As a physician, this absolutely terrifies me. Unlike measles, which I have not seen in person due to our previously good efforts at vaccination, bacterial meningitis is something I have seen in my career. It is a nightmare illness and a “do not miss” diagnosis because of high mortality rate.

Tonight we held space with a crowd (maybe 75? Photo was taken early) in Conway, NH, to honor the life of Renee Good who was murdered by ICE. We shared music and reflection, poetry, and were offered prayer. May her memory be a blessing.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I wish the men (RFK Jr, mainly) making these deliberately false statements could experience a colposcopy and cervical biopsy for an HPV-positive abnormal pap, but they will never have to. They are unqualified to speak on the matter.

Flu is no joke. You can still get your vaccine at the pharmacy and you can mask for extra protection.

If invading a country and capturing its criminal leader is a thing now, who does one talk to about this? Canada? We’re neighbors. Please???? Could you at least annex Maine? I love maple syrup and could learn to love hockey. Thanks for your consideration.

Beautifully written and non-judgmental. My conversations with pregnant people about prenatal screening attempt to convey that there is no “right” or “wrong” choice about screening and the decisions that this screening may lead to. But implicit bias is real, and this first-hand account is powerful.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy

Thankful for smart people who use the actual science to debunk the disingenuous claims from those who are attempting to scare women into submission by limiting their reproductive choices.

Guster kitty fell asleep waiting for Santa. He hopes that knocking off all the ornaments doesn’t land him on the naughty list…

Mark your calendars for this Oxford County Democrats Meet n’ Greet. One bonus from the GOP running our country into the ground has been seeing lots of democrat candidates stepping up and inspired to save it. I’m happy to see the focus on our rural communities. #MEpolitics

Not the 60 minutes piece, but an excellent podcast sharing the story of an asylum-seeking family from Russia who were whisked off to Costa Rica by our government. Worth a listen.

This is madness. Even parents who want to do the right thing to protect their children won’t have consistent access to evidence-based guidelines. I used to refer to the CDC website multiple times a week. Since January, I cannot use or trust it. RFK Jr must go. Now.

This here is the real deal: putting the money where their mouths are. I respect artists who are true to their work and mission. I just wish preventing gun violence was not a cause anyone had to champion.

I’ll never be a true “Mainah” since I wasn’t born here, so I’m celebrating my MA roots with this one. “Shipping up to Boston” is the icing on the cake!

Voted to let 14 year olds in DC be prosecuted as adults and now to let migrant children be strip-searched, Jared Golden is showing his true colors as he is not running for reelection. If he ever surfaces in politics again, we will not forget his horrendous record. #MEpolitics

1/ 1995 me’s mind would have been blown to learn 2025 me would be wearing her black velvet Doc Martens bought in Harvard Sq and vintage velvet skirt from a now defunct thrift store in Central Sq to play violin on a Green Day cover with her son and husband at the middle school band concert.

Sometimes going down the YouTube rabbit hole is a fun diversion, and sometimes it leads you to something that changes you for having seen it. I have no words. Do yourself a favor and watch this.

There are many things to be thankful for this holiday season (although I often have to remind myself about this given the state of our country), but one I am thrilled about is seeing @guster.bsky.social with the PSO in 2026!

This is senseless and so sad for the innocent infants who succumbed to a horrible death gasping for air. We recommend a pertussis booster to pregnant people in the third trimester to pass on antibodies to infants and that everyone who comes in contact with the baby be up-to-date. Please vaccinate!

Zero vaccines are “injected directly into the bloodstream” Approved vaccines are: • Intramuscular • Subcutaneous • Intradermal • Oral • Intranasal No approved vaccines are administered intravenously. Hope that helps 🙃

Vaccine-preventable diseases are unimpressed with your consumption of beef tallow and peptides and supplements in lieu of vaccines. You’re the antelope and the lion is going to track you down.

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…