Larissa Thomas MD
@larissathomas.bsky.social
Hospital medicine, med ed, physician well-being @ SFGH @ UCSF. Posts are my own opinions
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As a doctor in a hospital that serves the urban poor, Lindsay Ryan's patients already face such a gantlet of obstacles that modest barriers to accessing government programs can effectively screen them out.
The Reality My Medicaid Patients Face
With work requirements in place, many will be removed from Medicaid even though they should qualify.
bit.ly
July 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
As a doctor in a hospital that serves the urban poor, Lindsay Ryan's patients already face such a gantlet of obstacles that modest barriers to accessing government programs can effectively screen them out.
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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
February 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
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Fantastic editorial in the @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social on facts and myths about measles.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Facts and myths about measles
It seems ironic that Robert F Kennedy Jr, one of the most prominent antivaccine activists,
has been made Secretary of Health and Human Services in the USA while one of the largest
recent measles outbr...
www.thelancet.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Fantastic editorial in the @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social on facts and myths about measles.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Sorry fellas. Not fringe theories. False information and pseudoscience call it what it is.
In an interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, outlined a strategy for containing the measles outbreak in West Texas that strayed far from mainstream science, relying heavily on fringe theories about prevention and treatments.
Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Sorry fellas. Not fringe theories. False information and pseudoscience call it what it is.
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"We condemn the censoring of science!". Powerful opening words from Diane Havlir for #croi2025
"Young researchers, we have your back. Community, we are with you"
Hell yes!!!
"Young researchers, we have your back. Community, we are with you"
Hell yes!!!
March 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"We condemn the censoring of science!". Powerful opening words from Diane Havlir for #croi2025
"Young researchers, we have your back. Community, we are with you"
Hell yes!!!
"Young researchers, we have your back. Community, we are with you"
Hell yes!!!
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As Paul Farmer used to say, “We do not have the luxury of being pessimistic on other people’s behalf.” It is time to stand up for science, for global HIV and for everything we have fought so hard over decades. #CROI2025
March 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As Paul Farmer used to say, “We do not have the luxury of being pessimistic on other people’s behalf.” It is time to stand up for science, for global HIV and for everything we have fought so hard over decades. #CROI2025
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Vaccines do not cause autism. If you need a quick reference to studies that disprove this relationship:
Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Vaccination as a cause of autism—myths and controversies
Despite significant progress in the study of the epidemiology and genetics of autism, the etiology and patho-physiology of this condition is far from being elucidated and no curative treatment current...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Vaccines do not cause autism. If you need a quick reference to studies that disprove this relationship:
Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Commentary, how we got here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Meta-analysis synthesizing the results from studies on almost 1.3 million children: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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📣Measles is an extremely contagious virus. Make sure you and your family are up to date on your measles vaccine to stay protected.
📲 Find more vaccination information at: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/family.aspx.
#Measles #Vaccinate #StayHealthy #HealthyCA4All
📲 Find more vaccination information at: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/family.aspx.
#Measles #Vaccinate #StayHealthy #HealthyCA4All
February 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
📣Measles is an extremely contagious virus. Make sure you and your family are up to date on your measles vaccine to stay protected.
📲 Find more vaccination information at: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/family.aspx.
#Measles #Vaccinate #StayHealthy #HealthyCA4All
📲 Find more vaccination information at: cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/family.aspx.
#Measles #Vaccinate #StayHealthy #HealthyCA4All
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Thanks to @madhupai.bsky.social for doing this. Wish Paul was still here to stand shoulder to shoulder with all of us. www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Paul Farmer’s Moral Clarity Offers Hope, Amidst Chaos And Darkness
On the 3rd anniversary of Dr Paul Farmer's death, several leaders reflect on his lessons for dealing with the ongoing crisis in global health and development
www.forbes.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Thanks to @madhupai.bsky.social for doing this. Wish Paul was still here to stand shoulder to shoulder with all of us. www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
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The abrupt terminations of more than 1,000 employees, including new Epidemic Intelligence Officers, across CDC are deeply disturbing. For more than 70 years, EIS officers have served on America’s front line as its disease detectives, ready at a moment’s notice to respond to emerging outbreaks.
