Karinna Saxby

Legalizing online sports betting may carry hidden public health costs.

New evidence shows a ~10% rise in binge drinking among young men after legalization—driven by more frequent episodes among existing binge drinkers, not new drinkers.

Policy spillovers matter. tinyurl.com/5ykmw8fu

Don't miss the next London Inequality Workshop! Details below!

I've had my phone out of its case all day and it feels like the future

Please lemme know what you end up doing - outlook is the bane of my life!!

Response to reviewers

Gender affirming medical care saves $

Funding surgery and hormones for trans people can save Medicare millions: new research Until now, we haven’t had research that tracks how accessing hormones or surgeries affects how much trans people use mental health services and medications.

Funding surgery and hormones for trans people can save Medicare millions: new research

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At 6 years’ follow-up there were:
• ~10 additional deaths per 1,000 trans people who were assigned female at birth compared with general population females
• ~54 additional deaths per 1,000 trans people assigned male at birth compared with general population males

All-cause and cause-specific mortality among transgender and gender diverse people: a nationwide cohort study in Australia Transgender and gender diverse (‘trans’) people may be at increased risk of mortality, particularly from external causes, however, large-scale, popula…

Our new study on all-cause and cause-specific mortality among trans Australians is now out in Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific

We find that trans people experience significantly higher risk of premature mortality than the general population

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Always watching…

Ok just one more because it’s too good #farside

This week’s #farside 🐶

These authors wanted to know whether people with physical disabilities face discrimination in hiring: even when they are equally qualified.

So they ran an experiment.

When "novel insight" means slightly rearranging three existing figures, you know you've arrived

These authors wanted to know whether mothers face discrimination in hiring, even when they are equally qualified as other applicants.

So they ran two experiments...

Assistant/Associate Professor (2 Vacancies)

I am chairing the search for two (2) Tenure Track positions at the Department of Health Services, Policy and Management at
@uscarnoldschool.bsky.social

We are looking to move relatively fast so please get your applications in quickly

#HealthPolicy
#AcademicSky

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PhD in Economic Causes and Consequences of Family and Domestic Violence at Monash University, Australia Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

Come do a PhD with us in Melbourne ☕️ working on the economic causes and consequences of family & domestic violence
#econsky #melbourne
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always on guard against people calling me hypervigilant

Haha good because I stan them

But the Scott/kip storyline makes the last episode just 👌👌👌👌 I’ll believe in anything deserves a zillion Emmy’s

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This is Millie. She just learned how to sled. Hopes you brought a second land frisbee, because she will not be taking turns. 13/10 (TT: millietheredlab)

Applications are still open to join the IFS for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in collaboration with the Administrative Fairness Lab.

📊 Find out more and apply here by midnight, Sunday 4 January 2026: econjobmarket.org/positions/12...

New evidence that short-term rentals--like those on Airbnb--increase neighborhood rodent infestations, traffic collisions, and crime.

This work from my PhD is now out in the world! With @dylankneale.bsky.social and Prof Praveetha Patalay, I looked at asthma disparities in UK LGBTQ+ people

Weekend farside 😍

Farside of the week

Check out the amazing line up of speakers!! Please submit and share 🌟 🌈
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“We’re taking this to court”: Doctors Are Fighting New Zealand’s Puberty Blocker Ban “Only a small number of young people in Aotearoa are prescribed reversible pubertal suppression, but for those who need it, the negative impacts of this regulation will be huge.”

1. New Zealand doctors are officially suing to reverse the country's ban on puberty blockers for gender affirming care.

“These regulations are being enacted based on politics, not on clinical evidence."

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Announcing Grattan Institute’s 2025 Wonks’ List - Grattan Institute Grattan Institute curates the year’s best technical reads for policy enthusiasts.

Our paper on regional mental healthcare variation made it into the #Grattan Institute’s 2025 Wonks’ List! Woohoo!!
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