Children in Florida deserve healthy schools. Families in Florida deserve better health leadership.

Steps TO ⬆️ vaccine-preventable diseases: 1.Spread misinformatio 2.Give vaccine opponents power✅ 3.Re-organize government agencies to ⬆️ junk science ✅ 4. Change the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program(Coming) 5. Defund federal vaccine programs. Act now. ⬇️ Help sound the

-Tears in my eyes. -This is what Americans should expect from our leadership. -And yet our leadership is on the wrong side of history.

I 💛d my Tesla Model 3 but its suspension fell apart a week after its annual inspection. I lost control when the tie rod detached from the wheel at 5 mph. Totaled. Musk fired all inspectors general investigating Tesla, SpaceX & any Musk business, so be careful. #DumpTesla apple.news/AeZVkstBQRha...

Great piece by @benphillips76.bsky.social speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/02/13/w...

NEW: Trump and Musk’s efforts to shrink the government have left the country’s wildland firefighting force unprepared for the approaching wildfire season. One federal employee likened the funding freeze to a “massive sledgehammer” hitting the force.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u... Louisiana can thank their Senator Dr. Cassidy for paving the way for their state public health department to quickly unravel further.

This Super Bowl Sunday, here's a reminder of what real courage looks like.

“Every American has benefited from NIH-supported medical research conducted at medical schools, academic health systems, and teaching hospitals nationwide. Every American will be harmed by the undermining (@NIH).” www.aamc.org/news/press-r...

How USAID provides work in your state: www.usaidstopwork.com/usaid-state-...

youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 Reject misinformation from Elon Musk . Learn about #USAID from credible sources.

#MedSky #STEM Here’s an interactive tool to show what the NIH does in each state: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

Who is up for putting Google, Amazon, and Meta in the trash? Pandering seems to be the plan for these billionaires tech oligarchs who have recently discussed issues with "masculine energy". Laughable. #GulfOfMexico

As a doctor, I just wanna take a minute today to say:

This guy at my window doesn't know about Inaugurations or Davos. But I know we can't be deterred by politics or detours in the quest for a safer planet. It's time to work for local change and help our fellow humans & coinhabitants of the planet. #TheArcOfJustice #BeingDiscouragedIsALuxury

ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.

Gavin Newsom made a website to fight the misinformation about the fires. Give it a read. REPOST gavinnewsom.com/california-f...

FYI #MedSky (because #ChildSafety is applicable to many specialities, not just #PedSky, and I know many of you out there are fellow baby/toddler parents)

Do you ever feel like a hypocrite when you're asked to write about "what you do in your free time" in a biosketch? I wrote one up last night for my new website & felt squirmy. But having dedicated the weekend to being present, I don't feel as if I lied. #HolidayChillin #HomeIsWhereTheHeartIs

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

Uvalde: AR-15 Aurora: AR-15 Buffalo: AR-15 Orlando: AR-15 St. Louis: AR-15 Parkland: AR-15 Las Vegas: AR-15 Sandy Hook: AR-15 Waffle House: AR-15 San Bernardino: AR-15 Apalachee High School: AR-15 As we remember #SandyHook today, this partial list grows, as lives are lost!

South Korean political protest is creative but impassioned. We've seen an impressive display of a nation's commitment to democracy recently. Even the protest music is uplifting. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/w...

Can't repost this enough. Make book banning illegal!

One of the MANY best parts of being a #pediatrician is wonderful colleagues. Thx to our relentlessly fun #KidVenger captains who kept it focused & spicy. There's no downside to raising money to fight hunger w/the #HCWvsHunger social challenge but camaraderie is a major upside. See you in 358?

Hey #KidVengers, the competition is getting way too close. We've only got 2 1/2 hours to go. Let's not let our team captains down! Keep a healthy distance from the amazing #DiagnoseandTreat crew. One or two more contributions a piece, maybe? #HCWvsHunger

Happened to see #KidVengers passed $150K and might still be in striking distance of #DiagnoseAndTreats 👀 with ~10 hours to go #HCWvsHunger C’mon @cjrussellmd.bsky.social @piranha54.bsky.social @cjkistin.bsky.social @drjanemac.bsky.social @meganh13.bsky.social @wendyhassonmd.bsky.social

206 children died of the flu last season

Friends,it's not too late to make some Hail Mary donations to a hunger-reducing charity. Bump up the #HCWvsHunger tally for ANY TEAM. I just donated to feedingamerica.org. & I'll be donating all day because we individuals CAN keep the nation on track by sheer will. Do it for the kids! #KidVengers

Why vaccinate your kids? Because measles can kill even years later. Erica Finkelstein-Parker's daughter, who infected as a baby, died at 8 1/2. www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

“RfK jR iSn’T AnTi-VaXx hE JuST wAnTs SaFeTy DaTa oN VaCcIneS…” … literally ignores the THOUSANDS of studies on vaccine safety … ignores the 4 safety databases in the US alone (VAERS/CISA/VSD/PRISM) Anyone claiming we don’t monitor vaccine safety is lying, pure and simple. #Vaccineswork

I'm not certain which is more challenging: 1. Locating my #HCWvsHunger t-shirt Or 2. Practicing cartwheels as a 60 yo #KidVenger with a 42 year history of spinal arthritis Meanwhile, I've donated to #WorldCentralKitchen. wck.org?gad_source=1...

The best thing about #Peanuts AND #HCWvsHunger is that everyone wins and can enjoy participating.

Hey @levarburton.bsky.social, have you heard about #HCWsvsHunger? We are looking to make dent in the fight against hunger. Our team #Kidvengers is child-focused. You have fed so many kids hungry for learning.Can we count on your support today? hcwvshunger.org/how-to-donate/

Time to eat lunch & ensure kids get lunch too. I just donated to @nokidhungry.bsky.social under the Giving Tuesday match. Let's celebrate the good work of this organization & get more $ to eliminate #childhunger through the #HCWsvsHunger program. #KidVengers are waiting for your support!

Hey #PedSky we're looking for more participation in #HCWvsHunger from the kid-loving among us Will you: 🍎 Donate to an org of your choice fighting hunger 🍎 Log your donation hcwvshunger.org 🍎 Choose Team #KidVengers 🦄 🍎 Repost and find others to join the fight against hunger

“I don’t think the president wants to see a resurgence of measles, wants to see a resurgence of whooping cough.… I think if RFK follows through on his intentions, and I believe he will, and I believe he can, it will cost lives in this country,” Gottlieb said.” www.statnews.com/2024/11/29/s...

Donating to heifer.org today. #HCWvsHunger. #TeamKidVengers: We will become official empty nesters Sunday. As a young family, we chose an animal every Advent to contribute to Heifer. This morning both sons move me into my new part-time office "Flourishing Kids Behavioral Pediatrics".

Don't give into a turkey coma. Head over to #HCWvsHunger2024 to make a donation to your favorite program focused on ending hunger. Join #KidVengers: -if you care for kids -If you have kids -If you know kids. -If you think kids are good for the planet. -If you are just a big kid at heart.

Ok. I woke up this morning so grateful for my family, health, safety, and friends and energized to start #HCWvsHunger. Couldn't hold back any longer and made my first donation of the week to @projectbread.bsky.social . On behalf of #KidVengers. Yup...started too early in the day. But no regrets.

A timely reminder from @researchamerica.bsky.social 🛟🩺🧪😷 * 88% agree that basic scientific research is necessary & should be supported by the federal govt * 63% are willing to pay $1/wk more in taxes to support health research * 89% say it is impt that the US is a global leader in health research

Food for thought about art and parallels in American life. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/o...

According to the USDA, 1 in 5 children in the US are food insecure. Food is medicine and no child should go hungry. Join us in this years #HCWvsHunger to help end hunger AND earn bragging rights for your team 🍎 HCWvsHunger.org