Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD
@cancertrials.bsky.social
Assistant Professor. Gastrointestinal Oncologist. Early phase clinical trials. Michigan Fan.
Working to advance cancer care and eliminate cancer disparities!
Working to advance cancer care and eliminate cancer disparities!
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Another one bites the dust
BMJ Group retracts paper on COVID-19 vaccines and mortality featured in Senate hearing
BMJ Public Health has retracted a paper some — including a witness at a recent U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing — have used to link COVID-19 vaccines to deaths. The action comes more than two years…
retractionwatch.com
August 12, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Another one bites the dust
Reposted by Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD
Medication abortion is safe, effective, and supported by 25 years of evidence. The real danger to women is what happens when extremists like Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche threaten to take it away.
Catch the full conversation on The Situation Womb - YouTube link in bio.
Catch the full conversation on The Situation Womb - YouTube link in bio.
July 21, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Medication abortion is safe, effective, and supported by 25 years of evidence. The real danger to women is what happens when extremists like Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche threaten to take it away.
Catch the full conversation on The Situation Womb - YouTube link in bio.
Catch the full conversation on The Situation Womb - YouTube link in bio.
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"Muslim Man in Utah Stabbed. The Suspect Said He 'Intends to Kill Muslims'"
The horrific attack has barely been covered by the media, and most U.S. politicians remain silent.
From Zeteo:
The horrific attack has barely been covered by the media, and most U.S. politicians remain silent.
From Zeteo:
Muslim Man in Utah Stabbed. The Suspect Said He 'Intends to Kill Muslims'
The horrific attack has barely been covered by the media, and most U.S. politicians remain silent.
zeteo.com
July 16, 2026 at 3:56 AM
"Muslim Man in Utah Stabbed. The Suspect Said He 'Intends to Kill Muslims'"
The horrific attack has barely been covered by the media, and most U.S. politicians remain silent.
From Zeteo:
The horrific attack has barely been covered by the media, and most U.S. politicians remain silent.
From Zeteo:
Grateful to Chad Hartman and the WCCO / CBS News Minnesota team for having me on to discuss the WHO's new Global Cancer Statistics 2026 report.
The finding that worries me most: early-onset cancers are rising, including colorectal cancer in people under 50. 🧵
The finding that worries me most: early-onset cancers are rising, including colorectal cancer in people under 50. 🧵
July 16, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Grateful to Chad Hartman and the WCCO / CBS News Minnesota team for having me on to discuss the WHO's new Global Cancer Statistics 2026 report.
The finding that worries me most: early-onset cancers are rising, including colorectal cancer in people under 50. 🧵
The finding that worries me most: early-onset cancers are rising, including colorectal cancer in people under 50. 🧵
Reposted by Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD
The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009.
Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.
Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.
The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)
The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2026 at 6:21 AM
The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009.
Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.
Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.
Reposted by Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD
The Free Press with late breaking news that we already covered in 2017.
www.thefp.com/p/give-the-b...
www.thefp.com/p/give-the-b...
Give the Baby Peanut Butter
For years, parents were told to keep infants away from allergenic foods. The science now says the opposite.
www.thefp.com
June 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The Free Press with late breaking news that we already covered in 2017.
www.thefp.com/p/give-the-b...
www.thefp.com/p/give-the-b...
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Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
Reposted by Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD
Before I could finish, Bhattacharya cut me off to say something like: “what you’re doing is political!”
I replied: “More political than speaking at CPAC?”
He responded: “I’m in a political position and you’re not!” And then stormed off.
So I have it straight from Jay, I’m safe from schedule P/C!
I replied: “More political than speaking at CPAC?”
He responded: “I’m in a political position and you’re not!” And then stormed off.
So I have it straight from Jay, I’m safe from schedule P/C!
June 19, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Before I could finish, Bhattacharya cut me off to say something like: “what you’re doing is political!”
I replied: “More political than speaking at CPAC?”
