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David S. Fink

@davidfink.bsky.social
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Epidemiologist focused on society, drugs, and mental health.

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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Had the privilege to discuss my motivations and future research directions in this article. It was a nice opportunity to introduce myself and my work to colleagues @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social m.yale.edu/dkbs
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At the Intersection of Health Policy and Patient Care
Healthcare is shaped not only by what happens in the clinician’s office, but also by the policies, systems, and evidence that determine how patients access care
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Excited to be headed to Phoenix for #SER2026! @societyforepi.bsky.social is my intellectual home, a place that energizes me and pushes me to be a better scientist. Please reach out if you will be there and want to meet up and chat about ideas or anything else. See you in Phoenix!
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Our latest publications examining the relationship between cannabis legalization and opioid use disorder in VA patients published in @jamahealthforum.bsky.social Again, contradictory results, make it hard to draw conclusions about legalization and opioid outcomes jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Cannabis Legalization and Opioid Use Disorder in Veterans Health Administration Patients
This cohort study examines changes in opioid use disorder prevalence associated with medical and recreational cannabis law enactment among veterans treated at the Veterans Health Administration and wh...
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Just putting this here so we can use it when it happens.
a picture of a man whispering into George W. Bush's ear. Bush looks surprised. "Sir, a second signal chat has just been leaked."
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
On some personal news, I’ll be starting on Monday as an assistant professor in the Dept of Internal Medicine at Yale. Excited about starting in this role even though it can be hard to celebrate personal achievements at a time when our whole profession is under attack.
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 09/04/2025
Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...
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Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN
Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
On my morning walk, I realized the gov’t strategy of going after one school at a time, instead of widespread slashing of grants across dozens of schools at once, forced each university to act alone instead of stand up together and fight. It is likely each one will capitulate when acting alone
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
On the science front: Can you trust changes in self-reported cannabis use following legalization? Or are changes in reported use driven by increased likelihood to report use. Our new paper uses biological data to answer this question, confirming self-report data. shorturl.at/OXzjb
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Cannabis legalization and increasing cannabis use in the United States: Data from urine toxicology testing in emergency room patients
Rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD) appear to be increasing nationally, with increases greater in states that legalized cannabis use. However, as leg…
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Medlife Crisis (Rohin) @medcrisis.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
People sometimes ask me what my top tip is for productivity. Is it meditation, journaling, Notion, having a morning routine, tracking my sleep, pomodoro timers… And after really thinking about it, I've realised the number 1 top tip for productivity is to not have any kids
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Seth Trueger @mdaware.org · 10/03/2025
science is good and we should all chip in and pay the best people to do it
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Adriano Espaillat @repespaillat.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Anti-Semitism is a real issue - not just a ploy to slash federal funding. Jewish students have a right to education without the fear of physical violence or hateful rhetoric. See my full statement with @repjerrynadler00.bsky.social here:
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“It’s extremely alarming that grants that have been vetted by the scientific community and deemed important and impactful to understand the world are now being cancelled because of political ideology… For all this talk about free speech, this is direct censorship of scientific research.”
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Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants
Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Dr. Marguerite Thomas Williams focused on how agriculture and deforestation can influence erosion of drainage systems! #28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory #BlackHistoryMonth awis.org/historical-w...
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Dr. Marguerite Thomas Williams, PhD
Dr. Marguerite Thomas Williams was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in geology. She taught at Miner Teachers College and Howard University.
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
For those who saw the half time show and feel like they got something but probably missed a lot, check out the latest episode of the podcast Dissect. It breaks it down moment by moment and there was so much I missed. The whole show was him not playing the American game
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faith shayna @faithbranch.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
we love attentive blocking
Kendrick Lamar performing at the super bowl. the dancers on stage are wearing red, white, and blue while standing in the shape of the american flag
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Okay, pals. Time for action this month. We're going to do that by funding classrooms that are specifically seeking out Black history books. These classrooms are those that are in historically underfunded communities. These asks are from teachers whose students benefit directly.
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Just to be clear for those who don’t know, this IS HAPPENING. I know folks at large corporate foundations who are being sued for creating grants that appear to target, for example, Black women businesses. Previous cases have been brought forth and won in the Supreme Court.
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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Those of us in population health need to discuss how best to engage and cope with social media right now. It might be that we all need to find individual solutions. But ideally, it would be good to work out how to support each other and stay connected, while not getting overwhelmed with grim news.
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Check out our new article providing a 4 target framework for guiding causal inference from observational data. Really great work led by @haidonglu.bsky.social with @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @catherine-lesko.bsky.social @darthctr.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ije/article/...
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Four targets: an enhanced framework for guiding causal inference from observational data
Abstract. Observational studies play an increasingly important role in estimating causal effects of a treatment or an exposure, especially with the growing
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
A new of ours publication examining cannabis use and cannabis use disorder and psychiatric disorders in the US. Free link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Among U.S. Adults with Psychiatric Disorders: 2001-2002 and 2012-2013
Rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD) have increased disproportionately among Veterans Administration (VA) patients with psychiatric disorders compared to patients with no disorder. However, VA pati...
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
“Public health and the U.S. Constitution: A conversation with retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer” This looks like an interesting discussion in public health and law. Register here: harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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David S. Fink @davidfink.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
Study finds u-shaped relationship between BMI & psychosomatic symptoms, suggests intervening on BMI/body image, but it seems more likely to me mental distress drives a person to stop caring about image and/or focusing on weight since it can be controlled. Thoughts? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Dose-Dependent Association Between Body Mass Index and Mental Health and Changes Over Time
This survey study evaluates the association between body mass index and mental health and changes in associations over time from 2002 to 2018.
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