Nora Verlaine
@noraverlaine.bsky.social
MD, PhD, Assistant Prof at UMich | Alum of Penn Med, Wharton, Brigham & Women’s Hospital | Primary care physician and health policy researcher | Mom | Thoughts are my own. #BLM
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Nora Verlaine
@noraverlaine.bsky.social
· Mar 12
Prof @norabeckermd.bsky.social doing a great job of explaining why Medicaid cuts are an incredibly bad idea
To local news where people listen
www.9and10news.com/2025/03/11/m...
To local news where people listen
www.9and10news.com/2025/03/11/m...
Medicaid cuts could lead to higher long-term costs, advocates say
About 2.3 million Michigan residents are enrolled in medicaid, including close to a million children.
www.9and10news.com
God I hope people are listening
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The red dot is a baby North Atlantic right whale trying to migrate up the east coast of the United states.
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
The blue streaks are fast moving shipping vessels entering and leaving New York City harbor.
One collision and the whale is dead.
We need *mandatory* speed limits for these vessels! 🧪🦑🌍
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Great - and awful - read on what insurance denials cost patients.
Check out my amazing friend and colleague @mirandayaver.bsky.social talk about health insurance denials, aka “rationing by inconvenience” as she brilliantly calls it, on national news this morning
www.cbsnews.com/news/state-o...
www.cbsnews.com/news/state-o...
State of denial: How insurance companies impact health care today
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more di...
www.cbsnews.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Great - and awful - read on what insurance denials cost patients.
Check out my amazing friend and colleague @mirandayaver.bsky.social talk about health insurance denials, aka “rationing by inconvenience” as she brilliantly calls it, on national news this morning
www.cbsnews.com/news/state-o...
www.cbsnews.com/news/state-o...
State of denial: How insurance companies impact health care today
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more di...
www.cbsnews.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Check out my amazing friend and colleague @mirandayaver.bsky.social talk about health insurance denials, aka “rationing by inconvenience” as she brilliantly calls it, on national news this morning
www.cbsnews.com/news/state-o...
www.cbsnews.com/news/state-o...
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January 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I secretly love reply-all-pocalypses because they are so gorgeously illustrative of human nature and how people behave in groups
All we have to do is have everyone, simultaneously, do nothing and say nothing
And it never, ever works
All we have to do is have everyone, simultaneously, do nothing and say nothing
And it never, ever works
I am trapped in a reply-all-pocalypse, and now people are replying-all explaining to others how not to reply all
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I secretly love reply-all-pocalypses because they are so gorgeously illustrative of human nature and how people behave in groups
All we have to do is have everyone, simultaneously, do nothing and say nothing
And it never, ever works
All we have to do is have everyone, simultaneously, do nothing and say nothing
And it never, ever works
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Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
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The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
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Patient: My questions fall into the following categories: “Guilty Confessions,” “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With,” “General Complaints,” and “Things You Probably Can’t Do Anything About.”
Me: It’s Primary Care Jeopardy! I’ll take “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With” for $300.
(Shared w consent)
Me: It’s Primary Care Jeopardy! I’ll take “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With” for $300.
(Shared w consent)
January 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Patient: My questions fall into the following categories: “Guilty Confessions,” “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With,” “General Complaints,” and “Things You Probably Can’t Do Anything About.”
Me: It’s Primary Care Jeopardy! I’ll take “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With” for $300.
(Shared w consent)
Me: It’s Primary Care Jeopardy! I’ll take “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With” for $300.
(Shared w consent)
Patient: My questions fall into the following categories: “Guilty Confessions,” “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With,” “General Complaints,” and “Things You Probably Can’t Do Anything About.”
Me: It’s Primary Care Jeopardy! I’ll take “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With” for $300.
(Shared w consent)
Me: It’s Primary Care Jeopardy! I’ll take “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With” for $300.
(Shared w consent)
January 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Patient: My questions fall into the following categories: “Guilty Confessions,” “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With,” “General Complaints,” and “Things You Probably Can’t Do Anything About.”
Me: It’s Primary Care Jeopardy! I’ll take “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With” for $300.
(Shared w consent)
Me: It’s Primary Care Jeopardy! I’ll take “Things I’ve Diagnosed Myself With” for $300.
(Shared w consent)
Ann Arbor finally has a decent Thai restaurant
Thousands rejoice
2026 off to a great start
Thousands rejoice
2026 off to a great start
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Ann Arbor finally has a decent Thai restaurant
Thousands rejoice
2026 off to a great start
Thousands rejoice
2026 off to a great start
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You don't need to change for anyone in the new year.
Don't hide your fangs behind a thin smile.
Don't hide your wings under a tattered cardigan.
Show everyone your claws and dark determination.
