Reading Nathaniel Philbrick's 𝘉𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 you know, apropos of nothing

Governor Healey released new guidance on childhood vaccinations that recommend every child receive inoculations for Hepatitis B, rotavirus, flu, COVID, and RSV, countering Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent overhaul of the schedule.

WTAF #cardiosky www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...

The US pursuing regime change in South/Central America is the most normal thing this administration has done Off to make banana bread with extra sugar while listening to the Clash and then maybe later watch "El Conde"

I'm a combination of a bridge, a boat, and syncope of some unknown etiology

My (former) PCP turned into a DPC "functional" medicine practice but was ok with my TSH being 7 and ferritin 8 Sigh #medsky

New DoD font www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhl...

Atkinson Hyperlegible laughs at your Calibri "wokeness" www.huffpost.com/entry/rubio-...

Just had singles series. First one made the mistake of having it along with flu and covid shots, but it was only a rough day that wasn’t anything a little Tylenol couldn’t handle The second (with TDap) wasn’t bad at all All beats a bowel prep

i hate the liquid display in ios. it’s ass.

There are serious and pervasive cultural issues IC too, changing a bit quicker, but not equal footing for sure #cardiosky

Since there are so few cardiologists on here, join the IslaOfMisfitToys team! #cardiosky @shematologist.medsky.social @bjcohenmd.bsky.social @load-dependent.bsky.social hcwvshunger.org

Apropos of nothing I wonder what happened to Dick Cheney’s LVAD

I wrote about this debacle and the implications for, well, most of healthcare: gidmk.substack.com/p/stem-cell-...

This is one of the most remarkable academic debacles I've ever seen. A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself. pubpeer.com/publications...

NEW: Governor Maura Healey said SNAP benefits in Mass are being fully paid out, and that people should “go out and buy the food you need” despite what President Trump says. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/10/m...

So I’m reading Poly-HF study And the only thing I can think is… I can’t wrap my mind around that we’re studying new ways to give stuff we already know works instead of, you know, just providing the stuff Like health insurance, housing, and…SNAP #medsky #cardiosky

NGL, that bridge is giving me a panic attack

My dictation software died today and we were unable to achieve ROSC #medsky

I just heard an ad for Trodelvy on a podcast about pro cycling The Venn diagram between Trodelvy pts and bro-cycling podcast listeners has to be in the single digits We live in very strange times #medsky

Did you know Capital Blue Cross has a whole webpage devoted to talking people out of GLP-1 medications? Pretty neat! Kind of feels like they’d rather not pay for them! www.capbluecross.com/wps/portal/c...

Been reading about McCarthyism lately, for no particular reason, and how it ended Not really seeing a Margaret Chase Smith, Edward R Murrow, or Warren court

What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases. Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social

CDC to recommend looking only one way before crossing street

Looking into Apple Watch HTN feature Approved by being "substantially similar" to Viz-dot-ai's HCM notification feature which analyzes...EKG's What? 1/2 #medsky #cardiosky #nephsky

Nothing has changed my take that I’d rather have a heart cath than go to the dentist any day of the week and twice on Sunday (you can go bi-radial)

I can't quite wrap my head around the fact that we live in an unironic 4Chan world

I think we know the answer.

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Massachusetts orders insurers to cover state-backed vaccines, even without CDC support reut.rs/45Ou9KV

ESC absolutely killing it hmm, can't imagine why balance has shifted away from big US meetings...🤔

#ESCCongress Hotline Session addresses hot topics in #AFib management, including discontinuation of long-term OAC Therapy after AFib ablation; digital twin-guided ablation vs. PVI; and PFA vs. RFA in patients w/drug-resistant paroxysmal AFIB. Read more: https://bit.ly/4p5Sbsw

Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations. The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.

Interventional cardiologists been doing the weighted vest thing for decades we're trying to get rid of the damn things #medsky #cardiosky

#SCCT2025 #YesCCT @scct-heart.bsky.social

Gonna violate my own principles and use the clap thing: HAVE👏THE👏CODE STATUS👏 TALK 👏 ***BEFORE***👏THE SHIT 👏HITS 👏THE 👏FAN Carry on #medsky

I just read this fantastic review from the MGH group about Athlete’s Heart. If you want to understand the history and mechanisms, this article is the best review I’ve seen. www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....

I know in light of, well, everything it's a bit nitpicky but the US should have a covered coronary stent that is generally commercially available, and not just on device-exemption requiring IRB oversight #cardiosky #medsky

The Medsky feed is close to 200 likes, so if you can please support by liking, sharing, and pinning it! I know this sounds silly but the more engagement the feed receives the more likely it is that people will see there’s a dedicated space on Bluesky to discuss and share healthcare information.

Just did some IC LKA I have never seen such a collection of poorly worded, barely edited, ambiguous “what am I thinking”, incompletely referenced questions in the 31 years I have been taking tests in medicine Enjoy my money ABIM, you’re obviously not using it on this #cardiosky #medsky #MOC #ABIM

Not at all sure I get $800 value out of being FSCAI

Creating a work requirement for gvt health program is extending one of the great logical fallacies of our private work based system What’s next, a work requirement to get disability benefits?

had that same thought this very morning s/harpooneer/dude hammering on the front

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders A “normal” human LDL level is about 30

Just give Spiro ™️

I was a medic at the Santa Ana protests in OC today. I watched police fire tear gas, flash bangs, & rubber bullets into crowds of men, women, & children. Other medics and I were clearly marked with red crosses, and the police were targeting us. One of the most fucked up things I’ve ever seen.

Led group ride today. Said goal was not a goal speed etc. If you want to hammer a hill go for it, but regroup. Just pay attention to how everyone is doing. If some seem to be struggling, dial it back. Just pay attention to the group so we all finish together Only half could do it

We live in an age where AI has ingested every piece of information ever put on the web, and yet I still can’t get a CABG report before the pt is on the table #cardiosky #medsky

A new era in hypertension management-Simplified and practical guidelines. Here is what you need to know: 130/80mmHg and ARB-diuretic combination.