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3x Founder | @BosBizJournal 40 under 40 | Building knowledge & connecting minds to fix health literacy crisis. 1 cancer diagnosis every 30s. #HealthTech​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
AI’s secret superpower? Telling clinicians when NOT to treat! 🤖 Best part: AI never needs a coffee break ☕ #AI #ASCO #Oncology #deescalation www.cancernetwork.com/view/artific...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Just read an eye-opening editorial on how AI is transforming urological cancer research - from digital twins to federated learning, the future of cancer care is evolving fast. Inspiring to see technology making such a difference in patients’ lives. 🔗 oncodaily.com/science/arti... #AI #CancerResearch
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The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Urological Cancer Research - OncoDaily
The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Urological Cancer Research / artificial intelligence, cancer, Current Oncology,
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Inspiring 450+ clinicians, investors & entrepreneurs at @MassGeneralBrigham #MESHCore2025 hope, innovation & better healthcare in an unpredictable world. Let’s build a brighter, more efficient future. @MGBInnovation @meshincubator
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Shocking: Only 21% of bladder cancer trials outside wealthy nations. ZERO in low-income countries 😳 #GlobalHealth #EquityFail www.urotoday.com/video-lectur...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
New Clinical Research Glossary explains 110+ confusing cancer terms in real human language! Finally 🙌 #PlainTalk #CancerResearch mrctcenter.org/project/heal...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
How should we measure AI in health care? NEJM asks: “Compared with what?”-reminding us to benchmark AI not just against ideals, but against the real-world care patients receive today. The true test: can AI raise the standard we actually have? #AIinHealthcare #NEJMAI
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Quick test: "Your neoplasm is benign" - good or bad? Too many cancer patients lost in translation 📚 #MedicalJargon #ClearCare
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
It's #BladderCancerAwarenessMonth! One person diagnosed every hour in the US. Early detection saves lives 💙 #BloodInUrine #EarlyDetection #BladderCancer
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Health literacy = reading + decoding jargon + insurance maze + right questions. Who taught you this overnight? 🤷‍♀️ #PatientSupport
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Who knew that the Wizard of Oz series has over 30 books? AI just helped solve a long-standing mystery: Who really wrote Book 15, The Royal Book of Oz—Ruth Plumly Thompson or L. Frank Baum? @sendhil.bsky.social #meshincubator #mghinnovation
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
450 healthcare innovators converged at MESH to reimagine the future of medicine. Healthcare's transformation is accelerating, with AI and digital health leading the charge. The energy was palpable - this feels like an inflection point. #HealthcareInnovation #MESHIncubator​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Health literacy could save $1.6T in the US. That's ROI talking 💰 Imagine what we could do with that #HealthLiteracy #ROI
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Low Health Literacy Costs Billions
May 15, 2023
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Bladder cancer paradox: Lower incidence in Black patients but worse survival after dx 📈 Care quality matters #CancerDisparities #Change
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The Influence of Race on Overall Survival in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Bladder Cancer - PubMed
Though African-Americans initially present with more aggressive BCa, African-Americans actually have an improved overall survival compared with Caucasians. Though contrary to previous reports, our…
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Female, senior, non-smoking college students have best health literacy. Know your audience to save lives 🎓 #Prevention #Demographics www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Multi-media literacy tools changing how patients use healthcare - less waste, better outcomes 📊 Comprehension = smart healthcare #DigitalHealth bit.ly/study123 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Patient finished cancer meds early cuz she felt better. Cancer spread. Communication saves lives 💬 #RealStories #CancerCare
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
🚨 Bladder cancer survival worse for Black patients post-diagnosis. Access & follow-up care gaps = preventable deaths #Oncology #SystemicFailure
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Digital literacy as a new determinant of health: A scoping review
Harnessing new digital technologies can improve access to health care but can also widen the health divide for those with poor digital literacy. This scoping review aims to assess the current…
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Finally! Plain language trial materials helping families decide if trials are right 📝 No more medical jargon maze #ClinicalTrials #Accessibility
