Obesity and nutrition researcher at Harvard Med and HPHC, general internist. Tweets are my views on nutrition & obesity prevention policies/programs.
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**Some Personal News**
THE TEN YEAR WAR, my new book, is available for pre-order.
It’s an effort to tell the story of Obamacare and, more broadly, the story of American politics over the last decade. (1)
read.macmillan.com/lp/ten-ye…
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For any parent who has recently been through #collegeadmissions, you know there is room for improvement. Rather than complain, I took the plunge this summer and built something new called Lens. It's specifically for HS juniors at the very beginning of their process - built on gold standard cognitive research. We're in pilot right now so free to use - just join the waitlist at startwithlens.com
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MedWeight, a PCORnet® Study, is the most comprehensive study on how common medications impact weight gain.
Learn how you can use PCORnet to power your research by exploring this & other case studies in the PCORnet® Playbook 🔗
pcornet.org/case-studies-pla…
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What Worries Me Most Right Now About the Hantavirus Outbreak | NEJM Voices voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10.… Excellent posting (as usual) from @PaulSaxMD
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In case for some reason you remained hopeful about the last few open PAs... @AHRQGov has now cancelled all 11 of the remaining funding opportunities. No new ones have been posted. There is now no means by which anyone can apply to #AHRQ for extramural funding that I am aware of.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has just officially canceled nearly all of its grant mechanisms, and awarded only ONE new grant last year. Congress, you appropriated $202M in FY26 for #AHRQ research grants - tell HHS to act as you directed! grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/…
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NIH has issued ~65% fewer (796 vs. 2300) new grants so far this year compared to the same point in prior years.
Combined with the delayed release of already-appropriated funding and we are witnessing unbelievable real-time damage to the U.S. scientific enterprise.
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I am hiring a senior post-doc/research fellow @HMSHCP to work on projects related to Medicare policy - risk adjustment, competition, quality of care... lots of fun work with a fun team.
Please apply!: academicpositions.harvard.ed…
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To ensure success, new @US_FDA front-of-package labels must factor in #nutrition literacy. Study in AJPM shows which label design is most effective in guiding all consumers toward healthier choices. spkl.io/6010AqRv6
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NEW at @BulwarkOnline
The vaccine story RFK Jr. doesn’t want you to hear thebulwark.com/p/this-is-the…
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The US childhood vaccine schedule took decades to build. It was shaped by disease outbreaks, scientific breakthroughs, and the hard lessons of children who suffered preventable illness. It was dismantled with a single memo — by someone with no credentials.
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Don’t also underestimate how much this process impacts high school curriculum. high school teachers and admins would design very different classes if APs weren’t so important in the admissions process you describe
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Today is a dark day for American science and biomedicine. My comments in @nytimes nytimes.com/2025/12/05/healt…
Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels for Simulated Food and Beverage Purchases jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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I wonder how many mothers are going to bed tonight with a cloud of guilt over their heads, wondering if they gave their children autism because they took Tylenol when pregnant.
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This from @bethanyshondark is exactly right
"Acetaminophen is the only widely recommended pain reliever considered safe in pregnancy.
Scaring women away from it on shaky evidence isn’t responsible, it’s cruel"
I'm extremely not a fan of throwing around accusations against moms in this autism conversation. Me for the @nypost
nypost.com/2025/09/10/opinio…
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OB-GYN group leader calls Trump administration warnings on Tylenol ‘irresponsible apnews.com/live/donald-trump…
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Florida Man-in-Chief Dr. Lapado admits he didn't study the impact of ending routine vaccination requirements.
Ya know who did? Real scientists.
Including Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, who Sec. Kennedy recently FIRED from the CDC's vaccine advisory committee.
Answer: This is dangerous.
"Absolutely not." @FLSurgeonGen admits he didn't study impact before calling to lift vaccine mandate
The Administration is definitely trying to gaslight the public, on most display yesterday by RFK, Jr. statnews.com/2025/09/05/more…
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