Drs. Lauren Hunt, @kristalynharrison.bsky.social, & colleagues published in Am J Hosp Palliat Care on how the Care Ecosystem model impacts end-of-life outcomes in dementia care. #geriatrics pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40827842/

How have you been impacted by the changes we've seen under the current administration? What would you want to say to those in charge? I'm launching a new research initiative to collect and share anonymous stories of the human toll. And I'd be very grateful for your help. tinyurl.com/thehumantoll

📢 UCSF is recruiting Asian, Black, & Latino former caregivers for a study to improve end-of-life care for those with dementia. Share your story & earn up to $160. Learn more: [https://geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/recruiting-participants] #dementia #caregiving

🎓 Huge congrats to our graduating T32 fellows! 👏 Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, DrPH, MS 👏 Angela Suen, MD 👏 Lingsheng Li, MD, MHS @lingshengli.bsky.social‬ We’re thrilled they’ll continue advancing care for older adults—two as UCSF faculty and one at SF General & Chinese Hospital! 💙 #geriatrics

🚨 Action alert: Two days left!! Help protect NSF/NIH from political interference. 👎 A new rule (Sched. F) would allow for replacing career program officers with political appointees. ➡️ Action: Object here by THIS FRIDAY. Comments can be brief and/or anonymous. Helps future litigation.

#AGS25 Geri Lit Review @amergeriatrics.bsky.social Thank you @kencovinsky.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social for an incredibly fun and memorable learning+sing-along experience about all things #Geriatrics! @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social

What language do you use when talking about deprescribing? Fabulous research from Nancy Schoenborn #AGS25 showing what resonates more with patients

Callback to the @geripal.bsky.social #thickenedliquidschallenge #ags2025 #WeAreGeriatrics #litreview Commonly used but data sparse for dysphasia in hospitals and nursing homes. “Thin” evidence for mortality reduction and patients dislike

Sing-along state of the science at #AGS2025 by @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @kencovinsky.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social complete with light sticks at 8:45 am #WeAreGeriatrics

Absolutely brilliant science communication by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social and Marta Tufet of GAVI. Clear explanation of why placebo controlled trials are not required for vaccines already known to be efficacious. I had to share.

In case anyone at #AGS2025 is on #gerisky… first 24h in Chicago involved a Cubs/Giants game (and amusing rivalry between @kencovinsky.bsky.social and @lwaltermd.bsky.social) and my first @deprescribeus.bsky.social meeting! #WeAreGeriatrics

Powerful graphic. In a single day on April 25, a DOGE-fueled NSF canceled 340,226 future days of research. Or 932 years. [And that’s just one of three rounds of terminations so far.]

FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants. "This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."

Delighted to see @lwaltermd.bsky.social receive the Hal Luft Mentoring Award at @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social #HSR Symposia today. She’s describing building a culture of mentoring in @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social, which has certainly made my career possible

Process of ordering supplemental oxygen and advising patients is very confusing. This outstanding review will teach physicians how to navigate the process and advocate for their patients. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Explore how socioeconomic status shapes end-of-life experiences in the @jama.com publication, Wealth Disparities in End-of-Life Symptom Burden Among Older Adults, senior-authored by IHPS faculty member @kristalynharrison.bsky.social.

Important column by the brilliant Ninez Ponce at our sister center at UCLA on federal changes and disappearances to key public data. www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...

"Women" were on the forbidden word list. The Women's Health Initiative helped us understand Hormone Replacement Therapy. We had this study because NIH had frequently *left women out* of their studies.

This !👇 NIH Funding Has Stagnated Since 2003 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Prepping for the first family camping trip of the year always leads to side projects, like removing too-small clothing from my son’s drawer as I look for his camping gear, and at least 3 trips to REI

A major paper @nature.com this week found a significant decline in dementia after an outdated Shingles vaccine. I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...

A blood test for Alzheimer's risk! World-changing research coming out of @washumedicine.bsky.social 🩺 #MedSky Without investment from NIH, none of this would be possible. source.washu.edu/2025/03/high...

“Leadership of the National Institute on Aging was apparently “decimated,” …NIA is among the most important funders of research into diseases like Alzheimer’s.” #gerisky #geronsky #nih Our research tries to make aging & serious illness less terrible and more supported …

1- The value of inclusive research: more accurate estimates of disease risk. Analysis of data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (N=15,000) estimates a "lifetime risk of #dementia of 42% after age 55, more than double previous estimates." #geronsky www.nia.nih.gov/news/risk-an...

Middle of an interesting thread about why COBOL was created. Loved the point that not everything should or can be built for efficiency or profit. Granted, that also sums up a lot of science.

