Seth Trueger
@mdaware.org
ER doc at Northwestern & @BedsideMedNU.bsky.social
interests include social media for medical journals and medical education, health policy, and airway management
amateur guitar gear nerd
opinions are mine, arent medical advice
ja.ma/seth
interests include social media for medical journals and medical education, health policy, and airway management
amateur guitar gear nerd
opinions are mine, arent medical advice
ja.ma/seth
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Seth Trueger
@mdaware.org
· Feb 4
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
The facts are available, if you look for them
🛟 medsky 🧪 😷 idsky sociology
The facts are available, if you look for them
🛟 medsky 🧪 😷 idsky sociology
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
www.statnews.com
I don’t think non physicians realize how for real physicians, vaccines is a controversy like flat earth or creationism or birds aren’t real
"No true Scotsman" actually holds here
it's hard to really describe how baffling this is, how frustrating its been to see grow and how high the price will be
"No true Scotsman" actually holds here
it's hard to really describe how baffling this is, how frustrating its been to see grow and how high the price will be
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Slightly diminish a game.
Major Ketchup, in the mud room, with a letter opener.
Major Ketchup, in the mud room, with a letter opener.
Slightly diminish a game.
Oligopoly
Oligopoly
Slightly diminish a game.
Snakes and Step stools.
Snakes and Step stools.
January 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Slightly diminish a game.
Major Ketchup, in the mud room, with a letter opener.
Major Ketchup, in the mud room, with a letter opener.
(sorry, not meant as a barb. I've always found the British lack of articles for "in hospital" and "in ICU" odd / an oblique reference to the HMS Pinafore, which I only know from the Simpsons)
January 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
(sorry, not meant as a barb. I've always found the British lack of articles for "in hospital" and "in ICU" odd / an oblique reference to the HMS Pinafore, which I only know from the Simpsons)
ugh I started saying The States after doing a semester abroad in Sydney, sorry everyone
January 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
ugh I started saying The States after doing a semester abroad in Sydney, sorry everyone
true Englishman go to hospital
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
true Englishman go to hospital
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according to the creator of beauty and the beast it's actually pronounced jaston
January 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
according to the creator of beauty and the beast it's actually pronounced jaston
why would we wanna be like denmark, specifically?
Important visual @statnews.com on childhood vaccine recommendations by country. Tl;dr USA is now an outlier for recommending many fewer vaccines
January 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
why would we wanna be like denmark, specifically?
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Important visual @statnews.com on childhood vaccine recommendations by country. Tl;dr USA is now an outlier for recommending many fewer vaccines
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Important visual @statnews.com on childhood vaccine recommendations by country. Tl;dr USA is now an outlier for recommending many fewer vaccines
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15-25 year old me: tee hee i love all the deaths in the final destination movies
40 year old me: this is what happens when you get rid of regulations and oversight. Everything is shoddily built and they’re cutting corners
40 year old me: this is what happens when you get rid of regulations and oversight. Everything is shoddily built and they’re cutting corners
May 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
15-25 year old me: tee hee i love all the deaths in the final destination movies
40 year old me: this is what happens when you get rid of regulations and oversight. Everything is shoddily built and they’re cutting corners
40 year old me: this is what happens when you get rid of regulations and oversight. Everything is shoddily built and they’re cutting corners
opposite:
a man with long hair and a beard has disappointed written next to him
Alt: a man with long hair and a beard has disappointed written next to him.
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM
opposite:
this is why mario couldnt be a made man
January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
this is why mario couldnt be a made man
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Finally, I will be able to exercise my right to buy vitamins over the counter
"Secretary Kennedy has vowed to ‘end the war on vitamins,’ surrounding himself with advocates for pills, powders, tinctures & IV drips that aren’t subject to FDA approval"
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
The $70 Billion supplement, peptide, and other unregulated stuff business and RFK Jr
Gift link
www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
Gift link
www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Finally, I will be able to exercise my right to buy vitamins over the counter
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Man the shear volume of automatic power wheelchair denials by United followed by substantial reversals by those who appeal...
January 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Man the shear volume of automatic power wheelchair denials by United followed by substantial reversals by those who appeal...
The Starting Line - Im Real [Jennifer Lopez]
YouTube video by Fearless Records
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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"Secretary Kennedy has vowed to ‘end the war on vitamins,’ surrounding himself with advocates for pills, powders, tinctures & IV drips that aren’t subject to FDA approval"
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
The $70 Billion supplement, peptide, and other unregulated stuff business and RFK Jr
Gift link
www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
Gift link
www.wsj.com/health/rfk-j...
Supplements Are a $70 Billion Industry. RFK Jr. Is Good for Business.
Secretary Kennedy has vowed to ‘end the war on vitamins,’ surrounding himself with advocates for pills, powders, tinctures and IV drips that aren’t subject to FDA approval.
www.wsj.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Secretary Kennedy has vowed to ‘end the war on vitamins,’ surrounding himself with advocates for pills, powders, tinctures & IV drips that aren’t subject to FDA approval"
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
there is so much medical jargon that laypeople (understandably!) use incorrectly; I mostly just let it all go because a) they didn't go to school for this and b) it's not gonna stop
the past few years has seen the misuse of "respirator" intending to mean "ventilator" get better in media and such
the past few years has seen the misuse of "respirator" intending to mean "ventilator" get better in media and such
January 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
there is so much medical jargon that laypeople (understandably!) use incorrectly; I mostly just let it all go because a) they didn't go to school for this and b) it's not gonna stop
the past few years has seen the misuse of "respirator" intending to mean "ventilator" get better in media and such
the past few years has seen the misuse of "respirator" intending to mean "ventilator" get better in media and such
but not as an historian
January 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
but not as an historian
I’m curious if I should know the difference between subtitles and closed captions
January 11, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I’m curious if I should know the difference between subtitles and closed captions
unfortunately I think it’s less hamhandedness and more intentional destruction of the science and public health apparatus
January 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
unfortunately I think it’s less hamhandedness and more intentional destruction of the science and public health apparatus
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The list of director positions open at NIH makes me head spin. HHS advertises on FB. Stunning.
January 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The list of director positions open at NIH makes me head spin. HHS advertises on FB. Stunning.
in the scheme of things my insurance issues have been pretty minor and manageable but YEP
January 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
in the scheme of things my insurance issues have been pretty minor and manageable but YEP
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This reflects only the appropriation levels.
The damage done to processes and personnel within the science agencies is considerable.
The damage done to processes and personnel within the science agencies is considerable.
“Science is doing OK,” [AAAS spokesperson says] “Things are not bad at all, given our expectations.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
This reflects only the appropriation levels.
The damage done to processes and personnel within the science agencies is considerable.
The damage done to processes and personnel within the science agencies is considerable.
short thread on my insurer shenanigans includes this:
(sorry to screencap from TOP, this is the only reason I havent deleted my account)
January 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
short thread on my insurer shenanigans includes this: