Lauren Oshman

@loshman.bsky.social

Family physician in Ann Arbor MI, #Familymedicine #QI #research #t2d #obesity #healthequity #maternalchild #SUD #medsky

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

David Malakoff@davidmalakoff.bsky.social · last yr.

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3 www.science.org/content/arti...

Thanks to @conscienhealth.bsky.social for covering our recent study on #Medicare coverage of #obesity medications. Truly, the US health care system is a sick care system, and a host of policy changes are needed to support preventive care for obesity as well as medications!

Older Americans Say Medicare Should Cover Obesity Medicines - ConscienHealth

Its not even close. A clear majority of older Americans believe Medicare, and health insurance generally, should cover obesity medicines.

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We need your support! 🗳️ Vote 🗳️ for the Michigan Medicine Weight Navigation Program in STAT Madness, a fun bracket style competition for health care innovation. statnews.com/feature/stat... Supporting #primarycare research, bringing innovation to the communities that need them most!

2025 STAT Madness

2025 bracket Welcome to STAT Madness, a bracket-style contest to find the best innovation in science and medicine. Explore groundbreaking innovations from

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So much hydration hype & marketing, including for kids. Reality: Drink when thirsty, mostly water (tap fine). Thx evolution. Healthy drinks are as important as healthy foods for kids wapo.st/40UrsUc "Water should be the 'primary beverage for meeting hydration needs.'"

Healthy drinks are as important as healthy foods for kids, panel says

Sweetened beverages “are not recommended as part of a healthy diet for children and adolescents,” the panel concludes.

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Alarming. Three teenagers (14, 15, and 17) from San Diego County in under a month have died from flu A. We're generally most concerned with extremes of age, but of course it can get anyone. Please protect yourselves and your loved ones - this is a bad flu season, and it isn't over yet. 🙏🏽

Three San Diego County teens died from the flu, according to the health department

According to San Diego County Health officials, none of the teens were vaccinated.

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On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

NOT-OD-24-110: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024 NOT-OD-24-110. NIH

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Measles outbreaks cost A LOT of money. Societal costs of the 2018 Clark Co, WA outbreak cost society-the taxpayer-$3.4 million ($47 479 per case or $814 per contact). Cost of measles vaccine=$25 per dose ($50 for a 2 shot regimen) + MA/RN to administer. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

Societal Costs of a Measles Outbreak

We estimate the economic burden of a measles outbreak from a societal perspective, including public health response costs, direct medical costs, and productivity losses.

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We already see the shutdown's cost. Kids with drug-resistant TB, turned away from clinics, are not just dying - they're spreading the disease. People around the world w HIV, denied their medicine, will soon start transmitting virus. The damage is global.

I just joined @drsforamerica.bsky.social, "an organization representing 27,000 physicians & medical students that filed a lawsuit against multiple federal agencies over the removal of public health information & health-related data from gov't websites." So glad to see efforts to fight back. #medsky

Doctors sue Trump administration for scrubbing data from government sites

Doctors For America filed a lawsuit against multiple federal agencies over the removal of public health information from government websites.

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