Jeremy Faust, MD

Influence vs Evidence!

A controversial surgeon general nomination, the death of expertise & Jeremy's new Lancet study showing how Trump's false autism claims immediately reduced Tylenol prescriptions for pregnant patients.

With Shauhin Davari & @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

Links tinyurl.com/43vu89ts

Speaking Out: After confronting NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, Dr. Michael Green tells his story. A recording from Jeremy Faust, MD's live video.

Video replay: Inside Medicine -Speaking Out: After confronting NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, Dr. Michael Green tells his story.

bit.ly/40SJKpo

w @jeremyfaust.bsky.social and @michaeldgreen.phd

My interview with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social is now live!

We talked about instability in life as an early career scientist, the importance of policy in research, and more. Process is incredibly important for science, and the process is failing me.

I put a thread of some of my favorite clips below!

Inside Medicine-- Speaking Out: After confronting NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, Dr. Michael Green tells his story Monday, March 9 at 1 p.m. ET.

▶️ bit.ly/4bdmFCF

@michaeldgreen.phd @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
invited: Jay Bhattacharya

Trump claimed Tylenol is linked to autism. Emergency room data just revealed a hard truth about the anti-painkiller crusade A new report shows the troubling medical impact of the president's statements about Tylenol and autism.

Trump claimed Tylenol is linked to autism. Emergency room data just revealed a hard truth about the anti-painkiller crusade

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@jennifergunter.bsky.social
@jeremyfaust.bsky.social

Tylenol Orders Down, Leucovorin Scripts Up After Trump's Unproven Claims White House messaging appeared to quickly influence medical practice

Messaging from President Trump last year about an unproven link between acetaminophen and autism appeared to quickly influence medical practice, researchers suggested.

The findings are "very provocative," said @htagerf.bsky.social.

@jeremyfaust.bsky.social
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...

Pregnant women in ERs took less Tylenol after Trump autism warning A study in The Lancet finds that pregnant women in emergency rooms used less Tylenol after President Trump said it could raise their babies' risk of autism. Scientists say there is no proven link.

From @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

“Doctors and scientists quickly said the data didn't support the president's claim, but emergency room orders for Tylenol, or acetaminophen, for pregnant patients went down 10% in the months that followed”

Be still, my heart, the New York Times wrote this.

Changes in paracetamol and leucovorin use after a White House briefing Changes in federal prescribing recommendations follow deliberate and transparent processes involving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists, which normally include input from stakeholders an...

What happened after the weird Sept 2025 White House press conference on autism?

📉 Tylenol use in the ED dropped >10% among pregnant patients
📈 leucovorin rx jumped 93% among kids 5-17 immediately afterwards

new @thelancet.com today with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Join NYT's @jeneeninterlandi.bsky.social, Dr. Jonathan Mannheim, and me on Monday, March 2nd at 1pm ET, Live on Substack as we discuss the human cost of the administration's war on US science.

Link to Live: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Info below:
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/speaking-o...

Reining in Overdiagnosis of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Easier Said Than Done Cutting ultrasound referrals for nonpalpable nodules could lead to decreases in incidence

As many as 94% of ultrasound-based papillary thyroid cancer diagnoses represented overdiagnosis, particularly among women, according to a computer modeling study spanning three decades.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/120015

Operation EP I̶C̶ ̶F̶U̶R̶Y̶ STEIN FILES.

Fixed it for you.

Bill Cassidy has become the Susan Collins of health.

Concerned but invertebrate.

Dr. Mike vs Paul Offit: Should Physicians Engage With Misinformation? Should physicians engage with people who spread misinformation -- or avoid confrontation? In March 2025, family medicine physician and social media personality Mike Varshavski, DO, also known as "Dr....

👀Live webinar TODAY at 12 PM ET!

Join Dr. Mike, @pauloffit.bsky.social, & @jeremyfaust.bsky.social for a candid discussion about how doctors can best respond in the age of misinformation.

Register now! (Can’t make it live? Register anyway to receive the recording.)
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Curling for the 2030 Olympics is already underway and streaming on Peacock.

Field Notes: A heart rhythm incompatible with life, let alone being awake. And yet...

Saw a patient with v-fib who was *awake*.

Pretty crazy story.

Enjoy!

(Paywalled but there are easy ways to get it free, including just emailing a request).

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Dr. Mike vs Paul Offit: Should Physicians Engage With Misinformation?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Dr. Mike vs Paul Offit: Should Physicians Engage With Misinformation?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Should physicians engage with people who spread misinformation or avoid confrontation?

Join Dr. Mike, @pauloffit.bsky.social, & @jeremyfaust.bsky.social for a candid discussion about how doctors can best respond in the age of misinformation.

Tune in Feb 25 at 12PM:
ehgroup.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

From the memory hole: A rebuttal to NIH leadership's screed against pandemic preparedness.

bit.ly/47KZ0ck by @angierasmussen.bsky.social @jeremyfaust.bsky.social NIAID @maxkozlov.bsky.social

Why vaccines might help prevent chronic diseases. (Someone tell Secretary Kennedy.) My public health reading list for this week.

Why vaccines might help prevent chronic diseases. (Someone tell Secretary Kennedy.) @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
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Why vaccines might help prevent chronic diseases. (Someone tell Secretary Kennedy.) My public health reading list for this week.

Inside Medicine: Why vaccines might help prevent chronic diseases. (Someone tell Secretary Kennedy.)

by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

bit.ly/4rgL29h

I firmly believe the Obamas have written more books this century than Trump has read.

Checks out

NYC’s mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social made a superb choice here.

It also gave me the joy of being able to talk about a colleague on national television, as he assumes the role of #NYC Health Commissioner.

The city is in great hands with Dr @alisterfmartin.bsky.social.

Appreciate you @jeremyfaust.bsky.social!

Looking forward to this next chapter!

Sadly, one of us has aged since this one, and it is me.

Small piece of trivia, but I invited Al to give his first international talk! (A session I co-chaired).

He gave a talk on initiation of buprenorphine in ERs, well before that was catching on.

Here we are in Sydney, with cardiology research legend Dr. Barbra Backus.

An IG story from 2022.

I stand by this.

Here we are when he was working in the White House…

I am so proud and excited for my friend Dr. Alister Martin @alisterfmartin.bsky.social, NYC’s next Commisioner of Health.

The city is in great hands!

Cc @celinegounder.com @drtomfrieden.bsky.social @craigspencer.bsky.social