Sean R. Abram, PhD, MPH
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Exploring worlds beyond Twitter/X since 2023.
This is bad! Very bad! @drmarthagulati.bsky.social @katehanneman.bsky.social @hvanspall.bsky.social @seanabram.bsky.social @nolanjimradial.bsky.social @drawstickpeople.medsky.social @aspcardio.bsky.social
blue whales are going eerily silent and scientists say it's a warning sign. their songs have significantly dropped as the ocean warms and their food disappears. with krill collapsing, they spend more time searching and less time singing. the ocean is collapsing, and so are its giants.
Today was a god day! Got to mow the yard during lunchtime. 😁
Congratulations to Jonathan Brisbon for matching to a preliminary surgery position at Rutgers. It will be a good stepping stone to hopefully match to Urology next year. 🙏
gofund.me/096f4f03 I started this 3 years ago to make ends meet once my dad died. I’m graduating in 2 months from medical school. This goes directly to food, rent and gas for my 80 minute commute. I’m the first doctor of the family! Please share & donate so I can finish medical school. #medsky
NEW: I am hearing from multiple sources that Lt General Telita Crosland, Director of the Defense Health Agency, has been pushed out in an on-going purge. Official internal agency news said "retired" but I'm told relieved of duty or at least forced into retirement. www.defense.gov/About/Biogra...
This is dictatorship behaviour and nonsensical behaviour at that
NEW: “CDC staff should not be co-authors on manuscripts/abstracts with WHO staff,” nor publish papers on work "funded by WHO." From an interim guidance shared yesterday with the Influenza Division of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-wh...
Global study uncovers sexism's impact on economy, democracy, and health phys.org/news/2025-01...
Global study uncovers sexism's impact on economy, democracy, and health
A new study, which is the largest of its kind, has found that sexism not only perpetuates gender inequality but is also linked to a range of negative outcomes, including reduced economic productivity,...
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I’ve had a busy few days. The following statement may be an elitist position to take. However, I think we are in for a long four years. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Yesterday was a long day. I am so grateful to see today. 🕊️♥️
Phew! Atlanta owes me NOTHING! National Champs!! 🔥🔥🔥
I sent this to a 1st cousin years ago! I have to figure out which one. 😬😂
#Bluesky with fiery orange looking south over the Santa Monica mountains @drawstickpeople.bsky.social @laurengroner.bsky.social @seanabram.bsky.social @mmamas1973.bsky.social @christosargyrop.bsky.social @castltrastondrs.bsky.social
“They experienced firsthand the policy failures that have allowed the oil and gas industry to reap profits without ensuring there will be money to clean up drill sites when the wells run dry and the drillers flee.” www.propublica.org/article/okla...
Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
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Massive opioid judgment in jeopardy after court sides with CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart - cleveland.com
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GOOD‼️ Lawmakers Plot to Force Health Insurers to Sell Off Pharmacies - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/ARrSqaJ6lR7i...
Lawmakers Plot to Force Health Insurers to Sell Off Pharmacies — The Wall Street Journal
Bipartisan bills would make healthcare companies with pharmacy-benefit managers divest their pharmacies
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“I also have to think about revenue cycle, because in this country, we’re not compensated for the care that we delivered, we’re compensated for the care that we documented that we delivered.” apple.news/A-3T4Gu0xQmO...
Healthcare executives are banking on AI to unburden doctors, make processes smoother, and save time — FORTUNE
At Fortune’s Brainstorm AI conference, CVS’s Tilak Mandadi said, “anything we’re doing with AI that makes our care and clinical professionals’ jobs easy is my favorite.”
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This GLP-1 drug maker is skipping the hard sell to focus on access and safety apple.news/AOkMAWWbWQS6...
This GLP-1 drug maker is skipping the hard sell to focus on access and safety — Fast Company
Lilly’s work discouraging cosmetic use of weight-loss drugs helped make it a 2024 Brands That Matter honoree.
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Walgreens Is in Talks to Sell Itself to Private-Equity Firm Sycamore Partners - The Wall Street Journal
Maybe women are generally better at recognising that it’s not worth it.
"Women full professors are 19% more likely than men at the same career stage to leave academia, as compared with 6% for women assistant professors and 10% for associates."
Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO zeteo.com/p/26-year-ol...
Two 26-Year-Olds: One Killed a Homeless Man, Another is Suspected of Killing a Healthcare CEO
Daniel Penny is free after killing a man victim to the system. What of Luigi Mangione, who is suspected of killing a man symbolic of it?
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Gunmen kidnap at least 50 in Nigeria's Zamfara state, residents and police say - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Gunmen kidnap at least 50 in Nigeria's Zamfara state, residents and police say
A gang of gunmen kidnapped more than 50 women and children in a raid on Kakin Dawa village in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, police and residents said.
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#Reading and #Reviewing non-medical factors that impact health outcomes. I wanted to do this earlier but it was not possible. Be that as it may, my job is to #MakeItHappen. #NoExcuses #TheFivePs #GetItDone 🔥