1/ Sorry for the paywall, but this is a very informative article. I’ve observed this happening in my community where outside hate groups have mobilized to try and force the school board to change policies to strip trans students of their rights and roll back DEI, but the degree to which these

So many things wrong with this story. The summary is the patient found a tick, had a telehealth consult with the company her insurance contracts with who prescribed a treatment (more about that to come) and also advised an in-person evaluation, which insurance then denied b/c there was no PA.

As a direct primary care physician, I don’t accept insurance, and yet I know how important it is for patients to have affordable healthcare for emergencies and anything beyond the scope of outpatient family medicine. I’m deeply disappointed in Sen Angus King. He screwed us all.

Attention, Susan Collins. And Jared Golden. The graphic says any Republican supporting drumpf needs to see the writing on the wall, but just because Golden claims to be a Democrat, that won’t protect him against his record in the primary. The blue wave is coming to Maine!

It’s a beautiful day to wake up in Maine! Voters rejected restrictions on absentee voting disguised as a “voter ID” measure. Voters passed a red flag law to prevent senseless gun deaths. The tides are turning! #MEpolitics

Maine friends: make time to vote! * NO on 1 (save absentee voting!) * YES on 2 (save lives by allowing guns to be held when there is a credible concern for safety)

I am, once again, asking folks to put aside their differences over the senate race in Maine for this weekend as we stare down Question 1 on Tuesday. We must protect absentee voting so that Mainers continue to have an easily accessible and secure way to vote. Vote No on Question 1. #mepolitics

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“The Ballroom Thieves” is a very fitting name for a band these days…. Vote No on 1 to save absentee voting in Maine! (Yes, I am aware of the Platner problems. I support all efforts to bring attention to Question 1, especially the artists playing this event!)

Thanks for the heads up about a delivery of norovirus to Portland….. FYI - hand sanitizer does not work against these bugs. Soap, water, and bleach are your friends, but don’t ingest or inject the bleach because you are not dumb unlike the Felon in Chief.

Vaccine requirements protect not just the children of those willing to sacrifice their own kids to vaccine-preventable illnesses because they “did their research,” but also the entire classroom who are now exposed, including kids or teachers who are immunocompromised. Vaccines save lives.

Vaccines make people and communities healthy, not snake oils pushed by RFK Jr and his influencer crowd.

@greenhousemd.bsky.social #medsky

#Maine has one of the highest voter turnouts in the country. Let’s keep it that way! Restricting voting rights—by limiting housebound seniors’ and disabled Mainers’ access to absentee ballots—is beneath us.

Firefighter/paramedics rely on absentee voting because they often work long shifts on Election Day and can't get out of work to vote. Question 1 on the November ballot would restrict our ability to vote absentee. VOTE NO ON 1!

This is the second of two interesting articles by @boltyboy.bsky.social As a DPC doc, I'd love to see a trial of EBT payments by Maine Medicaid (Mainecare) It needs to be very simple though to work for DPC. That's hard for government bureaucracies used to fee for service and "quality" measures

The most heartwarming thing I saw today was the lone protestor on his own front lawn in rural Maine (CD2). Everyone knows everyone here and this took guts. He wasn’t there when we drove by on our way home from Bridgton, but I salute him and thank him for speaking up. #NoKings

Saw some good friends making good trouble in Bridgton, Maine. The family that protests together stays together (though our oldest elected to head to Portland, we video chatted during the events). #NoKings

Mainers - vote NO on question 1. It places restrictions and burdens on absentee voting, which many Mainers use, under the guise of making elections safer. I live in a town of 400 people. Our town clerk knows everyone. Q1 is unnecessary; voter fraud in Maine is almost nonexistent. #MEpolitics

As an MIT alum, I get a kick out of seeing MIT in a Teen Vogue article. I support MIT’s decision to reject the compact and have to admit that Teen Vogue has earned a reputation for journalism I would not have assumed based on their name. Don’t judge a magazine by its cover.

I can tell a lot of things from an EKG. I can diagnose a-fib or another arrhythmia, pick up a heart attack, refer for a pacemaker, or tell if you have an infection around the heart. I cannot tell if someone’s heart is “14 years younger” than their age. I don’t need an EKG to detect BS.

I want to joint the ukulele band!

