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Taylor van Doren, PhD @taylorvandoren.bsky.social

Imagine being the person who thought of the concept of "syndemics". I bet it came to Merrill Singer in a dream, and he sat straight up in bed sometime in the year 1990 and said "syndemics"

jul 31, 2025, 9:38 pm • 2 0

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Taylor van Doren, PhD @taylorvandoren.bsky.social

that is to say, he'd clearly been thinking about the concept for a long time and the name finally came to him at some point. and a million dollar word at that

jul 31, 2025, 9:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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Taylor van Doren, PhD @taylorvandoren.bsky.social

may he rest in peace

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