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@ColgateUniv @ColumbiaMSPH @TAUMedFaculty. Infectious disease nerd. I will fight your medical misinformation. Defender of Oxford commas. Supporter of vaccines 💉💉💪🏻 Sister of Charlie Dogwin. 🎗️
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And all caught up on The Pitt. One day, that's a record for me. Charlie helped me finish this season out.

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Just got back and he's already stolen my spot again 😂😂❤️❤️❤️

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DreamTeam™️ reunited again ❤️

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I cannot believe I'm admitting this person for being tired Literally that's it

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Spreading like...measles. As Texas cases mount, New Mexico is now reporting cases of a once rare diseases. VACCINES WORK. RFK, JR. LIES arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

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I'm watching episode 1 of the Pitt and in the first 5 minutes there's a man running naked through the ER. Hoo boy this is gonna be an accurate one

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Have you ever tried buying like 20 of the SAME SOCK so it doesn't matter how you put them back together? 👌🏻

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This is insane Federal employees told to justify jobs in email or Musk says they face dismissal www.cnn.com/2025/02/22/p...

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If there's a woman on the subway hanging onto the pole with her face right on top of it and blocking my ability to grasp it so that I'm only barely touching it, and then the train lurches, am I allowed to punch her in the face? Accidentally.

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This is how your email finds me

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Ahem

submitted 3 days ago • 63 comments

Every vaccine already requires informed consent by law. This is pure antivaxx disinformation, now coming from the CDC.

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Guys I can't tell you much because of HIPAA but I just admitted the coolest 95 year old Holocaust survivor

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I don't really understand people's obsession with prescribing gabapentin for all pain all the time but it's not a benign drug. I just had a case of gabapentin toxicity that led to renal failure and constant seizure-like myoclonic activity for several days before the patient returned to baseline

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Idk what to do about this situation

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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations that determine access to vaccines in the US. The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed. This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Serious question. Do I need to cancel my trip to Chicago?

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Athletic boy

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It will never not be weird that the government can control the definition of sex

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Today is my late day and I just woke up what TF happened re MTA today?

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All caught up on Severance It's so good

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Just a reminder... 🛟https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/02/13/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-vote-count-health-secretary/

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Today I learned that some of my coresidents have not heard of Holes (Louis Sachar) and were indeed were born the same year it was written and I don't want to be here anymore

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If you've gotta do a rectal exam in the ER, no better way to do it than when a patient is blasting a Madonna playlist next bed over

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I'll be honest I'm a little nervous about flying to Chicago next week. And I've flown Ryanair extensively.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

In other news, pathogens everywhere welcomed the confirmation of RFK Jr as the health secretary

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Look I ain't no gynecologist but I can tell you this is stupid

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

I'd rather a raise but eggs are ok too I guess?

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This feels so relevant right now.

submitted 7 days ago • 172 comments

You cannot determine whether you saved or cost money based solely on one side of the ledger. Example: I saved my household $2K by not paying the mortgage.

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