Kristen Kent, MD
@kristenkent.bsky.social
Emergency physician
Physician editor at BMJ Group
UIowa alum twice
#emergencymedicine #medicalediting #machinelearning #AI
#medsky #womeninmedicine
Opinions my own
Physician editor at BMJ Group
UIowa alum twice
#emergencymedicine #medicalediting #machinelearning #AI
#medsky #womeninmedicine
Opinions my own
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
RFK Jr's dismissal of expertise and the pursuit of ideology are causing more harm than genuine experts could, writes
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice.
It is hitting the most vulnerable patients in the US and fuelling health emergencies in poor countries
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice.
It is hitting the most vulnerable patients in the US and fuelling health emergencies in poor countries
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
September 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
RFK Jr's dismissal of expertise and the pursuit of ideology are causing more harm than genuine experts could, writes
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice.
It is hitting the most vulnerable patients in the US and fuelling health emergencies in poor countries
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social in Editor's Choice.
It is hitting the most vulnerable patients in the US and fuelling health emergencies in poor countries
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
"Yes, the US has a particular problem with drug pricing, but prescription drug pricing is a global scandal. The pharmaceutical enterprise is geared towards growth in outsized profits."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on what Trump gets right and wrong about drug pricing
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on what Trump gets right and wrong about drug pricing
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
June 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Yes, the US has a particular problem with drug pricing, but prescription drug pricing is a global scandal. The pharmaceutical enterprise is geared towards growth in outsized profits."
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on what Trump gets right and wrong about drug pricing
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
@kamranabbasi.bsky.social on what Trump gets right and wrong about drug pricing
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
Nina Kuscsik, the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first official female winner of the Boston Marathon, has died at 86.
Nina Kuscsik, First Woman to Win Boston Marathon, Dies at 86
Overcoming male resistance, she became the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first official female winner of the Boston event.
trib.al
June 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Nina Kuscsik, the first woman to enter the New York City Marathon and the first official female winner of the Boston Marathon, has died at 86.
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
Make no mistake, removing the CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines for kids and pregnant women is going to kill people, and it will disproportionately affect people who cannot afford to pay for vaccines out of pocket.
Do not forget that this decision was made without a confirmed CDC Director.
Do not forget that this decision was made without a confirmed CDC Director.
May 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Make no mistake, removing the CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines for kids and pregnant women is going to kill people, and it will disproportionately affect people who cannot afford to pay for vaccines out of pocket.
Do not forget that this decision was made without a confirmed CDC Director.
Do not forget that this decision was made without a confirmed CDC Director.
In response to #vaccinehesitancy & re-emergence of diseases like #measles, #BMJBestPractice made a selection of related topics free to access in the US.
No catch—just a resource some will find useful. Feel free to share with others.
bpamericas.bmj.com/measles-rube...
No catch—just a resource some will find useful. Feel free to share with others.
bpamericas.bmj.com/measles-rube...
Infectious Diseases: Measles and Rubella | BMJ Best Practice
BMJ Best Practice helps specialists recognize and treat the resurgence of viral infections, such as measles and rubella, due to vaccine hesitancy across the US.
bpamericas.bmj.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In response to #vaccinehesitancy & re-emergence of diseases like #measles, #BMJBestPractice made a selection of related topics free to access in the US.
No catch—just a resource some will find useful. Feel free to share with others.
bpamericas.bmj.com/measles-rube...
No catch—just a resource some will find useful. Feel free to share with others.
bpamericas.bmj.com/measles-rube...
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
Suspended: FDA's program to improve bird flu testing in food,
affects tests for Cyclospora in spinach, glyphosate in barley...
Americans will die because the current administration feels money is more important than safe food to eat (and many other things)
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
affects tests for Cyclospora in spinach, glyphosate in barley...
Americans will die because the current administration feels money is more important than safe food to eat (and many other things)
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Suspended: FDA's program to improve bird flu testing in food,
affects tests for Cyclospora in spinach, glyphosate in barley...
Americans will die because the current administration feels money is more important than safe food to eat (and many other things)
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
affects tests for Cyclospora in spinach, glyphosate in barley...
