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A kooky doctor who sells mitochondria-boosting gummies among other nonsense was just nominated for Surgeon General.

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🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨 WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people. 4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic. Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com

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I feel like we've been saying this forever but it's worth saying again. Book bans do not exist in a vacuum. They're not one off events. Book bans are the canary in the coal mine. They usher in an era of censorship, fascism, violent scapegoating. Authors, join the fight: @authorsabb.bsky.social!!

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why are you, a physician, consulting me to manage an acidosis without first getting a blood gas?

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Think you know what happens Beyond the Crime Scene Tape? Think again! This Starter Pack reveals the reality of forensic work, told by those on the front lines—their challenges, insights, and what it means to do a job most people only read about. #CSI #Forensics #TrueCrime go.bsky.app/5uj5H24

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A real life consequence of vaccine hesitancy & refusal, nurtured by the misinformation that Secretary Kennedy continues to spread. Educating patients and parents in an exam room is an almost impossible task when powerful influencers are willing to exploit fear.

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In 2023, reported breast and colorectal cancer screening rebounded from COVID-19 pandemic–related declines and surpassed prepandemic estimates. #MedSky ja.ma/4jIJ91e

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🌄✨ "Let your dreams take flight—above the noise, beyond the doubts, into the wide open sky." 🎈 #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #thewildimages #eastcoastkin #art #MountainLove #Wanderlust #SkyHighDreams #AdventureAwaits #HotAirBalloon

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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb.)

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Lead author @ssmelyansky.bsky.social spearheaded a strategy to label a single sulfur-containing glycan called ManLAM on the cell envelope of the bacteria that cause #TB. news.mit.edu/2025/new-mol... or here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪 #glycotime @mitchemistry.bsky.social

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Gotta find the humor. #NEISvoid

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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunology #microsky #academicsky Barbara McClintock discovered #transposons www.integra-biosciences.com/global/en/bl... in 1940, earning her the Nobel Prize link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

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FNA of solid pancreatic head mass shows dispersed plasmacytoid cells. What do you think these cells represent? A) Acinar cell carcinoma B) Neuroendocrine tumor C) Pancreatoblastoma D) Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm #PathSky #Pathology #GIPath #CytoPath 🔬 learn.mghpathology.org/index.php/WS...

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You’re welcome?

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From JAMA Health Forum: Buprenorphine treatment during pregnancy for opioid use disorder was associated with significantly improved maternal and infant outcomes compared to no treatment. #PAS2025 https://ja.ma/3EyF00J

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❓Want to break into freelance medical writing? 💡I’ve been doing scientific/medical writing/editing for decades, & I’m excited to be speaking at the SoMeDocs (Social Media Docs) online Writers Conference for Healthcare Professionals this week. 🔗 somedocs.teachable.com/p/writers-co...

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Before Easter, Dr, Natalie Capel led our students through presumptive tests on drug samples, combining them with IR & NMR spectroscopy to identify the unknowns. Continuing onto their criminal investigation scenario, utilising the same techniques on mock forensic evidence samples. #forensicscience

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No song for this shit show.

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i’m on the weekend shift, and it looks like they set up the decorations for #LabWeek in my lab a bit early! the scooby doo theme is so fun imo

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🩸🧪Different Color Blood Tubes and What They’re For🧪🩸 each color has a different additive, and a different purpose! a thread for #LabWeek 🧵 1/x

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Hope everyone had an amazing #LabWeek www.3five.app/amyhdeekenmd

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Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Disease Helping to Develop a Swab Test for Early Detection with Michael J. Fox's Foundation Joy Milne first smelled the disease on her late husband, Les, 17 years before he was diagnosed with it. people.com/woman-who-ca... #Parkinsons #hyperosmia #health #Disease

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if you have a patient with hyponatremia getting lab work every four hours, you’ll get woken up at night every four hours. if you have two patients with hyponatremia getting lab work every four hours, you’ll get woken up at night on average every two hours. if you have three patients with hypona-

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If you are talked over in mtgs, you can say: "I'd like to finish my point." "Thanks for building on my idea from earlier." "That’s similar to what I shared earlier—maybe we can build on that." You can also enlist allies ahead of time to support your points. www.fastcompany.com/91314462/fiv...

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Announcing Video Abstracts journals.lww.com/amjforensicm... #4n6 #forensicpathology #forensicmedicine #forensics

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This shelter dog donated blood to save the life of a newly rescued puppy. 15/10

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On Tuesdays we doomscroll into the void

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Tips For Decorating Easter Eggs theonion.com/tips-fo...

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Blue skies today for my first post-I know, I’m late to the party! Thinking hard on more pathology puns and pitfalls as always…

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A beautiful painting by one of our 3 Wishes Project volunteer artists. The Nightmare Before Christmas was loved by the patient and their fingerprints were integrated into the art. Compassionate end-of-life care with the 3 Wishes Project @uwmedicine.bsky.social. www.uwmedicine.org/patient-reso...

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@caitlinrother.bsky.social meticulously explains the case. She never does so with bias or with contempt. Rother remains the professional, objective independent reporter she has been for two decades. Highly recommended reading #BookReview #McStayFamilyMurders defrostingcoldcases.com/down-to-the-...

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Today's #TissueTuesday involves autopsy findings in a wild felid: ❓ Histopath features ❓ Morphologic diagnosis ❓ Likely species ❓ Other possible location(s) Check out the interesting Q&A in #VetPath! 👉 bit.ly/49crc6e 👉 bit.ly/3HS5DLU

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Never underestimate the versatility of onboarding checklists #worklife

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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #microsky #publichealth There are concerns that the widespread use of fungicides to spray agricultural crops could lead to fungal resistance to similar compounds used in medicine.

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I'm sorry, but rich, privileged women going on a space fieldtrip is not inspiring. The people are who ARE inspiring are the hardworking women working in STEM. You know, the ones who are at risk of losing their jobs and grants. #SaveOurScience

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Case Report Incidental Autopsy Finding of Intraosseous Dermoid Cyst With Craniosynostosis journals.lww.com/amjforensicm... #4n6 #forensicpathology #forensicmedicine #pathology

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We created a starter pack—where you can find other individuals interested in all things pathology. Join the conversation. go.bsky.app/3dBF7sC

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Hey medical students! Are you heading to Future Physicians for Change? Come visit ASH at booth #54 to learn all about #hematology and participate in a clinical skills workshop! 🩸 🔗 https://fp4change.org/ See you then! 👋 #FP4Change2025 #HemeSky #MedSky

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“Four provinces — Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia — have already established a fast-tracked path for U.S. physicians to become licensed” #medsky www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Breast core needle biopsy. Do you know what it is or is it #TooCloseToDiagnose? A) Tubular carcinoma B) Microglandular adenosis #PathSky #BreastPath #Pathology

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Adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma?🧐 Both or neither? 🧐 #PathTwitter #PathSky #PulmPath #Pathology

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#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...

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OK, Team #VetPath, it's Friday, let's finish the week strong! What's happening in this surgical biopsy tissue from a dog? ❓ Key histopath features ❓ Morphologic diagnosis

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How does one DO medical rounding? It takes practice, coaching, making mistakes, and conveying key info clearly, unambiguously and with respect for the patients. #medsky #graphicmedicine

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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes,including you. Anne Lamott

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Most viewed in the last 7 days from JAMA: This Review covers key aspects of the clinical management of S aureus bacteremia, including evidence-based treatment options. https://ja.ma/43Nkp31

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