Ciaran Kohli-Lynch
@ceed.bsky.social
Health Economist @ Northwestern Med.
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Ciaran Kohli-Lynch
@ceed.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Cost-Effectiveness of a Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
This economic evaluation investigates the cost-effectiveness of a cardiovascular polypill (single pill containing a statin and 3 half-standard dose antihypertensives) vs usual care in a majority Black...
jamanetwork.com
First of these on Bluesky! 🚀
Excited to share our cost-effectiveness analysis of the cardiovascular polypill, published in JAMA Cardiology: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Co-authored with @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social and many talented but Blueskyless colleagues.
#CardioSky
#EpiSky
#HealthEcon
Excited to share our cost-effectiveness analysis of the cardiovascular polypill, published in JAMA Cardiology: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Co-authored with @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social and many talented but Blueskyless colleagues.
#CardioSky
#EpiSky
#HealthEcon
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The biggest issue in NYC for the last few years, BY FAR, has been cost of living, and the candidate who won focuses his entire campaign messaging on that issue.
June 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The biggest issue in NYC for the last few years, BY FAR, has been cost of living, and the candidate who won focuses his entire campaign messaging on that issue.
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Big ups to the Columbia trustees and administrators who convinced these absolute cretins they had the recipe to destroy American higher education.
Breaking News: The Trump administration intends to block $510 million in federal contracts and grants for Brown University.
Trump Administration Set to Pause $510 Million for Brown University
The administration has now targeted five schools’ federal funding as part of a pledge to combat what it considers to be antisemitism on university campuses.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Big ups to the Columbia trustees and administrators who convinced these absolute cretins they had the recipe to destroy American higher education.
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Proposed cuts to foreign aid could result in millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of global HIV infections, new modelling study in The Lancet HIV estimates.
Explore the data 👉 tinyurl.com/5hud9dxm #MedSky
Explore the data 👉 tinyurl.com/5hud9dxm #MedSky
March 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Proposed cuts to foreign aid could result in millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of global HIV infections, new modelling study in The Lancet HIV estimates.
Explore the data 👉 tinyurl.com/5hud9dxm #MedSky
Explore the data 👉 tinyurl.com/5hud9dxm #MedSky
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Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.
I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.
I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.
March 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?
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DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
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RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
February 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
RFK Jr. thinks that a clinical trial should be done for the entire childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s why that will never happen.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
1. You can’t do a randomized trial of something that we already know is safe and effective. There would have to be a placebo group that didn’t get vaxxed. Unethical.
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This is a REALLY important thread about the threat to vaccine, vaccine access and vaccine design the new administration is. Do read
This is going to be another rough week for our colleagues in government & for all of us. Vast cuts of govt scientists hurts everyone’s health.
Let’s talk about what this will do to vaccines.
This is the process. Here’s how they’re going to undermine it:
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
Let’s talk about what this will do to vaccines.
This is the process. Here’s how they’re going to undermine it:
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/bas...
How Vaccines are Developed and Approved for Use
Learn how vaccines are developed and approved for use.
www.cdc.gov
February 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This is a REALLY important thread about the threat to vaccine, vaccine access and vaccine design the new administration is. Do read
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RFK Jr wants the US to focus on chronic, not infectious, diseases. But we already did. 50 years ago.
It's called the "epidemiologic transition" and spolier alert:
It's not going so well!
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
It's called the "epidemiologic transition" and spolier alert:
It's not going so well!
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
RFK Jr wants the US to focus on chronic, not infectious, diseases. But we already did. 50 years ago.
Someone needs to explain the "epidemiologic transition" to him
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
RFK Jr wants the US to focus on chronic, not infectious, diseases. But we already did. 50 years ago.
It's called the "epidemiologic transition" and spolier alert:
It's not going so well!
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
It's called the "epidemiologic transition" and spolier alert:
It's not going so well!
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
February 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
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Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania has indirect rate of 70%, but they probably didn’t want to list that atop Harvard because defunding a children’s hospital might be perceived as problematic.
This is devastating
This is devastating
These overhead rates are negotiated. Lowering it unilaterally to 15% is another way to destroy science in the US. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
February 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania has indirect rate of 70%, but they probably didn’t want to list that atop Harvard because defunding a children’s hospital might be perceived as problematic.
This is devastating
This is devastating
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Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
www.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
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broke - Kamala Harris: “i will follow the law when it comes to transgender individuals”
woke - Stephen Smith:
woke - Stephen Smith:
February 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
broke - Kamala Harris: “i will follow the law when it comes to transgender individuals”
woke - Stephen Smith:
woke - Stephen Smith:
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Rodgers made it clear that a replacement for Kyogo was a priority.
“Given the prior warning Celtic had on Kyogo's departure, the search for his replacement has been "ongoing" and Rodgers wants to come out of the January window with "a stronger squad".
#CelticFC
“Given the prior warning Celtic had on Kyogo's departure, the search for his replacement has been "ongoing" and Rodgers wants to come out of the January window with "a stronger squad".
#CelticFC
February 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Rodgers made it clear that a replacement for Kyogo was a priority.
“Given the prior warning Celtic had on Kyogo's departure, the search for his replacement has been "ongoing" and Rodgers wants to come out of the January window with "a stronger squad".
