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Aditya Saraff
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Under the #BlueSky for Economics and Medicine | Exploring Health Economics | Tech Enthusiast
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artcandee.bsky.social
SpaceX: Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn.

Everyone else: It blew up.
January 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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nytimes.com
Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer and drinks should carry a warning label as cigarettes do, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, said Friday. His report cites studies linking alcoholic drinks to at least seven malignancies. But to add labels, Congress would have to act. nyti.ms/3BVTmHe
A martini glass with an amber-colored alcoholic drink sits on a cocktail napkin on a wooden bar. White text reads: “Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol.” Photo credit: Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
January 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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science.org
Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months.

Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months. The drug attaches to the lattice-like capsid proteins that shield the virus’s genetic material—a mechanism that could inspire other antivirals. Lenacapavir could help end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but that will hinge on access for those who need it most.
December 12, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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shematologist.medsky.social
Activation of SNS and HPA ➡️secretion of glucocorticoids & catecholamines
➡️ changes in hemostasis.

Acute psychosocial stress activates coagulation >>fibrinolysis

The net result is prothrombotic & contributes to the association of stress w/ acute coronary syndromes.

3/n
a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch eating food .
Alt: a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch eating food .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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jburnmurdoch.ft.com
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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shematologist.medsky.social
The perfect ratio of unread books you own to books you should buy is WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE BUT BUYING BOOKS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA.
November 20, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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dynarski.bsky.social
Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research

Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it

www.nber.org/system/files...
The G.I. Bill, Standardized Testing, and Socioeconomic Origins of the U.S. Educational Elite Over a Century Ran Abramitzky, Jennifer K. Kowalski, Santiago Pérez, and Joseph Price NBER Working Paper No. 33164 November 2024 JEL No. 123, 124, N32 ABSTRACT We compile, transcribe, and standardize historical records for 2.5 million students at 65 elite (private and public) U.S. colleges. By combining these data with more recent survey and administrative data, we assemble the largest dataset on the socioeconomic backgrounds of students at American colleges spanning the last 100 years. We document the following: First, despite a large increase in the share of lower-income students in the overall college-going population, the representation of these students at elite private or public colleges has remained at similarly low levels throughout the last century. Second, the representation of upper-income students at elite colleges decreased after World War II, but this group has regained its high representation since the 1980s. Third, while there has been no increase in the economic diversity of elite private and public colleges, these colleges have become more racially and geographically diverse. Fourth, two major policy changes in the history of American higher education, namely the G.I. Bill after World War II and the introduction of standardized tests for admissions, had little success in increasing the representation of lower- and middle-income students at elite colleges.
November 18, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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cursedkief.bsky.social
I’ve officially started subconsciously opening blue sky instead of Twitter
November 17, 2024 at 1:03 PM