I haven't seen a read of the literature this selective since, well, 2018 when the first Trump administration tried to argue that work requirements would improve health because people who worked were healthier on average aspe.hhs.gov/reports/medi...

For non- Spanish speakers, this is announcement of the passing of Raúl Pacheco Vega. It doesn’t say when or what happened, but comments on his work and how generous he has been to colleagues not just at his home institution but around the world.

I am completely shocked by this tragic news. I really can't believe it. Raúl Pacheco-Vega was an outstanding scholar who did so much to promote good scholarship. Utterly devastating news.

"One profound casualty is the principle that the medical profession should define its curricula independent of political influence from state or federal governments. In many locations... control of medical curricula may no longer be in the hands of medical faculty." www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Are you an advanced PhD student or early-stage professor in the social sciences doing research on the #politics of #globalhealth? Apply by July 3 to be a Global Health Politics Fellow! @luciavitale.bsky.social @summermarion.bsky.social @tagartan.bsky.social www.bu.edu/pardee/2026/...

Google Meet is atrocious. Worse than any other meeting software I use.

Dear Movie Theater Chains, Do you know how ridiculous it sounds to customers to moan and wail about people preferring to watch at home on small-screens and than expecting people to pay for the privilege of watching 30 minutes of advertisements before the movie? Catch me at home.

A promising fetal cystic fibrosis therapy raises tough questions about risk and “collateral benefits.” CBH faculty Morales, DeCamp & colleagues explore consent and altruism in pregnancy. 🔎 bit.ly/4ffaSaz #bioethics #ethicalresearch #CUAnschutz

Important piece @jamanetworkopen.com on causes of excess death in US compared to other high-income countries by @jacob-bor.bsky.social et al. US mortality is much higher, and cardiovascular, substance use, & mental health are big drivers. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @popassocamerica.bsky.social

With excellent perspectives from folx like Mark Hatzenbuehler and Amy Fairchild, among others. #StigmaStudies

dr. kaseya is director general of africa cdc 👇

In the US we are busy shuttering humanities and arts programs in higher ed for absolutely zero reason other than to placate kakistocrats

The college enrollment cliff is here, and @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social talked to Colorado higher ed leaders about how they're preparing for a smaller traditional applicant pool. The state is expected to see a 12% decline in high school graduates between 2023 and 2041.

It’s a great night to be a hater.

I'm a lifelong Heat fan so take my word when I tell you no one hates the Knicks more than I. Let's go Spurs!

Holy moly that was awesome

" If the Court is signaling that Mahmoud extends to vaccine mandates, it has quietly unsettled one of the most enduring premises of its free exercise jurisprudence." harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-13...

Wow this game

Read every word.

"Anti-immigrant agitators are moving in marginalised communities to exploit rumours that vacant local authority houses have been allocated to families from ethnic minority backgrounds." www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

These prices are utterly exorbitant and unaffordable: “FIFA has been selling tickets to the U.S. opener for $2,735 in Category 1, $1,940 in Category 2 and $1,120 in Category 3 ever since sales began last October.” I love soccer, but everything about this World Cup nauseates me.

Thanks to everyone who came to #fanexpo Denver yesterday for CBH Director @mattwynia.bsky.social and his co-panelist's session on bioethics issues in Apple TV hit shows #Severance and #Pluribus! #hivemind #bioethics #teamcarol #waffleparty #lumon #praisekier #CUAnschutz @cuanschutz.bsky.social

Oh yay, the new Bulletin of the History of Medicine is out! It features my positioning paper on objects and materiality in the history of medicine. After years, it is finally out! muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

Let's go Sepp!!! #ColoradoFolx www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

Yeah I just saw this, and. Friends. We don't do vampire jokes about Jewish folks. It's an invocation of blood libel tropes, even if that is not your intention.

What is the most haunting song I've heard in ages and why is the version of "Rocky Road to Dublin" from Sinners?? That 9/8 time is just incredible. (Yes yes, the Kid is on the Rocky Road to Dublin, but still) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iapw...

This is an important 🧵for anyone interested in/working in #LegalEpi. Prof. Burris is pointing out some of the issues and risks involved in doing empirical research with and on laws (and conceptualizing them as exposures) w/o having anyone specifically trained in legal research on the team.

