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Community Psychiatrist for 20 years. Looking for partners who are motivated to reverse the end-stage collapse of the community mental health system. #PWDP #Medsky
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Enforcing EMTALA would be helpful. Protecting HCW from criminal charges so they can treat pregnant women without fear of prosecution would be helpful. Paxton will do neither. RFK Jr doesn’t even know that HHS is also responsible.

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Mr. Hegseth has previously said that General Brown should be fired because of his “woke” focus on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the military. Replaces a Black four-star fighter pilot with a white man who does not meet the statutory qualifications supposedly over DEI.

He doesnt know what his role is at HHS or what rhe deprtment is responsible for but they confirmed him anyway. youtube.com/shorts/56rg7...

Inspiring.

“Self-determination of a conflict of interest is itself a conflict of interest.”

Where’s the medivac? Defunded.

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"Emphasizing the popularity of vaccines is not merely a matter of correcting the record. Studies have shown that presenting vaccines as a subject of debate or controversy can unintentionally reinforce vaccine hesitancy by making the issue appear less settled" 📊🛟🩺 #MedSky substack.com/redirect/2b9...

In seven months in 2023-2024, COVID-19 vaccination averted more than 5,000 US in-hospital deaths, 13,000 ICU admissions, and 68,000 hospitalizations (CDC). #IDSky #MedSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Best take on recent events.

When inclusive research is banned mid-projects to win points with a far-right base…

Just going to leave this here today..... #medsky

And reminder the age for pneumoccoal vaccine was lowered to 50 recently! #medsky www.npr.org/2024/10/24/n...

Scientists are now bracing for major changes in the direction of US biomedical research as Robert F. Kennedy Jr was sworn in as the new secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services, with an annual budget of roughly US$1.7 trillion 🧪 #academicSky #MedSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Patriotism -- real patriotism -- demands fidelity to the Constitution, to the checks and balances of three co-equal branches of government, to the rule of law, to the preeminence of facts and reason over disinformation and brute force, and unflinching rejection of tyrants and authoritarians.

“The American Cancer Society predicts about 4,320 women will die from cervical cancer in 2025. Black women are 75% more likely to die from cervical cancer than white women. Issues such as lack of access to health care, poverty, racism and lack of education are the main culprits.”

Our Senators and Reps have a primary job: represent the prevailing interests of their constituents. NC is a leader in biomedical research. Letting this anti-science admin pull back committed funding is not good representation.

Glad to see that NC is enforcing the federal No Surprises Act (passed 2022) in a way that holds insurers accountable. www.ncdoi.gov/news/press-r...

🧵 When Medicine and Science Ignores Diversity, People Die. 1/ Ignoring diversity in medicine and science is deadly. From unethical experiments to life-threatening misdiagnoses, history is replete with examples of how neglecting race, gender, and identity costs lives. A thread of concrete examples.

Physician Group Sues Trump Health Agencies Over Scrubbed Sites, Data "Federal public health agencies must reinstate these resources in full to protect our patients." @reshmagar.bsky.social r www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

Following the CDC's removal of critical health data and the potential approval of RFK Jr. as Health Secretary, it is crucial to access accurate health information from independent sources such as the WHO, Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, and peer-reviewed journals.

Natsios is fired up. Amna Nawas lets him blow off some steam on the PBS News Hour. Finally hearing a little rage from the right.

Reach out to F&F who are federal workers. Offer support. “This is a scare tactic to intimidate people who are trying to do their work and do it admirably. It’s clear racism….I don’t know what the intention of the list is for. It’s a scary place to be.”