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laethgeorge.bsky.social
Husband, Hematologist/Oncologist, avid reader, mediocre golfer, and supporter of disappointing sports teams. Views my own. #MedSky #OncSky
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Data from #ASCO25 showed that Medicaid expansion was associated with improved survival for patients with newly diagnosed cancer. It doesn’t matter what advancements we make if access to care is denied. @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...

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In 2023, the U.S. spent approximately $1.35 trillion on healthcare administration. That’s more than we spent on: •Physician salaries (~$350B) •Nursing salaries (~$335B) •Retail prescription drugs (~$450B) •Imaging, lab tests, EHRs, and outpatient procedures combined #BlueSky #MedSky #NurseSky

submitted 41 days ago • 56 comments

Interesting data answering an important question—the role of cytoreductive nephrectomy with modern IO-TKI based treatments. In this pooled analysis from 5 trials, CN associated with OS benefit of 46 vs 28 months (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.51-0.77). #oncsky #oncology #rcc academic.oup.com/jnci/article...

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

I want politics to be about a better everyday life. Here's what that can look like:

submitted 64 days ago • 987 comments

No thanks

submitted 79 days ago • 22 comments

This is Poppy. Her pink silk sleeping mask fell off right before bedtime. Fortunately she only threw a very reasonably sized tantrum about the ordeal. 13/10

submitted 114 days ago • 249 comments

We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10

submitted 114 days ago • 424 comments

I encourage all physicians and healthcare professionals to contact your Congressional reps and Senator Bill Cassidy—a fellow physician and who provided the crucial vote to confirm RFK jr, and is a prominent supporter of vaccines (like 99.99% of us). www.cassidy.senate.gov/contact/get-...

submitted 120 days ago • 0 comments

My trusted advisor has been emerging from the shadows a lot lately, wonder what that's about

submitted 121 days ago • 28 comments

Seems about ~1/3 of his state, Louisiana, is on Medicaid for their healthcare. I don’t think his constituent would take kindly to losing their health insurance.

submitted 122 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 124 days ago • 5 comments

This is Buster. He's having the best day ever. Gets to play in the pool AND get rained on at the same time. 13/10 every lab's dream

submitted 127 days ago • 109 comments

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

submitted 129 days ago • 1899 comments

In Texas, 22 children and 2 adults have become ill with measles in a community where the vaccination rate among kindergartners is only 82%. Nine have been hospitalized so far and the outbreak continues to grow. The anti-vax movement harms children. Period. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

submitted 134 days ago • 13 comments

We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.

submitted 135 days ago • 720 comments

Johns Hopkins officials said the NIH funding cut puts at risk approximately 600 current and ongoing clinical trials at Hopkins, including open clinical trials in cancer, pediatrics and children’s health, heart and vascular studies and the aging brain. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

submitted 136 days ago • 25 comments

Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap. Sign and Circulate. Mobilize. Organize. chng.it/LS57Nk7r6k

submitted 137 days ago • 11 comments

When Elon was a kid, survival for ALL, the most common childhood cancer, was <10% Now it’s >90% due to funded collaboratives (high indirect costs) whose work ultimately SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR. For other cancers there’s still so much progress to be made. I think it’s worth it.

submitted 139 days ago • 10 comments

If rattles means threatens the entire American biomedical research system and promises to undermine our scientific capabilities for a generation (or more), then yeah, we’re rattled.

submitted 139 days ago • 0 comments

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

submitted 140 days ago • 266 comments

This is the most important story in the United States right now. www.wired.com/story/treasu...

submitted 141 days ago • 579 comments

One of Elon Musk's DOGE staffers is a 19-year-old who goes by "Big Balls" online and owns a company called Tesla.Sexy that sells an AI bot for Russian Discord servers. These are the kinds of people who have access to the country's most sensitive data www.wired.com/story/edward...

submitted 141 days ago • 11 comments