Cary Gross
@carygross.bsky.social
Professor of Medicine & Public Health @Yale, working to improve cancer care for all. Director, #Cancer Outcomes (COPPER) Center & Yale Nat'l Clinician Scholars Program. Associate Editor, JAMA Internal Med (posts = own views, not employer’s)
Dr. Cary Gross @carygross.bsky.social discusses financial conflicts of interest across #cancercare and research, along with his recent #JNCI study highlighting the prevalence of industry ties throughout the US cancer ecosystem. medicine.yale.edu/cancer/news-...
Understanding Financial Conflicts of Interest in Cancer Care and Research
Yale School of Medicine's Cary Gross, MD, has been investigating financial conflicts of interest in American medicine for more than 20 years. In a Q&A, he
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Our new study on cancer care for #MedicareAdvantage beneficiaries is out today in @jamainternalmed.com! We find similar treatment timeliness and quality, but use of cheaper treatments in MA vs. traditional Medicare jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Quality, Cost, and Timeliness of Cancer Treatment in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare
This cohort study compares Medicare Advantage beneficiaries and traditional Medicare beneficiaries newly diagnosed with cancer with regards to timeliness of initial treatment, receiving the optimum in...
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🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades.
@carygross.bsky.social presents data from a SEER study of 435k Medicare patients with #cancer showing that nonwhite and foreign-born oncologists more often care for underserved patients (racial/ethnic minority and low-income). #ASCO26 @oncoalert.bsky.social
A new JNCI study published by @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty @carygross.bsky.social and his co-authors suggests that expanding access to housing assistance could support greater and more equitable prostate cancer survival among older adults. academic.oup.com/jnci/advance...
Most federal enforcement against #MedicareAdvantage plans from 2010–2023 were modest monetary penalties, with suspensions or terminations affecting plans with lower star ratings and more minority or dual-eligible enrollees. ja.ma/48LK5Pg
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Stephen Joffe and colleagues conducted a study of the perception of various stakeholder groups of the role of the PI in a clinical trial, highlighting differences with regard to publicly-funded versus industry trials. @stevejoffe.bsky.social @pennmehp,bsky.social @carygross.bsky.social
What have I been up to this past year? Working with an incredible editorial team and amazing authors who trusted us with their science jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
JAMA Network Open—The Year in Review, 2025
Readers from around the globe will remember 2025 as one of the most tumultuous years in recent history. Profound and unanticipated changes in US public health and international health policy have had ...
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An analysis of NIH funding changes finds that women & early-career investigators were hit the hardest by 2025 NIH grant cuts, with nearly 2,300 grants abruptly terminated and thousands of scientific projects disrupted. Read more: ow.ly/G4Vm50YyRr4
I said what I said (and I was deeply honored to be able to say it in such a thoughtful forum @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social with @stephruhle.bsky.social )
"Health care research saves lives." Dr. Theodore Iwashyna breaks down NIH research funding cuts with @stephruhle.bsky.social.
A study evaluates Y-MATRIX, a classification system developed at Yale to assess clinical actionability of broad genomic profiling in advanced #NSCLC, tracking how molecular findings informed treatment decisions as targeted therapies evolved. medicine.yale.edu/cancer/publi... @carygross.bsky.social
New Framework Boosts Actionable Genomic Testing in Cancer
This study introduces Y-MATRIX, a taxonomy classifying genomic profiling results by clinical actionability, showing increased actionable findings in advanced
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The AHRQ just cancelled all of its grant mechanisms. This is the agency that funds a lot of research on healthcare quality. Congress appropriated them $200+M for this fiscal year. MAHA does NOT care about health. Only healthism. It’s Margaret Thatcher’s fever dream. open.substack.com/pub/adverser...
MAHA Isn’t About Health. It’s Healthism.
RFK Jr. pushes diet and exercise while millions of Americans face hunger, poverty, and worse.
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A new study in @jamanetworkopen.com by @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty @carygross.bsky.social and his co-authors finds that despite major advances in technology and clinical strategies, disparities in lung cancer treatment remain significant. medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
Gaps in Lung Cancer Treatment Persist, Yale Study Finds
In recent decades, lung cancer treatment has been transformed—new surgeries, new radiation techniques, and dramatically improved outcomes. But according to new
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A new study from E. Jen Edelman et al tested an adaptive, team-based strategy to better integrate tobacco treatment into HIV clinics. Says Edelman, smoking must become a higher priority in HIV care + novel strategies can help patients live longer, healthier lives. medicine.yale.edu/internal-med...
