Cary Gross
@carygross.bsky.social
Professor of Medicine & Public Health @Yale, working to improve cancer care for all.
Director, #Cancer Outcomes (COPPER) Center & Yale Nat'l Clinician Scholars Program. Associate Editor, JAMA Internal Med (posts = own views, not employer’s)
Director, #Cancer Outcomes (COPPER) Center & Yale Nat'l Clinician Scholars Program. Associate Editor, JAMA Internal Med (posts = own views, not employer’s)
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Gilead Sciences is playing games with people's lives. Despite their vast communications resources, people across the world see through their nonsense and are calling for real access to lenacapavir for HIV prevention, not PR stunts. healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/2025/11/20/a...
Africa Demands Lenacapavir for All: The South African Government Should Act Decisively Against US bullying and for Equitable Access - Health Justice Initiative (HJI)
PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release: 20 November 2025, 09h00 SAST Africa Demands Lenacapavir for All: The South African Government Should Act Decisively Against US bullying and for Equitable Access
healthjusticeinitiative.org.za
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Gilead Sciences is playing games with people's lives. Despite their vast communications resources, people across the world see through their nonsense and are calling for real access to lenacapavir for HIV prevention, not PR stunts. healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/2025/11/20/a...
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Link to our Fall 2025 newsletter: mailchi.mp/bd3532f4eef6... (2/2)
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Link to our Fall 2025 newsletter: mailchi.mp/bd3532f4eef6... (2/2)
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A new Yale study led by @carygross.bsky.social and
@ilanarichman.bsky.social investigates the quality of #cancer care among those diagnosed with cancer during or immediately after #incarceration.
news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/i...
@jamanetworkopen.com
@ilanarichman.bsky.social investigates the quality of #cancer care among those diagnosed with cancer during or immediately after #incarceration.
news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/i...
@jamanetworkopen.com
For incarcerated people, gaps exist in quality of cancer care
A new Yale study investigates the quality of cancer care among those diagnosed with cancer during or immediately after incarceration.
news.yale.edu
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A new Yale study led by @carygross.bsky.social and
@ilanarichman.bsky.social investigates the quality of #cancer care among those diagnosed with cancer during or immediately after #incarceration.
news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/i...
@jamanetworkopen.com
@ilanarichman.bsky.social investigates the quality of #cancer care among those diagnosed with cancer during or immediately after #incarceration.
news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/i...
@jamanetworkopen.com
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Check out this profile of a new study by @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty @carygross.bsky.social, Dr. Lisa Puglisi, Dr. Emily Wang, and others, showing that people diagnosed with cancer while incarcerated are less likely to receive prompt cancer care. news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/i...
For incarcerated people, gaps exist in quality of cancer care
A new Yale study investigates the quality of cancer care among those diagnosed with cancer during or immediately after incarceration.
news.yale.edu
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Check out this profile of a new study by @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty @carygross.bsky.social, Dr. Lisa Puglisi, Dr. Emily Wang, and others, showing that people diagnosed with cancer while incarcerated are less likely to receive prompt cancer care. news.yale.edu/2025/11/03/i...
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Our new study is published today in @bmj.com!
We studied whether oncologists tend to use cancer treatments that are more beneficial, more profitable, or both.
I was surprised by the results: clinical benefit mattered, profit did not.
1/
cc: @dusetzinas.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
We studied whether oncologists tend to use cancer treatments that are more beneficial, more profitable, or both.
I was surprised by the results: clinical benefit mattered, profit did not.
1/
cc: @dusetzinas.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Provider billing margin and cancer treatment selection: population based cohort study
Objective To estimate the association between the billing (profit) margin and clinical benefit of cancer treatments and use by oncologists.
Design Retrospective population based cohort study
Setting...
www.bmj.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our new study is published today in @bmj.com!
We studied whether oncologists tend to use cancer treatments that are more beneficial, more profitable, or both.
I was surprised by the results: clinical benefit mattered, profit did not.
1/
cc: @dusetzinas.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
We studied whether oncologists tend to use cancer treatments that are more beneficial, more profitable, or both.
I was surprised by the results: clinical benefit mattered, profit did not.
