Back again this month for #AYACSM! I’m a radonc resident in my final year of training at Duke. Unfortunately, I often see many young adults in our clinics—are people better at reporting symptoms, doctors better at work up, testing improving, or is incidence of cancer increasing? All of the above?

Alexander Calder in the hospital #medsky #radonsky #oncsky

#Radiotherapy cures cancer, relieves pain & assists palliative care.

Ok, #medsky #lawsky #policysky, so if this is the data, then what do we need to do to make this better? #meded #obgyn #healthpolicy #publichealth 🧪

Is X in trouble financially? No judgement please but I’m still on X because that’s where most of the radonc and medonc community is still. Every time I interact with that platform, I get so many pop ups asking if I wanted to get verified and “boost” my comments #medsky #meded #radonc

So thankful for @fumikochino.bsky.social who really kicked off my career in radonc. I was a med student from Indiana who knew she was interested in research but didn’t know where to start. Thanks to her, I’m at Duke radonc, doing meded, and thriving!! #radonc #medsky #mentorship #cansky

Really great, thoughtful article about learning in medicine! Anki is a wonderful tool: I used it heavily in medical school. But it really can numb you to the learning experience. The burden of learning a bunch of facts for the sake of board exams can stunt your curiosity at some point #meded #medsky

No-one likes platitudes. #cansky 1/4

Thanks so much to @ekdrake.bsky.social for hosting #AYACSM. It reminded me of MedTwitter! It's been a struggle to recruit to Bluesky but I absolutely love the base that's already here. High quality over quantity: that's what we're missing in social media today #cansky #oncsky #medsky #radonc 🧪

I’m a resident in radiation oncology and I’ve taken care of many young adults and children with cancer. Mostly here to listen to #AYACSM! Happy to see a community of people advocating on social media for an important group of people #medonc #hemeonc #oncsky #cansky #radonc

Durham farmers market haul 🌱 👩‍🌾 💐 #farmersmarket #peaches #sourdough #mangos #eatlocal

Medsky! When you were studying for tests/board exams, what kinds of resources did you find most useful? Doesn’t matter how long ago you took your tests—I’m curious! What do you think was the most important thing that helped you learn/pass? #medsky #oncsky #radoncsky #meded #medlounge #stem 🧪

The 4-valent and 9-valent HPV vaccines essentially eliminated HPV 16/18 in Denmark: “prevalence of [HPV16/18] in the samples decreased to < 1% in 2021 from 15–17% before vaccination This is amazing. HPV16/18 are the most common high risk subtypes to cause cervical cancer. #meded #oncsky #radonc 🧪

I highly recommend Medsky lounge! Probably turned into one of my favorite feeds—just a bunch of healthcare people living their lives, tweeting random thoughts #medsky #oncsky definitely a little slice 🍕of life

Similar to below: I really don’t like labeling cancers as good or bad. It can minimize the experience that someone is having. It’s fantastic if a “good” cancer has multiple treatments and is very curable. I never compare patient experiences. Everyone has their own unique journey. #oncsky #medsky

My other girl 🍬Nougat🍫 #caturday #medlounge

My girl 🍬Toffee🍬 #caturday #medlounge

Using the guise of making America healthy again when in fact you’re just rolling back protections for our most vulnerable communities…. What does he have to gain from this? #cansky #medsky 🧪

Bring back the old days of #medtwitter!!! Those were good times. I posted about my pets a lot #medsky

Just joined Bluesky but I love @hayleygullen.com’s art and story telling! I pre-ordered and you should too!! My favorite part about Bluesky has been connecting with patients and patient advocates. It really helps cut through all of the sadness and despair in our world #cansky #medsky #radoncsky

Watching this government deal with budgets is akin to: 1. private equity buys a hospital, squeezes it for all of its resources (leaving people without healthcare) 2. Then enriching themselves with the profit (no matter the human cost) #cansky #medsky Hahnemann’s story: cdn.mdedge.com/files/s3fs-p...

I love this patient perspective!! Lots to think about as this spinny machine goes around you with lights and machine sounds

This is what happens when you add more copays. People just want to live their lives.

It is so disingenuous to call these “savings” in the big bill. These are cuts to Medicaid. Medicaid helps keep people alive. More work requirements, more paperwork to block people from getting health care, taking away food from people…it’s not right. #cansky #medsky #oncsky

I called mine! And maybe he listened! Oppose this bill to protect our patients. #radoncsky #oncsky #medsky #cansky

So true. It takes a village. It’s not a burden. The people who really love you will be there for you. We’re all here for you ☺️

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 The Senate is poised to vote on this big ugly budget bill tomorrow. Please call your Senators tonight! Let’s flood their voicemail boxes with messages telling them what we know: Hospitals will close. People will die. #ProtectMedicaid #SaveRuralHospitals #MedSky

I try to always be civil, but I really hate all the medical disinformation out there. There’s a fine line between complementary medicine with your treatment and outright lying to patients that are newly diagnosed. It’s evil. #Cansky #Oncsky #Medsky

On the topic of less bots, more people: www.instagram.com/reel/DLVb9XR... @morningbrew.bsky.social really highlights how AI tools (while useful) can clutter up health systems as MORE AI tools are made to combat those AI tools… #medsky #softwaredev #devsky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The thing I like about #bluesky is less bots and more people. Yes, it doesn’t have a lot of the same bases of people of those on X. But, I’m going to keep interacting with people on here in hopes of creating a strong #radonc #medonc #radoncsky #medsky #oncsky #cansky 🧪 community!

🚨CMS just announced a model to introduce new #priorauthorization barriers to Traditional Medicare (which classically hasn't faced any). We need less #priorAuth, not more. Don't let this title fool you. This is a "fix" for a problem that doesn't exist. @ascocancer.bsky.social @astro-org.bsky.social

Healthcare Rock. Medical Bill. #medsky #grpahicmedicine

New year new PGY2s!! 💙 Let's be awesome educators and promote a supportive work environment. We all have the same goals: great patient care 👩🏻‍⚕️ and facilitate high quality trainee education 📚. Thread (1/x): #meded #radonc #oncology #gme #medsky #radoncsky #oncsky 🧪 #medicine #education

After being here on #oncsky #radoncsky #medsky #scicommsky for a month or so, I just wanted to say I love it!! More science and less hate! Actually, just a lot of evidence based medicine, hope, and some smart + kind people sharing ideas 👩🏻‍🔬💡

I’m a physician in North Carolina. I take care of cancer patients. I just called my senator and his office to tell him to oppose this bill. Hospitals and clinics will close and our patients are the ones who will suffer. Forget the politics and remember the people. www.vox.com/health/41763...

I love this! Though not sure how many kids are named Johnny these days, haha! Maybe replace with Noah or Liam or Olivia

Jeopardy anyone? Radiation oncology linear accelerators you say? #medphys Radiation Oncology LINAC Basics jeopardylabs.com/play/radiati...

When someone's local hospital closes, they won't "get over it."   When someone's nursing home closes, they won't "get over it."   When someone's kid is kicked off health care, they won't "get over it."   America, let these Republicans know you will NOT "get over" cuts to Medicaid.

I'll never forget the stories of John and Lauren at the America Brachytherapy Society conference. We do it for our patients, and sometimes our patients are superstars who are bravely vulnerable and tell their stories to help others. Brachytherapy Cures Cancer. #radonc #brachytherapy #survivorship

Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed.

I’m a late adopter of BlueSky but here I am!!! ☀️