Examining weight stigma shows that the "obese" cutoff increases patient mortality. Analyses of diagnostic effort and clinical documentation point to stigma as a mechanism, from Manasvini Singh www.nber.org/papers/w35277
Reminder, if youāre going to @ashecon.bsky.social 2026, come to our Wednesday session of creative uses of recession discontinuity with some of the best in the business, including @aschwartz.bsky.social, @vinisingh.bsky.social, @dzeltzer.bsky.social, and @mlbarnett.bsky.social!
If you're buying plane tickets to ASHEcon '26, make sure you stay for our session (last of the conference) of 3 RDs studying heuristics, stigma, & guidelines. With @aschwartz.bsky.social, @vinisingh.bsky.social, @dzeltzer.bsky.social, and @mlbarnett.bsky.social! ashecon.confex.com/ashecon/2026...
New at Can We Still Govern: The Trump admin released a report saying that Medicaid work requirements will increase work and reduce poverty. There is a technical term for this: malarkey.
Actual experts @chloeneast.bsky.social & @adrianna.bsky.social break it down.
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Justin Wolfers
Marthaās Vineyard Hospital, which has 25 beds, had over 700 positive tests for alpha-gal allergy last year. If you live in Massachusetts, best to get your fill of red meat now
Cherry-picked studies and unrealistic assumptions define a new government report
So many fascinating tidbits in this article
ā 22 specialists
ā at least one from Harvard (!?)
ā each probably did their own exam of their own organ per prior WH doc's memoir
my hot take: this is an insane way to practice medicine for anyone
President Trump had 22 medical specialists assess him as part of his latest checkup, according to a medical report recently released by the White House, who also declined to identify which physicians assessed him.
Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior check-ups, per past statements. The White House has declined to identify which specialists assessed the president.
Jay Battacharya speaking now at #ASHEcon2026 š§µ
First addresses plight of early career researchers and growing age at first R01 grant award
Nowadays average is 44-45 years? Need to find a way to lower than and support early career scholars
STAT is sticking with āhealth careā www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/h...
Is it āhealth careā or āhealthcareā? STAT readers had strong feelings.
