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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 11m

Sam the rural health advoCATe adds: treating rural areas as “punishment” is not going to help rural recruitment.
Also: putting folks who haven’t used their clinical skills in years on the front line is not good practice.
#PowerOfRuralCats

Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 20m

NEW: RFK transferred 70 public health officers to work for four months at far-flung Indian Health Service sites. Though the help is desperately needed, the deployment threatens to disrupt vital disease tracking and harm reduction work. www.politico.com/news/2025/10... w/ @mayakaufman.bsky.social

‘Straining everything in our system’: Indian Health Service transfers leave leadership vacuum

The four-month deployments are unusually long and target a chronic issue rather than an isolated emergency.

www.politico.com

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 13h

"On the other hand, precisely because one million additional votes would create a changed electorate, the voting patterns of that electorate cannot be easily estimated from the voting patterns of the electorate in which Black lifespans are cut short." www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Three Ways of Looking at Black–White Mortality Differences in the United States

Everyone agrees that US Black deaths happen earlier than white deaths on average, but it is surprisingly challenging to find the best ways to summarize, quantify, and compare this gap. This review arg...

www.annualreviews.org

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Steven Cook @dumpyunc.bsky.social · 13h

Our group at the Allen Institute is recruiting a technician and postdoc to work on light microscopy-based connectomics. Please DM me or share with anyone you think may be interested in this NIH BRAIN CONNECTS funded project.

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Ben Strober @bennystrobes.bsky.social · 19h

Exciting updates!!
(1) I just opened my lab at Boston Children’s Hospital (Harvard-affiliated)
(2) I’m hiring a postdoc focused on integrating GWAS and functional genomic data. Reach out if you’re interested or connect at ASHG next week!
(3) Learn more at stroberlab.com

Strober Lab

The Strober lab is a computational group at Boston Children's Hospital (a Harvard Medical School affiliated hospital) focused on developing statistical and machine learning tools applied to human gene...

stroberlab.com

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Bria Long @brialong.bsky.social · 1d

We’re recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to join our team! 🎉

I’m happy to share that I’ve opened back up the search for this position (it was temporarily closed due to funding uncertainty).

See lab page and doc below for details!

Bria Long @brialong.bsky.social · Nov 18

The Visual Learning Lab at UC San Diego is looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to join our lab!

Read more about our lab at www.vislearnlab.org

Home | The Visual Learning Lab at UCSD

Lab webpage for the Visual Learning Lab at UCSD, lead by Dr. Bria Long, Ph.D. Launching in July 2024!

www.vislearnlab.org

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 19h

Hot off the presses, endorsed (obvs) by Sam the rural health advoCATe. @codymullens.bsky.social @andrewmibrahim.bsky.social

#PowerOfRuralCats

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Rural Hospitals Deserve More Than Patchwork Policies

This Viewpoint discusses reworking the funding and organization of rural hospitals to enhance their sustainability.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23h

Here’s a clip of the Zach Bryan song that has MAGA furious.

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 23h

Sam's guardian just attempted to check some info on CDC WONDER while writing a peer review (yes, SG is *that* reviewer). Got the message below. Sam the rural health advoCATe is hissed.
#PowerOfRuralCats

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 1d

"And the administration in multiple avenues has specifically said this cannot be used to keep rural hospitals open, period.”

Whose interest does that serve, hisses Sam the rural health advoCATe.

#PowerOfRuralCats

dailyyonder.com/rural-health...

Rural Health Transformation Program Won’t Make Up for Federal Budget Cuts, Experts Agree | The Daily Yonder

A new program touted to give $50 billion in federal funding to rural hospitals won’t necessarily keep rural hospitals from closing, according to several

dailyyonder.com

@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 2d

Picture of a tabby cat stretched over warm laundry.

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 2d

It's October already. While there is a LOT going on, Sam the rural health advoCATe would like to remind folks of one very important event: National Rural Health Day, Thursday, November 20, 2025. Forget turkey day, this is the BIG ONE!