He responded: “I’m in a political position and you’re not!” And then stormed off.
So I have it straight from Jay, I’m safe from schedule P/C!
I replied: “More political than speaking at CPAC?”
He responded: “I’m in a political position and you’re not!” And then stormed off.
So I have it straight from Jay, I’m safe from schedule P/C!
I will provide a longer commentary, but I would beware of Midjourney's offer to sell us all a solution without identifying the problem.
#AI #OncSky #clinicaltrials
www.midjourney.com/medical/blog...
#AI #OncSky #clinicaltrials
www.midjourney.com/medical/blog...
A New Era of Midjourney
A New Era of Midjourney, announcing Midjourney Medical: full-body Ultrasonic CT and the Midjourney Spa.
www.midjourney.com
June 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I will provide a longer commentary, but I would beware of Midjourney's offer to sell us all a solution without identifying the problem.
#AI #OncSky #clinicaltrials
www.midjourney.com/medical/blog...
#AI #OncSky #clinicaltrials
www.midjourney.com/medical/blog...
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Timely, this recent piece in JCO Oncology Practice @ascocancer.bsky.social seems aimed towards helping private practice oncologists understand the implications of selling to their practice to PE firms:
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
June 18, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Timely, this recent piece in JCO Oncology Practice @ascocancer.bsky.social seems aimed towards helping private practice oncologists understand the implications of selling to their practice to PE firms:
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...
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So delighted and privileged to have been able to put together this all-star team of Zeteo UK contributors for our British launch this past week.
Check out the video below, and do subscribe to zeteonews.co.uk to support independent journalism, and to help us disrupt the UK media:
Check out the video below, and do subscribe to zeteonews.co.uk to support independent journalism, and to help us disrupt the UK media:
June 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM
So delighted and privileged to have been able to put together this all-star team of Zeteo UK contributors for our British launch this past week.
Check out the video below, and do subscribe to zeteonews.co.uk to support independent journalism, and to help us disrupt the UK media:
Check out the video below, and do subscribe to zeteonews.co.uk to support independent journalism, and to help us disrupt the UK media:
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I still see influencers and media pundits suggesting that those who are battling RFK Jr.’s anti-science activities should “find common ground” with MAHA, and specifically with MAHA moms.
This thread is about why I refuse to do so, which boils down to this: they reject the scientific method.
This thread is about why I refuse to do so, which boils down to this: they reject the scientific method.
June 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I still see influencers and media pundits suggesting that those who are battling RFK Jr.’s anti-science activities should “find common ground” with MAHA, and specifically with MAHA moms.
This thread is about why I refuse to do so, which boils down to this: they reject the scientific method.
This thread is about why I refuse to do so, which boils down to this: they reject the scientific method.
Physicians have a duty to stand up for patients and science, even at professional and personal cost.
At the American Medical Association’s annual meeting, members of the group’s House of Delegates sent a clear message to their leaders: Call out RFK Jr. — even if it costs us in the pocketbook.
America’s doctors just voted for war with RFK Jr.
The American Medical Association has sought a working relationship with the health secretary. Members saw moral compromise.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Physicians have a duty to stand up for patients and science, even at professional and personal cost.
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The differences are not, in fact, "minimal." Collins must lose the race. Stop trying to throw the election to her.
Maybe the Fetterman experience has taught them Collins and Platner are two sides of a shit coin. The differences could be minimal. And Collins doesn't have a Nazi tattoo.
June 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
The differences are not, in fact, "minimal." Collins must lose the race. Stop trying to throw the election to her.
@cancerassassin1.bsky.social and I break down the implications of the recent RASolute 302 phase 3 clinical trial, and the impact it will have on the field:
ascopost.com/issues/june-...
We have more publications coming on the future of KRAS!
#ASCOPost #ASCO2026 #daraxonrasib #OncSky
ascopost.com/issues/june-...
