Doctor here 👋 -CDC's acting director delayed release of a publication showing that last winter, COVID vaccines cut the risk of ER visits & hospitalizations in HALF in healthy adults -An inconvenient truth... -This is politics winning out over evidence #publichealth #medsky #FixUShealthcare

The only good thing about the American #healthcare system is that it makes for good television. #FixUShealthcare #medsky #thepitt

Ridgefield, CT says: No Kings!! #NoKings #Connecticut

-“Stay out of politics, stick to medicine” -If politics affects access to vaccines, chemo, insurance, Medicaid, disability, scientific research, misinformation… I won’t shut up! #medsky #publichealth #fixUSHealthcare #healthpolicy

-A suggestion to air travelers during these hard times for #TSA workers: -Buy a gift card and give it to your TSA agent as you’re going through screening.

Is it a coincidence that TCM is running the movie “Gaslight” at the same time slot as the State of the Union? #SOTU #gaslighting

Doctor Here 👋 Withdrawing from the World Health Organization leaves us with fewer data, slower warnings, and fewer tools when the next outbreak hits. Not good for our country’s health. #medblue #publichealth #WHO

Doctor Here 👋 Just a reminder to the current federal administration: "It is a poor government that does not realize that the prolonged life, health and happiness of its people are its greatest asset." DR. CHARLES H. MAYO

-Stop asking Jews when Hanukkah is. -We don't know either.

Doctor Here 👋 - #RFKJr: "We need to prevent disease, not just treat it." -Agreed. That's why we need vaccines, evidence based science, universal healthcare & your resignation! -We need theembraceplan.com #medsky #publichealth #vaccines #universalhealtcare #fixUShealthcare

Doctor Here 👋 (again) - To Linda McMahon & the US #DoE - No matter the level of expertise, #Nursing is a profession - Nursing is the backbone, muscles & heart of the US healthcare system - Educating & advancing #nurses in their profession should be your top priority! #Medsky #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋 -The Department of Education just said nursing is no longer a professional degree. - #Nursing is one of the most important and respected professions. Our healthcare system depends on them. - #Nurses save lives!! They must be respected as professionals! #medsky #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋 -Mike Johnson says the GOP’s “healthcare plan” is too classified to share. -Trump said he has a “concept of a plan.” - Translation: There is no #GOP plan other than to let commercial insurance companies do whatever they want. #fixUShealthcare #medsky

Doctor here 👋 -Today President Trump said he got an MRI during a routing follow up -An MRI is not part of routine screening or physical -Also, Trump say he took an IQ test & then describes a test that sounds like a cognitive function scale, maybe the MoCA? -Houston we have a problem #medsky

Doctor Here 👋 -Six former Surgeon Generals have asked for #RFKJr to resign. -The American College of Physicians called for removal of Secretary Kennedy at HHS -Medicine is under attack. We need more of this kind of resistance! #medsky #publichealth @acpimphysicians.bsky.social

Doctor Here 👋 FYI: #CDC director Mehmet Oz has a financial stake in the company #iHerb which sells: folinic acid supplements (folinic acid = #leucovorin) The disinformation about #Tylenol, autism, and this “treatment” are ALL part of their grift. #medsky #publichealth

I took Tylenol when I was autistic and now my son is pregnant. #Tylenol #autism

Doctor Here 👋 IT'S OFFICIAL: CT, ME, MA, NJ, NY State, PA, RI & New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts. #medsky #publichealth #healthpolicy

ABC needs to sue Brendan Carr and the FCC for free speech violation. Threatening to revoke their license unless the take Jimmy Kimmel off the air is a violation of 1st amendment rights! #JimmyKimmel #FCC #ABC

Doctor here 👋 #RFKJr claimed Americans were healthier in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check: In 1965: -The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; now it’s 5.6/1000 -Life expectancy was 70 years; now it's ~77 years -Death rates from heart attacks have decreased by >80% since 1970 #medsky #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋 -Here's a reminder of the science behind #vaccine development- in this case the Pfizer's mRNA COVID vax -Over 40,000 individuals were studied: 1/2 with vaccine & 1/2 with placebo (shot without vaccine) -By 2 weeks, the vaccinated group were 95% protected from getting Covid! #medsky

Heart Doctor here👋 -The American College of Cardiology now recommends that adults with heart disease get #vaccines against influenza, #COVID-19, & #RSV, citing their higher risk for severe respiratory infections, hospitalization, and death. #medsky #publichealth #cardiology ms.spr.ly/6186swiZp

Doctor here 👋 -Another major medical association: American College of OB/GYN (ACOG) broke from the CDC on recommendations for #Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy -This in addition to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) -This is what leadership in medicine looks like! #medsky #publichealth

Heart Doctor here 👋 Great news!: - Herpes Zoster vaccine (for shingles) not only prevents shingles eye involvement -it also lowers risk of heart attacks and strokes! #medsky #publichealth #cardiology #vaccines doi.org/10.1093/cid/... doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

Looks like #Putin must have a copy of the #Epstein files!

