Alex Coston, MD (they/them)
@alex_coston
PGY2 @UCSFFCMRP, @TuftsMedSchool alum. Black queer Christian, advocate. Passions: anti-racism, DEI, LGBTQ+ health, SUD, homelessness outreach. Opinions my own.
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12-08-2011 03:55:26
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The future of our residency is being threatened by the unilateral decision from Sinai to defund our training. Please support us to save our program and click on this link to sign our petition. #SaveSinaiFM #FamilyMedicine #PeopleOverProfits
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So proud of our Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, & ally community UC San Francisco !!
As healthcare students, residents, staff, & faculty we gathered to mourn, educate, & implore all in healthcare to stand for *health*, against violence, genocide, & ethnic cleansing, & call for Ceasefire now!
Israel just bombed the Baptist Hospital killing 500 Palestinians (doctors, children, patients) just like that.
President Biden this is what happens when you refuse to facilitate a ceasefire & help de-escalate.
Your war and destruction only approach has opened my eyes and many…
This quote, from the The New York Times review of the OPPENHEIMER film: 'He served as director of a clandestine weapons lab built in a near-desolate stretch of Los Alamos, in New Mexico'...
It was inhabited by Hispanos. They were given less than 24 hr to leave. Their farms bulldozed. 1
Led by Erin C. Work in Mat Child Health Jrnl, we describe the negative impact of mandated reporting policies for prenatal substance use. Women described the stress, stigma, anxiety, and discrimination resulting from mandated CPS reporting in MA. link.springer.com/article/10.100… 1/
Our study found that encampment clearance/sweeps could increase deaths among people experiencing homelessness by 25% by 2028. 'Sweeping' people is not a solution to #homelessness , but is rather a form of (costly) state-sponsored violence.
I started low dose T two months ago. It’s been weird and wonderful, and I also feel so privileged. Everyone should have access to gender affirming meds and freedom to explore their gender. Plus this velvet suit brought me gender euphoria. #TransDayOfVisibility 😊🏳️⚧️