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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · 13d

Hey! Did you see we announced we are bringing Callaway to NEXUS this year? I'm so proud of our team :) You're coming right? If you're unsure you can make it, what would make it easier for you? Here's the link again- bit.ly/ABGHNEXUS25

NEXUS 2025 hosted on Whova

October 3 – 5, 2025, New York, NY

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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hey fam. We’re back in New York for the 2nd annual Nexus conference. We’re coming together as Black women in medicine to chart a brighter future in healthcare and give voice to the movement of full health equity. 🩺🥼👩🏾‍⚕️ bit.ly/ABGHNEXUS25

NEXUS 2025 hosted on Whova

October 3 – 5, 2025, New York, NY

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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Jul 30

Unwavering support. A celebration of excellence for Black women. Undeniable forces of change unifying to change the world of medicine. 👩🏽‍⚕️👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏿‍⚕️ #Blackwomeninmedicine #ABGHNEXUS25 #Blackwomeninhealthcare bit.ly/ABGHNEXUS25

NEXUS 2025 hosted on Whova

October 3 – 5, 2025, New York, NY

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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Jun 27

❗ POLICY NEWS ❗

⚖️ SCOTUS upholds USPSTF role & preventive services mandate
📈 Kennedy v. Braidwood case threatened decades of progress on CRC screening
🚨 ACG urges HHS to maintain the integrity & independence of the Task Force

Read Our Statement ➡️ bit.ly/3TJkgHs

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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Jun 19

Celebrating Juneteenth!

rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Jun 14

Celebrating another great year of UWGI fellows!!

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💜GenXDem💜 @computerblue.bsky.social · Jun 10

What standing up to ICE looks like.
#Resist

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · Jun 10

YESSSSSSSSSS. Thank you, @murray.senate.gov for strongly standing up for American science, medical research, and cures.
👊🇺🇸💅🔥

Thanks for supporting the #NIH ‘ers who want to continue the best research establishment in world history and save it from Trump. 🧪
Please watch and share, everyone!

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · Jun 10

My message to Trump’s NIH Director? No one in America wants us to do LESS cancer research.

No one is asking Trump to make it harder to cure Alzheimer's disease.

Yet Trump is cutting all of this NOW and demanding an $18 BILLION cut to NIH next year. Not on my watch.

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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Jun 10

Join us for this conversation and live demo about liver health. Pls share with friends, family and patients.

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What to Eat and Drink: A Practical Approach to Liver Health - EventPassHero

Thu, 06/26/2025 at 7:30pm to 8:30pm EDTJoin The Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists (ABGH) on June 26th for a free, virtual event and live cooking demo to provide viewers with r...

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Rob Brierley @robbrierley.bsky.social · Jun 3

Alcohol and public health: the drinks industry must not control the narrative

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#liversky #medsky

The Guardian view on alcohol and public health: the drinks industry must not control the narrative | Editorial

Editorial: Politicians who are serious about public health can’t ignore the rising toll of illness and death linked to drinking

www.theguardian.com

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STAT @statnews.com · May 30

#BREAKING: New HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request

www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/n...

New HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request

Budget documents for Congress provide the most detailed look yet at how the Trump Administration hopes to reshape the National Institutes of Health.

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · May 29

Tesla shouldn't have this "self-driving" feature on roads with a human behind the wheel, let alone robotaxis! This is nuts.

Dan O'Dowd @realdanodowd.bsky.social · May 28

Tesla FSD 13.2.9 will still run a kid down while illegally blowing past a stopped school bus with red lights flashing and stop sign extended.

Elon Musk how many kids does FSD need to run over before you fix this?

I warned about this danger at the 2023 Super Bowl!

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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · May 16

unconscionable

rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · May 5

Having so much fun with my UWGI team! #DDW2025

rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Apr 24

wow

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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Apr 20

Happy Easter!

rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Apr 16

So proud of my alma mater, Harvard! Let’s go!! Money cannot buy what Harvard is to so many of us. Veritas.

www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Harvard takes a $2B hit after defying Trump administration

The university said it would not comply with the list of demands that included changes to code of student and faculty conduct.

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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Apr 14

got a great email from Garber… ready to fight!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Apr 11

NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.

By @lisalsong.bsky.social

NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire

A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · Apr 7

Welcome !

Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · Apr 7

Fear has a way of being contagious.

But courage is also contagious.

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Rani Richardson @rani-richardson.bsky.social · Apr 3

Amazing work from my longtime mentor Dr. Carr and her colleagues! @rotonyac.bsky.social

Journal of Clinical Investigation @jci.org · Apr 3

How does the gut microbiome influence MASLD?
Schnabl, Damman & Carr link gut barrier dysfunction and altered microbiome composition to MASLD pathogenesis and detail emerging research on microbiome-based therapeutics for this disease: buff.ly/rNpivtk

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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Mar 18

And that last sentence really solidifies that they would have been absolutely fine with their choice had the consequences not impacted them directly. This is maddening to me.

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rotonyac.bsky.social @rotonyac.bsky.social · Mar 18

No! I guess it was all ok when “only” minorities were going to be impacted. No! Full stop. Votes have consequences and those who voted against the interests of a diverse society or withheld their vote must own what they have done. Just start there.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 10

99% of new medicines developed by the pharmaceutical industry depend on NIH research jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Comparison of Research Spending on New Drug Approvals by the NIH vs the Pharmaceutical Industry

This cross-sectional study examines National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical industry investments in recent drug approvals.

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