Merry Christmas! We’re on call today and the rest of the holiday weekend. We feel privileged to provide support to our patients and their families and we are deeply touched by their kindness to us even as they face serious illness @drjunejd.bsky.social

Congratulations to the new Geriatrics diplomates of the ABIM! Welcome to the family. So proud of you! @drjunejd.bsky.social

Recently consulted on a pregnant woman under 30 with met breast cancer. A multidisciplinary team is crucial to the development of a unified plan of care that considers the mother and the baby @drjunejd.bsky.social

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How do the metabolic waste products get cleared from our brain? And how does this process intersect with the brain's immune system? An exceptional review by @jonykipnis.bsky.social and colleagues cell.com/neuron/fullt...

Our recent publication in British Journal of Cancer www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Is #cancer associated #thrombosis caused predominantly by the tumour or treatment. #chemotherapy has unique effects on the activated protein C pathway which may be important in VTE occuring during chemotherapy doi.org/10.1016/j.th....

The APOE4 allele, present in >20% of the population, is a significant risk marker for #Alzheimers. What if we could flip it to the protective APOE2 allele? Encouraging results in the experimental model www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congratulations Prof William Brady @williambrady.bsky.social on being named a recipient of the 2025 Kabiller Science of Empathy Prize. As Dean Cornelli notes, this award “advances the understanding of empathy and celebrates Kellogg’s rigorous approach to the subject” @drjunejd.bsky.social

Happy Halloween MedX and all those who follow and support our work. It’s nice to decompress this evening with my wonderful clinical team @drjunejd.bsky.social

Stunning Grand Rounds on “Exceptional Longevity: What’s it really like? Centenarians, their Kids, and How They Get There.” Delivered @medicalcollegeofwi.bsky.social by renowned GeroScientist Dr Thomas Perls an international leader in the field of human exceptional longevity @drjunejd.bsky.social

‼️Our latest study, “Loss of STAT3 in acute myeloid leukemia favors tissue infiltration linked to CXCR4 signaling,” is now out in @bloodneoplasia.bsky.social #AML #STAT3 #CXCR4 #MLL-AF9 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I’m having an amazing time at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) annual mtg in Washington, D.C. today. AI is front and center as physician and nurse scientists discuss AI within the framework of healthcare in all its many facets @nationalacademies.org @drjunejd.bsky.social

This Radiation Mask… My patient graduated from cancer this week. This mask was his constant companion. Representing struggle and resilience. Protection and escape. This ritual transformation. When words are insufficient …symbols supersede @drjunejd.bsky.social

💉 2024–25 Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness In U.S. veterans, the updated vaccine reduced 6-month risks of Covid-related ED visits (-29%), hospitalisations (-39%), and deaths (-64%) vs flu-only group. 🔗 doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2510226 #SciComm #COVID19 #Vaccines 🧪

READ OUR COMMENTARY ON PARP DIFFUSION THROUGHOUT THE USA @drjunejd.bsky.social

Exciting! The ABIM @abimcert.bsky.social w/the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education has expanded the # of activities for which physicians can earn MOC credits. 🎙️ Hear more from leaders at ACCME and ABIM in their recent podcast conversation: lnkd.in/gQQDZQhy @drjunejd.bsky.social

Congratulations to my dear friend and colleague Dr David Bentrem! @luriecancer.bsky.social A fantastic pancreatic surgeon, he has incomparable skills in the operating room and practices the art of medicine at the bedside…always prioritizing his patients needs @drjunejd.bsky.social

Cancer cells hijack neurons to promote their growth. Here (and how) neurons form pseudo-synapses to promote pancreatic cancer's growth cell.com/cancer-cell/...

Checkpoint inhibitors are the mainstay of cancer immunotherapy. Here's a new review article for the current state of the science and where we're headed www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Discovery of the number of ways cancer cell hijack other cells to promote their growth and spread keeps proliferating www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

How can we reawaken the body’s own anti-viral defenses to fight brain cancer? Delighted to share our new study where we now answer this question, led by the brilliant @alvarezprado.bsky.social who is now an independent PI at LIH Luxembourg 👏👏 #BrainTIME 🧠🦠🧪 🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

One more diabolical trick of cancer cells: transferring their mitochondria to fibroblasts to promote their growth nature.com/articles/s43...

