our healthcare system is so screwed up even if you have insurance A 16-yr-old kid is asking if it’s okay from him to tell his parents to let him die. Not because there isn’t treatment that could add tie or cure him but because it could bankrupt his parents and ruin their and his sisters lives

@rsnasky.bsky.social #RSNA25 #Radiology #RadOncSky #OncSky #PathSky Team #DiagnoseAndTreats #RadSky #MedSky we have now crossed the 100K mark !!! @hcwvshunger.bsky.social #HCWvsHunger Keep Going !!! Please !!!

Washington State Dept of Hlth: “The older adult male in Washington State who tested positive for avian flu in early November has died and was the first global human case of a rare H5N5 strain of the virus” #IDsky #Medsky www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

In a new leaked memo, the FDA outlined plans to make it much harder to get new vaccines approved, claiming, without sharing evidence, that the COVID vaccines have killed at least 10 children. This is so reckless. The science shows us that COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives.

Due to illness a little late to the game… But more than ever it will take a community effort to address food insecurity I have the benefit of having the ability to help No one should ever be hungry Thanks to all involved in #HCWvsHunger for all they do to make this happen

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

He needs to be removed yesterday…this move will be written in children’s and immunocompromised ppl’s blood

Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful. Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms. This is dangerous & disappointing.

The CDC website is peddling false information about autism. 👉 Do not trust CDC for vaccine info or guidance 👉 Look to professional orgs or Public Health Canada (NACI) for unbiased, evidence-based guidance Gift link: wapo.st/4idz3Wn

“only an estimated 1 in 5 eligible individuals in the United States received lung cancer screening (LCS) in 2024, and increasing current uptake to 100% could raise the number of lung cancer deaths prevented and life-years-gained by three-fold” #lcsm jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

It would have been Jei’s 51st birthday today Some days the grief hits hard even though it’s been 5.5 yrs like when I saw an honor flight at the Vietnam Memorial shortly before Veterans Day He took such pride in bringing folks home and giving families closure To remember is to honor

I would add “bad luck” and family history to this excellent list. #LungCancer #NoStigma #lcsm

Bakers half dozen in medical appts this week 1st ✅ done Being chronically ill is its own full time job esp in the U.S. When you are stuck in a 🪑 for hrs, you need something cheery, so I brought a reminder of friends (yes that’s 3 hello kitty stickers🙄) n travels Remind me to just say no to 7 am

A yr ago today I was being released from the hospital after nearly dying and having emergency surgery for a hole in my GI due to one of the 💊 for my RA All b/c my insurance thought they knew better than my MD and I I will forever remain at ⬆️ of GI perforations Despite that

No, JD, belonging in America does not depend on how many generations of your family have lived here. The values of this country matter - deeply - to who we are and what it means to be American.

Umm just no I do not want AI making a decision about drugs If you now don’t have enough folks at the FDA perhaps you shouldn’t have fired them

#memorialday IYKYK

Earlier this week, the FDA said that new clinical trials would be needed to give updated Covid vaccines to healthy kids and adults. An FDA advisory panel today recommended keeping the next round of shots the same - so will new clinical trials still be needed? It is unclear! @berkeleyjr.bsky.social

The way they choose to frame the amazing access we have to lifesaving vaccines is just maddening. Let me fix that for them - We're giving kids more vaccines to keep them safe from dangerous infectious diseases? What a remarkable achievement! Let's keep up this important work!

If you live in South Dakota Senator Rounds is seeking feedback on where the country is headed… How he could not understand all the cuts to education, science and healthcare hurt the U.S. economy is beyond me but maybe you want to let him know…

We need politicians with spines that reign in the chaos and protect our standing and foundation in innovative medical science This also leaves many patients in the U.S. out to die Not that I blame any company taking this route …

Believe ppl when they show you who they are Sometimes silence, letting dominos fall where they may is warranted Especially if someone diminishes you and your voice And if you fall down when someone tries to shrink you That’s ok Just remember you hold w/in yourself the strength to get back up

“depositions filed in the case last week, two NIH officials testified that DOGE itself gave directions in hundreds of grant terminations. The lawsuit offers an unprecedented view into the termination of more than 600 grants at the NIH over the past two months.”