#CelticFC
“Given the prior warning Celtic had on Kyogo's departure, the search for his replacement has been "ongoing" and Rodgers wants to come out of the January window with "a stronger squad".
#CelticFC
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The thread below is about federal datasets that have been taken down. Some websites say they are down for “maintenance” and others are not explained.
We @kff.org had downloaded most of these files on our servers and will be able to see what, if anything, is changed if/when the data come back online
We @kff.org had downloaded most of these files on our servers and will be able to see what, if anything, is changed if/when the data come back online
CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) -- which, since 1990, has tracked high school students' behaviors that can influence health and social outcomes (like smoking, drug use, and dietary habits) -- is now offline
February 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The thread below is about federal datasets that have been taken down. Some websites say they are down for “maintenance” and others are not explained.
We @kff.org had downloaded most of these files on our servers and will be able to see what, if anything, is changed if/when the data come back online
We @kff.org had downloaded most of these files on our servers and will be able to see what, if anything, is changed if/when the data come back online
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We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation.
We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Credit
@alli.gay
@erininthemorning.com
@evanurquhart.bsky.social
@miralazine.bsky.social
@lizsaila.bsky.social
We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Credit
@alli.gay
@erininthemorning.com
@evanurquhart.bsky.social
@miralazine.bsky.social
@lizsaila.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation.
We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Credit
@alli.gay
@erininthemorning.com
@evanurquhart.bsky.social
@miralazine.bsky.social
@lizsaila.bsky.social
We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Credit
@alli.gay
@erininthemorning.com
@evanurquhart.bsky.social
@miralazine.bsky.social
@lizsaila.bsky.social
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It’s being reported that Tom Homan and ICE are in town and on the ground to move forward with operations.
If you see ICE in your neighborhood, please report to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights hotline at 855.435.7693.
www.icirr.org/fsn
If you see ICE in your neighborhood, please report to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights hotline at 855.435.7693.
www.icirr.org/fsn
January 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It’s being reported that Tom Homan and ICE are in town and on the ground to move forward with operations.
If you see ICE in your neighborhood, please report to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights hotline at 855.435.7693.
www.icirr.org/fsn
If you see ICE in your neighborhood, please report to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights hotline at 855.435.7693.
www.icirr.org/fsn
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The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
January 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
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First of these on Bluesky! 🚀
Excited to share our cost-effectiveness analysis of the cardiovascular polypill, published in JAMA Cardiology: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Co-authored with @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social and many talented but Blueskyless colleagues.
#CardioSky
#EpiSky
#HealthEcon
Excited to share our cost-effectiveness analysis of the cardiovascular polypill, published in JAMA Cardiology: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Co-authored with @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social and many talented but Blueskyless colleagues.
#CardioSky
#EpiSky
#HealthEcon
Cost-Effectiveness of a Polypill for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
This economic evaluation investigates the cost-effectiveness of a cardiovascular polypill (single pill containing a statin and 3 half-standard dose antihypertensives) vs usual care in a majority Black...
jamanetwork.com
January 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
First of these on Bluesky! 🚀
Excited to share our cost-effectiveness analysis of the cardiovascular polypill, published in JAMA Cardiology: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Co-authored with @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social and many talented but Blueskyless colleagues.
#CardioSky
#EpiSky
#HealthEcon
Excited to share our cost-effectiveness analysis of the cardiovascular polypill, published in JAMA Cardiology: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Co-authored with @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social and many talented but Blueskyless colleagues.
#CardioSky
#EpiSky
#HealthEcon
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seeing some wild stuff on social media but the @chicago.suntimes.com team on the ground hasn't seen anything yet this morning.
we'll keep you posted when we know more.
we'll keep you posted when we know more.
Social media is *exploding* right now with reports of ICE on the ground in Chicago. This is what panic, clout chasing, extreme reactivity and rumormongering looks like. Not everyone has ill intent, but this is the kind of noise that you need to ignore until credible sources report verified info.
January 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
seeing some wild stuff on social media but the @chicago.suntimes.com team on the ground hasn't seen anything yet this morning.
we'll keep you posted when we know more.
we'll keep you posted when we know more.
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We cannot make WHO more effective by walking away from it. The decision to withdraw weakens America's influence, increases the risk of a deadly pandemic, and makes all of us less safe.
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
We cannot make WHO more effective by walking away from it. The decision to withdraw weakens America's influence, increases the risk of a deadly pandemic, and makes all of us less safe.
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Today and in the coming days, remember
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today and in the coming days, remember
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December 19, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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NEW RESEARCH Professor Irene Papanicolas and colleagues from @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social expose the tradeoffs in England of covering expensive new drugs at the expense of existing NHS drugs and services. @thelancet.bsky.social🔽
Population-health impact of new drugs recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in England during 2000–20: a retrospective analysis
During 2000–20, NHS coverage of new drugs displaced more population health than it generated. Our results highlight the inherent trade-offs between individuals who directly benefit from new drugs and those who forgo health due to the reallocation of resources towards new drugs.
www.thelancet.com
December 13, 2024 at 3:10 PM
NEW RESEARCH Professor Irene Papanicolas and colleagues from @lsehealthpolicy.bsky.social expose the tradeoffs in England of covering expensive new drugs at the expense of existing NHS drugs and services. @thelancet.bsky.social🔽