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Our The Lancet paper on adolescent food choice & nutrition is out tinyurl.com/5scy8u55 This series does a deep dive on understanding the unique aspects of adolescent development & nutrition and points to policies to support the health of the next generation. GAIN

Nearly four months since the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan is on the brink of a mass starvation. This winter, an estimated 22.8 million people — more than half the population — are expected to face potentially life-threatening levels of food insecurity nyti.ms/3EsjghD

Excited to see the Biden EO on reducing admin burdens, esp the mention of streamlining WIC enrollment, certification, & redemption. Allowing WIC online purchasing (as we rec'd here: thehill.com/opinion/health…) is a huge, evidence-based, step towards improving WIC user experience!

Education is so important! PA lawmakers reintroduce legislation for #eatingdisorder awareness, resources in schools penncapital-star.com/government-pol… via Pennsylvania Capital-Star

The recently approved "CORBEVAX is the first COVID vaccine designed specifically for global health. It is a milestone for global vaccine equity, something we believe will overcome vaccine hesitancy." | Analysis by Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) & Maria Elena Bottazzi scientificamerican.com/article/a-covi…

This is amazing science by @DocElovitz & others who are improving our ability to predict #preeclampsia. I developed after birth #preeclampsia after my daughter's birth 4 mos. ago. I'll always remember rushing to the ER terrified I was going to die. This work can save lives.

Our new study found most sugary #fruitdrinks had claims/imagery implying the drinks were healthy&natural. U.S. FDA Human Foods Program regs could help! Emily Duffy @MarissaGHall Christina A. Roberto @SarahSorscherDC Margo Wootan Lindsey Smith Taillie Eric Rimm Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The Nutrition Source authors.elsevier.com/a/1eN73iVKTZkNW

Therapeutic mRNA for heart failure?! Our own Joel Rurik (@DevBioAcademic) teamed up with The Drew Weissman Lab to make CAR T cells entirely in the body to treat heart disease. Published today on the cover of Science! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… CAMB Graduate Group @PennBGS Science Magazine 1/6

Ordering the free COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests took less time than creating this tweet. Go to covidtests.gov -- it's that easy.

I know I'm not alone, but it increasingly feels like working parents of kids <5y are living in a totally separate reality from everyone else.

Fantastic opportunity for URM students interested in #healthpolicy, #bioethics, #healthequity research: work on mentored, funded, cutting-edge projects in health service research & beyond via Penn LDI Apply/flag to students, deadline: Feb 1, 2022 ldi.upenn.edu/education/penn…

Early in my career, I consulted for Coke to ensure sugar taxes failed and soda was included in food stamp funding. I say Coke's policies are evil because I saw inside the room. The first step in playbook was paying the NAACP + other civil rights groups to call opponents racist

Our new study found that restaurants can encourage consumers to choose smaller portions by adding portion-size descriptors to their menus (e.g., "standard" vs. "large") Eric Rimm Christina A. Roberto Anne Thorndike, MD, MPH American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) The Nutrition Source Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health authors.elsevier.com/c/1gb6u2gOwGCF…

Join us at noon EST on 3/23/23 for a talk about food policies for healthier diets and lessons learned from around the globe with Dr. Lindsey Smith Taillie. Need more info? Go to tinyurl.com/taillie.

Water is a basic human right. So why is Philly resuming shutoffs on May 24th? Mayor Cherelle L. Parker you can end the harmful practice of shutting people's water off like other cities have done. tinyurl.com/62v7d6aw Penn LDI Get Healthy Philly Community Legal Services of Philadelphia UPenn Medical Ethics & Health Policy Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ

Over 100 governments in low- and middle-income countries have introduced anti-poverty cash transfer programs over the last 3 decades In new research, we examined the effects of these initiatives on the ultimate health outcome — mortality Published today in nature /1

The end of SNAP emergency allotments were associated with a 21% relative increase in both food insufficiency and child food insufficiency among SNAP recipients. JAMA Health Forum Aaron Richterman, MD Christina A. Roberto Harsha Thirumurthy bit.ly/3DS8ouW