The CDC's new childhood immunization schedule represents one of the most dramatic changes in childhood disease prevention policy in decades. Keep reading for what parents should know ⬇️ 1/5

A 43-year-old woman who had a cervical ectopic pregnancy diagnosed at a Florida clinic at 10 weeks’ gestation was denied care at two hospitals owing to the presence of a detectable fetal heart rate. Full case details: nej.md/3KWXjQm

✅ Professional milestone: Newly board certified in Obesity Medicine through the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which makes me now triple (!) board certified alongside Internal medicine and Clinical Informatics. www.linkedin.com/posts/juliej...

It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.

Scientific evidence shows, once again, there is no causal link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines cause adults. - @drtedros.who.int

Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns. Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.

Pleased to announce I have passed the ABOM boards, & now a diplomate! That makes me…triple Board Certified (❗️) in internal medicine, clinical informatics, obesity medicine. There is much synergy in informatics and IM/obesity med so I’m excited to explore new research & applied ventures!

Before my leave, I achieved something that probably only 3% of physicians (especially primary care) have ever achieved on the EMR: reach true inbox zero. I’ll take that award! 🥇

Physicians engaging in advocacy is critical for climate health, especially in the cases of increasing AI usage and its impact on planetary health! Thank you for the feature @journalgim.bsky.social ! #medsky #informaticssky

Happy Halloween 🎃 ! I’m glad I got to do a most life stage appropriate costume and at least 3 people recognized me as Ali Wong. Big surprise for the few patients who established care with me today #halloween

What if doctors use anger to heal the planet? Our popular @societygim.bsky.social workshop has been detailed in @journalgim.bsky.social on how to teach physicians to channel emotion thru medical humanities to inspire advocacy for planetary health in the age of AI. doi.org/10.1007/s116...

What if doctors use anger to heal the planet? Our popular @societygim.bsky.social workshop has been detailed in @journalgim.bsky.social on how to teach physicians to channel emotion thru medical humanities to inspire advocacy for planetary health in the age of AI. doi.org/10.1007/s116...

It was wonderful reconnecting at the @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social Primary Care Population Health Division retreat! I helped teach a session on using LLMs for clinical reasoning and patient education tools like @openevidence.bsky.social using prompt engineering frameworks.

Friend gave me a John O’Donohue book recently. It’s quite good. “To Come Home To Yourself”

Happy Friday to all primary care doctors and specialists who order their own labs instead of “deferringto someone else“! ✌️#ownyourmanagement

The world kind of feels like a mess right now but sometimes all you need is a little kitten who thinks you’re her entire world to realize you just need a little bit of kindness.

Body fat distribution predicts the pace of cardiovascular system aging, with sex-specific patterns, and protective effect of estrogen academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

A new study finds that "cheap" open-source AI models may be more expensive than proprietary ones due to lower token efficiency. They often use 1.5 to 4 times more compute tokens to perform the same task, offsetting their lower per-token cost. #MLSky

I don't know who needs to hear this, but believe in yourself, truly and freely, because that can be the difference between making the seemingly impossible happen to just bedrotting & dreaming away.

Instead of regurgitating the bromide that LLMs are just "autocomplete on steroids" (even by people who know better), maybe we can actually engage in some public education. The problem with genAI is better expressed through a classic computer science concept, known as SYMBOL GROUNDING. 🧵

"Data Transformation to Advance AI/ML Research and Implementation in Primary Care" is out on @annfammed.bsky.social! ⭐ Primary care data is a major untapped opportunity for AI. We outline considerations + catalysts to unlock its potential. #PrimaryCare #HealthAI 🔗 www.annfammed.org/content/23/4...

"Data Transformation to Advance AI/ML Research and Implementation in Primary Care" is out on @annfammed.bsky.social! ⭐ Primary care data is a major untapped opportunity for AI. We outline considerations + catalysts to unlock its potential. #PrimaryCare #HealthAI 🔗 www.annfammed.org/content/23/4...

Check out our special report (second study) in @annfammed.bsky.social about strategies and consideration around data transformation in primary care to advance AI/ML applications!

A quick reminder to all doctors--there's this great field called clinical informatics. What is clinical informatics? To use the best definition, from Charles Friedman--it's to MAKE this equation true: A doctor with a computer > doctor alone.

🧠💬 Join the AMIA NIWG leadership team! We’re looking for TWO Members-at-Large to serve a 2-year term. Advise, contribute to projects, and shape the future of nursing informatics. 🙌 Great chance to lead & learn! Apply by 7/18 👉 rb.gy/wqac08

Atul Butte died yesterday. The world lost a giant. A big bear of a man. With a huge smile. With love for everyone. With energy that could power a room. I loved everything about Atul. I loved how he was always happy. I loved how excited he was about science and helping people.

