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Brittany Grogan

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public health epidemiologist in Madison, WI

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God of the woods and the other valley

24.12.2024 05:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it weird that Elise didn't get drafted?

07.12.2024 04:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

a tiktok ban is a huge win for us, the uggos who prefer text based communication

06.12.2024 15:59 πŸ‘ 4344 πŸ” 442 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 19
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The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.

This story is W I L D www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

22.11.2024 20:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2024 Election Voter Turnout Map: See Where Trump Gained and Harris Lost Trump found new voters across counties and demographics to win the election. But Harris’s failure to match Biden’s 2020 performance was just as consequential.

Am I missing somewhere or did Dane County gain more democratic votes in 2024 compared to 2020 than any other county in the country? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

21.11.2024 21:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. I've said publicly that I think that COVID-19 is now similar in terms of population burden to influenza.

People take this to mean that I think it's not an issue at all. Quite the opposite! Having influenza x2 is pretty shit and a big problem for us moving forward.

21.11.2024 00:43 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Could Do Almost Limitless Harm Our public health system is imperfect, but it’s also a miracle that can be easily broken.

Finally, someone speaks some sense at @nytimes.com. Thank you Zeynep Tufekci. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/o...

16.11.2024 15:05 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Same question applies to any number of lawsuits that the Biden administration is currently engaged in on reproductive rights and Medicare drug price negotiation.

And if the Trump administration won't persist in those cases, when will other organizations have standing β€” and resources β€” to step in?

15.11.2024 19:34 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

…diseases, it’s because of the NIH and the CDC. Make sure that every American is aware of this as Trump and RFK Jr. seek to destroy the infrastructure of these organizations.

15.11.2024 14:33 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you are in the U.S. and have a loved one who survived cancer, or a heart attack, or a stroke, or diabetes, or hundreds of other conditions, it’s because of the National Institutes of Health. If you’ve never had polio, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis, or a host of other infectious…

15.11.2024 14:33 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Ok, ~first post~, following this advice and trying to find my people. I'm an #epidemiologist and love #volleyball #cooking #lifting #books #madisonwi #danecounty #wisconsin #beer #cocktails #edm #hiking #concerts #ebikes #soccer #urbanism #cats #uwbadgers #data #publichealth 😌

14.11.2024 01:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0