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Using AI to Improve Peer-review and Research Integrity in Scientific Journals Abstract. Peer-review is inefficient, biased, and often ineffective. However, its importance in maintaining research integrity, at a time when the public h

New publication @Health_Affairs Scholar gives 5 actions to improve journals’ research integrity using AI in manuscript review. Let's commit to transparent/equitable AI use! Using AI to Improve Peer-review and Research Integrity in Scientific Journals. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Congress passes legislation creating pathway for Medicare coverage of MCED - with key caveats - FDA approval, initially only if <68, www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard

Could this saga be coming to a close? Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Should be great webinar by
Health Affairs: The FDA and Its Changing Relationship to Industry. www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...

Newsflash - Delighted to see list of 2026 Women of Precision Medicine announced - and delighted to be included!

Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say

Major study finds some benefits from open science but not as much as hoped.

Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Read the latest TRANSPERS news: Phillips joins MEDPAC, Mrig named Emerging Scholar, new publications, and more conta.cc/3KNzsTg

Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening This randomized clinical trial examines whether risk-based screening is a safe and effective alternative to annual mammography for detecting breast cancer in women 40 years and older.

Landmark study! WISDOM study demonstrated that a risk-based approach successfully stratifies the population for breast cancer risk and is safe and acceptable to women. @drlauraesserman.bsky.social. Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Nearly 1 in 3 insurance denials for cancer genetic testing overturned on appeal, finds new @ucsf-transpers.bsky.social
study of 941 cases across 4 states. Results reveal gaps between payer policies and clinical guidelines. @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social
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The unintended consequences of the inflation reduction act on biosimilar market incentives and Medicare savings AbstractIntroduction. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) authorizes Medicare price negotiation but includes a “special rule” deferring negotiation for biolo

Excited to announce 1st paper in new Health Affairs Scholar Series #HAS @Health_Affairs by @TuftsCEVR. For almost 20 years, CEVR has been leader on issues pertaining to value, cost-effectiveness, and risk tradeoffs in health care decisions. Watch for more! academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

@ucsf-transpers.bsky.social Center Director @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social to give lecture on Wednesday, December 10 titled “Science Into Policy: Searching for the Holy Grail”
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A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | NEJM Twelve former commissioners of the FDA express concern that the agency’s recent moves will undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure vaccine safety, effectiveness, and availability.

We need to listen to scientific experts and former FDA commissioners @robcaliff.bsky.social et al! A Threat to Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy and Public Health Security at the FDA | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

UCSF cancer patients showcase artwork at SFMOMA The exhibit launched late last month and will run until April.

“No one should have to walk through those moments alone...my hope is that my art becomes a quiet companion to the viewers, something that shines light when your world might feel dark.” Allison Leeds on her @ucsfhealth.bsky.social Art for Recovery SFMOMA piece
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@bobwachter.bsky.social makes key points!

Amid attacks on such work, NIH-led research links structural racism to increased heart disease NIH-led research on structural racism was published Friday, even as the Trump administration has cancelled and discredited such work.

Amid attacks on such work, NIH-led research links structural racism to increased heart disease www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/s... via @statnews.com

Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach with Fast-Tracked Peer Review and New Article Formats to Meet Today’s Needs William B Feldman, MD, DPhil, MPH, Kathryn A Phillips, PhD, Donald E Metz; Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach with Fast-Tracked Peer Review and New A

#HAScholar @Health_Affairs announces fast-track submission pathway and diverse and flexible article types that enable Health Affairs family to remain on cutting edge of evidence-based policy. Health Affairs Scholar Expands Its Reach to Meet Today’s Needs academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Commercial Insurers Paid More For Procedures At Hospital Outpatient Departments Than At Ambulatory Surgical Centers | Health Affairs Journal Site neutrality in payment practices has become a salient issue in the US health care debate, as rising prices have brought increased pressure for policy action. Although Medicare has received disprop...

Excellent analysis that contributes to what we know beyond Medicare on this topic. Commercial Insurers Paid More For Procedures At Hospital Outpatient Departments Than At Ambulatory Surgical Centers | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

The Largest Study of a Multi-Cancer Early Detection Blood Test Reviewing the new data and the "liquid biopsy" field

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Social Policies as Determinants of Health: New Evidence, Ongoing Challenges, and Future Pathways Abstract. Despite acknowledgment that social and economic policies fundamentally shape health, persistent geographic and sociodemographic inequities in the

Timely overview of important topic by @ritahamad.bsky.social #HAScholar @Health_Affairs. Social Policies as Determinants of Health: New Evidence, Ongoing Challenges, and Future Pathways url: academic.oup.com/healthaffair...

Provenance and Funding of Extremely Cited Biomedical Articles Published Between 2003 and 2024 This cross-sectional study explores the origin and funding of top-cited biomedical publications with regard to numbers of articles originating in the US and supported by the National Institutes of Hea...

Useful! Provenance and Funding of Extremely Cited Biomedical Articles Published Between 2003 and 2024 url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Here's where behavioral economics and the great insights of Daniel Kahneman (who I learned so much from when I took his class at UC-Berkeley) could be useful....

The Doctors Building a Public-Health Universe Outside the Government A growing contingent of physicians and policymakers are breaking away from federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Trump administration makes demands for UCLA policy changes in exchange for funding - Daily Bruin The Trump administration is seeking to exert control over several of UCLA’s admissions, protest and health care policies in exchange for the university’s research funding, according to a draft settlem...

Details on demands by Trump Administration to UCLA that could have far-reaching and long-lasting implications for entire UC system. dailybruin.com/2025/09/15/t...

Opinion | American Health Care Gets a Lot Wrong. Here’s What It Gets Right.

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The Worst Piece of Health Care Legislation Ever This JAMA forum discusses the cuts to US health care spending in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and their impacts on Medicare and Medicaid recipients, physicians, and hospitals, particularly those in ...

An old adage is that US health care policymaking is so complex that even good ideas cannot get enacted. Alas, we have now the reverse: legislation so bad that even those who voted for it wish it was reversed.
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Stand Up for UC The federal government’s demand of $1 billion from UCLA puts the entire University of California system at risk. Stand with us to protect UC.

The federal government’s $1B demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. Join me and #StandUpForUC to defend @uofcalifornia and support its life-saving work. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...

Comparison of Food and Drug Administration expedited approvals and guideline updates: A case study of immune checkpoint inhibitors in colon cancer care

Excited to announce that a TRANSPERS paper on expedited approvals and guidelines has been published @kathrynp-phd.bsky.social @ucsf-transpers.bsky.social
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Excited to be able to publish this in Health Affairs Scholar #HA Scholar!

Synthesizing Science, Policy, and Precision Medicine: A Conversation with Kathryn A. Phillips, PhD July 28, 2025 · The founder and director of the UCSF Center for Translational and Policy Research on Precision Medicine (TRANSPERS), who is receiving the UCSF Academic Senate Faculty Research Lecture,...

Honored to be interviewed for newsletter: " Health economist. Policy innovator. Thought leader in precision medicine" pharmacy.ucsf.edu/news/2025/07...

@MaryWoolleyRA - who has been my inspiration for her dedication to advancing science - is stepping down from @ResearchAmerica after 35 years. Read about her many accomplishments & contributions. She will be missed. t.co/czmoOCakGX