Exposure to heat waves and accelerated biological aging www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How plasma p-Tau markers can predict if and when there will be transition to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively unimpaired individuals, along staging of the disease www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Gero-onc matters. “Effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment with extensive patient coaching for improving quality of life in older patients with solid tumours receiving systemic therapy (G-oncoCOACH): a multicentre randomised controlled trial” - The Lancet @drjunejd.bsky.social

A great review of what I’ll refer to as “glymphatic physiology.” As Cajal has said, “The brain is a world consisting of a number of unexplored continents and great stretches of unknown territory.” @drjunejd.bsky.social

Congratulations! Wishing you every success on this new journey, Dr Pennell @drjunejd.bsky.social

My mentee, Fares Siddig, is now a meritorious medical student at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons @columbiamed.bsky.social He is an outstanding young man w/ a bright future ahead. I can hardly wait to see the impact he will have on our profession @drjunejd.bsky.social

One in 4 people carry one copy of the APOE4 allele, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. We've just learned how that risk is mediated—the immune system erictopol.substack.com/p/our-braini...

UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years. Astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty CBE FRS FRAS did not study science in secondary school – but was instead inspired to learn more about space after using her father's telescope. 🧪🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Had a lovely time reconnecting with alumni and faculty from @uiccom during NMA 2025 at the Blackstone. Catching up with Chicago treasures Urologist Dr Terry Mason, Chief Exec Provident Hospital Dr Arnold Turner, and Executive Director of UI Health Mile Square Dr Karriem Watson @drjunejd.bsky.social

Can AI help people stay healthier as they age by helping to predict disease? @peteratmsr.bsky.social and Dr. Eric Topol explore this and other topics in Episode 8 of “The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited.” msft.it/6019s6arx

We need a lot of “will” and “willingness” to take us beyond big pharma’s quest to transition cancer to a chronic disease versus finding cures and sharing them with humanity at a reasonable ROI @drjunejd.bsky.social

On the potential risk of gabapentin (Neurontin) for mild cognitive impairment and dementia rapm.bmj.com/content/earl...

Preventing Alzheimer’s disease With @walteri.bsky.social @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/cLJOe...

FIT FOR SURGERY… Pleased to share the results of our NIH-funded research study: Fit4Surgery: A pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of prehabilitation prior to debulking surgery for ovarian cancer Link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lNVtKfi92... @drjunejd.bsky.social

A great opportunity to work with an outstanding NIH-funded PI @drxu.bsky.social at Emory University! Don’t miss it! @drjunejd.bsky.social

With much restraint, I’ll simply state…Concerning! @drjunejd.bsky.social

Honored to be photographed with the 2025 class of newly minted admittees to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Sworn in on June 5th by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr in the presence of the 8 Associate Justices and our phi alpha delta colleagues @drjunejd.bsky.social

Spotlight on the gut-brain axis A rapid expansion of new discoveries and knowledge lays the foundation for a new era in medicine erictopol.substack.com/p/the-gut-br...

Why do some people who have mutations of familial Alzheimer's not get the disease? They have protective genomic variants. A first-rate review @thelancetneuro.bsky.social thelancet.com/journals/lan...

How exercise protects the brain through neurovascular-associated astrocytes and neuroplasticity: Results of elegant single cell/nuceli studies in the experimental Alzheimer's model www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Pictured with the phenomenal Dr Melissa Simon @luriecancer.bsky.social and the Chicago-Cancer Health Equity Collaborative summer scholars. Delighted to present today on “resilience.” This cohort includes premed, prelaw, prenursing, PhD, and prepublic health students @drjunejd.bsky.social

Thrilled to be invited to present on “The Power of Resilience: A Guide to Managing What Seems Unmanageable” to the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative Summer Fellows @chicagochec.bsky.social @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social on June 10, 2025 at 11am @drjunejd.bsky.social

Saw BEST Congresswoman Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social (IL-14th) on American Airlines flight from DC yesterday (6/6). Thanked her for her great representation in the House and gave her a spontaneous hug. So gracious. Super smart! We need more nurses in Congress! @drjunejd.bsky.social

Encouraging applications for “Building Trust: Advancing Health Equity Grant Program” -sponsored by the ABIM, the ABIM Foundation, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. This IM focused prog intends to promote trust and create a fairer health system. See abimfoundation.org @drjunejd.bsky.social

An incredible time at the US Supreme Court today! Admittees were addressed briefly by Chief Justice John Roberts with reading of summaries of new decisions by Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, Alito, Thomas, and Kagan. Formally welcomed and admitted to the Court by Justice Roberts @drjunejd.bsky.social

A surreal pre-Supreme Court Day reception w/ fellow P.A.D. attorneys in DC today. Tomorrow (6/5) we will join Harvard Law and the American Bar Association at the Supreme Court for admission ceremonies wherein the rule of law will be a central element embedded within our oaths @drjunejd.bsky.social