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Imagine: you go to ER & get stuck in doom loop w/insurance co, provider, facility, etc. The bill gets parked on your credit report so you can't get a loan, pass job verification, get apt, etc. The CFPB banned this practice. Trump is shutting down CFPB www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Republicans would rather let children starve then lower the cost of healthcare. Think on that for a second. whyy.org/articles/phi...

This wknd we voted! 34 countries globally do mail-in or postal voting. It is safe, it is easy; & it allows me to provide patient care on voting day in America. There are IMPORTANT elections tomorrow; & unfortunately this Admin is trying to suppress the vote. Tell everyone: #GOTV

Democrats are in this shutdown fight because healthcare is on the line. Healthcare is a human right and accessing it is literally a matter of life and death. Here's how much premiums will skyrocket in the #MA7 if Trump & Republicans get their way:

40 multicolored pipe-cleaner tarantulas (I was exhausted & forgot a picture; this was the inspiration); 60 ghost cookies; and 1 Zoey KPop Demon Hunter. 101 things that never make it to the resume, but are THE most important things in my career. #HappyHalloween 🎃🧹👻

A great read by @pfeiffer3342 Even better Substack www.messageboxnews.com/p/trump-bull... .

Rising costs. Deportation of workers. But also: “My major concern is the disregard for the Constitution and the law, and then also the level of cronyism. The people at the top are just grifting and taking, and then there’s the rest of us.” apnews.com/article/hisp...

Today kicks off the 2025 MILESTONE IBD Fellows Retreat! This is *the* best IBD training program (I have the data to prove it!) and also an introduction into t-shirt messaging for our future IBD docs/advocates 😊

PHILLY PA @drsforamerica.bsky.social is PROUD to present the first annual Hat-Trick for Health! Visit us Nov 1 for: -Covid & flu vaccines -Assistance from PA Health Access for insurance enrollment & MUCH more👇🏼 Can't make it but WANT TO HELP? Pledge to donate blood 👇🏼& earn a hat-trick itself! #HT4H

The WH has cut special education staff & programs that provide services to over 7MIL children with disabilities, their families & their caregivers. All the while, they're running cryptocurrency schemes & making BILLIONS. www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

George Retes exemplifies true American patriotism & values. Watch. Share. youtu.be/7ur74d9OfHI?...

Patients are going to die: from lack of healthcare, vaccines, medications, public health. We at @drsforamerica.bsky.social stand with #NoKingsDayOct18th to put #PatientsOverPolitics & #StandUpForScience

A gentle reminder: "Antifa" is not a group or an organization: it is a movement dedicated to anti-facism (which I thought we all were?) And cherry-picking some violent acts and labeling them "antifa" while ignoring other violent acts is not democracy. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

A gentle reminder: no one here illegally can access federal funding for healthcare. This includes Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA. When Trump & GOP say this, it is a complete lie & frankly racist. Democrats are fighting for affordable healthcare for YOU. www.americanprogress.org/article/hous...

"Pledging support for President Trump’s political agenda" is not a democracy, it is an authoritarian state. And it is not what Universities are: they should be places of independent thought, education, & free speech, as protected by the Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

24 MIL people will see their healthcare costs ⬆️ 75% 100% of Americans will see their healthcare cost ⬆️. This is on top of 17 MIL flat out losing healthcare, hundreds of hospitals closing, and rx costs ⬆️. How about funding this instead of masked mobs? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h...

Let me be yet another doctor who says: TYLENOL DOES NOT CAUSE AUTISM. VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM. This has been EXTENSIVELY studied. Fevers during pregnancy can cause fatal neurological damage. This disinformation from Trump & RFK Jr. will hurt & kill people. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

We are not an autocracy. We do not have kings. This case allows Trump to act like an autocrat or king. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

There's WAY MORE fine print to libertarianism than we thought! Sheesh! New shirt online now, in stores soon: www.raygunsite.com Context: bsky.app/profile/bunn... #raygun

I applaud every doctor, scientist, & group like 👇 coming together to "provide evidence-based recommendations that support safety, efficacy, transparency, access, and trust" given the current vacuum of that in HHS/CDC. Have questions? Please ask me! www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/public...

The shooting story that SHOULD be getting attention is 👇🏼: happened the same day, w/2 children still hospitalized. These are our ALL of our children, every goddamn day. They are the heroes for still going to school despite drills, lockdowns, & PTSD. www.denver7.com/news/evergre...

This interview w/Susan Rice is a brilliant listen & a truly surgical dissection of exactly how bad the current Trump foreign & domestic policy is for U.S. safety & democracy. Come for the interview; stay for #PodSaveTheWorld-our foreign policy matters. m.youtube.com/watch?v=0bPl...

Last night I hosted another virtual Letters to Voters with Vote Forward! There is an important election in Nov for the PA Supreme Court. Join us to remind millions of voters to #GOTV & get them information about who is on the ballot.

It is no longer safe to be pregnant OR have children in Florida. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Dr Oz is having AI determine Medicare approvals; & giving participating companies a share of the $$$ from rejected claims. So now we have to fight with an AI chat bot to get the appropriate care for our patients....*sigh*.... time.com/7313351/medi...