Someone’s always watching #catsofsky #dogsofsky

The Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementia (ADRD) Summit 2025 will be held virtually on 4/29, 4/30 & 6/2. The summit is an opportunity for the public to comment on draft recommendations for ADRD research priorities. #geronsky #alzheimers #dementia #medsky www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/...

Our new paper in @agsjournal.bsky.social compares dementia end-of-life caregiving experiences. Labor of love to use poetic analysis in this secondary analysis of qualitative data, comparing #prion & #ADRD #dementia types, and develop a new conceptual model #hapc #neuropal doi.org/10.1111/jgs....

Really great thread on #NIH review processes, the rate of grant funding, and the adjusted-for-inflation funding for grants over time. 🧪

Pragmatic Trial of Advance Care Planning (ACP) in primary care doubled ACP rates BUT surprisingly increased burdensome interventions. We unpack this paradox with Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, & Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson. bit.ly/GeriPalEp349 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera

new #WTHealth podcast up! @alicemiranda.bsky.social, @joannekenen.bsky.social, and Maya Goldman on the big HHS reorganization plan plus the latest cuts. Also this week, @larrylevitt.bsky.social on the ACA at 15. kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast...

🚨NEW: Google has spent the past 2+ years trying to remake search with generative AI. The results? Mixed. Check out my cover story with @davey.bsky.social on missed opportunities, Google's attempts to right the ship & the price being paid across the web. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Another great paper led by Dr. Lauren Hunt came out this week about #hospice & #dementia, this time regarding "Continued Use of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine", published in JAMA IM @jama.com. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40126467/ 1/

“When we feel overwhelmed or anxious or fearful, instead of despairing, MAKE SOMETHING. Make something with your hands … When we can make something out of nothing and surprise ourselves, we remind ourselevs of the power of creativity.” @wendymacnaughton.bsky.social

CAPC is celebrating female-identifying trailblazers in palliative care. @curseen.bsky.social is the Director of Outpatient Supportive Care & Winship Palliative Care at Emory School of Medicine. In this video, she shares why she was inspired to work in palliative care. www.youtube.com/watch?v=98xw...

Medicaid pays for the majority of nursing home and other long-term care. Big Medicaid cuts will make this problem worse. Much worse.

Was just teaching a paper that showed that more generous state Medicaid programs reduce poverty and increase savings. This is especially important given the growing share of the population that provides caregiving for older adults & may rely on long-term care- for which Medicaid is a major payor,

Friday respite: goats and herding dogs and runs and sunrises and green grass

Fun to be part of this this multi-institutional team (led by Irena Cenzer, w/@kencovinsky.bsky.social @sarahhcross.bsky.social and others not yet on sky) looking at Wealth Disparities in End-of-Life Symptom Burden Among Older Adults jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #geriatrics #pal #hapc 1/

At least one thing accomplished today: finished untangling a huge mess of yarn I made two months ago, no thanks to child or cats (cats being the reason there are two yarn balls instead of one)

Great to be part of this project, led by Dr. Meredith Bock (of @remohealth.bsky.social) and Dr. Lauren Hunt! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 1/

#Caregivers play a critical role in supporting the health and well-being of those they care for, a fulfilling and, at times, challenging role. Visit us for our publication to share with your patient: Caring for Yourself While Caring for a Loved One. ece.hsdm.harvard.edu/sites/g/file...

Wishing you many opportunities for rest and naps this weekend

Join virtual office hours with Allison Silvers, MB, and Sonia Malhotra, MD, MS, FAAP, to ask questions, discuss challenges and share creative solutions with #palliative care clinicians from palliative care programs in #rural and safety-net organizations. >> buff.ly/40BkhS8

There's a #LunarEclipse tonight! If you're in the dark region here, and if you have a view of the Moon at the right time, you'll see the eclipse. Check www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna... for more info and timings for the eclipse in your location. (Here on the East Coast, totality peaks around 3am.)

Our research group in @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social keeps trading notes on how we are taking care of ourselves in these chaotic times. I’m trying to do 10 minutes of art a few days a week, per @wendymacnaughton.bsky.social @drawtogetherstudio.bsky.social Tonight’s effort

Fun to be part of this this multi-institutional team (led by Irena Cenzer, w/@kencovinsky.bsky.social @sarahhcross.bsky.social and others not yet on sky) looking at Wealth Disparities in End-of-Life Symptom Burden Among Older Adults jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #geriatrics #pal #hapc 1/

Can’t wait to read the newest book from @doctormfoconnor.bsky.social on the science of grief and its manifestation in the body!

This is a great way for researchers and members of the general public to gain access to the world's largest digital archive of documents on health-harming industries. It's easy to use and remarkably informative to pull back the veil.