Marlene Millen, MD
@marlenemillen.bsky.social
UCSD CMIO (means I do computers and internal medicine). Also love new tech, baseball. Watching for next pandemic. ASD and reading romance novels is how I recharge. She/her. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈ally
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A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications
In the spring of 2023, the UC San Diego Health system began generating draft replies to patient messages with next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) tools as an early adopter. The rollout pre...
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When UCSD Health began using AI in drafting patient messages we made a decision to be transparent with patients. We share our experience and call to action in NEJM AI.
A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications | NEJM AI ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications | NEJM AI ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for mRNA vaccine development is the "most dangerous public health decision" ever, epidemiologist Michael Osterholm said.
August 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for mRNA vaccine development is the "most dangerous public health decision" ever, epidemiologist Michael Osterholm said.
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
“As a public university, we are stewards of taxpayer resources, and a payment of this scale would completely devastate our country’s greatest public university system as well as inflict great harm on our students and all Californians.” —UC President James B. Milliken
Breaking News: A Trump administration settlement proposal demands more than $1 billion from UCLA. It calls for the payout to contribute to a claims fund that would compensate victims of civil rights violations after a pro-Palestinian protest on campus.
Trump Wants U.C.L.A. to Pay $1 Billion to Restore Its Research Funding
The Trump administration has ended about $500 million for the Los Angeles-based university. The president said he wanted nearly double that to restart the flow of funds.
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August 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“As a public university, we are stewards of taxpayer resources, and a payment of this scale would completely devastate our country’s greatest public university system as well as inflict great harm on our students and all Californians.” —UC President James B. Milliken
The Health Equity, Medical, and Scientific Costs of Dismantling DEI | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The Health Equity, Medical, and Scientific Costs of Dismantling DEI | NEJM
The U.S. administration’s anti-DEI actions will reverse decades of progress toward
building a more inclusive health workforce and improving patient outcomes, which are
related but distinct goals.
www.nejm.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The Health Equity, Medical, and Scientific Costs of Dismantling DEI | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
Original Article by S. Shekar et al.: People Overtrust AI-Generated Medical Advice despite Low Accuracy nejm.ai/43xKDG0
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
June 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Original Article by S. Shekar et al.: People Overtrust AI-Generated Medical Advice despite Low Accuracy nejm.ai/43xKDG0
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
#AI #MedSky #MLSky
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
Perspective by Marlene Millen, MD, Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, and Christopher A. Longhurst, MD: A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications nejm.ai/3GKwGeU
@marlenemillen.bsky.social @chrislonghurst.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky
@marlenemillen.bsky.social @chrislonghurst.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky
June 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Perspective by Marlene Millen, MD, Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, and Christopher A. Longhurst, MD: A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications nejm.ai/3GKwGeU
@marlenemillen.bsky.social @chrislonghurst.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky
@marlenemillen.bsky.social @chrislonghurst.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky
HHS and CDC can no longer be trusted for 💉 info for the United States.
CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project is setting up to help with action plans and information.
This uodate also includes a google doc form to catalog current local initiatives.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project is setting up to help with action plans and information.
This uodate also includes a google doc form to catalog current local initiatives.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
The Vaccine Integrity Project - Interim Update
www.cidrap.umn.edu
June 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
HHS and CDC can no longer be trusted for 💉 info for the United States.
CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project is setting up to help with action plans and information.
This uodate also includes a google doc form to catalog current local initiatives.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project is setting up to help with action plans and information.
This uodate also includes a google doc form to catalog current local initiatives.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
In light of today’s announcement about cdc vaccine committee. “CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project is an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the U.S. so that it remains grounded in the best available science…”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Vaccine Integrity Project
CIDRAP provides an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the U.S, so that it remains grounded in the best available science.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
June 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
In light of today’s announcement about cdc vaccine committee. “CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project is an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the U.S. so that it remains grounded in the best available science…”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
If you came across the MAHA report, here are some examples of how it misleads readers, reflecting old, debunked anti-vaccine tropes.
"Misleading and False Vaccine Claims from the MAHA Report"
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
"Misleading and False Vaccine Claims from the MAHA Report"
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Misleading and False Vaccine Claims from the MAHA Report
Misleading and False Vaccine Claims from the MAHA Report “Since 1986 the average child, by one year of age, has gone from 3 injections to 29.” Overall, the vaccine schedule has expanded by 1-2 vaccin...
docs.google.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If you came across the MAHA report, here are some examples of how it misleads readers, reflecting old, debunked anti-vaccine tropes.
"Misleading and False Vaccine Claims from the MAHA Report"
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
"Misleading and False Vaccine Claims from the MAHA Report"
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
When UCSD Health began using AI in drafting patient messages we made a decision to be transparent with patients. We share our experience and call to action in NEJM AI.
A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications | NEJM AI ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications | NEJM AI ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications
In the spring of 2023, the UC San Diego Health system began generating draft replies to patient messages with next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) tools as an early adopter. The rollout pre...
ai.nejm.org
May 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
When UCSD Health began using AI in drafting patient messages we made a decision to be transparent with patients. We share our experience and call to action in NEJM AI.
