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The Supreme Court on Friday dashed President Trump’s plan to immediately fire the head of an independent agency that investigates whistleblower claims, allowing Dellinger to temporarily remain on the job. #BlueSky #MedSky www.cnn.com/2025/02/21/p...

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TRUMP’s current deportations 34% lower than Biden’s‼️ Pres. Trump deported 37,660 people during his 1st month in office, per U.S. Dept of Homeland Security data. This is far less than the monthly avg of 57,000 removals & returns in the last full yr of Biden's admin shorturl.at/On4MQ #BlueSky #MedSky

submitted 7 hours ago • 3 comments

Trump threatened to strip Maine of its federal funding in a tense exchange with Gov. Mills. Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws. Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funding #BlueSky #MedSky

submitted 21 hours ago • 4 comments

The Putinization of America... "It’s no longer just Putin’s Russia that threatens the foundations of Western liberal democracy but Trump’s Washington." Important read. By @sbg1.bsky.social 👇 www.newyorker.com/news/letter-... #BlueSky #MedSky #EMSky

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U.S. per capita spending in healthcare is about twice that of other wealthy countries. H/t pgpfoundation #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #medtwitter #EMSky #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #fmsky #pedsky

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In a real world cohort study of 106 long covid pts, investigators report in a preprint that antiviral treatment (Paxlovid) predicted clinical recovery(OR 4.5) while anticoagulant therapy did not(OR 0.35). Biomarkers of neurodamage also declined quickly after 15 #BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky

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ACIP, a committee of experts that advises the CDC on vaccine policy will not meet for its regularly scheduled Feb meeting, a senior HHS official said. HHS has not rescheduled the mtg. Is this the beginning of the end for ACIP by HHS? www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/a... #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #EMSky

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Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared. www.propublica.org/article/texa... #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #medtwitter #EMSky #EMedSky #nursesky #MedEd #fmsky #pedsky

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

While Covid vaccines have saved millions of lives, some ppl experience adverse symptoms shortly after vax —such as excessive fatigue, brain fog, insomnia or dizziness—which can become chronic over time. Scientists refer to this rare condition as post vaccination syndrome(PVS). #BlueSky #MedSky

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RFK Jr. says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it. apnews.com/article/chil... #BlueSky #MedSky #PedSky #NurseSky #EMSky #IDSky #SciSky

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Delta offering $30,000 to passengers who were on plane that crash-landed in Toronto. No strings attached. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... #BlueSky #MedSky

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Black box data released from the DC heli-plane crash that killed 67 people aboard the passenger jet. More here👇 youtu.be/4gqK6qta9_0?... #BlueSky #MedSky

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

What to do when the president thinks he’s above the law & defies a judge’s order to release billions of dollars in federal grants? And, “there’s no question that the govt isn’t complying, has not even come close to complying, with the order.” In www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u... #BlueSky #MedSky

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Anyone surprised by this? Pres Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to study how to expand IVF access & make it more affordable. The order calls for policy recs to “aggressively reduce out-of-pocket & health plan costs for such treatments." #BlueSky #MedSky #PedSky #SciSky #NurseSky #EMSky

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

And now media censorship by the US State Dept… All “non-mission critical media subscriptions” must be immediately paused, including The NY Times, AP News, Bloomberg, The economist, Reuters, etc. #BlueSky #MedSky

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29-yo American skier Breezy Johnson flew down the Alpine skiing world championships’ course at a smooth 86 mph — among the fastest speed ever recorded by a woman in an alpine skiing race. She won gold!🏅 apnews.com/article/alpi... #BlueSky #MedSky

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Before the measles vaccine was introduced in 1963, the U.S. saw ~3-4 million cases per year. Now, it’s generally < 200 in a normal year. The vaccine works. Measles is HIGHLY contagious—up to 9 out of 10 people who are susceptible will get the virus if exposed. While most #BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Trump threatens 25% tariffs on imported cars, and similar or higher duties on pharmaceuticals & semiconductors. He recently pledged 10% duties on all goods coming from China, and 25% on steel imports. #BlueSky #MedSky www.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...

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USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu. Now, they’re "working swiftly” to rehire them On Friday, Trump’s team accidentally fired nuclear safety employees. Now, they’re trying to rehire them, but don’t have their emails! Pretty shipshod operation. shorturl.at/UxXfE #BlueSky #MedSky

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

First page of the termination letter sent to probational staff. “performance has not been adequate” regardless of actual performance. Probationary doesn’t just mean new people. It’s also people who have been there for years but promoted to a new supervisory position within the past 12 months.

submitted 4 days ago • 36 comments

How does a plane flip over? From @BBCWorld : “The right wing may have struck the runway or an item on it, such as a light, Dan Ronan, a pilot suggested. The weather may also have been significant. The airport fire chief stated that “the runway was dry & there were no cross-wind 1/ #BlueSky #MedSky

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

New video of the Delta plane crash… #BlueSky #MedSky #EMSky #NurseSky

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

Why are we allowing taxpayer-funded research & communication from our scientific agencies (@NIH @CDCgov @US_FDA @USDA @HHS_ASPR ) to be blocked/censored by the Trump admin? And, who has the power to change this? Widespread cases of flu & noravirus, an #BlueSky #MedSky #EMSky #SciSky #IDSky

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The Trump admin is preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders this week at the Dept of Homeland Security. "The firings are a move not to reduce the size of the workforce but to get rid of people the administration sees as not on board with its goals." DHS is the primary #BlueSky #MedSky

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Update on the Toronto plane crash: Now at least 18 ppl injured, including a child. No fatalities. Wind gusts today were up to 40MPH. www.cnn.com/world/live-n... #BlueSky #MedSky

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Good heavens. Nine people injured after Delta plane landing at Toronto airport overturns… apple.news/A0w-SHit1SvW... #BlueSky #MedSky

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The question is why are FAA air traffic control staff being fired just weeks after a fatal DC crash? Would be great to understand their reasoning… apnews.com/article/doge... #BlueSky #MedSky

submitted 5 days ago • 6 comments

Agree, they’re dangerous. Spoke with some trauma docs about e-bikes 2 yrs ago. They reported that they were seeing head and neck injuries, brain bleeds, broken backs, organ injuries extremity fractures, etc... fortune.com/2023/06/01/e... #BlueSky #MedSky #EMSky #TraumaSky

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Health Depts getting slashed by Team Trump: The Dept of HHS fired employees at the FDA, CMS & CDC on Sat nt by email. "The notices follow an exec order Trump signed requiring fed agencies to enact “large-scale” employee cuts." www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Good! USDA has given a conditional approval to Zoetis to use its bird flu vaccine in poultry. The virus has already affected nearly 160M chickens, sending egg prices to record highs in the U.S.. shorturl.at/FSO1B #BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky #scisky #medtwitter

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Pinned to the top of Trump’s Truth Social feed: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.” Per @nytimes, Trump’s team has embraced the unitary executive theory, “a legal ideology that says that the Constitution should be understood as forbidding Congress from placing 1/2 #BlueSky #MedSky

submitted 6 days ago • 7 comments