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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Mar 16

Australian GP is just absolutely bananas! What a wild way to start off a chaotic season.
#F1

Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Mar 12

Medicine is unforgiving but, for women, the sacrifice runs deeper. Balancing career & life, proving ourselves, & accepting exhaustion as normal. Talking isn’t enough. We need real change & support. Because what’s the point of saving lives if we’re simply losing our own in the process?

#Medsky

Women Live Longer Than Men—But Not in Medicine

"What could explain this mortality puzzle?" write Dr. Christopher Worsham and Dr. Anupam Jena.

time.com

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Tan-Lucien Mohammed, MD, FACR @tlhm-md.bsky.social · Feb 23

22/ Mae C. Jemison, MD

- American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut
- first Black woman to travel into space
- founded 100 Year Starship, nonprofit educational foundation
- #Texas Women's Hall of Fame inductee

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · Feb 21

Christ in a Red Robe, by Minerva Teichert, 1945, 📸 by Brian Babineau

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 21

a man in a cape is flying through the air

ALT: a man in a cape is flying through the air

media.tenor.com

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 20

"My background isn't a sad story, it is an American story. I wanted to share it with you today so that you understand I am rooted in my principles, and I won't compromise them for anything. I do this without fear."

Goosebumps and tears.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Feb 20

EXCLUSIVE: A federal worker at the EPA sent an incredible email to Administrator Lee Zeldin. He's refused to stay silent, and has asked me to share the email - and his name - with the public. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

EXCLUSIVE: Email from a Federal Worker at EPA to Lee Zeldin

I have obtained a copy of - and permission to publish - an email sent from Jason Poe to the EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Jason has asked me to share this email, along with his name, with the public.

www.muellershewrote.com

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 20

I need the adultier adult to take over for a bit.

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 20

Thank you, @jama.com

"...the silencing of this scientific discourse directly threatens the professional oaths that many have taken to protect the health of patients and the public. The silence with which many of us and our institutions are meeting this moment must be challenged."

#Medsky

Reaffirming the JAMA Network Commitment to the Health of Patients and the Public

In the first month of the new administration responsible for leading the US, the executive branch has issued a flurry of orders, including ones associated with the dismissal or resignation of tens of ...

jamanetwork.com

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Tan-Lucien Mohammed, MD, FACR @tlhm-md.bsky.social · Feb 20

19/ Levi Watkins, MD

- first to successfully implant automatic defibrillator in human patient (w/ #VivienThomas)
- groundbreaking research on angiotensin blockers used in CHF
- lecture series on Diversity in Medical Education named after him at Vanderbilt Univ

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 20

A travesty.

Martin Enserink @martinenserink.bsky.social · Feb 20

The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs.
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)

Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs

Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend

www.science.org

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Black History Database @blackhistorydb.bsky.social · Feb 19

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 19

Numbers continue to rise in this Texas measles outbreak. >80% of the cases are in those under 18 years of age.

Vaccines work. Vaccines save lives.
#Medsky #IDsky

Steve Saklad @saklad.name · Feb 19

Texas DSHS is reporting the outbreak of measles now has increase to 58 cases, 13 patients have been hospitalized, 4 are vaccinated. Measles is easily prevented by having >95% of the population vaccinated. #Medsky www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...

www.dshs.texas.gov

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 19

ChloraPrep recall due to fungal contamination under certain environmental conditions allowing the growth of Aspergillus penicillioides.

#Surgsky #Medsky

BD Announces Voluntary Worldwide Recall for One Lot of ChloraPrep™ Clear 1 mL Applicators Due to Fungal Contamination

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) today announced the voluntary recall of one lot of ChloraPrep™ Clear 1 mL Applicators due to fungal contamination under certain environmental conditions allowing the...

www.fda.gov

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 19

Stand up and be counted.
@standupforscience.bsky.social

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Tan-Lucien Mohammed, MD, FACR @tlhm-md.bsky.social · Feb 18

18/ Rosalyn P Scott, MD

- first Black woman trained in thoracic surgery
- first Black woman to become a member Society of University Surgeons
- Former President, Women in Thoracic Surgery
- Founding member, Black Academic Surgeons

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Feb 19

NEW: Two planes were involved in a fatal crash this morning at Marana Regional Airport in Arizona

At least one person is confirmed dead in what the Marana Police Department is describing as an "aircraft collision."

More details to come.

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Anthony Lau, PharmD BCPS @alaurx.bsky.social · Feb 18

Here’s a "shorter" (😅) tweetorial…why do we use a combination of beta-lactam + vancomycin for cellulitis or MSSA bacteremia?

If vancomycin covers both strep and staph, why not use it alone? Let’s dive in! 🧵 #medsky #pharmsky #EMsky #MedEd #IDsky #AMSky #nursesky

maybe we could kill two birds with one stone

ALT: maybe we could kill two birds with one stone

media.tenor.com

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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · Feb 18

Amazing! I’m so inspired by Shayanti and her team for tackling this hugely important and largely neglected #womenshealth issue! #medsky 🧪

Hudson Institute of Medical Research @hudsonresearch.bsky.social · Feb 17

#PelvicOrganProlapse researchers Dr Kallyanashis Paul & A/Prof Shayanti Mukherjee have created special 3D-printed meshes that help repair damaged vaginal tissue. These new degradable meshes naturally break down over time while encouraging healthy tissue growth. Read more: bit.ly/4gHqDUU

Dr Kallyanashis Paul at his lab in Hudson Institute

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 17

In western Texas, a measles outbreak doubled from 24 confirmed cases on Tuesday to 48 cases on Friday, This marks the largest measles outbreak in the state in more than 30 years.

Yes, we should very much be concerned.

#vaccineswork

Measles cases are rising in US as Texas outbreak grows. Should we be concerned?

Measles is spreading across the U.S., with an outbreak growing in Texas and cases reported in nearby states. Experts explain whether or not you should be concerned.

abcnews.go.com

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Feb 17

Mexico said Monday it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit.

Mexico says it will wait for new response from Google on Gulf of Mexico name dispute before filing lawsuit

“We will wait for Google’s response and if not, we will proceed to court,” Sheinbaum said Monday during a morning press briefing.

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 17

Same! And, of course, this administration is setting about firing hundreds of FAA workers.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Feb 17

Vaccines are safe and effective. Elections have consequences. #MedSky

Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Feb 17

RFK jr refused to say gardasil is safe.

Gardasil HPV vax prevents 90% of cervical cancer cases and 56% head & neck cancer cases.

These are your sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, grandchildren

Elections have consequences

MedSky

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 17

What a ridiculous response!

Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 17

Just insane.

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Star, MD MPH @starmd.bsky.social · Feb 17

Delta plane out of Minneapolis crashes upside down at Toronto Pearson airport. So far, at least 8 people injured. No reported deaths at this time.

This is madness.

Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis appears to crash in Toronto

A Delta regional flight operated by Endeavor, departing from Minneapolis, crashed at a Toronto airport, after the recent midair collision near DCA.

www.usatoday.com

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