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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 7d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 10d

I work with Veterans. If I told them that they "killed people and broke things for a living" they would (rightfully) tell me to go to hell.

Those that have had to kill someone in the line of duty most often view it with sadness, regret, and one of the worst experiences of their lives.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13d

Portland is not "war ravaged." This is delusional and dangerous.

Sending troops into American cities doesn't make our communities safer — it just stokes fear and stirs up chaos.

Trump is plunging further into authoritarianism every single day.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 21d

My guess is at least 500 #doctors at my #hospital are on H1B visas including at least a few dozen #hospitalists, and if we lose even a handful to other countries our house of cards #healthcare system will fall apart, let alone all 500+

🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬 @solnatamd.medsky.social · 21d

Hmmmm. So, 25% of the US doctors are foreign-trained, and most of them at some point of their career require H1B visa. I don't know how many doctors with active licenses require H1B visa currently, but this is really stupid 👇🏻

Trump to impose new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas in sweeping overhaul: Report - The Economic Times

Donald Trump plans significant H-1B visa changes. A $100,000 fee may be imposed on applications. The administration believes the visa program hurts American workers. Entry under the H-1B system will b...

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 27d

I recommend everyone watches this

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Sep 1

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

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

www.nytimes.com

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Rafael Santana-Davila @valdesan.bsky.social · Jul 26

This is bad. The best way to have said this was that “some patients with cancer we know cure is not an option, the intent of treatment is to help them live better and live longer. in your case, there is hope that cancer can be eliminated, and therefore treatment is with curative intent”

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Jarushka Naidoo @drjnaidoo.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congrats #DavidOReilly
on the PLAN trial: plasma-first liquid biopsy (LB) v tissue (TB) for NSCLC in🇮🇪 @EJCancer
- 138pts
- 3wk⬇️ time to genomic result,LB>TB
- 90% concordance
- LB half the cost (micro-cost analysis)
@oncoalert.bsky.social @cancertrialsie.bsky.social
www.ejcancer.com/article/S095...

Clinical benefit and cost of plasma-first next-generation sequencing in patients with newly diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung cancer in Ireland: The PLAN study

We report a pilot clinical trial investigating the feasibility of liquid biopsy genotyping (LBG) at the time of radiological suspicion of advanced NSCLC, incorporating a micro-cost model (MCM). (PLAsm...

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Jun 20

Beamion LUNG-1 trial: Safe, effective, oral therapies are needed for patients with HER2-mutant non–small-cell lung cancer. Research findings on the oral, irreversible, HER2-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor zongertinib are summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/3HETKwj

#MedSky

An illustration of zongertinib for treating patients with HER2-mutant non–small-cell lung cancer.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · Jun 18

Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.

But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.

That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.

Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"

YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC

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Rafael Santana-Davila @valdesan.bsky.social · Jun 16

interesting

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · Jun 14

America has intersecting problems:
-right wing hate
-guns
-media fragmentation
-ignorance

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 14

Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

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Steven Pergam, MD, MPH @pergamic.bsky.social · Jun 11

A colleague, a friend and a brilliant scientist. The US lost a trusted vaccine expert to an anti-science purge at #ACIP

Americans should be outraged.

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Jun 11

Helen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...

Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’

Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy

www.statnews.com

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Rafael Santana-Davila @valdesan.bsky.social · Jun 1

Would also mandate that crossover is allowed.

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Rafael Santana-Davila @valdesan.bsky.social · Jun 1

Does this have to be compared to chemo? And if so is cpi needed in the control arm?

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Gregory Riely @rielymd.bsky.social · Jun 1

@benlevylungdoc.bsky.social from Johns Hopkins reports results of chemo+datoDXD with biomarker data #ASCO25

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Gregory Riely @rielymd.bsky.social · Jun 1

Published in JCO today ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...

Zipalertinib in Patients With <i>EGFR</i> Exon 20 Insertion-Positive NSCLC Previously Treated With Platinum-Based Chemotherapy With or Without Amivantamab

PURPOSETo evaluate the safety and efficacy of zipalertinib, an irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, in pretreated patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring ...

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Rafael Santana-Davila @valdesan.bsky.social · Jun 1

Zongertiniv is few steps ahead. Data loos similar. What phase 3 studies do we need to make targeted therapy the first line soc?

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Gregory Riely @rielymd.bsky.social · Jun 1

Herbert Loong presenting data on Sevabertinib in ERBB2/HER2 mutated NSCLC #ASCO25
Cohort with no prior treatment and another with no prior HER2 targeted therapy.

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Gregory Riely @rielymd.bsky.social · May 30

Data on iza-bren (BL-B01D1) an EGFR/HER3 ADC in patients with Small Cell and NSCLC (a variety of driver alterations). Fair response rate in all types of lung cancer (conf RR 48% in small cell) #ASCO25

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Rafael Santana-Davila @valdesan.bsky.social · May 29

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Rafael Santana-Davila @valdesan.bsky.social · May 26

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

What Are People Still Doing on X?

Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout.

www.theatlantic.com

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Gregory Riely @rielymd.bsky.social · May 19

Useful paper by my @mskdeptofmed.bsky.social colleagues looking at outcomes after radiation for "oligoprogressive" disease (<5 sites of progression) in patients with EGFRmut NSCLC. Show patients able to stay on osimertinib for median of 10 months longer ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...

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