Amy G Dala, MD
@amygdalamd.bsky.social
it’s a lot of pressure caring for an organ that can’t just be transplanted
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Amy G Dala, MD
@amygdalamd.bsky.social
· Feb 20
Things pediatricians are scared of:
Grapes
Hot dogs
Lawn mowers
Unmounted TVs
Babies on laps in cars
Riders without helmets
Ungated pools
Crib bumpers
Trampolines
Hot tubs
Guns
Things pediatricians are not scared of:
Any/all the vaccines
Grapes
Hot dogs
Lawn mowers
Unmounted TVs
Babies on laps in cars
Riders without helmets
Ungated pools
Crib bumpers
Trampolines
Hot tubs
Guns
Things pediatricians are not scared of:
Any/all the vaccines
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Starting a new med today
If my life isn’t fixed by noon, I’m telling my doctor it didn’t work
If my life isn’t fixed by noon, I’m telling my doctor it didn’t work
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Starting a new med today
If my life isn’t fixed by noon, I’m telling my doctor it didn’t work
If my life isn’t fixed by noon, I’m telling my doctor it didn’t work
Review at our cozy Bed & Breakfast* is going to mention the coffee is weak AF
*my parents’
*my parents’
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Review at our cozy Bed & Breakfast* is going to mention the coffee is weak AF
*my parents’
*my parents’
They voted for Him
Ruin Thanksgiving in four words: ___ ___ ___ ___
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
They voted for Him
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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HPV vaccine for the win
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
HPV vaccine for the win
There is nothing more chaos-inducing than needing to use The Big Bag that stores all the smaller bags inside it
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
There is nothing more chaos-inducing than needing to use The Big Bag that stores all the smaller bags inside it
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Was on the phone with my dad and he told me he just got done with therapy
I was really surprised and happy for 0.3 seconds til I remembered it’s PHYSICAL therapy for his knee replacement
Womp
I was really surprised and happy for 0.3 seconds til I remembered it’s PHYSICAL therapy for his knee replacement
Womp
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Was on the phone with my dad and he told me he just got done with therapy
I was really surprised and happy for 0.3 seconds til I remembered it’s PHYSICAL therapy for his knee replacement
Womp
I was really surprised and happy for 0.3 seconds til I remembered it’s PHYSICAL therapy for his knee replacement
Womp
Me as doc, talking to kids with headaches: No screens before bedtime, no phones in room, no checking screens overnight
Also me, still scrolling, apparently trying to win a migraine-triggering contest at 3 am: 😬
Also me, still scrolling, apparently trying to win a migraine-triggering contest at 3 am: 😬
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Me as doc, talking to kids with headaches: No screens before bedtime, no phones in room, no checking screens overnight
Also me, still scrolling, apparently trying to win a migraine-triggering contest at 3 am: 😬
Also me, still scrolling, apparently trying to win a migraine-triggering contest at 3 am: 😬
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3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
www.wowktv.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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The year I cookied Thanksgiving dinner instead of cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The year I cookied Thanksgiving dinner instead of cooking Thanksgiving dinner.
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Having just been through the desert carrying a guy with no name, it felt good to get out of the rain.
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Having just been through the desert carrying a guy with no name, it felt good to get out of the rain.
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Planning a gluten-free thanksgiving as my daughter's first with (diagnosed) celiac. Looks like it'll be at least as good as usual, albeit without my mom's stuffing (which is, TBF, just pep farm bag, nothing special).
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Planning a gluten-free thanksgiving as my daughter's first with (diagnosed) celiac. Looks like it'll be at least as good as usual, albeit without my mom's stuffing (which is, TBF, just pep farm bag, nothing special).
