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Jessamyn Conell-Price
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Neurologist. Reader.

Working towards a just health system and a just society. Pro-abundant housing, pro-public bathrooms, pro-benches, pro-plaza, pro-loitering. Anti-war.

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ufw.bsky.social
Farmworkers feed us year-round. This #Thanksgiving we should be even more grateful to the hands that feed us. #WeFeedYou
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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drianweissman.bsky.social
More than 1 in 4 physicians surveyed by the AMA in December said that prior authorization had led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care. And 8% responded that prior authorization led to a disability, birth defect, or death. #RSNA25
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After Series of Denials, His Insurer Approved Doctor-Recommended Cancer Care. It Was Too Late. - KFF Health News
Eric Tennant’s doctors recommended histotripsy, which would target, and potentially destroy, a cancerous tumor in his liver. But by the time his insurer approved the treatment, Tennant was no longer c...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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amygdalamd.bsky.social
Psst. Yeah, you.

The best time to introduce palliative care to a patient with a progressive condition was long ago when they were stable.

The second best time is now.
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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cyrilsebastian.com
There is a huge power in #storytelling. Every morning, afternoon & night, I spend 10 mins with my mom, who is battling #Dementia, sharing stories from our lives, from the funny moments to the battles we fought together.
September 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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jamuseum.bsky.social
We are outraged and deeply distressed that armed federal agents came onto our campus—making arrests on the very ground where, in 1942, Japanese American families were forced to board buses bound for concentration camps. It was a deliberate act of provocation and intimidation.
Photo of armed customs and border patrol agents and cars on the plaza in front of the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo.
August 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
As federal authorities sweep homeless encampments in D.C. , I want to resurface the reporting we @propublica.org did last year on the possessions people lose, which include the things they need to survive: projects.propublica.org/homeless-enc...
Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments
People say having their possessions — from birth certificates to loved ones’ ashes — taken in “sweeps” traumatizes them, exacerbates health issues and undermines efforts to find housing and get or kee...
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August 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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saikatforcongress.bsky.social
Trump just cut $186 billion from SNAP benefits. In San Francisco, about 25,000 households rely on SNAP for food. SF-Marin Food Bank is trying to fill the hole left by these cuts.
July 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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saikatforcongress.bsky.social
These issues are real challenges people face, and progressives shouldn’t be afraid to talk about making government work better if we want to make the case that we should invest in government programs.
July 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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saikatforcongress.bsky.social
A big reason Zohran won was he pushed for strong universal programs while ALSO talking about counterproductive red tape and bureaucracy (see his halal cart video or his video on small business fees).
July 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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missionlocal.org
Property management says the only elevator in this five story Bayview public housing building will be out for 19 days.

This isn’t the first time this has happened, and tenants feel trapped.

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This Bayview public housing building has just one elevator. It will be broken for 19 days.
Property management says the only elevator at one of Alice Griffith's buildings will not be fixed for over two weeks. Tenants are concerned.
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July 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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soleilho.com
🧵 THREAD: Introducing COYOTE Media Collective
11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
Independent Bay Area journalism—with a BITE 🐺 1/4
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Launch Coyote Media Collective
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
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June 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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thatmc.bsky.social
Willie Brown Middle School is a San Francisco 6-8 in the Bayview District. For the entire ‘24-‘25 school year, I have been driving the 44 O’Shaughnessy bus that stops there right after school gets out. That trip has been the busiest and most challenging part of my working day.
June 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
jessamyn.bsky.social
Wow, a natural experiment strongly suggests that shingles vaccines reduce the risk of dementia.
April 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
jessamyn.bsky.social
Every day is a trans day of visibility. Love to our trans community members.
kathryncowles.bsky.social Kathryn Cowles @kathryncowles.bsky.social · Apr 1
Just listened to @torreypeters.bsky.social on @davidnaimon.bsky.social ‘s beloved podcast Between the Covers and was reminded again how so many of the most important, revelatory things I’ve learned about being a woman and human I’ve learned from trans women. Thank you, all you brilliant trans women❤️
April 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
jessamyn.bsky.social
Free speech is a core American value.
yasharali.bsky.social Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Mar 11
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
March 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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algreen.house.gov
Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid
March 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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mayorwu.boston.gov
The City of Boston is leading 40+ mayors, cities, and counties in an amicus brief against the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding—cuts that will lead to immediate job losses nationwide.
COALITION OF MAYORS ACROSS U.S. FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S DRASTIC CUTS TO FEDERAL RESEARCH FUNDING Led by the City of Boston, MA, City of Cleveland, OH, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, TN, the Mayor of Gainesville, FL, and the Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT, over 40 mayors, cities, and counties argue that NIH cuts will cause job losses, economic disruption, and undermine U.S. competitiveness BOSTON - Thursday, February 20, 2025 - Late yesterday, Mayor Michelle Wu co-led a coalition of Mayors from across the United States in writing and filing an amicus brief in federal district court in Boston to stop the Trump Administration's drastic and illegal cuts to federal research funding and immediate job losses in cities nationwide. Over 40 mayors, cities, and counties from across the country joined the brief. These cities are home to universities and hospitals that employ hundreds of thousands of Americans in cutting edge medical and scientific research, and the federally-funded research in these communities has made the United States the global leader in scientific discovery. The brief seeks a temporary restraining order against the Trump Administration, alongside the research universities, medical schools, hospitals, and 22 states that are plaintiffs in the three cases filed last week in federal district court. “For decades, Congress has made a clear choice to use federally-funded research to invest in cities, build a broadly-distributed infrastructure for scientific discovery, create jobs, and drive economic growth in communities across the United States,” said Mayor Michelle Wu. “We join with cities across the country – in red states, purple states, and blue states – to stop this illegal action that will cause layoffs, lab closures, and undermine scientific progress in American cities. I thank Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell for her leadership on behalf of the research institutions of Boston.” This amicus brief is in response to the abrupt February 7, 2025 announcement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of an immediate reduction in funding for scientific and medical research institutions across the country. Under the NIH’s new policy, which temporarily went into effect on Monday, February 10, payments for indirect costs reimbursed to research universities would be capped at 15%, down from 30-70%. The brief makes clear that NIH funding cuts would devastate research institutions in cities across the county, cause job losses, create severe economic disruption, and undermine a critical pillar of strength and civic pride in cities across the United States. The cuts would also undermine critical medical and scientific research that residents are counting on, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, and jeopardize the cities’ and country’s position of global leadership on scientific advancement. “The Gainesville community depends on this highly efficient, dependable investment of our tax dollars back into our city’s innovation economy,” said Harvey L. Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida. “I’m glad to join other mayors in highlighting the vital role NIH funding plays in the lives of everyday hardworking American families.” “The breadth and diversity of this coalition highlights the devastating and widespread impact of these NIH funding changes, from Alzheimer’s research to cancer clinical trials,” said Jill Habig, Founder and CEO of Public Rights Project. “We’re proud to partner with mayors, cities, and counties in opposing this threat to critical federal funding and the health and vitality of our communities.” On Monday, February 10th, twenty two states and associations of medical schools, hospitals, and universities, filed three related cases, and secured a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump Administration from slashing the reimbursement rates. That initial order will be revisited this week in a hearing scheduled for Feb. 21. The Public Rights Project served as amici counsel. The full list of mayors, cities and counties who joined the brief is below. Local Governments and Mayors City of Boston, Massachusetts City of Cleveland, Ohio Harvey L. Ward, Mayor, City of Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee Erin Mendenhall, Mayor, City of Salt Lake City, Utah City of Alameda, California City of Albuquerque, New Mexico Allegheny County, Pennsylvania City of Baltimore, Maryland Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Mayor, City of Burlington, Vermont Township of Canton, Michigan Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina City of Chicago, Illinois Sandra Welch, Mayor, City of Coconut Creek, Florida City of Columbus, Ohio City of Easthampton, Massachusetts Daniel Biss, Mayor, City of Evanston, Illinois City of Fairfax, Virginia Harris County, Texas Ravinder S. Bhalla, Mayor, City of Hoboken, New Jersey Quinton Lucas, Mayor, Kansas City, Missouri Indya Kincannon, Mayor, City of Knoxville, Tennessee City of Madison, Wisconsin Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor, City of Millcreek, Utah Anissa Welch, Mayor, City of Milton, Wisconsin Montgomery County, Maryland City of New Haven, Connecticut Dontae Payne, Mayor, City of Olympia, Washington Adrian O. Mapp, Mayor, City of Plainfield, New Jersey Sue Noack, Mayor, City of Pleasant Hill, California City of Pittsburgh and Ed Gainey, Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania City of Providence, Rhode Island John Clark, Mayor, Town of Ridgway, Colorado City of Rochester, New York City of Sacramento, California City and County of San Francisco, California City of Santa Monica, California Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor, City of Statesville, North Carolina Lisa Brown, Mayor, City of Spokane, Washington Tishaura O. Jones, Mayor, City of St. Louis, Missouri City of St. Paul, Minnesota Dennis R. McBride, Mayor, City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
February 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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lethalityjane.bsky.social
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children. Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn’t do anything. “Are you feeling all right?” I asked her. “I feel all sleepy,” she said. In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead. The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her. On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.
February 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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matthewcort.land
Tomorrow, I'm doing a webinar for clinicians who want to advocate for Medicaid with their federal elected leaders, as Medicaid faces existential threats.

