Kudos to the teams in Indiana who developed a responsible video about human reproduction that is consistent with many states’ “Baby Olivia” laws without being, well, “Baby Olivia” #Medsky #ReproSky hcet.org/hgd-videos/?...

Familiarity with these new(-ish) laws is also a physician responsibility; necessary for us to appropriately advocate for our patients #Medsky www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/w...

Excellent editorial - the same arguments administrators use for replacing healthcare workers with AI are easily also applied to themselves. #Medsky

This is the work of our medical professional organizations Everyone in healthcare needs to be supporting our medical professional organizations right now #Medsky www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...

Obstetricians and other healthcare workers: This should never happen. It should never happen again at this hospital, it should never happen at any hospital Full stop #Medsky #Reprosky www.propublica.org/article/flor...

Tylenol Prescriptions for pregnant patients fell quickly after the White House press conference…but then have recovered, likely because of the tenacious refutation from experts and professional organizations. We can make a difference #Medsky www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...

Only a few days on Goodreads, release is months away, cover art, blurbs and reviews pending But there appear to be 4 people I don’t know, someone in the world, who already want to read the book, so that’s a start.

Under this administration, there are both reproductive restrictions and decreasing access to prenatal care. www.salon.com/2026/03/01/e...

Given everything going on right now, everyone needs to be a member of their medical professional organization Everyone #MedSky www.doximity.com/articles/d45...

"Public health policy is fundamentally different than the dynamic driving personal health decisions involving a patient and a provider." Read the full #OpEd from pediatrician and public health analyst Irwin Redlener, MD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/120089

Unending appreciation to Ohio’s legal teams Although there is still a long way to go, it is also worth noting that, in the time since our constitutional amendment passed, Ohio is actually now *less* restrictive then before Dobbs www.cleveland.com/open/2026/02...

Very true www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...

Available now for pre-order. Release date August 18th. Cover art pending. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/828106...

There has been much fear mongering and misinformation about SSRIs in pregnancy, including from our federal government This has consequences In this study, stopping medications in the first trimester was directly tied to a spike in ER visits for mental health emergencies #MedSky

My patients are choosing between health insurance and groceries. That’s not a personal failure — that’s policy. Trump’s policy. The GOP’s policy. Every consequence belongs to them. Link in comments.

The most powerful part of this new study is that *any* abortion restrictions (waiting periods, biased counseling) are associated with increased rates of maternal death. Because abortion is lifesaving, are barriers to lifesaving therapy leads to death. #MedSky www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...

No association between maternal COVID vaccination and childhood neurologic outcomes in large study presented at SMFM, further cementing safety in pregnancy. #MedHub www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...

In an #OpEd, @davidnhackney.bsky.social, asked whether two things can be true at once: Even if Oz’s comments missed the mark, could #ob/gyn telerobotics still merit serious consideration? www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

My new piece for @medpagetoday.com, in which “Ob” Wan battles ultrasound droids through sand-swept maternity deserts #MedSky @gfriedman.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Open letter from our major medical professional organizations on the crisis in Minnesota #MedSky www.groupof6.org/dam/AAFP/doc...

“As some medical groups cave to the Trump administration, the American College of OB-GYNs is taking a stand” From COVID to Dobbs to now I will always be proud of my professional organization during these time. #MedSky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This number should be zero. There should be zero cases of measles right now in South Caroline Any number that is not zero is not acceptable #MedSky www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/m...

Endless appreciation to all of the legal teams working on behalf of our state ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/o...

How much does pregnancy age a person? Our biologic age differs from our chronologic age. In a fascinating new study of epigenetic changes: 1 pregnancy = 5+ years of biologic aging So states with abortion bans are forcibly aging people five years #MedSky journals.lww.com/greenjournal...

Excellent reporting on the ongoing issues facing our state

Capitalizing on medical distrust, some influencers are selling guides to "freebirths" (medically unassisted births) and "wild pregnancies" (pregnancies without prenatal care). @davidnhackney.bsky.social @rachrobertson.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregna...