A brilliant explainer of Trump's dictatorship. "It tells us a lot about what led us into this mess that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, someone with no power & everything to lose, has shown more courage & understanding of America then America's Elite." @crooked.com youtu.be/OJKU43z_wFQ?...

“When Monarez chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda...she was targeted." We have seen this over & over: if you publish data they don't like, you are fired. If you dissent, you are targeted. They don't care about the public or truth. apnews.com/article/cdc-...

My husband & I are doctors & scientists. We have STUDIED vaccines-so we know #VaccinesAreSafe #VaccinesSaveLives. So we #GetVaccinated-& vaccinate our kids! & because we #StandUpForScience, I started #SHOTWAVE. 👇🏼=4 donations @unicef to help kids worldwide get vaccines. Join us.

Hospitals and healthcare providers are #NotATarget Journalists are #NotATarget Last week the Media Freedom Coalition demanded foreign press access to Gaza. Given they can pinpoint assassinations w/cell phone precision, you gotta ask-why kill the press? www.reuters.com/world/middle...

And it's ON!!! OMAHA-and surrounding areas! We're hosting the 2025 Homerun For Health! Come by Sat Oct 4th for: -blood drive (SIGN UP!!!) -vaccines -info on affordable healthcare options -safe gun storage -friendly docs to answer questions -FREE FOOD & so much more! SHARE WIDELY!

Hosted another virtual @votefwd letter writing party-because if one party is trying to rig elections to win, we've got to do everything we can to cause some #GoodTrouble! Join me-shoot me a DM & I can send you an invite to our next one to help #GOTV in Nov in PA!

In one city alone, over *50* children have been detained; & the majority have been deported. These are not criminals-they are CHILDREN. Meanwhile, Trump pardoned Jan 6 insurrectionists & waived the charges of a sex trafficker & sex offender.... www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/n...

This is completely inappropriate. And mark my words: it will not end here. This is their launching pad for demanding anyone's private medical records. There is no room in the doc's office for the Trump Admin. Get OUT. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...

And so it begins! Every August I launch year-long #SHOTWAVE to #StandUpForScience & #vaccineswork It's easy: you post a pic of your bandaid after a vaccine & tag me; I donate @unicef.org to get kids worldwide vaccinated; & we all #RideTheSHOTWAVE! Please spread widely & PARTICIPATE!

Trump said they would cover all IVF costs & called himself "the Father of IVF." This was a lie to prey on desperate: insurance will NOT have to cover it, nor will healthcare be made more affordable. 1 in 8 Americans need IVF, which costs $14-25K/cycle. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Late entry: last week the PA Chapter @drsforamerica met because there is LOT of work to #PatientsOverPolitics (hey @PaLegis: how about you pass HB 404, HB 535, HB 618 & HB 755 to protect ALL PA healthcare???). It may be summer, but we're in session-JOIN US.

Every summer, I have the honor of teaching the flagship Intro Epi course for our Masters in Clinical Epidemiology. Today was our last class. These students are going to change the world. And (if they got the assignment) #StandUpForScience. It has been a true honor & privilege.

My 14yo ran a 6min 25sec mile and I just want to know where the fresh hell was that speed when I went through 29 hours of labor?

Elections matter. Judicial elections matter--a helluva lot. And in 86 days there is an important election for the PA State Supreme Court. So we had another Vote Forward letter writing party because we all promise to make a little #GoodTrouble every day!

This is BS. I, my husband, my parents, my colleagues, my staff-we work TIRELESSLY to help people who are sick get the care they need; & research to prevent or cure disease. We are salaried. RFK Jr makes TENS OF MILLIONS profiting from slamming health & science & selling scams.

Dude really can't stand a smart, good-looking, young *brown* person winning at anything.... www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/n...

mRNA vaccines literally saved us during the pandemic. They are now being investigated as potential cancer-fighting therapies. But yes: cancel $500MIL in funding with NO alternative. But put $200+MIL into a White House ballroom & MAGA statue garden.... apnews.com/article/kenn...

Numbers & facts matter, & they don't give a damn what you want or believe. We've already gone down this path w/Trump when he refused to count COVID cases. That didn't help people dying from COVID; & this now will not help folks hurting economically. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...

This is *still* going on-& now they are targeting mothers in foster system. And if these women don't give up their children for pregnancy they can be kicked out of this "maternity home." It's not 'pro-life"-it's about making $$$. Listen here: youtu.be/7JUkZKYZgpg?...

So the solution to the weak employment report is to....add to unemployment. Got it....🤦‍♀️ apnews.com/article/trum...

The most America-first food-grown, made & shipped by American farmers & companies-is literally being burned (at cost to Americans) while children die of famine. This Admin is doing this now. Oh-& ALSO cutting SNAP that feeds elderly & children here. player.megaphone.fm/VMP5159748049

Summers are the busiest-& also the most fulfilling. Tomorrow is our #UCSP Symposium, the culmination of a summer program I co-run for undergrads. They leave with Master's level epi & biostats--& research that changes the world. Check out their work 👇!!! You can join virtually!

"The ballot is stronger than the bullet." In the face of so much violence, we did another 20 @votefwd letters for the upcoming Nov PA State SCOTUS election. My children keep the same message: "We can't vote because we are 14 and 10 years old, so please vote for our future."

Dropped my niece at the airport; got SO much love for the shirt. #StandUpForScience.