American science right now is basically 10,000 of these stories, all with their own heartbreaking specificity Lost careers, lost progress, lost discoveries I feel so sad every day for all we’ve lost and continue to lose 💔

American science right now is basically 10,000 of these stories, all with their own heartbreaking specificity Lost careers, lost progress, lost discoveries I feel so sad every day for all we’ve lost and continue to lose 💔

I, too, would like to Speak to a Manager about The Design of the Human Cervical Spine

bottom line: older people in the ER with abdominal pain have worse outcomes & a wider range of bad things, plus less reliable signs & symptoms may be worth thinking of “geriatric abdominal pain” as somewhat distinct from abdominal pain thanks again @abfriedman.com ! @aem-journal.bsky.social

So grateful to an amazing team that worked to bring this paper to AEM: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... We use abdominal pain as a model system to study classic #geriatric hypotheses: older adults present with less specific symptoms, more diagnostic complexity, and worse outcomes.

He ended up there accidentally and can’t find his way out, just like the rest of us

"When someone offers you a seat on the rocket ship, just get on! Don't ask where it's going, how safe it is, who built it, why they're trying to lock you inside, just shut up and give me my money"

“At any other time in history, this would be a major scandal that would lead to congressional hearings and resignations of leadership, and I hope that’s what happens next.”

Today my kid broke this bowl I made, but it gave me the chance to admire how consistent I got the thickness of the walls (this is bragging in #pottery)

Today my kid broke this bowl I made, but it gave me the chance to admire how consistent I got the thickness of the walls (this is bragging in #pottery)

Michigan proved that when everyday people get relief from medical debt, entire communities benefit. Medicaid expansion reduced debt in collections and improved credit scores for working families. ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/...

trans people are human beings who deserve basic dignity and that includes using their preferred names and gender assignments. literally the least you can do

More & more eligible low-income people are losing SNAP because of H.R. 1’s bureaucratic hurdles, including this mom who has tried for months to get her family’s benefits back while working & caring for 2 young kids. Keep in mind: SNAP benefits average about $6 per person per day.

It's good to be prepared in life. If a dark queen of the elves appears before you and offers to take you back to the faerie realm with her, you need to be ready to go.

The problem with grants is that at some point you have to stopping planning to write them any day now and actually write them

Sometimes people argue with me when I say Ann Arbor is a town, not a city, but I can drive 8 minutes from my house and see cows, not a single cow, cows plural, so those people are not city people the way I am city people

Me: Do we have the will to keep the dog off of the new couch long-term? Husband: We do not Me: But at least we’re honest with ourselves about it

Sometimes people argue with me when I say Ann Arbor is a town, not a city, but I can drive 8 minutes from my house and see cows, not a single cow, cows plural, so those people are not city people the way I am city people

Clearly I need to change my whole approach to research presentations

🚨🚨🚨 Tl; dr: Enrollment in Medicaid expansion is associated with dramatic long-term improvements in credit score and reductions in medical debt sent to collections! Published today in @jamanetworkopen.com (full paper is linked below) Read on for more details 1/n www.uofmhealth.org/health-lab/m...

Thanks, @michiganpublic.bsky.social & @stevecarmody.bsky.social for covering our Medicaid expansion study. Great to see @noraverlaine.bsky.social featured in this story on the financial health of those enrolled in the Healthy Michigan Plan: www.michiganpublic.org/health/2026-... #healthpolicy

Medicaid expansion in Michigan has been associated with significant, sustained reductions in medical debt in collections and improvements in credit scores among enrollees over several years.

With big Medicaid changes coming soon, a new study shows just how much impact the program's expansion had on the financial health of Michiganders, such as overdue medical bills. My story on a new paper from @noraverlaine.bsky.social @ihpidirector.bsky.social & team: michmed.org/ZGDDD #healthpolicy

🚨🚨🚨 Tl; dr: Enrollment in Medicaid expansion is associated with dramatic long-term improvements in credit score and reductions in medical debt sent to collections! Published today in @jamanetworkopen.com (full paper is linked below) Read on for more details 1/n www.uofmhealth.org/health-lab/m...

96% of surveyed early career researchers on NIH K awards reported that federal changes in science funding has impacted their career stability

96% of surveyed early career researchers on NIH K awards reported that federal changes in science funding has impacted their career stability

Federal Policy Changes and Career Stability Among NIH K-Award Recipients Among NIH K-award recipients, 96% perceived recent federal policy changes as negatively affecting research career stability; 18% report being much less likely to continue research vs 1 year ago jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New USDA data released today: H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history last July. By January, more than 3 million fewer people were receiving food assistance. Nationwide, SNAP caseloads fell by more than 8% in just 6 months — despite no improvement in economic conditions.

You've probably been wondering: "How many eels is a cottage worth in 14th C. England?" This is a reasonable question. I get it. And happily, I'm here to help! I included a chart showing this kind of equivalence in an article I wrote for HistoryExtra , but here's an excerpt! 🗃️🧪

I dislike how, when you’re an adult, time passes in such a way that it feels like you go to the dentist weekly

Library workers are a special kind of civil servant. Our mandate is to give you and everyone else free access to some of the best things you can have: learning, self-enrichment, community, contemplation, fun, and simple peace and quiet. the best way to appreciate us is to come use us. 🙂 📚

Whatever you do,

I have discovered the most addictive substance known to humankind

I hereby resolve to stop apologizing for the state of my desk at work as it is clearly a sign of genius

Everything is so stupid

I’m out of town at a conference for three days during which my husband has dealt with a leaking toilet caving in the kitchen ceiling, a 1:30am tornado warning, and school getting cancelled on a day he was supposed to be doing a five hour work strategy session Current spousal debt = incalculable

I mean c’mon

I’m just a basic woman who loves the DC metro

I appreciate my congresswoman’s willingness to walk in an annual parade next to a giant paper mache of her own head

I appreciate my congresswoman’s willingness to walk in an annual parade next to a giant paper mache of her own head

Only took me nine months to get these hung up

My poor telomeres, they will never recover, quite literally

My poor telomeres, they will never recover, quite literally

oh yeah it's on

Proposed cuts of $5 billion in NIH funding and $129 million to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) were included in the Trump administration's fiscal year 2027 budget. https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/120647

The self and the cyberself in quiet introspection

Whoa 🤯 The Moon, in full eclipse, with the #Artemis II Orion spacecraft. Part of the Moon and spacecraft are lit by Earthshine, and both Saturn and Mars are visible to the lower right. Incredible. Details: images.nasa.gov/details/art0...

Wiping out civilizations is bad

Letting my kids stay up late to watch Michigan win the national championship was a parenting decision I stand by …in the long term. In the short term current me is having some regrets