Rebecca Conant
@rconant.bsky.social
Professor of #Medicine at UCSF in #Geriatrics. Founder of UCSF Care at Home.
Vaccines save lives
January 27, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Vaccines save lives
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Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
#congress where are you?
The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:19 AM
#congress where are you?
The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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We lost a giant in public health today.
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 AM
We lost a giant in public health today.
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Dr. William H. Foege helped eradicate #smallpox - the only human disease ever eliminated—through science, surveillance, and vaccines.
His legacy is the antidote to today’s antiscience, anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Measles is NOT benign
There have already been more U.S. measles cases in the first three weeks of 2026 than there were in all of 2023 and 2024 COMBINED: www.jezebel.com/measles-case... #measles #disease #publichealth #quarantine
There Have Already Been More 2026 Measles Cases in the U.S. Than 2023 and 2024 Combined
In the first three weeks of 2026, there have already been more than 400 new measles cases, as the U.S. looks to blow past 2025's highs.
www.jezebel.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Measles is NOT benign
Alex Pretti was murdered.
January 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Alex Pretti was murdered.
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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California joins UN health network following US departure from WHO reut.rs/4bR0bZX
California joins UN health network following US departure from WHO
California said on Friday it will become the first U.S. state to join the World Health Organization's global outbreak response network following the Trump administration's decision to pull Washington out of the WHO.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:30 AM
California joins UN health network following US departure from WHO reut.rs/4bR0bZX
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Excited to share that Drs. Ashwin Kotwal, Louise Aronson, and Kristine Yaffe will be speaking at the SF Chronicle Aging & Longevity Summit on Feb 23, 2026!
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SF Chronicle’s Aging & Longevity Summit
Connect with the Bay Area’s industry-leading experts at the San Francisco Chronicle’s inaugural Aging & Longevity Summit on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Excited to share that Drs. Ashwin Kotwal, Louise Aronson, and Kristine Yaffe will be speaking at the SF Chronicle Aging & Longevity Summit on Feb 23, 2026!
Learn more here: marketing.sfgate.com/sf-chronicle...
Learn more here: marketing.sfgate.com/sf-chronicle...
What a tragedy.
The US has officially terminated its partnership with the World Health Organization.
January 23, 2026 at 4:19 PM
What a tragedy.
Yay for house calls!
Louisiana has long struggled with maternal and infant mortality. In New Orleans, free home visits by nurses help spot medical problems early. It's a reproductive health policy with bipartisan support. n.pr/3YKnvB5
New Orleans brings back the house call, sending nurses to visit newborns and moms
Louisiana has long struggled with maternal and infant mortality. In New Orleans, free home visits by nurses help spot medical problems early. It's a reproductive health policy with bipartisan support.
n.pr
January 22, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Yay for house calls!
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Physical activity and the reduction of all-cause mortality, from 2 very large prospective cohorts
1. The relationship is non-linear, suggesting a threshold effect for many types of exercise as seen below
1. The relationship is non-linear, suggesting a threshold effect for many types of exercise as seen below
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Physical activity and the reduction of all-cause mortality, from 2 very large prospective cohorts
1. The relationship is non-linear, suggesting a threshold effect for many types of exercise as seen below
1. The relationship is non-linear, suggesting a threshold effect for many types of exercise as seen below
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14 US states have abortion bans, leading to a rise in maternal and infant mortality. Global experience shows that criminalizing abortion doesn't increase birth rates - it risks women’s health and lives, making it harder to obtain legal medical care and forcing them into clandestine abortions.
Anti-life: How U.S. abortion bans actually affect mothers and babies
In early December 2025, a law came into force in Texas banning the sale of medication abortion drugs to residents. Since the summer of 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to set their own...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
14 US states have abortion bans, leading to a rise in maternal and infant mortality. Global experience shows that criminalizing abortion doesn't increase birth rates - it risks women’s health and lives, making it harder to obtain legal medical care and forcing them into clandestine abortions.
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EVERYONE deserves to live free from the threat of gun violence in America.
January 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
EVERYONE deserves to live free from the threat of gun violence in America.
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Ingestion of death cap mushrooms has led to 35 hospitalizations, 3 deaths, and 3 liver transplants in California.
Death caps remain poisonous even after cooking.
