Marlene Millen, MD

Temps in san diego for the next week. In the 70-80 for highs

It is looking like a great week in San Diego also! I took my meetings outside today.

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

You also see this in clothing for little kids. Look at the T-shirt selection for girls versus boys at any major retailer. “Love”, “friendship” on girls and “game changer”, “champion” on boys.

They are coming for the scientists now. UCLA had funding cut and being held hostage for 1 billion dollars.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for mRNA vaccine development is the "most dangerous public health decision" ever, epidemiologist Michael Osterholm said.

“As a public university, we are stewards of taxpayer resources, and a payment of this scale would completely devastate our country’s greatest public university system as well as inflict great harm on our students and all Californians.” —UC President James B. Milliken

The Health Equity, Medical, and Scientific Costs of Dismantling DEI | NEJM The U.S. administration’s anti-DEI actions will reverse decades of progress toward building a more inclusive health workforce and improving patient outcomes, which are related but distinct goals.

The Health Equity, Medical, and Scientific Costs of Dismantling DEI | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Figure 4. Participants’ Ability to Distinguish between Artificial Intelligence–Generated and Doctor-Written Medical Responses.

Original Article by S. Shekar et al.: People Overtrust AI-Generated Medical Advice despite Low Accuracy nejm.ai/43xKDG0

#AI #MedSky #MLSky

Page 1 of the Perspective "A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications"

Perspective by Marlene Millen, MD, Ming Tai-Seale, PhD, and Christopher A. Longhurst, MD: A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications nejm.ai/3GKwGeU

@marlenemillen.bsky.social @chrislonghurst.bsky.social #AI #MedSky #MLSky

The Vaccine Integrity Project - Interim Update

HHS and CDC can no longer be trusted for 💉 info for the United States.

CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project is setting up to help with action plans and information.

This uodate also includes a google doc form to catalog current local initiatives.
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Vaccine Integrity Project CIDRAP provides an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the U.S, so that it remains grounded in the best available science.

In light of today’s announcement about cdc vaccine committee. “CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project is an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the U.S. so that it remains grounded in the best available science…”

www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...

Misleading and False Vaccine Claims from the MAHA Report Misleading and False Vaccine Claims from the MAHA Report “Since 1986 the average child, by one year of age, has gone from 3 injections to 29.” Overall, the vaccine schedule has expanded by 1-2 vaccin...

If you came across the MAHA report, here are some examples of how it misleads readers, reflecting old, debunked anti-vaccine tropes.

"Misleading and False Vaccine Claims from the MAHA Report"
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A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications In the spring of 2023, the UC San Diego Health system began generating draft replies to patient messages with next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) tools as an early adopter. The rollout pre...

When UCSD Health began using AI in drafting patient messages we made a decision to be transparent with patients. We share our experience and call to action in NEJM AI.

A Call for Disclosure When Using AI for Patient Communications | NEJM AI ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You. The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We want to hear from researchers who have been affected.

🧪 #ScienceSky and #AcademicSky: We’re trying to learn more about the real-life scope and impact of the Trump administration terminating NIH grants.

Here's how you can help our reporting 👇

That was my first thought as well.

“[23andMe] has publicly reported that it is in financial distress…Due to the trove of sensitive consumer data…, [CA AG] reminds Californians of their right to direct the deletion of their genetic data under the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) and California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA).”

It feels wrong to click a heart for this post.

Home test with control and A positive.

#Influenza no joke this year. Our 12 yo (flu vaccine in early September) with 105(!) temperature and horrible sounding cough. She started tamiflu after video visit with her doctor. Ps- home tests for the win.

Love the fox one!

:Product: 3-Day Forecast :Issued: 2025 Jan 23 0030 UTC # Prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # A. NOAA Geomagnetic Activity Observation and Forecast The greatest observed 3 hr Kp over the past 24 hours was 3 (below NOAA Scale levels). The greatest expected 3 hr Kp for Jan 23-Jan 25 2025 is 5.33 (NOAA Scale G1). NOAA Kp index breakdown Jan 23-Jan 25 2025 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 00-03UT 1.67 1.67 3.33 03-06UT 1.33 1.33 5.33 (G1) 06-09UT 1.33 1.33 5.00 (G1) 09-12UT 1.33 1.33 4.00 12-15UT 1.33 4.00 4.00 15-18UT 1.33 2.67 3.33 18-21UT 1.67 4.00 3.33 21-00UT 1.67 4.33 4.00 Rationale: G1 (Minor) or greater geomagnetic storms are expected on 25 Jan due to the potential arrival of a CME from 22 Jan. B. NOAA Solar Radiation Activity Observation and Forecast Solar radiation, as observed by NOAA GOES-18 over the past 24 hours, was below S-scale storm level thresholds. Solar Radiation Storm Forecast for Jan 23-Jan 25 2025 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 S1 or greater 10% 10% 10% Rationale: No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms are expected. C. NOAA Radio Blackout Activity and Forecast Radio blackouts reaching the R1 levels were observed over the past 24 hours. The largest was at Jan 22 2025 1108 UTC. Radio Blackout Forecast for Jan 23-Jan 25 2025 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 R1-R2 55% 55% 55% R3 or greater 10% 10% 10% Rationale: R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) radio blackout events are likely, with slight chance for R2 (Strong) events, over 23-25 Jan due to the flare potential of multiple regions on the visible disk.

Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.

Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.

Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-01-23T08:04:02Z
Additional Details Here.

chewbacca says i have a very bad feeling about this in front of luke skywalker Alt: chewbacca says i have a very bad feeling about this in front of luke skywalker

Yes me too.

The NIH grants halting lead me to crack open a beer.

Government website offering reproductive health information goes offline The site was launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign.

Government website offering reproductive health information goes offline
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Forward progress stopped and the 2 fixed wing air tankers have been released, helicopters will continue to support, per Air Attack.

Forward progress stopped and the 2 fixed wing air tankers have been released, helicopters will continue to support, per Air Attack.🥳

There are 3 helicopters and 2 fixed wing air tankers assigned. 3x type 1 and 1x type 3 strike teams have been requested per Incident Command.

Ted Williams Fire in San Diego
Now 3 acres. Evacuating nearby area. Winds just starting in this area.

The fire is now 3 acres.
A Wireless Emergency Alert has been issued to Genasys Zone SDC-1358 stating: Evacuation Warning in effect. Prepare to evacuate. People who need extra time or with animals should evacuate now to a safe location. For a map and more information go to www.AlertSD.org

Ted Williams fire San Diego
The fire is now 2 acres in heavy brush, wind-driven pushing south, with a moderate rate of spread and an immediate structure threat per radio traffic. A prepositioned strike team and task force have been dispatched to assist.

Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby

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