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Karen Davis

@kedavis24.bsky.social

540 followers 370 following 100 posts

Public health and health policy, cats, gymnastics. Go Birds. 🦅 NJ➡️DMV➡️ND

Karen Davis is a former president of The Commonwealth Fund, a national philanthropy engaged in independent research on health and social policy issues. Davis is an economist, with a career in public policy and research. Before joining The Commonwealth Fund, she served as chairman of the Department of Health Policy and Management at The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, where she also held an appointment as professor of economics. She served as deputy assistant secretary for health policy in the Department of Health and Human Services from 1977 to 1980, becoming the first woman to head a U.S. public health service agency. .. more

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · Feb 27

It’s a wild time to be a health policy nerd who also has a master’s in international security policy.

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 7h

Here I was thinking it was the offense that was the problem...

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 8h

I need a positive distraction and…I don’t think this game will be it.

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: You're not alone if you're having trouble finding a Covid shot for your child.

A lot of factors are at play. Access through the Vaccines for Children program should open up now that the acting CDC director finally approved the CDC vaccine panel's recommendations, but other barriers remain.

Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall

www.nytimes.com

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 3d

This game is wild!

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 3d

In cool autoimmune disorder news www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Medicine Nobel goes to scientists who revealed secrets of immune system ‘regulation’

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi discovered cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

www.nature.com

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 7d

yes i post about politics and taylor swift and sports and muppets. get you a girl who’s a human junk drawer.

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Scott Bregman @sbregman87.bsky.social · 9d

Dulcy Caylor soars past Leanne Wong, Joscelyn Roberson to earn ticket to Jakarta Worlds. www.olympics.com/en/news/dulc...

Dulcy Caylor wins USA Gymnastics selection event, books ticket to World Championships in Jakarta

The newcomer was solid across all four events to overcome veterans Leanne Wong, Joscelyn Roberson

www.olympics.com

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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 9d

TrumpRx program promises discounts of 40-85% for Americans buying drugs directly from manufacturers

White House fact sheet says discounts are off list prices

Pfizer’s Xeljanz list price = $6,073/month

40% discount = $3,643/month

@dusetzinas.bsky.social: “How is this a reasonable cash price?”

TrumpRx prescription drug discounts
Eucrisa- dermatitis - 80% discount
Duavee- osteoporosis- 85% discount
Zavzpret- migraine - 50% discount
Xeljanz- rheumatoid arthritis - 40% discount

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Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 18d

Logging off for a few days.

As always, Go Birds! 🦅

Karen Davis @kedavis24.bsky.social · 20d

I’m too tired to coherently put my thoughts together. But general yelling is the vibe.

a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face .

ALT: a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face .

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 20d

🐻 The bracket for Fat Bear Week 2025 will be revealed on Monday, when fans will see where familiar names of past champions, such as 128 Grazer, 480 Otis and 747 — aka Bear Force One, estimated to weigh a whopping 1,400 pounds — stack up against new challengers.

📸 T. Carmack | National Park Service