Sorry so long but I'm mad as hell Sent @nytimes this am RE Lauren Sanchez Bezos article Are you freaking kidding me??? Why are you platforming this person? She is lauded here for influencing "the uber-rich to stop apologizing and start enjoying themselves". How tone-deaf are you?

SCOTUS ruling on conversion therapy is terrible decision for patients' rights & safety We were already heading in this direction w/ profit trumping ethics, guidelines, standards of care, expertise in medicine This decision just hastened it. This was not intent of 1st amendment #medsky #psychsky

Why are you overspending for hormones in perimenopause & menopause? Share with a friend Cost effective hormones that are safe and work are available. HINT: compounded hormones and pellets are not one of them.

Great post on how RFKs anti vaccine actions will impact vaccine prices. MedSky #publichealth #vaccines www.threads.com/@acedurrani/...

Fascinating look at “Dutch protocol” established in 90’s in Netherlands on treatment of transgender adolescents, how was implemented here US, and how progressed to where we are now politically & medically (both totally fucked up) #MedSky #Transmed #Psychsky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Did you know that the BBB offers an offset to the destruction of Medicaid: they have kindly increased the annual contributions to HSA/FSA accounts to $17k 🙄 Like offering a bandaid after open heart surgery #medsky #medicaid #publichealth

I never, ever want to hear again that women are too emotional to be leaders.

Look beyond Trump and Musk's public blowout to the bigger problem: the infiltration of Big Money in our politics. It has corrupted our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top while drowning out the needs of regular Americans.

The really critical thing to know about the Trump/Musk throw down is that the “Big Beautiful Bill” would explode the debt, exacerbate economic inequality, and cause cruel and grievous harm to the most vulnerable Americans and we really should be talking about that a whole lot more.

📌In the wake of this Musk-Trump nuclear-powered slap fight, I want to remind everybody that women are too emotional to lead.

Serious question here: As doctors, if we prescribe GLP1s for weight loss to people of normal weight and metabolic health, are we aiding and abetting disordered eating behavior and, if so, is this practice ethical? #MedSky #medicine #PsychSky #mentalheath #Disorderedeating #anorexia

1/2 I see women in often who’ve received inappropriate RXs for menopause hormones far exceeding expert recs Now I’ve seen most egregious example in 22y of menopause practice: Her Total Testosterone 1907 ref range <82 women ref range ‹1000 men ref range ‹1000 transmasc MenopauseSky MedSky 👇🏻

I get emails selling hormone pellets for perimenopause, this time from Qualgen My question is: it costs provider $8-12 per pellet, why do they turn around & charge patient $300-$600 everv 3 months? I never get emails for FDA-approved hormones & I make no money prescribing them MenopauseSky MedSky

Fellow #healthcare providers 📣: How many of you are spending wayyyyy more time with patients lending a sympathetic ear re: the state of the world, particularly our country & impact of present administration 🙋🏼‍♀️ People are really struggling. #medsky #medicine #publichealth

The current administration is responsible for this and all the subsequent morbidity and mortality #MedSky #publichealth

I love you Larry David Bill Maher, not so much www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...

He wants to give a baby bonus of $5k when “a middle-income family of four is expected to pay $233,610 per child from birth to age 18. This number jumps to $310,605 when calculated using an adjusted inflation rate for 2022” ifstudies.org/blog/the-tru...

1/2 Pt today wanted me to refill her compounded tirzepatide (prescribed by another Dr.) I told her they aren’t supposed to do that after FDA ruling. She wanted me to call pharmacy so I did. Pharmacist said she can still get it but I would need to choose glycine or niacinamide to the tirzepatide

The Signal debacle is what happens when you hire people for high level positions who look the part, but don’t have the experience, who talk the talk, but can’t walk the walk. We have & will continue to see this play out in our healthcare system to the detriment of people’s lives #medsky #sciencesky

Another great read from @drjengunter.bsky.social reviewing the continued disinformation spewed by Goop and Gwyneth Paltrow this time re: her defense of raw milk consumption #medsky #publichealth #nutrition open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...

Again, vaccines saving lives. #medsky #vaccines

The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought: - 1.65 million deaths from AIDS - 500,000 from lack of vaccines - 550,000 from lack of food aid - 290,000 from malaria - 310,000 from TB

So much winning!

