Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA

Happy Holi!

In a world that often feels heavy, this festival of colors reminds us of the power of hope, joy, and our shared humanity. May the spirit of #Holi bring light, renewal, and brighter days

Happy Holi 2026!

A celebration of light over darkness, hope over despair, and love over fear. In a world that often feels heavy with conflict and uncertainty, may the colors of Holi bring renewal, hope, and a reminder that the world is brighter when we celebrate our shared humanity.

WWII didn’t start with one explosion — it started with unchecked escalation, strongman politics, and leaders bypassing guardrails.

Striking Iran without clear authorization or strategy isn’t strength.

We have all seen this story before and it didn’t end well.

That tweet wasn’t insight. It was projection.

When your agenda is unpopular and midterms look bleak, you create chaos and call it strength.

Playing with global conflict to distract from domestic failure is reckless — and innocent people are going to pay the price.

I am so tired of living in a country where every day you wake up and have to wonder what batshit crazy thing the president did

If we’re okay with a Surgeon General who isn’t fully trained or board-certified, are we also okay with an Attorney General who never finished law school or passed the Bar?

Standards aren’t elitism. They’re protection.

This is the cover of @thelancet.com

“The destruction… might take generations to repair.”

That’s the damage from RFK — eroding vaccine confidence, weakening public health, and diminishing U.S. scientific credibility.

This isn’t rhetoric.
It’s a warning the world should take seriously.

Yes. Posted by RFK

This is embarrassing.

This is what they spend our taxpayers dollars on- not strengthening public health or addressing the worsening measles outbreak

Only in the U.S. do you need a license to drive a car, but not to be Surgeon General

Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo. A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.

A blind Rohingya refugee.
Fled genocide. Came here seeking safety.
Reportedly abandoned by ICE.
Dead.

This isn’t “border security.” It’s a moral failure.

History will ask how cruelty became normalized - and how we let our humanity erode in plain sight.

www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

This! The insurance company makes the decision about medical care but they don't have to deal with the consequences if something bad happens - that goes to the healthcare team.

None of it makes sense!

That's awful. I am so sorry to hear this

She makes more money on supplements than most primary care physicians make in a year taking care of patients/

The thought of her being surgeon general is another vote against public health in this country

If healthcare in this country is “so great,” why am I as a physician trained in infectious diseases on my third round of appeals with an insurance company for a medication my patient with a rare disease desperately needs?

This is infuriating.
It’s a waste of time.
And it hurts patients.

Please do this - this woman should not be surgeon general.

We all see what the state of public health is in this country after one year of this administration and she will only add to the antiscience and misinformation we continue to see spread harming the health of am Americans.

Its kind of astounding we have not had a HAN related to the measles outbreak - in normal days we would have had one and a COCA call

This is great but it doesn’t have him bragging about winning the Nobel Peace Prize - which I am sure he will

Just a reminder - this is what we are risking bringing back:
Polio wards.
Iron lungs.
Children fighting to breathe.

This is what vaccines ended.

That’s not “making America healthy” - and it’s risking the lives of our children

It’s alarming that #CDC hasn’t issued a HAN alert on the #measles outbreak in South Carolina.

In normal times, this absolutely would have triggered an advisory to clinicians nationwide.

Measles is one of the most contagious diseases we know.

Another example of public health being weakened.

It’s not appropriate for ANYONE

What you need to know about Texas ICE detention deaths Last year was the deadliest year in ICE detention in two decades. Nearly a quarter of those deaths occurred in Texas.

This is absolutely horrifying.

Six people have died in ICE detention centers in Texas in just six weeks — in overcrowded, understaffed facilities where abuse has been reported.

These are human beings. This is a moral failure. And it’s happening in our state.

www.texastribune.org/2026/02/19/i...

Its so ridiculous and wasteful

Leave @who.int because it’s “too expensive.”

Now spend 3× more to rebuild a weaker version from scratch when the infrastructure is already in place.

You can’t make this up. This isn’t cost-cutting.

It’s sabotage of global health—and people will die because of it.

Agreed — a medical degree doesn’t equal public health expertise. But leading NIH and CDC requires experience in science, medicine, and public health.

I also don’t appreciate my words being misconstrued. My concern is about the lack of that depth at a time when credibility and trust are fragile

Nuance is hard in a tweet. But at a moment when public trust in science is fragile, leadership in our top health institutions should reflect scientific expertise.

You are making an incorrect assertion about what I think and believe which I don’t appreciate.

You are twisting my words - I never said public health was about having a medical degree - I have worked with tons of wonderful public health officials that are not MD’s

His experience is in health economics not public health and he has done harm to science and public health in this country.

These people have zero business making healthcare policy decisions and should have to take responsibility for when people are injured or worse.

FDA chief Marty Makary says 'everything should be over the counter' unless drug is unsafe or addictive Makary said the FDA is looking at prescription drugs like nausea medications and vaginal estrogen, and hopes to make changes this year.

So antibiotics, insulin, blood pressure meds, antivirals, chemotherapy and anticoagulants should be over the counter?

Medicine isn’t candy.
Dosing, Interactions & Monitoring matters.

This isn’t “Making America Healthy.”

This is how people die.

www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/02/...

NIH Director Bhattacharya to lead CDC after O’Neill’s exit He's the third leader of the public health agency since this summer.

This is where we are.

Someone who isn’t a board certified MD is leading NIH and CDC.

This is reckless - NIH’s credibility is eroding, and now we’re driving the final nails into public health leadership.

Expertise matters. Science matters. Lives depend on it.
www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/c...