“It is unclear how many people end up forgoing their medicine altogether.”

The American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics seeks nominees to join its Board. Deadline is March 7, 2025. Home to the Health Law Professors conference & 2 peer-reviewed journals, we’re interested in law, ethics & policy issues across the health and healthcare spectrum.
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The American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics seeks nominees to join its Board. Deadline is March 7, 2025. Home to the Health Law Professors conference & 2 peer-reviewed journals, we’re interested in law, ethics & policy issues across the health and healthcare spectrum.
aslme.org/nominate-som...

The ABA supports the rule of law It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...

An important message from the ABA:

"We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

The real emerald city.

lol. Gotta live by a code.

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Geau berds. 🦅

a man in a bwin jersey stands in front of a sign that says calm down ALT: a man in a bwin jersey stands in front of a sign that says calm down

Saquan with Ronaldo’s calma celebration is the icing on that cake. #GoBirds

If you’ve been affected by this pause — either as a government worker or as a health care professional — I’d love to hear from you.

Feel free to reply to this post or drop me an email — dan.diamond@washpost.com.

Heartbreaker, but good bois make everything better. Looks like you’re ready to support my Eagles!

Never in doubt. 😅 #GoBirds 🦅

Super Saquan

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of influencers suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

At halftime I’m watching the second Rocky-Clubber Lang fight to settle down.

This game is being directed by John Woo.

The beer they’re serving here is terrible. Swill issue.

Absolutely bonkers

This game is bonkers.

In @jama.com: Skrmetti is about whether SCOTUS will allow politicians to attack minority groups & ban disfavored health care/treatments for political reasons. Using fraudulent “experts” & studies after the fact means the implications are broad & put all care at risk

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Opinion | RFK Jr. Is a Vaccine Cynic, Not Skeptic. My job is to ask tough questions of vaccine makers. That’s not what he is doing.

This op-ed in @nytimes.com by @pauloffit.bsky.social is an absolute must-read. In it, Dr. Offit writes, "I’m an actual vaccine skeptic. In fact, everyone who serves with me on the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee is a vaccine skeptic."

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...

And speaking of being proud of the work - I am delighted to see this proposed rule get out and grateful to the expert team at FDA who worked hard to make this happen. It's great news for public health!

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Define region? This is a state law thing, and there’s great state by state variability in laws and enforcement of vaccine requirements. That said, the NYT piece discusses the rise of intrastate clusters of exemptions, a concern I first wrote about over 20 years ago core.ac.uk/reader/46959...

If you’re looking at that chart and saying “West Virginia?” They not only have limited exemption qualifications (no philosophical or religious exemptions), they also have a physician who works for the state health department that reviews exemption requests.

Agreed, and it’s a well written article. In addition to access issues (an increasing concern), it seems undeniable that: shots have become a marker of parent identity/community affiliation; trust in science & professional guidance has dropped; & more people are pursuing use of broader exemptions.

Also weaponizing the “health liberty” philosophy, just like the rich and poor alike are free to sleep under bridges. His “what you’re surrounded by” is doing some heavy lifting there.

a man in a hood says " let the hate flow through you !!! " ALT: a man in a hood says " let the hate flow through you !!! "

Way to go Packers

Forcing them to work overtime.

Philadelphia city hall at night lit in Eagles green light

Philadelphia skyline at night- skyscrapers lit in Eagles green

Go Birds 🦅