Kekoa Taparra MD PhD MPH
@kekoamdphd.bsky.social
Hawaiʻi grown kanaka ʻōiwi 🤙🏽; Swammer turned physician-scientist bridging bench, bedside, & population science; Advocating for Pacific Islander health & data visibility; Building NHPI research capacity; Always learning from community; www.taparralab.org
The LA fires have devastated many, including Dr. Ray Samoa & his ʻohana. As a Pacific Islander leader, he has tirelessly fought for our communities’ health. After losing his home, it’s our turn to give back to someone who has given so much. Donate/share: gofund.me/e03cdbc6
Donate to Ray & Nic Fire Relief Fund, organized by Jamal Gwathney
Ray, Nic, and family have lost their home in the LA fires. They are obviously devastated an… Jamal Gwathney needs your support for Ray & Nic Fire Relief Fund
gofund.me
January 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The LA fires have devastated many, including Dr. Ray Samoa & his ʻohana. As a Pacific Islander leader, he has tirelessly fought for our communities’ health. After losing his home, it’s our turn to give back to someone who has given so much. Donate/share: gofund.me/e03cdbc6
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If you want to know the effect that climate change and fires can have on mortality, please see this paper by @kekoamdphd.bsky.social, Kauanoe Batangan, and me where we looked at the Lahaina Wildfires outcomes and how we can prevent these events.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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January 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you want to know the effect that climate change and fires can have on mortality, please see this paper by @kekoamdphd.bsky.social, Kauanoe Batangan, and me where we looked at the Lahaina Wildfires outcomes and how we can prevent these events.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
📖 Applications for the 2025 @ascocancer.bsky.social JCO Journals Editorial Fellowship are now open!
🚨Deadline: 2/28/25
🌟Open to oncology fellows & cancer researchers
📚Gain hands-on experience in peer review, editing, & publishing!
Apply here👉 app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01898...
🚨Deadline: 2/28/25
🌟Open to oncology fellows & cancer researchers
📚Gain hands-on experience in peer review, editing, & publishing!
Apply here👉 app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01898...
January 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
📖 Applications for the 2025 @ascocancer.bsky.social JCO Journals Editorial Fellowship are now open!
🚨Deadline: 2/28/25
🌟Open to oncology fellows & cancer researchers
📚Gain hands-on experience in peer review, editing, & publishing!
Apply here👉 app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01898...
🚨Deadline: 2/28/25
🌟Open to oncology fellows & cancer researchers
📚Gain hands-on experience in peer review, editing, & publishing!
Apply here👉 app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01898...
Grateful to build community within our NHPI health focused research group. Our Bay Area team get together 🤙🏽
December 23, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Grateful to build community within our NHPI health focused research group. Our Bay Area team get together 🤙🏽
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See that yellow line?
Those deaths are the result of climate change and turning away from sustainable practices and native ecologies.
The future is watching. We must change.
Those deaths are the result of climate change and turning away from sustainable practices and native ecologies.
The future is watching. We must change.
We appreciate the attention the @jama.com Network be has given to the devastating Lāhainā wildfires. These wildfires force us to pause and evaluate crucial questions in climate health and the handling of climate-related mortality data. @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
t.co/AwuTnMheuP
t.co/AwuTnMheuP
December 22, 2024 at 6:19 PM
See that yellow line?
Those deaths are the result of climate change and turning away from sustainable practices and native ecologies.
The future is watching. We must change.
Those deaths are the result of climate change and turning away from sustainable practices and native ecologies.
The future is watching. We must change.
We appreciate the attention the @jama.com Network be has given to the devastating Lāhainā wildfires. These wildfires force us to pause and evaluate crucial questions in climate health and the handling of climate-related mortality data. @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
t.co/AwuTnMheuP
t.co/AwuTnMheuP
December 22, 2024 at 4:45 PM
We appreciate the attention the @jama.com Network be has given to the devastating Lāhainā wildfires. These wildfires force us to pause and evaluate crucial questions in climate health and the handling of climate-related mortality data. @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
t.co/AwuTnMheuP
t.co/AwuTnMheuP
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Such a cool starter pack. Support local #journalism. Follow these folks and outlets. Subscribe!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
December 18, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Such a cool starter pack. Support local #journalism. Follow these folks and outlets. Subscribe!