We have more publications coming on the future of KRAS!
#ASCOPost #ASCO2026 #daraxonrasib #OncSky
Daraxonrasib in <em>KRAS</em>-Mutant Pancreatic Cancer: A First Step in Shifting the Paradigm of Treatment
Wolpin and colleagues have demonstrated in the global randomized Phase III RASolute 302 trial that daraxonrasib, an oral RAS(ON) inhibitor, nearly doubles median overall survival in previously treated...
ascopost.com
June 10, 2026 at 10:37 PM
@cancerassassin1.bsky.social and I break down the implications of the recent RASolute 302 phase 3 clinical trial, and the impact it will have on the field:
ascopost.com/issues/june-...
We have more publications coming on the future of KRAS!
#ASCOPost #ASCO2026 #daraxonrasib #OncSky
ascopost.com/issues/june-...
We have more publications coming on the future of KRAS!
#ASCOPost #ASCO2026 #daraxonrasib #OncSky
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My colleague GI Oncologist Dr. Ajay Prakash @cancertrials.bsky.social #UMN breaks it down for The
@ascopost.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social
Published June 10, 2026:
Daraxonrasib in KRAS-Mutant Pancreatic Cancer: A First Step in Shifting the Paradigm of Treatment
ascopost.com/issues/june-...
@ascopost.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social
Published June 10, 2026:
Daraxonrasib in KRAS-Mutant Pancreatic Cancer: A First Step in Shifting the Paradigm of Treatment
ascopost.com/issues/june-...
June 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
My colleague GI Oncologist Dr. Ajay Prakash @cancertrials.bsky.social #UMN breaks it down for The
@ascopost.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social
Published June 10, 2026:
Daraxonrasib in KRAS-Mutant Pancreatic Cancer: A First Step in Shifting the Paradigm of Treatment
ascopost.com/issues/june-...
@ascopost.bsky.social @ascocancer.bsky.social
Published June 10, 2026:
Daraxonrasib in KRAS-Mutant Pancreatic Cancer: A First Step in Shifting the Paradigm of Treatment
ascopost.com/issues/june-...
Reposted by Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD
Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966.
Measles eradicated in the US in 2000.
Both are back because of this science denying administration.
Measles eradicated in the US in 2000.
Both are back because of this science denying administration.
June 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966.
Measles eradicated in the US in 2000.
Both are back because of this science denying administration.
Measles eradicated in the US in 2000.
Both are back because of this science denying administration.
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Trump "won one of the narrowest wins in modern American history [in 2024]... He lies, he says he won a landslide... Pull up my piece..."
Great moment when I took over the PBD podcast and delivered some hard facts to his right-wing viewers.
Full show/debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT3g...
Great moment when I took over the PBD podcast and delivered some hard facts to his right-wing viewers.
Full show/debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT3g...
June 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Trump "won one of the narrowest wins in modern American history [in 2024]... He lies, he says he won a landslide... Pull up my piece..."
Great moment when I took over the PBD podcast and delivered some hard facts to his right-wing viewers.
Full show/debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT3g...
Great moment when I took over the PBD podcast and delivered some hard facts to his right-wing viewers.
Full show/debate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT3g...
Hank Green does a great job breaking down the implications of the VERVE-102 trial in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease:
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
I have some thoughts: #clinicaltrials #geneediting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0xl...
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
I have some thoughts: #clinicaltrials #geneediting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0xl...
PCSK9 Might Kill You - Should We Disable it?
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
June 7, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Hank Green does a great job breaking down the implications of the VERVE-102 trial in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease:
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
I have some thoughts: #clinicaltrials #geneediting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0xl...
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
I have some thoughts: #clinicaltrials #geneediting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0xl...
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#StandUp4Science
"'It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real. America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up. Physicians, stand up.' [The ousted scientist] said he's written 2 ADA 2B allowed 2 re-enter the meeting as he is due 2 give a talk, present a poster & chair a session."
