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L Brielmaier

@lynnbr2.bsky.social

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Electronics Engineer who has ALS. Member IEEE Brain, EMBS,iBCI-CC.org. Designed & built a custom AAC eye gaze computer. BCI candidate to drive my exoskeleton. Python & CoPilot noob. Interested in EAPs. #MedSky

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · Nov 30

For those wishing to slash government medical research spending:

"Just because our lives are finite, doesn’t mean that they’re worthless.”
Ben Strauss

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IEEE EMBS @embs.org · 2d

In honor of IEEE Day, a global celebration of technology and innovation, we are offering FREE access to an IEEE EMBS Membership for all non-members from October 5th - 18th.

Learn more here: https://ieeeday.org/special-activities-offers-2025/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 2d

States can't do that
unless SCOTUS overturns settled law
yet again .

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 3d

China refuses to buy U.S. soybeans, causing all sorts of problems.
But why can't U.S. farmers grow something other than soybeans?

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 5d

private school for everyone

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 5d

Trump administration backs off 100% pharma tariffs threatened to start Oct. 1
www.statnews.com/2025/10/01/t...
via @statnews.com

It's TACO time, yet again...

Trump administration backs off 100% pharma tariffs threatened to start Oct. 1

The White House is pressing drugmakers to lower their prices and invest in U.S. factories.

www.statnews.com

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 7d

just like last time, no

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 7d

As shutdown begins, FDA to stop accepting new drug submissions

The funding lapse triggered by the U.S. government shutdown is the latest test for an agency that’s already dealt with significant layoffs and leadership upheaval this year.

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 7d

Last week’s poll results

53% of
PharmaVoice readers who think drug ads on TV should be banned.

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 8d

Alaska intensifies

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 8d

It has a name
The Congress Conga.

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 8d

They just might be the minority party next election
so they don't want to change the filibuster rules.

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 8d

Currently, Telehealth video calls count as a face-to-face visit for authorization of Home Health.

Suzana MD @suzanakm.bsky.social · 9d

Access to healthcare at risk - especially for ALS, homebound and hospice patients telehealthaccessforamerica.org

Home

Telehealth Access for America (TAFA) is a public education campaign supported by leaders in health care committed to better care, expanded patient choice, and protecting access to critical telehealth ...

telehealthaccessforamerica.org

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ALS Therapy Development Institute @alstdi.bsky.social · 9d

Michele Dupree is back as VIP Concierge at ALS TDI’s Leadership Weekend, supporting attendees with ALS every step of the way and hosting the Pat Quinn VIP Lounge. 💜

More: als.net/news/vip-con...

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 9d

Lunatic fringe
I know you're out there
You're in hiding
And you hold your meetings
I can hear you coming
I know what you're after
We're wise to you this time (wise to you this time)
We won't let you kill the laughter

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 11d

3.14% of the sailors are Pi-rates

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 13d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmJ2...

Brute Squad

YouTube video by Tyler Kneisly

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 13d

The hype machine
pump and dump.

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 13d

>150 U.N. Members

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 14d

Three origins of dental anxiety onset identified in study medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09... via @medical_xpress
The researchers found that a cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)-based dental anxiety intervention reduced the use of avoidant coping strategies, which may in turn reduce patient fears.

Three origins of dental anxiety onset identified in study

For many people, a routine dentist appointment can evoke feelings of distress, fear and nervousness.

medicalxpress.com

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 15d

apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's 'tough it out' advice to expectant moms is the latest example of men opining on women's pain

“His use of ‘tough it out’ really was infuriating because it dismissed women’s pain and the real danger that exists with fever and miscarriage during pregnancy,”

Trump's 'tough it out' advice to expectant moms is the latest example of men opining on women's pain

President Donald Trump has become the latest in a long line of men to opine on women's pain when he told expectant moms to “tough it out” without Tylenol.

apnews.com

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 15d

Eli Lilly said it will spend $6.5 billion to build a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, to boost production of the company's pipeline of small molecule drugs, including its closely watched experimental obesity pill.

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 15d

Trump links autism to Tylenol use during pregnancy, despite decades of evidence it’s safe

Q: Is getting medical advice from a Real Estate guy on your bingo card?

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 16d

With eight days of government funding remaining, Congress is on recess and at an impasse on how to avoid a shutdown.

While the Senate returns before the Sept. 30 deadline, the House doesn’t.

L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 16d

The Future of Telehealth: Anxiously Awaiting Legislative Action
www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/th...
to date, no long-term legislation has offered a solution to make a broad range of telehealth services a permanent benefit under Medicare.

The Future of Telehealth: Anxiously Awaiting Legislative Action | JD Supra

Telehealth has become a key component of care delivery models, but the future of telehealth reimbursement remains unsettled.