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Public Health

  • STAT: Make infectious disease data boring again

    The CDC’s fight with Pennsylvania over what counts as a measles death is high drama — and deeply disturbing

    D. Houry. September 9, 2026.

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  • Mozibox: Preventing the Next Case: My Path from the Emergency Department to Public Health Leadership

    Completing a combined MD/MPH program shaped how I approached medicine at both the patient and population levels.

    Houry, D. August 23, 2026.

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  • MedPage Today: From Nutrition to Vaccines, Here's What MAHA Policies Fail to Deliver

    As former CDC leaders, we know access and trust are at the core of better health outcomes.

    Daskalakis D., Houry D. August 12, 2026

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  • STAT: We quit the CDC last year. The problems we protested remain

    Here’s how Congress can protect the health of our country

    Houry, D., Jernigan D., Daskalakis D. August 8, 2026.

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  • TIME: What Gives Me Hope About the Future of Public Health in the U.S.

    Periods of disruption have often forced societies to rethink old assumptions, create new institutions, and find novel ways to solve problems.

    Houry, D. August 5, 2026.

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  • AcademyHealth: When Work Is Interrupted: Finding Purpose Beyond a Title

    In Work Interrupted: Voices from the Field, Dr. Debra Houry reflects on what happens when the work that defines you is suddenly upended.

    Houry, D. June 30, 2026.

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  • Wall Street Journal: The CDC’s Flawed Logic on Ebola Restrictions”

    The agency’s recent actions are a departure from longstanding public-health approaches.

    Houry D, Kuppalli K. June 9, 2026.

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  • MS Now: ‘Why is RFK Jr. attacking vaccines?’ The answer is not what you think

    We need radical transparency in how Kennedy’s Department of Health and Human Services is being managed.

    Daskalakis D, Jernigan D, Houry D. May 21, 2026.

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  • MedPage Today: Harm Reduction Works. Wellness Farms Won’t.

    Funding restrictions remove lifesaving support for those at risk of overdose.

    Houry, D.  May 10, 2026.

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  • MedPage Today: I Was A CDC Senior Leader, From What I Saw, No One Should Run Two Agencies.

    Placing Jay Bhattacharya in charge of both NIH and CDC raises concerns.

    Houry, D. February 24, 2026.

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  • TIME: I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True.

    One hundred days ago, near the end of August, I left my position as chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alongside two colleagues.

    Houry D. December 5, 2025.

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  • STAT: CDC’s vaccine advisory panel faces a crisis of it’s own making.

    As ACIP prepares to meet, it appears poised to raise vaccine risks while burying their benefits.

    Daskalaskis D, Jernigan D, Houry D.   December 2, 2025.

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  • Washington Post.: I resigned from the CDC. Here are three questions for RFK Jr.

    I’ve seen the secretary’s effect on public health policy firsthand.

    Houry D. September 3, 2025.

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