Skip Murray

In loving memory of Curtis. Killed by a drunk driver March 9, 1997.

Register to Attend! Rethinking Nicotine: Science, Harm Reduction, and Sensible Policy is a one-day conference hosted by Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) that challenges the extension of the War on Drugs into nico...

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Home from #SRNT2026. Next week I’ll be in Pittsburgh for #RethinkingNicotine.
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Happy #internationalwomensday! Championing, researching, and discovering incredible women is our entire mission - not just one day a year. Here are some of the female scientists we’re thinking of in particular today…

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Good morning!
In a few hours if will be time to say goodbye to Baltimore and head home. It has been a wonderful experience to attend #SRNT2026!
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People have mixed feelings and perceptions about #obesity all around the world. Clarity about the medical nature of the problem mixes with false narratives of blame and stigma. This is progress, but not enough of it.

Thanks to @ipsosgroup.bsky.social for insight.
conscienhealth.org/2026/03/08/p...

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Librarian finds ‘preposterous number’ of fake references in paper from Springer Nature journal Gunnar Ridderström/Pexels As a hospital librarian, Jessica Waite is typically successful at tracking down elusive articles for clinicians at Royal Hallamshire Hospital in England. So when a colleag…

“I was really shocked that an article published in a Springer journal and which presumably had gone through a peer or editorial review could have such a high number of references to hallucinated articles. I can see how one or two may slip through the net, but this was a preposterous number.”

The Irreconcilable Conflict Principle (redux) The governing idea of tobacco control is an irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the tobacco industry and public health. The idea is wrong and dangerous.

Dr Ling is a compelling presenter and I appreciated the chance to attend her plenary.

As a counterpoint, #SRNT2026 folks might appreciate this @clivebates.bsky.social post from 27 Feb (don't be too put off by the imagery!):

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One more day to go. I'm so grateful I got to attend #SRNT2026. It has been an incredible experience!
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The SRNT Annual Meeting is great for learning new things about other people’s research, of course, but the BEST part is catching up with colleagues who used to be co-workers in my program at the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center.

Also at SRNT: Social media buddies (though I have been terrible in keeping up lately) Skip @skipscorner.bsky.social and Joe @jgitchell.bsky.social.

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New guidance on obesity medicines from the Obesity Society, Obesity Medicine Association & @obesityaction.bsky.social makes two imperatives clear:
✅Focus on patient needs
✅Look beyond weight to long-term health outcomes

A great tie-in to #ObesityCareWeek
conscienhealth.org/2026/03/05/o...

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Wisconsin Urged to Make Smoking-Cessation Tools Less Accessible - Filter Wisconsin lawmakers need to do more to reduce a smoking rate that causes almost 8,000 annual deaths, says the American ...

"Wisconsin lawmakers need to do more to reduce a smoking rate that causes almost 8,000 annual deaths, says the American Lung Association. But its prescription involves reducing access to safer substitutes for deadly cigarettes."

@kiransidhu41.bsky.social reports:

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