"'It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real. America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up. Physicians, stand up.' [The ousted scientist] said he's written 2 ADA 2B allowed 2 re-enter the meeting as he is due 2 give a talk, present a poster & chair a session."
Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
www.medpagetoday.com
June 6, 2026 at 6:29 AM
#StandUp4Science
"'It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real. America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up. Physicians, stand up.' [The ousted scientist] said he's written 2 ADA 2B allowed 2 re-enter the meeting as he is due 2 give a talk, present a poster & chair a session."
"'It really has come to this in America. Censorship is real. America needs to stand up. Scientists, stand up. Physicians, stand up.' [The ousted scientist] said he's written 2 ADA 2B allowed 2 re-enter the meeting as he is due 2 give a talk, present a poster & chair a session."
Reposted by Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD
After ICE deported Wendy Hernandez Reyes, it turned her 3-year-old son Orlin over to her sister’s estranged partner, who tortured Orlin and beat him to death. I can’t say what I think should happen to those responsible without violating this website’s TOS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
June 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
After ICE deported Wendy Hernandez Reyes, it turned her 3-year-old son Orlin over to her sister’s estranged partner, who tortured Orlin and beat him to death. I can’t say what I think should happen to those responsible without violating this website’s TOS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
For 2 decades we've known the gut microbiome is a critical modulator of cancer immune response and immunotherapy
A new article from our lab explores why it's been challenging to turn understanding into innovation, and offers a path forward:
academic.oup.com/oncolo/artic...
#OncSky #microbiome
A new article from our lab explores why it's been challenging to turn understanding into innovation, and offers a path forward:
academic.oup.com/oncolo/artic...
#OncSky #microbiome
Immunotherapy with guts: a review of microbial therapeutic adjuncts for immunotherapy in solid tumors
AbstractBackground. Immunotherapy has transformed the management of some solid tumor types, but its impact has been limited to the subset of cancer patient
academic.oup.com
June 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
For 2 decades we've known the gut microbiome is a critical modulator of cancer immune response and immunotherapy
A new article from our lab explores why it's been challenging to turn understanding into innovation, and offers a path forward:
academic.oup.com/oncolo/artic...
#OncSky #microbiome
A new article from our lab explores why it's been challenging to turn understanding into innovation, and offers a path forward:
academic.oup.com/oncolo/artic...
#OncSky #microbiome
Reposted by Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD
The most infuriating part about this is being a physician having faced these scenarios and knowing that this would happen, shouting about it as loudly as possible for as long as possible, warning about it even in TIME Magazine, and being shouted down, even by moderates trying to play to the center.
June 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The most infuriating part about this is being a physician having faced these scenarios and knowing that this would happen, shouting about it as loudly as possible for as long as possible, warning about it even in TIME Magazine, and being shouted down, even by moderates trying to play to the center.
Reposted by Ajay Prakash, MD, PhD
Could Stephen Colbert Save PBS? Inside the Campaign Working to Make It Happen
latenighter.com/news/stephen...
latenighter.com/news/stephen...
Could Stephen Colbert Save PBS? The Campaign to Make It Happen - LateNighter
Stephen Colbert has only been off CBS for a week, but he's already being drafted for a new job: saving PBS.
latenighter.com
May 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Could Stephen Colbert Save PBS? Inside the Campaign Working to Make It Happen
latenighter.com/news/stephen...
latenighter.com/news/stephen...
I have NEVER seen them close off the ASCO Plenary. Everyone is extremely tuned in for this afternoon's talk on Daraxonrasib
#daraxonrasib #kras #ASCO2026
#daraxonrasib #kras #ASCO2026
May 31, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I have NEVER seen them close off the ASCO Plenary. Everyone is extremely tuned in for this afternoon's talk on Daraxonrasib
#daraxonrasib #kras #ASCO2026
#daraxonrasib #kras #ASCO2026