Neonatal Research Shorts : October 2025 Afifi J, et al. Atropine Versus Placebo for Neonatal Nonemergent Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Pediatr. 2025;286:114719 I had thought this was a settled issue, Neil Finer showed many years ago that atropine alone decreased bradycardias during…

@radiofreetom.bsky.social Important shoes/airplane question. Am I allowed to remove shoes to put on the socks I sometime get in a care package for transatlantic flights? Critical stuff I know with everything else that is going on.

Amazing morning in Herculaneum. The preservation of the wooden structures is really amazing.

If I was Donald Trump I would not be drawing the public’s attention right now to my ability to release files

Decades of research have proven that acetaminophen is safe for children when taken correctly and under the guidance of a child’s pediatrician. Learn more. www.aap.org/en/news-room...

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... So will we see a bug rise in PPHN and ECMO in 2026 and 2027 due to mothers taking NSAIDs later in pregnancy and prematurely closing their ductus?

Just read about new H1B $$ requirements. Umm, WTH is this administration doing? Are they really trying to destroy any semblance of healthcare in this country? #H1B

Nvm, here’s the letter. beehiiv-publication-files.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/down...

These are right-wing terror events I covered just from 2017 to 2023. It's not even close to comprehensive. The government's trying to erase this history.

I heard that Noah Wyle thanked healthcare workers, but his specific quote is even better: “To anybody who's going on shift tonight or coming off shift tonight, thank you for being in that job. This is for you!” And this shows just how much he gets us. I was really touched.

I couldn’t tell what happened to Commabders player. Looked like a leg injury, but the amount of people around him made it seem more like cardiovascular event? #Commanders #TNF

The wait time for a visa appointment in Colombia, Guatemala, Bangladesh, Nigeria are over 1 year. Among other things, this means people getting notices that they have been accepted to conferences hosted within the same year in the U.S. will not be able to come if they don't have a visa already

This ad about how great Google Gemini is ends by telling us how Ted, the protagonist and a big James Blunt fan, “found something he didn’t even know he was looking for” at a James Blunt concert where James Blunt is playing not “High” by James Blunt but “She’s So High” by Tal Bachman.

A little 19th century tomb in Green-Wood Cometary, Brooklyn, made for a child who died aged 15 mos. There is a very worn lamb on the oval pedestal; the carved chair has a tasseled cape draped over it and a baby’s shoe on top. The world before vaccines. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social

American Academy of Pediatrics vaccine schedule for newborns - 18 yrs is the one to use. Just published August 19, 2025 ❤️ downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...

Important new study. 👉👉 In a very large population study South Korean researchers find no association between early life antibiotic exposure and overall risk of autoimmune disease in children. #NeoEBM #neosky journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Hi. You are not a failure if you have to feed your baby some formula because you don’t produce enough breast milk. Do not listen to the mommy groups that will try to shame you about it.

Congratulations! #Nepal has eliminated #rubella as a public health problem. This success reflects the commitment & efforts of leaders, health workers, volunteers & community members to ensure a healthy start for babies & a future free of rubella. 🔗 bit.ly/3JEMlOc

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For initial management (first 48 hrs) of 22-23 wkrs on HFOV what FiO2 do you want to target. I always get worried at 21% that I’m using too much MAP (more ivh?, more long stretch m/ injury?). I try to shoot for 25-30% and wean MAP aggressively. Any thoughts? #neosky #nicu

JACKSONVILLE — TW ⚠️: Unarmed Black driver has his window smashed + face punched by a sheriff’s deputy after being pulled over for not having his headlights on… during the day. 🤔 Sheriff TK Waters says they’ve launched an “internal investigation”: www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news...

A $179 deathtrap for infants. It’s like if Jigsaw started targeting babies.

This just got on my radar - @DrVickyPayne ’s paper on alcohol-impregnated port protectors (AIPPs) and risk of CLABSIs. Short version, they did not seem to work :( Vicky, so we just need to continue to Scrub the Hubs? #neomastodon #nicuverse […]

Republic Restoratives, our excellent queer-owned distillery in D.C., has created this "know your rights lockscreen" to help remind you of your legal rights as you protest.

My listening for the evening😢 open.spotify.com/track/6ullHP...

BREAKING: After 22 years, seven College World Series appearances and one national championship, Virginia baseball coach Brian O'Connor is leaving the Cavaliers to become the head coach at Mississippi State.

🗣️President Trump’s proposed FY26 budget would roll back WIC's fruit and vegetable benefits to pre-2021 levels, before USDA’s science-based increase. Breastfeeding moms would drop from $54 → $13 Young kids: $27 → $10 These cuts jeopardize early nutrition. Read the full NWA statement:

@kphipps3000.bsky.social Brian’s Song, De Niro?

From the Luminaria at Fredericksburg National Cemetery, May 24, 2025. One of my favorite things traditions I get to do living in Central VA. Taps played every 30 min. Good reminder for why we have this day.

"that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:

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It’s 10 pm on a Sunday night and Republicans on the Budget Committee are cutting food assistance, health care, and access to education to give billionaires a tax break.

NEWS: House Budget Committee votes 17-16 to advance the big Trump agenda bill. The four Republican hardliners who blocked it by voting "NO" on Friday fold — and vote "PRESENT." One of them, Ralph Norman, said there have been "changes" but wouldn't say what they are.

Did you know that you might be able to get fluoride varnish from your pediatrician? If your access to pediatric dentistry is limited due to where you live or your insurance situation, ask your pediatrician about getting a treatment. Especially now that public fluoride is under attack.

🚨 Practical URGENT tip for NSF grantees: Out of an abundance of caution, I would right now go into Research.gov and… 1. Download your NSF award letters. 2. Print PDF your annual reports. 3. Screenshot the status table for annual reports. NSF is planning maintenance tomorrow to Research.gov

Pete Hegseth: ‘There Are No State Secrets In A Healthy Relationship’   — theonion.com/pete-hegseth...

This is how those of us of a certain age first learned about April 19, 1775. Still inspires. youtu.be/Y6ikO6LMxF4?...

Jesus’s parents were unwed and undocumented. So he got what he deserved. by J. D. Vance

My first post on BlueSky, I could not access the same handle as my X (someone hacked into that one): So it's @peterhotez for X and @peterhotezmdphd for BlueSky I'm a pediatric-vaccine scientist based in Houston TX at our Texas Medical Center

Feeling those little kicks? 🤰🏾✨ Most moms start noticing baby movements between 16–24 weeks. ⚠️ If movements decrease, stop, or become suddenly intense—seek emergency care. ❌ Do NOT rely on home heartbeat monitors—they can miss serious issues. Get checked if something feels off!

I'm seeing a huge spike in interest in tariffs from people who normally don't work in the economics of international trade. Here are a few useful things to know about them. (1/14)

And this, my friends, is the logic behind the new tariff policy of the United States of America. Zero trade balance with *each* trading partner.

23andMe declared bankruptcy and the company is gonna be sold off for parts. That includes your DNA information and the only amount of control you have is to delete your info immediately. It’s very simple to do. Gift link: wapo.st/4kUsBEF