1/
cc: @dusetzinas.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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“those diagnosed with cancer during incarceration were less likely to initiate treatment within 60 days and had lower adherence to some treatment quality indicators compared with those who have not been incarcerated” @jamanetworkopen.com
*NEW study Happy to be able to share our work exploring gaps in the quality of #cancer care for patients with criminal justice involvement. There are opportunities for improvement.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... Grateful to work with Drs. Ilana Richman, Emily Wang & team. @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... Grateful to work with Drs. Ilana Richman, Emily Wang & team. @jama.com
Incarceration and Quality of Cancer Care
This cohort study evaluates the quality of cancer care received by people with a history of incarcaration compared with those who have not been incarcerated in the US.
jamanetwork.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
“those diagnosed with cancer during incarceration were less likely to initiate treatment within 60 days and had lower adherence to some treatment quality indicators compared with those who have not been incarcerated” @jamanetworkopen.com
*NEW study Happy to be able to share our work exploring gaps in the quality of #cancer care for patients with criminal justice involvement. There are opportunities for improvement.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... Grateful to work with Drs. Ilana Richman, Emily Wang & team. @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... Grateful to work with Drs. Ilana Richman, Emily Wang & team. @jama.com
Incarceration and Quality of Cancer Care
This cohort study evaluates the quality of cancer care received by people with a history of incarcaration compared with those who have not been incarcerated in the US.
jamanetwork.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
*NEW study Happy to be able to share our work exploring gaps in the quality of #cancer care for patients with criminal justice involvement. There are opportunities for improvement.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... Grateful to work with Drs. Ilana Richman, Emily Wang & team. @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... Grateful to work with Drs. Ilana Richman, Emily Wang & team. @jama.com
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Thank you @nytopinion.nytimes.com for publishing this rot. Marc Rowan has run hundreds of companies into the dust to extract profits from their failure and bankruptcies. Now he wants to do the same to American higher education. Do not believe a word this man says. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Thank you @nytopinion.nytimes.com for publishing this rot. Marc Rowan has run hundreds of companies into the dust to extract profits from their failure and bankruptcies. Now he wants to do the same to American higher education. Do not believe a word this man says. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
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I am honored to give the #ASCOQLTY25 Simone Award to @drrobinyabroff.bsky.social today. Dr Yabroff has a profound impact as a researcher, policy advocate, & mentor. It's hard to find someone in health services research that hasn't been positively influenced by her intellect, wit, & warmth.🏆
October 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I am honored to give the #ASCOQLTY25 Simone Award to @drrobinyabroff.bsky.social today. Dr Yabroff has a profound impact as a researcher, policy advocate, & mentor. It's hard to find someone in health services research that hasn't been positively influenced by her intellect, wit, & warmth.🏆
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New in @medpagetoday.com: Financial side effects from #breastcancer treatment can create life-altering problems, including distress, debt, & employment disruptions #bcsm #financialToxicity
Proud of the work of @mdanderson.bsky.social PGY5 Dr Kamaria Lee in the @ascocancer.bsky.social
#ASCOEdBook
Proud of the work of @mdanderson.bsky.social PGY5 Dr Kamaria Lee in the @ascocancer.bsky.social
#ASCOEdBook
Kamaria Lee and Fumiko Chino on Financial Toxicity and Breast Cancer
Still needed: interventions at government, institutional, and provider levels
www.medpagetoday.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
New in @medpagetoday.com: Financial side effects from #breastcancer treatment can create life-altering problems, including distress, debt, & employment disruptions #bcsm #financialToxicity
Proud of the work of @mdanderson.bsky.social PGY5 Dr Kamaria Lee in the @ascocancer.bsky.social
#ASCOEdBook
Proud of the work of @mdanderson.bsky.social PGY5 Dr Kamaria Lee in the @ascocancer.bsky.social
#ASCOEdBook
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Only 4 US states comprehensively regulate IV hydration spa governance, prescriber credentials, dispensing, and compounding practices.
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ja.ma/48jpG4v
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Only 4 US states comprehensively regulate IV hydration spa governance, prescriber credentials, dispensing, and compounding practices.
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A large Yale study of pts with #cancer in Connecticut found modest declines in #opioid prescribing overall—and sharper drops in some groups, including a 40% decrease in pts without pain. yalecancercenter.org/news-article...
@henryspark11.bsky.social @carygross.bsky.social
@henryspark11.bsky.social @carygross.bsky.social
Yale Study Finds Reduced Opioid Prescribing for Some Patients with Cancer
An analysis of opioid use and prescriptions for more than 10,000 Connecticut patients with cancer found modest decreases in both new and additional painkiller
yalecancercenter.org
October 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A large Yale study of pts with #cancer in Connecticut found modest declines in #opioid prescribing overall—and sharper drops in some groups, including a 40% decrease in pts without pain. yalecancercenter.org/news-article...
@henryspark11.bsky.social @carygross.bsky.social
@henryspark11.bsky.social @carygross.bsky.social
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**important new paper**
Privacy and Dignity for Undocumented People? Clinicians' Duties and Responses to Patient Immigration Status Inquiries
David M Chooljian et al. @annalsats.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40986802/
Privacy and Dignity for Undocumented People? Clinicians' Duties and Responses to Patient Immigration Status Inquiries
David M Chooljian et al. @annalsats.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40986802/
Privacy and Dignity for Undocumented People? Clinicians' Duties and Responses to Patient Immigration Status Inquiries - PubMed
Privacy and Dignity for Undocumented People? Clinicians' Duties and Responses to Patient Immigration Status Inquiries
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
**important new paper**
Privacy and Dignity for Undocumented People? Clinicians' Duties and Responses to Patient Immigration Status Inquiries
David M Chooljian et al. @annalsats.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40986802/
Privacy and Dignity for Undocumented People? Clinicians' Duties and Responses to Patient Immigration Status Inquiries
David M Chooljian et al. @annalsats.bsky.social
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40986802/
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New paper w/ Brian McGarry, Ashvin Gandhi, and Drew Wilcock in @jamainternalmed.com!
Hospitals are complaining across the US that patients are "stuck" waiting for rehab beds at nursing homes when they are medically stable and ready for discharge. What is going on??
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Hospitals are complaining across the US that patients are "stuck" waiting for rehab beds at nursing homes when they are medically stable and ready for discharge. What is going on??
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
September 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
New paper w/ Brian McGarry, Ashvin Gandhi, and Drew Wilcock in @jamainternalmed.com!
Hospitals are complaining across the US that patients are "stuck" waiting for rehab beds at nursing homes when they are medically stable and ready for discharge. What is going on??
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Hospitals are complaining across the US that patients are "stuck" waiting for rehab beds at nursing homes when they are medically stable and ready for discharge. What is going on??
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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I have a list of things we can do to change this tempo of tragedy
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
BREAKING: Two children were killed and 17 people injured in a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, police said. The shooter is also dead.
Minnesota governor says a shooting has occurred at a Minneapolis school
Authorities say a shooting has erupted during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school. There was no immediate information on any injuries. Gov.
bit.ly
August 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I have a list of things we can do to change this tempo of tragedy
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
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“Never delegate understanding.”
That quote stuck with me—and it’s now the title of my new Substack.
I’ll be writing about health, science, & how these things can be understandable.
Subscribe here → neverdelegateunderstanding.substack.com/subscribe
#health #science #medicine @yalemed.bsky.social
That quote stuck with me—and it’s now the title of my new Substack.
I’ll be writing about health, science, & how these things can be understandable.
Subscribe here → neverdelegateunderstanding.substack.com/subscribe
#health #science #medicine @yalemed.bsky.social
Subscribe to Never Delegate Understanding
Making health and science understandable. Click to read Never Delegate Understanding, by Harlan Krumholz, a Substack publication. Launched 2 days ago.
neverdelegateunderstanding.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“Never delegate understanding.”
That quote stuck with me—and it’s now the title of my new Substack.
I’ll be writing about health, science, & how these things can be understandable.
Subscribe here → neverdelegateunderstanding.substack.com/subscribe
#health #science #medicine @yalemed.bsky.social
That quote stuck with me—and it’s now the title of my new Substack.
I’ll be writing about health, science, & how these things can be understandable.