When an attending calls another attending to review a case, direct extensions/cell numbers should be provided. No one (actually, no one ever) should be calling a central number, choosing options, then getting put on hold 🫠
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
When an attending calls another attending to review a case, direct extensions/cell numbers should be provided. No one (actually, no one ever) should be calling a central number, choosing options, then getting put on hold 🫠
doesn’t really matter the subject, I just love a good, smart rant
You know what, I'm just gonna re-up this post
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
doesn’t really matter the subject, I just love a good, smart rant
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I hope MTG reads the Epstein list on the floor of Congress
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I hope MTG reads the Epstein list on the floor of Congress
omg I’ve turned into my father, following everyone around the house just turning off lights after them
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
omg I’ve turned into my father, following everyone around the house just turning off lights after them
Of course the average person feels like they could be a doctor; I’ve watched a handful of cookie decorating reels and am like, yup, I could totally quit my day job and open a full-time business Monday morning
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Of course the average person feels like they could be a doctor; I’ve watched a handful of cookie decorating reels and am like, yup, I could totally quit my day job and open a full-time business Monday morning
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We'll continue seeing breathless think pieces about provider shortages, while never once placing the blame on the ones who continue to rachet up the pressure on providers.
It's so similar to the "there are real gaps in provider diversity" that ignore systemic barriers to entry for the field.
It's so similar to the "there are real gaps in provider diversity" that ignore systemic barriers to entry for the field.
World: psst! Pediatricians are about to break
White House: oh, let’s make SNAP benefits harder to access
World: getting closer!
WH: let’s not forget ICE terrorizing communities, making families scared to come to medical appointments
World: idk, peds are pretty tough, they’ll find ways to help!
White House: oh, let’s make SNAP benefits harder to access
World: getting closer!
WH: let’s not forget ICE terrorizing communities, making families scared to come to medical appointments
World: idk, peds are pretty tough, they’ll find ways to help!
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We'll continue seeing breathless think pieces about provider shortages, while never once placing the blame on the ones who continue to rachet up the pressure on providers.
It's so similar to the "there are real gaps in provider diversity" that ignore systemic barriers to entry for the field.
It's so similar to the "there are real gaps in provider diversity" that ignore systemic barriers to entry for the field.
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It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika
World: psst! Pediatricians are about to break
White House: oh, let’s make SNAP benefits harder to access
World: getting closer!
WH: let’s not forget ICE terrorizing communities, making families scared to come to medical appointments
World: idk, peds are pretty tough, they’ll find ways to help!
White House: oh, let’s make SNAP benefits harder to access
World: getting closer!
WH: let’s not forget ICE terrorizing communities, making families scared to come to medical appointments
World: idk, peds are pretty tough, they’ll find ways to help!
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
World: psst! Pediatricians are about to break
White House: oh, let’s make SNAP benefits harder to access
World: getting closer!
WH: let’s not forget ICE terrorizing communities, making families scared to come to medical appointments
World: idk, peds are pretty tough, they’ll find ways to help!
White House: oh, let’s make SNAP benefits harder to access
World: getting closer!
WH: let’s not forget ICE terrorizing communities, making families scared to come to medical appointments
World: idk, peds are pretty tough, they’ll find ways to help!
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Student: I think the patient has a viral upper respiratory infection. I would like to prescribe amoxicillin.
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Student: I think the patient has a viral upper respiratory infection. I would like to prescribe amoxicillin.
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This is fucking horrifying.
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is fucking horrifying.
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
Swastikas and nooses are just “potentially divisive”? Are you kidding me?
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The Epstein debacle being broadcast around the world is a huge problem.
I’ve treated victims of childhood rape and they’ve been not believed, ignored and maligned. Now victims are forced to relive this.
If you’re not worried for all the victims, you’re not paying attention.
#Rape
#JailTime
I’ve treated victims of childhood rape and they’ve been not believed, ignored and maligned. Now victims are forced to relive this.
If you’re not worried for all the victims, you’re not paying attention.
#Rape
#JailTime
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
ugh so everyone else wake up every single day and think, f*ck is that guy still president, how did we get here?
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ugh so everyone else wake up every single day and think, f*ck is that guy still president, how did we get here?
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Why did not a single male reporter who were standing next to the president and the female reporter he called "piggy" say a word to the president about this and call him out then and there? Those who keep quiet in these moments are part of the problem.
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Why did not a single male reporter who were standing next to the president and the female reporter he called "piggy" say a word to the president about this and call him out then and there? Those who keep quiet in these moments are part of the problem.