Katherine Bick, MD

LA County needs a Care First vision in our upcoming budget. Encouraged my the community organizing of @JusticeLANow in driving this vision. Hope my fellow MDs will join in advocating for these necessary changes in LA county.

THREAD. What's going on in West Hollywood should alarm you. A growing movement of residents is seeking to spend small portion of City's safety funds (17%) on social services instead of armed bureaucrats. Mayor is working behind scenes with Sheriff to stop it. A fascinating story:

ACTION! Tell the CA Legislature & @CaGovernor to STOP rubber stamping @CACorrections outrageous prison spending. We need a plan for prison closure prioritizing public health, labor solutions & social justice—like CURB’s People’s Plan for Prison Closure  💥bit.ly/Sub5Toolkit

We need full funding for this voter-approved investment. A whole $900 million’s worth. Let the Board of Supervisors know that the answer to our region’s problems is full funding for community services: reimagine.la/take-action

Join us for Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting!! 🔸 TODAY: Submit written public comment 🔸 TUESDAY, March 1: Join our public comment gathering & call in for live comment ✔️ Script: jlanow.org/script022822 ✔️ Registration: jlanow.org/bossignup

Join us for Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting!! 🔸 TODAY: Submit written public comment 🔸 TUESDAY, Feb 8: Join our public comment gathering & call in for live comment ✔️ Script: jlanow.org/script020722 ✔️ Registration: jlanow.org/bossignup

📢 Action Alert! Send an email to the CA Senate TODAY to tell them that $18.6 billion in carceral spending is NOT how we achieve public health & safety! We must continue to envision a healthier & more equitable California. Toolkit here: bit.ly/SenSub5Toolkit  #CloseCAPrisons

‼️NEW in @EClinicalMed, we show if the MDRD eGFR race correction were removed, an estimated 3.3 MILLION more AAs would meet diagnostic criteria for CKD3, 300k would qualify for neph referral (mortality benefits) & 31k might become eligible for transplant sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The #COVID19 vaccines work. These recs reinforce @CDCgov’s commitment to protect as many ppl as possible from COVID-19. All 3 COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the US are safe & highly effective– demonstrated by the over 400 million doses already given. bit.ly/3njCEWK

Congratulations to IAS members Jimi Huh, Steve Sussman, and Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanatti for their paper investigating compliance to the FDA’s elimination of free tobacco product sampling at vape shops. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Brief Report | Flushing an Offensive Term for Vancomycin Infusion Reaction From the Electronic Medical Record: bit.ly/30OYude #HospitalPediatrics #WeArePHM

Great study in @AAPJournals on how to interpret pyuria on urinalysis. #pediatrics pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/147/2/…

@Rep_Morales @realQrampage Agree w/ Housing First as the most effective policy. Also, check out this paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… We’re working to create something like this locally w/ focus on prevention. Happy to talk more about process if that’ll be helpful Cc @RafiknWahbi @LeoBeletsky @Lb_Sterling

Another horrifying impact of COVID-19 on families: orphaned children across the world. Hoping this news will encourage more parents to #GetVaccinated thelancet.com/journals/lance…

What is the Women's Health Protection Act? Equal Access to Abortion Everywhere. It's that simple. I'm urging you, @RepSteel @SenFeinstein @SenAlexPadilla, to #ActForAbortionAccess now: bit.ly/2PdwbzN

Health tips for back to school during COVID-19: It is important to consider the health and well-being of students and staff, and address issues with #COVID19, mental and physical health, & managing other chronic health conditions. Full statement: bit.ly/3zca8v3.

#Parents: While most children who get #COVID19 don’t get very sick, rates of severe COVID-19 illness and hospitalization are going up in kids and teens. Get your children ages 12 and older vaccinated to help protect them and your family. More: bit.ly/3ahFeaZ.

The #DeltaVariant is more dangerous than other variants of the virus that causes #COVID19. Get vaccinated as soon as you can. If you’re in an area of substantial or high transmission, wear a mask indoors in public, even if you’re fully vaccinated. More: bit.ly/3iuDnTQ.