February 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The abrupt terminations of more than 1,000 employees, including new Epidemic Intelligence Officers, across CDC are deeply disturbing. For more than 70 years, EIS officers have served on America’s front line as its disease detectives, ready at a moment’s notice to respond to emerging outbreaks.
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🚨 Urgent CDC analyses on seasonal flu, bird flu in cats & in wastewater have been stalled. And CDC has stopped contributing flu data to global platforms, says WHO.
“Delays in data create dangerous situations on the front line.”
My latest @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
“Delays in data create dangerous situations on the front line.”
My latest @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate - KFF Health News
Delays in urgent CDC analyses of seasonal flu and bird flu, and the agency’s silence, will harm Americans as outbreaks escalate, doctors and public health experts warn.
kffhealthnews.org
February 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🚨 Urgent CDC analyses on seasonal flu, bird flu in cats & in wastewater have been stalled. And CDC has stopped contributing flu data to global platforms, says WHO.
“Delays in data create dangerous situations on the front line.”
My latest @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
“Delays in data create dangerous situations on the front line.”
My latest @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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It's incredibly disheartening to hear about dedicated public health professionals getting mass-laid off from CDC. Including first year epidemic intelligence service officers. This program has been the backbone of outbreak investigations in US since 1951. Decimating this workforce makes us less safe.
February 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It's incredibly disheartening to hear about dedicated public health professionals getting mass-laid off from CDC. Including first year epidemic intelligence service officers. This program has been the backbone of outbreak investigations in US since 1951. Decimating this workforce makes us less safe.
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Giving infectious disease research a break, as promised by the MAHA agenda.
Let's break down what exactly this Executive Order is *really* saying.
Fortunately, I speak fluent anti-vax grifterese & can translate.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Let's break down what exactly this Executive Order is *really* saying.
Fortunately, I speak fluent anti-vax grifterese & can translate.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Giving infectious disease research a break, as promised by the MAHA agenda.
Let's break down what exactly this Executive Order is *really* saying.
Fortunately, I speak fluent anti-vax grifterese & can translate.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Let's break down what exactly this Executive Order is *really* saying.
Fortunately, I speak fluent anti-vax grifterese & can translate.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Get in dorks, we're going protesting!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Get in dorks, we're going protesting!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE WITH US ON MARCH 7TH, 2025
WASHINGTON DC AND EVERY STATE CAPITOL
Because science is for everyone!
Find us at www.standupforscience2025.org
#standupforscience2025 #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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What happened to CDC's bird flu studies and why did they publish about wildfires instead?
Sources tell us Trump officials are now wielding unprecedented control over agency's flagship scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy"
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
Sources tell us Trump officials are now wielding unprecedented control over agency's flagship scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy"
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What happened to CDC's bird flu studies and why did they publish about wildfires instead?
Sources tell us Trump officials are now wielding unprecedented control over agency's flagship scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy"
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
Sources tell us Trump officials are now wielding unprecedented control over agency's flagship scientific journal
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy"
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻
archive.org/details/2025...
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NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
wrd.cm
February 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
NEW: US government websites are disappearing in real time, including sites for the US Agency for International Development, foreign assistance, neglected diseases, and children in adversity. We analyzed more than 1000 .gov websites to track what's been taken down—and what's next. wrd.cm/4aFMs5A
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BREAKING: CDC's top advisors demand answers and a restoration of crucial public health data. New story by me: www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/c...
CDC advisers push agency to explain data removal, say when info will be restored
Information on topics such as gender, teens' behavior, and infectious diseases was removed from the CDC's website.
www.statnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
BREAKING: CDC's top advisors demand answers and a restoration of crucial public health data. New story by me: www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/c...
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The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
Download CDC Guidelines Removed By The Trump Admin
The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
CDCGuidelines.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
I'm trying to save them.
You can find the deleted docs at cdcguidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.
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I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
List of CDC information that appears to have been taken down so far:
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13