too often we forget that the public-facing consumer product isn’t the end game for tech companies.

like what’s the Meta/Waymo/Nest pitch to police, DoD?

What’s the time cost of disabling/getting CoPilot out of the way across all products and devices on a (seems like) daily basis?

A distinguishing feature of SNAP has been the ease of participation.

That some states are eager to scrap that for some possible short-term health gains…

Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policy

Years from now, there will be required research ethics trainings that cite this case as an example and warning.

The avoidable suffering and clear power imbalances make it even sadder.

I sense that somewhere, some academic is writing a think-piece, e.g., “This is ACTUALLY the Best Time in History to Be Alive”.

Could we not? Thx

Giving Bluth

(2/2) Interesting to see our piece alongside the hearings.

I am so skeptical of promises to "focus on food" absent a regulatory agenda (@drjessicaknurick.bsky.social) makes this point often).

UPFs warrant action. But trying change industry via SNAP - especially now - risks more than it's worth.

Excited to see coverage of our @jama.com viewpoint in the latest @foodfixco.bsky.social newsletter!

We described state initiatives to ban unhealthy foods from SNAP and the different arguments for and against... (1/2)

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New State-by-State Medicaid and CHIP Tracker Shows Declining Enrollment as H.R. 1 Cuts Loom Georgetown CCF has been closely tracking Medicaid and CHIP enrollment periodically over the past decade, – most recently as states began “unwinding” continuous coverage protections put in place during...

Georgetown CCF now has a new state-by-state #Medicaid enrollment tracker based on monthly state administrative data, which can help identify enrollment trends moving forward including as states implement H.R. 1's draconian cuts. This blog explains the new tracker: ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/02/26/n...

Out today in @jama.com : @drlauraschmidt.bsky.social and I weigh the merits of nutritional SNAP restrictions.

While we didn't agree on restriction overall, we were united in our concern about broader changes to SNAP that will undermine the program.

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Re-sharing as reminder that “fraud” is all some people ever hear about safety net programs.

It’s not an accurate portrayal, but that’s the media ecosystem we’re working with.

Dude you just gutted rural health funding

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Great postdoc opportunity in Community Health at Tufts! My wonderful colleague Beth Marfeo is looking to recruit someone working at the intersection of public health policy, politics, and aging.

#PhDsky #academicsky #publichealth

As with so many of these AI classroom problems, it’s not an entirely new thing (giving login info to someone else to cheat)…

BUT! Faster, marketed, delivered with a click (fewer moments to feel the ick, so to speak). Also $$$

Definitely… I think beyond the academic integrity bit there’s a lawsuit waiting to happen here.

This must violate Canvas terms of service, no??

Thank you for preparing the resource! There’s not enough policy/public health awareness about these SNAP changes.

Screenshot from FRAC report: Economic strain and new SNAP cost-shifts under HR1 across all states.

Hands-down this is the biggest threat to food security in America right now:

via @fracposts.bsky.social
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frac.org/wp-content/u...

Screenshot from FRAC report: Economic strain and new SNAP cost-shifts under HR1 across all states.

Hands-down this is the biggest threat to food security in America right now:

via @fracposts.bsky.social
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frac.org/wp-content/u...

Must be something in the Boston air

#academicsky
#edusky

Republican House bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals Bill limits type of science used to determine health risks and gives industry major role in chemical review process

MAHA?

Think of the time you’ll save by using ChatGPT to Worlde.

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Reminds me of a food research meeting in grad school… ice-breaker was your “guilty pleasure” food. Lots of obvious ice cream, Diet Coke, etc.

Got to Paul Rozin - psychologist who coined term “omnivore’s dilemma” - he helpfully rejected the premise.

Guilt doesn’t need to mix with food. 🥗

I’ll definitely be using this in “Beyond the Food Desert” when I’m back from leave!

Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy pose with their Wiltshire terrier “Winky” in the film “Best in Show”

I’ve had “God Loves a Terrier” stuck in my head for days and I hope it never goes.

A balm in tough times.

MAHA says its new food pyramid is affordable and healthy. We asked experts How affordable are the new dietary guidelines? Economists and nutrition experts weigh in.

Great analysis and resource on food prices resource from
@willmasters.bsky.social @tuftsnutrition.bsky.social.

As with many things MAHA, a mixed bag.

Via @sarah-todd.bsky.social @statnews.com

Ah, the AI inevitability setup. Like fewer humans=better outcomes is a true and complete equation.

say more about this work though

Screenshot from JAMA Health Forum website: “Changes to SNAP Under HR 1 and the Implications for Food Insecurity”

Massive administrative changes are underway for SNAP. A good summary in @jama.com Health Forum:

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 🥗 🛟

For as “busy” as these people look publicly, then seem terribly bored.