The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate of any industrialized country. The majority of these deaths occur after delivery and a full 30% occur between 6 weeks to one year postpartum - the baby’s first birthday. nytimes.com/2023/05/28/hea…

If you thought physicians hated Google, just wait until patients start linking to their ChatGPT discussions

Bad numbers out of UK Health Security Agency today on #syphilis and #gonorrhea infections. I wonder if the huge jump of 2022 numbers over 2021 might suggest pandemic related under-reporting in 2021, but the 2022 numbers are up substantially from 2019 too so.... gov.uk/government/new…

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I worked on this story for a long time, and it was very difficult. It's about how the global development sector's embrace of "localization" can get a lot thornier when you actually try to make it happen. devex.com/news/the-local…

More than 140,000 Arkansans have lost Medicaid in two months, most of them for procedural reasons. I drove hundreds of miles around Arkansas to find out why so many of them are falling through the cracks. politico.com/news/2023/06/1…

📣 New working paper on residential segregation in India. We’ve been working for 5 years on this. 8 facts about residential segregation in India, from new administrative data. The situation is not great 🧵 1/N

Nothing new under the sun. This debate ended up putting Minnesotans at risk of smallpox, with predictable results. Really wish we'd learn from history but we seem to enjoy repeating it instead.

“India has closed down 18 pharmaceutical companies following accusations of poor quality medicine, the country's heath minister said..”

In which ⁦Sarah Neville⁩ provokes FT readers into measuring their “ass-ball connectors”. (And writes a fascinating piece on a disturbing global crisis). on.ft.com/3NH7bfr

Great piece by Justin Sandefur on what economists got wrong on global #AIDS Without a political analysis on real barriers it’s nearly impossible for cost effectiveness to help make decisions like this. Offers alt thinking on economics Will many take it up? cgdev.org/blog/how-econo…

Some 90K Pennsylvanians have been removed from the state's Medicaid program. For more than 40% it's due to procedural reasons: failure to return paperwork, a problem many advocates warned about. A must read from Kate Giammarise: wesa.fm/politics-gover…

Finally snagged myself an invite to the better app! Same handle over there, although it may take me a while to migrate.

Welp, guess it’s time for another foster muppet. (Arriving to my IG stories Friday.)

Fascinating story: Environmental racism may speed Black Americans' aging, study finds. statnews.com/2023/07/05/bla…

Today in “vaccines are good, actually” cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…

Old Twitter will always hold a special place in my heart, but you can find me under the same handle at pickettjessica.bsky.social from here on out.