I found it frustrating to do legal/policy epidemiology with non-lawyers, because most non-lawyers don't care about or understand the legal idiosyncrasies that can prevent a law from having the effect you think it will. I was often encouraged to pay less attention to these types of variables.

High. School. Done! Huge congrats to the Kiddo, who is off to Dublin next year as part of the Trinity-College Dublin/Columbia University Dual BA Program (link in next skeet). Zhe will head to Columbia after 2 years and will graduate with a BA from each university in History. Love ya, Kiddo. 💞

Quick Rant : Global health loves to celebrate “local expertise” until it’s time for local experts to travel. Our young Cameroonian physician research coordinator was supposed to present malaria research from Cameroon at a meeting in Panama.

Due to severe sensory aversion (couldn’t eat orally his first yea), my kid is fed via G-tube. You would not BELIEVE how many people say “have you tried ice cream?” No, that never occurred to us! We only tried kale and anchovies. It should taste good, you say? *nods, scribbles on notepad*

It would do scientists well to learn more about policy. This is a shockingly naive way to understand the current political and policy changes occurring in science

If we allow collaborations, The Talisman is absolutely stunning, as The Duffer Bros acknowledged (no Stranger Things w/o The Talisman). If only solo-authored books, let's go w/ The Shining.

If your solidarity and labor work does not expressly acknowledge the leading roles that Jewish women played, you are doing it wrong. Ongoing exclusions of Jewish folx from trade and labor movement history is unforgivable. #ISaidWhatISaid

For week four of our Jewish American Heritage Month: America 250 edition, we're honoring Jewish women of the Mid-20th Century. Vera Cooper Rubin, Gerda Lerner, & Justine Wise Polier changed what we know about the universe, about history, and about justice. Learn more about them:

I'm catching up on my comics and the Nagi arc in the main #StarWars comic is just ... Awful. The pacing is uneven, heroes and villains go from the brink of devastation to complete success in the space of a few panels, it's hopelessly complex, crossovers seem to happen w/o reason or warrant ...

Phillip, given his love of capitalism, is an oligarch. Elizabeth & her commitment to socialism can be found in Lefortovo Prison. Paige, left with nothing, is a trusts lawyer. Henry was pushed out of the FBI by Ka$h. Martha has a dacha on the Black Sea & her daughter is a Moscow trophy wife.

Martha's life has to be pretty miserable, right? And even more after the break-up of the USSR. I wonder if Clark tries to find her to try to make things right, but I doubt it. Paige leads a seemingly normal life, but is active in underground leftist circles, plotting the overthrow of capitalism...

Ok, #TheAmericansOnFX fans, @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social and I were doing that fanfic thing last night, so lay it on us. Two questions: (1) What happened to Paige? What was her life like? (2) What happened to Martha? What was her life like? GO!

Best parenting advice I ever got was: There is no universal good parenting. There's just building a good relationship with your unique kid(s).

Pop would be so proud of that ball movement

Many firms are “using AI to kill jobs without generating significantly lower production costs, while imposing substantial social costs. The technology, in many applications, isn’t good enough to justify the displacement it causes.” www.owenmcgrann.com/p/the-dead-e...

The Spurs seem good

This is why I was so insistent that any kid I helped raise would be bilingual. It's an accomplishable goal. (We've *also* crated the best environment we can, but yes, The Kid is The Kid).

Same! It was my main goal when I was teaching that my classroom be a place where my kids could make mistakes, try things, and feel safe and supported. Definitely harder as a parent but working on feeling confident about that!

I did some research on ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) and PCEs (positive childhood experiences) and keep telling myself that positive experiences can mitigate trauma. So every trusted person, every safe place we give our kids adds up.

Before I had a kid I thought people’s personalities were like, 80% nurture, 20% nature. Now I think it’s the opposite. They are how they are

You have far less control over the type of person your kid becomes than you think. It's not nearly as much about you as you imagine. Create the best environment you can, be as supportive and kind and nurturing as you can. Most of it is out of your hands.

Everyone knows about 19th cen. opium politics. But what if 19th cen. European experimental science actually showed that opium smoking was chemically impossible? Read about this in relation to colonial knowledge exchange here: shorturl.at/tfGYu #histsky #histmed #histsci #drugsky

#histmed friends, it's time to speak up about how much the National Library of Medicine means to our subfield! 🗃️