Elise V. Bailey
@evbailey.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at University of Utah. Health services, mental health, health disparities, health policy, health geography.
All manuscript-writing days deserve a work buddy. Pippin says hi!
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
All manuscript-writing days deserve a work buddy. Pippin says hi!
Reposted by Elise V. Bailey
This piece is really good- on why rural hospitals close, why there are a lot more closures coming, and what happens next (accelerating economic and population decline)
When the hospital leaves town www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/wh...
When the hospital leaves town
There are two kinds of Americans: those who live 12 minutes from an emergency department and those who live 72. | In large swaths of rural America, the basic expectation that an ambulance will reach a...
www.fiercehealthcare.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This piece is really good- on why rural hospitals close, why there are a lot more closures coming, and what happens next (accelerating economic and population decline)
Reposted by Elise V. Bailey
"challenge scientific orthodoxy"
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"challenge scientific orthodoxy"
Reposted by Elise V. Bailey
A horrifying graphic from Pew showing the fruits of the right wing war on public health.
Only 48% of Republicans believe that vaccines prevent serious illness, while 80% of Democrats do.
This is not a difference of opinion in science. This is the result of a ruthless disinformation campaign.
Only 48% of Republicans believe that vaccines prevent serious illness, while 80% of Democrats do.
This is not a difference of opinion in science. This is the result of a ruthless disinformation campaign.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A horrifying graphic from Pew showing the fruits of the right wing war on public health.
Only 48% of Republicans believe that vaccines prevent serious illness, while 80% of Democrats do.
This is not a difference of opinion in science. This is the result of a ruthless disinformation campaign.
Only 48% of Republicans believe that vaccines prevent serious illness, while 80% of Democrats do.
This is not a difference of opinion in science. This is the result of a ruthless disinformation campaign.
I’m too new to suicide research to have a real opinion about this, but it seems intriguing at least.
Despite decades of research, it is still very difficult to know whether someone will try to die by suicide. Clinicians often rely on patients to disclose thoughts of self-harm, but some are lobbying for a new diagnosis called suicide crisis syndrome, or SCS, to better assess the risk.
Clinicians Lobby for a New Way to Assess the Risk of Suicide
Clinicians often rely on patients to disclose thoughts of self-harm, but some are lobbying for a new diagnosis to better assess the risk.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’m too new to suicide research to have a real opinion about this, but it seems intriguing at least.
Reposted by Elise V. Bailey
The actual secret to why I know stuff is that I ask a question any time I don’t understand literally anything. I don’t care how simple it is. Anybody who makes fun of you for asking a simple question likely doesn’t know the answer either
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The actual secret to why I know stuff is that I ask a question any time I don’t understand literally anything. I don’t care how simple it is. Anybody who makes fun of you for asking a simple question likely doesn’t know the answer either
Here in reality, you rarely have the choice. You don’t know the prices when you choose, have geographic or insurance restrictions, don’t understand health care well enough to compare the quality of the options, are incapacitated, etc. etc.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Here in reality, you rarely have the choice. You don’t know the prices when you choose, have geographic or insurance restrictions, don’t understand health care well enough to compare the quality of the options, are incapacitated, etc. etc.