One of our highlights of the year was welcoming Dr. Uché Blackstock to our annual meeting in Washington, DC! Dr. Blackstock delivered a powerful keynote that challenged our members to never lose sight of the human ramifications of policy, history, and statistics. #SinglePayer #MedicareForAll

What Moved Me in 2025 in Health: Reflections on health, care and community Read here 🔗: www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-g...

Stories like this make me feel hopeful. Resilience in the face of adversity. When USAID was shut down programs like this malaria program in cameroon faced collapse. They found a way to continue doing the work and saving the lives of children affected by malaria. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/h...

An Oklahoma man doing target practice with a handgun fatally shot a woman who was sitting with two children on a neighboring front porch on Thursday, the authorities said.

"Vaccines may be safe and effective, but just saying so is no longer enough" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...

Sunday morning, good coffee, and meaningful conversation. Loved joining my fave Professor Melissa Murray, subbing in for @Ali Velshi on Velshi NOW/ @ms.now, this morning to talk through my TIME essay, How America’s Health Care System Broke in 2025. Link to essay: time.com/7342307/amer...

Please join my friend @profmmurray.bsky.social on ‘Velshi’ 10a-1p w/ @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @stevebenen.com @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social @maria-hinojosa.bsky.social @davidjolly.bsky.social @walshfreedom.bsky.social @philweiser.bsky.social #Velshi 1/2

Trust is the foundation of health. @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social, Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity writes about the power of partnerships and how community health workers act as catalysts for better health.

Grateful to see my best selling LEGACY🩺 included in 2 meaningful spaces: ✨ 12 Winter Book Recommendations from @gbhnews’ Staff: www.wgbh.org/foundation/h... 
✨ @wordinblacknews’ 2025 reading list: wordinblack.com/2025/12/blac... Thank you for reading & for carrying these stories forward.🤍📚

About 50 of Planned Parenthood’s nearly 600 clinics have shut down this year, largely because of Republican moves to cut the organization off from government money. As the closures mount, a different kind of organization is seeking to fill the void: anti-abortion pregnancy centers.

Four years ago. I didn’t know if she wanted to hear it.But we wanted to make sure the public did. Then and now, the work is the same. Truth matters. Trust matters more. And public health only works when people feel safe enough to hear both. Our WaPo OpEd: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

I shared this on air today on MS NOW : measles and flu are resurging, but prevention is straightforward. Get vaccinated. Wear a mask in crowded indoor settings. Stay home when sick. These small actions protect communities—and they add up.

Books: Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy, Sharon Malone M.D. Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine, Uché Blackstock M.D.

🗓️ Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️ Don't miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: "Medicine in the Age of AI" Register here: tinyurl.com/577unee6

I’ve spent my career inside ERs and health systems. In 2025, I watched what many patients already knew: the system finally broke. I wrote this in TIME magazine this morning to name what failed—and what has to change. How America’s Health System Broke in 2025 time.com/7342307/amer...

A must read….

We may eventually reform the system as urged by Dr. Blackstock in this article. But at the moment, vulnerable people dying as a result of these changes is the *goal* of the administration. #MedSky

I’ve spent my career inside ERs and health systems. In 2025, I watched what many patients already knew: the system finally broke. I wrote this in TIME magazine this morning to name what failed—and what has to change. How America’s Health System Broke in 2025 time.com/7342307/amer...

Taking away access to vaccines is a violation of the rights of children

There have been at least 4.6 million illnesses, 49,000 hospitalizations, and 1,900 deaths from flu this season so far. There is a lot of flu out there. Getting the flu shot prevents hospitalisations and death! Please get your flu shot it id not too late.

Timothy Loehmann, the ex-police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice, has been fired from his position as an armed ranger in West Virginia

Black unemployment is still soaring—a crisis for our communities and a red flag for the health of our economy. @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social and I are requesting the Federal Reserve take action and deliver an urgent briefing to the Congressional Black Caucus about their efforts.

Denmark is often cited as a vaccine model, but context matters. Denmark has universal healthcare. Every child is covered, tracked, and has consistent follow-up. The U.S. doesn’t. Our immunization schedule is built for a fragmented system to protect kids early and reliably.

Very sad to see the American Academy of Pediatrics lose vital funding support from HHS. This feels retaliatory in response to their stance defending Science and vaccines to protect children. When your kid is sick remember pediatricians treat them not RFK. Jr www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Healthcare is a human right. Speaker Mike Johnson, the House is ready to vote to extend the ACA subsidies and save healthcare for millions. Let’s get it done NOW — no games, no delays.

Not one word about health care. Not about rising costs. Not about families about to lose coverage when ACA subsidies expire. For millions of people, this isn’t abstract. It’s rent, prescriptions, and whether you can see a doctor.

