Lauren Wisk, PhD

JAMA Pediatrics presents an editorial, "Important Role of Social Policies to Prevent Child Maltreatment," by Lauren E. Wisk, PhD@1,2; Kathryn M. Leifheit, PhD, MSPH@2. Published online: January 26, 2026. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.5964

Editorial: Social policies such as universal pre-kindergarten (#UPK), income supports, food and housing programs are associated with reduced child neglect, especially in disadvantaged populations. ja.ma/4pY6s9C

Of course. And that’s why Dems need to lean in and work towards dismantling ICE.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.

Don’t let up.

Hey @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social you will never get another chance to have a backbone after this pathetic capitulation, and I hope to all that is good that you’re primaried (brutally) for this cowardice. Shame.

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

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Among #COVID19 positive individuals, #LongCOVID prevalence varies significantly due to differing definitions, highlighting the need for a standardized, validated definition. ja.ma/4lpupob

Why are American kids getting sicker? What MAHA gets wrong about kids’ health.

We're taking major steps back in #publichealth and instead of addressing the important issues we're creating more distractions. #SDOH

Why are American kids getting sicker? www.vox.com/life/421703/... by @annanorth.bsky.social via @vox.com CC: @laurenwisk.bsky.social @htagerf.bsky.social

Put another way, Medicaid contributes roughly as much to Detroit's economy than car manufacturing, more to Houston than the chemical industry, almost twice as much to Los Angeles as motion picture production--these are big numbers!

It's a worker's party now.

The White House is touting tax benefits for tipped workers in the reconciliation bill, but 2 million tipped workers could be among those at risk of losing health coverage because of the #Medicaid and #ACA marketplace cuts in the bill. (1/3) www.nbcwashington.com/news/busines...

According to CBO, only 20% of the 7.8 million people expected to lose coverage because of Medicaid policies will have access to other coverage like subsidized marketplace plans or employer-based insurance.

Still Not Feeling the Same After COVID-19? You’re Not Alone The physical and mental effects of COVID-19 can linger for months and even years.

My wife @laurenwisk.bsky.social is in Time magazine!

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Association of SARS-CoV-2 With Health-related Quality of Life 1 Year After Illness Using Latent Transition Analysis Among adults with symptomatic illness, both COVID+ and COVID− participants reported improvements in HRQoL but recovery trajectories differ for physical ver

New work with the INSPIRE team looking at long term (one year post infection) health-related quality of life in our #COVID registry.

Big diffs in mental vs physical recovery after COVID, with about 20% seeing persistent poor #well-being at 1 yr

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Trump administration’s MAHA report on children’s health filled with flawed references, including some studies that don’t exist | CNN The first report from the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, released last week, appears to be rife with errors, including some studies that don’t exist.

I have often warned colleagues/students about the fact that LLM like ChatGPT just make up non-existent references (or inappropriately reference real work) so it’s nice to have a concrete example of how embarrassing it can be if you don’t take the time to check!

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Yikes

Deep Medicaid Spending Cuts Put Health Care Coverage at Risk for One of Five Enrolled Children

From @commonwealthfund.org big #Medicaid cost-shifts to states will harm children. Eliminating coverage for parents will result in their children losing coverage too. States will also have to cut coverage for kids federal law doesn't require them to cover: www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2025/de...

George Armstrong Lecture @pas2025.bsky.social today was incredibly inspirational! These pioneers are the spark and hearing from them was exactly what I needed today! #PAS2025

Government word search is killing my cutting-edge research The Trump administration seems to believe that some words and ideas fail an ill-posed and completely nonscientific test of orthodoxy.

"Now, that path to a scientific career is in tatters. If the NIH continues to stall, reject, and terminate grants, we are in danger of losing an entire generation of scientists and the life-changing discoveries they would have made."

This is really disheartening

What the what?!?!

The IMF released its latest forecasts today, and they seem to suggest that the folks most hurt by Trump's trade war are... Americans.

4/5 HHS employees currently on administrative leave report they were given no opportunity to hand off their responsibilities, suggesting important work will simply be discontinued.

Here's a quote from @sandhyawrites.bsky.social. ⤵️

Postdoctoral Scholar in General Internal Medicine - Wisk Lab 2024-2025 University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

Despite all the turmoil, we’re hiring a #postdoc! Looking for someone with exceptional analytical skills to work with us to study mental health care utilization for adolescents and young adults, at the intersection of policy, process, and outcomes! Please share widely! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10254

How Much Pain Will New Tariffs Bring—and For How Long? University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers, PhD '01, argues that this set of tariffs, unlike those from President Trump's first term, will have dramatic effects on the US economy. And, Wolfers…

I did an interview with my alma mater, and the result is a useful long-form interview that might provide a useful primer on the current tariff mess, for those who want to dig in a bit further:

National Security Advisor Michael Waltz responds to a question from the news media during a meeting with US President Trump and ambassador nominees in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 25 March 2025. Photo by Shawn Thew for Shutterstock.

Exclusive: Members of President Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Post and interviews with U.S. officials. wapo.st/4caT5O4

It's the biggest tax hike in decades and the most regressive in living memory.

My thoughts are with all the HHS employees today.

Please know that the cuts being made are not a reflection of the value of the work you all have been doing. We know how critical you all are to public health.

#ThisIsPublicHealth

So deeply F’d

"Turned away when badges didn't work." Just gratuitous cruelty to committed civil servants who've already taken so much abuse. The costs of these reckless cuts to all of our health will be vast. But the inhumane treatment of hard-working employees is itself a moral stain.

Opinion | When the government becomes a health misinformation superspreader Until I left last week, I led the CDC’s public health messaging. Now we need something to replace it.

“Friday was my last day leading communications at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I left my job because I believe public health policy must always be guided by facts and not fantasy.”

Kevin Griffis writing in WaPo about what it was like to work under RFK Jr

Love that our federal government is just engaging in extortion now