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Join us this Wednesday at Nation of Hawaii for an Aloha ʻĀina Day from 9-1. We will also be holding a Kalo & Huli community distribution from our first harvest 🌱
December 17, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Join us this Wednesday at Nation of Hawaii for an Aloha ʻĀina Day from 9-1. We will also be holding a Kalo & Huli community distribution from our first harvest 🌱
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High Omega-3, Low Omega-6 Diet With Fish Oil for Men With #ProstateCancer on Active Surveillance: The CAPFISH-3 Randomized Clinical Trial out on JCO
ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
findings suggest the diet may slow cancer progression, warranting further study in phase III trials.
ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
findings suggest the diet may slow cancer progression, warranting further study in phase III trials.
High Omega-3, Low Omega-6 Diet With Fish Oil for Men With Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance: The CAPFISH-3 Randomized Clinical Trial
PURPOSEMen on active surveillance (AS) for prostate cancer are extremely interested in dietary
changes or supplements to prevent progression of their disease. We sought to determine
whether a high ome...
ascopubs.org
December 17, 2024 at 1:17 PM
High Omega-3, Low Omega-6 Diet With Fish Oil for Men With #ProstateCancer on Active Surveillance: The CAPFISH-3 Randomized Clinical Trial out on JCO
ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
findings suggest the diet may slow cancer progression, warranting further study in phase III trials.
ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
findings suggest the diet may slow cancer progression, warranting further study in phase III trials.
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Just pulled about 300 lbs of Kalo from the first patch we planted at our newly opened loʻi at Nation of Hawaii a year ago. Can make about 700lbs poi, distribute 1/2 lbs to 1,400 community members. Building food security for Waimānalo through #landback & perpetual harvests. 🫡🌱💣
December 17, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Just pulled about 300 lbs of Kalo from the first patch we planted at our newly opened loʻi at Nation of Hawaii a year ago. Can make about 700lbs poi, distribute 1/2 lbs to 1,400 community members. Building food security for Waimānalo through #landback & perpetual harvests. 🫡🌱💣
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A warm WELCOME to our friends/collaborators at
@ascocancer.bsky.social Who JOIN BlueSky
Love seeing them here!!
@ascocancer.bsky.social Who JOIN BlueSky
Love seeing them here!!
December 14, 2024 at 3:52 PM
A warm WELCOME to our friends/collaborators at
@ascocancer.bsky.social Who JOIN BlueSky
Love seeing them here!!
@ascocancer.bsky.social Who JOIN BlueSky
Love seeing them here!!
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It is with great sadness that we mourn our cherished friend and colleague Felix Feng, MD. Felix was a distinguished physician-scientist and beloved at @ucsfhealth.bsky.social. His vision, dedication, and commitment inspired colleagues, peers everywhere, and patients. cancer.ucsf.edu/in-memoriam-...
December 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM
It is with great sadness that we mourn our cherished friend and colleague Felix Feng, MD. Felix was a distinguished physician-scientist and beloved at @ucsfhealth.bsky.social. His vision, dedication, and commitment inspired colleagues, peers everywhere, and patients. cancer.ucsf.edu/in-memoriam-...
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Yup'ik woman scientist Charitie Ropati is on the Forbes 30 under 30 list! This is so fricking cool! Love this so much! #NativesInSTEM
www.kyuk.org/arts-culture...
www.kyuk.org/arts-culture...
Yup’ik engineer named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Charitie Ropati, a 23-year-old water engineer from the Kuskokwim Delta coast, has been named to the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Education list for her work with her nonprofit education organization...
www.kyuk.org
December 11, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Yup'ik woman scientist Charitie Ropati is on the Forbes 30 under 30 list! This is so fricking cool! Love this so much! #NativesInSTEM
www.kyuk.org/arts-culture...
www.kyuk.org/arts-culture...
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I'm still adding, but for folks looking for all the cool Indigenous folks to follow, here's my growing list!
go.bsky.app/MEaiVa9
go.bsky.app/MEaiVa9
November 21, 2024 at 2:55 AM
I'm still adding, but for folks looking for all the cool Indigenous folks to follow, here's my growing list!
go.bsky.app/MEaiVa9
go.bsky.app/MEaiVa9
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If you’re Indigenous and interested in a career in healthcare you should consider pharmacy. We have an early assurance program, in-state tuition if you are enrolled in a federally recognized tribe and you’ll also get to hear me tell bad jokes during lectures!
www.nnacoe.org/nnacoe-pharm...
www.nnacoe.org/nnacoe-pharm...
