I was actually just thinking of you! I recently learned that EpiPens are OTC in most of Canada. If you know anyone who’s struggling to afford an EpiPen, they cost less than $100 USD, here. At my local pharmacy, it was $129.99 CAD, which works out to ~$95 USD.

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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people

I’ve spent the past two days as pediatric ward attending and frankly we need both more and even better vaccines not fewer

TAPPER: “This is one of the documents Trump’s DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. ALL BLACK. That’s the ‘transparency’ we’re getting.” #TrumpEpsteinCoverup

DoJ will NOT release all the Epstein files today. So predictable. They say they’ll release some today, and more later on a “rolling basis.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

One thing re: bans on gender-affirming care is that for all the hand-wringing about procedural expense, capacity, and physical safety, these bans explicitly allow and encourage similar procedures to be used without consent on intersex kids. We wrote about this: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

And for those who need to learn hematopathology You’ve heard of elf on the shelf but what about

You’ve heard of elf on the shelf but what about

The @vanityfair.com photographer is #goals

Further evidence that this administration hates children of other countries as well.

This administration truly hates children.

I was already a HUGE fan of @hcrichardson.bsky.social but the fact that Nate Silver isn’t, absolutely makes me love her even more.

I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC. There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI. Spread the word. www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

BREAKING: Seattle Children's Hospital successfully fought this summer to get DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena quashed. The Seattle court partially unsealed the case this week. This was the fourth, previously sealed case mentioned in this recent Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...

Y’all. 9 made these frozen grapes that taste like lemon sour patch kids and I’m OBSESSED. 10/10. Clearly healthy. Highly recommend.

Recently, I've been asked whether every baby actually needs HBV vaccination, largely with the implication that doing this is "one size fits all," and that's not a good approach. Implicit in this assumption is the idea that every individual's physiology is so unique that it demands unique care.

Good news, and totally in keeping with Ironman in CHF and Pivotal in patients on dialysis, which were randomized.

For you @shematologist.medsky.social in giant print!

Heartbroken for the families who will be losing children to vaccine-preventable diseases in the years ahead.

The President promised prices would go back down. In a healthy economy, they almost never do. The normal pattern is: prices jump, then over time your paycheck catches up. The pain comes when wages don't follow—then it's not “inflation” so much as an affordability crisis.

So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.

This is close to 100% preventable.

Before healthcare providers were vaccinated & there were no universal precautions, nurses(because so few females admitted to med schools)infected by exposure sometimes passed it to offspring. Horrific.

... Most people do not even know they are infected. They can silently shed live virus and infect babies and other people who are not vaccinated. It is NOT only transmitted through sex. A grandparent with think skin that bleeds, is infected, could unknowingly, transmit to an unvaccinated baby.

If mom is infected, she has no cure, only treatment. If baby does not finish the series? Then if that child is exposed to infected body fluids and/or becomes sexually activ- there is a high risk of infection. That child may (75%) or may not (25%) shake off the infection if healthy. Pick one.

If I may add a few things: if mom is infected with HBV, the baby has a 90%chance of being infected at birth. So vax us needed unless you want a chronically ill child with a virus that HAS NO CURE. Yes, treatment. But no cure. Vax will reduce the risk of transmission to 10% in majority of cases👇

Meeting goals for all the rest of y’all. #ASH25

There aren’t many things worse one can imagine than the loss of a child. But the loss of a child to a vaccine preventable disease is a pain no parent or family should ever have to bear. Sowing distrust about vaccines, arguably the greatest public health success of all time, is pure evil.

Of babies infected w/Hepatitis B, 90% develop chronic infection. Of those, 1 in 4 will DIE. They lose the ability to get rid of toxins & make important proteins. Their skin yellows, their abdomen swells, they’re uncomfortable. A fate no one deserves. One we can avoid w/ vaccination. .

All mothers should be tested for hepatitis B during pregnancy. They’re not. Some may be negative & acquire infection later in pregnancy. All positive mothers should receive appropriate treatment. They don’t. It’s almost as if you have no understanding whatsoever of healthcare in the US.

SCIENCE SAVES LIVES. Overall pediatric cancer survival rate increased from 63% in mid 1970s to 87%‼️between 2015 & 2021. And this isn’t due to supplements, eating better or avoiding red food dye. It’s due to science & industry working together to develop & approve therapies!

Humans need the iron more than the bacteria... which seems obvious if you think about it.

Hospital medicine #medsky: new data re safety (and benefit!) of IV iron in people with bacterial infections:

IV iron is safe even in the setting of acute bacterial infections and continues to be underutilized!

Practice changing plenary #ASH25‼️ Iron is hypothesized to feed infxn & IV iron often avoided in that setting. >85k people hospitalized w/5 most common bacterial infxns, compared those who recvd IV iron to those who did not. 🩸greater hemoglobin increase 🩸lower mortality at 14 & 90 days

I’m not surprised they’re always on the white peoples side, and always on the rich peoples side, and always on the men’s side, and always on the “Christian” side, and always on the cisgender side, but also always being on the infectious disease side just really wasn’t on my bingo card.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.

What a fun idea! Definitely contributing to my FOMO or KOMO (knowledge of missing out) at missing #ASH25

A little behind the scenes at #ASH25 because so much heart goes into bringing this meeting to life. #ASHkudos to the crew behind the build and to the amazing attendees who make this meeting feel alive. #Hematology #HemeOnc

Today’s ASH-a-Palooza made waves so here is a little #ASHaiku 🌊💫 Blood talks in the air Mentors guide new paths with care Hematology blooms #ASH25 #ASHTrainee #HemeSky

Because of the hepatitis B birth dose and completion of the infant series of the vaccine, the U.S. has made significant progress in reducing chronic hepatitis B. Eliminating the birth dose would reverse this progress and put children's health at risk. Read more: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

If the FDA has proof that vaccines killed children, it needs to release that evidence immediately.

Grateful for the clear messages coming from @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @apha.org

It’s time to bid farewell. #kidvengers #HCWvsHunger & @shematologist.medsky.social. We’ll meet again next year for another successful year… From the Trio K9 Simba ,Coco & Max

This week the annual @hcwvshunger.bsky.social friendly “competition” resulted in $1,038,289 in donations to organizations fighting hunger Doctors @shematologist.medsky.social and @tmprowell.bsky.social started the initiative which has raised $4,193,714 since 2020! Join us next year? 🍎 #HCWvsHunger

📣 Goodreads GIVEAWAY is officially open. Enter to win a copy of After Shock today 📚 #medsky #booksky www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

So very proud of everyone who joined #KidVengers - thank you 🙏 🥰