Benjamin P. Geisler
ben-geisler.com
Benjamin P. Geisler
@ben-geisler.com
Stipendiat in Oslo, 🇳🇴 | prior hospitalist | Stuck between 3 continents/still fresh off the boat | RT≠opinion≠others'
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⚖️ Migration is one factor shaping Europe’s future. Employment rates, pension reform & healthcare capacity also matter. Some rural areas face depopulation, but newcomer resettlement projects show potential to revitalize communities.
September 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🏥 European health systems depend heavily on foreign-trained doctors. Norway, Ireland, Switzerland, UK & Sweden have 30-44% foreign-trained doctors.

🇳🇴 relies on Norwegians educated abroad due to limited domestic medical school slots.
September 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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💸 Tax burdens are rising as pension & elderly care costs grow. These demographic trends will put greater fiscal pressure on governments & societies in decades ahead.
September 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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📉 Low birth rates drive native population decline. Without migration, the EU population could fall from 447M today to ~295M by 2100. The share of 65+ could rise from 21% to 36%, increasing care burdens & government spending.
September 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🌍 Europe faces a major demographic challenge. By 2100, the 🇪🇺’s population may shrink 6% with migration, but over 1/3 without it. Countries like Italy, Germany & France could face economic pressures from ageing populations & shrinking workforces.

#Demographics #Europe
September 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
August 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Interesting Fierce Pharma article by Angus Liu on Vinay Prasad's departure from the F.D.A.:

www.fiercepharma.com...

The "Right to Try" is the law and shouldn't be a partisan, de-regulatory issue. Experts and regulators should consider if it's doing our patients justice or not.
August 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Do viruses like VZV have a role in developing dementia? The shingles vaccine (in a natural experiment) prevented some dementia - but only in women

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xiT...
April 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
If you haven't heard anything about the #GermanElections, this chart tells you a lot - almost everything you need to know
#Germany

Figure credit: sueddeutsche.de
February 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"ICER, NICE, and Canada’s Drug Agency Convene the Health Economics Methods Advisory:"

icer.org/news-insigh...

#HTA #HEOR
February 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Sad but unsurprising:
"US states that implemented abortion bans saw higher than expected infant mortality rates, with larger increases among Black infants and those in southern states, according to this analysis of US national vital statistics data from 2012–2023."

https://ja.ma/4aVchPn
February 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Merch (baby onesies!) sold by the non-profit founded by our newly confirmed HHS Secretary

Photo credit: @nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
January 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM