Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
@drkarenorjuela.bsky.social
Editor-In-Chief Equity Neuroscience Journal Neurohospitalist-Vascular Neurologist with mountain 🏔️ soul and community spirit #HealthEquity #CommunityBrainHealth
🔗 https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/equity-neuroscience
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Tell lawmakers: Protect #NIH funding for life-saving research! The @americanheart.bsky.social presidential advisory lays out key principles. Act now! ytc.quorum.us/campaign/NIH/ Read more: www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
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The impact of the potential federal Medicaid cuts wouldn’t stop at #Medicaid patients—it would ripple across whole communities.
📉 15.9M people would lose Medicaid
💸 $33.7B in hospital revenue would vanish
🚑 Uncompensated care would rise 64%
🏥 Hospital operating income could drop 20% overall
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📉 15.9M people would lose Medicaid
💸 $33.7B in hospital revenue would vanish
🚑 Uncompensated care would rise 64%
🏥 Hospital operating income could drop 20% overall
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Federal Cuts to Medicaid Could End Medicaid Expansion and Affect Hospitals in Nearly Every State
In states that choose to end expanded Medicaid eligibility, fewer covered beneficiaries mean hospitals will see less revenue and lower operating margins.
www.commonwealthfund.org
May 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The impact of the potential federal Medicaid cuts wouldn’t stop at #Medicaid patients—it would ripple across whole communities.
📉 15.9M people would lose Medicaid
💸 $33.7B in hospital revenue would vanish
🚑 Uncompensated care would rise 64%
🏥 Hospital operating income could drop 20% overall
⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
📉 15.9M people would lose Medicaid
💸 $33.7B in hospital revenue would vanish
🚑 Uncompensated care would rise 64%
🏥 Hospital operating income could drop 20% overall
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Reposted by Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
The NHS’s 13th Annual Meeting is taking shape!
📅 Oct 17–18, 2025
📍 Denver
Keynotes, cases, and cutting-edge updates in:
🔹 AI, NMOSD, MS, FND 🔹 Stroke, epilepsy, RPDs 🔹 APPs, billing, infections & more
🔗 Register: neurohospitalistsociety.member365.com/public/event...
#NeuroSky #NHS2025 #MedSky
📅 Oct 17–18, 2025
📍 Denver
Keynotes, cases, and cutting-edge updates in:
🔹 AI, NMOSD, MS, FND 🔹 Stroke, epilepsy, RPDs 🔹 APPs, billing, infections & more
🔗 Register: neurohospitalistsociety.member365.com/public/event...
#NeuroSky #NHS2025 #MedSky
May 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The NHS’s 13th Annual Meeting is taking shape!
📅 Oct 17–18, 2025
📍 Denver
Keynotes, cases, and cutting-edge updates in:
🔹 AI, NMOSD, MS, FND 🔹 Stroke, epilepsy, RPDs 🔹 APPs, billing, infections & more
🔗 Register: neurohospitalistsociety.member365.com/public/event...
#NeuroSky #NHS2025 #MedSky
📅 Oct 17–18, 2025
📍 Denver
Keynotes, cases, and cutting-edge updates in:
🔹 AI, NMOSD, MS, FND 🔹 Stroke, epilepsy, RPDs 🔹 APPs, billing, infections & more
🔗 Register: neurohospitalistsociety.member365.com/public/event...
#NeuroSky #NHS2025 #MedSky
Reposted by Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
Having seen patients who live with chronic illness and poverty, I can tell you that every barrier to care poses an unnecessary risk.
This new brief outlines policy options for bringing dignity and efficiency to how we serve dual-eligible adults.
This new brief outlines policy options for bringing dignity and efficiency to how we serve dual-eligible adults.
Integrating Medicare and Medicaid: Policy Priorities to Improve Access and Care for Beneficiaries Under Age 65
To address the needs of dual-eligible people under 65, policymakers could focus on promoting better data collection and soliciting feedback from beneficiaries.
www.commonwealthfund.org
May 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Having seen patients who live with chronic illness and poverty, I can tell you that every barrier to care poses an unnecessary risk.
This new brief outlines policy options for bringing dignity and efficiency to how we serve dual-eligible adults.
This new brief outlines policy options for bringing dignity and efficiency to how we serve dual-eligible adults.
Our inaugural editorial is now live in Equity Neuroscience, free and open for all to read.
As Editor-in-Chief, and together with Dr. Jorge Ortiz-Garcia, our Deputy Editor, we share our journal declaration: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
As Editor-in-Chief, and together with Dr. Jorge Ortiz-Garcia, our Deputy Editor, we share our journal declaration: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The equity neuroscience journal’s declaration
www.sciencedirect.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Our inaugural editorial is now live in Equity Neuroscience, free and open for all to read.
As Editor-in-Chief, and together with Dr. Jorge Ortiz-Garcia, our Deputy Editor, we share our journal declaration: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
As Editor-in-Chief, and together with Dr. Jorge Ortiz-Garcia, our Deputy Editor, we share our journal declaration: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
New online! Women’s neurology: a growing subspeciality to tackle sex and gender disparities
Women’s neurology: a growing subspeciality to tackle sex and gender disparities
Nature Reviews Neurology, Published online: 14 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41582-025-01088-5We spoke with neurologist Esther Bui from Canada about her work to improve neurological health for women.
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April 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
New online! Women’s neurology: a growing subspeciality to tackle sex and gender disparities
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How does early life adversity impact white matter brain connections and subsequent cognitive abilities?
Adversity was associated with lower white matter integrity and later difficulty with arithmetic & receptive language yet interpersonal resilience was protective.
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Adversity was associated with lower white matter integrity and later difficulty with arithmetic & receptive language yet interpersonal resilience was protective.
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
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April 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
How does early life adversity impact white matter brain connections and subsequent cognitive abilities?
Adversity was associated with lower white matter integrity and later difficulty with arithmetic & receptive language yet interpersonal resilience was protective.
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
Adversity was associated with lower white matter integrity and later difficulty with arithmetic & receptive language yet interpersonal resilience was protective.
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
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🌍✨ The pursuit of #GenderJustice in global health is not simply an aspiration—it’s a necessity for 📈 health outcomes & addressing inequities.
Explore the intricate relationship between gender & health, obstacles to progress & key recommendations in a new Lancet Commission ➡️ hubs.li/Q03g3_-n0
Explore the intricate relationship between gender & health, obstacles to progress & key recommendations in a new Lancet Commission ➡️ hubs.li/Q03g3_-n0
Achieving gender justice for global health equity: the Lancet Commission on gender and global health
Achieving gender justice in global health—which we define as encompassing the realisation
of universal rights in relation to health equity and gender equality, while also addressing
the drivers of gen...
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April 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
🌍✨ The pursuit of #GenderJustice in global health is not simply an aspiration—it’s a necessity for 📈 health outcomes & addressing inequities.
Explore the intricate relationship between gender & health, obstacles to progress & key recommendations in a new Lancet Commission ➡️ hubs.li/Q03g3_-n0
Explore the intricate relationship between gender & health, obstacles to progress & key recommendations in a new Lancet Commission ➡️ hubs.li/Q03g3_-n0
We can’t emphasize this enough #BrainHealthForAll. See you at #AANAM
April 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We can’t emphasize this enough #BrainHealthForAll. See you at #AANAM
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Neurological problems are a significant concern for patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy, yet there are no best practice guidelines.
In @thelancetoncol.bsky.social, a Review provides guidance on managing neurological issues associated with CAR T-cell therapy: tinyurl.com/3fxd5vtt
In @thelancetoncol.bsky.social, a Review provides guidance on managing neurological issues associated with CAR T-cell therapy: tinyurl.com/3fxd5vtt
April 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Neurological problems are a significant concern for patients receiving CAR T-cell therapy, yet there are no best practice guidelines.
In @thelancetoncol.bsky.social, a Review provides guidance on managing neurological issues associated with CAR T-cell therapy: tinyurl.com/3fxd5vtt
In @thelancetoncol.bsky.social, a Review provides guidance on managing neurological issues associated with CAR T-cell therapy: tinyurl.com/3fxd5vtt
Reposted by Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
In this Editorial, JAMA editors, editorial leadership, and JAMA Network Editors in Chief address the recent executive orders that have impacted the scientific process and reaffirm their commitment to scientific and editorial integrity. https://ja.ma/4jecUXj
Reaffirming the JAMA Network Commitment to the Health of Patients and the Public
In the first month of the new administration responsible for leading the US, the executive branch has issued a flurry of orders, including ones associated with the dismissal or resignation of tens of thousands of federal employees. Many of these have substantial consequences for science, medicine,...
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April 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In this Editorial, JAMA editors, editorial leadership, and JAMA Network Editors in Chief address the recent executive orders that have impacted the scientific process and reaffirm their commitment to scientific and editorial integrity. https://ja.ma/4jecUXj
Reposted by Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
We can’t build a stronger, healthier nation by pulling the rug out from those who need it most. These proposed cuts would set us ALL back.
