Mollie Wood
@anecdatally.bsky.social
Asst. prof of epidemiology at UNC Chapel Hill
| training at HSPH, UiO, UMass Med, BUSPH | interests in rxepi, repro-perinatal epi, methods | she/her/dr
| training at HSPH, UiO, UMass Med, BUSPH | interests in rxepi, repro-perinatal epi, methods | she/her/dr
Carrboro Coachella, y'all.
July 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Carrboro Coachella, y'all.
Look, I have already named my alternate-career bakery (the Pastriarchy) but someone really needs to open one called Intention To Treat.
June 18, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Look, I have already named my alternate-career bakery (the Pastriarchy) but someone really needs to open one called Intention To Treat.
That feeling of excitedly finding a paper that solves your current methods headache, only to realize you found the paper last year and fully memory-holed it.
June 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
That feeling of excitedly finding a paper that solves your current methods headache, only to realize you found the paper last year and fully memory-holed it.
I can't help but think that the "Think of AI as an eager grad student" people just... don't like working with grad students very much.
June 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I can't help but think that the "Think of AI as an eager grad student" people just... don't like working with grad students very much.
Next week: ISPE webinar on avoiding immortal person time bias in pregnancy medication studies (link below to register, registration is free and open to non-ISPE members).
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Avoiding Immortal Time in Studies of Medication Use During Pregnancy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Immortal time persists in studies of medication use during pregnancy conducted with real-world data. Even among experienced pharmacoepidemiologists, the challenge often lies not in defining immortal t...
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May 27, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Next week: ISPE webinar on avoiding immortal person time bias in pregnancy medication studies (link below to register, registration is free and open to non-ISPE members).
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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It's not 1536, but Anne Boleyn has taken over the news. Recently a team of computer scientists, electrical engineers and a historical novelist think they have discovered the “true face” of Anne (& her mother) by applying AI-based computational facial recognition to Holbein sketches. The catch? /1
They’re at it again.
None of this is valuable historical research. It’s about exploiting historical artifacts and historians to develop computer vision further and to make a soft cultural argument for surveillance tech. This nonsense has been going on since c2010.
None of this is valuable historical research. It’s about exploiting historical artifacts and historians to develop computer vision further and to make a soft cultural argument for surveillance tech. This nonsense has been going on since c2010.
May 20, 2026 at 1:47 AM
It's not 1536, but Anne Boleyn has taken over the news. Recently a team of computer scientists, electrical engineers and a historical novelist think they have discovered the “true face” of Anne (& her mother) by applying AI-based computational facial recognition to Holbein sketches. The catch? /1
The quotes on this one are a gift.
Do not cite the deep magic to me, witch, I was there when it was written
April 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The quotes on this one are a gift.
Important work!
we’re back up and running! we’re doing a two-stage approach with a screener and then i will send a one-time link to participants.
if you have had a miscarriage since march 2024 and otherwise meet requirements as listed on the flyer, please consider participating in my survey (go.uic.edu/leavestudy)
if you have had a miscarriage since march 2024 and otherwise meet requirements as listed on the flyer, please consider participating in my survey (go.uic.edu/leavestudy)
April 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Important work!
Peter over here posting about his favorite pizza, which is definitely a sandwich
I tend to get dogpiled every time I say this but: I like ham and pineapple pizza.
a close up of a pizza with ham and pineapple on a table
ALT: a close up of a pizza with ham and pineapple on a table
media.tenor.com
April 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Peter over here posting about his favorite pizza, which is definitely a sandwich
Teaching sibling comparison designs on Friday, which means I get to bust out this slide:
March 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Teaching sibling comparison designs on Friday, which means I get to bust out this slide:
Oh no oh no oh no
March 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Oh no oh no oh no
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The official journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society has just acknowledged that more than 100 of its case reports are fabricated. Incredible reporting from @retractionwatch.com retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/c...
March 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The official journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society has just acknowledged that more than 100 of its case reports are fabricated. Incredible reporting from @retractionwatch.com retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/c...
Not all heroes etc etc
February 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Not all heroes etc etc
But I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. Only a hippopotamus will do.
December 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
But I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. Only a hippopotamus will do.
