CMS is proposing limits on Medicare & Medicaid coverage for evidence-based gender-affirming care for patients under 18 and we need clinicians to speak up. Join our Public Comment Power Hour on February 9th at 8pm ET.

Happy #CopelloFellowFriday! Today belongs to Akul Gupta! Akul is an incoming medical student at the A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. Welcome, Akul! 🗽

CMS is proposing limits on Medicare & Medicaid coverage for evidence-based gender-affirming care for patients under 18 and we need clinicians to speak up. Join our Public Comment Power Hour on February 9th at 8pm ET.

DFA calls on leaders at all levels, including President Trump, to prioritize the health of Americans over politics and reverse the decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). doctorsforamerica.org/sr-who-withd...

This is not radical transparency, it is not good medicine, and people will be harmed and exploited.

Cited by @pauloffit.bsky.social, arstechnica.com lays bare the profit motive driving HHS policy - let people "choose" unsafe & unproven treatments & at same time weaken the vaccine injury program to allow lawyers like Kennedy to sue easily & destroy vaccine choice. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

@sophiegardner.bsky.social reporting on the new approach - a total rejection of what the FDA's mission since 1962 to assess efficacy & safety of drugs. Basic reality check here - what is the point of prescribing something if we don't know if it works? @drsforamerica.bsky.social

Nurses/Nurse Allies: Join me on May 7th in Washington DC. With so much on the line, now is the time to speak up! RSVP below. #nursesky @nursesshiftchange.bsky.social @nursesforamerica.bsky.social @drsforamerica.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @muellershewrote.com @standupforscience.bsky.social

This is the result of vaccine misinformation, a weakened CDC, and deliberate downplaying of the risks of non-vaccination. It's like saying it isn't worth it to slow down & look both ways before crossing the street, because most of the time a child does not get run over. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

Minneapolis Patients Avoid Care, Say They Feel 'Hunted' by ICE, Doctor Says "Birth doesn't feel as beautiful and as happy as it did before," says an obstetric nurse

Alex Pretti Was Trained to Save Lives. He Met a System Unprepared to Defuse Chaos. | by Jennifer Obel, MD, and Mark Lopatin, MD

Join the Sexual and Gender Health Subcommittee for a Public Comment Power Hour focused on defending access to evidence-based gender-affirming care.

Morris Waxler's lesson is one to remember. Hard to turn around an FDA decision even when based on faulty evidence as was LASIK surgery approval. The medical device industry remains a powerful force, making transparency and outside evaluation critical. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

Talking about reproductive care isn’t always easy. Our 2-hour, self-guided training helps you build the skills to listen, understand, and respond with empathy and openness. It's time to reframe the conversations about this essential, evidence-based care. form.jotform.com/250055087247...

Opinion: US Health, CDC rollback on vaccine recommendations dangerous www.citizen-times.com/story/opinio...

Become part of a powerful community advancing evidence-based medicine, protecting patients, and driving meaningful reform. Today is the last day to redeem the code "WINTER25" at checkout for 30% off your first year of membership! doctorsforamerica.or...

The death of a protector of life: Rebecca Fujimura and Kaleb Edwards "His healing hands lying in the street, now as cold as the ten bullets in his body." www.cleveland.com/op... 1/2

Let's give a warm welcome to Dr. Stephanie Toth-Manikowski for today's #CopelloFellowFriday! Stephanie is the National Senior Medical Director at Healthmap Solutions, a leading kidney population health management company. Welcome, Stephanie! 🐴

Food is not the enemy. Learn more from Dr. Rebecca Fujimura @drsforamerica.bsky.social about the new nutrition guidelines: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kcI...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed 21 new members to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), many of whom have a history of criticizing vaccines. www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/a...

@caitlinowens.bsky.social for @axios.com with critical reporting on the pressures to withdraw COVID19 vaccines form the market. Multiple studies have robust data that the vaccines saved lives, & the mRNA platform allows for adaptation for strain evolution. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

Happening tonight!

The cost of health care, including paying for health insurance and out-of-pocket expenses, tops the list of the public’s economic anxieties, rising well above other necessities. www.kff.org/public-opini...

Fear keeps people from care. Missed appointments. Worsening disease. Preventable emergencies. This toolkit shows how health professionals can push back—right now. Please share widely. Use it. Share it. Stand up.

Happening tonight at 8pm ET! Our hands-on training for DFA advocates who want to learn how to use patient stories and personal experiences to create and pitch compelling op-eds and letters to the editor. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Houston isn't immune to ICE violence | Opinion From current Copello Health Advocacy fellow S. Hillary Kim-Vences. www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/lett...

