It was an honor to get to discuss how the federal health programs can improve the care of patients with substance use disorders, particularly alongside my friend Sarah Bagley (she/her)

Our patients deserve evidence-based, high-quality care, and the federal health programs can help

Excited to share our new paper on how to use target trial emulation to study the comparative effectiveness of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) using observational data

Out now and open-access in Addiction Journal

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Excited to share these two podium talks + co-author some fab presentations w/my @TheBCRP Boston Medical Center colleagues at #PAS2024 — will be my first Pediatric Academic Societies!

🙌🏽🙏🏽 to two incredible research teams tagged below, and to Scott Hadland, MD + Heather Hsu, MD MPH for exceptional mentorship! ❤️

We have new work out today JAMA Health Forum exploring if removal of Medicaid prior auths for buprenorphine changed buprenorphine prescriptions

Hypothesis: PAs are a barrier to care and removal will result in more prescriptions

Results: There was minimal change after PA removal

Proud to have co-written this piece with Amundam Mancho, MD MPH & Jeffrey Edwards, MD MPH on the struggles we face in providing equitable care for all our pediatric patients. Thanks to The Boston Globe The Boston GlobeMag for allowing us to advocate for our patients thru media

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In this essay:

New grant & publications opportunities on structural racism + health are undermined by inadequate peer review--> institutional racism within research enterprise

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The news is out! The NANOGrav PFC pulsar timing array collaboration has detected a background of cosmic gravitational waves rippling through our Universe! Let’s talk about it!
(Full press conference tomorrow, nanograv.org/news/2023Annou…)
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We are seeking an early-career faculty member to expand our portfolio of research on HIV prevention and sexual health. Our department is a warm and supportive place to work and our team laughs a ton. Please spread the word in your networks! populationmedicine.org/about/faculty_…

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Proud to work with thoughtful leaders like Jamie Lim Tyler Rainer, MD Yuan He, MD MPH Joanna Perdomo, MD Katie Nash Caroline J Kistin MD MSc Elizabeth McIntyre Heather Hsu, MD MPH as we reflect not just on inequities, but how to address them. And grateful to AAP Hospital Pediatrics for this new avenue for sharing next steps!

So thrilled to get these NICU Discharge videos out into the world! Aviel Peaceman Meg Parker Gaby Cordova we did it! NICU Videos for parents *by parents* in English & in Spanish! Share share share!!!!

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1/ 💡⚖️📄 *NEW* from Juyoun Han, JD, Jenny Tsai, MD, M.Ed, and I in Stanford Law School Tech Law & Policy Law Review

Through the lens of recent court cases, we highlight a remarkable intersection of #racism in medicine (race-based medicine) and racism in the criminal-legal system.

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In a new JAMA Pediatrics study, we found reductions in CPS reports in states that eliminated the asset test or increased the income limit for SNAP (ie, food stamp) eligibility - effectively increasing the number of families eligible for assistance meeting a basic need for food.

New paper in this month's Health Affairs! Nicole Giron, Amal Trivedi, and I find substantial inequities in children's SNAP participation rates by parental immigration status among low-income households. Brown University School of Public Health Health Services, Policy & Practice Department

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10 years since #SandyHook and gun violence is the #1 cause of death in children. We have to do more. I wrote something to try and honor our angels. Today and always, 'be nice to each other. It's really all that matters.' 💚
#SandyHook 10YearsLater Cognoscenti
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