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Hannah Pingree at the #MilesDelivers action coalition protest against #MaineHealth’s decision to close labor and delivery #Maine

All this talk about the early, terrifying days of Covid .. and I couldn't help but look back at a project I worked on at the time. We memorialized the lives of people who ran into the burning building. Time well spent and worth a moment of yours: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Lost on the frontline: US healthcare workers who died fighting Covid-19More than 3,500 Americans in the healthcare system have died fighting Covid-19. We count them and investigate whywww.theguardian.com

for an intern's POV, we decided to ask AI: Actual interns.

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I spent much of my fellowship from 2019-2020 researching and writing about the dangers of private equity in healthcare. Many even within healthcare didn’t see the writing on the wall or understand what was happening and, admittedly, a lot of other important things happened in healthcare that year.

Finally posted an ad for the postdoc position on my new NSF-funded project—come help build a new method to study plants' responses to environmental variation in space and over time, and figure out interesting ways to use it! Apply by 23 August to ensure consideration. Details: buff.ly/qTvaqvD

American science has never advanced through American talent alone. International students bring expertise, ideas, and perspectives that make the entire scientific community, and economy, much stronger. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Policy changes for international students threaten U.S. competitiveness — Harvard GazetteGarber offers assessment at D.C. event, saying shifts will discourage the world's best and brightest from coming here for research and study.news.harvard.edu

Per @asanews.bsky.social email, after being cut off by NSF, ASA is ending the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant.

The FDA used to have a warning on its website against bogus autism “remedies,” eg, the dangerous—sometimes deadly—chelation pushed by RFK Jr & his antivaxx ally David Geier RFK Jr ordered the warnings to be removed 😢 Anyone who tells me I must “find common cause” with MAHA & its leader can STFU

getting the basic standard of care for a loved one with psychosis is an absolute nightmare in this country if you aren’t wealthy. this is compounded by the stigma—hell, the only time most people even use the word is when speculating on shootings in the news or using it as a pejorative online.

#OTD in 1972, a journalist exposed the Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee — a government-run experiment that withheld treatment from Black men for 40 years. The U.S. didn’t formally apologize until 1997. #TheMarchContinues #MedicalRacism

I heard a story on @npr.org today about FDA approval of sunscreens and they discussed the case for “peer approval” (automatically approving drugs if a sister agency in another country had). I was shocked they didn’t mention this story for context:

Good reminder of how hard it is to access health insurance for people who are disabled by their conditions but in the waiting period for coverage for SSDI/Medicare. The mortality during the wait period for people with cancer (neoplasms) is nearly 40%. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/epdf/10....

“The timing of the announcement is notable because Merck is striking these deals while its medicine, known as alimatravir, is currently undergoing a pair of late-stage clinical trials. By doing so now, the company believes it will help the generic makers plan for wide-scale production”

Merck strikes voluntary licensing deals in poor countries for an experimental HIV prevention pillMerck is striking licensing deals for its experimental HIV prevention pill in hope of getting wide-scale production started quickly.www.statnews.com

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LAST CALL for Data Fellowship applications. Apply by midnight PT tonight: bit.ly/2026DataFellowship

Ceterizine recall y'all "The recalled medication is distributed by Rising Pharma Holdings Inc. and comes in 100-tablet HDPE bottles with NDC number 16571-401-10. The affected lot numbers are GY825029, GY825030, GY825031, and GY825032, all with expiration dates of October 2028." #NEISvoid #MCAS

From the MCAS community on Reddit: Nationwide Recall Issued for Cetirizine Allergy Tablets Over Contamination RiskExplore this post and more from the MCAS communitywww.reddit.com

The Implications of Population Aging for Health Policy and Health Services Research | Health Policy | JAMA Health Forum | JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The Implications of Population Aging for Health Policy and Health Services ResearchThe US is in the middle of one of the most consequential demographic transformations in its history. By 2030, all Baby Boomers (individuals born between 1946 and 1964) will be 65 years or older, makin...jamanetwork.com

"Our concern is broader than any single program. AHRQ exists to generate and translate evidence that helps make healthcare safer, higher quality, and more affordable. ..weakening that infrastructure ultimately affects the evidence clinicians, health systems, and policymakers rely on to improve care"

🪧 The University of Toronto (St. George) is hiring in American Politics, with a focus on democracy in the United States. Please spread the word! I'm on the committee and am more than happy to answer questions. Full ad & details here: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

If the muppets can go to the world cup half-time, Disney can surely announce a Muppet show reboot at d23 this year!