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Kevin C Klatt, PhD, RD @kcklatt.bsky.social · 5h

MMWR stole the show in the first round of headlines about CDC cuts but in the chaos, many missed that the NHANES mobile team remains RIF'd. This is the backbone of this key survey that contains some of the only representative anthropometric, biochemical, clinical and dietary data on the country.

STAT @statnews.com · 7h

Protecting the nation’s public health demands data, whether it be new measles cases, a surge in ER visits, or shifting patterns in obesity. The most recent job cuts at the CDC threaten the mostly unseen foundation of that research enterprise.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 4h

personalized medicine
multi-target cancer screening
genome-wide screening
full body imaging
gene therapy
electronic health records
price transparency
value-based insurance design
quality report cards
patient-centered medical homes
health savings accounts
high-deductible health plans
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 5h

Plus ça change . . .

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 4h

personalized medicine
multi-target cancer screening
genome-wide screening
full body imaging
gene therapy
electronic health records
price transparency
value-based insurance design
quality report cards
patient-centered medical homes
health savings accounts
high-deductible health plans
...

Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 4h

How many trillions of dollars have swung based on the words of two men, Trump and Powell? The market seems to be fundamentally unserious and unmoored from actual economic productivity.

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · 7h

My wish for women on this year’s Econ job market is that you keep your options wide open. There are lots of great opportunities to have a big impact out on the world, and you have valuable skills that many employers would pay dearly for.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 28d

Now accepting applications for the PhD program in Health Policy and Administration at Penn State. We have specialty tracks in health economics, population health, and health care management and organization plus a dual title PhD program in HPA and Demography. #WeAre hhd.psu.edu/hpa/graduate....

Apply to the Ph.D. Program in Health Policy and Administration | Penn State College of Health and Human Development

How to ApplyTo be admitted to the Ph.D. Program in Health Policy and Administration (HPA), you must apply through Penn State's standardized online application system. Visit the Graduate School website...

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Stacie Dusetzina @dusetzinas.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says this is a nothing burger (h/t @julierovner.bsky.social) like a 5PM Friday announcement and this phrase: "Specific terms of this agreement remain confidential."

www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre...

AstraZeneca announces historic agreement with US Government to lower the cost of medicines for American patients

www.astrazeneca.com

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USC Schaeffer @schaeffer.usc.edu · 1d

Pfizer and now AstraZeneca struck deals with the White House to provide "most-favored nation" pricing in Medicaid. But as USC Schaeffer’s Darius Lakdawalla explains to @cbsnews.com, the effect may be small since Medicaid already gets the “best price” by law.

Trump unveils deal for AstraZeneca to cut Medicaid drug prices and join "TrumpRx" site

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will offer U.S. patients discounted prices for some drugs, President Trump announced Friday, the second major drug company to strike a deal with the administration.

www.cbsnews.com

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 1d

Heap paradox solved!

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Springer Nature @springernature.com · 1d

Starting a PhD can feel like stepping into uncharted territory. Although universities offer orientation programmes and guidance, some of the most valuable lessons come from those who’ve walked the path before.

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals some hard-won wisdom:

#PhDchat #AcademicSky

27 things we wish we’d known when we started our PhDs

Nature’s survey of PhD candidates reveals hard-won wisdom on choosing supervisors, managing mental health and surviving academic culture.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 1d

My next beach read!

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 1d

It's finally happened. This is the first set of Nobel laureates that I've never (to my knowledge) read a word of. I think this means I'm old (and in a niche field).

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Paul Kelleher 🎃 @paulkelleher.net · 1d

Editorial Manager account created

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 2d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 2d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 1d

There's a perception (borne out by stats) that he can't win against top teams. It's become an expectation - and recruitment is based on expectations. What boggles my mind is that we're spending almost $50 million to lose a coach when we're closing 7 campuses and maybe our public TV/radio station.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 2d

I think your payout is $25 million. Couldn't we have tried a swap?

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 2d

$48 million. SMH

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 2d

...except where he let JD have almost a full minute of free airtime to state his grievances. Should have cut him off after 10 seconds.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 3d

They're at the "executing the hostages" stage.

Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 3d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 3d

1. My father's funeral was this week. This morning, I attended my first @nihvigils.bsky.social with my family. I shared my father's story. My father immigrated from South Korea. This was possible with #NSF funding. I know we are sister agencies, but science is under attack in multiple departments.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 3d

I am so sorry for your loss. Your father sounds like he was an amazing person. Thank you for sharing this story.

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 3d

It's clearer by the day that Columbia making a deal with Trump in July was a catastrophe for higher education as a whole. It gave terrible people a bottomless appetite for extortion. The other eight universities must follow MIT's lead.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Trending Stocks @trending-stocks.bsky.social · 3d

Timed Bitcoin short nets $192M. #econsky

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Look at this.

A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.

30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.

The market dumped.

The trader made +$192 million in two hours.

Unusual.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 4d

That's legit. For me, lox and scallion cream cheese on sesame, untoasted.

Also, everything bagels are kind of bad.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 4d

Remember this like it was yesterday. Also, I am old.

Isaac Rowlett @isaacrowlett.bsky.social · 4d

Milwaukee, 43 years ago today

$By Paul G. Hayes of The Journal Staff Milwaukee burst with unrestrained joy Sunday night because its baseball team had brought home the American League pennant. It was a party unmatched in the memories. that large fraction of people 25 years old and younger who attended. For happiness, its nearest rival was 25 years ago, a party for the world champion Milwaukee Braves. For public affection, you had to go back to the end of World War II. For drinking, it might have surpassed Milwaukee's celebration of the end of Prohibition.$

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