Y’all. There is DRAMA at the Ohio State Fair this year. Apparently, the winning poster from the art competition is a complete AI fabrication (down to the description written to accompany the piece!) And it’s just been revealed the runner up is an AI composition as well!
Evangeline Warren
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PhD in Sociology. Working on an MD, too. I study race, discrimination, repro health, and other cheerful and uncontroversial topics. This is my personal account, etc. Newsletter: socialmedicine.us Website: evangelinewarren.com
All of Ohio is still in a level 2-of-5 risk of severe weather as of Sunday afternoon, mainly for Monday night. There are still questions about how exactly things will evolve. Broadly, here are the takeaways: (1/6)
Thinking about a paper idea I tossed around with my office mate in grad school about fatphobia as a fundamental cause of disease. If it constrains access to resources (jobs, partnerships, medical procedures or research) it may fit the bill.
GLP-1-induced weight loss increases single women's partnership rates by 29 percentage points and non-employed women's employment rates by 27 percentage points after 1.5+ years, from Rebecca Diamond www.nber.org/papers/w35387
shocked and appalled to learn, as someone currently struggling to spell diarrhea and other fun medical terms, that some of you have been adding a secret o to the word.
Style tip for your cyclosporiasis stories: Jeffrey got explosive diarrhea. Geoffrey got explosive diarrhoea.
Autopsies show how hard doctors tried to save babies who died after not getting a vitamin K shot: tubes inserted in their airways, blood transfusions. They’re excruciating to read because they underscore how preventable these deaths could have been. (Published May)
What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
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Waiting for the day someone asks me about my super secret evil plan to use TEC resources to create a parish based health network offering sliding scale services to all and insurance to members.
About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. n.pr/4gQIY5E
I love this world in which he wears shorts for soccer but not for pools 😂 That's my mayor (she wistfully whispers from Ohio)
In a full suit, Mayor Zohran Mamdani jumped into one of the city’s public pools on opening day. Our City Hall reporter, Katie Honan, asked the mayor in April whether he would commit to the dip — a tradition that former Mayors Bill de Blasio and Eric Adams skipped.
If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250
A few hours after I wrote this, my grandmother passed away. She was a remarkable woman in so many ways and I am honored that I got the chance to know her as an adult and not just a child. My mother and I worked on the obituary together and I hope it gives you a glimpse into who my grandmother was.
Obituary of Dr. Gracey Abraham | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home
August 7, 1934 - June 7, 2026 Dr. Gracey (“Molly”) Abraham passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Waterloo, Ontario. She is survived by her three daughters: V. Mary Abraham (Robert...
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New short essay up on Social Medicine about how we approach death and dying as a society and why we might want to reorient our thinking on this matter as we discuss our own plans for a dignified death. Many thanks to my writing group for a creating a space for creative grieving.
Everyone shut up I finally got a video of Jyn doing her cartoon snoring thing
Sometimes my vibe is B. cereus. Sometimes it's more B. fragilis. This skeet brought to you by my infectious diseases block.
Friendship in 2026 feels like a bunch of mostly empty cups desperately trying to pour love and support into each other.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆 New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!
Seattle elects a socialist mayor, wins the Super Bowl NYC elects a socialist mayor, wins the NBA finals Win your city a major sports title with this one neat trick
I can hear the people singing New York New York through the phone!
She's going downstairs to go watch the fireworks and take me with her 🥹 God I miss my city so much
FaceTiming my mom and hearing the cheering in the background in Manhattan!
going to laugh forever about the Knicks only losing the Trump Game immaculate scriptwriting, no notes
FaceTiming my mom and hearing the cheering in the background in Manhattan!
It's like the Spurs forget how to score in the last five min of a game 🫣