Julia Parkman
@juliaparkman.bsky.social
OBGYN on Vancouver Island. I love cats, boardgames, and coffee. She/her.
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This is a very sad case of a missed diagnosis for months, treating with immunosuppressants in the context of an active infection, resulting in the death of a 34-year-old previously healthy man. Seems like EHR and hand-offs are at least partly to blame.
MSN
www.msn.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This is a very sad case of a missed diagnosis for months, treating with immunosuppressants in the context of an active infection, resulting in the death of a 34-year-old previously healthy man. Seems like EHR and hand-offs are at least partly to blame.
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Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
How a TikToker and former actress is helping lead California’s earthquake work
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
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Tierra Walker knew that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she thought that hospitals could make an exception for patients like her, whose health was clearly on the line.
At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.
(Published Nov. 2025)
At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.
(Published Nov. 2025)
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Tierra Walker knew that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she thought that hospitals could make an exception for patients like her, whose health was clearly on the line.
At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.
(Published Nov. 2025)
At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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‘She was like a deer in headlights’: how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada
I’m glad that Canada’s “radical birthkeepers” & “traditional birth attendants” are featured in this series, but this only scratches the surface of the problem in this country.
I’m glad that Canada’s “radical birthkeepers” & “traditional birth attendants” are featured in this series, but this only scratches the surface of the problem in this country.
‘She was like a deer in headlights’: how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada
In holistic communities and midwifery deserts, women are turning to the Free Birth Society for information and unlicensed providers
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
‘She was like a deer in headlights’: how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada
I’m glad that Canada’s “radical birthkeepers” & “traditional birth attendants” are featured in this series, but this only scratches the surface of the problem in this country.
I’m glad that Canada’s “radical birthkeepers” & “traditional birth attendants” are featured in this series, but this only scratches the surface of the problem in this country.
Congratulations, Dr. Larson!
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Larson!
Congratulations, Dr. Larson!
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Larson!
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Alt med = CAM = integrative med = functional med.
Reality: "Functional medicine" HUGE red flag for bunk.
🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩
See www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
"Make no mistake: functional medicine is not a specialty of medicine."
BS tests. BS supplements. BS promises.
Reality: "Functional medicine" HUGE red flag for bunk.
🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩
See www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
"Make no mistake: functional medicine is not a specialty of medicine."
BS tests. BS supplements. BS promises.
Functional Medicine Is a Pipeline to Alt Med
A 56-year-old university professor with psoriatic arthritis goes to see a doctor because his condition is worsening. Psoriatic arthritis is a disease where your immune system rebels against you, creat...
www.mcgill.ca
June 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Alt med = CAM = integrative med = functional med.
Reality: "Functional medicine" HUGE red flag for bunk.
🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩
See www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
"Make no mistake: functional medicine is not a specialty of medicine."
BS tests. BS supplements. BS promises.
Reality: "Functional medicine" HUGE red flag for bunk.
🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩 🚩
See www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
"Make no mistake: functional medicine is not a specialty of medicine."
BS tests. BS supplements. BS promises.