Really great question, C.S.
I just logged in for the first time in a couple months and had to grapple with that very same question
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Really great question, C.S.
I just logged in for the first time in a couple months and had to grapple with that very same question
Please, indulge me by taking 2 minutes out of your day to check out my first OpEd as a physician and cancer survivor. Our most vulnerable children deserve a voice in vaccine policy.
dcjournal.com/childhood-ca...
Too often during a Grand Rounds lecture I am shown a graph that makes me question my own intelligence. It’s hard not to look around and ask everyone else if they have any idea what they are looking at.
God, please bless me with just one more email account to check daily 🙏🏼
My surprise is that she was told this with such certainty at an actual medical clinic
One of my fellow residents was advised at her OBGYN office that she should not use aluminum-containing deodorant during pregnancy. What in the MAHA is that? 😭😭
When I’m President, it will be illegal for AI platforms to utilize the em dash. It is the best punctuation mark and its association with AI writing is devastating to my personal style!
Mnemonics are propaganda that I will never fall for
The latter is simply a dated absurdity—likely a remnant from the horror of World War 2. Patients have a right to die with dignity and with minimal suffering. With consent, we can give heavy sedation to minimize suffering. And more directly, we SHOULD be able to assist in dying with some patients.
The former demands a dual allegiance—one to do the right thing for your patient and one to the law itself. When these come into conflict, it is not clear whether to prefer your patient’s well-being or the law. Many laws actively harm our patients. The Osteopathic Oath provides no guidance here.
There are 2 lines in the Osteopathic Oath which I have always encouraged DO trainees to not recite: one on “sustaining laws and institutions” and one refusing to give any person medicine for “deadly purposes” under any circumstance.
Any oath, professional or otherwise, that commands blind obedience to “the law” immediately forfeits its moral authority.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00862-1?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nature&linkId=13930582
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #pedsky
@nature.com
In total childhood vaccinations have saved about 154 mil lives over the past 50 years
5 charts reveal the power of #vaccines
But #publichealth specialists worry that misinformation & funding cuts could affect vaccination rates.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Much like riboflavin is an essential vitamin, not a toxic food additive, autism is not an epidemic, because it’s not contagious, and the expansion of disease has not been sudden, nor geographically limited.
There are pediatric health experts who can answer that question for you.
But you know what DOES have a negative impact on the health of children? Gutting Medicaid.
54% of children in Louisiana rely on Medicaid to stay healthy. How about focusing on that if you care about the health of children.
Horrified to hear what's happening to our colleagues at HHS, NIH, and CDC today. Cruelty and chaos are the only principles of this administration.
Just learned that the entire division of blood disorders at the CDC was put on administrative leave or terminated effective immediately.
The people who figured out HIV was infecting people through the blood supply.
What could possibly go wrong?
Congrats! And I love the recent rebrand. The journals and other authoritative places that physicians learn new information have an incredible impact on the language they take up
I go to bed every night hoping RFK Jr is cartoonishly evil and that it’s truly all that simple. I’m far more fearful of a world where he’s solely a dumbass; a world where people with this little interest in knowledge can just stumble their way into one of the most influential positions in the world
During my intern year, I’ve taken care of kids with intractable dystonia, rare metabolic disorders, intracranial abscesses and so much more. But today, I was given my most difficult task to date — operating a fax machine.
20,000 strong in Tucson today for Bernie, AOC, and Greg Casar. And I’m only a little sunburnt!
Of all the gut wrenching things going on in this country, this is the one that matters the most. inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...
I fear that placing unironic faith in establishment Dems like Hakeem Jeffries to exhibit any amount of political prowess is a sign of Stockholm Syndrome. We can’t keep fighting fires with squirt guns. Rule followers will always be at the mercy of those who act first and ask for forgiveness later.
Nirsevimab (Beyfortus) Provides “Substantial” Protection Against Infant RSV Infections, Hospitalizations, and Severe Disease (Study)
#IDSky
#PedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Preaching about the benefits of vaccination on BlueSky is like preaching about the benefits of a high protein diet to a bunch of gym bros
I’m surprised by how often I’m doing practice questions sanctioned by national pediatric organizations where the “correct answer” is obviously wrong. Typically, these are in regard to ethical decision making or disclosure of information (or prescribing Cefdinir)
My second 5 ⭐️ read of 2025
Social concerns and democracy concerns aside, my gas was 60 cents more expensive per gallon today than it was a month ago
My first 5 ⭐️ read of 2025
I owe half a million $$ in student loan debt but happy for those who do not have this same weight crushing them and can work on building toward a brighter financial future. Our generation needs it, badly.
