The ACA protects folks with pre-existing conditions from being denied coverage, allows young people to stay on a parent's plan until they’re 26, and expands Medicaid. But Donald Trump still wants to end it – and he only has “concepts of a plan” for how he’d replace it.  We can’t

Joyful warriors getting out the vote in Nevada ☺️ Doctors for Harris Young Democrats of Nevada SF Democratic Party Kamala Harris #JoyfuWarriors

Thank you to our dedicated NorCal and SF Democratic Party volunteers, who are right now on the road home from Reno! (Some for the third time in as many weeks! 😮) We’re leaving no stone unturned and no door un-knocked in Nevada, and that’s only possible because of folks like you!

Cuts to Medicaid are bad for EVERY child in this country.

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

Happy 10th birthday to our Mission Bay hospital! We opened our doors in February 2015 as #SF's only stand-alone children's hospital and the only operational medical helipad in the city. Here's to many more years of transformative care at Mission Bay! 🎂 🎉ucsfh.org/4hmH3TO

As the world’s leading public research institution, UC depends on NIH funding for scientific advances that save lives and improve healthcare. UC has submitted a declaration in support of the California Attorney General’s suit to block NIH cuts. bit.ly/4hs4pY0

If you are wondering where the strong, unified voice of pediatricians is, look in the mirror. It’s on us. We can do this.

Here's a 🎶 twist on Coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?" It reflects on the grotesque disrespectful media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini #Dontabandonthem

A threat to science anywhere is a threat to life everywhere! #StandUpForScience Birmingham, AL Indivisible Guide ❌👑

Catastrophic research funding cuts continue - this time w/ the DoD’s proposed reduction of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs by $859 million (57%). These programs are critical for rare cancers,TBI, spinal cord injuries & disorders affecting service members.

Too many children with cancer face barriers to life-saving care. At UCSF Pediatrics, Lena Winestone, MD MSHP is tackling these disparities head-on, from improving AML outcomes to addressing financial hardships, so every child gets the care they deserve. Learn how: bit.ly/41lCfqU

The proposed Continuing Resolution bill, up for vote today, cuts Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) by 57%. CDMRP is one of our nation’s most important investments in med research including #cancer (pediatric, #nf ), #autism, #substanceabuse, #chronicpain

A big congratulations to UC San Francisco neurosurgeon and scientist Shawn Hervey-Jumper on being honored with the Mitchel S. Berger, MD Endowed Professorship! 🎉 UCSF Health UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr #UCSFProud

Early AM UCSF Neurosurgery grand rounds on #NF1 given by Vasudevan Lab - truly awesome translational work & grateful to be working together with so many people, especially Alyssa Reddy, in building our #NF program at UCSF Health. #EndNF

Fun times at SNO #PedsSNO2025 with the UCSF team! Congratulations to Greta Solinap Peng, MD for an amazing presentation about the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation National DMG Tumor Board too! Grateful to work with this group every day.

After doctors found a tumor in 3-year-old Roger's brain, UCSF Pediatric Brain Center's Dr. Winson Ho treated it w/ a minimally invasive laser procedure, which "can turn a risky surgery into something fairly routine, where the kid wakes up feeling fine," Dr. Ho says. ucsfh.org/3HjsuTR

Patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) need care that evolves with them. Read Aaron Baum's story to learn how a new adult clinic at UCSF Health is helping patients manage the symptoms of this lifelong genetic condition: braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu/news/providing… #NFAwarenessMonth

Congrats Winson Ho to be Corey Raffel MD PHD endowed professor in pediatric neurosurgery UCSF Neurosurgery . Grateful for Dr. Raffel’s generous support for pediatric brain cancer research!

Team Beans ran the NYC Marathon for the 3rd year in a row in memory of my daughter, Francesca “Bean” Kaczynski, who died of brain cancer at 9 months old on Christmas Eve 2020. Beans was bold, curious, and so full of joy—she loved Elmo, balloons, and her cat . Even in the