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Rearranging variables can make this clearer. In plot below, it's relatively easy to see that total effect needs no adjustment, and that direct effect from A to Y needs to block the indirect path that traverses D and C. D is a collider, and C the child of the collider, hence adjustment on B is needed
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Rearranging variables can make this clearer. In plot below, it's relatively easy to see that total effect needs no adjustment, and that direct effect from A to Y needs to block the indirect path that traverses D and C. D is a collider, and C the child of the collider, hence adjustment on B is needed
This is a hell of a year to be staring down the tenure clock, having yet to secure 'R01 or equivalent' funding. I've submitted 10 proposals this year: 6 as PI, 2 foundations.
It's weird to feel both anxious about this, and also guilty for feeling anxious about this amid all the *gestures wildly*
It's weird to feel both anxious about this, and also guilty for feeling anxious about this amid all the *gestures wildly*
Essential reading if you care about the health of scientific inquiry in the US
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is a hell of a year to be staring down the tenure clock, having yet to secure 'R01 or equivalent' funding. I've submitted 10 proposals this year: 6 as PI, 2 foundations.
It's weird to feel both anxious about this, and also guilty for feeling anxious about this amid all the *gestures wildly*
It's weird to feel both anxious about this, and also guilty for feeling anxious about this amid all the *gestures wildly*
I went to undergrad with a guy who thought eating was a waste of time, so he blended and drank all his meals. I can’t remember his name, but the tuna fish sandwich shakes will be branded into my brain until the day I die.
Discovered new way to quickly consume leftover pies: blend half gallon of ice cream + some milk + an entire pie in a kitchenaid. Between the 7 of us, a whole pie-in-shake-form disappeared in like 90 seconds
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I went to undergrad with a guy who thought eating was a waste of time, so he blended and drank all his meals. I can’t remember his name, but the tuna fish sandwich shakes will be branded into my brain until the day I die.
I'm hiring a researcher to work on several ongoing funded projects at the University of Oslo! Details below:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Researcher in PharmacoEpidemiology and Biostatistics (289818) | University of Oslo
Job title: Researcher in PharmacoEpidemiology and Biostatistics (289818), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I'm hiring a researcher to work on several ongoing funded projects at the University of Oslo! Details below:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Potential outcomes tabs in Outlook! DAGs in your Google query! Marginal structural models to help you plan your next vacation!
The advances we've made in statistics, experimental study design, and causal inference over the past century are remarkably useful for understanding our world. But there is never been a push to make people use them like we are seeing with generative AI. Perhaps take a moment to consider why.
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Potential outcomes tabs in Outlook! DAGs in your Google query! Marginal structural models to help you plan your next vacation!
I have a weekly meeting with a USian who works in Norway and this is the first time our 10-minute politics-related therapy session at the top of the hour has been hopeful, so.
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I have a weekly meeting with a USian who works in Norway and this is the first time our 10-minute politics-related therapy session at the top of the hour has been hopeful, so.
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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Ah yes, let's try the "have you tried turning it off and on again" approach to fixing US healthcare.
UPDATE: Hours after saying they were pausing all payments, Medicare says they’re NOT pausing all payments.
More ➡️ www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...
More ➡️ www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/c...
Medicare backs off plan to pause doctor payments amid shutdown
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services backed off a plan to pause Medicare payments to doctors amid the government shutdown.
www.statnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ah yes, let's try the "have you tried turning it off and on again" approach to fixing US healthcare.
Weekly Ruport: bad news cycle means more emotional support pillows
September 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Weekly Ruport: bad news cycle means more emotional support pillows
It’s hard to know whether talking about these things is helpful or just gives them more oxygen, but the current acetaminophen fire is already roaring so here we go. Most importantly: ACOG affirms their position that acetaminophen is safe in pregnancy bsky.app/profile/acog...
September 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It’s hard to know whether talking about these things is helpful or just gives them more oxygen, but the current acetaminophen fire is already roaring so here we go. Most importantly: ACOG affirms their position that acetaminophen is safe in pregnancy bsky.app/profile/acog...
I'm hoping for advice from NIH funded researchers re the updated OA policy (grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...). Specifically: I have students funded on an F31 or T32 whose papers were submitted this spring and accepted after 7/1. Per policy, those papers must be OA from pub date... (1/3)
NOT-OD-25-101: Revision: Notice of Updated Effective Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Revision: Notice of Updated Effective Date for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy NOT-OD-25-101. NIH
grants.nih.gov
September 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I'm hoping for advice from NIH funded researchers re the updated OA policy (grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...). Specifically: I have students funded on an F31 or T32 whose papers were submitted this spring and accepted after 7/1. Per policy, those papers must be OA from pub date... (1/3)