Make the world change for you.
Don't hide your fangs behind a thin smile.
Don't hide your wings under a tattered cardigan.
Show everyone your claws and dark determination.
Make the world change for you.
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
You don't need to change for anyone in the new year.
Don't hide your fangs behind a thin smile.
Don't hide your wings under a tattered cardigan.
Show everyone your claws and dark determination.
Make the world change for you.
Don't hide your fangs behind a thin smile.
Don't hide your wings under a tattered cardigan.
Show everyone your claws and dark determination.
Make the world change for you.
So say we all
Better year I can feel it
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 AM
So say we all
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Done and done
Bring it on 2026
Bring it on 2026
My holiday break plans include playing a lot of Zelda and watching the sexy gay hockey show.
It’s an ambitious schedule but I believe in myself.
It’s an ambitious schedule but I believe in myself.
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Done and done
Bring it on 2026
Bring it on 2026
Done and done
Bring it on 2026
Bring it on 2026
My holiday break plans include playing a lot of Zelda and watching the sexy gay hockey show.
It’s an ambitious schedule but I believe in myself.
It’s an ambitious schedule but I believe in myself.
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Done and done
Bring it on 2026
Bring it on 2026
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
December 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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My 6yo asked to watch tv with her friend and I said no
So instead they found a rectangular toy and sat on the couch for 30 minutes staring at it while my 6yo narrated imaginary tv shows
Someone put this kid on the stage
So instead they found a rectangular toy and sat on the couch for 30 minutes staring at it while my 6yo narrated imaginary tv shows
Someone put this kid on the stage
December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My 6yo asked to watch tv with her friend and I said no
So instead they found a rectangular toy and sat on the couch for 30 minutes staring at it while my 6yo narrated imaginary tv shows
Someone put this kid on the stage
So instead they found a rectangular toy and sat on the couch for 30 minutes staring at it while my 6yo narrated imaginary tv shows
Someone put this kid on the stage
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[posting from 1998] mom they’re doing sexual tai chi in buffy the vampire slayer
December 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
[posting from 1998] mom they’re doing sexual tai chi in buffy the vampire slayer
My 6yo asked to watch tv with her friend and I said no
So instead they found a rectangular toy and sat on the couch for 30 minutes staring at it while my 6yo narrated imaginary tv shows
Someone put this kid on the stage
So instead they found a rectangular toy and sat on the couch for 30 minutes staring at it while my 6yo narrated imaginary tv shows
Someone put this kid on the stage
December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My 6yo asked to watch tv with her friend and I said no
So instead they found a rectangular toy and sat on the couch for 30 minutes staring at it while my 6yo narrated imaginary tv shows
Someone put this kid on the stage
So instead they found a rectangular toy and sat on the couch for 30 minutes staring at it while my 6yo narrated imaginary tv shows
Someone put this kid on the stage
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The only New Year’s resolutions you need:
- haunt more forests
- wander more moors
- terrify more towns
- draw more townsfolk towards their mossy doom with the awesome and terrible grandeur of your dark shambling form
- haunt more forests
- wander more moors
- terrify more towns
- draw more townsfolk towards their mossy doom with the awesome and terrible grandeur of your dark shambling form
December 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The only New Year’s resolutions you need:
- haunt more forests
- wander more moors
- terrify more towns
- draw more townsfolk towards their mossy doom with the awesome and terrible grandeur of your dark shambling form
- haunt more forests
- wander more moors
- terrify more towns
- draw more townsfolk towards their mossy doom with the awesome and terrible grandeur of your dark shambling form
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9yo: But how will Santa get into our house if we don’t have a chimney?
Me, the Jewish parent: I think the chimney is probably a metaphor. It’s like a spiritual chimney? Ask your father
Me, the Jewish parent: I think the chimney is probably a metaphor. It’s like a spiritual chimney? Ask your father
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
9yo: But how will Santa get into our house if we don’t have a chimney?
Me, the Jewish parent: I think the chimney is probably a metaphor. It’s like a spiritual chimney? Ask your father
Me, the Jewish parent: I think the chimney is probably a metaphor. It’s like a spiritual chimney? Ask your father
9yo: But how will Santa get into our house if we don’t have a chimney?
Me, the Jewish parent: I think the chimney is probably a metaphor. It’s like a spiritual chimney? Ask your father
Me, the Jewish parent: I think the chimney is probably a metaphor. It’s like a spiritual chimney? Ask your father
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
9yo: But how will Santa get into our house if we don’t have a chimney?
Me, the Jewish parent: I think the chimney is probably a metaphor. It’s like a spiritual chimney? Ask your father
Me, the Jewish parent: I think the chimney is probably a metaphor. It’s like a spiritual chimney? Ask your father