Christina Mangurian
@cmangurian.bsky.social
Vice Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs @UCSFMedicine | Professor | Public Psychiatrist | Health equity advocate | Feminist | Posts my own
Important piece by my role model, Claire Brindis! thehill.com/opinion/heal...
Preventative care was a game-changer, but now the Supreme Court could take it away
On the line for hundreds of millions of Americans is cost-free coverage for essential care like screening for diabetes, cancer, hepatitis and mental health issues.
thehill.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Important piece by my role model, Claire Brindis! thehill.com/opinion/heal...
Reposted by Christina Mangurian
What is the quickest way to destroy science?
- Discredit and demean expertise.
- Spread misinformation from official sources.
- Aggressively defund research
- Tie funding to ideological stances
- Threaten scientists with retribution and cultivate fear.
- Eliminate diversity of thought and ideas.
- Discredit and demean expertise.
- Spread misinformation from official sources.
- Aggressively defund research
- Tie funding to ideological stances
- Threaten scientists with retribution and cultivate fear.
- Eliminate diversity of thought and ideas.
April 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What is the quickest way to destroy science?
- Discredit and demean expertise.
- Spread misinformation from official sources.
- Aggressively defund research
- Tie funding to ideological stances
- Threaten scientists with retribution and cultivate fear.
- Eliminate diversity of thought and ideas.
- Discredit and demean expertise.
- Spread misinformation from official sources.
- Aggressively defund research
- Tie funding to ideological stances
- Threaten scientists with retribution and cultivate fear.
- Eliminate diversity of thought and ideas.
📢 JAIDS paper: In a nationwide Medicaid cohort, people living w/HIV & schizophrenia were less likely to be retained in care than those without schizophrenia. More work to be done to reduce this disparity!
doi.org/10.1097/QAI....
doi.org/10.1097/QAI....
Schizophrenia and Retention in HIV Care Among Adults... : JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
in care, among people with HIV (PWH) and schizophrenia in the United States.
Methods:
This population-based retrospective cohort study used Medicaid claims data to compare retention in HIV care bet...
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
📢 JAIDS paper: In a nationwide Medicaid cohort, people living w/HIV & schizophrenia were less likely to be retained in care than those without schizophrenia. More work to be done to reduce this disparity!
doi.org/10.1097/QAI....
doi.org/10.1097/QAI....
Reposted by Christina Mangurian
Three generations of Division Chief at San Francisco General Hospital gathered at the recent Celebration of the Career and Legacy of Dr. Floyd Rector held on April 1, 2025! From L to R: Drs. Delphine Tuot, Michael Humphreys, and David Pearce.
April 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Three generations of Division Chief at San Francisco General Hospital gathered at the recent Celebration of the Career and Legacy of Dr. Floyd Rector held on April 1, 2025! From L to R: Drs. Delphine Tuot, Michael Humphreys, and David Pearce.
Reposted by Christina Mangurian
Aerosolized budesonide and clarithromycin don’t treat measles (it’s a virus- it doesn’t respond to antibiotics).
For the head of HHS to be messaging this in the middle of an outbreak that has killed two children is… despicable.
For the head of HHS to be messaging this in the middle of an outbreak that has killed two children is… despicable.
April 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Aerosolized budesonide and clarithromycin don’t treat measles (it’s a virus- it doesn’t respond to antibiotics).
For the head of HHS to be messaging this in the middle of an outbreak that has killed two children is… despicable.
For the head of HHS to be messaging this in the middle of an outbreak that has killed two children is… despicable.
Reposted by Christina Mangurian
These graphs of dramatically reduced NIH funding this year are so depressing to look at. This administration is out for revenge on intelligence. #SaveOurScience
April 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
These graphs of dramatically reduced NIH funding this year are so depressing to look at. This administration is out for revenge on intelligence. #SaveOurScience
Outstanding innovation for our elders who are sick
In our Acute Care for Elders unit, we create a comfortable environment to help reduce the risk of delirium in older adults. "We have musicians & pets, & we have a socialization room,” Dr. Stephanie Rogers says. “Socialization is really good for the mind.”
Delirium: The condition impacting older patients and how UCSF doctors are treating it
At UCSF Parnassus Campus, medical personnel go into work with a mission every day to prevent delirium - or hospital confusion - among patients. Here's how.
abc7news.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Outstanding innovation for our elders who are sick
Reposted by Christina Mangurian
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
“At the observed trend, it is projected that surgical department chairs will not achieve equal proportions of men and women until the year 2102.” We can do better
Although all surgical faculty levels experienced growth in the proportion of women, average annual change in the proportion of women decreased as seniority increased. #MedSky #SurgSky #WomeninSTEM @womensurgeons.bsky.social @heatheryeomd.bsky.social journals.lww.com/annalsofsurg...
Change is Hardest Right Before the Glass Ceiling Breaks: An ... : Annals of Surgery
st two decades, initiatives have contributed to educational awareness, culture shifts, and a focus on inclusive excellence in surgery, leading to an increase in the number of women surgeons. Despite p...
journals.lww.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“At the observed trend, it is projected that surgical department chairs will not achieve equal proportions of men and women until the year 2102.” We can do better
During these difficult times, it was really nice to have my cup filled today with the @UCSF ARCHES Mid-Career Scholars and our visitor (and co-founder of the program) @KBibbinsDomingo, @JAMANetwork Editor in Chief!
April 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
During these difficult times, it was really nice to have my cup filled today with the @UCSF ARCHES Mid-Career Scholars and our visitor (and co-founder of the program) @KBibbinsDomingo, @JAMANetwork Editor in Chief!