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Mikaela Batista
@mbdesigns.bsky.social
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Project Coordinator, Graphic Designer and Health Communications Specialist

Department of Population Medicine (A Harvard Medical School Affiliate)
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societygim.bsky.social
The May issue of #SGIMForum explores key topics shaping medicine today, from leadership challenges and patient communication to navigating professional and personal balance. Read articles on medical gaslighting, abortion restrictions, leadership transitions, and more.

Read now:
SGIM Forum: May 2025 – SGIM
The May issue of SGIM Forum explores leadership, communication, and personal reflections in medicine. Dr. Clark examines the causes and solutions of leadership loneliness, while incoming president…
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May 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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jcihonline.bsky.social
Join @JCIHonline in participating in Black Maternal Health Week!

“A birth plan with attention to equity serves as a new paradigm for care which can empower patients and reduce racial inequities in perinatal and postpartum outcomes.”
April 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
mbdesigns.bsky.social
Building #patient trust, #communication among #health teams and #multicultural #learning in #healthcare.

#healthcommunication #healtheducation #conference
jcihonline.bsky.social Journal of Communication in Healthcare (JCIH) @jcihonline.bsky.social · Apr 17
JCIH is excited to promote the 2025 Academy for Professionalism in Health Care Annual Conference: Building and Rebuilding Trust: Reflection and Action in Professionalism. Mark your calendars! June 4-6th in North Chicago, Illinois and on Zoom.

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May 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
mbdesigns.bsky.social
#brainawarenessweek
science.org Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 11
In Science, researchers detail a nanoscale-resolution reconstruction of a millimeter-scale fragment of human cerebral cortex, giving an unprecedented view into the structural organization of brain tissue at the supracellular, cellular, and subcellular levels. scim.ag/3FvpAKy #BrainAwarenessWeek
A single neuron (white) shown with 5,600 of the axons (blue) that connect to it. The synapses that make these connections are shown in green. The cell body (central core) of the neuron is about 14 micrometers across.
March 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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science.org
A special issue on #WomensHealth in #ScienceAdvances highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences.

Learn more: scim.ag/3R59fPe (THREAD 🧵)
Science Advances’ special issue on women’s health highlights a growing wave of research focusing on women’s unique biological and psychological experiences. Articles cover a range of studies from the interplay between menopause and Alzheimer’s risk to the menstrual cycle’s influence on the brain-heart connection. It also describes the opportunities pregnancy provides to research aspects of both physical and mental health. By prioritizing women’s unique physiological and psychological experiences, research can expand the frontiers of knowledge in ways that benefit everyone.
March 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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jcihonline.bsky.social
#HealthCommunication #HealthPromotion #HealthEducation #GlobalHealth
March 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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laura-chien.bsky.social
ECRI just named 'risk of dismissing patient, family and caregiver concerns' as the #1 Patient Safety Concern for 2025! 🙌Communication finally getting the recognition it deserves as CRITICAL to safety, not just a 'soft skill'
#PatientSafety #HealthComm #PatientVoice
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Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2025
ECRI's Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2025 highlights emerging critical patient safety challenges and provides actionable recommendations to address them.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
mbdesigns.bsky.social
Nice use of #design for this #sportsmedicine post!
childrensresearch.bsky.social Children’s Hospital Colorado Research and Innovation @childrensresearch.bsky.social · Mar 12
Our athletic trainers (ATs) not only prepare, care for and treat young athletes, but also provide equity in healthcare for over 2.2 million young competitors in Colorado. This #ATAwarenessMonth, we're extending a huge thank you to these dedicated professionals. #SportsMed
Infographic showing statistics for the Sports Medicine Center at Children's Hospital Colorado. Indicates 2.2 million youth athletes in Colorado access their healthcare services annually, 47 community partners including 27 high schools and 20 sports clubs are associated and there are 80 athletic trainers and primary care sports medicine physicians.
March 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
mbdesigns.bsky.social
Another clean summary for this NEJM publication on #children with #obesity, #treatment and #lifestyle #intervention
nejm.org NEJM.org @nejm.org · Feb 12
#Obesity often develops in childhood. In children with obesity, treatment with liraglutide for 56 weeks + lifestyle interventions induced a greater mean change in BMI than lifestyle interventions alone. Full SCALE Kids phase 3a trial results: nej.md/3MBP1uc

#MedSky #PedSky
Liraglutide for Children with Obesity A Research Summary based on Fox CK et al. | 10.1056/NEJMoa2407379 | Published on September 10, 2024
February 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
mbdesigns.bsky.social
A great #design for a publication on how #vaccines help to prevent #measles.
February 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
mbdesigns.bsky.social
A new publication featured in Pediatrics focused on #Family-based #behavioral #treatment for #children with #obesity that features a video abstract!
February 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
mbdesigns.bsky.social
This sounds like an interesting read. I’ll be doing a deep dive on this later!! #healthliteracy #health #language #healthcommunication
February 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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science.org
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.

Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4hOUuvx
SCIENCESHOTS What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before
February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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academyhealth.bsky.social
AcademyHealth launched a course to help researchers communicate their work for impact & visibility. Enroll by 3/19 to learn from communications experts how to better understand the needs of your target audiences: https://academyhealth.org/events/2025-04/communicating-impact
February 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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NORC’s “data donation” pilot is a powerful new model for social media research. @sdc.norc.org director Sherry Emery writes about how social media users can share their social data with researchers to study the health and policy impacts of social media marketing and communication. go.norc.org/4huc34c
Promotional poster for "Ethically Sourced Social Media Data," featuring a person using a smartphone near a window with a reflective star decal. The text promotes a new model for social media research, focusing on using donated social media data. “Social media companies have strong incentives to keep user data from outside researchers despite the potential good that could come from understanding how social media marketing and algorithms affect the public.” Sherry Emery Director Social Data Collaboratory Senior Fellow, Public Health
February 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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moadlc.bsky.social
My latest article for MicroBites is out now! Learn about the role that serotonin plays in gut damage in early life stress! 🐀✨️🎉

Read here: micro-bites.org/2025/02/03/t...

#scicomm #microbites #microbiology #serotonin #gradschool #academia #sciencecommunication
Too Much of a Good Thing: Excess Serotonin Damages the Gut
Stressful situations can increase serotonin in the gut and may lead to gastrointestinal issues.
micro-bites.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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datavizsociety.bsky.social
Data viz is no longer just a tool for experts—it shapes how we understand politics, public health, and culture.

In the first of a two-part series, Elijah Meeks and Amanda Makulec trace the waves of data viz’s evolution, leading to today’s era of democratization.

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The 4th Wave: A Changing World - Nightingale
Data visualization has evolved from a niche tool to a fundamental way we understand the world. Democratization is shaping its future.
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February 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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christyjwl.bsky.social
Plain language infographic on the critical role indirect (F&A) costs play in our work #sciencecommunication #FamilyMedicineResearch #healthcommunication
February 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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juusokoponen.bsky.social
📊 A very nice article about the use of animation in data visualization.
January 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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kateelliottsff.bsky.social
The Lakota People's Law Project's 2025 Decolonized Reading List. There is so much to choose from here.

lakotalaw.org/news/2025-01...
Lakota Law's 2025 Decolonized Reading List
This "Top 25 for 2025" list of nonfiction books focuses on a variety of topics, including BIPOC-centered histories of Native America, resistance movements, and the decolonizing work of reconnecting us...
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February 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
mbdesigns.bsky.social
Doing #research and publishing your findings are crucial, but don’t forget there’s a lot of #misinformation. As #publichealth researchers and #healthcommunicators we need to be mindful of how we disseminate our #research and how we can combat misleading info.

Check out this talk from HSPH!
hsph.harvard.edu Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · Feb 5
During the Harvard Chan Studio panel for #WorldCancerDay, presented jointly with the Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention, experts Milagros Abreu, Skyler Johnson (@huntsmancancer.bsky.social), and Stacey Loeb spoke with Mallika Marshall to about navigating cancer misinformation online.
Navigating cancer misinformation in the digital age | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Presented jointly with Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention
hsph.harvard.edu
February 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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socpedresearch.bsky.social
📣SPR Members: Do you study the heart or a rare disease?

We want to highlight your research in special editions of the SPR Pulse in honor of American Heart Month and Rare Disease Day!

Share your work with us: ow.ly/B2SQ50URvGl #pediatricresearch #rarediseaseday
February 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
mbdesigns.bsky.social
Another strong #visual representation disseminating key points in a paper focusing on #transgender #gender-questioning #youth and #cyberbullying

Read the paper by Jason Nagata and team below for more info!

#publichealth #research #healthcommunication #adolescent #health
jasonmnagata.bsky.social Jason Nagata, MD @jasonmnagata.bsky.social · Dec 19
New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Academic Pediatrics!

#Transgender and #gender-questioning adolescents experience higher rates of #cyberbullying

✍️ Priya Balasubramanian, Thang Diep, Kyle Ganson, Alex Testa, Jinbo He, Fiona Baker

🔗 tinyurl.com/transcyberbu...
February 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Journal of #EatingDisorders!

Clinical characteristics of hospitalized males with #ARFID

🔗 jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #eatingdisorders @drdowneydoes.bsky.social @kyletganson.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM