Tatiana Prowell, MD
@tmprowell.bsky.social
Oncologist serving people w/ cancer in #MedEd, #SciComm, #bcsm, & #PublicHealth. Past ASCO Ed Chair. Co-founder HCWvsHunger.org. #LongCovid #MedSky #OncSky
Team hope/good trouble/go high💙
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/tanya-prowell
Team hope/good trouble/go high💙
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/tanya-prowell
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My grandpa used to say “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” The 1st time I was old enough to get it, I said “That’s not fair!” He said “Exactly! So make it your life’s work to ensure everyone meets each other.” He’s 2 decades gone, but I’m still at it. #advocacy #equity
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Among US health care workers, rates of poverty, food insecurity, and housing instability are highest among direct care and support staff, with over 1 in 4 experiencing food insecurity.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Among US health care workers, rates of poverty, food insecurity, and housing instability are highest among direct care and support staff, with over 1 in 4 experiencing food insecurity.
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So #medsky, the secret is out. BIG NEWS!! I am sooo very excited to share my thoughts on healing that truly honors the body’s wisdom and innate healing. I’ve learned so much in the process of writing this. I hope it can be a companion in your journey, as a healer or someone who is seeking healing ❤️🩹
October 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
So #medsky, the secret is out. BIG NEWS!! I am sooo very excited to share my thoughts on healing that truly honors the body’s wisdom and innate healing. I’ve learned so much in the process of writing this. I hope it can be a companion in your journey, as a healer or someone who is seeking healing ❤️🩹
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November 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Now more than ever, create an affirming healthcare environment for #lgbtqiaplus patients by using respectful language & addressing unique care needs. @cjstreed.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social @lgbtqhealth.bsky.social closler.org/uncategorize...
August 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Now more than ever, create an affirming healthcare environment for #lgbtqiaplus patients by using respectful language & addressing unique care needs. @cjstreed.bsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social @lgbtqhealthexce.bsky.social @lgbtqhealth.bsky.social closler.org/uncategorize...
#MedSky #IDSky #OncSky
NEW RPCT: 5, 10, or 15d of Paxlovid in 156 immunocompromised (IC) outpatients w/ #COVID19. No diff in sustained viral suppression d15-44.
🔑 takeaways: Rebound isn’t rare (1 in 4 of severely IC), & enrichment/endpoint selection matter.
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NEW RPCT: 5, 10, or 15d of Paxlovid in 156 immunocompromised (IC) outpatients w/ #COVID19. No diff in sustained viral suppression d15-44.
🔑 takeaways: Rebound isn’t rare (1 in 4 of severely IC), & enrichment/endpoint selection matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#MedSky #IDSky #OncSky
NEW RPCT: 5, 10, or 15d of Paxlovid in 156 immunocompromised (IC) outpatients w/ #COVID19. No diff in sustained viral suppression d15-44.
🔑 takeaways: Rebound isn’t rare (1 in 4 of severely IC), & enrichment/endpoint selection matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
NEW RPCT: 5, 10, or 15d of Paxlovid in 156 immunocompromised (IC) outpatients w/ #COVID19. No diff in sustained viral suppression d15-44.
🔑 takeaways: Rebound isn’t rare (1 in 4 of severely IC), & enrichment/endpoint selection matter.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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📣 NEW #MedSky: #SARSCoV2 spike persists in skull/meninges/brain in people with #COVID19 infection.
In mice, spike is sufficient to induce brain #PathSky & #PsychSky behavioral changes & exacerbates #NeuroSky damage.
mRNA vax reduced but didn’t eliminate spike burden. /1
#LongCovid
In mice, spike is sufficient to induce brain #PathSky & #PsychSky behavioral changes & exacerbates #NeuroSky damage.
mRNA vax reduced but didn’t eliminate spike burden. /1
#LongCovid
November 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional.
📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025
🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...
📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025
🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...
July 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional.
📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025
🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...
📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025
🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...
#MedSky #OncSky #IDSky
Prosp cohorts (China, N=74K):
At 8-10 yrs, EBV VCA-IgA was assoc w/:
Overall cancer risk ⬆️ 5x
Lung cancer 1.8x
Liver cancer 1.7x
Nasopharyngeal cancer 26x Lymphoma 3.2x
Dose-response +.
🔑 We need ways to prevent/treat mono.
#DrugDevelopment
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prosp cohorts (China, N=74K):
At 8-10 yrs, EBV VCA-IgA was assoc w/:
Overall cancer risk ⬆️ 5x
Lung cancer 1.8x
Liver cancer 1.7x
Nasopharyngeal cancer 26x Lymphoma 3.2x
Dose-response +.
🔑 We need ways to prevent/treat mono.
#DrugDevelopment
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
#MedSky #OncSky #IDSky
Prosp cohorts (China, N=74K):
At 8-10 yrs, EBV VCA-IgA was assoc w/:
Overall cancer risk ⬆️ 5x
Lung cancer 1.8x
Liver cancer 1.7x
Nasopharyngeal cancer 26x Lymphoma 3.2x
Dose-response +.
🔑 We need ways to prevent/treat mono.
#DrugDevelopment
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prosp cohorts (China, N=74K):
At 8-10 yrs, EBV VCA-IgA was assoc w/:
Overall cancer risk ⬆️ 5x
Lung cancer 1.8x
Liver cancer 1.7x
Nasopharyngeal cancer 26x Lymphoma 3.2x
Dose-response +.
🔑 We need ways to prevent/treat mono.
#DrugDevelopment
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#MedSky #IDSky
📢 Prospective cohort study (CO-FLOW) of adults hospitalized for #COVID19 finds only 1 in 8 fully recovered at 3m, & only 1 in 4 at 3y. More than half had ⬇️ memory & concentration at 3y. This is #LongCovid. HUGE unmet #DrugDevelopment need.
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📢 Prospective cohort study (CO-FLOW) of adults hospitalized for #COVID19 finds only 1 in 8 fully recovered at 3m, & only 1 in 4 at 3y. More than half had ⬇️ memory & concentration at 3y. This is #LongCovid. HUGE unmet #DrugDevelopment need.
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July 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
#MedSky #IDSky
📢 Prospective cohort study (CO-FLOW) of adults hospitalized for #COVID19 finds only 1 in 8 fully recovered at 3m, & only 1 in 4 at 3y. More than half had ⬇️ memory & concentration at 3y. This is #LongCovid. HUGE unmet #DrugDevelopment need.
www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
📢 Prospective cohort study (CO-FLOW) of adults hospitalized for #COVID19 finds only 1 in 8 fully recovered at 3m, & only 1 in 4 at 3y. More than half had ⬇️ memory & concentration at 3y. This is #LongCovid. HUGE unmet #DrugDevelopment need.
www.thelancet.com/action/showP...
#MedSky #LongCovid
NEW study of outpatients w/ #COVID19 + self-reported #BrainFog after infection vs healthy controls finds marked hypometabolism on PET & brain wave changes on EEG corresponding to areas responsible for attention, memory, language, & decision-making. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
NEW study of outpatients w/ #COVID19 + self-reported #BrainFog after infection vs healthy controls finds marked hypometabolism on PET & brain wave changes on EEG corresponding to areas responsible for attention, memory, language, & decision-making. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
#MedSky #LongCovid
NEW study of outpatients w/ #COVID19 + self-reported #BrainFog after infection vs healthy controls finds marked hypometabolism on PET & brain wave changes on EEG corresponding to areas responsible for attention, memory, language, & decision-making. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
NEW study of outpatients w/ #COVID19 + self-reported #BrainFog after infection vs healthy controls finds marked hypometabolism on PET & brain wave changes on EEG corresponding to areas responsible for attention, memory, language, & decision-making. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📣 Calling future oncologists with at least 1y of #oncology training! Apply by 7/9/25 to attend the FDA- @ascocancer.bsky.social Fellows’ Day Workshop: secure-web.cisco.com/1VqNN4qO1FuT...
👉 9/25/25: in person (ASCO HQ, in DC area)
or
👉 1/29/26: virtual
See you there! #MedSky #OncSky #MedEd
👉 9/25/25: in person (ASCO HQ, in DC area)
or
👉 1/29/26: virtual
See you there! #MedSky #OncSky #MedEd
July 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
📣 Calling future oncologists with at least 1y of #oncology training! Apply by 7/9/25 to attend the FDA- @ascocancer.bsky.social Fellows’ Day Workshop: secure-web.cisco.com/1VqNN4qO1FuT...
👉 9/25/25: in person (ASCO HQ, in DC area)
or
👉 1/29/26: virtual
See you there! #MedSky #OncSky #MedEd
👉 9/25/25: in person (ASCO HQ, in DC area)
or
👉 1/29/26: virtual
See you there! #MedSky #OncSky #MedEd
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Starting July 1, researchers funded by the US National Institutes of Health will be required to make their scientific papers available to read for free as soon as they are published in a peer-reviewed journal. Nature asks experts what researchers need to know about the NIH policy. #Academicsky 🧪
NIH-funded science must now be free to read instantly: what you should know
US biomedical agency’s public-access policy kicks in on 1 July. Nature talks to specialists about how to comply.
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June 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Starting July 1, researchers funded by the US National Institutes of Health will be required to make their scientific papers available to read for free as soon as they are published in a peer-reviewed journal. Nature asks experts what researchers need to know about the NIH policy. #Academicsky 🧪
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ChatGPT offered to make an image for me of how the cerebellum interacts with other brain predictive processing pathways and this amazingly confused diagram was the result--mislabeling almost every brain structure & even inventing new ones. 😱 Let's hope our future doctors aren't using LLMs to study!
June 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
ChatGPT offered to make an image for me of how the cerebellum interacts with other brain predictive processing pathways and this amazingly confused diagram was the result--mislabeling almost every brain structure & even inventing new ones. 😱 Let's hope our future doctors aren't using LLMs to study!
Has anyone in #MedSky or #PathSky used a clip on microscope for iPhone? How did it work? Any tips/tricks for choosing one or using one? Thanks!
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ALT: a man looking through a magnifying glass at his face
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June 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#ASCO25 #OncSky #crcsm
NEW: Randomized trial of exercise vs health ed in people w/ #ColonCancer after adjuvant chemo: disease-free (HR 0.72; 6.4% abs diff at 5y) & overall (HR 0.63; 7.1% abs diff at 8y) survival improved w/ exercise! NNT ~14. ACTUALLY tolerable. 🏆
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
NEW: Randomized trial of exercise vs health ed in people w/ #ColonCancer after adjuvant chemo: disease-free (HR 0.72; 6.4% abs diff at 5y) & overall (HR 0.63; 7.1% abs diff at 8y) survival improved w/ exercise! NNT ~14. ACTUALLY tolerable. 🏆
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer | NEJM
Preclinical and observational studies suggest that exercise may improve cancer outcomes. However, definitive level 1 evidence is lacking. In this phase 3, randomized trial conducted at 55 centers, ...
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June 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
#ASCO25 #OncSky #crcsm
NEW: Randomized trial of exercise vs health ed in people w/ #ColonCancer after adjuvant chemo: disease-free (HR 0.72; 6.4% abs diff at 5y) & overall (HR 0.63; 7.1% abs diff at 8y) survival improved w/ exercise! NNT ~14. ACTUALLY tolerable. 🏆
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
NEW: Randomized trial of exercise vs health ed in people w/ #ColonCancer after adjuvant chemo: disease-free (HR 0.72; 6.4% abs diff at 5y) & overall (HR 0.63; 7.1% abs diff at 8y) survival improved w/ exercise! NNT ~14. ACTUALLY tolerable. 🏆
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
The @ascocancer.bsky.social Ed Book is the highest-quality, peer-reviewed, FREE #oncology #MedEd ever. Whether or not you’re at #ASCO25, don’t miss this resource, #OncSky #MedSky, #MedStudentSky! Drop a 📌 in the comments to bookmark the link for later.
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#OncoAlert
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#OncoAlert
May 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The @ascocancer.bsky.social Ed Book is the highest-quality, peer-reviewed, FREE #oncology #MedEd ever. Whether or not you’re at #ASCO25, don’t miss this resource, #OncSky #MedSky, #MedStudentSky! Drop a 📌 in the comments to bookmark the link for later.
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#OncoAlert
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#OncoAlert
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🚨 Excited to be speaking in the FIRST #bcsm session at #ASCO25:
"Addressing #FinancialToxicity in #BreastCancer Care: Strategies for Mitigation and Support"
👉Education Session
🎯 Hall D2
📆 TODAY, May 30, 2025
⏲️ 1:00 - 2:15 PM CDT
My 🗝️ @ascocancer.bsky.social takeaways are below ⬇️
Don't miss it!
