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Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD

@cancertrials

Assistant Professor. Gastrointestinal Oncologist. Early phase clinical trials. Michigan Fan. Working to advance cancer care and eliminate cancer disparities!

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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

15.12.2025 13:41 👍 17122 🔁 5186 💬 76 📌 175

Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.

15.12.2025 03:52 👍 15407 🔁 2436 💬 97 📌 52

Working with the brightest minds in colorectal cancer to Cure CRC with @cancerassassin1.bsky.social

#ProjectCureCRC #ColonCancerAlliance

15.12.2025 15:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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Thank you, New York City. Together we made history.

Now let’s get to work.

transition2025.com

05.11.2025 16:58 👍 54232 🔁 8132 💬 1370 📌 675
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Cancer patients who got a COVID vaccine lived much longer A groundbreaking study reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didn’t. Researchers from the...

A groundbreaking study reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didn’t.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

20.10.2025 02:43 👍 235 🔁 108 💬 5 📌 11
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Medicare Reimbursement for Oncology Services Has Failed to Keep Up With Inflation New data have revealed “a widening gap” between inflation and Medicare reimbursement for oncology services.

New data have revealed “a widening gap” between inflation and Medicare reimbursement for oncology services. Presented at #ASCOQLTY25. shorturl.at/wPB3z

16.10.2025 15:30 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A screenshot of an X.com post by @BulwarkOnline
, The Bulwark, posted 7 hours ago, quoting JD Vance on public outrage over an "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do." The post includes a video still from "Real America's Voice" featuring JD Vance, Vice President of the United States, speaking at a podium with an American flag in the background, alongside the "Charlie Kirk" logo.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @BulwarkOnline , The Bulwark, posted 7 hours ago, quoting JD Vance on public outrage over an "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do." The post includes a video still from "Real America's Voice" featuring JD Vance, Vice President of the United States, speaking at a podium with an American flag in the background, alongside the "Charlie Kirk" logo.

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These aren’t “kids,” JD.

16.10.2025 16:30 👍 2119 🔁 443 💬 187 📌 39
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"I have trouble with the term 'liberal Zionism'"

Anti-Zionist Jewish Hollywood star Hannah Einbinder on the "settler colonialist ideology" and "apartheid" of Zionism, in the new Zeteo podcast 'Beyond Israelism with Simone Zimmerman'.

Full show: zeteo.com/p/beyond-isr...

10.10.2025 03:27 👍 1946 🔁 456 💬 56 📌 29
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Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

08.10.2025 21:15 👍 685 🔁 302 💬 23 📌 29

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

03.10.2025 17:12 👍 26389 🔁 13569 💬 765 📌 525
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci utilise antibiotic-enriched nutrients for intestinal colonisation - Nature Communications Here, the authors show that vancomycin-resistant enterococci grow in the antibiotic-treated gut microbiome by utilising enriched nutrients in the presence of reduced concentrations of inhibitory micro...

Vancomycin-resistant 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙪𝙢 (VRE) thrives in the antibiotic-perturbed gut

VRE gobbles up enriched sugars and amino acids, and loss of short-chain fatty acids (acetate, propionate, butyrate) eliminates natural growth brakes

Therapeutic angle: Prebiotic SCFA mixtures block VRE growth!

11.07.2025 13:08 👍 27 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
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Tomorrow is ours if we want it.

zohranfornyc.com/gotv

24.06.2025 00:52 👍 10580 🔁 1967 💬 247 📌 176
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We have gone from the margin of error to the margin of effort.

On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.

zohranfornyc.com/gotv

23.06.2025 12:14 👍 18571 🔁 3562 💬 337 📌 328
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On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.

New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.

23.06.2025 15:06 👍 14682 🔁 2552 💬 272 📌 743

A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.

21.06.2025 23:05 👍 34402 🔁 8814 💬 633 📌 259
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A message from Bernie as we head into the final weekend before the election.

20.06.2025 21:45 👍 1896 🔁 375 💬 37 📌 20
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Kids DO get more shots now than they did decades ago. There’s also a lot less death from preventable illnesses. That’s a win! Let’s dive into the wonderful world of Vaccine Schedules. The AAP first took ownership of schedules back in the late 1930s and we continue to recommend the vaccine schedule.

17.06.2025 19:48 👍 253 🔁 78 💬 2 📌 3

The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.

Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.

Their inaction is deadly.

16.06.2025 22:56 👍 46671 🔁 12109 💬 714 📌 479

Not just discussing, executing. You could see it in action at the national oncology meetings this summer.

15.06.2025 03:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I heard this morning that my informatics colleague Dr. Atul Butte passed after a battle with cancer. He was a giant in the field & inspired many of us over his distinguished career. He was a passionate champion of the power of big data & his impact on our field is immeasurable. RIP Atul & thanks.

14.06.2025 13:20 👍 203 🔁 60 💬 19 📌 4

Don't just say it's unconstitutional, remind people that the constitution is full of very good ideas designed to prevent authoritarianism, and most people who want to ignore it want that specifically because they are authoritarian.

11.06.2025 15:46 👍 10470 🔁 2076 💬 100 📌 45
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Letter: Salt Lake City’s paused TRAX red line is a source of serious noise pollution. Let’s get rid of it. Letter: Salt Lake City’s paused TRAX red line is a source of serious noise pollution. Let’s get rid of it.

lol, people only complain about noise if it comes from transit. Large trucks and SUVs are notoriously silent

11.06.2025 19:11 👍 220 🔁 31 💬 13 📌 1

This is why science communication is more important than ever. It's critical that we clearly explain results so that people don't make these massive misinterpretations.

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Awesome idea. Replying both in support and because I have no idea how to pin posts I'd like to know about later.

10.06.2025 21:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Congratulations to first-author Dr. Gaurav Sharma who is completing his heme-onc fellowship this month at the University of South Alabama! Paper on uncovering IO biomarkers for anal cancers - published today
@myesmo.bsky.social journal ESMO Open www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE Support NIH Staff Now!

Today, @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social staff sent a powerful letter to the NIH Director outlining serious concerns about the agency’s direction. Thousands have already signed in support—add your name. – Mary Munson, ASCB President www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

09.06.2025 20:52 👍 125 🔁 49 💬 3 📌 3
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Sabotaging RFK Jr's confirmation will increase vaccine hesitancy
Scott Gottlieb, as usual, only advocates for himself
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This was pure propaganda and we were too slow to call it out.

It would have been bad manners.

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