Clinicians are some of the best possible advocates for Medicaid, and I am really, really good at this. We won't waste your time. 🧵
2/15 at 4PM ET: Congressional Medicaid Advocacy Webinar For Clinicians | Matthew Cortland
Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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February 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Mapping Lesions That Cause Psychosis
This case-control study analyzes published cases of lesion-induced psychosisTo assess whether lesions that cause secondary psychosis have functional connections to a common brain circuit
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February 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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altnih4science.bsky.social
We are hearing that Andy Singleton, director of a new and promising Alzheimer's research center at NIH, just announced his resignation.

This will disrupt innovative new Alzheimer's work to go beyond the "amyloid hypothesis." Bad news for anyone who's been touched by this disease. 🧪
February 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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propublica.org
10/ Within a short time, Trump has already shaken up the nation’s role in global and public health.

@annamaria.bsky.social has reported extensively on infectious disease outbreaks. If you know of ongoing changes to the USAID, CDC and other agencies, contact her: www.propublica.org/people/anna-...
A ProPublica social media graphic with information on how to contact reporter Anna Maria Barry-Jester. It reads: “I report on global public health and the agencies that govern it, including the NIH, IHS, USAID and CDC. I'm interested in how the Trump administration will approach public health in the U.S. and shape the nation's role in global health. I welcome tips from people with knowledge of these agencies and policies, including scientists, government officials, experts and advocates. anna.barryjester@propublica.org or 408-504-8131 on Signal and WhatsApp.
February 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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The AMA is stepping up to provide important information about influenza and other relevant infectious diseases now that twitler has silenced the CDC.
American Medical Association (AMA)
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest and only national association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical societies and other critical stakeholders. Our mission is to promote ...
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February 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
jessamyn.bsky.social
Benches for all!
missionlocal.org Mission Local @missionlocal.org · Feb 2
SF charges $6,000+ to place a park bench with a plaque in memory of a loved one.

For years, a roller-skating engineer in the Inner Sunset has been making and putting some 210 benches — in the Sunset, and around the city — for free.

by @junyao-yang.bsky.social

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For years, a Sunset roller-skating engineer has built free benches
Since 2012, Chris Duderstadt has built about 210 public benches, mostly in Inner Sunset and across the city.
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February 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM