Kudos to César Caraballo Cordovez for his leadership of this study; and to a remarkable team Carley Riley Brita Roy Yuan Lu Chima Ndumele Jeph Herrin. Great team effort, but we were disheartened to see the results. We need to improve and be accountable for these key metrics.

An important study from a great team including Nova Fellows Carley Riley and Brita Roy showing how health disparities are increasing despite reform efforts to create equitable access and care.

Our paper, led by Yuan Lu, showed hospitalization rates for acute hypertension increased 1999-2019. Black adults had highest rates across age, sex, and dual-eligible strata. ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI… Yale School of Medicine Yale Cardiology @SpatzErica Khurram Nasir Karol Watson Fatima Rodriguez

Thank you U.S. Surgeon General Senator Chris Coons @RepLBR for your efforts to better understand the importance of wellbeing among physicians, nurses and caregivers across Delaware.

SGIM Education Committee Members highlight studies offering targeted solutions to address racism, lack of diversity, & bias in #MedSchool admissions & trainee evaluations. Discover innovative approaches in #SGIMForum #medtwitter #meded bit.ly/3ICv5Hd

1/ Today at Grady Them: "Did you watch it?" Me: "I saw a part of it this morning. But that was too much so I stopped." *silence* Me: "Did you?" Them: "I ain't gon' even lie. I did. I kept saying I wasn't but I did." *silence* Me: "You okay?" Them: "Define 'okay.'"

.Harlan Krumholz & I welcome Brita Roy NYU Langone Health NYU Grossman School of Medicine to #HealthAndVeritas to talk abt improving the health of under-resourced communities, COVID, & UAB Medicine! Harlan explains why sugar substitutes may be risky. I talk lab-leak theory! insights.som.yale.edu/podcasts/healt…

.Brita Roy on how we have areas in our country where health and care more closely resemble *third world* countries than a rich nation, such as our own. Harlan Krumholz Miranda 🎧

An honor and joy to talk with (((Howard Forman))) and Harlan Krumholz on #healthandveritas this week! Covered many parts of my career using positive approaches to addressing health equity from UAB Medicine to NCSP at Yale and SEICHE Center for Health and Justice and NYU Langone Health Listen here: insights.som.yale.edu/podcasts/healt…

Authors review the effects of biased language in medical charts on provider attitudes & patient perceptions, & suggest strategies for creating more mindful documentation. #medtwitter #meded #ProudToBeGIM #SGIMForum #implicitbias #bias #testimonialjustice bit.ly/3m0Qm4c

Fantastic, multi-disciplinary panel discussing the importance of collaboration to promote reproductive Justice Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)

Annual selfie at Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) annual meeting!! Always love catching up with amazing colleagues and friends like Madeline Sterling, MD, MPH, FAHA

Neighborhood-Level Racial Residential Segregation, Socioeconomic Factors, and Life Expectancy jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

*NEW* study led by Madhav KC, Michaela Dinan underscores importance of primary care for #cancer survivors. Risk of non-cancer death >> cancer death; varies substantially by cancer type. JAMA Network Open Rachel Adams Greenup pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37436746/

Racism isn’t just a social issue — it’s a health issue. KFF’s newest survey documents the link between racism and discrimination and worse health and well-being. Explore the first installment of the survey’s results: kff.org/racism-survey

The association between persistent physical activity and improved sleep in over 4,000 participants from 9 countries over 10 years bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/3/e…

Get our free skills-based curriculum for medical students.⁠ ⁠ Scan the QR code or use the link in bio⁠ ⁠ #bias #transformingbias #inclusion #change #kindness #healthcare #diversity #diversityandinclusion #education #community #MedEd #IBRM⁠

1/Heart-related deaths have risen in rural areas, especially during the pandemic. By 2022, rural areas had 1.5 times more deaths than cities. Poverty and access key associations. Kudos Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP Lucas Marinacci, MD and team. #AHA24 JACC Journals jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

NIH just made a drastic change to indirect cost rates, reducing the rate to 15%, a significant cut from the 60%+ some institutions charge. This will have a devastating effect on the nation’s medical research infrastructure. ResearchAmerica AAMC Yale School of Medicine grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/n…

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on