Podcasters and influencers push unproven and not-approved peptides such as BPC-157 and TB-500 as miracle cures and "natural" alternatives to drugs, with backing from RFK Jr. They are unregulated and many likely made overseas without oversight. #Medsky #wellness #aging #compounding #MAHA

The Daily Mail takes JD Vance to task for suggesting he thinks ibuprofen is useless. #Medsky #pain #MAHA #misinformation

FINALLY someone, somewhere is doing something! But, I mean, come on. The scammers will just shift locations, strategies, cons, etc. Google sues cybercriminals behind E-ZPass, US Postal Service text scams

This administration is consistently "pay to play" - giving those who can shell out the cash “exclusive networking” access to people like Bhattacharya, Makary and RFK, Jr. Is this the radical transparency they promised? www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/m...

Here's a link to the excellent podcast.

The entire outrageous story of the sale of body parts out of Harvard's anatomical gift program is aptly told by WBUR's "Postmortem" podcast. #medicalschool #bodydonation #cadaver #Medsky #highereducation

Surprise! HHS and FDA have named oncologist Rick Pazdur to head up CDER. #Medsky #Oncosky #cancer #regulations #pharma #biotech

Museum survey shows that many institutions are struggling in the wake of Trump admin cuts. Two-thirds of respondents have been unable to replace lost funding. #museums #art #fineart #culture #humanities #grants #education

Botulism in baby formula outbreak continues. ByHeart is now recalling all its formula. #pediatrics #Medsky #nutrition #obgyn #infants #foodsafety #FDA

Just seeing a betting ad while watching ATP finals. 90% of bets are placed on phones; young boys and men are most at risk, especially for "hazardous" gambling, a grey area--not full-blown addiction, but dangerous nonetheless. #Psychsky #sports #betting #ATP #MLB #NFL #NHL #MLS #Alcaraz

And Makary et al penned a Viewpoint in JAMA Network Open that just published: #Medsky #menopause #womenshealth #obgyn #hormones #HRT

#FDA removing warnings on hormone replacement therapy for menopause. Press briefing about to get started at this link. #Medsky #Endosky #obgyn #womenshealth #hormones #health #medicine

James Watson died in a hospice in Long Island. #Medsky #DNA #science #doublehelix #genetics #humangenome #genomics

The destruction of New College has been painful to watch, but even more painful for former faculty who were forced out or chose retirement over accepting a made-up agenda and for many students who were essentially chased out. #highered #Florida #Sarasota #education

"Women in their 20s and 30s are inundated with information about how to 'balance' their hormones with diet, supplements, exercise, “clean” skin care and household products free of 'endocrine disrupters.'" #Medsky #Endosky #functionalmedicine #womenshealth

6/ “This is boring but crazy-high stakes” former OMB official Joe Carlile said. Most health officials & nonprofit directors I spoke with requested anonymity bc everyone is afraid of retaliation. This piece quotes a small fraction of dozens of people I've talked to. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

It's the first Friday of the month, which means we've gone 2 months now without a jobs report. For Trump, this is a feature of the shutdown, not a bug, since private surveys show the job market slowing dramatically. But without official data he's able to keep lying about it.

Make animal fats chic again. RFK Jr says updated dietary guidelines to be released in December. #Medsky #nutrition #publichealth #diet #obesity

Aligns with the meme presidency!

The Vaccine Integrity Project @CIDRAP is conducting an independent review of the evidence supporting the long-standing recommendation for universal #HepatitisB vaccination at birth. In Sept, CDC’s vaccine advisers tabled a vote on the birth dose and asked for more data. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4sy3wwa7

This is a dog bites man story in Florida. #wildlife #snakebit #invasivespecies

“The proliferation of the birth control pill since the 1960s has fostered a number of grave consequences for our society: hook-up culture, delayed marriage, and the destruction of the nuclear family". Didn't we already have a moral panic about the Pill? 60 years ago? #obgyn #womenshealth #Medsky

As had been reported-deal is struck for Lilly and Novo to sell GLP-1s at a discount via upcoming TrumpRX drug site, in exchange for Medicare access and expedited reviews from FDA. Quid pro quo. #Medsky #Endosky #obesity #GLP1s #Wegovy #Zepbound

A familiar story: "Lawmakers, physicians and patient advocates pressured the FDA to approve the drug." via @reuters.com Stealth Biotherapeutics' elamipretide (Forzinity) for Barth syndrome will cost nearly $800,000 a year. #Medsky #pediatrics #rarediseases #drugcosts

I'm sorry, did Mike Johnson see yesterday's election results? Or is it yet something else he was too busy to read about?

