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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD-ACPNP @brownam130.bsky.social · 13d

Thrilled to be attending and presenting at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Denver. Looking forward to spending the day with my #PedsICU colleagues. Learning and advocating for kids and families. Always.

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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD-ACPNP @brownam130.bsky.social · Sep 10

Work hard, play hard at the #PALISI25 meeting in Montreal. #PICUAPP @palisinet.bsky.social #PedsICU

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Aug 21

Resistance

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19, differing from federal policy that no longer recommends routine vaccination for healthy children.

www.reuters.com

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Dan Wuori @danwuori.bsky.social · Aug 21

Want to give your child a leg up in kindergarten (and life)?

Expose them to a million extra words. It’s easier than it sounds.

Thread 🧵

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Aug 13

MAHA ignores the real causes of poor health in the US, but Defend Public Health doesn’t.

Our report has 11 pillars of actions for Improving the Health of Americans Together, like reducing gun violence, combating scientific misinformation, and removing RFK Jr. from office.

‘Distracting the public’: group of health professionals call for RFK Jr to be removed

Ahead of the second Maha report, grassroots Defend Public Health warns that everything HHS is doing is ‘horrifying’

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Zachary Rubin @rubinallergy.bsky.social · Aug 5

This is a friendly reminder that raw milk is not safe for human consumption despite what wellness influencers will tell you.

For example, 21 people, including 6 under the age of 10, got E. coli or Campylobacter infections after drinking raw milk from the same farm in Florida.

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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD-ACPNP @brownam130.bsky.social · Jul 20

Happy anniversary!!

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thank you for EVERYTHING, @pbs.org ✨ We love you, we will never give up on you!The support from viewers like us for you is eternal! Public media teaches us kindness, teaches us to enjoy learning, teaches us that we all belong. PBS is my reason to stay. PBS, always and forever ❤️‍🩹💙🩵💚

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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD-ACPNP @brownam130.bsky.social · Jun 29

Hey @verizonofficial.bsky.social we have been at one of your stores in Jacksonville NC for 30 minutes. There is ONE employee working and we are 4th inline including the person being helped now.

I’m generally patient but this is a chronic issue - tell me again why we should stay with you?

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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD-ACPNP @brownam130.bsky.social · Jun 23

What a wonderful few days of vacation in your lovely country @martinkneyber.bsky.social - from the KLM flight in through Amsterdam, Haarlem, windmills and more ❤️.

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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD-ACPNP @brownam130.bsky.social · Jun 4

A!!!

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Jun 4

Ventolin, the brand name for albuterol or salbutamol, was first sold in 1968. The first generic inhaler was not approved in the US until 2020 due to manipulation by the pharmaceutical industry. Because there are still so few approved “generic” alternatives it remains cost prohibitive for many people

Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · Jun 3

He needed air. The price was $539.

When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky

22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler

In our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu...

www.nbcnews.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Jun 2

Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

Shhh. Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of.

They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Fenit Nirappil @fenitn.bsky.social · May 27

Before RFK Jr. announced healthy children no longer need coronavirus vaccines, the CDC’s data showed more than half of young children admitted to the ICU for covid had no underlying conditions wapo.st/4kk4DlE

RFK Jr. ends coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

Currently the vaccine is recommended for all people over 6 months of age.

wapo.st

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · May 12

Red food dye isn’t the number one killer of kids.

Guns are…

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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD-ACPNP @brownam130.bsky.social · May 8

When I read this today, I clapped out loud sitting alone at my desk.

As a pediatric critical care clinician for 40 years I have taken care of so many children and families devastated by RSV. Phenomenal news.

#PedsICU #NurseSky #PedSky #MedSky

Thomas [redacted] DO @tom.medsky.social · May 8

Gonna share this small piece of good news to maintain my sanity.

Ask your pediatrician for Beyfortus, or better yet get it in the hospital before discharge. It's a game changer. 👇

Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · May 8

#RSV rates in infants are falling. Hospitalizations are down 28 % and 43 % for infants less than 7 months in two different networks, as reported in this week's MMWR.

This is real world evidence that maternal immunization and MAbs are protecting this vulnerable populations - #MedSky.

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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD-ACPNP @brownam130.bsky.social · May 8

Ever have a day where (gestures wildly) so much is going on that you can’t get your target task done?

Oh, I have been so productive - on every work task except what I had planned

a little girl is covering her eyes with her hands while crying .

Alt: a little girl is covering her eyes with her hands while crying .

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allichung.bsky.social @allichung.bsky.social · May 6

wfpiccs.org/2025-world-p...
It is World PICU Awareness Week!!! Let's celebrate everyone who works in a #PedsICU #SCCMSoMe #SCCM #PICU

2025 World PICU Awareness Week & Day - WFPICCS - Pediatric Intensive & Critical Care

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · May 6

Very excited to see this work by my residency classmate calling for removal of race based guidance for Nirsevimab.

Race is a social construct, not a biological one.

Racism is the risk factor.
#MedSky #PedsSky

Race-Based Guidance and Nirsevimab

This Viewpoint discusses the current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and American Academy of Pediatrics race-based guidelines on the administration of nirsevimab and suggested race-consci...

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Ann-Marie Brown, PhD-ACPNP @brownam130.bsky.social · May 5

#PedsICU #NurseSky #MedSky #criticalasthma

Samer Abu-Sultaneh, MD, FAAP, FCCM @abusultaneh.bsky.social · May 5

Very excited to share the great work from @benrwhite.bsky.social @chriscarrollmd.com and the great experts @aarc-community.bsky.social @palisinet.bsky.social pediatric critical asthma CPG #PedsICU

www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

AARC and PALISI Clinical Practice Guideline: Pediatric Critical Asthma | Respiratory Care

To address the lack of guidance for clinicians in their care of children with critical asthma, a multidisciplinary team of medical providers used Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, a...

www.liebertpub.com

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · May 1

In honor of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, I’d like to remind you that your body NEEDS IRON to make serotonin and dopamine and ~40% of 12-21 yo females are deficient and most don’t even know it.

tinyurl.com/JAMAFe

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Apr 30

RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM.

They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.

www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...

RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research

NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...

www.wired.com

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Pediatric Nursing Journal @pediatric-nursing.bsky.social · Apr 28

Burnout among health care providers has surged since COVID-19. This article explores coping strategies, communication traps, & how to rebuild stronger parent-patient relationships in the post-pandemic world. Earn 1.2 Contact Hours. Read: doi.org/10.62116/PNJ... #PediatricNursing #NurseBurnout #NCPD