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Mike Steinman

@mikesteinman.bsky.social

Geriatrician-scientist at UCSF and San Francisco VA. Research interests include deprescribing, polypharmacy, appropriate medication use in older adults. Opinions are my own.

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CADeN | ReCAD@caden-recad.bsky.social · last yr.

Check out this updated list of safer, evidence-based alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) for sleep, pain and more! Resources (incl. CADeN’s EMPOWER brochures) are also included to support informed decision making by patients, caregivers & clinicians looking to replace PIMs.

Mike Steinman@mikesteinman.bsky.social · last yr.

An older adult comes to you on an AGS Beers Criteria medication - or you are thinking of starting one. What can you do instead? New evidence-based, consensus clinical recommendations from @amergeriatrics.bsky.social. Check it out! agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Mike Steinman@mikesteinman.bsky.social · last yr.

@deprescribeus.bsky.social @deprescribing.bsky.social @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @caden-recad.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @kencovinsky.bsky.social

Mike Steinman@mikesteinman.bsky.social · last yr.

An older adult comes to you on an AGS Beers Criteria medication - or you are thinking of starting one. What can you do instead? New evidence-based, consensus clinical recommendations from @amergeriatrics.bsky.social. Check it out! agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

@ucsf-ihps.bsky.social · last yr.

UCSF IHPS faculty @mikesteinman.bsky.social and Jonathan Watanabe discuss the dangers of polypharmacy in @washingtonpost.com article. Taking too many prescription drugs can be very risky for older people www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Taking too many prescription drugs can be very risky for older people

Too often as patients age, doctors pile on prescriptions. The practice, known as polypharmacy, can be dangerous at any age but is particularly hazardous for elderly people, from raising the risk of de...

washingtonpost.com

deprescribing.org@deprescribing.bsky.social · last yr.

Want to learn more about #Deprescribing Networks❓ Great article from @mikesteinman.bsky.social's team detailing the role, rationale, impact, and future directions of the US Deprescribing Research Network: buff.ly/avt0t9H

Frontiers | The US Deprescribing Research Network: a network to catalyze deprescribing science

Deprescribing plays a critical role in ensuring safe and effective healthcare for older adults, including but not limited to those with vulnerabilities such ...

frontiersin.org

Scott McGrath@smcgrath.phd · 2y ago

New locations for @standupforscience.bsky.social are still popping up, find the one closest to you! I’ll be at the University of Montana’s oval here in Missoula at noon this Friday! #standupforscience2025

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2y ago

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!? Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one! #standupforscience2025

Map of Stand Up for Science events, with official SUFS events in Red and solidarity events in Blue
Usha Lee McFarling@usha.bsky.social · 2y ago

NIH immediately cancelling existing grants on LGBTQ research. “All the effort we put into building the cohort, all the federal resources that go into building that, are now wasted, essentially.” With @jaceflatt.bsky.social By @angusrohan.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/03/03/n...

NIH terminates ongoing grants for LGBTQ+ research

Saying that "research programs based on gender identity are often unscientific," the agency wrote to scientists to cancel current grants.

statnews.com

Usha Lee McFarling@usha.bsky.social · 2y ago

PLEASE REPOST: Health equity researchers, Please let me know if your centers or programs are being altered, closed, or threatened by your universities to comply with new EOs or if staff are being laid off. Signal: usha.22 or 👇(Won't use anything without permission.) www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...

Are you affected by the Trump administration’s pause on health communications, science meetings, and reviews?

Have you been affected by the Trump administration’s pause on communications, science meetings, and reviews? @statnews would like to hear from you.

statnews.com

Bob Herman@bobjherman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Wow: Jeff Grant, a top career official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, retired today. On his way out, Grant sent this letter excoriating Jeffery Anoka, who carried out the DOGE firings, and said Anoka is "ethically and legally bound to restore" the jobs of the fired employees.

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NPR@npr.org · 2y ago

With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.

Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Do adults need a vaccine booster?

With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.

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