Remember to avoid foraging for wild mushrooms and keep an eye on kids and pets.
Death caps remain poisonous even after cooking.
Remember to avoid foraging for wild mushrooms and keep an eye on kids and pets.
Healthy Voices: Wild Mushroom Poisoning Warning
In this video California Department of Public Health Toxicological Outbreak Program Research Scientist, Armando Chévez, offers information and warnings surro...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ingestion of death cap mushrooms has led to 35 hospitalizations, 3 deaths, and 3 liver transplants in California.
Death caps remain poisonous even after cooking.
Remember to avoid foraging for wild mushrooms and keep an eye on kids and pets.
Death caps remain poisonous even after cooking.
Remember to avoid foraging for wild mushrooms and keep an eye on kids and pets.
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Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
How money is spent reflects values and priorities
DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 AM
How money is spent reflects values and priorities
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A 5★ new review of the GLP-1 drugs, what they have achieved, and where the field is headed with so many new molecules and combinations
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January 15, 2026 at 1:20 AM
A 5★ new review of the GLP-1 drugs, what they have achieved, and where the field is headed with so many new molecules and combinations
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Measles is not benign
124 new measles cases in SC since Friday for a total of 2,144 cases across 44 states. In normal times, CDC would be surging funds and staff to state and local health departments to try to contain outbreaks. Now? Nothing.
This is RFKJ, a believer in "natural immunity", telling us to "tough it out"
This is RFKJ, a believer in "natural immunity", telling us to "tough it out"
January 14, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Measles is not benign
So glad non medical consultants can overturn medical decisions by the doctors caring for the patients.
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 AM
So glad non medical consultants can overturn medical decisions by the doctors caring for the patients.
Sad that we now have to relearn how to diagnose and treat preventable diseases.
Vaccines made once-deadly diseases rare, so medical training moved on. I’ve treated these diseases & seen the harm.
Now as vaccines are undermined we must prepare doctors for diseases of yesterday—before they become today’s crises.
My latest for @statnews.com 👇
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Now as vaccines are undermined we must prepare doctors for diseases of yesterday—before they become today’s crises.
My latest for @statnews.com 👇
www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m...
Medical schools must prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases
Medical schools must now prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases.
www.statnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Sad that we now have to relearn how to diagnose and treat preventable diseases.
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Nothing says "healthcare" like inflating diagnoses to inflate profits. UnitedHealth turned Medicare Advantage coding into a profit game, mining patient data to increase government payouts.
Medicare gets drained and seniors get paperwork, not better care.🧾 💸
Ethics? Is ethics in the room with us?
Medicare gets drained and seniors get paperwork, not better care.🧾 💸
Ethics? Is ethics in the room with us?
www.reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Nothing says "healthcare" like inflating diagnoses to inflate profits. UnitedHealth turned Medicare Advantage coding into a profit game, mining patient data to increase government payouts.
Medicare gets drained and seniors get paperwork, not better care.🧾 💸
Ethics? Is ethics in the room with us?
Medicare gets drained and seniors get paperwork, not better care.🧾 💸
Ethics? Is ethics in the room with us?
Increasing pollution does not make anyone healthy.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Increasing pollution does not make anyone healthy.
Flu vaccine saves lives.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its advice that kids get an annual flu shot at a time when flu cases and hospitalizations are surging. n.pr/49SAnLG
Flu shot recommendation for kids dropped just as the illness rages
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its advice that kids get an annual flu shot at a time when flu cases and hospitalizations are surging.
n.pr
January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Flu vaccine saves lives.
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It breaks our hearts to have to say that CDC is no longer a source for evidence-based vaccine recommendations. 💔
But we are so proud of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for stepping up to protect kids. ❤️🩹
Childhood vaccine schedule from AAP 👇
downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...
But we are so proud of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for stepping up to protect kids. ❤️🩹
Childhood vaccine schedule from AAP 👇
downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
It breaks our hearts to have to say that CDC is no longer a source for evidence-based vaccine recommendations. 💔
But we are so proud of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for stepping up to protect kids. ❤️🩹
Childhood vaccine schedule from AAP 👇
downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...
But we are so proud of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for stepping up to protect kids. ❤️🩹
Childhood vaccine schedule from AAP 👇
downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...