"Addressing #FinancialToxicity in #BreastCancer Care: Strategies for Mitigation and Support"
👉Education Session
🎯 Hall D2
📆 TODAY, May 30, 2025
⏲️ 1:00 - 2:15 PM CDT
My 🗝️ @ascocancer.bsky.social takeaways are below ⬇️
Don't miss it!
May 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🚨 Excited to be speaking in the FIRST #bcsm session at #ASCO25:
"Addressing #FinancialToxicity in #BreastCancer Care: Strategies for Mitigation and Support"
👉Education Session
🎯 Hall D2
📆 TODAY, May 30, 2025
⏲️ 1:00 - 2:15 PM CDT
My 🗝️ @ascocancer.bsky.social takeaways are below ⬇️
Don't miss it!
"Addressing #FinancialToxicity in #BreastCancer Care: Strategies for Mitigation and Support"
👉Education Session
🎯 Hall D2
📆 TODAY, May 30, 2025
⏲️ 1:00 - 2:15 PM CDT
My 🗝️ @ascocancer.bsky.social takeaways are below ⬇️
Don't miss it!
Reposted by Tatiana Prowell, MD
No words
May 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
No words
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Experts inside and outside the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been left stunned and puzzled by the decimation of a nearly 80-year-old agency that has been a global leader in public health.
Learn how decimating the CDC will cost many lives in the US and abroad. #MedSky
Learn how decimating the CDC will cost many lives in the US and abroad. #MedSky
Experts Say CDC Cuts Will Cost Lives
This Medical News article discusses how recent workforce and program reductions at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will affect public health.
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May 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Experts inside and outside the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been left stunned and puzzled by the decimation of a nearly 80-year-old agency that has been a global leader in public health.
Learn how decimating the CDC will cost many lives in the US and abroad. #MedSky
Learn how decimating the CDC will cost many lives in the US and abroad. #MedSky
Reposted by Tatiana Prowell, MD
From the research and writing SUPER AGERS, some of the practical steps I've incorporated (and suggest avoiding) for extending healthspan
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May 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
From the research and writing SUPER AGERS, some of the practical steps I've incorporated (and suggest avoiding) for extending healthspan
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My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
#MedSky #OncSky #IDSky #DrugDevelopment #MedEd
If you want to get up to speed on the #microbiome in #cancer literature, this review is an excellent summary.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
If you want to get up to speed on the #microbiome in #cancer literature, this review is an excellent summary.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The Microbiome and Cancer: A Review
This review in the Translational Science series summarizes current evidence regarding the human microbiome and cancer, including how the microbiota in the gut and other anatomical locations affect can...
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May 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
#MedSky #OncSky #IDSky #DrugDevelopment #MedEd
If you want to get up to speed on the #microbiome in #cancer literature, this review is an excellent summary.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
If you want to get up to speed on the #microbiome in #cancer literature, this review is an excellent summary.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#MedSky
Invasive cardiopulm exercise testing (iCPET) at Brigham & Women’s finds people w/ #MECFS & #longCovid have symptomatic ⬇️ aerobic capacity at peak exercise due to preload insufficiency & impaired systemic O2 extraction, latter c/w peripheral L➡️R shunt &/or limb skel muscle dysfunction. /1
Invasive cardiopulm exercise testing (iCPET) at Brigham & Women’s finds people w/ #MECFS & #longCovid have symptomatic ⬇️ aerobic capacity at peak exercise due to preload insufficiency & impaired systemic O2 extraction, latter c/w peripheral L➡️R shunt &/or limb skel muscle dysfunction. /1
May 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#MedSky
Invasive cardiopulm exercise testing (iCPET) at Brigham & Women’s finds people w/ #MECFS & #longCovid have symptomatic ⬇️ aerobic capacity at peak exercise due to preload insufficiency & impaired systemic O2 extraction, latter c/w peripheral L➡️R shunt &/or limb skel muscle dysfunction. /1
Invasive cardiopulm exercise testing (iCPET) at Brigham & Women’s finds people w/ #MECFS & #longCovid have symptomatic ⬇️ aerobic capacity at peak exercise due to preload insufficiency & impaired systemic O2 extraction, latter c/w peripheral L➡️R shunt &/or limb skel muscle dysfunction. /1