John Mullahy

John Mullahy

@johnmullahy.bsky.social

UW-Madison, Univ. of Galway, NBER C.V.: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/kkaquhtv5b2og4yo6md5p34f7q7gx1ju Banner image: Free Clinic (detail), Jacob Lawrence, 1937

2,871 Followers 675 Following 2,908 Posts Joined Sep 2023
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My annual March 14 suggestion to move π Day to July 22 since 22/7 is closer to π than is 3.14.

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American Pie YouTube video by Don McLean - Topic

Perhaps...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_T...

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A threadette (French) or a threadatini (Italian)?

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“medical superintelligence”

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The Most Interesting Team in College Basketball? It’s the Economists, Stupid Nobel-hoarding University of Chicago chases its first-ever NCAA championship in men’s basketball.

www.wsj.com/sports/baske...

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Terrific 🧵

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"The product works. The market exists. Someone would pay for it. And yet. "

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"The ideas range from mundane to transformative; most of them share one characteristic: they never go anywhere.

Not because they don't work. Not because there are no customers. Because they're misfits in an ecosystem designed for a very specific kind of product."

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Orphaned Innovations, Part 1: The Missing Middle Good products, real customers, no path forward

Orphaned Innovations: Valuable inside-baseball insights from an industry expert.

If you work in healthcare, tech, or a university you will likely find this of interest.

www.davidvansickle.com/p/orphaned-i...

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Microsoft’s New AI Health Tool Can Read Your Medical Records and Give Advice A new feature within the Copilot app will offer personalized healthcare advice and make it easy to upload test results, fitness data and more.

What could possibly go wrong?

(This article reads like a press release written by Microsoft.)

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/micr...

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If only one could . . .

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As I get older I realize increasingly how much I cherish visiting new and interesting destinations and how much I dislike the travel that's required to get to them.

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Just imagine how Calvin might've used AI.

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Exclusive | Ireland’s Gift to Trump: Shamrocks and a $6.1 Billion Investment Pledge The Irish government is set to discuss planned investments in the U.S. as part of the annual St. Patrick’s Day visit.

Smiling like that must be agony for Martin.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Reminder: Submission deadline March 31.

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Then and always: People migrate seeking better life opportunities

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Retired NIH Program Officer Requests Grandson Address Weaknesses From Last Year’s Christmas List Before Considering New Submission BETHESDA, MD—Explaining that he needed to see substantial revision before proceeding, retired NIH program officer Harold Wexler, 74, informed his grandson Sunday that he would need to address weakness...

"Marcus’s mother, Karen Wexler-Thompson, attempted to intervene on her son’s behalf. 'Dad, he’s eleven,' she said. 'It’s a Christmas list. Not an R01.'"
inpreparation.substack.com/p/retired-ni...

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It fits

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March 10, 2020: It seems like yesterday and it seems like 100 years ago.

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cc: childhood vaccine naysayers

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Exclusive | Seniors Paid Billions in Extra Premiums Due to Alleged Medicare Overpayments A congressional committee found that controversial practices like adding diagnoses in Medicare Advantage triggered higher bills for America’s seniors.

...insurer practices contribute to potential overpayments. For instance, insurers sent nurses to patients’ homes, where they documented diagnoses that trigger more payments.

Medicare Advantage companies said their practices improve patient care and save money.

www.wsj.com/health/healt...

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Analysis Group is proud to sponsor the Fifth Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics, which brings senior researchers together with early-career health economists for presentations and professional development sessions. www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...

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Novo Nordisk to Sell Weight-Loss Drugs Through Hims & Hers The agreement brings an end to the legal dispute between the two companies. Hims & Hers shares jumped in morning trading.

As part of the agreement, Hims & Hers will offer access to Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy obesity drug in injection and pill forms, the Danish drugmaker said Monday. Hims & Hers will also offer access to Wegovy’s sister medicine, Ozempic, for diabetes.

www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

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While working full-time & raising a child, Grace Wahba earned advanced degrees, completing her PhD at Stanford and becoming the first female faculty member in statistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. #womenshistorymonth #statwomen magazine.amstat.org/blog/2026/03... #statssky

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First edition published 250 years ago today

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Karoline Leavitt

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Kate Claghorn Aryness Joy Wickens 1938 Helen Walker 1940 Dorothy Swaine Thomas 1942

Happy #InternationalWomensDay remembering the first 4 women elected ASA Fellows: Kate Claghorn 1918; Aryness Joy Wickens 1938; Helen Walker 1940; Dorothy Swaine Thomas 1942

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