Americans will die because the current administration feels money is more important than safe food to eat (and many other things)
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
April 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is a moral moment. #handsoff #jerseycity
April 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is a moral moment. #handsoff #jerseycity
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
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Good morning to Corey Booker and Corey Booker only.
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Good morning to Corey Booker and Corey Booker only.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Good morning to Corey Booker and Corey Booker only.
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Good morning to Corey Booker and Corey Booker only.
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Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
SCiMaP
scienceimpacts.org
March 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !
I'm proud to work for this company.
"The BMJ stands unequivocally for equality and integrity, and we will not acquiesce to political orders We
strongly reaffirm our EDI strategy which forms the foundation
of the journal’s mission for a healthier world for all."
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
"The BMJ stands unequivocally for equality and integrity, and we will not acquiesce to political orders We
strongly reaffirm our EDI strategy which forms the foundation
of the journal’s mission for a healthier world for all."
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
The war on equality
Equality feels like oppression to those accustomed to privilege, the adage goes. To certain petty political leaders and their supporters, it must. There is no other explanation for the current erasure...
doi.org
March 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm proud to work for this company.
"The BMJ stands unequivocally for equality and integrity, and we will not acquiesce to political orders We
strongly reaffirm our EDI strategy which forms the foundation
of the journal’s mission for a healthier world for all."
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
"The BMJ stands unequivocally for equality and integrity, and we will not acquiesce to political orders We
strongly reaffirm our EDI strategy which forms the foundation
of the journal’s mission for a healthier world for all."
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
“It will plant seeds of fear, particularly for new parents who may not be aware of the history of research on this,” she said. “Parents will withhold vaccines, and children will die.”
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/h...
HHS said to have asked CDC to study vaccines and autism, despite robust evidence showing no link | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study vaccines and autism, a person familiar with the situation told CNN, despite strong evide...
www.cnn.com
March 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“It will plant seeds of fear, particularly for new parents who may not be aware of the history of research on this,” she said. “Parents will withhold vaccines, and children will die.”
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/h...
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
We stand with Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We stand with Ukraine.
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
It should not fall on a British journal to speak out about threats to science in the United States. Leading US medical journals, such as JAMA, the New England Journal of Medicine, and others should issue a joint statement in defense of scientific independence.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
American chaos: standing up for health and medicine
Withdrawal from WHO and the Paris Agreements. USAID shuttered and aid halted, ceasing
health programmes globally. A freeze on US$3 trillion worth of federal grants and
loans, jeopardising the function...
www.thelancet.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It should not fall on a British journal to speak out about threats to science in the United States. Leading US medical journals, such as JAMA, the New England Journal of Medicine, and others should issue a joint statement in defense of scientific independence.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
Taking down crucial parts of the CDC's website, (specifically CDC guidelines for HIV, STIs, LGBTQ health, and contraception) is unacceptable!
We are hosting a 30 minute session to call your Members of Congress on Friday, Feb. 7th at 9pm ET.
All advocates welcome!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We are hosting a 30 minute session to call your Members of Congress on Friday, Feb. 7th at 9pm ET.
All advocates welcome!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Taking down crucial parts of the CDC's website, (specifically CDC guidelines for HIV, STIs, LGBTQ health, and contraception) is unacceptable!
We are hosting a 30 minute session to call your Members of Congress on Friday, Feb. 7th at 9pm ET.
All advocates welcome!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We are hosting a 30 minute session to call your Members of Congress on Friday, Feb. 7th at 9pm ET.
All advocates welcome!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
I can't say I'm surprised, but I am still very much in awe...obviously in a very, very, very bad way.
February 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I can't say I'm surprised, but I am still very much in awe...obviously in a very, very, very bad way.
This is a time for global solidarity... and, fundamentally, for an unequivocal commitment to objective truth and behaving decently.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Trump and the tech bros: demagogues of harm to human and planetary health
A US medical society has written to tell us that some of its members will be unable to contribute to journal activities. This followed a government mandate that initially seemed to prohibit US federal...
www.bmj.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is a time for global solidarity... and, fundamentally, for an unequivocal commitment to objective truth and behaving decently.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Reposted by Kristen Kent, MD
Starting trade wars to make it easier to take over the government was literally the plot to the Star Wars prequels.
February 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Starting trade wars to make it easier to take over the government was literally the plot to the Star Wars prequels.