Gen. Eric M. Smith collapsed in cardiac arrest while out for a run. Then, a group of people helped save his life.

“If you were to have this scenario play out 1,000 times, maybe five people … would survive it like he did,” said Smith’s cardiac surgeon. wapo.st/3yoW1qs

You lost weight. Now how do you keep it off? It’s tough. My story on the quest to find treatments for weight maintenance. #Wegovy #Zepbound Columbia Medicine wsj.com/health/pharma/…

Honored to be included in this year's list & a tribute to the Bipartisan Policy Center, its people & mission!

Thank you to the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense for its continued thought leadership & advocacy to protect our nation against biological threats.

Its work has also influenced Bipartisan Policy Center recommendations in this area:

bipartisanpolicy.org/report/prepari…

bipartisanpolicy.org/report/budgeti…

The time to act is now.

We're encouraged by last week's release of Sen. Debbie Stabenow & Glenn "GT" Thompson’s farm bill draft outlines, a positive step to achieving reauthorization by incorporating a wide spectrum of viewpoints from diverse stakeholders and industries: bit.ly/3wqx5hU

If many dairy farm workers contract H5N1, we risk a pandemic wapo.st/3wrzKb8

Screening and HPV vaccination could wipe out cervical cancer. But for some U.S. women, rates are rising. “Why is this still happening to so many people?” wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

New estimates are expected Monday to paint a dire picture of the budget outlook for Social Security and Medicare, threatening future benefits and putting fresh pressure on Congress to address the nation’s deteriorating financial health. wapo.st/4b4OKLc

Great interview on #H5N1 #AvianFlu & risk of #flu pandemic.

This week Dr. Anand Parekh (Anand Parekh, MD, MPH) chief medical advisor at Bipartisan Policy Center, highlights how ensuring that both parties are working together from the beginning on an issue lays the foundation for mutual understanding & agreement down the line:: chc1.co/3JFLaei

Thank you for your leadership in this space Rep. Vern Buchanan! Great to see a bipartisan group of representatives calling for more nutrition education in medical schools, a recommendation directly out of Bipartisan Policy Center report on #FoodisMedicine
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Thank you for your leadership on this, Rep. Vern Buchanan, Rep. Jim McGovern, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree 🇺🇸 🇺🇦, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, & Office of Rep. Nicole Malliotakis. Nutrition preparedness in medical training is critical to addressing diet-related diseases, and we urge continued discussions.

Children and adolescents in higher fitness quantiles exhibited lower cumulative incidences of anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and ADHD, finds nationwide cohort study encompassing 1.9 million participants in Taiwan. ja.ma/4a3IzW9

How can public health regain trust? In a word, gradually. Read my new piece in STAT. statnews.com/2024/04/11/3-s…

Good:⬆️trust in #PrimaryCare providers

Concerning:⬇️trust in government leaders

While communications can always improve, I hope that we recognize that public servants who lead scientific & #publichealth agencies also have deep expertise.

axios.com/2024/04/18/pub… Caitlin Owens

Our Health Program hits the road this week in Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota for an on-the-ground look at key issues: #rural , #digital , and #MentalHealth .

More than 40% of teenagers say they struggle with persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Hear our Youth #MentalHealth and Substance Use co-chairs have to say about the crisis. bit.ly/47U5gLL

Steve Beshear, Former Congresswoman Val Demings, Jaime Herrera Beutler, and John Kasich.

Health centers & other safety net providers have an important role to help ascertain whether newly uninsured patients are in fact still eligible for Medicaid or the exchanges.

20M fewer Medicaid enrollees means trouble for providers modernhealthcare.com/medicaid/medic… via Modern Healthcare

H5N1, one of the many viruses that cause bird flu, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans. nyti.ms/4aKEpDM

Former HHS secretaries: Congress should adopt site-neutral payments for health care statnews.com/2024/04/18/sit… via STAT