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Epidemic Growth in Fits and Starts
What can your Facebook network tell you about measles in Texas, the growth of online influence, or the growth of your business.
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A narrow escape for the Indian Health Service - for now
Funding cuts at programs surviving on a shoestring
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Ya don’t know what ya got ‘til it’s gone.
The potential boomerang of Musk’s DOGE defunding rampage.
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Ya don’t know what ya got ‘til it’s gone.
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Reflections on Why I Wrote The Rich Flee and the Poor Take the Bus
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
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Lives are in President Trump’s Hands – Will He Continue to Pause PEPFAR?
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Lives are in President Trump’s Hands – Will He Continue to Pause PEPFAR?
Imagine, for a moment, that you hold the power to save the lives of 25 million people.
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Bonus Post: Does President Trump hate the Super Bowl?
Today the US consumes over 5 times more avocados than it did at the start of the 21st century.
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A better use for the money that US consumers will spend on President Trump’s tariffs.
(Bonus content later this week: Does President Trump hate the Super Bowl?)
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A Baseline for U.S. Immigration
By how much has unauthorized immigration changed this century? Surprising answer, it hasn’t.
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Invisible Public Health Can Quickly Become Public Danger
Donald Trump is following through on his plans.
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Why Trump's Tariff Plan Won't Work
And why it will line the pockets of the already wealthy at the expense of consumers
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The History of Vaccines and the Importance of Vaccine Mandates
Part 5: Measles Vaccines and the Importance of School Mandates Today
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Troy Tassier's Newsletter: At the Margin
Troy Tassier's Newsletter: At the Margin
A newsletter striving for health equity in an unequal world. At the Margin sits at the intersection of economics, healthcare, epidemiology, poverty & inequality. It's meant to bother and inspire in equal parts. Follow me on Twitter & Bluesky: @TroyTassier
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