“It feels like a modern-day interpretation of a traditional hotel bathroom but without the architectural soul" - great quote from San Francisco designer Paul Wiseman on the Trump bathroom remodel. #badtaste #culture #interiordesign #marble #WhiteHouse #WashingtonDC

Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...

A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative. (Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)

"The deals would also result in Medicare and Medicaid covering the drugs for weight-loss" per @wsj.com @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social First reported by @endpts.com #Medsky #Endosky #Gastrosky #obesity #GLP1s #weightloss #Wegovy #Zepbound

Arrests made in the Harvard Med explosion. According to the press conference, they got to the roof by scaffolding and set off a firework in a locker. Sounds like it could have been impromptu, as opposed to a premeditated political act

Public health leaders convene in Washington, D.C. this week to defend their vision for America's health, and look ahead for how to rebuild after the Trump administration's attacks on the system. n.pr/43O0EY7

Can you imagine being not allowed to work and then told at the end of it that you're not getting back pay and, potentially, that you're fired? #politics #shutdown #Medsky

New Cheney Memoir Reveals He's Going To Live Full, Satisfied Life Without Ever Feeling Remorse And There's Nothing We Can Do About It

The suit was filed in July by 6 medical societies and an individual over COVID vaccine changes for pregnant women and children. I wrote about it for @Medscape #Medsky

US District Court judge in Mass ruled that case against RFK's vaccine policy changes can move forward despite government shutdown. A December hearing is expected on HHS' motion to dismiss. #Medsky #vaccines #health #pediatrics #IDsky

Amy Sherald's show opens at the Baltimore Museum of Art. It was supposed to be at the Smithsonian until it caught the eye of the White House censor. #museums #art #Blackart #censorship #Maryland #culture #fineart #AmySherald

Children's in DC is starting to recruit kids with pediatric sarcomas and other solid tumors that have resisted chemotherapy and radiation, using their own T cells as therapy. Effort supported in part by National Cancer Institute. #OncoSky #pediatrics #science #research #cancersucks

Fake money that was made for movie productions is circulating throughout the Florida Keys, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.

One of the biggest mergers of the year, worth $49 billion, comes just weeks after the Trump administration linked the common painkiller to autism, which the company is fighting.

Food Politics blogger and nutrition expert Marion Nestle says there are Deep Fakes of her being circulated on Instagram and asks that viewers report the phony posts to the platform. #AI #foodie #misinformation #fraud #fake

More theft from an art museum, this time from the Oakland Museum of California. #culture #history #museums #heist

NYT reports he left a month ago, when his special government employee term ended. Undoubtedly, if he had joined administration permanently, he would have to give up his ownership in Truemed, or put it into a trust or something. #Medsky #politics #health

As an observational study, the findings are not proof, but signal an association between COVID infection and autism and other developmental disorders. Public health experts say findings underscore the importance of vaccination during pregnancy. #Medsky #obgyn #pediatrics #ACIP

Exhibition at Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, “Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared,” is delayed. #shutdown #politics #art #museums #culture #Korea

Kulldorff still insisting that placebos should be used in vaccine trials. Kudos to @politico.com for getting a sit down with the ACIP chair. #Medsky #IDsky #vaccines #publichealth #pediatrics #COVID #MMR #measles #infectiousdisease #familymedicine

White House ousts commissioners expected to oversee ballroom, arch construction. "We are preparing to appoint a new slate of members to the commission that are more aligned with President Trump’s America First Policies" #museums #art #history #WashingtonDC #culture #EastWing

News from my coverage of @amcollegegastro.bsky.social annual meeting in Phoenix. Novel study finds vaping associated with peptic ulcer disease. #Medsky #GastroSky #ACG2025 #ecigs #tobacco #nicotine #substanceusedisorder #inhalant #publichealth

So much chaos and drama at HHS. Embarrassing. Steven Hatfill, Covid Vaccine Critic, Is Ousted From HHS

New from me: After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Louisiana has refused to reconsider the convictions of 1,000+ mostly Black men sentenced by split juries, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2020 that such convictions are unconstitutional and based on an inherently racist law. By @richardawebster.bsky.social