Janice McCallum
@janicemc.bsky.social
My primary aim throughout my career involves guiding clients, friends, everyone I know toward improved evidence-based decisionmaking. Strategist, consultant, board member, patient advocate. UChicago, Simmons Univ alum. #AI #healthcare #MediaLiteracy
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Something new: A short video responding to the Trump administration saying that economists whose studies aren’t what they want to hear should be “disciplined” www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzZd...
Now Trumpists are menacing economists
YouTube video by Paul Krugman
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February 18, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Something new: A short video responding to the Trump administration saying that economists whose studies aren’t what they want to hear should be “disciplined” www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzZd...
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President Trump required hospitals to post their prices online to help patients shop. But it’s mostly hospitals and insurers using the data, as fodder for contract negotiations.
“There’s no evidence that patients use this information,” said one health economist.
@dariustahir.bsky.social reports ⤵️
“There’s no evidence that patients use this information,” said one health economist.
@dariustahir.bsky.social reports ⤵️
Trump Required Hospitals To Post Their Prices for Patients. Mostly It’s the Industry Using the Data. - KFF Health News
Politicians have pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, it’s mostly health systems and insurers that are using the information, as fodder for nego...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
President Trump required hospitals to post their prices online to help patients shop. But it’s mostly hospitals and insurers using the data, as fodder for contract negotiations.
“There’s no evidence that patients use this information,” said one health economist.
@dariustahir.bsky.social reports ⤵️
“There’s no evidence that patients use this information,” said one health economist.
@dariustahir.bsky.social reports ⤵️
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There’s nothing grassroots about the American Right.
It’s a top-down, money-driven model of social and political change:
Seize power, then build—or at least mimic—legitimacy later
It’s a top-down, money-driven model of social and political change:
Seize power, then build—or at least mimic—legitimacy later
February 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
There’s nothing grassroots about the American Right.
It’s a top-down, money-driven model of social and political change:
Seize power, then build—or at least mimic—legitimacy later
It’s a top-down, money-driven model of social and political change:
Seize power, then build—or at least mimic—legitimacy later
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#medsky you need to know that HHS released a Medicaid dataset today, with your NPI in it, linked to procedure codes and volume
🚨 The Trump regime released an HHS Medicaid dataset that can be used to build a ranked hit list of abortion and gender-affirming care providers, organized by patient volume, with names and addresses. They called it open source transparency.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:09 AM
#medsky you need to know that HHS released a Medicaid dataset today, with your NPI in it, linked to procedure codes and volume
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Moderna spent years and $1 billion studying a new mRNA flu vaccine for adults. Now, the FDA is refusing to review it.
“How do we expect companies to invest in new medicines like this if the FDA is basically acting on vibes?” asks @julierovner.bsky.social.
Listen for more on this week's news🎧 ⤵️
“How do we expect companies to invest in new medicines like this if the FDA is basically acting on vibes?” asks @julierovner.bsky.social.
Listen for more on this week's news🎧 ⤵️
New Flu Vax? FDA Says No Thanks - KFF Health News
It’s been a busy week at the FDA, with a political appointee overruling agency scientists to reject an application for a new flu vaccine. Meanwhile, anti-abortion Republicans on Capitol Hill complain ...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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The SAVE act is anti-American & anti-democracy. I’m furious that it passed the House.
It’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. Voter fraud is rarer than rare—and when it does occur, it’s often MAGA trying to illegally tip the scale.
It’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. Voter fraud is rarer than rare—and when it does occur, it’s often MAGA trying to illegally tip the scale.
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The SAVE act is anti-American & anti-democracy. I’m furious that it passed the House.
It’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. Voter fraud is rarer than rare—and when it does occur, it’s often MAGA trying to illegally tip the scale.
It’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. Voter fraud is rarer than rare—and when it does occur, it’s often MAGA trying to illegally tip the scale.
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On the new "Beat the Press," we look at Don Lemon's arrest, when journalists should (and shouldn't) use the word "murder," looming cuts at the WashPost and transitions for Scot Lehigh and David Brooks. With Emily Rooney, Scott Van Voorhis and me — plus a big assist from producer Tonia Magras.
