Congratulations to Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH, on being named Acting Medical Director of MACE and Geriatrics Consultation Inpatient Services at SFVAHCS! #Geriatrics geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/michi-y...

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Measles is preventable

This Flesh-Eating Fly is Making an Unwanted Comeback www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/s...

Going backwards… Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/w...

Big progress vs cancer, folks. The kind of event curves from randomized trials that we've not seen before for a couple of the most deadly cancers. Congrats to the oncology research community for getting these trial done.

Life is energy organized into purpose. Aging is what happens when that organization changes. Grateful for an inspiring conversation with Martin Picard, the mitochondria guy who makes ATP sound philosophical. #FRS@Buck

Tying healthcare to employment is an artifact of our history during WW2

Maybe we should also lower the cost of professional degrees?

Sunscreen is wild, like what do you mean the radiant might of a gigantic plasma inferno of a star fueled by the unimaginable power of nuclear fusion is defeated by a ten euro tube of cream

Tragic. Preventable damage They’ve Heard the Warnings. Gen Z Is Tanning Anyway. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/w...

What even is a #geriatrician? Today we bring together four geriatrics legends to wrestle with geriatric identity, what they'd change, and why the field must stop lamenting shortages to dream big. #medsky   Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp405 Hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

I’d rather spend our tax dollars on healthcare and food. Why spend billions on a war in Iran and a slush fund but we can’t feed children? Where is Congress?

Musk and Trump killed USAID—and they've got blood on their hands www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Omg.

The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

What a tragedy. PEPFAR saved so many lives.

Ban assault weapons. Protect kids not guns.

What is it like to prescribe Medical Aid in Dying? Drs. Carly Zapata & Dani Chammas open up about moral ambivalence, clinician grief, and the ethical "gray zones" of MAID. No easy answers — just honest ones. #medsky   Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp404 Hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

NEW: We just launched a new podcast! It’s called “Paper Trail,” and for our first episode, we’re taking you behind the scenes of a Pulitzer finalist investigation. This is what the FDA won’t tell you about the generic drugs in your medicine cabinet. Listen now 👇

Devastating and preventable AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...

Older Americans Month celebrates the contributions of older adults and reaffirms our commitment to supporting healthy aging in every community. Learn more about this year’s theme, Champion Your Health, and how you can get involved: acl.gov/oam/older-americans-month.

Under President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.

A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/h...

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A simple vitamin shot after birth protects babies from bleeding. What a tragic outcome of conspiracy theories and misinformation.

We are in so much trouble. Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...

Healthcare and food not wars or ballrooms

Mifepristone is safe and effective. This ruling will not improve women’s health.

Basal Cell is the No. 1 cancer in the US. But for Older Adults, watchful waiting may be the right call. We dive into Geriatric Dermatology (GeriDerm) + itching, moisturizers, and more. #medsky   👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp402 😀 Hosts: @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Pediatrician and former state senator Richard Pan is on a mission—to make vaccines great again.

The monetization of US healthcare, particularly in the ED, is a public health crisis. Long wait times for critical, high-need patients are compounded by the ED serving as first and last resort for care among people without adequate insurance. Our hellaciously expensive system does not serve us.

Measles and more gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/o...

Preventable disease is not a partisan issue. Measles Is Back. What Comes Next Will Be Worse. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/o...

In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces. 249 years later, we have this idiot.

Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

"COVID vaccines tied to less hospital care, long COVID, and economic burden." "People vaccinated against COVID in Germany in 2023 experienced reduced hospitalization rates, fewer long-COVID diagnoses, and lower all-cause mortality than those who weren't vaccinated, according to a new study"

We often get questions about what happens over time if fewer and fewer people are vaccinated. Stanford research shows how potential childhood vaccine elimination could affect population health. Wanna guess? It’s awful. So much avoidable death and disability. Doesn’t have to go that way. Get 💉!

There’s no routine screening for pancreatic cancer, most cases aren’t operable, and the five year survival rate after diagnosis is around 13%. It’s a traumatic news. But new personalized mRNA immunotherapy is showing encouraging results in Phase 1 clinical trials. Keep funding science!

mRNA vaccines continue to show major promise. In a small Phase 1 trial led by Dr. Balachandran, some patients with pancreatic cancer (one of the deadliest cancers) reached 6-year survival. This is why sustained investment in science & research matters. tinyurl.com/f4n4anhk

GeriPal celebrates 400 episodes! Hosts @ewidera.bsky.social & @alexsmithmd.bsky.social do a Hot Ones–style AMA 🌶️: AI in medicine, changing clinical practice, joy in geriatrics, Advance Care Planning, and what they'd do differently after 10 years, + more. #medsky   👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp400

I’d rather my tax money support food and healthcare not war

It's reverse Robin Hood.

Oy. Vaccines save lives. People have forgotten how bad the diseases are that they prevent.

Vaccines save lives. We have forgotten how devastating those diseases are.

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%. (Published May 2025)

Kim: Three weeks of the war in Iran could have funded vision, hearing, and dental coverage for every senior in America on Medicare. I mean, it just gives you a sense of the trade-off.

Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We decided to illustrate it.