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I've heard that if you give people money, their lives improve.
What a cool study and a powerful demonstration that Tuberculosis is largely a disease of poverty. In Brazil a large scale intervention which provided cash monthly to families living in poverty led to profound reductions in TB cases. Up to 50% among the poorest groups.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Effects of conditional cash transfers on tuberculosis incidence and mortality according to race, ethnicity and socioeconomic factors in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort - Nature Medicine
Participation in Brazil’s Bolsa Familia Program, one of the largest conditional cash transfer programs in the world, was associated with large reductions in tuberculosis incidence and mortality among ...
www.nature.com
January 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I've heard that if you give people money, their lives improve.
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I continue to be deeply moved by this statement to the heavens by President Carter.
December 30, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I continue to be deeply moved by this statement to the heavens by President Carter.
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Our seventh most-read story of this year: When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
Read more (published October) ⬇️
Read more (published October) ⬇️
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
propub.li
December 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Our seventh most-read story of this year: When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
Read more (published October) ⬇️
Read more (published October) ⬇️
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Human beings lack the ability to accurately quantify extremely large figures, often failing to fully appreciate the difference between millions and billions.
Here’s a useful illustration:
1 million seconds = 12 days
1 billion seconds = 31 YEARS
Anyways, billionaires shouldn’t be allowed to exist.
Here’s a useful illustration:
1 million seconds = 12 days
1 billion seconds = 31 YEARS
Anyways, billionaires shouldn’t be allowed to exist.
December 4, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Human beings lack the ability to accurately quantify extremely large figures, often failing to fully appreciate the difference between millions and billions.
Here’s a useful illustration:
1 million seconds = 12 days
1 billion seconds = 31 YEARS
Anyways, billionaires shouldn’t be allowed to exist.
Here’s a useful illustration:
1 million seconds = 12 days
1 billion seconds = 31 YEARS
Anyways, billionaires shouldn’t be allowed to exist.
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H5N1 bird flu in wild mammals, according to the CDC.
December 28, 2024 at 6:05 PM
H5N1 bird flu in wild mammals, according to the CDC.
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Here are 5 top things I'll be watching closely in global public health in 2025:
1. H5N1 outbreak trajectory
2. Impact of RFK Jr. on infectious dz control and vaccines in the US.
3. The mpox outbreak in Africa
4. Expanded access to Lenacapavir for HIV PrEP.
5. The US withdrawal from the WHO.
1. H5N1 outbreak trajectory
2. Impact of RFK Jr. on infectious dz control and vaccines in the US.
3. The mpox outbreak in Africa
4. Expanded access to Lenacapavir for HIV PrEP.
5. The US withdrawal from the WHO.
December 26, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Here are 5 top things I'll be watching closely in global public health in 2025:
1. H5N1 outbreak trajectory
2. Impact of RFK Jr. on infectious dz control and vaccines in the US.
3. The mpox outbreak in Africa
4. Expanded access to Lenacapavir for HIV PrEP.
5. The US withdrawal from the WHO.
1. H5N1 outbreak trajectory
2. Impact of RFK Jr. on infectious dz control and vaccines in the US.
3. The mpox outbreak in Africa
4. Expanded access to Lenacapavir for HIV PrEP.
5. The US withdrawal from the WHO.
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All my love to my darling followers and anyone who might be having a hard time today ♥️
It’s ok to not be ok. Any time of the year.
If you’re having a tough time feel free to vent or chat in the comments. You might be alone physically but you’re not in terms of your situation, remember that.
It’s ok to not be ok. Any time of the year.
If you’re having a tough time feel free to vent or chat in the comments. You might be alone physically but you’re not in terms of your situation, remember that.
December 25, 2024 at 1:20 PM
All my love to my darling followers and anyone who might be having a hard time today ♥️
It’s ok to not be ok. Any time of the year.
If you’re having a tough time feel free to vent or chat in the comments. You might be alone physically but you’re not in terms of your situation, remember that.
It’s ok to not be ok. Any time of the year.
If you’re having a tough time feel free to vent or chat in the comments. You might be alone physically but you’re not in terms of your situation, remember that.
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You’re the US Marines band at the White House and Mavis Staples 👑 walks into the room so you start playing "I’ll Take You There" and this happens👇
December 24, 2024 at 1:37 AM
You’re the US Marines band at the White House and Mavis Staples 👑 walks into the room so you start playing "I’ll Take You There" and this happens👇
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
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Vaccines work! Look at this data visualization (by Jia You at Science) that shows almost-immediate eradication of common childhood illnesses.
December 17, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Vaccines work! Look at this data visualization (by Jia You at Science) that shows almost-immediate eradication of common childhood illnesses.
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¡Vamos Orlando!
November 24, 2024 at 3:18 AM
¡Vamos Orlando!