A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications | NEJM AI ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications | NEJM AI ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
🧪 #ScienceSky and #AcademicSky: We’re trying to learn more about the real-life scope and impact of the Trump administration terminating NIH grants.
Here's how you can help our reporting 👇
Here's how you can help our reporting 👇
Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.
The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We want to hear from researchers who have been affected.
www.propublica.org
April 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
🧪 #ScienceSky and #AcademicSky: We’re trying to learn more about the real-life scope and impact of the Trump administration terminating NIH grants.
Here's how you can help our reporting 👇
Here's how you can help our reporting 👇
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
“[23andMe] has publicly reported that it is in financial distress…Due to the trove of sensitive consumer data…, [CA AG] reminds Californians of their right to direct the deletion of their genetic data under the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) and California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA).”
March 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
“[23andMe] has publicly reported that it is in financial distress…Due to the trove of sensitive consumer data…, [CA AG] reminds Californians of their right to direct the deletion of their genetic data under the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) and California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA).”
#Influenza no joke this year. Our 12 yo (flu vaccine in early September) with 105(!) temperature and horrible sounding cough. She started tamiflu after video visit with her doctor. Ps- home tests for the win.
February 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
#Influenza no joke this year. Our 12 yo (flu vaccine in early September) with 105(!) temperature and horrible sounding cough. She started tamiflu after video visit with her doctor. Ps- home tests for the win.
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-01-23T08:04:02Z
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
January 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-01-23T08:04:02Z
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
Government website offering reproductive health information goes offline
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www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...
Government website offering reproductive health information goes offline
The site was launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign.
www.cbsnews.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Government website offering reproductive health information goes offline
www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...
www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...
Ted Williams Fire in San Diego
Now 3 acres. Evacuating nearby area. Winds just starting in this area.
Now 3 acres. Evacuating nearby area. Winds just starting in this area.
January 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ted Williams Fire in San Diego
Now 3 acres. Evacuating nearby area. Winds just starting in this area.
Now 3 acres. Evacuating nearby area. Winds just starting in this area.
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
San Diego didn’t want to miss out on the fun
January 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
San Diego didn’t want to miss out on the fun
Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
December 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Public safety power shutoff in San Diego (and LA) began last night due to humidity in 10’s and winds with high fire risk. 1 small fire so far. #redflagwarning #weather #sandiego
December 10, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Public safety power shutoff in San Diego (and LA) began last night due to humidity in 10’s and winds with high fire risk. 1 small fire so far. #redflagwarning #weather #sandiego
Distribution of Raw Farm's products suspended amid bird flu concerns
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Distribution of Raw Farm's products suspended amid bird flu concerns
As bird flu test results come back from agencies, the state's agriculture department instructs raw milk producer Raw Farm to withhold distribution of products.
www.yahoo.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Distribution of Raw Farm's products suspended amid bird flu concerns
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Reposted by Marlene Millen, MD
1/ Influenza wastewater activity levels are currently low across the US, aside from conspicuous areas in CA where #H5N1 is spreading in dairy cows.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
November 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
1/ Influenza wastewater activity levels are currently low across the US, aside from conspicuous areas in CA where #H5N1 is spreading in dairy cows.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
A deeper dive into the Wastewater Scan data paints a very concerning picture and should add to our sense of urgency.
Some (more) Covid Vaccine positive news! Meta-analysis of studies which include over 14 million people in the Journal of Infection shows that COVID-19 vax is associated with a lower risk of developing long COVID.
Two doses reduced the odds by 24%!
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
Two doses reduced the odds by 24%!
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
The effect of pre-COVID and post-COVID vaccination on long COVID: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Our study suggests that 2-dose pre-COVID vaccination and 1-dose post-COVID vaccination
are associated with a lower risk of long COVID. Since long COVID reduces quality of
life substantially, vaccinati...
www.journalofinfection.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Some (more) Covid Vaccine positive news! Meta-analysis of studies which include over 14 million people in the Journal of Infection shows that COVID-19 vax is associated with a lower risk of developing long COVID.
Two doses reduced the odds by 24%!
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
Two doses reduced the odds by 24%!
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
Just worked on my patient in-basket testing an early version of AI note summarization feature from Epic. You can use it to summarize a few notes(as long as not too long!). It is growing on me.
November 26, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Just worked on my patient in-basket testing an early version of AI note summarization feature from Epic. You can use it to summarize a few notes(as long as not too long!). It is growing on me.
California Acts to Protect Public Health: CDPH Warns Against Drinking Single Lot of Raw Milk Following Bird Flu Detection; Secures Voluntary Recall
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www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...
November 25, 2024 at 2:52 PM
California Acts to Protect Public Health: CDPH Warns Against Drinking Single Lot of Raw Milk Following Bird Flu Detection; Secures Voluntary Recall
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...