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The overwhelming sentiment of the past few weeks is that the US Government is no longer a good faith employer. In a global marketplace with competition from both private companies and state actors, this is going to prove much more costly to the US taxpayer than any savings, which they will never see

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This book is on track to be the most wildly sold book on immunology (extrapolated from two pre teens who have it).

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"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach. www.tsunami.gov

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Infectious diseases folks! #IDsky I'm looking for an updated version of this (published 2002), showing the number of antigens contained in vaccines over time. Anyone know where I can find an updated version of something like this? Thanks!

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"VA researchers whose contracts are about to expire . . . will not be renewed, even when funding [through extramural grants is] in place to pay them. Should the VA continue this policy . . . over the months to come, the entire VA research workforce could be decimated."

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Guess who is the newest disciple of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement? UnitedHealth Group www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/u...

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These are not serious people...

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Also, the US federal govt is not the only place cutting roles. Universities are preparing for massive layoffs due to the enormous cuts to US federal research funding. This is also going to hit a range of private industry which relies on university partnerships to fund their work.

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

A shameful moment for the U.S.

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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

submitted 17 days ago • 836 comments

I would go ahead and posit that the chances that someone totally new is able to make reasonable and robust inferences based on large datasets in <2 weeks or even 2 months is negligible (not zero because guesses can sometimes be correct).

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"Invading aliens" might belong in Independence Day, the movie but in civic discussion 🙄

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Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting - Haruki Marukami

submitted 23 days ago • 7 comments

Are you missing a major ACO event in Chicago?

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Carlyle (a PE firm) backed medical education.

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I read this today and it reminded me of the hidden cost of prior authorization...

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I see SEO hacking (free article is available from PMC/Pubmed but Lancet comes ahead, no sight of Pubmed).

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Wonder if ease of CA building regs in LA also loosens single family home zoning restrictions?

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India and UK 😱

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Folks writing intro books for topics/courses face a high bar.

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Economists picking up their work from December 2024

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This makes me question adage from @ashishkjha.bsky.social that 'an ounce of data is worth a tonne of opinion". Maybe, sometimes that ounce of data is worthless or even harmful. For people who can/do collect data, it migh be important to know this and question tools and respondent biases.

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"Insurers are deserting...". @nytimes.com What happens if insurers dont stop covering areas that are extremely high risk? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Many people talk about the "Golden Age of Antibiotics", but I hadn't seen it visualized properly. Just how many types of antibiotics were discovered during that time? So, I visualized it myself!

submitted 70 days ago • 24 comments

"Food deserts", "pharmacy deserts"...seems nytimes folks are creating the idea that physical retail is a right. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/h...

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One of the biggest barriers in learning is 'lack of fun'. To the extent educational institutions promote non-offensiveness, PC, they promote conformity, boredom and replaceability by YouTube.

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Vertical integration

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SNF prior auth rejection rates in the last few years. www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

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If you thought JDs could not get worst...

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In other words, happiness is a choice, not a destination.

submitted 83 days ago • 2 comments

As someone who pays attention to quality in healthcare, it's always surprising when I hear a reporter or a commentator say "best all boys school in Baltimore". >99% it's not related to objective outcomes but past reputation being echoed.

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It's surprising that UHC higher overall rates of denials can be seen in aggregate...my bet is these rates might be even more pronounced at higher cost procedures. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/05/d...

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In one world, UM exists to avoid this. However, it cant.

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Growing up my mother used to tell me stories about Jagdish Bose and his discoveries and ideas about life within plants. I cant wait to share this with her. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/s...

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I would love to understand the underlying data model and it's source. This is patient facing pre visit data entry in Athena EMR.

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