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Ross Silverman

@manofsilver.bsky.social

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Law, Ethics, Policy, & Politics of Public Health and Healthcare. Husband/Father/Professor & Associate Dean @ Temple🦉 Philly/Bloomington/Jersey Shore. Hoosiers & Hotspur. Personal account.

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Feb 28

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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Nominate Someone — Even Yourself — For the ASLME Board! – ASLME

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 18

Prescription drug denials by private insurers in the U.S. jumped 25% from 2016 to 2023, according to a new analysis of more than four billion claims, a practice that has contributed to rising public outrage about the country’s private health insurance system. https://trib.al/ZcMrZu5

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Marin K. Levy @marinklevy.bsky.social · Feb 10

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."

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...

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nicole @nicoledemarco.bsky.social · Jan 27

philly city hall lit up green; crowd of eagles green

Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 26

lol. Gotta live by a code.

Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 26

Geau berds. 🦅

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 26

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

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Jan 26

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:🧵

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Jan 22

New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.

No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.

And no indication how long the pause will last.

With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.

Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review

The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 20

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

Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 19

Never in doubt. 😅 #GoBirds 🦅

Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 19

Super Saquan

Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 19

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

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 19

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

Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 19

This game is being directed by John Woo.

Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 19

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

Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · Jan 19

The pod of blue whales is still hungry. Krill issue.

hannah @hannza.bsky.social · Jan 19

I've been having trouble getting peppercorns to grind finely enough.Mill issue.

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · Jan 19

The pod of blue whales is still hungry. Krill issue.

hannah @hannza.bsky.social · Jan 19

I've been having trouble getting peppercorns to grind finely enough.Mill issue.

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 19

Absolutely bonkers

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 19

This game is bonkers.

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Michael R. Ulrich @michaelrulrich.bsky.social · Jan 14

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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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 14

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...

‘Clustering of exemptions’ as a collective action threat to herd immunity - CORE Reader

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 14

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.

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 14

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.

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · Jan 13

This chart showing changes in the measles vaccination rates of the states from today’s NYT is bleak.

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · Jan 14

FDA's new proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling has been many years in the making and will have very significant public health benefits. If the new admin is serious about healthy nutrition, they push this through to finalization. www.fda.gov/news-events/...

FDA Proposes Requiring At-a-Glance Nutrition Information on the Front of Packaged Foods

FDA Proposes Rule that Would Help Consumers Quickly and Easily Identify how Foods Can Be Part of a Healthy Diet by Requiring a Nutrition Info Box on the Front o

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · Jan 13

This chart showing changes in the measles vaccination rates of the states from today’s NYT is bleak.

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David Higgins @drhigginsmd.bsky.social · Jan 13

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...

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.

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 13

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.

Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 13

Way to go Packers

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Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 12

Forcing them to work overtime.

Ross Silverman @manofsilver.bsky.social · Jan 12

Go Birds 🦅

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