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JAMA @jama.com · 8d

A study published in JAMA found acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.

JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, spoke with senior author Brian Lee, PhD, about the study’s findings. ja.ma/4nugLSF

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 8d

🖼️ New in The Lancet, 32 images provide a photographic accompaniment to the work of the Lancet Series on the health benefits of the arts, in collaboration with @who.int
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Visualising relationships between the arts and health

The American photographer Irving Penn (1917–2009) described a good photograph as one “that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it”. This photo...

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 Call for Session Proposals – ESHMS 2026

We are delighted to announce the launch of the call for sessions for the 21st Biennial ESHMS Conference in Hamburg, 19–21 August 2026.

Theme: Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty

Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2025 ⏰

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Sep 5

This European study suggest that gendered life courses contribute to different patterns of cognitive and relational reserve accumulation for men and women, and that welfare states buffer the negative consequences of adverse life courses on cognitive health

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Sep 4

Session proposals on the main theme and on other topics in health and medical sociology are welcome.

Details here: www.uke.de/english/depa...

Submit to: [email protected]

The conference is organised by the Institute of Medical Sociology of Hamburg: www.uke.de/english/depa...

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 Call for Session Proposals – ESHMS 2026

We are delighted to announce the launch of the call for sessions for the 21st Biennial ESHMS Conference in Hamburg, 19–21 August 2026.

Theme: Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty

Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2025 ⏰

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JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · Aug 28

This cohort study found associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and various health outcomes at age 50, particularly poor mental health and severe pain. ja.ma/4lOaSOr

Heatmaps show 'Adverse Childhood Experiences' vs. health 'Outcomes' for men and women. Color intensity reflects the risk difference, with darker shades indicating higher risk. Experiences listed include abuse, neglect, family issues, and financial difficulties.

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JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · Aug 29

This survey study found that 21.2% of US medical students experience food insecurity, nearly double the national household average. ja.ma/47kjCrX

JAMA Network Open article: "Food Insecurity Prevalence Among US Medical Students." By Bassel M. Shanab, Pavan Khosla, Nour M. Hammad, and others. Published online August 29, 2025.

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The BMJ @bmj.com · Aug 27

New @bmj.com research: Patient healthcare spending after the No Surprises Act: quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study.

Linked opinion: The United States faces a healthcare affordability crisis.

Read more: www.bmj.com/content/390/...

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · Jul 24

SAVE THE DATE: The 2026 IEA European Congress of Epidemiology and 70th @socsocmed.bsky.social Annual Conference will take place in London, UK on 8th-11th September 2026!

#EpiSky #EuroEpi2026

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Stéphane Cullati @stephane-cullati.bsky.social · Jul 14

Interesting piece of Cristian Montenegro and @judegreen.bsky.social published in Social Theory and Health: Engagement and qualitative sociology are distinct
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Engagement and qualitative sociology in health research: proximal, but incongruent

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International Social Epidemiology Society @ises-epi.bsky.social · Jun 17

Postdoctoral Fellow Awards – Outstanding Promise in Social Epidemiology

Yang Han, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Timothy Sumerlin, New York University Shanghai (China)

Yinhua Tao, University of Cambridge (UK)

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International Social Epidemiology Society @ises-epi.bsky.social · Jun 11

Considered to be the father of social epidemiology, Len Syme died earlier this year at the age of 92.

In this month's SSM-Population Health, Berkman & Krieger pen a tribute asking: “What would Len say?”―as public health faces multiple threats in the U.S.

#SocialEpi #EpiSky

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What would Len say?

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Emma Good @emmagood.bsky.social · Jun 9

Last week I had a fantastic opportunity to learn about reflexivity and participatory approaches in qualitative health research at the @eshms.bsky.social Qualitative Workshop for Early Career Scholars at the University of Turin, Italy!

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology @jclinepi.bsky.social · May 5

Prospective registration was associated with a reduced risk of bias for randomized controlled trials: A meta-research study - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

Prospective registration was associated with a reduced risk of bias for randomized controlled trials: A meta-research study

To investigate the association between trial registration and the risk of bias.

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Apr 29

Social inequalities in the effects of school-based well-being interventions: a systematic review academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Apr 6

Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe | NEJM

Amid growing wealth disparity, we have little information on how health among older Americans compares with that among older Europeans across the distribution of wealth. We performed a longitudinal...

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Apr 4

📢 PhD students & early career researchers—apply for the ESHMS Early Career Workshop on Qualitative Methods in Health Research!

📍 Torino | 📅 3–4 June 2025
📩 Apply by 20 April to: [email protected]

🔗 Info: eshms.eu/workshops

#HealthSociology #QualitativeResearch

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2025 Early Career WorkshopQualitative Methods in Health Research 3-4June2025Campus Luigi Einaudi, Torino-Italy The European Society of Health and Medical Sociology is pleased to announce its midterm E...

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · Mar 26

"Using missingness directed acyclic graphs (m-DAGs) to guide the treatment of multivariable missing data in epidemiological studies"

Don't miss the next #CIIG seminar with @margaritamb.bsky.social on 7th April 2025 at *9am* BST!

Register at: turing-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#EpiSky #CausalSky

Advert for next Causal Inference Interest Group seminar. "Using missingness directed acyclic graphs (m-DAGs) to guide the treatment of multivariable missing data in epidemiological studies" with Margarita Moreno Betancur on 7th April 2025 at 9am BST.

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Matthew Salganik @msalganik.bsky.social · Feb 26

Faculty of Social Sciences at Univ. of Helsinki invites applications for the position of UNIVERSITY LECTURER IN SOCIAL DATA SCIENCE for a permanent appointment starting 1st of September 2025. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

University Lecturer in Social Data Science

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Ossi Rahkonen @ossirahkonen.bsky.social · Feb 27

Looking for 2 post docs at Helsinki Uni jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Two Postdoctoral Researchers on Social Inequalities in Health

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 14

We've known social disadvantage was linked to adverse health outcomes. A @NatureMedicine study used high- throughput proteomics to show there is accelerated aging, increased risk of 66 age-related diseases, and unfavorable changes in the immune system, ⬆️ inflammation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Mar 13

📢 Call for Applications!

PhD students & early career researchers—apply for the ESHMS Early Career Workshop on Qualitative Methods in Health Research!

📅 3-4 June 2025 | 📍 Torino, Italy
📩 Apply by March 30

🔗 More info: Alice Scavarda: [email protected]

#HealthSociology #QualitativeResearch

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Eloquenti 🧪✍️📚 @eloquenti.com · Mar 10

🧪A starter pack of European scientific societies and associations🇪🇺🇬🇧

📣 Repost to connect researchers on #BlueSky🦋

#research #science #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #SciSky #EduSky #Academia #AcademicBluesky #SciComm #PostDoc #ECR #ECRChat #NewPI #PhD #PhDSky #MedSky #StandWithScience #eloquenti

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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology @eshms.bsky.social · Mar 5

🎉 Congrats to Riccardo Pronzato, postdoc at Bologna, on receiving the 2025 ESHMS Research Visit Grant! His research explores the co-design of an AI-powered chatbot for dementia caregivers, analysing power dynamics & implementation in healthcare.

🔗 eshms.eu/research-vis...
#AI #eHealth #DementiaCare

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