of HPV vaccination.

Want a little good news? HPV vaccination has caused a massive drop in cervical pre-cancers in young women in the US. Vaccines really work?! Who knew?

www.livescience.com/health/cance...

Upcoming mRNA advances

Full page ad in today’s New York Times:

Headed home from the meeting of medical school pediatric chairs - many of them also Chief Medical Officers for children’s hospitals.

so much at stake for the health of children- all children

The Silence of Good People is the Death of Democracy My friends, my family, my fellow citizens—there comes a time in history when silence is not an option. A time when looking away, staying comfortable, and pretending all is well...

Powerful piece --

"What happens when we refuse to call out the destruction of democracy because we fear uncomfortable conversation?" via @natseccandor.bsky.social

#NatSec #natseccandor #democracy #DemocracyMatters #YourVoiceMatters #silence

natseccandor.com/the-silence-...

Do you decompress after leaving the hospital before you get home?

In previous job,I had 45 minute commute. When I switched offices (specifically to be closer to home), it was only 15 minutes. I started losing temper with my kids in evenings. I hadn't realized the long commute was a shield! Made some adjustments on my end+ turned out great,but was NOT automatic

Congratulations to Samantha Wang and Kevin Chi on their impactful article, "Answering the Call – Sustaining Equity Efforts in the Face of Regression," published in @nejm.org.

Read it here: nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Fyi, Viviana Martinez-Bianchi IS real deal awesome.

CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.

I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.

Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

Tragic Childhood Death from Measles Reminds Us That Some Don't Understand Either the Medical Significance or the Human Heart My ID colleague Dr. Adam Ratner, Chief of Pediatric ID at NYU Medical Center, just published an insightful and remarkably timely book called Booster Shots:  The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncer...

If someone thinks the measles outbreak and childhood death in Texas are "not unusual" or "happens all the time", they are deeply misinformed. h/t @adamratnermd.bsky.social for the inspiration.

blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death Researchers recommend kids stay up to date on the COVID vaccines.

Vaccinate your kids.
“COVID-19 vaccines cut the risk of long COVID by between 57–73 percent in kids and teens, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open.”
arstechnica.com/science/2025...

PLOS, JAMA, and The Lancet have made these kinds of important statements standing on principle. Any others?

Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

A CDC vaccine committee meeting, the first of Kennedy's tenure at HHS, gets postponed An HHS spokesperson didn’t say when the meeting would be rescheduled.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations that determine access to vaccines in the US.

The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.

This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Why are you all assuming there will be an election in 2028?

Text received after phone conversation with a loved one re: trump
"You’re correct that he spoke about the changes he wanted to make but I never dreamed he’d put unqualified people in positions of power, ordered mass firings without considering the impact, and ignored the law. "
Ummmm ...?

BREAKING: David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting just been elected Vice Chair of the DNC.

CONGRATS!

Is it just me or are the words "new administration" the biggest euphemism ever uttered?

Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Policy and

Gender-affirming care is lifesaving healthcare. Studies show it reduces suicide risk and improves mental health.
Protecting access to this care is protecting lives.
If he wanted to protect children, he should ban GUNS—their #1 killer.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Update. Tomorrow is just a two hour delay. For inch and a half of snow 48 hrs ago

a man in a purple shirt is sitting in front of a computer with the word literally written on it . ALT: a man in a purple shirt is sitting in front of a computer with the word literally written on it .

Same!!!

OMG the local news made a county by county map of who could use leaf blowers and who needed shovels.
I moved south 18 years ago and STILL have not adjusted.

Purported writings from Antioch High School shooter show his plans, thoughts before death Pages of writings from the alleged shooter at Antioch High School showed a layout of the school, the weapons he wanted to use and his thoughts about why he wanted to commit a shooting.

Antioch school shooter’s alleged writings show he was inspired by the Goyim Defense League (GDL, nazi group that marches in Nashville), Candace Owens, and the Covenant School shooter.

In other news 1.5" of snow here in Raleigh last night and tomorrow is second full day school is closed

Reminder that it’s much harder to gaslight and float conspiracy theories to a well informed populace.

This move will halt scientific advances and dumb everything down for the foreseeable future.