We are hiring for a research coordinator to work in cystic fibrosis research!

After ruling, with anger in his voice, Judge Young: "This represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against America's LGBTQ community. That's what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out. And I do so."

A wonderful honor to present about cystic fibrosis newborn screening with experts from around the world at the European Cystic Fibrosis Conference!

I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

“Twelve percent of American children, or about nine million people, are citizens with at least one noncitizen parent.” This is why legislation aimed at undocumented immigrants often hurts US citizens, too. We are all intertwined. We need a better immigration system. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care - Los Angeles Times Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:

Do the vast majority of pediatricians and their representative body, the American Academy of Pediatrics, support today’s announcement on restrictions to the COVID vaccine? No. Who do you trust? Suits or your child’s doctor.

Hey everyone attending #ats2025 speak out to save science and protect the NIH! @atscommunity.bsky.social

1/ 🧵 Before PEPFAR, half of kids in Africa born with HIV died before age 2. They never got the chance to grow adorably chubby 🤱🏿 👶🏾or take their first steps 🚼 They grew weak—often dying from something as small as a cold. PEPFAR changed that. It still matters. ❤️ web.archive.org/web/20250224...

#ats2025 Come hear me present about new research on ethnic differences in the respiratory microbiome and transcriptome in cystic fibrosis and CRMS! Today at 2:15 @atscommunity.bsky.social

Come hear Dr Laguna speak at noon today! #ats2025

Our future pediatric pulmonologists! @atscommunity.bsky.social #ats2025

ATS Resident Bootcamp Day 1 was amazing! And full of laughs! #ats2025 thank you Baxter! @atscommunity.bsky.social

Kicking #ATS2025 off with Resident Bootcamp! Teaching our future pediatric pulmonologists

New paper out about the experience of caregivers with newborn screening for cystic fibrosis! Over a third reported delays about their child’s diagnosis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Presenting at #pas2025 about cystic fibrosis newborn screening!

Learning from the legendary Dr. Bonnie Ramsey #cysticfibrosis

www.seattlechildrens.org/research/fea... 🧬 Cystic fibrosis affects nearly 40k Americans. Early detection is crucial!

scienmag.com/revolutionar... read about the new guideline for cystic fibrosis newborn screening! #medsky

scienmag.com/revolutionar... read about the new guideline for cystic fibrosis newborn screening! #medsky

We need equity all newborn screening not just cystic fibrosis #medsky

We need equity all newborn screening not just cystic fibrosis #medsky

www.cff.org/medical-prof... so excited to announce the first guideline for cystic fibrosis newborn screening is published! This will improve screening so all babies can have an early diagnosis and better outcomes 💜💜💜

A bit of good news…

As part of the sweeping layoffs that rocked the Department of Health and Human Services, the entire staff that oversaw an annual survey to better understand infant and maternal health was placed on administrative leave.

Newborn genomic screening for rare disease is still hotly debated, with critics pointing to costs, concerns over diagnostic accuracy and access to appropriate therapies following a positive test www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hooray! Come join #pedspulmsky go.bsky.app/JP4FEKC

All lupus patients should push back on GSK stopping diversity efforts. Bad enough that they didn't include enough Black patients in the Benlysta clinical trial that they had to do another one. Diversity in trial participants and scientists produces better science www.theguardian.com/business/202...

"Black Americans are more willing to participate in medical studies led by Black doctors and researchers, perceiving them as more trustworthy, finds a new study co-authored by a Cornell economist." news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

So proud of my older brother! He was chosen to carry the torch and light the cauldron for the Washington state Special Olympics! And he won the silver medal for basketball!

Covid, inflation, and Supreme Court blamed for steep drop in Native American medical school enrollment "Just 201 out of more than 21,000 students accepted nationwide" were Native American and 22% fewer Indigenous students had enrolled last year as compared with the year prior.

Prenatal diagnosis and treatment is the future. We’ve seen it with cystic fibrosis and now SMA. So exciting and why we need the NIH to be well-funded!

Treatment of a mother with Risdiplam for 6 weeks in pregnancy followed by daily dosing once born has prevented a child with spinal muscular atrophy from manifesting any signs of the disease at 30 months of age #ObGynSky #genetics #NeoSky #PedSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nothings changed! A 22-year-old in Wisconsin died after a severe asthma attack because he couldn't afford the price of his inhaler, which was no longer covered by his insurance. The pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) rescheduled his medication is OptumRx, which is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group.

Seattle ❤️

Attention #Medsky! We’re slowly rolling out the new .medsky.social handle. Like the labeler this is another way to show your colleagues you’re a part of the Medsky network, and what’s great is you don’t have to be subscribed to the labeler for people to see it! DM me to get your invite link!

The spread of health misinformation and disinformation poses a serious threat to public health. How can we respond to the danger and combat the tide of misinformation and disinformation to protect public health? Find out more in our latest Editorial: tinyurl.com/mtf95p25

An extra $7,300,000,000

Specialty drugs for cystic fibrosis, HIV and other diseases marked up more than 1000%! thehill.com/policy/healt...

How to protect yourself from the smoke caused by L.A. wildfires 😷 www.latimes.com/science/stor...

Smoke inhalation is as deadly as the heat coming from flames. We must all become familiar with the signs and symptoms of smoke-related exposure, to include sudden and quick onset altered mental status and dizziness. We discuss for @nbcnews.com

It’s hard to wrap your brain around how devastating this is…fires not contained and Santa Ana winds means new fires can pop up and fires can spread rapidly. Very worried for my family & friends close to the fires

These aren’t new drugs - they’ve been around for DECADES - but because of device patents and other shady practices (like the Flovent ➡️ authorized “generic” debacle of 2024), parents are paying hundreds of $ for inhalers that only last 30 days. 2/

@mcuban.bsky.social - kids with #asthma and the families and doctors who love them could use your help. Inhalers that kids can use to prevent asthma attacks - HFA inhalers that attach to a spacer - are so expensive that families literally can’t afford to help their kids breathe. 1/

One in five families with a disabled family member has medical debt. Soon, such medical debt will not be able to impact their credit score, which can affect people's ability to rent and get a car loan. New from me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"We have to make harder choices for our Black patients than for our white patients, because the pulse oximeters just are not as reliable in our Black patients" says @iwashyna.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/12/30/f...

Finally. Now how long will it take to get pulse oximeters that comply with guidelines and are accurate for all. #medsky #healthequity