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kpbanks.bsky.social
Researcher, advocate, mediocre dog mom. Health systems and patient-provider relationships. Chronic illness, LC, disability justice. I would really love to see a photo of your dog. She/they
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ALERT: US government is planning to take down the free COVID tests site tonight! Order now! covidtests.gov And the US government is looking into destroying $500 million in stockpiled COVID tests! They should NOT destroy these tests! wapo.st/42VLGQh

Her story has shaken up metro Detroit. It's very cold up here and she didn't get the help she needed even after calling the city and multiple agencies. She, her mom, and her kids slept in a van. Ran out of gas. Her 9 year old & 2 year old died from hypothermia. I can't stop thinking about her. 💔

Well what do you know? The Regime has just admitted that they must in fact follow a judge’s court order and release NIH funds to grantees. Thanks to @pinktweets.bsky.social for alerting me. popular.info/p/breaking-n...

Who else is teaching their therapist how indirects work this week? 🙋🏻‍♀️

The silence is deafening.

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

I would really like to hear from the healthcare CEOs who are about to lose millions in reimbursements.

For anyone looking for a video explaining why the study was retracted, here it is! (Too long for this platform) www.tiktok.com/t/ZT26Qvk5x/

Seen on my news and academic feeds today: "This is highly illegal!" "Where are the courts?" "Someone needs to arrest him/them!" "The military needs to oust them!" "WHERE ARE THE DEMS?" This is the denial stage of grief. None of the above institutions are coming to save us. We are all we've got.

Me the entire S2Ep3 of Severance: *whispers* OMG it’s happening. IT IS HAPPENING.

😷 Here’s what’s happening this week in #LongCOVID research: bit.ly/4aGcTbw 💌 Sign up for our newsletter and get updates delivered directly to your inbox every week! thesicktimes.org/newsletter/

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

From today's #HHS #RFKJrHearing, transcript of the three #LongCOVID questions & answers between Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) & Mr. Kennedy: Q1 (alt text contains word-for-word transcript) 1/3

I deeply struggle w/ understanding how ppl can’t connect infection to latent chronic illness. We know pathogens are the #1 trigger of autoimmune disease, & know the EBV ➡️ MS pathways & even some of the genetics involved w/ that as well now. & yet ppl don’t want to take 🦠 control seriously. 🧵

If any med students or residents follow me, here’s a petition to consider signing regarding the reasons ICE shouldn’t be allowed in healthcare settings

Hey #publichealth and #medsky what data sets are we downloading before they’re scrubbed? The Census? Others?

Hi! Are you on Medicaid and were you essentially turned away from the ER by being told that it isn't clear that you care would be covered due to Medicaid portal issues? Email me at [email protected]

In the dead of night, an executive order slashing Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, funding for research, and other federally funded programs, was announced. Elected officials and institutions who have not released statements to fight back: YOUR SILENCE IS DEAFENING.

Thank you @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social for framing masking as being in relationship with each other. Nothing could be more true.

This is the important part! If you submit your application for a gender marker change, you will not receive your passport or your supporting documents back.

This was not intended to be a Severance fan account. I really am a researcher working in healthcare. But sometimes things just happen.

I need all of Severance S2 to be dropped…now.

Very good conversation. It’s go time.

Very well done 🧪

If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you

Never imagined I’d have to say this, but if you want to have a look at NIH RePORTER to see how much NIH funding your state receives so you can write to your elected representatives, you’d better do it now, and get a screenshot.

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

Excellent opportunity to work with interesting people and cool wearable tech! All while adding to the knowledge base for LC.

Over the years, I have worked with the @who.int in various roles.

A new study of drugs like Ozempic confirmed reductions in risk several conditions like CVD and dementia, but also reports increased risk for pancreatitis and arthritis. It’s to be expected that a drug this powerful has diverse effects. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We can be engaged *and* we need to stimulate our brains in other ways.

Not my intended first post, but a worthwhile activity today is the Severance rewatch podcast with @benstiller.redhour.com and Adam Scott.