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Christina Mangurian @cmangurian.bsky.social · Apr 25

Important piece by my role model, Claire Brindis! thehill.com/opinion/heal...

Preventative care was a game-changer, but now the Supreme Court could take it away

On the line for hundreds of millions of Americans is cost-free coverage for essential care like screening for diabetes, cancer, hepatitis and mental health issues.

thehill.com

BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Apr 21

What is the quickest way to destroy science?
- Discredit and demean expertise.
- Spread misinformation from official sources.
- Aggressively defund research
- Tie funding to ideological stances
- Threaten scientists with retribution and cultivate fear.
- Eliminate diversity of thought and ideas.

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Christina Mangurian @cmangurian.bsky.social · Apr 17

Proud Reedie

www.oregonlive.com/education/20...

This Oregon college won’t charge a penny in tuition to students from families making $100K or less

Tuition alone at the private liberal arts school is estimated to cost $71,000 next year.

www.oregonlive.com

Christina Mangurian @cmangurian.bsky.social · Apr 11

📢 JAIDS paper: In a nationwide Medicaid cohort, people living w/HIV & schizophrenia were less likely to be retained in care than those without schizophrenia. More work to be done to reduce this disparity!

doi.org/10.1097/QAI....

Schizophrenia and Retention in HIV Care Among Adults... : JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

in care, among people with HIV (PWH) and schizophrenia in the United States. Methods: This population-based retrospective cohort study used Medicaid claims data to compare retention in HIV care bet...

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Christina Mangurian @cmangurian.bsky.social · Apr 10

Outstanding innovation for our elders who are sick

UCSF Health @ucsfhealth.bsky.social · Apr 7

In our Acute Care for Elders unit, we create a comfortable environment to help reduce the risk of delirium in older adults. "We have musicians & pets, & we have a socialization room,” Dr. Stephanie Rogers says. “Socialization is really good for the mind.”

Delirium: The condition impacting older patients and how UCSF doctors are treating it

At UCSF Parnassus Campus, medical personnel go into work with a mission every day to prevent delirium - or hospital confusion - among patients. Here's how.

abc7news.com

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Christina Mangurian @cmangurian.bsky.social · Apr 10

“At the observed trend, it is projected that surgical department chairs will not achieve equal proportions of men and women until the year 2102.” We can do better

Julie Ann Sosa, MD MA @jasosamd.bsky.social · Apr 10

Although all surgical faculty levels experienced growth in the proportion of women, average annual change in the proportion of women decreased as seniority increased. #MedSky #SurgSky #WomeninSTEM @womensurgeons.bsky.social @heatheryeomd.bsky.social journals.lww.com/annalsofsurg...

Change is Hardest Right Before the Glass Ceiling Breaks: An ... : Annals of Surgery

st two decades, initiatives have contributed to educational awareness, culture shifts, and a focus on inclusive excellence in surgery, leading to an increase in the number of women surgeons. Despite p...

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Julie Ann Sosa, MD MA @jasosamd.bsky.social · Apr 10

Although all surgical faculty levels experienced growth in the proportion of women, average annual change in the proportion of women decreased as seniority increased. #MedSky #SurgSky #WomeninSTEM @womensurgeons.bsky.social @heatheryeomd.bsky.social journals.lww.com/annalsofsurg...

Change is Hardest Right Before the Glass Ceiling Breaks: An ... : Annals of Surgery

st two decades, initiatives have contributed to educational awareness, culture shifts, and a focus on inclusive excellence in surgery, leading to an increase in the number of women surgeons. Despite p...

journals.lww.com

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · Apr 9

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Graphic: As many as 69 million American women lack access to valid birth certificates

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UCSF Health @ucsfhealth.bsky.social · Apr 7

In our Acute Care for Elders unit, we create a comfortable environment to help reduce the risk of delirium in older adults. "We have musicians & pets, & we have a socialization room,” Dr. Stephanie Rogers says. “Socialization is really good for the mind.”

Delirium: The condition impacting older patients and how UCSF doctors are treating it

At UCSF Parnassus Campus, medical personnel go into work with a mission every day to prevent delirium - or hospital confusion - among patients. Here's how.

abc7news.com

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanhneville.medsky.social · Apr 7

These graphs of dramatically reduced NIH funding this year are so depressing to look at. This administration is out for revenge on intelligence. #SaveOurScience

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Alastair McAlpine, MD @alastairmca30.bsky.social · Apr 7

Aerosolized budesonide and clarithromycin don’t treat measles (it’s a virus- it doesn’t respond to antibiotics).

For the head of HHS to be messaging this in the middle of an outbreak that has killed two children is… despicable.

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UCSF Nephrology @ucsfnephrology.bsky.social · Apr 3

Three generations of Division Chief at San Francisco General Hospital gathered at the recent Celebration of the Career and Legacy of Dr. Floyd Rector held on April 1, 2025! From L to R: Drs. Delphine Tuot, Michael Humphreys, and David Pearce.

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Christina Mangurian @cmangurian.bsky.social · Apr 2

During these difficult times, it was really nice to have my cup filled today with the @UCSF ARCHES Mid-Career Scholars and our visitor (and co-founder of the program) @KBibbinsDomingo, @JAMANetwork Editor in Chief!

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