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Health Literacy in Clinical Research
Health Literacy in Clinical Research Project-Specific Website Principles of health literacy provide a basis from which to adopt and integrate...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Celebrating all the moms today - the ones who are here, the ones we miss, and the ones who've chosen to love children not born to them. Your love shapes our world 🌸 #MothersDay
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Mobile health apps aren't just hype! They actually cut HbA1c in patients with low health literacy 📱✨ #TechThatWorks #Diabetes www.countyhealthrankings.org/strategies-a...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Study shines light on bladder cancer screening gaps - uninsured & non-White patients diagnosed later 💡 We can do better #BladdderCancer #EquityMatters
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Shocking VA data: Same care, same outcomes regardless of race. Prostate cancer mortality gap? It's the system, not biology 🎯 #RealTalk #HealthEquity
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
20M cancer dx this year - diagnosis every 30 sec 🤯 Informed patients do better. Period. #CancerStats #HealthLiteracy
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
2024 was a breakthrough year for #GenitourinaryCancer! 🚀 @danafarber.bsky.social made huge strides-from new prostate & kidney cancer therapies to blood tests that personalize treatment. Awesome to see research turning into real hope for patients like my cousin! 👏🏽🔬 #CancerResearch #Innovation
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Saul Youssef @saulyoussef.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Funding great Universities might be the most important thing that the Federal Gov. does for our collective health and prosperity. Look, for instance at the map of startups. There are huge peaks around great Universities, esp. Boston and CA. www.startupblink.com/startups
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Global Map of Startups & Ecosystem Rankings | StartupBlink
An interactive map of startups around the world. Locate startups by industry and location, check for the newest and the top ranking startups in each location, and add your own. Find out the startup ec...
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Dana-Farber News @danafarbernews.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Recently, the Mass Public Health Council voted unanimously to approve @danafarber.bsky.social’s plans to build a 300-bed cancer hospital in the Longwood Medical Area. Read more about how a stand-alone cancer hospital will increase equitable access to care: bit.ly/4jeqCcu
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Every 30 seconds someone is diagnosed with cancer, yet health literacy remains siloed in medical communities rather than becoming a human right. Prevention requires knowledge first—knowledge that remains inaccessible to billions. #HealthLiteracy #GlobalHealth
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Excited to speak in Colombo! After 10 years away, Sri Lanka’s startup scene is incredible - $252 million ecosystem value. Great to see organizations like nVentures helping local founders go global. 🇱🇰 lu.ma/meoy500e 🚀🌟 #SriLankanStartups
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The Do's and Don'ts when expanding your startup to the US and UK. · Luma
Speaker Profiles Sasanka Atapattu is a US-based 3x Founder and Go-To-Market Strategist with over 20 years of experience across high-growth tech,…
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Great to connect with high school buddies at one of the classics in New Haven - The Owl Shop. A decade of life changes sparked great conversations. For anyone wondering if they should reach out to old friends, I assure you: it takes just one text
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Address pushback head-on. Showcase how diversity initiatives align with tangible wins on your team or company. This isn't about lowering standards - it's about raising them
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Reframe the Value Proposition of Diversity
The word diversity appears to trigger a wide variety of emotions from its equally wide array of definitions. And in our current moment of political polarization, it appears to be getting worse. What i...
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Dr June M McKoy @drjunejd.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
I encourage everyone who is in the fight against prostate cancer … medical professionals and lay persons alike …to make a financial pledge to support the research that the late Dr Feng spent his life pursuing @drjunejd.bsky.social Make a pledge to support research in #RadOnc: ow.ly/Uc3H50TSBiC
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
So many names. So many people no longer with us. But I am honored and humbled to be a part of this community, and stand with survivors insisting on change. Survivors who can’t bring back their loved ones, but are working to save others. @newtownaction.bsky.social
NATIONAL VIGIL
FOR ALL
VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE
WE COME TOGETHER TO REMEMBER THE 100,000+ TAKEN OR INJURED BY GUN VIOLENCE EACH YEAR AND TO PRAY FOR PEACE IN THEIR HONOR.