Feels like a reasonable time to re-post this.

My thoughts on this week’s dangerous & incompetent ACIP meeting. Right now, we can all work to keep medicine aligned instead with expertise Appreciation to @medpagetoday.com & @gfriedman.bsky.social #MedSky www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

"Changing this training requirement is dangerous for patient care and will seriously reduce access to quality healthcare for pregnant people, worsening the existing maternal health crisis in the U.S." Read the full #OpEd at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118536?trw=no

🧵 THREAD of TEMPLATES to help you testify against some of the most harmful bills moving through #Ohio's Statehouse this week: 🔸️SB 293 — Punish absentee voters for slow mail: bit.ly/OhioSB293 🔸️HB 172 — We call it the "Child Abuser Protection Act": bit.ly/OhioHB172

In 2023 Ohioans spoke loudly and clearly at the ballot box, and our politicians have kept trying to circumnavigate us every since

The Ohio House Education Committee will be holding opposition testimony to the “Baby Olivia” Act this Thursday. Written opposition testimony can be submitted through the link content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OHH...

Few things in medicine have the same existential disconnect between our widespread opinions against routine, low-risk continuous FHT monitoring and our near-filial adherence #MedSky www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...

Unfortunately one can elucidate the structure of DNA while also failing to understand how to be a decent human being James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

In clinic today every patient who was pregnant with diabetes & reliant upon SNAP for food had their payments discontinued over the weekend I hope Trump is enjoying the White House’s opulent new marble bathroom

Currently there’s no reason to believe our federal government will spare pregnant patients from what may come Losing SNAP could mean more pregnancy complications as food insecurity grows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/31/r...

In the next weeks, doctors should be alert to starvation. Starvation can be a surprisingly difficult diagnosis, as both food insecurity can be embarrassing & undisclosed but also the early medical manifestations can be subtle. Unexplained lab or electrolyte changes? Ask about food. #MedSky

Call the two Democrats who are about to vote for this map -- tell them to fight for #Ohio or get out of office: Senator Nickie Antonio: 📲 614-466-5123 📧 [email protected] State Rep Dani Isaacsohn: 📲 614-466-5786 📧 [email protected] davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...

"As doctors, we know that fear can be stronger than data." In an #OpEd, @acog.org president Steven Fleischman, MD, MBA, writes on "misleading warnings from the government" about acetaminophen and their effect on patients. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Medical misinformation and frivolous litigation form a perfect union as they are cut from the same cloth of factual obfuscation interwoven with emotional appeals #MedSky Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/h...

More professional medical organizations in more fields should also be issuing best practices for advocacy and misinformation mitigation #MedSky

Appreciation to Ohio Senator Ken Smith in meeting with our ACOG delegation; a stalwart supporter of physicians, patients and public health

Editorial by the Ohio ACOG Section Chair www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...

Well…Ohio now also has “Baby Olivia” legislation in submission. It’s been defeated before in other states, we can defeat it here www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...

Our series, The Unraveling Safety Net: How a new Medicaid rule strains reproductive health care, launched today. First up: @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @sofiaresnick.bsky.social on what happened when Texas enacted a similar ban years before Roe fell. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/texa...

Ohio HR347, requiring a 24 hr waiting period before abortion, has a hearing tomorrow. But Ohio already has a waiting period law… which has been ruled unconstitutional… so this is redundant… So why the hearing? Cynical political theater ohiohouse.gov/legislation/...

Tylenol is not proven to cause autism or ADHD So if you’re pregnant & require relief from pain, relieve yourself of pain Ignore President Trump Ignore RFK Jr Don’t suffer pointlessly from the opinions of two old men eminently devoid of medical expertise #MedSky

My thoughts on this week’s dangerous & incompetent ACIP meeting. Right now, we can all work to keep medicine aligned instead with expertise Appreciation to @medpagetoday.com & @gfriedman.bsky.social #MedSky www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...