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Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · 23d

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Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · 27d

“Everyone thinks their genes are the cause for them getting an age-related disease, it’s actually your immune system.” - @erictopol.bsky.social the author of Super Agers on #HealthandVeritas podcast
pod.link/1588414491/e... @thehowie.bsky.social @hmkyale.bsky.social

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Richard Davies @daviesnow.bsky.social · Aug 15

Happy to share our latest podcast with the great Bill Doherty, co-founder Braver Angels. We feature a "Derate The Hate" interview with kind permission from Wilk Wilkinson. He spoke with Bill about citizenship + a lot more.
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Paul Lombardo: Reckoning with the Dark History of Eugenics

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Aug 20

Whenever I call the elevator I send a silent prayer that there will be a dog in the elevator when I walk in. #apartmentliving #NYC #Elevator

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Aug 20

For anyone who wants to do a deeper dive
som.yale.edu/podcasts/hea...

Howie and Harlan are joined by legal historian Paul Lombardo to discuss his work exploring the role of the legal and medical establishments in eugenics and sterilization in the United States. Harlan r...

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Aug 20

‪@missedinhistory.bsky.social‬ Your recent episode about Carrie Buck was fascinating. I'm so glad that you mentioned that her daughter made the honor roll & talked about Paul Lombardo ‪@thehowie.bsky.social‬ & @hmkyale.bsky.social interviewed Lombardo recently for the podcast, #HealthandVeritas 🧵

Paul Lombardo: Reckoning with the Dark History of Eugenics

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Aug 20

In case anyone wants to do a deeper dive som.yale.edu/podcasts/hea....

Thank you for mentioning the ask a historian subreddit I will check that out.

Howie and Harlan are joined by legal historian Paul Lombardo to discuss his work exploring the role of the legal and medical establishments in eugenics and sterilization in the United States. Harlan r...

Deborah Rhodes: A Breast-Cancer Screening Breakthrough

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Aug 11

As a woman with #densebreasts, I found this episode of #HealthandVeritas really interesting. Mammograms have trouble detecting cancer in dense breasts, Deborah Rhodes found a solution. som.yale.edu/podcasts/hea... @thehowie.bsky.social @hmkyale.bsky.social

Howie and Harlan are joined by Deborah Rhodes, a Yale internist and the chief quality officer for Yale Medicine and Yale New Haven Health System. They discuss how she helped develop a better approach ...

Nicholas Christakis: The Better Angels of Our Nature

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Jul 31

The #ParkAvenueShooter claimed a concussion caused his mental illness. We discussed #concussions on the podcast Health & Veritas with guest @nachristakis.bsky.social‬ and hosts @thehowie.bsky.social‬ and ‪@hmkyale.bsky.social‬. som.yale.edu/podcasts/hea...

Howie and Harlan are joined by physician, sociologist, and thinker Nicholas Christakis to talk about how humans have evolved to form powerful connections. Howie provides updates on concussions among h...

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Jul 31

I feel like the @nytimes.com #Crossword Puzzle app should grade you on a curve based on the day you play. My average time is a shameful 40 minutes, I blame it on the fact that I aim to play the harder puzzles, rather than sticking to the safe days.

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Mar 27

We have a workforce retention problem when it comes to primary care doctors, we talk about why with Dr. Ryan Schwarz. pod.link/1588414491 @hmkyale.bsky.social @thehowie.bsky.social

Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise. Produced with the Yale School of Management and...

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Mar 13

Do you think we age steadily or in spurts? One study claims we age in two distinct stages one at age 44 and one at 60. @thehowie.bsky.social and @hmkyale.bsky.social discuss this on the new episode of #HealthAndVeritas, also a deep dive into measles, and a norovirus 🤢 vaccine pod.link/1588414491

Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise. Produced with the Yale School of Management and...

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Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Feb 20

"The rhetoric that I hear these days is pretty much the same I read about 50 years ago…when we get anxious as a country we tend to take it out on the same kinds of people." - Professor Paul Lombardo on #HealthAndVeritas pod.link/1588414491 @thehowie.bsky.social @hmkyale.bsky.social

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Feb 17

When are they available?

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Feb 14

I really wish USPS would switch to bluesky.

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Feb 13

Mammograms have trouble detecting cancer in dense breasts, but molecular breast imaging detects 3 X more cancers than mammography in #densebreasts. @hmkyale.bsky.social & @thehowie.bsky.social talked to Dr. Deborah Rhodes about this on the latest ep of #HealthandVeritas pod.link/1588414491

Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise. Produced with the Yale School of Management and...

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Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Feb 6

2.5 million people in the US have a severe gambling problem. An estimated 1.4 billion dollars will be legally wagered on the Super Bowl this year. A great discussion on the podcast #HealthAndVeritas about #gambling and the #Superbowl
pod.link/1588414491 @hmkyale.bsky.social @thehowie.bsky.social

Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz, two Yale physician-professors, discuss the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise. Produced with the Yale School of Management and...

A community for parents, caregivers and teachers as they strive to support healthy growth in young children. Hosted by retired preschool teacher Patty O’Connor.

Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Feb 5

Teaching kids self care means fewer meltdowns. Our host Patty O'Connor talks to Nora Painten, Director of the Nursery School at @bardcollege.bsky.social.
pod.link/1781972045

Little Feet Community

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Liz Sower @ghostsintheburbs.bsky.social · Feb 2

Bloom where you’re planted. Bloom where you’re planted. Bloom where you’re planted. Bloom where you’re planted.
Contribute, help, assist, support, resist, love, correct, build, bloom exactly where you are. Play to your strengths, always. Overwhelm calms when you join your neighbor. We’ve got this.

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Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Dec 28

Over Christmas I was making social media posts for a forthcoming episode about mental health for this podcast pod.link/1781972045. I kept track of the posts on the back of a envelope. Then I realized how my parents might feel if they found this list

1. If there's mental illness in the family
2. Know who you are dealing with
3. We don't want the child to be afraid
4. Intense emotions
5. Thanksgiving example
6. Giving & Getting feedback
7. Vincent Van Gogh

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Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Dec 19

I was also chuffed that Howie included a birthday shoutout to my dad who turned 80 yesterday.

Do job references matter? : The Indicator from Planet Money

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Sally Herships @sherships.bsky.social · Dec 18

Do you act as a reference when someone is applying for a job? Have you noticed that lately you are being asked to provide that in WRITING (and only in writing) and are maybe feeling complain-y about all the extra work? Here is why you're being asked to ✏️! My new story!

www.npr.org/2024/12/17/1...

In the not-so-distant past, serving as someone's job reference meant answering a few questions over the phone. Nowadays, that process is often more involved, with prospective employers asking referenc...

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Miranda Shafer @mirandashafer.bsky.social · Dec 18

Forgiven.