Francisco Zepeda
@franciscozepeda.org
Advancing children's health through causal inference and randomized trials. Dedicated to learning, teaching, and serving the next generation.
Fourth Year Medical Student 🩺 @ UPenn
MPH in Epidemiology 📊 @ UC Berkeley
BS in Bioengineering 🧬 @ MIT
Fourth Year Medical Student 🩺 @ UPenn
MPH in Epidemiology 📊 @ UC Berkeley
BS in Bioengineering 🧬 @ MIT
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New study: Most ED visits by uninsured patients with limited English proficiency are for preventable or primary care needs—mirroring trends in the general population. Findings highlight opportunities for outpatient care access to be strengthened. Read more. https://bit.ly/478OmKW
Evaluating Emergency Department Utilization among Undocumented Patients Receiving Care at a Community Health Clinic - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Undocumented immigrants in the US rely on community health clinics (CHCs) and emergency departments (EDs) for preventive and acute care due to health insurance ineligibility and financial constraints....
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October 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New study: Most ED visits by uninsured patients with limited English proficiency are for preventable or primary care needs—mirroring trends in the general population. Findings highlight opportunities for outpatient care access to be strengthened. Read more. https://bit.ly/478OmKW
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🎉Congratulations to LDI Fellow Jane Muir! Dr. Muir won the 2025 Nurse Researcher Award from the Emergency Nurses Association.
Read more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Read more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Penn Nursing’s Jane Muir Wins 2025 Emergency Nurses Association Award
Jane Muir, PhD, RN, has won the 2025 Nurse Researcher Award from the Emergency Nurses Association, which has 45,000 members in 45 countries
ldi.upenn.edu
July 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🎉Congratulations to LDI Fellow Jane Muir! Dr. Muir won the 2025 Nurse Researcher Award from the Emergency Nurses Association.
Read more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Read more here: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Reposted by Francisco Zepeda
A JAMA study examined how US children’s health across a broad spectrum of indicators has changed from 2007 to 2023.
Lead author Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD, from @childrensphila.bsky.social shared key insights from the findings with several media outlets. 🧵
ja.ma/44NrNKz #MedSky
Lead author Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD, from @childrensphila.bsky.social shared key insights from the findings with several media outlets. 🧵
ja.ma/44NrNKz #MedSky
July 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A JAMA study examined how US children’s health across a broad spectrum of indicators has changed from 2007 to 2023.
Lead author Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD, from @childrensphila.bsky.social shared key insights from the findings with several media outlets. 🧵
ja.ma/44NrNKz #MedSky
Lead author Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD, from @childrensphila.bsky.social shared key insights from the findings with several media outlets. 🧵
ja.ma/44NrNKz #MedSky
Reposted by Francisco Zepeda
In the BATURA trial, as-needed albuterol–budesonide resulted in a lower risk of severe asthma exacerbation than as-needed albuterol among participants with disease that was uncontrolled despite treatment for mild asthma. Full trial results: nej.md/43uVpwK
#ATS2025 @atscommunity.bsky.social
#ATS2025 @atscommunity.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In the BATURA trial, as-needed albuterol–budesonide resulted in a lower risk of severe asthma exacerbation than as-needed albuterol among participants with disease that was uncontrolled despite treatment for mild asthma. Full trial results: nej.md/43uVpwK
#ATS2025 @atscommunity.bsky.social
#ATS2025 @atscommunity.bsky.social
Reposted by Francisco Zepeda
Authors, editors, reviewers, and other potential users should use CONSORT 2025 when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent.
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Authors, editors, reviewers, and other potential users should use CONSORT 2025 when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent.
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe