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35. New NIH director - Dr Jay Bhattacharya
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 01:47 AM
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Jay Bhattacharya is a Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research, a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, and at the Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute. He holds courtesy appointments as Professor in Economics and in Health Research and Policy. He directs the Stanford Center on the Demography of Health and Aging. Dr. Bhattacharya’s research focuses on the economics of health care around the world with a particular emphasis on the health and well-being of vulnerable populations. Dr. Bhattacharya’s peer-reviewed research has been published in economics, statistics, legal, medical, public health, and health policy journals. He holds an MD and PhD in economics from Stanford University.

https://profiles.stanford.edu/jay-bhattacharya

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Where's the "What the actual F*ck???" option? RandomNumbers Tuesday #1
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Tuesday #2
No, be real. They want to "identify" cheats who don't deserve govt money (i.e. most of them) so they can prosecute Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #36
Absolutely NOT! SheltieLover Tuesday #3
I'm not even sure these guys have been to the United States, much less understand what we stand for Walleye Tuesday #4
Maybe they are doing this so they can feed them to Elon's Neurolink Implant farms. chowder66 Tuesday #5
The Matrix is here, do you want the red pill or the blue pill? wcmagumba Tuesday #7
I'll stick with Nitrous Oxide. chowder66 Tuesday #13
I don't know what that is. I can't vote Tickle Tuesday #6
Then you could look it up you know NoRethugFriends Tuesday #29
You didn't have an option for JFC NO but I voted anyway Maru Kitteh Tuesday #8
I don't know. What do folks who have autism or a child with it think? GusBob Tuesday #9
RFK, Jr. canceled all those NIH studies. yardwork Tuesday #11
Seems like a good way to have your neurodivergent child disappeared. DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #14
See post below. They already have a database GusBob Tuesday #16
You have to understand that "they" have changed ecstatic Yesterday #39
New NIH director - Dr Jay Bhattacharya womanofthehills Yesterday #35
Battacharya is an infamous COVID vaccine denier. yardwork Yesterday #42
I would urge your neighbor not to put her daughter on a MAGA list of the neurodivergent. DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #12
You are kinda push polling this Sir GusBob Tuesday #15
Are you aware of what RFK, Jr. has done to the NIH? yardwork Tuesday #17
It seems he is unaware Jr. gutted it and is trying to fill it with lackeys DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #20
Yes they are incompetent fer sure GusBob Tuesday #26
I saw how regimes evocative of MAGA "treated" the neurodivergent DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #19
Sounds like I am being unreasonable, you 're spot on GusBob Tuesday #21
If DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #23
Still trying to understand but it looks like one cannot necessarily opt out AllyCat Tuesday #28
I am autistic. I don't "have it". meadowlander Yesterday #44
I don't approve of ANYTHING MAGA does Skittles Tuesday #10
No. H2O Man Tuesday #18
Thank you, sir. DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #22
Not even. H2O Man Tuesday #25
I don't want the government to have a registry of anything. GoodRaisin Tuesday #24
More of the Nazi non-sense. Bluethroughu Tuesday #27
Do you trust this administration with your medical records? DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday #30
No way! Bluethroughu Yesterday #33
No, and I don't approve of anything else they're doing Meowmee Yesterday #31
This would just lead to more discrimination sakabatou Yesterday #32
Kennedy has a huge following of moms of autistic kids womanofthehills Yesterday #37
I am a mom of an autistic person and I despise RFK, Jr. yardwork Yesterday #40
You honestly think Kennedy is looking for answers? Happy Hoosier Yesterday #41
We already have answers. Spoiler alert - It's genetic. meadowlander Yesterday #43
Hell no!! 👎👎👎 RainCaster Yesterday #34
I work in special Ed, and am a special Ed mom, so GPV Yesterday #38
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