Grateful to join @pnhp.bsky.social (Physicians for a National Health Program) as their keynote speaker recently. This work matters now more than ever. We need bold, principled voices who are focused on protecting patients, expanding access, and strengthening a system that works for everyone.

CDC’s new number two has a record that includes ending vaccine promotion in Louisiana, delaying public warnings on a whooping cough outbreak, and supporting ACA repeal. Public health leadership must center science and community safety. Link. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Over thirty-six million views, one woman’s pain, and a question: Who listens when Black women are in crisis? My latest in @msnowreports.bsky.social Daily unpacks the viral moment and what it reveals about healthcare, racism, and urgency. 🔗: www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...

@ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social says enhanced Obamacare subsidies helped to close the gap in racial health inequities and without the affordable plans and access to maternity care, the Black "maternal mortality rate will increase."

I have not shared the viral video of a Black pregnant woman in active labor being ignored at triage. I am careful about sharing Black trauma because it is often consumed without care. I want to hold space for her, her family, and her baby.

The shutdown may be over, but the real fight is just beginning. ACA subsidies are stalled, premiums are rising, and millions are caught in the middle. Health equity advocate Dr. @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss the future of affordability and access to care.

“The idea Congress can shut down the govt over affordable health care, delay action on extending these subsidies & maybe not extend them at all shows how far we have drifted from the basic principle that health care should be stable & not subject to political cycles” - @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social

Thank you for having me on, @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social!

My new OpEd in MSNBC Daily is up today. ✍🏾This issue is personal to me because I spent years caring for patients who would have been left without options if ACA subsidies fell through. I hope this piece helps make the stakes clear. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Thank you so much @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social for such an INCREDIBLE keynote speech! Your words were inspiring for all the advocates in the room🫶🏽

James Watson, dead at 97, helped uncover the structure of DNA and changed how we understand life itself. But he also used his platform to spread racist and sexist ideas. We can honor the science, and still acknowledge the harm he caused. Read below. 🔗: www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...

Honored to join March On! for a virtual conversation on race, health & justice. 📅 Mon, Sept 15 | 7:30 PM ET 🎤 With Dr. Aletha Maybank, Dr, Joel Bervell & me 🌐 marchonfest.org/festival #MarchOnFest #HealthJustice #CivilRights #StoriesThatMove

Most of the physician lawmakers who voted for this devastating tax bill? White. Male. Meanwhile, millions stand to lose healthcare. We need more diverse voices in medicine and policymaking. Source: @medpagetoday.bsky.social

I have lived in my neighborhood for two decades and, not since my partner and I got our pup 8 months ago have I met so many neighbors (and their pups) - many with super interesting stories and lives. This little 8 lb. doggo has brought lots of goodness into our lives.

@aspeninstitute.bsky.social opening sessions with the big ideas to change health with @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social discussing burnout which should be measured & addressed by health systems

"We must fight to fund health care systems that focus on the needs of underrepresented communities, directly addressing racial health inequities." @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social‬ via ‪@thehill.com‬ I’m a Black mother and a physician with a message about Black kids’ future

On this Juneteenth, I'm so happy to share my twin sister’s, Uché Blackstock, MD, powerful op-ed on Black children’s futures. As a Black mother and physician, she names the urgent need to protect and nurture our children especially in these challenging times. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

The day before Juneteenth, I’m thinking about freedom—and our children’s futures. “What we do today matters….” In @thehill.com , I write about raising Black boys in a country that still puts them at risk—in hospitals, schools, and policy. ✊🏾 Read: thehill.com/opinion/heal...

Last year, LEGACY was named an Amazon Best Science Book of 2024 So Far. Today, amid pushback and retrenchment, the work it stands for is more urgent than ever. Legacy matters now more than ever. www.amazon.com/Legacy-Physi... #HealthEquity #LegacyBook #StillWeRise

Truly moved by this piece from BlackDoctor.org on LEGACY. The memoir was written in remembrance—of my mother, my journey, and a profession still in need of healing. The work continues through my firm Advancing Health Equity. blackdoctor.org/what-my-moth...

NIH walks back ban on DEI -- but officials there are not answering questions from @aniloza.bsky.social so unclear what this means for new/existing/pending/terminated grants, or why policy was suddenly rescinded. www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/n...

Thrilled to share that my firm Advancing Health Equity has new offerings to meet the moment. ✅ Leadership Coaching & Advisory offers discreet support to help leaders move forward w/ clarity and confidence. ✅ Quick-Impact Equity Audits help orgs cut thru uncertainty & move forward with alignment.

📣 As part of two generations of Black women Harvard Medical School graduates—our late mother, my twin sister Oni and me - we are deeply disappointed by HMS’s recent decision to dismantle key diversity infrastructure under the guise of “community” and “culture.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Poverty is a policy choice. New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...