@drjengunter.bsky.social ‘s terrific new article on substack re: facts about “bioidentical” hormones & why you should save $$ & skip compounded hormones in favor of FDA approved options for menopausal hormones. This includes hormone pellets #medsky #menopause vajenda.substack.com/p/misinforma...

This might seem like it impacts only the students at o e program at one school. But make no mistake, this should be horrifying to anyone in medicine/science. This is only the beginning. #medsky #sciencesky

MAHA stands for making kids sicker

Same. However these same parents are now full on MAGA boomers. Would they have still given their 3 children vaccines now? #vaccines #medsky

These things are already happening and you do not know until you need the medical care. #medsky

Am I literally the only person in the world who can’t wear white without getting some sort of shmutz on themself? #menopausesky #menopause

This is so sad in so many ways. This child didn’t have to die. What is more contagious than viruses is medical misinformation. Fact: vaccination saves lives #vaccines

We are in this together, and together we are stronger.

No. Diet & supplements do not protect against measles Vaccination does And now the new HHS/NIH is cutting >40 grants studying vaccine hesitancy The best way to spread misinformation is to ignore facts & interfere w/ research #medsky #sciencesky #vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h...

Be careful of who you choose to believe. Your life may literally depend on it.

2 new studies re: menopausal hormone therapy & Alzheimers risk. Many say MHT prevents Alz & cog decline, this study confirms what guidelines: safe in younger women, but may be causative in older, here >70. Early menopause also confers inc risk #medsky #menopause www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/al...

Does anyone remember Robert Smigel’s @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social cartoon, The Ex-Presidents of United States? Gist is they would come in & solve crimes & help US citizens with their “super powers”. My question is: where are the current ex-presidents? Why aren’t they helping us? #comics

Sadly, even just this news interferes w/ veteran healthcare HCPs & staff, many of whom are vets like my VAMC dept chief husband, are understandably worried about their jobs & how these cuts will kneecap their ability to provide care👇👇👇 #medsky #veterans #heathcare apnews.com/article/vete...

Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist. He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.

Where do I get my make America goth again hat? Preferably a place that gies to a good cause? #makeamericagothagain

Shocking how many people love to speak w/such authority on things they know nothing about. More & more thing they know nothing & yet feel free to spread lies about is medicine. I was going to comment that he hasn’t even played a doctor before, but, alas… 👇👇👇 MedSky

This is embarrassing. I am ashamed at our country and its “leaders”.

Yep. Vaccines to the rescue again. For the vaccinated. Remember you can still get the Gardasil HPV vaccine up to age 45. It also protects against heads and neck and anal cancer too. MedSky ScienceSky #vaccines #cancer www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

Another day, another call to @repdavid : Those of us with underlying conditions like #autoimmune & #immunodeficiency deserve the right to get updated flu & covid vaccines in the fall. Period. Politics have no place in medicine. MedSky #vaccination

We w/underlying conditions have most to lose from this. Every new flu/Covid infxn inc my chance of further lung damage. If you’ll be impacted by not receiving updated flu/covid vax in fall call congressperson & say politics has no place in medicine #chronicillness #longcovid #autoimmune MedSky

These people are not just idiots, their reckless behavior is kneecapping medical research in ways that will negatively impact the health and safety of all Americans for years to come. MedSky ScienceSky

Just 📞 R-Schweikert as constituent of AZ-1 congressional dist Vote no on doge legislative agenda Stand up for #arizona #veterans & VAMC workers who care for them Stand up for Medicaid by vote no to lower taxes for wealthy Stand up for scientific research funding Stand up for vaccines MedSky

This is NOT fake news. What is fake news is the idea that vaccines are unnecessary. This is the 1st measles death in over a decade. If for some reason you are uncertain if you had the MMR vaccine you can get titers from your PCP MedSky #vaccines #publishealth www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

The math ain’t mathin’

Did you know 1/5 Americans are on #Medicaid and the program pays for ~50% of US births. Republican house members & the president want to make crippling cuts to this benefit. This will negatively impact people you know & love. #medsky #healthcare

This is very important. Collecting a patients pregnancy and child birth history as part of a #menopause consult is critical for assessing risk of chronic disease

“meno wars” don’t seem to have infiltrated BlueSky like IG Have u seen menopause misinfo inc diets/detoxes/supplements/hormone use lacking research here? Who do you follow for reliable info on perimenopause? Me? @drjengunter.bsky.social MenopauseSky MedSky www.theguardian.com/society/2025...