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Luis Monroy Gómez Franco @mgf91.bsky.social · 18d

I have a ton of work to do but I cannot concentrate at all.

Not everyday you wake up to learn that you cannot leave the country where you live without the risk of not being able to come back to it.

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Sasha Gusev @sashagusevposts.bsky.social · 18d

Massive sibling regression study finds that human traits are largely environmentally driven (average heritability = 0.3)

Within-family heritability estimates for behavioural and disease phenotypes from 500,000 sibling pairs of diverse ancestries

Quantification of the direct effect of genetic variation on human behavioural traits is important for understanding between-individual variation in socio-economic and health outcomes but estimates of ...

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Sep 3

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

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Science @ ECON MUNI @econmuni.bsky.social · Jul 7

Přečtěte si rozhovor s ředitelem institutu HEPII @jakubhlavka.bsky.social, který nedávno vyšel v magazínu Elita. 📖 Dozvíte se například, jaké jsou nejpalčivější problémy českého zdravotnictví nebo jaký vliv bude mít v budoucnu stárnutí populace.

Celý rozhovor ⏩ www.elita.blog/archiv/magaz...

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Science @ ECON MUNI @econmuni.bsky.social · Jun 12

V roce 2023 byla Česká republika 21. zemí na světě s nejvyšším podílem lidí nad 64 let a 29. zemí s nejnižším podílem dětí do 15 let. Přečtěte si nový rozhovor s
@jakubhlavka.bsky.social o projektu AGEING-CZ, který reaguje na výzvy spojené se stárnutím populace. 👵
www.em.muni.cz/veda-a-vyzku...

„To, že stárneme, je dobrá zpráva,“ říká Jakub Hlávka

Projekt Stárnutí populace a související výzvy pro zdravotní a sociální systémy (AGEING-CZ), jehož hlavním řešitelem je Jakub Hlávka z ekonomicko-správní fakulty, míní rozkrýt ekonomická, fiskální i so...

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · Jun 9

I urge others to similarly support our patriots at NIH who use their training and talents to improve human health and position the US as the world’s leader in biomedical discovery, innovation and technology development 🙏

Stanford AAUP @stanfordaaup.bsky.social · Jun 9

Stanford's professor and Bethesda Declaration signatory @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social notes that the declaration “represents the voices of the highly trained Americans at NIH who want to serve their country and steward the biomedical enterprise.” 🧪

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NIH staff and biomedical community sound alarm about agency politicization, funding slowdown

In test of NIH director’s support of dissent, NIH staff sign Bethesda Declaration urging reversal of grant cuts and freezes

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Jun 6

Do I know anyone who may be interested in data #privacy in #healthcare who would be willing to edit and update a book chapter on the topic with me?

▶️ Knowledge of data privacy and encryption, synthetic data etc.
▶️ Interest and knowledge of healthcare.

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Jun 6

Do I know anyone who may be interested in data #privacy in #healthcare who would be willing to edit and update a book chapter on the topic with me?

▶️ Knowledge of data privacy and encryption, synthetic data etc.
▶️ Interest and knowledge of healthcare.

More by email/DM.

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · May 29

Public Health Conference & Policy Forum in Prague, June 2-3, 2025

Join leading researchers, representatives of public institutions and health professionals in a two-day forum on how public health systems can better respond to future crises and demographic challenges.

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Public Health Conference & Policy Forum

Charles University cordially invites you to a two-day forum focusing on how public health systems can better respond to future crises and demographic challenges. The conference will be opened by the R...

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · May 17

A HEPII group photo with Roland Sturm from RAND who visited us over the past several weeks.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 26

A headline from Hell.

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Mar 22

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Apr 23

One of the most shocking things I have read for a while:
t.co/lg46ijHLDF

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Apr 22

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Apr 22

Thinking about shaping the future of healthcare?

Apply now to our Master in Applied Health Economics (AHE) at Masaryk University.

Study in English. Learn from international experts. Build real-world skills in policy, data, and innovation.

Deadline soon—don’t miss out:
hepii.econ.muni.cz/AHE

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · Apr 16

Do we really age in bursts like that recent study suggests? @drjenndowd.bsky.social yet again provides a terrific overview and explainer of that study.
🛟🧪 medsky 😷demography sociology

Are we really aging in bursts?

If you are nearing 44 or 60, don't panic.

jenndowd.substack.com

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Apr 14

Bude to zajímavé, přijďte!

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Science @ ECON MUNI @econmuni.bsky.social · Apr 14

Jak lze využít mikrosimulace při výzkumu aktuálních společenských témat? 💭 O tom bude v úterý 29. dubna přednášet profesor Roland Sturm z RAND School of Public Policy v Los Angeles.

Abstrakt přednášky ⏩ hepii.econ.muni.cz/udalosti/rol...

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Apr 8

Great to be back in LA for two weeks at @schaeffer.usc.edu @priceschool.usc.edu and USC Keck.

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Apr 7

Ouch

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Apr 7

You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.

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Science @ ECON MUNI @econmuni.bsky.social · Apr 7

V roce 2023 vznikl na ECON MUNI Institut pro zdravotní ekonomii, politiku a inovace #HEPII, jehož ředitelem je @jakubhlavka.bsky.social. Tým se zabývá například efektivitou zdravotnictví nebo řešením výzev, které přináší stárnutí populace.

Více o HEPII ⏩ hepii.econ.muni.cz (3/5)

Institut pro zdravotní ekonomii, politiku a inovace (HEPII) | Institut pro zdravotní ekonomii, politiku a inovace | MUNI ECON

Institut pro zdravotní ekonomii, politiku a inovace (HEPII) byl založen v roce 2023 s cílem stát se předním centrem v oblasti ekonomie zdravotnictví, zdravotní politiky a inovací ve střední Evropě. In...

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Apr 2

Moje jméno odstraněno. Nebyl to hloupý apríl.

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Apr 2

Řeším s LF, proč jsem tam uveden. Je to fakt hodně nepříjemné, o tomto se mnou nikdy nikdo nekomunikoval.

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Apr 2

Dobrý den, o tomto vůbec nevím, zjistím, proč používají moje jméno. Díky za upozornění.

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Nov 15

Many wealthy nations will struggle to keep up with the changing needs of ageing populations.

Our healthcare and social care systems need to adapt to effectively care for a very different population than in the past.

www.imf.org/en/Publicati...

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Jakub Hlávka @jakubhlavka.bsky.social · Mar 22

Shape the future of healthcare!

Join the Applied Health Economics (AHE) Master’s at Masaryk University.

▶️ Study in English
▶️ Learn from experts
▶️ Complete an internship
▶️ Get a scholarship!

Applications open till 30/4!

Learn more: hepii.econ.muni.cz/AHE

#HealthEconomics #Masters #StudyInEurope

Applied Health Economics | Institut pro zdravotní ekonomii, politiku a inovace | MUNI ECON

APPLICATION ABOUT STUDY ...

hepii.econ.muni.cz

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