Doctor here 👋 - Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM) journal publishes study showing #aluminum in #vaccines is safe -RFKJr asks them to retract article because he disagrees -Journal refuses -This is how to stand up for science! #medsky #publichealth #RFKJr www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Doctor here 👋 - RFK Jr. has alleged that #aluminum in #vaccines is unsafe -This nationwide study found no evidence supporting an ⬆️ risk for autoimmune, atopic or allergic, or neurodevelopmental disorders associated with early childhood exposure to aluminum-adsorbed vaccines acpjournals.org/doi/1…

Doctor here 👋 #RFKJr today: "Doctors profit by keeping Americans sick." - Declaring war on science is keeping Americans sick - Destroying our healthcare infrastructure is keeping Americans sick - Demonizing our healthcare professionals is keeping Americans sick -We must remove RFK Jr. #medsky

Doctor here 👋 -Cervical cancer is on the way to being eliminated - one of the medical miracles of our time. -How? A #vaccine. #medsky #publichealth #cancer

Doctor here 👋 The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists announced it will no longer accept government funds due to “recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations.” This is an important step in separating #healthcare from government. #medsky #publichealth #healthpolicy

Doctor here 👋 The White House wanted to cut the #CDC by over 50%. Today the Senate passed a bipartisan bill through committee rejecting those cuts. A bit of good news. #medsky #publichealth #healthpolicy

As a #Columbia alum watching my alma mater cave to Trump, I want to shout: Columbia, be a #Harvard!

Here's my #conspiracy-theory: #Vance pushed, and is still pushing for the release of the #Epstein files... because who will be president if #Trump resigns or is forced to resign?

Doctor here 👋 -Trump’s #budget bill will lead to: -The closing of 1 in 4 #nursing-homes -Many rural #hospitals will have to close -Urban hospitals' cost will ⬆️ -Private insurance rates will ⬆️ (for all of us) to cover ⬆️ hospital costs -This affects all of us (red & blue) #medsky #healthplicy

Doctor here 👋 -A family in Texas had to pay $1400 for the measles vaccine. -When #vaccines are no longer recommended by the #CDC, many will face the decision to pay thousands out-of-pocket or forgo vaccination. -Not sure who this is good for, but it's certainly not for #publichealth #medsky

Doctor Here 👋 - #Medicaid cuts will affect all of us! 1. Most hospitals & clinics have 50-90% medicaid pts 2. Gutting Medicaid = hosps & clinics lose 50-90% of their $ 3. People w/o insurance STILL NEED MEDICAL CARE 4. But now, hosps WON’T GET REIMBURSED BY THE GOVT 🧵⬇️ 1/2 #healthpolicy

Doctor Here 👋 -Wow, former endurance athletes had 21.5% vs 3.2% risk of Atrial Fibrillation and 3.3% vs 1.1% risk of stroke. -Question is: what proportion of the population falls into this high risk group? Is this an large cohort? #medsky #publichealth #atrialfibrillation

Doctor Here 👋 -Don't know who needs to hear this, but human blood always has detectable levels of aluminum, mercury & formaldehyde -The first 2 are found in foods we eat & excreted -The 3rd is necessary for DNA synthesis -The amount in our bodies is far more than traces in #vaccines #medsky

Doctor here 👋 -RFK Jr wants to ban petroleum based food dyes but advocates for methylene blue, which is a petroleum based synthetic dye - This is what happens when science is trumped by political agendas #Medsky #publichealth #HHS #RFKJr

Doctor here 👋 -There are 4 main conditions that cause most of the complications we see in the hospital 1. Smoking tobacco 2. High blood sugar levels (Diabetes) 3. High cholesterol 4. High blood pressure (Hypertension) -The first is preventable & the others treatable! #medsky #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋 -RFK Jr removing all members of the #CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will HARM people. -It will not make Americans healthy. -It will cause preventable illness and death. -It will especially harm children and other vulnerable people. #medsky #publichealth

Doctor here 👋 -The important thing to remember about this #Musk-Trump fight is don’t be distracted -The GOP OBBB bill will kick 16 million people off of #Medicaid -Don’t give them cover. Keep your attention on the dastardly deed. #healthpolicy #Medsky

Doctor here 👋 -RFK Jr. is telling American medical schools they must offer #nutrition courses to students or lose federal funding -Literally every med school offers it already -But our patients can't afford the foods we recommend because the his administration is cutting SNAP benefits #medsky

Doctor Here 👋 -Doctors don’t get kickbacks from prescribing meds or giving vaccines. -In fact, the physician Sunshine Act even monitors any gifts or grants given to docs. A level of oversight not seen with lawmakers or even lawyers. #medsky #healthcare

Doctor Here 👋 -Things that ARE linked to cancer that many influencers ignore or even deny: -Alcohol -Tobacco use -UV radiation & tanning beds -Low fiber diet -Certain viral infections (HPV, Hepatits B & HIV, etc.) #medsky #publichealth 🧵⬇️ 1/2

Heart Doctor Here 👋 -People will spend 1,000s of $’s on worthless #supplements to try to improve their #cardiovascular health -Instead try a good diet & increase exercise -If you need more help- #statins are infinitely better than supplements & are cheaper! #medsky #cardiology #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋 - #RFK Jr celebrated the release of an AI written MAHA report with fake references by taking shots of raw milk with an influencer -Friendly reminder raw milk can transmit Listeria, Salmonella, and avian flu -Science based healthcare is under attack #medsky #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋 -Here are MEDICAL #PROPAGANDA we shouldn't fall for: -We're all going to die, so who needs access to healthcare? -Citing nonexistent research journals is just a formatting error -Autism is an epidemic -Chronic illness can be "cured" by diet & exercise #medsky #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋 -Trump Admin is holding all J1 visas -That includes 6,000 doctors set to start work in the U.S. July 1. -Most of them work in under served and rural areas. #medsky #publichealth www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

Doctor Here👋 -When US government agencies are no longer reliable sources for medical advice we need other sources. - Medical specialty societies can help: @accintouch.org @acpimphysicians.org @acog.org @accpchest.bsky.social @aafp.org & www.app.org #medsky #publichealth