It’s a pure fallacy to say that the best way to become immune is by getting infected. Even more bonkers in the case of measles is that the measles virus can wipe out ALL former immunity to other infections, meaning even if you don’t get that sick from measles you’re gonna get sick all the time after

This isn't a new product. It's an updated vaccine to account for new strains and viral evolution. Are they going to do this for all COVID and influenza vaccines yearly? Because that effectively shuts them down. There isn't enough time between identification of strains included & release of vaccine.

If ykmyk 1 of my pet peeves is ⏰ and $$ toxicity associated w/ cancer care Often families cannot $$$ quality time together Lighthouse Family retreats gives them that ⏰ My sis is taking my niece to show her why its important we take care of others and give back/volunteer

When RFK Jr denigrates kids with disabilities, he’s talking about the patients I care for every day. Whether or not a person ever plays baseball is not the metric we use to consider human value and flourishing. When RFK Jr laments the existence of children who will never work or

NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of Rümeysa Öztürk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp...

#ICU nurses at #LAGeneral Medical Center are prepping these glass vials to hold the EKG rhythm strips of a dying patient to gift to the family. These "heartbeats in a bottle" don't cost much at all but are so cherished by grieving families. @3wishesprogram.bsky.social #KindnessMatters #EOLcare

One thing about today's tariff shitshow is that congress could undo all this nonsense tonight and the damage would still be huge, because these actions have decisively signaled that the US is an unreliable international trading partner—and this impacts political and economic strategy worldwide.

Historians of white supremacy passing the flame to historians of the Great Depression in the world's saddest Olympic torch relay.

If I wanted the best immunity to infectious diseases generally, not only would I get vaccinated for everything but I would also SPECIFICALLY avoid measles. It literally wipes out your immunity to other infections (whether that was gained by vaccine or prior infection)

Bait and Switch.

“I know the cost of long Covid is real & substantial... I have many friends & people I’m close to who are immunocompromised. So for the sake of [those] around me, I don’t want to get sick… I know every time I do a talk…it makes a huge difference to them to have the person at the front wear a mask.”

I feel like a lot of people do not understand that it costs so much more for everyone to just let people die preventable deaths than it does to pay for basic healthcare services

I spoke with Wired about the science funding crisis. NIH cuts are forcing universities to slash PhD admissions, threatening the next generation of researchers. A critical moment for the future of American science. www.wired.com/story/the-ch...

regarding Columbia University, I just learned about this (anonymous) account of negotiations of the Hitler regime in the 1930s with Frankfurt University -- Germany's most prestigious university at the time:

The ACA was cool because you won't have a co-pay to get the cancer screening your doctor recommends.

NEW: Remarkable interview with Zelensky in TIME. ZELENSKY: "I believe Russia has managed to influence some people on the WH team.” He says they believe Putin over their own intelligence services. On Trump saying Russia could return to G7: “Imagine releasing Hitler from political isolation."🔥

If you know me and ever wondered why doctors advised me to not run marathons my heart likes to do this (especially during long runs) No, i didnt feel it, this is why i do check my HR while i run This was an easy run on my treadmill. It just wasn’t the best asthma day…(Also far from the worst)

Three years ago, I helped @mhsmith.bsky.social start the @3wishesprogram.bsky.social at #UW. I am so happy to report that their program is thriving under his leadership and have granted wishes for over 400 patients!

“If someone legally in the United States can be grabbed from his home for engaging in constitutionally protected political activity, we are in a drastically different country from the one we inhabited before Trump’s inauguration.” Read @michellegoldberg.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...

A President who detains a protestor and revokes their legal status can only be called one thing: A dictator. Silencing dissent is unlawful, unjust, and authoritarian through and through.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s Doge is expending over $9 million a week, with more than 50 staffers—many earning six-figure salaries—adding even more expenses on top of the $9 million weekly cost.

All available evidence has shown that ‘conversion therapy’ does not work and causes significant and long-term harms. The first amendment does not protect the right to inflict material harm on others.

The CDC and FDA are endangering the availability and affordability of next year's flu vaccine - which could cost lives. Wouldn't it be great if lots of people called 800-232-4636 (docket CDC-2025-0003) to say they want their families and communities protected? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/05/o...