Whitney Zahnd

A brown tabby with white paws sits on an armchair.

Caturday peeking

Inspirational women—both real and fictional—in Lego, Fisher Price, and Funko form. I have already started.

a baseball player with the number 46 on his back throws the ball ALT: a baseball player with the number 46 on his back throws the ball

Oof, what a niche, but apt, analogy!

We at the University of Iowa College of Public Health are hiring for a tenure-track, open rank faculty position with a focus on cancer prevention and control. jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...

We at the University of Iowa College of Public Health are hiring for a tenure-track, open rank faculty position with a focus on cancer prevention and control. jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...

HRSA does such important work, and their staff are among the most dedicated people I've had the privilege to interact with during my career. Their work is so important for rural health and our healthcare workforce.

I love that you make a trailer for your class!

Trump Administration Scraps Effort to Pause Health-Research Funding The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.

UPDATE: The pause was scrapped Tuesday evening after intervention by top White House officials. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Administration Puts New Chokehold on Billions in Health-Research Funding The National Institutes of Health can’t award grants to outside researchers under a new White House restriction.

NEW
The White House is blocking the NIH from awarding new research grants for the rest of the fiscal year

Chokes off billions in research funding

Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol... with @nidhisubs.bsky.social

A softcover book on religion and public health.

Recently discovered fun fact for academics—if your library has subscriptions to publishers (e.g., Springer), you may be able to order softcover versions of books for much cheaper. I just got this for ~$40 vs. $200 for hardcover. PDF/e-book is free, but I prefer tangible books.

The word, "draconian", but ideally, we'd be in a political environment where it is less needed to describe what's happening.

Patient Perspectives on Prior Authorization for Cancer Care This qualitative study characterizes the perspectives of patients with cancer regarding their experience with prior authorization for cancer care.

Sign of a broken health care system when patients with cancer feel like this:

“I always told myself the stress of dealing with insurance was worse than the cancer.”

Insights from patients w/ cancer dealing with prior authorizations in @jamanetworkopen.com study

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Different setup, of course, but same argument they make against the postal services.

I don’t have photoshop skills, but I want a jpg of that Jordan meme with Buttons’ or Biscuits’ face on Jordan’s body.

A brown tabby cat sitting on a blanket on the back of an armchair.

She’s now moved to the Caturday activity of judging me while I read.

Naps!😴 bsky.app/profile/whit...

A brown tabby cat curled up sleeping on a couch

Caturday naps

In other words, they do a lot more to address chronic disease--a supposed area of emphasis for the administration--than replacing high-fructose corn syrup with cane sugar or removing food dyes.

The USPSTF was established during the Reagan administration. Even beyond the ACA requirement regarding coverage, the task force--mostly primary care providers-- has long reviewed the evidence and made corresponding recommendations that have guided clinical practice.

At least my parents' representative is saying what I wish my representative would say.

Cute as a button!

Thank you! The adding -ai did the trick! Just remember to leave a space between the search terms and the -ai otherwise it gives you results about AI and your search terms.

The 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' Now Law, Does Not Protect Rural Hospitals www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Yes! I’ve been a co-I on two applications to AHRQ submitted in late 2024 that didn’t even get sent for review.

10th percentile is what it was for those with non-ESI status last year. Comparing last year to this year, there is essentially no ESI benefit in funding potential with NCI.

Oof, 10th percentile for those of us with ESI status. Last year, it was 17th percentile.

Ugh. I wonder how AI in Canvas would interpret this slide that I made with AI to prove a point in a class session about AI. While the quote is correctly attributed, Wendall Berry is, obviously, not a blueberry.

A screenshot of an instagram post of the Iowa women’s basketball receiving Caitlin Clark basketball shoes

Next up—hooking up the Iowa faculty with Caitlin Clark PEs? A girl can dream, right? 😂

Hearing concerns, Iowa regents further delay vote on DEI/CRT policy Having heard from dozens of faculty, staff, students and members of the public -- not only in Iowa but across the country -- Iowa's Board of Regents is further postponing its vote on a proposed policy...

Having heard from dozens of faculty, staff & students — not only in Iowa but nationwide — IA regents are further postponing a vote on their proposed policy to ban DEI & “critical race theory” requirements for majors, minors, and certificates. www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...

Love this...and love that she bought an Aliyah Boston jersey!