#Medicaid #SNAP
#Medicaid #SNAP
How Potential Federal Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Could Trigger the Loss of a Million-Plus Jobs, Reduced Economic Activity, and Less State Revenue
Combined losses from proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP would reach $1.1 trillion over a decade, including a $95 billion loss of federal funding in 2026 alone.
www.commonwealthfund.org
March 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“Education is not a routine activity which is divorced from national defense. It is, in the most fundamental and important sense, the first line of national defense.” - Joint Conference of Presidents of Black Colleges and Principals of Chicago Public Schools 1983 #ChicagoPublicLibrary
March 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“Education is not a routine activity which is divorced from national defense. It is, in the most fundamental and important sense, the first line of national defense.” - Joint Conference of Presidents of Black Colleges and Principals of Chicago Public Schools 1983 #ChicagoPublicLibrary
Important information from the @commonwealthfund.org
You might know that Medicaid covers more than 72 million people with low income, but do you know how that coverage is paid for?
Trace the complex flow of #Medicaid dollars, from funding to spending and reimbursements, in this explainer from @commonwealthfund.org's @acinthedc.bsky.social.
Trace the complex flow of #Medicaid dollars, from funding to spending and reimbursements, in this explainer from @commonwealthfund.org's @acinthedc.bsky.social.
How Do We Pay for Medicaid?
This explainer looks at how Medicaid is funded jointly by the federal government and the states, the program’s spending, and its administrative costs.
www.commonwealthfund.org
March 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Important information from the @commonwealthfund.org
Reposted by Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
This Special Communication highlights key programs, policies, and scientific advances of the National Institutes of Health that have informed and improved the health of women.
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#MedSky
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#MedSky
March 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This Special Communication highlights key programs, policies, and scientific advances of the National Institutes of Health that have informed and improved the health of women.
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#MedSky
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#MedSky
Tell lawmakers: Protect #NIH funding for life-saving research! The @americanheart.bsky.social presidential advisory lays out key principles. Act now! ytc.quorum.us/campaign/NIH/ Read more: www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Tell your Elected Officials that Medical Research Saves Lives
Take Action Now!
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March 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Tell lawmakers: Protect #NIH funding for life-saving research! The @americanheart.bsky.social presidential advisory lays out key principles. Act now! ytc.quorum.us/campaign/NIH/ Read more: www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Reposted by Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
To mark #InternationalWomensDay tomorrow, the #NatureReviews Collection on women's health has been updated. Click below to read articles on various aspects of women's health, including brand new Reviews from @natrevcardiol.bsky.social and @natrevgastrohep.bsky.social go.nature.com/30kDWG3
Women’s health
Research into women’s health has suffered from historical neglect and lack of funding.
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March 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
To mark #InternationalWomensDay tomorrow, the #NatureReviews Collection on women's health has been updated. Click below to read articles on various aspects of women's health, including brand new Reviews from @natrevcardiol.bsky.social and @natrevgastrohep.bsky.social go.nature.com/30kDWG3
Reposted by Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
🚀 Excited to share our #ImplementationScience publication in @asnpublications.bsky.social ! 🎉 "Use of a Context- and Equity-Focused Implementation Science Framework to Aid the Design of Clinical Trials" @russgl.bsky.social @monica-p-jolles.bsky.social journals.lww.com/jasn/abstrac...
January 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🚀 Excited to share our #ImplementationScience publication in @asnpublications.bsky.social ! 🎉 "Use of a Context- and Equity-Focused Implementation Science Framework to Aid the Design of Clinical Trials" @russgl.bsky.social @monica-p-jolles.bsky.social journals.lww.com/jasn/abstrac...
Reposted by Dr. Karen Orjuela (She/Ella)
You might know that every year, 72 million Americans get health insurance and health care thanks to #Medicaid.
But most Americans don’t know this.
Please take a moment to watch our short video explaining how the Medicaid works & who it helps, and please consider sharing it with your people!
But most Americans don’t know this.
Please take a moment to watch our short video explaining how the Medicaid works & who it helps, and please consider sharing it with your people!
What Is Medicaid?
YouTube video by The Commonwealth Fund
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
You might know that every year, 72 million Americans get health insurance and health care thanks to #Medicaid.
But most Americans don’t know this.
Please take a moment to watch our short video explaining how the Medicaid works & who it helps, and please consider sharing it with your people!
But most Americans don’t know this.
Please take a moment to watch our short video explaining how the Medicaid works & who it helps, and please consider sharing it with your people!
Feeling so grateful for the amazing #VestidoRojo warriors in Denver—especially Silvia—for creating the Madrina model, a beautiful space for Latina women to support each other and focus on their health within the Go Red campaign. Mil gracias ❤️ #GoRedForWomen @americanheart.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Feeling so grateful for the amazing #VestidoRojo warriors in Denver—especially Silvia—for creating the Madrina model, a beautiful space for Latina women to support each other and focus on their health within the Go Red campaign. Mil gracias ❤️ #GoRedForWomen @americanheart.bsky.social