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Randi Foraker

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Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics & Medical Epidemiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Passionate about ♥️ health.

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As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really? Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.

Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.

28.02.2025 20:01 — 👍 5543    🔁 1452    💬 144    📌 70
optimism and practice – adrienne maree brown

We are free and will continue to move and shape the world accordingly. Every day. adriennemareebrown.net/2019/12/01/o...

23.02.2025 18:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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2025 DBEI Research Day - Penn DBEI Discover the latest news, research breakthroughs, and expert insights from Penn’s DBEI, advancing biostatistics, epidemiology, and informatics to shape population health.

Join me in 2 weeks at UPenn’s 7th Annual Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics Research Day. My talk is “From Data to Decisions: AI’s Impact on Personalized Healthcare Delivery”. Use the link below to register for this in-person event.

12.02.2025 20:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Direct Economic Contributions NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.

Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.

But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.

08.02.2025 03:08 — 👍 4435    🔁 2099    💬 73    📌 91
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Black History Month begins today. Take a moment to learn about the contributions of Black Iowans and the ways Iowa was at the forefront of civil rights.

educate.iowa.gov/headline-sto...

01.02.2025 18:26 — 👍 1454    🔁 254    💬 32    📌 6
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A colleague wants to call ICE on a patient. What should you do? Concerns over a patient’s immigration status can create uncertainty and stress in clinic. These five legal points add clarity.

A reminder that HIPAA applies regardless of a patient’s immigration status.

A 6-year-old article from the AMA with evergreen guidance for healthcare providers facing this situation:

www.ama-assn.org/delivering-c...

28.01.2025 01:04 — 👍 253    🔁 133    💬 3    📌 5
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Octavia Butler predicted fire disaster in Los Angeles in 1993 book 'Parable of the Sower' Since the fires began, Butler's works have been cited for anticipating a world - and, particularly, a Los Angeles - wracked by climate change, racism and economic disparity.

"I didn't make up the problems," the author responded. "All I did was look around at the problems we're neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters."

26.01.2025 02:18 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Spot the difference: comparing results of analyses from real patient data and synthetic derivatives AbstractBackground. Synthetic data may provide a solution to researchers who wish to generate and share data in support of precision healthcare. Recent adv

A use case she has developed for synthetic data: academic.oup.com/jamiaopen/ar...

#PSB25

04.01.2025 19:15 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

A moment of immense gratitude to 35k Bluesky-ers who are following me 🫶

I promise to repay that trust:
* by continuing to share good science
* by empowering us all to protect health
* by sharing & amplifying others’ work
* by doing my darndest to not just protect, but also grow, our 🧪🩺🛟 community

21.12.2024 19:09 — 👍 382    🔁 31    💬 14    📌 1
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ACMI 2025 Retreat Registration is now open!

ACMI fellows - join us in Puerto Rico! Our theme this year is Charting the Future of ACMI. The retreat offers a unique blend of structured discussions, networking opportunities, and collaborative activities in a relaxing atmosphere.
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19.12.2024 02:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women - Ranked 2024 List Discover the most powerful and influential women in the world, ranked by Forbes. Explore profiles of remarkable leaders shaping industries, economies, and society globally.

“Many of us were told a version of history since we were children, which wanted us to believe that the course of humanity was led only by men. But little by little this vision has been reversed,” Claudia Sheinbaum said in her inauguration speech. “It is time for women.”

16.12.2024 02:51 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Eli Lilly to test obesity medications as treatments for alcohol and drug addiction, CEO says Eli Lilly will start studying its obesity products as treatments for alcohol and drug abuse, making it the first major drugmaker to do so, its CEO said.

Eli Lilly, the company that makes the blockbuster weight loss treatment Zepbound, will start studying its obesity products as treatments for alcohol and drug addiction.

14.12.2024 21:55 — 👍 19    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1
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6 Highest-Paying Master’s Degrees To Pursue In 2025 If you're enroling on a master's degree program in 2025, you should evaluate its return on investment. Here are six high-paying master's degrees to study in 2025.

A master’s degree in Health Informatics yields a comprehensive understanding of healthcare computer systems, and how to effectively manage health data for the good of patients and improved healthcare delivery.

Ask me about our residential and executive programs at Mizzou!

04.12.2024 02:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you 🙏

28.11.2024 21:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Effectiveness of a Cardiovascular Health Electronic Health Record Application for Cancer Survivors in Community Oncology Practice: Results From WF-1804CD | Journal of Clinical Oncology PURPOSEGuidelines recommend cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment and counseling for cancer survivors. This study evaluated the automated heart-health assessment (AH-HA) clinical decision support tool t...

Our electronic health record-based clinical decision support tool was effective at promoting cardiovascular health discussions during routine follow-up care for survivors and recommendations to consult primary care.

27.11.2024 03:13 — 👍 15    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Thanksgiving Eve will mark 3 months without Rob. I’m grateful to have experienced love and life with him, if just for a short while. Season 2 of Tex Mex Motors premiered today, and while I’m not quite ready to watch it, I’m proud of him and the cast and crew for making the show part of his legacy ♥️

23.11.2024 03:51 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Oscar winner.. 😅

21.11.2024 19:09 — 👍 1163    🔁 136    💬 19    📌 19
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The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life's Essential 8

Primary care has a central role in patient care across the life span and is in a strategic position to promote Life’s Essential 8 and improve cardiovascular health in the United States ♥️
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19.11.2024 02:44 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Dr. Sadiya Khan discusses race and updates to the @ahascience.bsky.social AHA PREVENT risk prediction models with UACR, A1C and social deprivation index to improve equity
#AHA24 #cardiosky #Medsky

18.11.2024 16:25 — 👍 14    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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What a great #AHA24 Scientific Sessions ♥️ @ahascience.bsky.social

17.11.2024 23:21 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

So great seeing you ♥️

17.11.2024 02:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0