Joe
@jconradc1.bsky.social
Biostatistician, genomics, bioinformatics, Great Lakes fan
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No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
June 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
Reposted by Joe
The initial covid vaccine rollout—free-at-point-of-service medical care for everyone—is so obviously the correct way to do healthcare, seemed like a foot finally in the door, it's maddening to see it shoved back out
‘One expert at the meeting, Dr. Camille Kotton of Harvard Medical School, called the numbers "abysmal" and said part of the problem may be patient confusion.’
really tired of people saying that patients are confused instead of screaming that the system is a hot mess
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
really tired of people saying that patients are confused instead of screaming that the system is a hot mess
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
December 3, 2023 at 12:46 AM
The initial covid vaccine rollout—free-at-point-of-service medical care for everyone—is so obviously the correct way to do healthcare, seemed like a foot finally in the door, it's maddening to see it shoved back out
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NIH is apparently trying to give a hugely lucrative drug patent to one of its former staffers despite the drug being developed and tested with public money. wild story: prospect.org/health/2023-...
The NIH’s ‘How to Become a Billionaire’ Program
An obscure company affiliated with a former NIH employee is offered the exclusive license for a government-funded cancer drug.
prospect.org
October 18, 2023 at 5:34 PM
NIH is apparently trying to give a hugely lucrative drug patent to one of its former staffers despite the drug being developed and tested with public money. wild story: prospect.org/health/2023-...
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A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, has never been closer to reality, with the potential to save millions of lives. But its development slowed after its corporate owner focused on more profitable vaccines.
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
How a Big Pharma Company Stalled a Potentially Lifesaving Vaccine in Pursuit of Bigger Profits
A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, has never been closer to reality, with the potential to save millions of lives. But its development slowed after its corpora...
www.propublica.org
October 4, 2023 at 11:12 AM
A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, has never been closer to reality, with the potential to save millions of lives. But its development slowed after its corporate owner focused on more profitable vaccines.
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
This will easily topple old Twitter once they start charging folks.
September 23, 2023 at 9:33 PM
This will easily topple old Twitter once they start charging folks.