Subscribe here → neverdelegateunderstanding.substack.com/subscribe
#health #science #medicine @yalemed.bsky.social
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#Medicaldebt is an indicator of an inherent failure of our health system to protect the most vulnerable. Aggressively pursuing it does little to serve the financial bottom line of a hospital, while exposing the most vulnerable & their families to a lifetime of downstream consequences.
@jama.com
@jama.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
#Medicaldebt is an indicator of an inherent failure of our health system to protect the most vulnerable. Aggressively pursuing it does little to serve the financial bottom line of a hospital, while exposing the most vulnerable & their families to a lifetime of downstream consequences.
@jama.com
@jama.com
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few outcomes, except for 99% of FDA-approved drugs, 174 recipients of 104 Nobel Prizes, training ~30K MDs and ~10K PhDs per year to enter the workforce, and a 34% reduction in age-adjusted cancer deaths since 1990 -- the largest decrease in history
Now do the Department of Defense budget, Andrew.
“Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
“Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
NIH spending battle’s ripple effect
www.politico.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
few outcomes, except for 99% of FDA-approved drugs, 174 recipients of 104 Nobel Prizes, training ~30K MDs and ~10K PhDs per year to enter the workforce, and a 34% reduction in age-adjusted cancer deaths since 1990 -- the largest decrease in history
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Heard from #AHRQ that the entire grants staff has been let go! They are unable to issue funds for grants already funded, let alone fund new grants. This is outrageous and will make Americans poorer and sicker. Why? A brief thread about just some recent AHRQ-funded research: #MedSky #HealthPolicy
July 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Heard from #AHRQ that the entire grants staff has been let go! They are unable to issue funds for grants already funded, let alone fund new grants. This is outrageous and will make Americans poorer and sicker. Why? A brief thread about just some recent AHRQ-funded research: #MedSky #HealthPolicy
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"Even though I'm free, I ain't free." Formerly incarcerated Black men describe ongoing anxiety, hypervigilance, and feeling institutionalized years after release from prison. theconversation.com/i-just-could...
By @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social @yale.edu
By @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social @yale.edu
‘I just couldn’t stop crying’: How prison affects Black men’s mental health long after they’ve been released
Over 2 dozen Philadelphia men shared their experiences with trauma and psychological distress as they worked to rebuild their lives after release.
theconversation.com
July 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"Even though I'm free, I ain't free." Formerly incarcerated Black men describe ongoing anxiety, hypervigilance, and feeling institutionalized years after release from prison. theconversation.com/i-just-could...
By @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social @yale.edu
By @helenaaddiphd.bsky.social @yale.edu
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Among FDA anticancer drug approvals from 2009 to 2020, only 27 next-in-class drugs had direct randomized clinical trial comparisons with first-in-class drugs. https://ja.ma/3Gs6k1J
July 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Among FDA anticancer drug approvals from 2009 to 2020, only 27 next-in-class drugs had direct randomized clinical trial comparisons with first-in-class drugs. https://ja.ma/3Gs6k1J
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As a longtime public health reporter covering the rise of anti-vaccine groups, I have seen them use personal stories to raise doubts about vaccines.
Today I saw immunization advocates push back by highlighting the stories of the toll of vaccine-preventable illness. A thread:
Today I saw immunization advocates push back by highlighting the stories of the toll of vaccine-preventable illness. A thread:
July 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As a longtime public health reporter covering the rise of anti-vaccine groups, I have seen them use personal stories to raise doubts about vaccines.
Today I saw immunization advocates push back by highlighting the stories of the toll of vaccine-preventable illness. A thread:
Today I saw immunization advocates push back by highlighting the stories of the toll of vaccine-preventable illness. A thread:
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This is barbarism.
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This is barbarism.
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The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here’s the evidence.
July 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The facts are simple and devastating: Aid cuts have already cost lives, and the number of deaths will continue to rise. Here’s the evidence.
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America's health data system is fragmented, outdated, and hard to access. This slows the response to emerging health threats. PopHIVE unites diverse partners and data in one location, creating a solution for improved public health data for action.
4/5 @meganranney.bsky.social
4/5 @meganranney.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
America's health data system is fragmented, outdated, and hard to access. This slows the response to emerging health threats. PopHIVE unites diverse partners and data in one location, creating a solution for improved public health data for action.
4/5 @meganranney.bsky.social
4/5 @meganranney.bsky.social