Maine friends, vote NO on 1. Know who wants to make it harder for Mainers to vote including by absentee ballot and what the real motivation is. The same machine that packed the Supreme Court for drumpf wants to keep Collins in power with Question 1. Follow the money.

“I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record….”

I love apple cider vinegar, but it is not the cure-all that “influencers” would have us believe. If it makes a patient feel more empowered and invested in their care to chug some apple cider vinegar while working with me on evidence-based treatments, I’m all for it. But it’s not magic…

We can fight voter suppression! Thank you @asfried.bsky.social Here’s how: amyfried.substack.com/p/4-ways-to-...

If you are in Maine, Vote NO on 1. Protect absentee voting and don’t get fooled by the false narrative that it is unsafe.

This shouldn’t happen. This baby was too young to be vaccinated, which is why we recommend a whooping cough booster to pregnant people to pass on antibodies and everyone around the newborn to prevent exposure. Lower vaccination rates mean more chances for babies to get sick and die.

Yes, and with due respect as a mother and a doctor, what we think is the right thing is not always right. Take for example the demands for antibiotics for viral infections, which are unnecessary and can cause side effects and antibiotic resistance. Gut instinct must be balanced with science.

If you didn’t know, Mehmet Oz has a financial stake in the company iHerb which sells: folinic acid supplements (folinic acid = leucovorin) The lies about Tylenol, autism, and this “treatment” are ALL part of their grift.

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

This is beyond bad. Between the horrendous budget that guts Medicaid (thanks again @golden.house.gov for falling in line with MAGA rather than showing any fortitude) and now this EO, expect more immediate closures of rural hospitals in Maine, or at least cutting essential services. #MElolitics

Hey Oxford County, ME, democrats! Meeting tonight for Southwest Oxford County Democrats at the American Legion Hall in Fryeburg at 6 pm to organize and get the word out on question 1. I’ll be at school board policy mtg, which is equally important, but will be there late. #MEpolitics

@golden.house.gov would love an explanation from one of your constituents as to why you think a 14 year old should be tried as an adult. You need to be educated on the development of the prefrontal cortex. At age 14 the brain is nowhere near able to make adult decisions. This is disgraceful.

Sen Cassidy: Talk to your doctor about any questions you may have. Me to Sen Cassidy: You are not my doctor, but I have questions. WHY did you vote to confirm RFK Jr??? Explain to me how you can live with yourself after unleashing him on the country. Are you trying to redeem yourself?

Happy that for once doctors, whose reimbursements have stayed stagnant or even fallen while insurance executive dailies have soared, are not being blamed.

This infuriates me. I have spent hours of my life I will never get back fighting insurance companies to cover LARCs, which are absolutely life-saving and life-changing healthcare for women, especially in low resource countries. All destroyed because drumpf hates women; he only abuses them.

💙 Another child dies from measles 💙 🍼 Infected with measles as an infant BEFORE they were eligible to receive the vaccine. 🧠 They developed SSPE - a rare but fatal complication that shows 2-10 years after infection. ‼️ THIS is we why need need vaccine mandates. Save our babies. #SacktheQuack

Trump publicly praises a murdered white supremacist. But refuses to even acknowledge the domestic terrorism attack on a federal institution—or the police officer murdered protecting fed employees. His silence speaks volumes. (Thx to whoever made this image - apologies for not giving you credit!)

Just got this email from my kid's doctors (who are awesome, btw). Despite having asthma, my kid can't access the COVID vaccine — and if he did, we'd probably have to pay for it out-of-pocket. Trump & RFK are destroying our healthcare system. Republicans are making America sicker. #mepolitics

Tonight, I’m going to shed some tears for victims of gun violence. Gun violence is never acceptable. Gun violence is the number one cause of pediatric deaths in the US. Today, there was another school shooting in Colorado. I remember victims of shootings at schools, places of worship, public

Well, the man-o-sphere has found its way to Bluesky. The experience of women on social media is vastly different from men. I tried to agree with a comment and further a discussion about rebuilding rail infrastructure in Maine and after being mansplained over-and-over and then attacked for being

Sorry for the paywall, but essentially the federal government is trying to get rosters of student sports teams in Maine as they continue to focus on a handful of harmless trans students rather than actually doing something to protect girls and women by releasing the Epstein files. #MEPolitics

This family physician is firmly behind my infectious diseases colleagues with this statement. Can RFK Jr now before it is too late!