#PowerOfRuralCats

powerofrural.org

Power of Rural

Since 2011, NOSORH has celebrated National Rural Health Day on the third Thursday of November, honoring the efforts of rural healthcare providers & communities.

powerofrural.org

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 2d

So I have a lot of thoughts on this:
1) this young man died of #COVID19 - the pulmonary hemorrhage was likely due to significant vascular inflammation, well documented in literature. I'll be honest, I don't think being admitted would have changed his course and eventual death.

It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead.

www.nytimes.com

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new federal tax-and-budget law takes effect.

States are cutting Medicaid provider payments long before Trump cuts hit

North Carolina and Idaho have cut their Medicaid programs to bridge budget gaps, raising fears that providers will stop taking patients and that hospitals will close even before the brunt of a new federal tax-and-budget law takes effect.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 3d

Judge not, lest ye be judged

A personal story about developmental disabilities, in parts
open.substack.com/pub/timothym...

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Dan Killam @dantheclamman.blog · 3d

I will repost this every time I see it til my dying breath

NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 5d

obligatory sturgeon mention content

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 3d

Ditto

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 3d

My family & I are still processing the events of the past 24hrs. There is so much to say; for now I will keep it brief:

Juan was observing the situation at the ICE detention facility alongside other elected officials. He was in a designated protesting area & was standing peacefully when video shows

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Sinisa Malesevic @sinisamalesevic.bsky.social · 3d

A sociology job in Ireland:

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOX816/a...

Assistant Professor in Sociology (Racism(s), Criminology, Cultural Sociology) at University of Limerick

Apply for the Assistant Professor in Sociology (Racism(s), Criminology, Cultural Sociology) role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now...

www.jobs.ac.uk

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 3d

All cuts land harder in rural, growls Sam the rural health advoCATe.
#PowerOfRuralCats

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...?

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care

www.nytimes.com

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 4d

RFK Jr. also falsely claims that with the government shutdown:

“Democrats want to hurt hospitals and clinics in vulnerable communities by repeal of $50B in rural health care funding”.

He omits the fact that the “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts $187B and that rural health clinics are already closing.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov on rural hospital closures: “We’re the wealthiest country in the world. Every community—rural, suburban, urban, Black, white, rich, poor—deserves world-class healthcare. That’s the bare minimum.”

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 4d

Every Green Book site tells a story of surviving Jim Crow. From barbershops to restaurants to hotels to gas stations, these places made travel safer. Add your memories to the Community Map to create collective history:
greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu

#GreenBookProject #CommunityMap #EconSky

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CSN-RÉC @csnrec.bsky.social · 6d

job

TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN HEALTH AND THE LIFE COURSE OR WORK AND THE ECONOMY

Department of Sociology, Western University

csn-rec.ca/job-postings...

@westernu.ca #cdnsoci

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Richard Sever @richardsever.bsky.social · 4d

Lancet editor: "I can’t forgive Bhattacharya and Makary...both know reliable evidence does not exist to restrict paracetamol use during pregnancy...both know evidence linking vaccines to autism simply doesn't exist. What are they doing?"

[politics - that's what]

www.thelancet.com/action/showP...

www.thelancet.com

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@janprobst.bsky.social @janprobst.bsky.social · 5d

Sam the rural health advoCATe is worried about rural hospitals and their survival. And as a public health cat, he is also worried about a "who deserves it" tone in many comments. Public health cares for all, even those who disagree/are disagreeable. Dead folks can't change.
#PowerOfRuralCat

Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 5d

The administration's new immigrant visa rules are set to hit hospitals in 3 states hardest. All 3 voted for Trump. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump's new $100K visa fee could pummel red state hospitals

Rural areas that overwhelmingly voted for the president employ a high concentration of doctors on H-1B visas.

www.politico.com

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