Important work from Samantha Jones, PhD, and our team describing the intersectional stressors Black women face and how they contribute to adverse health outcomes rdcu.be/eHF7T

Reminder for all involved in family medicine education to submit their work to present at the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference in New Orleans, LA! Learn more: www.stfm.org/conferences/...

Ossoff: "If we allow Affordable Care Act benefits to expire, as this bill would, more than a million Georgians will pay more for health insurance next year. A family of 4 in Clayton County making $65k a year - that's a $2,600 increase...the AJC reports 300k Georgians would lose insurance altogether"

Science friends, journal editor request here: If you can't peer review a paper, please take 3.5 seconds to click "decline to review" so we know that you can't do it and can ask someone else. It'd be great if you could also recommend alternatives. But at least indiciate "sorry I can't do it."

Targeted grant terminations by NIH have affected 694 grants totaling $1.81 billion, disproportionately impacting larger grants and NIMHD across various institutions. https://ja.ma/3Soqs6W

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

The percentage of rural patients traveling more than 60 minutes to obtain surgical care increased between 2010 and 2020 for both low- and high-risk operations. #MedSky

The CONSORT and SPIRIT statements for randomized trials have been updated for 2025 and published in JAMA, with a new focus on open science principles and guidance on trial registration, data access, and conflict of interest reporting. ➡ CONSORT 2025: ja.ma/3Yyu0Hh ➡ SPIRIT 2025: ja.ma/3YjFfn8

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The study introduces CONSORT 2025, guiding authors to improve the transparent reporting of randomized trials for better evaluation. by Hopewell S, Chan AW (...) Boutron I et 36 al. in BMJ #MedSky 👉 get more here 📖 read the article: https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj-2024-081124

Trust During Misinformation and Chaos: the Role of #meded Journals meridian.allenpress.com/jgme/article... via @jgmejournal.bsky.social

The Perfect Storm: Measles Resurgence in an Era of Vaccine Disinformation and the Dismantling of Public Health www.milbank.org/quarterly/op... via @milbankfund.bsky.social

AHRQ in Your Community: How National Investments Improve Local Health Care academyhealth.org/blog/2025-04... via @academyhealth.bsky.social

We invite submissions for a special issue of Family Medicine focused on the importance and application of diverse research methodologies in medical education. The submission deadline is May 15! Learn more on our website: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

This JAMA Insights offers effective communication strategies for clinicians to build trust, handle difficult conversations, and improve vaccine uptake. ja.ma/4lmAi6z #MedSky

What’s the difference between misinformation and disinformation? www.cma.ca/healthcare-f... via @healthcareforreal.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social Watch for emotional triggers. "People create disinformation to make you feel shocked, angry and scared." Remember to "utilize fact-checking tools."

This analysis examines the relationship between patient reported social risk factors captured in the EHT and the likelihood a patient with type-2 diabetes would have successful diabetes control #PrimaryCare #FMSky #MedSky #FamilyMedicine www.jabfm.org/content/37/5...

More than a Funder: AHRQ’s Role as a Catalyst for Health System Transformation, Innovation, and Improvement academyhealth.org/blog/2025-03... via @academyhealth.bsky.social

Measles, vaccine hesitancy, and the ACIP: As of March 27, 2025, 19 states had confirmed a total of 483 measles infections, with 444 cases associated with an ongoing outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico that began in late January. 70 hospitalized, 2 died. commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2025/03/meas...

When scientists (and journal editors) don’t correct errors… Via @jvipondmd.bsky.social #episky 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/when...

First they came for USAID. Then the CDC and NIH. And now they’re coming for AHRQ, proposing layoffs of 90% of employees. Please tell your representative or Senator how important it is to protect this health agency for primary care and practice-based research.

"There were 28 studies about vaccines and autism that had been done across two or three decades, across multiple countries. ... Every single one of those studies has shown no association" between MMR and autism. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au... via @medpagetoday.bsky.social

🎆We are happy to say that QHC - the fee-free #OpenAccess #journal Qualitative Health Communication is now on @bsky.app 😁 Please share this announcement with all you know in #healthsky #medsky #nursingSky #AcademicSky #CommSky who are interested in #qualitative #health #communication #research

Facing bad news on Match Week Monday is stressful, but you have support. Get the guidance you need to navigate SOAP and find your next opportunity. One resident shares advice on how to navigate the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program. http://spr.ly/633210Og5b #Match2025 #MedSky

New article explores nonoperative treatments for urinary incontinence. First-line management for OAB & SUI is nonpharmacologic, while pharmacologic management is recommended as first-line treatment for moderate to severe overflow incontinence from BPH www.jabfm.org/content/37/5... #MedSky #FMSky

"Sludge audits" identify obstacles to completing colorectal cancer screening: In a traditional health care setting, many administrative burdens and barriers stand in the way of patients receiving evidence-based care. Paperwork required to sign up for ... commonsensemd.blogspot.com/2025/03/slud...

