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Karen Davis is a former president of The Commonwealth Fund, a national philanthropy engaged in independent research on health and… more

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 2d

Holiday season flights are so freaking expensive 😭

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

A lack of child care is the single biggest economic factor holding back rural Minnesota, according to reports from the Center for Rural Policy and Development. Greater Minnesota has half the child care capacity it had in 2000, a 2022 report from the center shows.

This Minnesota county is on the verge of losing its only child care center

Officials in the town of Slayton worry about a lack of day care affecting the local workforce and economy. It’s a stark example of a crisis playing out across rural Minnesota.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 6d

Here I was thinking it was the offense that was the problem...

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 6d

I need a positive distraction and…I don’t think this game will be it.

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 8d

ICYMI: You're not alone if you're having trouble finding a Covid shot for your child.

A lot of factors are at play. Access through the Vaccines for Children program should open up now that the acting CDC director finally approved the CDC vaccine panel's recommendations, but other barriers remain.

Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall

www.nytimes.com

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 9d

This game is wild!

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 9d

In cool autoimmune disorder news www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 13d

yes i post about politics and taylor swift and sports and muppets. get you a girl who’s a human junk drawer.

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Scott Bregman @sbregman87.bsky.social · 15d

Dulcy Caylor soars past Leanne Wong, Joscelyn Roberson to earn ticket to Jakarta Worlds. www.olympics.com/en/news/dulc...

Dulcy Caylor wins USA Gymnastics selection event, books ticket to World Championships in Jakarta

The newcomer was solid across all four events to overcome veterans Leanne Wong, Joscelyn Roberson

www.olympics.com

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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 15d

TrumpRx program promises discounts of 40-85% for Americans buying drugs directly from manufacturers

White House fact sheet says discounts are off list prices

Pfizer’s Xeljanz list price = $6,073/month

40% discount = $3,643/month

@dusetzinas.bsky.social: “How is this a reasonable cash price?”

TrumpRx prescription drug discounts
Eucrisa- dermatitis - 80% discount
Duavee- osteoporosis- 85% discount
Zavzpret- migraine - 50% discount
Xeljanz- rheumatoid arthritis - 40% discount

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 24d

Logging off for a few days.

As always, Go Birds! 🦅

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 27d

I’m too tired to coherently put my thoughts together. But general yelling is the vibe.

a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face .

ALT: a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face .

media.tenor.com

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 27d

🐻 The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 will be revealed on Monday, when fans will see where familiar names of past champions, such as 128 Grazer, 480 Otis and 747 — aka Bear Force One, estimated to weigh a whopping 1,400 pounds — stack up against new challengers.

📸 T. Carmack | National Park Service

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 27d

The agenda says the vote will be at 2:20pm ET…

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 27d

I guess one way I can avoid waking up with a migraine is not falling asleep in the first place…? Not exactly the strategy I was hoping for.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 27d

I love health policy. But I consistently wish I could have picked a less stressful interest.

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 28d

Can stress make you faint? Asking for someone else definitely not me.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 28d

Welcome to my world.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29d

Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.

North Dakota newspaper columnist whose Olive Garden review went viral dies at 99

Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died. She was 99.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 16

I updated my iOS over lunch and now looking at my phone makes me dizzy. Fun. 😒

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · Sep 15

Hannah Einbinder is a real one

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 14

I’m still not used to an NFC East divisional game not being the default game in my media market.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 14

I’m probably late to the party, but why is the Fox score bug…that?

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Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · Sep 10

I'd like to live in a world where nobody got shot, ever

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Sep 10

settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 6

I will say, tonight’s game makes me feel better about last night’s game.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 5

Do you yell at MedPAC commissioners from your home office for not understanding the Medicare hospice benefit, or are you normal?

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 5

Such a weird game.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 5

Welp. I hope the start of this game isn’t an omen for the season…?

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Sep 5

Well, in other news…go birds! 🦅

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