NNACoE Pharmacy — NNACoE
www.nnacoe.org
December 4, 2024 at 4:30 AM
If you’re Indigenous and interested in a career in healthcare you should consider pharmacy. We have an early assurance program, in-state tuition if you are enrolled in a federally recognized tribe and you’ll also get to hear me tell bad jokes during lectures!
www.nnacoe.org/nnacoe-pharm...
www.nnacoe.org/nnacoe-pharm...
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Got to have a cool discussion about cancer in Indian Country. Check it out. Also, have your doctor check out your colon and breasts.
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m.soundcloud.com/kwso-radio/p...
Pancreatic Cancer w Dr Claymore Kills First - KWSO Our People and Mother Earth Program Podcast
Stream Pancreatic Cancer w Dr Claymore Kills First - KWSO Our People and Mother Earth Program Podcast by KWSO Radio on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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December 6, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Got to have a cool discussion about cancer in Indian Country. Check it out. Also, have your doctor check out your colon and breasts.
m.soundcloud.com/kwso-radio/p...
m.soundcloud.com/kwso-radio/p...
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Less than 10% of the NIH’s research funding went to women’s health research in 2023, and there is no center or institute dedicated to women’s health. As you may be aware, women are roughly half of the population.
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December 9, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Less than 10% of the NIH’s research funding went to women’s health research in 2023, and there is no center or institute dedicated to women’s health. As you may be aware, women are roughly half of the population.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Dr. Jessie Kemmick Pintor teaching us so much about ensuring equitable access to quality care for undocumented immigrants and mixed status families. A reminder that immigration policy is health policy! @ash-hematology.bsky.social #ASH24
December 9, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Dr. Jessie Kemmick Pintor teaching us so much about ensuring equitable access to quality care for undocumented immigrants and mixed status families. A reminder that immigration policy is health policy! @ash-hematology.bsky.social #ASH24
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As the beginning of the next US presidential administration approaches, the USA stands at a crucial juncture for health.
In a Health Policy, authors present five priority areas to guide US federal strategy in 2025 and beyond: bit.ly/49qa7Xj
In a Health Policy, authors present five priority areas to guide US federal strategy in 2025 and beyond: bit.ly/49qa7Xj
December 9, 2024 at 12:07 PM
As the beginning of the next US presidential administration approaches, the USA stands at a crucial juncture for health.
In a Health Policy, authors present five priority areas to guide US federal strategy in 2025 and beyond: bit.ly/49qa7Xj
In a Health Policy, authors present five priority areas to guide US federal strategy in 2025 and beyond: bit.ly/49qa7Xj
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Amazing talk in the #ASH24 Health Equity Studio today by @kekoamdphd.bsky.social. Wonderful to see and started the day off brightly!
December 9, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Amazing talk in the #ASH24 Health Equity Studio today by @kekoamdphd.bsky.social. Wonderful to see and started the day off brightly!
After such an engaging crowd yesterday, excited to engage with the second session happening this morning 8:15 am at ASH Central! #ASH24 @ash-hematology.bsky.social
Just came from incredibly informative & impactful session on structural racism for native Hawaiian & Pacific Islanders. It will repeat tomorrow (Mon) 8:15 in @ash-hematology.bsky.social health #equity studio near ASH Central. Highly encourage you to come hear this conversation! #ASH24 #education
December 9, 2024 at 3:52 PM
After such an engaging crowd yesterday, excited to engage with the second session happening this morning 8:15 am at ASH Central! #ASH24 @ash-hematology.bsky.social
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Just came from incredibly informative & impactful session on structural racism for native Hawaiian & Pacific Islanders. It will repeat tomorrow (Mon) 8:15 in @ash-hematology.bsky.social health #equity studio near ASH Central. Highly encourage you to come hear this conversation! #ASH24 #education
December 8, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Just came from incredibly informative & impactful session on structural racism for native Hawaiian & Pacific Islanders. It will repeat tomorrow (Mon) 8:15 in @ash-hematology.bsky.social health #equity studio near ASH Central. Highly encourage you to come hear this conversation! #ASH24 #education
Aloha! Come hang out with us at #ASH24 @ash-hematology.bsky.social to discuss the importance of the inclusion of Pacific Islander health data 🤙🏽
9:00 am Sunday in ASH Central
8:15 am Monday in ASH Central
9:00 am Sunday in ASH Central
8:15 am Monday in ASH Central
December 8, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Aloha! Come hang out with us at #ASH24 @ash-hematology.bsky.social to discuss the importance of the inclusion of Pacific Islander health data 🤙🏽
9:00 am Sunday in ASH Central
8:15 am Monday in ASH Central
9:00 am Sunday in ASH Central
8:15 am Monday in ASH Central