Wendy Woodward, MD, PhD
@ibcradiation.bsky.social
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Radiation oncologist, inflammatory breast cancer doctor and researcher at MDACC (posts are my own). #medsky #radonc #bcsm #oncsky #cansky #radoncsky
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this is wild - i was aware of Mary-Claire King's absurdly important discoveries on BRCA / inherited breast cancer but I had no idea that her first PhD paper (King & Wilson 1975, Science, not bad lol) is the "99% of protein coding shared btwn chimps and humans" result
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Eric Topol
@erictopol.bsky.social
· Sep 18
The arts for disease prevention and health promotion: a systematic review - Nature Medicine
The arts, according to a systematic synthesis of data from 95 studies (across 26 countries), may support non-communicable disease prevention by providing opportunities for increased physical activity,...
www.nature.com
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Ryan Marino, MD
@ryanmarino.bsky.social
· Sep 18
A program in Flint, MI, gave $1,500 to any/all pregnant people and $500/month for the first year of their infant’s life.
Among the benefits, those babies experienced lower rates of prematurity and low birth weight, which resulted in fewer NICU admissions, saving the city of Flint $6.2 million/year.
Among the benefits, those babies experienced lower rates of prematurity and low birth weight, which resulted in fewer NICU admissions, saving the city of Flint $6.2 million/year.
The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’
Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits
www.theguardian.com
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Alt CDC (they/them)
@altcdc.altgov.info
· Sep 12
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Eric Topol
@erictopol.bsky.social
· Sep 3
Tumors hijack macrophages for iron supply to promote bone metastasis and anemia
Tumor cells mimic erythroblasts by hijacking a specialized macrophage population for
iron supply, thereby promoting metastasis through enhanced adaptation to hypoxia and
contributing to anemia by impa...
www.cell.com
House LHHC bill is out. Lots of hits to HHS, but the top line number for NIH is 1% decrease, mostly due to cuts ARPA-H. This seems like a huge rejection of the president's budget request.
democrats-appropriations.house.gov