Integrating Tobacco Treatment in HIV Care
Yale School of Medicine's E. Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS, tested an adaptive, team-based strategy to better integrate tobacco treatment into HIV clinics.
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It's day one of #ASCOGU26, and starting at 11:30am PST, @mleapman.bsky.social will present two posters during Poster Session A on #prostatecancer. meetings.asco.org/meetings/202... @carygross.bsky.social
Are you ready to deepen your understanding of medical publishing? Past fellows share their experiences and most valuable takeaways from the JAMA Internal Medicine Editorial Fellowship. 🎧 Listen: ja.ma/3NuIm96 📑 Apply by March 2: ja.ma/45q4OWZ
In #SGIMForum, Justin Berk, MD; Benjamin Howell, MD; Toby Terwilliger, MD; & Laura Hawks, MD, outline SGIM’s position on expanding Medicaid coverage for incarcerated people Read here: buff.ly/N7PBUj5 @justinberk.bksy.social @Laurahawks.bksy.social @howellben.bsky.social @tobyordoctoby.bsky.social
Congratulations to Yale NCSP alum Jasmine Travers Altizer, PhD, MHS, AGPCNP-BC, RN, FAAN (2019–2021), on her installation as the Dean’s Associate Professor Chair for Research Acceleration at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing! A well-deserved recognition and an exciting milestone! #YaleNCSPAlumni
JAMA Internal Medicine invites early-career physicians to apply for our Editorial Fellowship. Gain insight into the publication process, connect with experts, and strengthen your editorial skills. 🔗Ready to advance your career? Learn more and apply by March 2: ja.ma/4540cpo
Clinical trials affected by NIH grant terminations "Approximately 1 in 30 trials and more than 74 000 trial participants were affected ... Affected trials disproportionately studied infectious diseases, prevention, and behavioral interventions" #MedSky #IDSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health
This cross-sectional study summarizes the number of trials with terminated grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and calculates the proportion of affected trials among those with previou...
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Calling all early-career researchers! Applications for the JAMA Network Open Editorial Fellowship are now open. From April 2026 to October 2027, Fellows will be mentored by editors, participate in the peer review process, and contribute to publications. 🔗 Apply by Feb. 15: ja.ma/4bgWSuT
What would be the real world impacts of the loss of federal funding for Housing First programs? We modeled it: an additional 44,590 ppl beyond anticipated growth due to economic factors. @jabarocas.bsky.social @kirkfetters.bsky.social @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Potential Changes in US Homelessness by Ending Federal Support for Housing First Programs
This decision analytical model estimates the change in the number of people experiencing homelessness in a year following termination of federal support for Housing First programs.
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After tragedies like those this weekend, particularly when the horror of gun violence hits so close to home: First, we grieve. Then, turn to facts. Then, with understanding rather than anger or fear, we must act - with community and heart at the center. 💜 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
First We Grieve
Then we must act.
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You don’t want to miss this. Jenn Sherman from Peloton and I will discuss my new book Eat Your Ice Cream at @92ndstreety.bsky.social on January 7 at 7:30 pm in NYC. Join us for a refreshing conversation with no gimmicks. Get your tickets and pre-order my book now at the links below.
For older adults with metastatic cancer, each day spent on health care can take away from days that are often devastatingly limited. Our latest study led by Arjun Gupta and Shelley Jazowski with @dusetzinas.bsky.social and Avi Gupta is out now in @jamanetworkopen.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Health Care Contact Days in Older Adults With Metastatic Cancer
This cohort study examines patterns and changes in health care contact days over time among traditional Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with metastatic breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers.
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4. A new @jamanetworkopen.com study by senior author Dr. Michaela Dinan & colleagues that identified risk factors for late-onset depression in long-term cancer survivors. Dr. Dinan & co-authors Dr. @carygross.bsky.social and Dr. Stephanie Wheeler are all ACS RSGs. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Risk of Late-Onset Depression in Long-Term Cancer Survivors
This cohort study of survivors of breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer examines risk factors associated with late-onset depression.
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Spotlighting Emika Miller, PhD, MSN, APRN-CNP — Yale NCSP ’25–’27 presenting at this year’s NCSP Annual Meeting hosted by Penn. Her work in adult-gerontology acute care, dementia caregiving, and community-engaged research continues to strengthen our NCSP community. #YaleNCSP #AnnualMeeting