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Esther Choo

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Esther Choo is an emergency physician and professor at the Oregon Health & Science University. She is a popular science communicator who has used social media to talk about racism and sexism in healthcare. She was the president of the Academy of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine and is a member of the American Association of Women Emergency Physicians. She was a co-founder and a board member of Time's Up. On February 26, 2021, Choo was named in a lawsuit against OHSU alleging that Choo failed to take action when she was made aware of an alleged sexual assault involving Dr. Jason Campbell, who became popular on TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic. .. more

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Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · Sep 1

From nine former CDC directors, who collectively worked at the agency for more than 100 years:

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Read every word.

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Will Jennings, Ken Caldeira, Steve Peers , and 4 more Will Jennings, Ken Caldeira, Steve Peers, Esther K. Choo, David R. Miller, W Grant, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Ask yourself: If Donald Trump was intentionally trying to destroy the United States, how could you tell the difference?

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Kim L. Scheppele, Brendan Nyhan , and 10 more Michael E. Mann, Kim L. Scheppele, Brendan Nyhan, Steve Peers, Steven S. Smith, Esther K. Choo, Michael Kevane, Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, Jacob T. Levy, Nora V. Demleitner, Ann Bartow, Andrew Rudalevige

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.

Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.

Homeland Security &
@DHSgov
X.com
Law enforcement uses 'reasonable suspicion' to make arrests, as protected under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court has already vindicated us on this position.
A person's immigration status makes them a target for enforcement, not their skin color, race or ethnicity.
@TriciaOhio

Reposted by Esther K. Choo

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 4d

In case anyone is still unclear, a tariff is a tax on imports and in practice American consumers pay most of it through higher prices

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 4d

Please elaborate!

Reposted by Joshua S. Weitz, Esther K. Choo, Julia Lynch , and 1 more Joshua S. Weitz, Esther K. Choo, Julia Lynch, Erol Akçay

Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you, @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, for this public service; we have all wanted to see the protocol of this deeply unethical trial being funded by RFK Jr in Guinea-Bissau, I’m grateful you obtained it and have published it

insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...

Scoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”

The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible.

insidemedicine.substack.com

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 6d

I mean it wasn’t even one Scaramucci

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 6d

Okay, now these SAMHSA grants are reinstated? I’m relieved, but how chaotic and inconstant and unprofessional is all this?

democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 6d

The folks I work with are a small indigenous team providing a bridge to mental health care in a rural area. They squeeze lifesaving work out of every SAMHSA dollar while trying to stay intact week after week. There’s no money or time for lawyers.

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 6d

Amen

Reposted by Esther K. Choo, Aaron Sojourner, Adrian Daub , and 4 more Esther K. Choo, Aaron Sojourner, Adrian Daub, Erol Akçay, Prokla Redaktion, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Dan Immergluck

Brendan Gutenschwager @bgonthescene.bsky.social · 6d

Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Reposted by Esther K. Choo

Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 6d

An announcement from Noah Wyle and the CDC:

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 6d

It’s fine! Just let everyone get to health crisis levels and have them go to the ER! Hahahahaha <laughs in unprecedented boarding>

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 6d

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Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t use “tragedy” lightly. Do people know how hard it is to set up the multilayered efforts that allow us to claw our way through the fentanyl crisis alone? To get people to mental health services in this time? It’s *already* tough.

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 7d

Deep cuts to addiction and mental health service funding through SAMHSA, another gutting of health areas that will cost U.S. lives. This is yet another tragedy that will be tremendously hard to bounce back from

www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants

The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.

www.npr.org

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 11d

No one should feel scared to exist in this country. We need guardrails on DHS and ICE, and elected officials who will enforce them.

In this country that I love, we stand up for our rights and each other. We can choose compassion over cruelty, and humanity over fear.

#BeGood

White text against black background: BE GOOD

White text against black background: ICE OUT

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Esther K. Choo, Robert Black , and 5 more Scott L. Greer, Esther K. Choo, Robert Black, Rebecca Tushnet, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, Aurélien Mondon, Blair Fix, Andrea Iaboni

Reposted by Esther K. Choo

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 12d

Last six days

- Venezuela strike, Maduro seized
- Trump warns Cuba, Colombia
- RFK Jr changes vaccine schedule
- Walz ends re-election bid
- Jan 6 anniversary
- Greenland threats spark diplomatic crisis
- Minnesota ICE shooting
- House passes ACA subsidy bill
- Iran protesters

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 12d

Two people were shot by ICE in Portland Oregon today katu.com/news/local/i...

US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland, city officials say

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot and wounded two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the FBI, Portland police and city official

katu.com

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 13d

Completely agree

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 13d

Just trying to reconcile the fear that ICE officers always say they have, when day after day what the ER sees is injured protesters and detainees.

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Rosemary A. Joyce, Esther K. Choo , and 5 more Kim L. Scheppele, Rosemary A. Joyce, Esther K. Choo, Kevin Carey, Melanie C. Green, James Goodwin, Arlene Stein, Meredith Farkas

Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 13d

The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 13d

What could the physician have done?

Checked vital signs. Sometimes a pulse is slow or thready or there are subtle signs of life.

Administer CPR.

Open the airway.

Staunch the bleed.

Why the %#*^ would you keep a doc away?

Reposted by Esther K. Choo

Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 13d

I extend my deepest sympathies, prayers, and righteous anger to the loved ones of Renee Good, a 37 year old mother and American citizen killed by ICE. We should never normalize what is happening. We must do all we can to resist tyranny and hate — and to demand accountability.

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 15d

😢

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 15d

Bacterial meningitis and advanced liver failure are high-suffering diseases. These are not good things to learn the hard way.

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 15d

“…both because of large cuts to the scientific processes that fuel their development, and because of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s interest in replacing its panel of experts.”

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 15d

“USPSTF’s recommendations support up-to-date, evidence-based health care across the nation, influencing practice decisions and insurance-covered services for millions of Americans each year. But their integrity is under grave threat…

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 15d

“Trump’s illogical quadruple dose of aspirin and his scorn for the standards and processes that advise against it connect in a straight line to the structural changes he’s inflicted on scientific and public health functions vital to this nation.”

www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Opinion | Trump's aspirin intake provides insight into how he's running the country

Dr. Esther Choo: Trump blowing off the advice of his medical team shows he doesn't believe any expertise needs to be taken seriously

www.ms.now

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 20d

Happy New Years to all and ongoing luck with Flu A, which is no joke this winter

Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social · 27d

Merry Christmas to all and to all good luck with your Flu A symptoms

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