Better outcomes are linked to care teams that experience psychological safety. However, the psychological safety of patients has largely been ignored. New study develops initial scale to assess patients’ experience of psychological safety #FMSky #MedSky #FamilyMedicine www.jabfm.org/content/37/5...

Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease in the U.S. New research shows FV application in medical settings varies by provider, race/ethnicity, and insurance type. www.jabfm.org/content/37/5... #FMSky #MedSky #DentalSky #PrimaryCare #Pediatric

Some important #MatchDay2025 reminders for #Medsky. For better or worse, matching into residency doesn’t define your worth. There are amazing doctors who’ve matched in their bottom choice, or not matched at all and had to SOAP. SOAPing is not your failure, but a failure of an imperfect system.

"White parents who see themselves as egalitarian must recognize that the stakes are now higher than ever. If you want to raise children who reject racism rather than passively absorbing it, right now, today, talk with your child about race and racism." www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

“Essentially, when you're infected with measles, your immune system abruptly forgets every pathogen it's ever encountered before – every cold, every bout of flu, every exposure to bacteria or viruses in the environment, every vaccination. The loss is near-total and permanent.“ 😳 #MedSky

Why don’t residents earn more money? How did resident salaries get standardized? And how much do hospitals receive to train residents, anyhow? Your questions, answered Following The Money: A Primer on Resident Physician Compensation youtu.be/0WhxiuD4Rb8

Patients are more comfortable discussing marital discord, mental health, addiction, race, & politics than their finances. Understanding a patient's financial standing can provide a more complete picture of a patient's life & insight on medical interactions #FMSky#MedSky www.jabfm.org/content/earl...

Read the @jama.com research letter "Trends in Travel Time to Obtain Surgical Care for Rural Patients," featured in this @washingtonpost.com article. ➡️ ja.ma/3QhmDiU #MedSky

My Op-Ed piece in The State. The continued rapid spread of the West Texas measles outbreak is not inevitable.. We have the ability to change the outcome- with education based upon facts and data. Let's make it happen. #PedSky #MedSky #VaccinesWork

Race-based modifiers in clinical equations negatively impact patient health & continue biases in populations where health disparities already exist. New eGFR equation is a more accurate measure of eGFR compared with previous equations that include race www.jabfm.org/content/earl... #FMSky #MedSky

We have reached day 3 and it’s Pertussis or whooping cough. If you want to hear what it sounds like check out this link: youtu.be/YbGOP0NJOQw We can avoid all of this with good vaccine coverage because #vaccineswork #MedSky #PedSky

📍Integrated behavioral health has been shown to reduce health care costs, improve patient-provider satisfaction & improve behavioral and physical health outcomes. Original research highlights key strategies for implementation and sustainability: #MedSky #FMSky www.jabfm.org/content/earl...

This is excellent advice. We’d add: - read analysis pieces that put the news in context. Don’t read NYT Politics and don’t doomscroll. Find the good political analysts and historians and read them, one long piece each day or so. - many scientists now are not well informed about…

What the health & scientific world "have experienced in the past few weeks is like a death in the family. We are angry, shocked, & saddened, but we must not despair". This a telling account of what is happening in the #US, but I am saddened that the author felt it had to be written anonymously.

Nearly 20% of the entire Indian Health Service, which was already understaffed, fired today in the name of "efficiency." This is a devastating loss.

Great new resource from @debeaumontfndtn.bsky.social on public health comms - with both well-tested language, and actionable tips. This is FABULOUS. debeaumont.org/resources/co...

Exploring the wild & disturbing world of "scienceploitation" bigthink.com/thinking/sci... @bigthink.com 🙏 Timothy Caulfield, "discusses the challenges of combatting misinformation in an age of information overload." Includes my controversial ranking of Star Wars films: 5, 4, 7, 8, 6, 3, 9, 2, 1

Excited to see these researchers advancing the science of family medicine. Applications are open for our next cohort -- www.jabfm.org/content/abfm...

Special visit this week at the JABFM Editorial Office from two of our research and editing fellows, Drs. Nicholas LeFevre and Caroline Tietbohl. Applications for the fellowship close on March 1! Click here to learn more: www.jabfm.org/content/abfm... #FMSky #MedSky #FamilyMedicine

'When it comes to sharing scientific results and engaging with the public, eight in ten (80%) agree with the statement that results of publicly funded research should be made available online free of charge' #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing 🧪 #EpiSky #IDSky #MedSky

Yea...this is one of those times when, if leaders are going to speak up, they need to differentiate their communication strategy by audience. Internally (students, faculty, staff, alumni), effects on the university matters. Externally, focus on the bigger picture. One message will not fit all.

Plain language infographic on the critical role indirect (F&A) costs play in our work #sciencecommunication #FamilyMedicineResearch #healthcommunication

A classic youtu.be/4haL9VQfgZU?...

Let’s keep writing and sharing pieces like this. Not to do so is to acquiesce with the great threat of our age. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...