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We’re thrilled to share that the @uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.org Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program received national recognition for achievement in prevention from ACS National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. Learn more at http://nccrt.org/2026-awards/ @issakamd.bsky.social

Thanks @harmitmalik.bsky.social!

Dr. Rachel Issaka's Malva Pudding Cake | Molly Moon's Blog Dr. Rachel Issaka's Malva Pudding Cake — Molly Moon's Women's History Month 2026

Just here to celebrate my amazing colleague @issakamd.bsky.social Dr. Rachel Issaka who has been honored by our local (amazing) ice cream company in honor of Women in Science month. If you’re in Seattle please check out the delicious Molly Moon flavors this month!

mollymoon.com/blog/dr-rach...

We need creative solutions to improve follow-up after cancer screening. We previously found that a rideshare intervention was safe and acceptable.

In this study we found it is also cost-saving. Providing strong evidence for its ongoing use.

CC: @fredhutch.bsky.social & @uwmedicine.bsky.social

Senator Murray Calls for Immediate Firing of RFK Jr., Commends CDC Director Monarez’s Stand for Science and Public Health - Senator Patty Murray Senator Murray: “If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the...

Thank you @murray.senate.gov for joining the chorus demanding RFK be fired. www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...

Now we need action!
@sanders.senate.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @alsobrooks.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social

Thank you @usha.bsky.social & colleagues at @statnews.com for always speaking truth to power! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

Terminating or not funding health disparities research is not the path to making Americans healthier.

Denying scientists funding by terminating grants or opportunities does not make it a meritocracy.

We’re still in the business of improving #colorectalcancer screening!

Congrats to @uwmedicine.bsky.social #GI fellow #NehaNaidoo for leading this manuscript and thanks to @amcollegegastro.bsky.social for publishing our work!

NEXUS 2025 hosted on Whova October 3 – 5, 2025, New York, NY

Unwavering support. A celebration of excellence for Black women. Undeniable forces of change unifying to change the world of medicine. 👩🏽‍⚕️👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏿‍⚕️ #Blackwomeninmedicine #ABGHNEXUS25 #Blackwomeninhealthcare bit.ly/ABGHNEXUS25

Today #NIH leadership were told no funds can go out for research project grants, R&D contracts or training grants.

We have just a couple weeks to get funds out the door before Russel Vought attempts a #PocketRescission on Aug 15.

Even if this ends up being temporary, it’s time we don’t have.

Earlier this month, Flint, Michigan finished replacing its lead pipes to ensure clean drinking water for the community.

Congratulations to the residents, activists, and public servants who made this happen. www.nrdc.org/press-releas...

Thanks for helping spread the word.

I am one of many scientists who has been caught in this rollercoaster.

Judge Young found the current gov’t actions against specific scientists arbitrary and capricious and said that he had never seen government racial discrimination like this in his 40 years on the bench.

This has to end!

I think it's time for us to view Kennedy's actions as an attack not just on our public health but the country itself. He's an incredible monster.

Seattle Reign FC Legend: Dr. Rachel Issaka – Gastroenterologist, Professor and Researcher — Seattle Reign FC The Legends Campaign, a partnership between Seattle Reign FC and Starbucks, honors women for their extraordinary contributions to our community in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Prior to Seattle Re...

Congrats to Fred Hutch gastroenterologist and researcher @issakamd.bsky.social on being named a @reignfc.com Legend! The Legends Campaign honors women for their extraordinary contributions to our community in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. www.reignfc.com/news/seattle...

This is a beauty!

Our team showed up and showed out!

Congratulations to #AmandaKimura, #MarinaHannah & #PranushaAtuluru on fantastic poster presentations today #DDW2025. #AGAGastroSquad

CC: @fredhutch.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social

Nothing like a blender bike battle! Bring your #AGAGastroSquad to AGA Central for a little friendly competition at #DDW2025. Bonus: you get a gut friendly smoothie 🥤 at the end! @issakamd.bsky.social

#DDW20205 is here! Our lab is honored to have several members participating in vital discussions about how to improve digestive health.

If you're here in San Diego, drop by to connect with us and learn more about what we've been up to!

@amergastroassn.bsky.social

#AGAGastroSquad #IssakaLab

Leadership matters, now more than ever!

I’m incredibly proud of #LorenTaylor and his Oakland mayoral run!

From the beginning, he has been the underdog. His passion has remained steadfast and his conviction, undeterred!

This is his love letter to Oakland.

Get out and #vote! #April15th

Being able to admit when you’re wrong is really not that difficult. 🤦🏾‍♀️

BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.

This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.

Save the date for our 12th Annual Cancer Disparities Research Symposium with keynote speaker Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS (@issakamd.bsky.social).

Register here: bit.ly/4hBo9IQ

Cancer research funding has been thrown onto the bonfire of cruelty | Opinion Every dollar of federal-funded research generates an additional $2.56 in economic activity. Because of the cuts by DOGE, people are going to die.

#cancer survivors are fighters. I’ll fight for them however I can. Doge and the administration are dismantling cancer research. This article by a survivor, and grant reviewer for the CDMRP, which has just been cut, tells it like it is.

www.knoxnews.com/story/opinio...

UPDATE: RECOVER Long COVID pathobiology grants restored - The Sick Times Long COVID research grants from the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER program will be restored following news stories about their abrupt cancellations and advocacy to restore the funding, accord...

Big win for the Long Covid community -- grants restored. Also hearing other cancelled biomedical grants are getting restored. Maybe raising a ruckus works? Via @thesicktimes.bsky.social @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social thesicktimes.org/2025/03/28/u...

Exciting news! Looking forward to digging into the study details.

Results from COLONPREV out now!

10-year colorectal cancer mortality in FIT group non-inferior to that in colonoscopy group (0·22% vs 0·24%; p for non-inferiority=0·0005)

Participation in any form of screening higher in FIT group (39·9% vs 31·8%)

@oncoalert.bsky.social #GastroSky #OncSky #MedSky

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NIH emploees report they are forbidden from mentioning the cancer moonshot because that’s a ‘Biden thing’.