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a2andrews.bsky.social
Focused on health care delivery, measuring what matters to patients, supporting the health care workforce, reducing low value care. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Also dogs (all animals), humor, hiking, travel. All views my own.
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I can’t even call Sen Hassan’s office—just get music and no ringing-can’t even leave a message. She isn’t on your list but she has voted w republicans on too many of these matters. -a furious NH voter.

I can’t even call Sen Hassan’s office—just get music and no ringing-can’t even leave a message. -Furious NH voter

I can’t even call Sen Hassan’s office—just get music and no ringing-can’t even leave a message. -Furious NH voter

I support this—vote no on cloture

NIH cuts are getting the press, but VA research is getting slashed too. What do we lose when VA research goes away? Here's some greatest hits: The nicotine patch, invention of the cardiac pacemaker, first successful liver transplant, development of the CAT/CT scan prospect.org/health/2025-...

DOGE savings (WSJ): $2.6b TSLA subsidies (10 years): $15b Annual increase in deficit: $900b Cuts to Medicare: $880b

Call to Action: The Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent federal agency that safeguards federal employees in employment disputes, has paused the terminations of six probationary federal workers across various executive branch agencies and departments for 45 days.

As @salski.bsky.social knows, I just rewatched John Mulaney’s Horse in a Hospital from the 1st administration. A bit harder to laugh now, but still funny. m.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkZ...

Finally looks like winter. Fresh snow and first tracks. Peaceful.

Trying to reach my Senator-/doesn’t even ring—just plays music. And she is a democrat. What the heck is going on?

Some of this seems so basic. @shaheen.senate.gov has a blue sky account but not one post. And Sen Maggie Hassan has X all over her webpage for updates but no Blue Sky acct.

USA Today, of all places, scathing report on GOP Senators behavior at hearings #senate www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Once again - To those who accused me of lying about the anti-DEI language crackdowns at UT-Austin, I hope you have a terrible year. But more so, I hope you read this, learn what’s happening to us, and are able to stop it from coming to your university. www.texasobserver.org/censorship-u...

“Dessert Merchandising” at Cornell’s hotel school. While I was getting my PhD in organizational behavior. We made and sold fabulous desserts.

@salski.bsky.social These are two fun ones if you need a smile

I say I’m on here for #publichealth and #medsky, but it may really be for @wholesomememe.bsky.social , @dogrates.bsky.social, and anything else uplifting—please share your favorites!

At first I thought you were fencing—which seemed weirdly appropriate at a medical conference

There was an amazing movie about Matewan

I still don’t understand how republicans got people so worked up about Hunter B when he wasn’t even in office (or close to it!), and democrats never brought up TFG nepotism

Agree on health care. Let’s hope it is true in other spheres of life—we could use that right now

Someone on this site suggested states should require companies to list the tariff amount on receipts so everyone knows the amounts. Credit to original poster, I couldn’t re-find the post.