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The Little Engine That Could: Lookout Santa Cruz wins Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting lookout.co/lookout-santa-…

3 Philly docs just wrote a piece in Stat News, saying 7 children have died from uncontrollable asthma due to 1) GSK stopped making the common branded med 2) insurance won’t cover its generic alternative, and 3) A branded alternative is also short: A classic health mash up

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It is with the deepest sadness, profound respect and a huge sense of loss that I share our obituary for Marshall Allen. It truly captures what made Marshall so special. Marshall Allen, former ProPublica Health Care Reporter, Dies at 52 propublica.org/article/marsha…

I talked to him 2 weeks ago, and he was on the hunt for a way to improve the health system. As always. His work on medical bills was really inspiring. He gave a lot of suffering people a way out. His journalism was a form of ministering. Our hearts go out to him and his family

Check out this NEW op-ed by LDI Fellow Lauren Eberly (Lauren A. Eberly, MD, MPH) in the Los Angeles Times.⤵️

This is a consequential op-ed. Native Americans have the worst health in America. Their life expectancy equals that of Americans in 1941. Yet the Indian Health Service spends only 1/2 as much per person as Medicaid. Still, Lauren points to solid changes

Tyler did amazing work on this in a short period. He re-created a scene that made readers want to learn more. He made good recommendations and added to the debate. Ultimately what he did was built on listening and understanding.

Niall Brennan, Senior Advisor for Data Strategy to the CDC Director, tells AcademyHealth researchers: Don’t lead with long explanations. Put info on a chart and make it meme-able. Penn LDI AcademyHealth

None of you would have jobs if we had a single payer system. -- Niall Brennan, Senior Advisor for Data Strategy to the CDC Director, tells AcademyHealth researchers Penn LDI AcademyHealth

Great tweets from LDI's SUMR scholars. @pennldi

A Navy veteran gets threatened with jail because he failed a urine test for alcohol. But the fault lay in his diabetes drug Jardiance and because the test was so slow to be processed. Amazing catch by his doctor . It shows how often drug tests in court are full of errors.

Navy Vet tests positive for alcohol, but the culprit is his Diabetes drug and the slow processing of the test. Amazing catch by his doctor. Lots of implications for many people

Join us on October 10 for our conference exploring how large language models can improve clinical decision making and patient communication. This event is free and open to the public. Register today! ldi.upenn.edu/events/rewriti…

Love this piece about a researcher who started her career as a patient, and drove NIH to make a breakthrough on the condition afflicting her family. Now armed with a PhD from Rutgers University , she's a postdoc at Penn Nursing , and just won her 1st NIH grant. Penn LDI Lynne Moronski

The overdose crisis is ever evolving, especially in Philly. You may have recently heard about xylazine ("tranq") and the associated horrific wounds. Now we're seeing a shift to #medetomidine which causes a severe withdrawal syndrome often needing ICU care. hip.phila.gov/document/4874/…

New phase to the opioid epidemic?Great clue for reporters to check out

The FDA often gets criticized that it’s too strict in requiring “substantial evidence of effectiveness” for new drugs. But history shows that patients will be at risk if this rule is weakened, LDI Fellows Holly Fernandez Lynch and Steve Joffe say in a new JAMA Viewpoint.

Do inclusive hospital policies and practices for diverse populations impact patient outcomes? Our study highlights the relationship between LGBTQ+ inclusive hospital practices and patient satisfaction. Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative Penn Nursing Penn LDI HRC doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-…