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Gil Lancaster

@drgil.bsky.social

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Doctor, educator, health care reform advocate. #TipsForNewDocs #FixUShealthcare Author: "Building a Unified American Health Care System: A Blueprint for Comprehensive Reform"

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Nov 18

#FixUShealthcare
In the US, politics is entrenched in our healthcare system
-Commercial insurance has a huge lobby in DC
-MCR is overseen by HHS secretary (& POTUS)
-We need independent oversight- separating healthcare from gvt will insulate it from politics
-Find out how: www.theembraceplan.com

The EMBRACE- A Comprehensive Healthcare Reform Plan

EMBRACE: the ONLY healthcare reform proposal offering free basic universal coverage and a modern infrastructure separating healthcare from politics.

www.theembraceplan.com

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · 2d

Doctor Here 👋
-Six former Surgeon Generals have asked for #RFKJr to resign.

-The American College of Physicians called for removal of Secretary Kennedy at HHS

-Medicine is under attack. We need more of this kind of resistance!

#medsky #publichealth @acpimphysicians.bsky.social

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · 10d

Wow...

Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · 16d

Doctor Here 👋
FYI: #CDC director Mehmet Oz has a financial stake in the company #iHerb which sells: folinic acid supplements (folinic acid = #leucovorin)

The disinformation about #Tylenol, autism, and this “treatment” are ALL part of their grift.

#medsky #publichealth

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · 18d

I took Tylenol when I was autistic and now my son is pregnant.

#Tylenol #autism

Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · 23d

Doctor Here 👋

IT'S OFFICIAL: CT, ME, MA, NJ, NY State, PA, RI & New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

#medsky #publichealth #healthpolicy

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · 24d

ABC needs to sue Brendan Carr and the FCC for free speech violation. Threatening to revoke their license unless the take Jimmy Kimmel off the air is a violation of 1st amendment rights!

#JimmyKimmel #FCC #ABC

Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Sep 5

Doctor here 👋

#RFKJr claimed Americans were healthier in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check:

In 1965:
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; now it’s 5.6/1000
-Life expectancy was 70 years; now it's ~77 years

-Death rates from heart attacks have decreased by >80% since 1970

#medsky #publichealth

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Sep 2

Doctor Here 👋

-Here's a reminder of the science behind #vaccine development- in this case the Pfizer's mRNA COVID vax

-Over 40,000 individuals were studied: 1/2 with vaccine & 1/2 with placebo (shot without vaccine)

-By 2 weeks, the vaccinated group were 95% protected from getting Covid!

#medsky

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 30

Heart Doctor here👋

-The American College of Cardiology now recommends that adults with heart disease get #vaccines against influenza, #COVID-19, & #RSV, citing their higher risk for severe respiratory infections, hospitalization, and death.
#medsky #publichealth #cardiology
ms.spr.ly/6186swiZp

ACC Recommends Respiratory Vaccines in Heart Disease

The ACC joins its European counterparts in emphasizing the importance of immunization in cardiovascular health.

ms.spr.ly

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you Senator! Proud that you represent me in the Senate and happy you’re bringing up this important issue.
Keep up the great work!

Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 23

Doctor here 👋

-Another major medical association: American College of OB/GYN (ACOG) broke from the CDC on recommendations for #Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy

-This in addition to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

-This is what leadership in medicine looks like!

#medsky #publichealth

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 20

Heart Doctor here 👋
Great news!:
- Herpes Zoster vaccine (for shingles) not only prevents shingles eye involvement

-it also lowers risk of heart attacks and strokes!

#medsky #publichealth #cardiology #vaccines
doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

Adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine is effective against herpes zoster ophthalmicus, and is associated with lower risk of acute myocardial infarction and stroke in adults aged ≥50 years

AbstractBackground. Herpes zoster (HZ) and HZ ophthalmicus (HZO) are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, such as acute myoca

doi.org

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 17

Looks like #Putin must have a copy of the #Epstein files!

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · Aug 17

You know you’re a winner when you leave Putin looking like this.

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 17

Looks like Putin must have a copy of the Epstein files!

Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 12

Doctor here 👋

- Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM) journal publishes study showing #aluminum in #vaccines is safe

-RFKJr asks them to retract article because he disagrees

-Journal refuses

-This is how to stand up for science!

#medsky #publichealth #RFKJr

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

Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study

An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal's editor told Reuters.

www.reuters.com

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 9

We are stardust
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 7

Doctor here 👋
- RFK Jr. has alleged that #aluminum in #vaccines is unsafe
-This nationwide study found no evidence supporting an ⬆️ risk for autoimmune, atopic or allergic, or neurodevelopmental disorders associated with early childhood exposure to aluminum-adsorbed vaccines
acpjournals.org/doi/1…

https://acpjournals.org/doi/1…

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 7

Doctor here 👋

#RFKJr today: "Doctors profit by keeping Americans sick."

- Declaring war on science is keeping Americans sick

- Destroying our healthcare infrastructure is keeping Americans sick

- Demonizing our healthcare professionals is keeping Americans sick

-We must remove RFK Jr.
#medsky

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 2

GOP = Guardians Of Pedophiles

#GOP #Epstein

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 2

Doctor here 👋

-Cervical cancer is on the way to being eliminated - one of the medical miracles of our time.

-How? A #vaccine.

#medsky #publichealth #cancer

Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 1

Doctor here 👋

The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists announced it will no longer accept government funds due to “recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations.”
This is an important step in separating #healthcare from government.
#medsky #publichealth #healthpolicy

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Aug 1

Doctor here 👋

The White House wanted to cut the #CDC by over 50%. Today the Senate passed a bipartisan bill through committee rejecting those cuts.

A bit of good news.

#medsky #publichealth #healthpolicy

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Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Jul 24

As a #Columbia alum watching my alma mater cave to Trump, I want to shout: Columbia, be a #Harvard!

Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Jul 15

Here's my #conspiracy-theory:
#Vance pushed, and is still pushing for the release of the #Epstein files... because who will be president if #Trump resigns or is forced to resign?

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · Jul 15

I do seem to remember that, yeah.

Gil Lancaster @drgil.bsky.social · Jul 2

Doctor here 👋

-Trump’s #budget bill will lead to:

-The closing of 1 in 4 #nursing-homes

-Many rural #hospitals will have to close

-Urban hospitals' cost will ⬆️

-Private insurance rates will ⬆️ (for all of us) to cover ⬆️ hospital costs

-This affects all of us (red & blue)

#medsky #healthplicy

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