Sharing social media sentiment results from the @amiainformatics.bsky.social Clinical Informatics Conference 2025 Fellows Retreat. #informaticssky ⭐ Most fellows described themselves as "lurkers" ⭐ Dr @glaucomflecken.bsky.social was found to be most popular social media hero for our fellows! (1/?)

Will give a wrap up of our workshops at @amiainformatics.bsky.social #CIC25 but wanted to give a shout out to @billhersh.bsky.social for all the amazing work he has done and continues to do in the Clinical Informatics space! #informaticssky

Day 2 of #MIGlobal, university presidents of Dartmouth, Yeshiva, Stanford; chancellor of UC systems, CEO of EYS discussing the challenges of higher education in this current environment.

A nationwide study in South Korea shows substantial cardiovascular benefit of a Shingles vaccine beyond preventing shingles and the 3 recent natural experiments of some protection vs Alzheimer's disease (open-access) academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

Famous people sightings thread at #MIGlobal, starting with Chris Tucker! I told him I am a huge fan of his work and Rush Hour was so formative to my childhood years. 🚓🐉

Day 1 of @milkeninstitute.org #MIGlobal! Will start a thread here. Dr. Jill Biden speaking on women’s health! #health #womenhealth

Bright & early for the @milkeninstitute.org Health Welcome breakfast private session! #MIGlobal #healthcare #medicine #AI #medtech

Spoke to the @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social REI ObGyn MedEd Forum on my passion topic of reproductive health & clinical informatics. As clinical informaticists, our priority is to protect patient data while ensuring it is usable for safe, effective care. #obgyn #reproductivehealth #informaticssky

"Ideologic opposition to DEI and the very acknowledgment that race matters need not and should not interfere with the provision of excellent health care to individuals in need." Read this JAMA Perspective about DEI programs and academic medical centers. #MedSky ja.ma/3YPHI8S

Today in quick turnarounds: HHS to restore funding for Women’s Health Initiative subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

Also had a great time at the AIxCulture summit at Stanford dschool! It was fun to interact with professionals from design, engineering, law, and finance. I’m still thinking about that Bahn Mi turned into soda mocktail drink…

This was a great panel and people asked very cogent, thought provoking questions about how to responsibly and strategically deploy genetic AI within healthcare. I believe there is a recording somewhere!

Definitely an area where clinical informatics physicians can play a huge role to facilitate communication with patients of all education and literacy levels. #informaticssky

my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content

Bay Area folks: Join us at Palo Alto VC Nest on April 10, 430–630PM for a panel on Agentic AI in Healthcare—real talk on the challenges of implementing AI in health systems. Clinicians, engineers & investors welcome. Guaranteed fun b/c @mattsakumoto.bsky.social & I will be there 😜 lu.ma/dfhb85a1

It’s disturbing how many people condone using genAI for "Ghibli-style art," scraping & training on art that no real artist consented to share. This isn’t about being “equitable to those who can’t draw.” Creativity is innately human and emotional — things AI can't originate on its own.

I'm getting asked by people whether they should pivot from #healthequity work or somehow rebrand it. All I can say is that if you care about an issue you should continue to work on it. Further, it doesn't seem to matter what you call it. Those attacking this area don't care what you call it.

📣 I will be attending the @milkeninstitute.org Global Conference on May 4-7 at the Beverly Hills Hilton. I look forward to learning about innovations in fields beyond just healthcare; happy to share my expertise & experience as a clinical informatics physician. milkeninstitute.org/events/globa...

This JAMA Insights discusses how physicians can engage in successful clinical negotiation if a patient requests a test or treatment that is deemed inappropriate, potentially harmful, or low-value. https://ja.ma/4i86l8t

As a recent Clinical Informatics fellowship graduate from @stanfordcif.bsky.social I couldn’t agree more! I’m glad to work in health equity, AI, & pop health informatics thanks to the experience from my program. Happy to chat with prospective applicants. #medsky #informaticssky

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Women make up 70% of the healthcare labor but hold just 25% of leadership roles & 10% of C-suite roles (WHO). This year I ask allies to promote women year round—invite women as keynotes, not just moderators; actively promote female voices & leadership at all levels!

Lots of interesting and innovative projects in the pipeline for clinical informatics! Wish I had more hours in the day to do more to collaborate with brilliant colleagues. But first, will need to recover from jet lag from recent Korea trip…😴

Red teaming LLMs was an excellent exercise in stress-testing various GPT models, bringing together a multidisciplinary team with diverse AI perspectives and areas of focus. Thanks to Roxana, Crystal, and co-authors for their fantastic work and invitation.

Read more about our approach to Clinical Informatics Education with @vclic.bsky.social at @vumcdbmi.bsky.social! @vumc-insights.bsky.social 🩺🖥️ #AcademicSky