National Vigil to #EndGunViolence
St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Capitol Hill
December 11, 2024
And at locations nationwide throughout the month of December
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Lakshman Swamy (he/him) @laxswamy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
You may not need this, academics, but I thought I'd share it. I have used it for years. Type in the DOI, web address, PMID, whatever. Pick the format you want for output. Get a citation. Thank you Mick. cite.mickschroeder.com
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📑 Mick Schroeder's Citation and Filename Generator
📑 Mick Schroeder’s automatic citation, bibliography and .PDF filename generator. Just enter a 🌐 URL, 📘 PubMed ID, 🆔 DOI, 📚 ISBN, or others… 🔥 Style with AMA, APA, APA, NLM, + 9000 more. 🔥 Skip the pay...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Continuing to think about solutions to bridge gap for inequality in healthcare. . . What are some things you or your team is working on?
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
In the last week, I've had 7 conversations with physicians about their "diversity" initiatives-all without concrete goals. What does diversity in healthcare really mean? We need fewer good intentions and more action. Let's clearly define who we're serving and what factors we're addressing
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
My hope is that initiatives like these, which actually progress equitable care for ALL Americans, don’t get squashed with the new administration. To me, if we are detecting and preventing earlier, doesn’t that mean we are mitigating larger costs down the line? www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...
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FACT SHEET: Biden Cancer Moonshot Announces New Actions Expanding Access to Critical, High-Quality Navigation Services | OSTP | The White House
The Biden Cancer Moonshot announces new commitments from health care providers and advocates to support patient care and improve health outcomes This week at the White House, the Biden Cancer Moonshot...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The Handlebar Mo from yours truly! The one wives hate and your kids will cry - but if you can't be bold, you ain’t making a statement! Final @Movember mo post of the year. Here's to men worldwide and those who support us for better health today and future. #Movember #MoLove
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
What a month! First time doing Movember. Thank you to everyone who donated - exceeding my goal of $1500! Grateful to the Bellissimo team for including me. To all men involved - let's be better for ourselves, our sons, and the healthcare teams who help us live long, fulfilling lives. #MensHealth
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Ever get into a conversation that makes you go down a rabbit hole 🐇? Well now I'm in that hole 🕳️ -> what tools exist focused on achieving equitable health literacy?#healthequity
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Stayed away from politics at 🦃, but talking about my cousin's prostate cancer made me realize health literacy affects all individuals and families, regardless of education or background. 🧐
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
#HappyThanksgiving 🦃 Another “interesting” year professionally and personally. Thankful for a lot but this year in particular, thankful for health of my family and myself!
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Dr June M McKoy @drjunejd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Life expectancy gaps increasing in the US. Quite disturbing. Policy makers must take immediate actions to reverse the overall negative findings noted, esp for Alaska Natives/Native Americans. See Lancet article. Available at: www.healthdata.org/news-events/.... @drjunejd.bsky.social
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The Lancet: Deeply entrenched racial and geographic health disparities in the USA have increased over the last two decades—as life expectancy gap widens to 20 years
The differences in US health and life expectancy based on where an individual lives, the economic conditions in that location, and their racial and ethnic identity have increased over the last two dec...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
If high health literacy boosts willingness to join clinical trials, what are we doing to improve our recruitment strategy to achieve equitable cancer outcomes? #healthinequities pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Cancer Health Literacy and Willingness to Participate in Cancer Research and Donate Bio-Specimens
Although it has been well documented that poor health literacy is associated with limited participation in cancer clinical trials, studies assessing the relationships between cancer health literacy (C...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
🦷 New Research: Higher oral health literacy linked to better quality of life in bladder cancer patients! Study of 194 patients reveals dental knowledge impacts treatment outcomes. #BladderCancer #OralHealth #CancerResearch​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
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Frontiers | Relationship between oral health literacy and oral health-related quality of life in patients with bladder cancer
IntroductionBladder cancer is one of the most important diseases that threatens oral and dental health due to its nature and side effects of chemotherapy. Th...
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The Oddly Charming Mo: Turning heads for men's health. Because unexpected style makes the boldest statement! 💫 #Movember #MoSquad​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Sasanka @sasankaatapattu.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The Lopsided Mo: Embracing the wild and untamed spirit of #Movember #ProstateCancerAwareness
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