Melody K Schiaffino PhD, MPH (She/Ella)

Geriatrics Training for All This Medical News article discusses challenges and progress toward more widespread geriatrics training in medical school, residency, and health systems.

A growing movement seeks to ensure all clinicians are equipped to care for older adults.

Learn more about the push for universal #geriatrics training. ja.ma/4aqR5mi

Atmospheric River Research Flights Go Global Inside the cockpit of a NOAA Gulfstream IV during an atmospheric river mission in February 2025. Image credit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego.

🌧️ 🛩️ The Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program is going global! The program, led by @cw3escripps.bsky.social and @noaa.gov, will be joining forces & taking flight with research programs across the world to improve forecasts of extreme weather events. Learn more. ⬇️
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

Amazon announced plans to lay off 14,000 employees as it looks to invest more in AI.

Wall Street cheered the news, sending Amazon stock prices higher.

This will boost Amazon's CEO pay and bolster Jeff Bezos's net worth, which is now $250 billion.

The system is rigged.

You cannot drink money and this water is so so scarce.

11.1% of SNAP recipients are kids under age 5, 27.7% kids 5-17, 41.6% adults 18-59, 19.5% adults aged 60 & older https://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1124/snapparticipantage.xlsx

Did you know?

About 4.5 million SNAP recipients are babies and toddlers under age 5.

About 11.1 million SNAP recipients are kids aged 5 to 17 years, who need food for healthy growth, learning, & development.

The federal government has the capacity to continue funding SNAP during a shutdown.

Siham Hassan in parliament

Siham Hassan, a former member of Sudan’s Parliament who ran community kitchens to feed the hungry and starving in her hometown of Al-Fashir, was executed by UAE-backed RSF terrorists.

Over 300 writers, including Greta Thunberg and Rashida Tlaib, boycott NYT opinion pages for their vile complicity in whitewashing Israel's genocide in Gaza, reprinting Israeli lies and debunking sexual assault claims without retraction. #FreePalestine

Border Patrol agents shoot woman amid Chicago immigration protests ICE agents clash with protesters, deploying rubber bullets and pepper spray amid Chicago immigration demonstrations.

ICE agents clash with protesters, deploying rubber bullets and pepper spray amid Chicago immigration demonstrations.

Federal Judge Deems Trump Administration’s Termination of NIH Grants Illegal In a ruling issued Monday, the judge called the government’s directives “arbitrary and capricious” and ordered funding for some of the NIH grants, including many profiled by ProPublica in recent month...

NEW: A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s termination of hundreds of NIH grants was “void and illegal.”

He ordered funding for some of the grants, including many profiled by ProPublica in recent months, to be reinstated.

By @anniewaldman.bsky.social

The summer fight for science. The time is now. Join the fight at standupforscience.net.

☀️THE SUMMER FIGHT FOR SCIENCE☀️

🫵 WHO: You + all our friends

🧪 WHAT: Share science with your neighbors and tell them about the impact of proposed budget cuts.

🇺🇸 WHERE: Your local community

🏖️ WHEN: Now to Sept 30th

🔬 WHY: The 9/30 budget vote will determine the future of science in America.

Thank you for this! Do you know if there is any way to watch the hearings live? Though this summation is brilliant, thank you!

Machine learning in prediction of epidermal growth factor receptor status in non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis - BMC Cancer Background Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are present in 10–60% of all non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and are associated with dismal prognosis. Lung cancer brain metastases (LCBM) are a common complication of lung cancer. Predictions of EGFR can help physicians in decision-making and, through optimizing treatment strategies, can result in more favorable outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the predictive performance of machine learning (ML)-based models in EGFR status in NSCLC patients with brain metastasis. Methods On December 20, 2024, the four electronic databases, Pubmed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science, were systematically searched. Studies that evaluated EGFR status in patients with brain metastasis from NSCLC were included. Results Twenty studies with 3517 patients with 6205 NSCLC brain metastatic lesions were included. The majority of the best-performance models were ML-based (70%, 7/10), and deep learning (DL)-based models comprised 30% (6/20) of models. The area under the curve (AUC) and accuracy (ACC) of the best-performance models ranged from 0.765 to 1 and 0.69 to 0.93, respectively. The meta-analysis of the best-performance model revealed a pooled AUC of 0.91 (95%CI: 0.88–0.93) and ACC of 0.82 (95%CI: 0.79–0.86) along with a pooled sensitivity of 0.87 (95%CI: 0.83–0.9), specificity of 0.86 (95%CI: 0.79–0.9), and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of 35.2 (95%CI: 21.2–58.4). The subgroup analysis did not show significant differences between ML and DL models. Conclusion ML-based models demonstrated promising predictive outcomes in predicting EGFR status. Applying ML-based models in daily clinical practice can optimize treatment strategies and enhance clinical and radiological outcomes.

A systematic review and meta-analysis published in BMC Cancer evaluates the predictive performance of machine learning-based models in epidermal growth factor receptor status in non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastasis.

#MedSky #OncoSky #STS

May is National Cancer Research Month!

At PC3I, we’re proud to support innovation that drives equity in #cancercare. Throughout the month, we’re highlighting five PC3I Faculty-led projects that bridge gaps in treatment for patients facing barriers to care. #NCRM #OncoSky #CanSky

The 2025 Faculty Ambassadors: Matthew Alford, Joshua Figueroa, Kiana Aran, Karen Kovaka and Melody Schiaffino.

Meet the five Faculty Ambassadors selected to foster interdisciplinary engagement across campus and help align faculty research with key funding opportunities related to the university’s refreshed strategic research themes. 🔱 bit.ly/449azs8

Hands Off! San Diego Fights Back · Hands Off Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. San Diego is fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and ...

I will be at this mass mobilization day in San Diego! Check out locations near you. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

This does not seem ok yall in the U.S.?!

ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student A grad student at the University of Alabama was taken into custody by ICE agents this week, the university said. The reason why has not been made clear.

A student at the University of Alabama has been detained by immigration authorities, in the latest example of President Trump's crackdown on noncitizens in college communities.

20 Signs of Tyranny Friends,

20 Signs of Tyranny
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X post by Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW ), featuring a verification badge. The post reads, "The USA is weird now. If you're a person under 30, you probably think it's normal but that's because you don't know. Trust me. It's weird."

America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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How does this make us great?

I'm not as excited about conferences this year as I usually am, where is everybody going? #cansky #oncology #cancer #publichealth #aiml #informatics #geronc

It does feel like a deadly and unknown predator is on the loose.

Understand that thousands will die prematurely as often a trial is a last resort. But im glad Musk is saving himself from lawsuits.

These are humans! #AbolishICE

San Diego is currently experiencing its worst flu season in at least five years.

Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology The news that on 31 January 2025 the Trump administration instructed scientists employed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles from medical and sci...

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