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"As medical knowledge balloons…a difficult question arises: Has the long-term general doctor become obsolete? In other words, should the dying primary care system be saved?"

Lisa Rosenbaum offers sobering thoughts on the state and the future of American primary care.

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Is a Long-Simmering Crisis Boiling Over? U.S. Primary Care Today | NEJM
As the primary care physician’s role has been hollowed out by modern medicine’s dictates and changing social norms, traditional PCPs struggle and patients suffer. Can — and should — the system be s...
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by John Mullahy

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And the Squeak Goes On | On Wisconsin
Scientists search for a better cheese curd.
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by John Mullahy

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What if you threw a party and no one came?

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Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment
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by John Mullahy

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“I have no doubt that a real increase in incidence and prevalence of autism is occurring,” said Dr. Philip Landrigan, a pediatrician…

"I have little doubt…" or "I'm reasonably sure…" would inspire more confidence in Dr. Landrigan's expertise.

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How Autism Cases Rose as Diagnosis Morphed Over Time
To diagnose autism, clinicians use criteria that has evolved over time, expanding the definition of the disorder,
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Reposted by John Mullahy

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With proposed NIH budget cuts on the table, how should we fund the science that leads to tomorrow’s medical breakthroughs? LDI Fellow Mark Pauly explores options and trade-offs. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4h44eTi
How to Fund Medical Breakthroughs in the Trump-Kennedy Era
Mark Pauly, former LDI executive director and Wharton emeritus professor, discusses different ways to fund medical innovation.
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by John Mullahy — Reposted by John Mullahy

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Plus ça change . . .

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by José F. Figueroa — Reposted by John Mullahy, Michael Barnett

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It’s hard to put into words how inspiring Dr. Sue Goldie is.

An extraordinary teacher, researcher, leader, and mentor to so many of us @hsph.harvard.edu who now shares her deeply personal story fighting against Parkinson’s disease.

Her story in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sue Goldie Has Parkinson’s Disease
An acclaimed researcher is an expert at explaining complicated problems. Now she has to confront the most vexing question: What is happening to her?
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by John Mullahy

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Do Cash Payments Help Poor Families?
​Some experts ​say giving cash directly to poor families avoids bureaucracy and delivers aid more efficiently. Others ​argue that without regulated programs, ​the money will go to waste​.
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by John Mullahy

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This is one I've read. Quite interesting, IMHNO.*
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*In my humble non-expert opinion
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by John Mullahy

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"By the time they graduate, students will have spent 220 hours doing clinical rotations inside Memorial Hermann’s facilities and will be eligible for jobs there. Starting salaries range between roughly $40,000 to $80,000 a year."

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To Find Workers, Hospitals Are Training Teenagers
Health systems from Tennessee to Texas are partnering with local districts to create employee pipelines.
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Reposted by John Mullahy

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Look what showed up in the mail! First copies of my book from @mitpress.bsky.social 🎉📚 Official release Nov 25th.

If you're interested in using the book for a course, please feel free to reach out to me directly.
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by John Mullahy

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Findings are entirely selection
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.
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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 3d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.
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Reposted by John Mullahy, Peter Thorne, Simon Roux , and 4 more

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

Archives banned making copies.
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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 3d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.
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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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Reposted by John Mullahy, Jan W. Mueller, Brendan Nyhan , and 14 more

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Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans
Image: A variation on Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” engraving, originally published in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. Each segment of the snake has the name of a university sent Trump’s “compact”: Texas, AZ, Vanderbilt, USC, Dartmouth, UVA, Brown, Penn, MIT.
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by John Mullahy

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Bad news: Firing Luke Fickell would cost about $25M given his contract's buyout clause.

Good news: Bill Belichick might soon be available.

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Wisconsin football fans breathe fire over abomination against Iowa
A collection of thoughts by Badgers football fans on Saturday's shutout loss to Iowa.
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Reposted by John Mullahy, Cas Mudde, A. E. Dessler , and 17 more

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

rm -rf ~/
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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 3d
"The chancellor approved it"
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🫧 Spark Elation 🫧 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 3d
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“a supply chain attack”
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by John Mullahy

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This administration can't even be incompetent competently.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 4d
The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
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Reposted by John Mullahy, Nina Jankowicz, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 6 more

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The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...
Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error
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by John Mullahy

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Has Stephen Miller ever experienced even one moment of joy, love, or empathy?

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Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine
In the White House deputy chief of staff, we see that Maga will not simply end with Trump. We must keep our eyes on Miller
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by John Mullahy

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"If something cannot go on forever, it will stop."

Stein's Law

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by John Mullahy

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Evidence-chaste health policy
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 6d
What exactly is a “Democrat program”?

Medicare? Medicaid? Health insurance? 🤔
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Trump: "We'll be making cuts that will be permanent. And we're only going to cut Democrat programs. I hate to tell you."

by John Mullahy

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"that which would strengthen and enlarge men's minds, free and daring speculation on the highest subjects, is abandoned"

Reposted by John Mullahy

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Virginia Senate leaders say UVa should cease considering the “compact”:

“The conditions outlined … are fundamentally incompatible with the mission and values of a premier public research university.”

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Virginia Senate leaders express “unequivocal opposition” to Compact
The letter calls upon the University to immediately cease consideration of the Compact, and if not, the state will work to negatively impact the University’s funding.
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by John Mullahy — Reposted by Nicholas A. Christakis

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"afflicted with the malady of thought"

This excerpt from J.S. Mill's On Liberty is a bit long but so timely.
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by John Mullahy

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Duflo-Banerjee posts outnumbering Machado posts by about 4 to 1 on my timeline. 🤔

Reposted by John Mullahy

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Trump can still win the Nobel Peace Prize if Mike Pence has the courage to do the right thing.
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by John Mullahy

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Not only is Trump denied the honor, the award appears to serve—beyond honoring Machado's accomplishments—as a colossal refutation of his policies.
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by John Mullahy — Reposted by Martin Gaynor

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Bravissima
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Reposted by John Mullahy, Dani Rodrik, Stephen M. Walt , and 51 more

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I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Reposted by John Mullahy

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What exactly is a “Democrat program”?

Medicare? Medicaid? Health insurance? 🤔
atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
Trump: "We'll be making cuts that will be permanent. And we're only going to cut Democrat programs. I hate to tell you."
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