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Jeffrey B. Benyacar πŸŽ—οΈ

@drjeffreyb.bsky.social

Health policy thinker | Healthcare economics & innovation nerd | Public policy wonk | Biostats appreciator | Long-suffering Mets & Jets fan β€œThe idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world." Paul Farmer

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Wish more folks were as delightful as you!

04.08.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

True; also no one seems to sweat.

03.08.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aren't plastic surgeons and other specialists on call compelled to do these procedures? I think they're independent contractors in Canada but still can have privileges revoked for this behavior. No?

03.08.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"death recorded"

03.08.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please follow my rock star friend Lorenzo @kilojoulephdmph.bsky.social if you're into public health, Victorian (or any kind of) literature, antimicrobial resistance, or wild free drive experiences/videos. (I convinced him to join so will be in hot water if you don't follow.) πŸ›Ÿ

03.08.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just had an earthquake....in NJ!!

03.08.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did.

03.08.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’”πŸ™

02.08.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump fires a senior official over jobs numbers | CNN Business President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for β€œpolitical purposes.”
01.08.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting will shutter after Trump funding cuts | CNN Business The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced on Friday that it will wind down its operations after nearly 60 years.

Sad

01.08.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Backlog of vapid conversations ". 🎯

31.07.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice shirt πŸ‘• by the way.

30.07.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Should have an oval for 'doing great under extreme stress: SNAFU'

30.07.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Top FDA vaccine regulator under Trump ousted amid conservative criticism Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of covid vaccine policy, was ousted as the FDA’s top regulator of vaccines and gene therapies, according to two people familiar with the situation.

Prasad is out.
"Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of covid vaccine policy, was ousted as the FDA’s top regulator of vaccines and gene therapies, according to two people familiar with the situation." πŸ›Ÿ

30.07.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interesting and thanks. Reading "no more tears" and I remember the baby powder being advertised heavily well into the aughts.

29.07.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmmmmmmm. Thanks.

29.07.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Curious q for pediatricians: at what point, if at any time, did you advise your patients not to use talcum powder? πŸ›Ÿ

29.07.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How nice of them not charging a surcharge --for my convenience--if I use cash! πŸ’΅ πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

29.07.2025 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gross

28.07.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup

Such utterly despicable & truly cowardly behavior from the MAGA/MAHA men who are out there joyfully destroying US health care, health research, public health, & scienceβ€”the likes of Vought, Bhattacharya, RFK Jr, Oz, Makary, Prasad 😒

28.07.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man and woman are looking at each other and the man is saying `` no mercy '' . ALT: a man and woman are looking at each other and the man is saying `` no mercy '' .

Nothing says β€œfamily values” like gutting the NIH funding that helped save your own kid’s life. Russell Vought’s Project 2025: because gratitude is for the weak.

28.07.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh🐈

28.07.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Important messaging on a NJ bus. Naloxone saves lives. πŸ›Ÿ

27.07.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ’™

27.07.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Medicare pays doctors less every year drowning them in red tape. Primary care docs are quitting, rural hospitals are collapsing, and seniors can’t find care. This isn’t cost control but death by a thousand cuts. πŸ›Ÿ

26.07.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rural healthcare may β€˜collapse’ from effects of One Big Beautiful Bill, expert says Rural healthcare is already challenged. Now it’s seeing new federal funding cuts.

Rural hospitals are collapsing--but don’t worry, AI will see you now! Assuming you have Wi-Fi, electricity, and no bleeding. πŸ›Ÿ
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"Sparkman said adopting artificial intelligence could help rural hospitals respond to these challenges, as could using telemedicine and enhancing education and training."

26.07.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vampires die in sunlight.
Superman crumbles with kryptonite.

But show a dev CUDA docs and watch them segfault in real life.

26.07.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same.

The opposite sensation of a family of four dining out all on their phones.

26.07.2025 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Could be your new pfp?

26.07.2025 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously?

26.07.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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