Meaghan Smith

Comms, strategy and design/ Helping incredible people make incredible moves/ Former Obama @HHSgov, @SKDKnick, Senate, and House alum

[Guardant Health @GuardantHealth]

Awareness starts with conversation.

We're grateful to Patrick Dempsey and @GMA for helping shine a light on the importance of #ColorectalCancer screening during #MensHealthMonth. With screening options like the Shield™ blood test that make testing quick and easy, more people have another way to take an important step for their health.

Together, we can encourage more conversations about screening and help more people get screened.

[Good Morning America @GMA]

Patrick Dempsey shares how his mother's cancer battle inspired him to start the Dempsey Center, a space that provides support to patients and their families.

[CNN @CNN]

The American Cancer Society is adding some new testing options to its screening guideline for colorectal cancers – and for the first time, that includes a blood test. https://t.co/tHDkg3v74P

[Meaghan Smith @MeaghanRSmith]

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[Jake Wintermute 🧬/acc @SynBio1]

“The red tape was actually harder than the vaccine creation” is a quote that is going to become incredibly salient in the AI era of biotech

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

not to be too preachy, but if you feel bad for punch the baby monkey in japan, you should consider adopting an animal from your local animal shelter, as lots of animals need love. if you do so, please consider the long term commitment and don't adopt animals as toys

[WIRED @WIRED]

The future of cancer care is here.

Next week at WIRED Health, @GuardantHealth CEO Helmy Eltoukhy joins WIRED to discuss liquid biopsies, blood tests that detect cancer early and speed up treatment.
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[Guardant Health @GuardantHealth]

Featured in @nytimes: Our Guardant360® CDx test is helping revolutionize #BreastCancer treatment by detecting drug resistance before it shows up on scans—enabling timely treatment changes and improving patient outcomes.
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[Guardant Health @GuardantHealth]

We’re proud to share that our co-CEOs, Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz, have been named to the 2025 #TIME100Health list, honoring the top 100 most influential people in global health.

Details: https://t.co/z9oQD7x2KM

Full @TIME list: https://t.co/1ogs9pFUxA

[Meaghan Smith @MeaghanRSmith]

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@wexler @caitleg Big congrats!!

[Brian Schatz @brianschatz]

Maui update. South Maui resorts (Lahaina is West Maui) NEED visitors. Furloughs and layoffs starting because people think the whole island is closed. It is not. If you are planning a trip to Wailea or Kihei, don’t cancel. If you want to come to Hawaii pls consider South Maui.

[Hawaii EMA @Hawaii_EMA]

We have #media around the world on Maui right now. Please read this!👇👇👇

[Gilead Sciences @GileadSciences]

In the latest video in the “5 Years, 5 Voices” series, @BeOurCOMPASS grantee, the Vision Community Foundation in Atlanta, is building a bridge between the faith community and Pride. https://t.co/wBnYIrqK92

[Pennsylvania SPCA @PSPCA]

Jasmine is 14-years-old and she is living in a shelter. She was recently returned when her owner had a life change and couldn't keep her any more.

We are doing everything we can to make her stay short, and to help her not spend her final days in the shelter.

Please share.

[Meaghan Smith @MeaghanRSmith]

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[The New York Times @nytimes]

"We did not go on a vacation. We went on an adventure.”

At 81 years old, best friends Eleanor Hamby and Sandra Hazelip traveled from the icy shores of Antarctica to the rocky majesty of the Grand Canyon — in 80 days. https://t.co/h1FVhhJFmv

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

“Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in aisle ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go.

Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.

When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grand parents and your parents and how pissed you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.

Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, they were able.... Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a sh*t about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and geez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.”

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[Mike VanDenHeuvel @mikeVDH88]

Still looking for Coco in Shaw/Mt Vern Tri/Bloomingdale/Eckington. Cash and no questions asked for her safe return. Call me! Thank you for all the support @popville @WashProbs @MtVernonTri