Stephanie Gaw, MD PhD
@gawlab.bsky.social
Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician scientist. Placental immunology. Global infectious diseases.
https://gawlab.ucsf.edu
https://gawlab.ucsf.edu
Reposted by Stephanie Gaw, MD PhD
Covid vaccines released last fall sharply decreased the risk of ER and urgent care visits in children, according to new data released by the CDC — providing a striking counterpoint to Trump administration rhetoric about the shots
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Covid vaccines released last fall sharply decreased the risk of ER and urgent care visits in children, according to new data released by the CDC — providing a striking counterpoint to Trump administration rhetoric about the shots
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Reposted by Stephanie Gaw, MD PhD
While the administration has said it is cutting “woke programs” that “poison the minds of Americans", it actually funded fewer grants in every area of science and medicine.
“They brought everything to a stop,” said Sarah Kobrin, a branch chief at the N.I.H.’s National Cancer Institute
“They brought everything to a stop,” said Sarah Kobrin, a branch chief at the N.I.H.’s National Cancer Institute
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article)
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
While the administration has said it is cutting “woke programs” that “poison the minds of Americans", it actually funded fewer grants in every area of science and medicine.
“They brought everything to a stop,” said Sarah Kobrin, a branch chief at the N.I.H.’s National Cancer Institute
“They brought everything to a stop,” said Sarah Kobrin, a branch chief at the N.I.H.’s National Cancer Institute
Reposted by Stephanie Gaw, MD PhD
Access to vaccines is not a privilege — it is a human right.
In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers
Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Access to vaccines is not a privilege — it is a human right.
In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria
www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Sharing results from our @gladstoneinst.bsky.social - @ucsf-obgynrs.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social
Booster or breakthrough infection promoted stem-like T cell responses in pregnancy. IgA responses were favored in lactation. 🙌 Dr Kailin Yin and Dr. Lin Li!
insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
Booster or breakthrough infection promoted stem-like T cell responses in pregnancy. IgA responses were favored in lactation. 🙌 Dr Kailin Yin and Dr. Lin Li!
insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
insight.jci.org
August 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Sharing results from our @gladstoneinst.bsky.social - @ucsf-obgynrs.bsky.social @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social
Booster or breakthrough infection promoted stem-like T cell responses in pregnancy. IgA responses were favored in lactation. 🙌 Dr Kailin Yin and Dr. Lin Li!
insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
Booster or breakthrough infection promoted stem-like T cell responses in pregnancy. IgA responses were favored in lactation. 🙌 Dr Kailin Yin and Dr. Lin Li!
insight.jci.org/articles/vie...
Reposted by Stephanie Gaw, MD PhD
Makary and Prasad have a sounding board piece written in NEJM about the future of COVID-19 vaccine regulation at the FDA.
Some thoughts:
Some thoughts:
An Evidence-Based Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination | NEJM
This article from the FDA compares broad U.S. recommendations on Covid vaccination with those from other countries and announces the adoption of an evidence-based approach to such recommendations.
www.nejm.org
May 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Makary and Prasad have a sounding board piece written in NEJM about the future of COVID-19 vaccine regulation at the FDA.
Some thoughts:
Some thoughts:
Reposted by Stephanie Gaw, MD PhD
Biologists have built one of the most detailed pictures ever of the changes that occur in women’s bodies before and after pregnancy, by pooling and studying around 44 million physiological measurements from more than 300,000 births
https://go.nature.com/4236GSV
https://go.nature.com/4236GSV
Gigantic birth study paints most detailed picture of pregnancy’s toll on body
Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby.
go.nature.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Biologists have built one of the most detailed pictures ever of the changes that occur in women’s bodies before and after pregnancy, by pooling and studying around 44 million physiological measurements from more than 300,000 births
https://go.nature.com/4236GSV
https://go.nature.com/4236GSV
Just out!
High rates of RSVpreF vaccine (64%) and nirsevimab (70%) in eligible pregnant patients and neonates at UCSF in the 2023-2024 RSV season.
In a nested case-control analysis there was no association between RSV preF and preterm birth.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
High rates of RSVpreF vaccine (64%) and nirsevimab (70%) in eligible pregnant patients and neonates at UCSF in the 2023-2024 RSV season.
In a nested case-control analysis there was no association between RSV preF and preterm birth.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
RSV Vaccine and Nirsevimab Uptake Among Pregnant People and Their Neonates
This cohort study describes uptake of the prenatal RSVpreF vaccine and of infant monoclonal antibody nirsevimab for prevention of severe respiratory syncytial virus during the first season they were a...
jamanetwork.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Just out!
High rates of RSVpreF vaccine (64%) and nirsevimab (70%) in eligible pregnant patients and neonates at UCSF in the 2023-2024 RSV season.
In a nested case-control analysis there was no association between RSV preF and preterm birth.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
High rates of RSVpreF vaccine (64%) and nirsevimab (70%) in eligible pregnant patients and neonates at UCSF in the 2023-2024 RSV season.
In a nested case-control analysis there was no association between RSV preF and preterm birth.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...