New on "Beat the Press with Emily Rooney": Don Lemon's arrest, identity crisis, looming cuts at WaPo, columnists call Minnesota ICE shootings murder, and Scot Lehigh and David Brooks move on
Editor’s note: Welcome to another segment of “Beat the Press with Emily Rooney.” Today we look at Don Lemon’s arrest, the use of the words murder and execute by two columnists in reference to the dead...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
On the new "Beat the Press," we look at Don Lemon's arrest, when journalists should (and shouldn't) use the word "murder," looming cuts at the WashPost and transitions for Scot Lehigh and David Brooks. With Emily Rooney, Scott Van Voorhis and me — plus a big assist from producer Tonia Magras.
Wow! Borchardt's list of authors he represented recalls my undergrad years as a French lit major. You're included in a v exclusive list, Anne.
I usually hesitate to post obituaries but this one, of my literary agent, Georges Borchardt, born in 1928, is so unusual that it deserves to be widely shared.
An incredible 20th century life
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
An incredible 20th century life
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
Georges Borchardt, 97, Dies; Literary Agent Championed Wiesel’s ‘Night’
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Wow! Borchardt's list of authors he represented recalls my undergrad years as a French lit major. You're included in a v exclusive list, Anne.
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"If we really are in the 'post-traffic' era, then we need to think about building more direct lines of communication with our audience to ensure they see our stories, as well as create derivative products from those investigations." www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by “zooming in with a forensic lens”
Partnerships with local news outlets help "bring our stories to the audiences who need to see them most."
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February 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"If we really are in the 'post-traffic' era, then we need to think about building more direct lines of communication with our audience to ensure they see our stories, as well as create derivative products from those investigations." www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
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Selective silencing of the CDC:
~50% of surveillance databases have halted updates
—87% of these were vaccine related
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
editorial www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
~50% of surveillance databases have halted updates
—87% of these were vaccine related
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
editorial www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
January 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Selective silencing of the CDC:
~50% of surveillance databases have halted updates
—87% of these were vaccine related
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
editorial www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
~50% of surveillance databases have halted updates
—87% of these were vaccine related
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
editorial www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Alex Pretti remembered by health care workers at a Minneapolis vigil as a ‘stand-up guy’ www.statnews.com/2026/01/26/a... via @statnews.com
Alex Pretti remembered by health care workers at a Minneapolis vigil as a ‘stand-up guy’
Health care workers brought flowers and wreaths, lit candles, and draped stethoscopes over a wooden cross as a makeshift memorial to nurse Alex Pretti.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Alex Pretti remembered by health care workers at a Minneapolis vigil as a ‘stand-up guy’ www.statnews.com/2026/01/26/a... via @statnews.com
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You want to read this: www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
This Is the Vaccine Story RFK Jr. Doesn’t Want You to Hear
The Trump administration says we should learn from other countries. Maybe they should have looked someplace besides Denmark.
www.thebulwark.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
You want to read this: www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
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We don't always go out of our way to buy updated copies of trade books, but in this case, it is probably a good idea to get the new edition. #medlibs 📚
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/sid...
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/sid...
Siddhartha Mukherjee’s Evolving View of Cancer
magazine.hms.harvard.edu
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
We don't always go out of our way to buy updated copies of trade books, but in this case, it is probably a good idea to get the new edition. #medlibs 📚
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/sid...
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/sid...
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Must Read: How a meme became state policy then kinetic reality in less than a year thenerve.co/story/report...
[REPORT] First 100 days of Trump 2.0: Narrative warfare and the breakdown of reality
Probe, Navigate
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January 23, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Must Read: How a meme became state policy then kinetic reality in less than a year thenerve.co/story/report...
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"One State Board of Health report called him 'a monster in human form who desired that a most terrible disease should decimate his patrons, that he might grow fat on their putrid bodies.'"
The Bombastic 19th-Century Anti-Vaxxer Who Fueled Montreal's Smallpox Epidemic
Alexander Milton Ross's tale reveals striking similarities to today's vaccine hesitancy and the enduring challenge of combating misinformation campaigns.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:13 PM
"One State Board of Health report called him 'a monster in human form who desired that a most terrible disease should decimate his patrons, that he might grow fat on their putrid bodies.'"
