New in Circulation: IHPS Faculty Salomeh Keyhani, MD, & Beth Cohen, MD, MA, examine the link between cannabis use & cardiovascular events in veterans with coronary artery disease. www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

UCSF IHPS’s Marissa Boeck, MD, MPH, and Hemal Kanzaria, MD, contribute to the success of Project REACH, a pilot drop-in clinic at ZSFG supporting unhoused patients like Lonnie Pool. @abc7.bsky.social abc7news.com/post/project...

How are statewide policies impacting youth tobacco use? Chaffee et al. explore flavored product use among California teens before and after the flavor ban. Spotlighting IHPS faculty: Benjamin Chaffee, DDS, MPH, PhD Stuart Gansky, MS, DrPH Kristin Hoeft, PhD, MPH

Please join us virtually today Wednesday, September 3, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds with Dylan Roby, PhD.

UCSF IHPS faculty, Julie Ann Sosa, discusses guidelines for low-risk thyroid cancer. Evolving Surgical Strategies in Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer: @oncologytimes.bsky.social journals.lww.com/oncology-tim...

UCSF IHPS faculty Tracey Woodruff in @pbs.org New study highlights ‘grave, growing’ danger of plastic pollution to world’s health www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

How can digital media shape the future of medical education? C. Glatz et al. share insights from a digital media fellowship in @jhospmedicine.bsky.social. Spotlighting IHPS faculty Charlie Wray, DO, MS.

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in Current Pediatrics Reports! Potential benefits of #SocialMedia use and how to balance them 🔗 tinyurl.com/smhealthbene... @smahrteam.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

How does hypertension care differ for men and women in U.S. outpatient settings? Hargrave-Bouagnon et al. take a closer look in @journalgim.bsky.social . Spotlighting IHPS faculty Anita Hargrave-Bouagnon, MD, MAS, and Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS.

New work from UCSF IHPS faculty and staff: Direct-Entry Midwife Education, Practice, and Patients in California - Joanne Spetz, Kim Q. Dau, Amy Quan, Timothy Bates, Rosalind DeLisser, Ulrike Muench, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In @agsjournal.bsky.social, IHPS faculty James Deardorff, MD, John Boscardin, PhD, and Mike Steinman, MD, co-author a study examining the role of wealth, comorbidities, and caregivers in medication use among people with dementia.

UCSF IHPS faculty, Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS, in @nytimes.com. Should Food Stamps Pay for Soda? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...

UCSF IHPS faculty, Renee Hsia, study in @jamanetworkopen.com: Black and White stroke patients treated side-by-side in the same certified hospital. Only White patients saw gains in treatment after certification. We need more than access—we need action. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

How can digital technologies enhance shared decision-making in cardiovascular care? Candelaria et al. explore the possibilities in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Spotlighting IHPS faculty Linda Park, PhD, NP, FAAN.

How closely does real-world care align with established guidelines for endovascular treatment of claudication? Iannuzzi et al. investigate in @jvascsurgcit.bsky.social. Spotlighting IHPS faculty James Iannuzzi, MD, MPH.

Our new paper in @jamanetworkopen.com on systemic strategies that prevent potentially non-beneficial treatments near the end of life in the UK. We propose the term "clinical deceleration" to describe phenomenon @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

How can family and caregiver support enhance psychedelic-assisted therapy for adolescents? Forsberg et al. explore this question in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. Featuring IHPS faculty Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD, MPH.

In Circulation, UCSF IHPS faculty, Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS, first authors a scientific statement reviewing U.S.-based randomized controlled rials on food-based interventions for noncommunicable disease. @americanheart.bsky.social

Welcome to our @ncsp-ucsf.bsky.social 2025-2027 cohort! We look forward to having them all here at UCSF IHPS! Learn more about them and their research here: bit.ly/4eETERx

UCSF IHPS's Claire Brindis in @newsweek.com The Teen Mom is Dying Out newsweek.com/teen-mom-dyi... #teenpregnancy

UCSF IHPS faculty Eleanor Schwarz and affiliated faculty Dan Grossman comment on new viral social media content about birth control pills & their carcinogenic risk. Birth control pill classified carcinogenic: what we know #birthcontrol @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/birth-contro...

In a new study by UCSF IHPS's Renee Hsia in @annalsofem.bsky.social: Stroke center certification expanded—but advantaged communities got more advanced care. Policy must push beyond accreditation toward equity in implementation bit.ly/4l8YBEL #HealthEquity #StrokeCertification

UCSF IHPS faculty @mikesteinman.bsky.social and Jonathan Watanabe discuss the dangers of polypharmacy in @washingtonpost.com article. Taking too many prescription drugs can be very risky for older people www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Wearable fitness trackers may play a critical role in the early detection of health risks. IHPS faculty member Dr. Sandeep Kishore discusses recent findings and their implications for preventive care Mirage News article. www.miragenews.com/fitness-trac...