Reproductive care conversations can be complex and personal. Our 2-hour training teaches how to approach them with openness, empathy, and compassion—building skills to listen, understand, and engage with care. It is time to reframe conversations around abortion. form.jotform.com/250...

DFA equips clinicians with practical, evidence-based tools to improve care with (and for) undocumented patients, including our Healthcare Advocacy for Undocumented Individuals toolkit. doctorsforamerica.org/wp-content/u...

Doctors for America stands in solidarity with our nursing colleagues and affirms that no healthcare worker—and no individual—should face violence in their workplace or community. doctorsforamerica.org/fear-based-e...

Many of laudable goals of the Human Food Program carry over from the Biden administration, but what is totally missing from this year's agenda is any mention of pesticide contamination of food, not even a little tiny nod despite their risks to health. :( @drsforamerica.bsky.social

Doctors: Alex Pretti's death shows why militarized immigration raids portend lethal force @halleh13.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/o...

Will we fix the drug price problem under Trump? Great article by @davidwainer.bsky.social in WSJ shows that executive orders and Trump arm twisting may have unintended consequences including raising the cost of healthcare. We support an equitable legislative approach. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

We continue to advocate for clinical trials with true representation for the simple reason that it is right for our patients. When the FDA does not require representation, studies fail to prove that our patients can safely take a drug & that it will work for them. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

📣 CALLING ALL MED STUDENTS 📣 If you’ve ever wondered how to get involved in advocacy, this session is for you. Join active DFA leaders to learn how to plug into our advocacy work - no prior experience required, and opportunities for every schedule. 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/WCA_DFA

When advocates come together, real change follows. Become part of a powerful community advancing evidence-based medicine, protecting patients, and driving meaningful reform. Use code "WINTER25" at checkout for 30% off your first year of membership. doctorsforamerica.or...

Cheetos and lentil chips are both "processed" foods. What's the difference when it comes to your health? Learn more from Dr. Rebecca Fujimura @drsforamerica.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kcI...

Federal Health Workers Warn DHS Is Driving a ‘Growing Public Health Crisis’ After Alex Pretti Shooting time.com/7357967/ice-...

So, Dr. Milhoan says "Our sanitation is different, our risk of disease is different, & so those all play into the evaluation of whether this is worthwhile of taking a risk for a vaccine or not,” on the podcast Why Should I Trust You" & then a sewer main breaks dumping millions of gallons

of raw sewage into the Potomac River. The universe is making the point that sanitation infrastructure is clearly not what we should rely on to prevent new epidemics of polio - we can universally vaccinate & protect. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

This #CopelloFellowFriday, we celebrate Shela Sridhar, MD, MPH! Shela is an internal medicine and pediatrics–trained physician working as a hospitalist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital. Welcome, Shela! 🧙

Calling all med students: if you’ve ever wondered how to get involved in advocacy, this session is for you. Join DFA leader @alyssalambrecht.bsky.social to learn how to plug into our advocacy work - no prior experience required, and opportunities for every schedule. https://bit.ly/WCA_DFA

@helenbranswell.bsky.social is right - measles increasing in the US is a big deal. And demonstrates how credibility results from predicting a result that then actually happens. So. scientists (sadly) were right that measles is the canary in the coal mine. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

Rebecca Fujimura MD, MPH of @drsforamerica.bsky.social weighs in on the new food pyramid and what it means for chronic diseases. Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kcI...

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Important coverage by @statnews.com on today's Why Should I trust You podcast. It was chilling - I listened for the reasoning that informed my medical education & years of practice - but did not hear it from the new chair of the ACIP. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

Reproductive care can feel complex and deeply personal. Join us for a supportive 2-hour training where you’ll learn how to approach these conversations with openness and empathy—building skills to listen, understand, and engage with care. form.jotform.com/250...

Not to be Missed!! Register for this event! Join in community to understand how health practitioners can provide reproductive care while navigating state laws and avoiding federal attention.

Thanks for the headline @axios.com & @caitlinowens.bsky.social , that says it all. Kennedy can change policy, but he can't make doctors follow policy that is not in the interests of our patients. @drsforamerica.bsky.social

When advocates come together, real change follows. Become part of a powerful community advancing evidence-based medicine, protecting patients, and driving meaningful reform. Use code "WINTER25" at checkout for 30% off your first year. Offer ends 1/31. doctorsforamerica.org/get-involved...

Experts Who Advised on Diet Guidelines Say RFK Jr.'s Version Is Full of Errors "There was a cherry picking of data, as opposed to a systematic review."

The US is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it. apnews.com/article/us-m...