By admitting that they assign a value of zero on a human life in their cost-benefit analyses, it is clear that they are not considering the lives of most people in their calculations or plans.
Make America Healthy Again now includes…
*checks notes*
…letting people die from air pollution.
*checks notes*
…letting people die from air pollution.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
By admitting that they assign a value of zero on a human life in their cost-benefit analyses, it is clear that they are not considering the lives of most people in their calculations or plans.
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The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
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I talked to @latif.bsky.social at @radiolab.bsky.social about brain organoids for their new episode. Listen here: radiolab.org/podcast/brai...
Brain Balls
Scientists can now grow tiny, human brain balls. They’re useful, but are they alive?
radiolab.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I talked to @latif.bsky.social at @radiolab.bsky.social about brain organoids for their new episode. Listen here: radiolab.org/podcast/brai...
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Another day, another despicable federal action.
"The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of (lower income) households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York." (gift article)
"The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of (lower income) households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York." (gift article)
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Another day, another despicable federal action.
"The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of (lower income) households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York." (gift article)
"The funding pause could jeopardize child care and other programs that serve hundreds of thousands of (lower income) households in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York." (gift article)
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“The abrupt change to the entire U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is alarming, unnecessary and will endanger the health of children in the United States.” (gift article)
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“The abrupt change to the entire U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is alarming, unnecessary and will endanger the health of children in the United States.” (gift article)
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Watch livestream of the panel I'm moderating at ASSA assameeting.bsky.social on the state of US government economic statistics on Monday, Jan 5, at 8 AM EST here: www.aeaweb.org/conference/l... #econsky
January 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Watch livestream of the panel I'm moderating at ASSA assameeting.bsky.social on the state of US government economic statistics on Monday, Jan 5, at 8 AM EST here: www.aeaweb.org/conference/l... #econsky
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Rural Health Transformation Program awards announced—Here's who's getting the most in FY2026
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Rural Health Transformation Program awards announced—Here's who's getting the most in FY2026
Texas and Alaska will receive the largest amount of funding from the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program in fiscal year 2026 while New Jersey and Connecticut will see the least, the Cen | ...
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December 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Rural Health Transformation Program awards announced—Here's who's getting the most in FY2026
www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ru...
www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ru...
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With its 100th article published this year, the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences (OECS) has rapidly become one of the most contemporary, authoritative, and comprehensive reference works in the field, and it's completely open access!
December 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
With its 100th article published this year, the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences (OECS) has rapidly become one of the most contemporary, authoritative, and comprehensive reference works in the field, and it's completely open access!
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Terrific reporting by Apoorva Mandavilli.
“So which diseases are they choosing to bring back to the U.S.?” Dr. O’Leary said. “Do we want to bring back deaths from chickenpox?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
“So which diseases are they choosing to bring back to the U.S.?” Dr. O’Leary said. “Do we want to bring back deaths from chickenpox?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Terrific reporting by Apoorva Mandavilli.
“So which diseases are they choosing to bring back to the U.S.?” Dr. O’Leary said. “Do we want to bring back deaths from chickenpox?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
“So which diseases are they choosing to bring back to the U.S.?” Dr. O’Leary said. “Do we want to bring back deaths from chickenpox?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
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Health providers are rejecting ACIP's guidance on hepatitis B vaccine and follow the AAP instead. Does that put them in legal jeopardy?
“If there are multiple standards in the profession, it is not malpractice as long as you followed one of the accepted approaches,” said @doritreiss.bsky.social
“If there are multiple standards in the profession, it is not malpractice as long as you followed one of the accepted approaches,” said @doritreiss.bsky.social
Pediatricians reject CDC advisers’ guidance, plan to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... @lizszabo.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social
Pediatricians reject CDC advisers’ guidance, plan to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Health providers are rejecting ACIP's guidance on hepatitis B vaccine and follow the AAP instead. Does that put them in legal jeopardy?
“If there are multiple standards in the profession, it is not malpractice as long as you followed one of the accepted approaches,” said @doritreiss.bsky.social
“If there are multiple standards in the profession, it is not malpractice as long as you followed one of the accepted approaches,” said @doritreiss.bsky.social