Kristine Yaffe, @UCSF_IHPS faculty, contributes to new research on how where you live may influence your risk of developing dementia and discusses the findings in @sfchronicle. www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

UCSF IHPS faculty, @jasonmnagata.bsky.social, on screen time risks for adolescents. @npr.org www.npr.org/sections/sho...

UCSF IHPS faculty Chuan-Mei Lee in @sfexaminer.bsky.social on the impact 20 new inpatient-care beds for children contending with behavioral and mental-health issues will have. Upcoming UCSF facility aims to bridge gap in mental-health care for kids. www.sfexaminer.com/news/health/...

Jutras et al. reveal cost burden for transplant patients. In JGIM, IHPS faculty Tracy Lin, PhD, and Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH, co-author a study highlighting persistent out-of-pocket spending and financial stress years after organ transplant. @journalgim.bsky.social

Trends in Pharmacological Treatment of Patients With New Onset Type 2 Diabetes: Usage Patterns in an Evolving Guideline Landscape - Hou - 2025 - Journal of Diabetes - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

UCSF IHPS faculty Janet Coffman shares thoughts if one-time bonuses to mental health providers would actually help with hiring providers. $20K Bonuses Among Latest Moves To Improve California’s Prison Mental Health System kffhealthnews.org/MjA0MTIyMw via @kffhealthnews.org #mentalhealth

Why do young adults delay UTI care? Yarger et al. break it down in their latest Journal of General Internal Medicine study. Featuring IHPS faculty Jennifer Yarger, PhD and Cynthia Harper, PhD.

New work by UCSF IHPS faculty @jasonmnagata.bsky.social Nagata & colleagues. New study finds link between pre-teen use of social media and depression. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

New in JAIDS : Bazazi et al. examine schizophrenia and retention in HIV care among Medicaid-insured adults in the U.S. Spotlighting IHPS faculty and senior author Dr. Christina Mangurian.

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @JAMANetworkOpen! ↗️ Increases in #social media use were followed by greater #depressive symptoms—but not the other way around 🔗 tinyurl.com/3fsfeeav @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

UCSF IHPS faculty Jack Turban shares his advice that States should fund health research for vulnerable groups the Trump administration has abandoned. Get Mad in Public, and 12 Other Ways to Save Health and Science www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...

UCSF IHPS's Melanie Molina & colleagues found < than 1/3 of emergency depts screened for adverse social determinants of health & ~1/5 lacked response policies to positive screens. Screening and Response for Adverse Social Determinants of Health in US EDs. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Thank you Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH, for joining us from @pennldi.bsky.social last Thursday for our Emerging Scholar Exchange talk! We’re grateful for the thoughtful insights you shared on the links between housing insecurity and cardiovascular health.

New work by UCSF IHPS faculty, Laura Schmidt, in @jama.com. #sugarscience jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

UCSF IHPS's Renee Hsia, MD, MSc, in @jama.com Network Open Ambulance offload times were significantly longer in communities w/more Black residents—even after adjusting for EMS and hospital factors. Policymakers must address structural delays in emergency response. bit.ly/4mjpOW7

Published in @agsjournal.bsky.social: Lam et al. share powerful insights from new long-term care residents in “Nobody Can Be Equipped for This”: Advice From New Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities. Spotlighting IHPS Faculty & senior author @dandohan.bsky.social

We're delighted to welcome Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH, for a talk on Housing Insecurity and Cardiovascular Health tomorrow, May 15, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.

New work by UCSF IHPS faculty Laura Schmidt in @jama.com #sugarscience jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Please join us virtually tomorrow, May 7, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds with @joannespetz.bsky.social.

New in JAMIA: Study by Crook et al. highlights disparities in digital health literacy among caregivers of hospitalized children - with key implications for digital health equity. Spotlighting IHPS Faculty & senior author Naomi Bardach, MD, MAS.

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

Kicking off the 2025 UCSF Health Services Research Symposium with a keynote by @drjeffreynoso.bsky.social - inspiration to protect public health for all. @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

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.

GLP1ra & SGLT2i = only diabetes meds that prevent heart attacks & death. New study finds 40% Medicaid enrollees w/restricted access to GLP1 & 25% to SGLT2i. Availability of Cardioprotective Medications for Type 2 Diabetes in the Medicaid Program bit.ly/44nQE9l #diabetes

Great opinion piece by our @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social Director Emerita Claire Brindis on why preventive care matters and thus why the Supreme Court challenging preventive care requirements is antithetical to making Americans healthy. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

New work by UCSF IHPS faculty Anthony DiGiorgio & colleagues on insurance payor association with length of stay after a traumatic brain injury suggests areas for more examination to provide access to postacute care. www.ajmc.com/view/insuran... via The American Journal of Managed Care