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Matt Messana M.D.
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Husband. IHA hospitalist at Trinity Health Michigan. Proud grad of Case Western/UH IM Residency and the University of Notre Dame. Avid reader and medical educator. Journey before destination. Tweets are my own. #medsky
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It’s wild that there are some internal medicine docs who spent the entire TikTok ban rounding
January 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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In every single US state and territory it is a crime to practice medicine without a license. So why are we letting politicians (and other unelected losers) do it?
In the case of abortion, politicians are not only passing policies that disempower health care providers from offering the best care for their patients, they are also stopping health care experts from assessing the impact of their policies. www.propublica.org/article/abor...
December 20, 2024 at 6:08 AM
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Thanks to Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans cut $190 million for pediatric cancer research from the funding bill.

Congrats to DOGE on their first victory.
December 19, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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December 18, 2024 at 3:47 AM
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This is exhausting and a waste of time and money. The vaccine/autism connection has been tested & found lacking, whether for MMR, thimerosal, aluminum, "too many too soon" & more. This just further stigmatizes autism & casts doubt on vaccines (which is the point).
Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate the discredited link between vaccines and autism: ‘Somebody has to find out’
Researchers attribute a rise in autism diagnoses to increased screening and changing definitions of the condition. Hundreds of studies have found childhood vaccines to be safe.
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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Cochrane SRMA 2020: There is no evidence of an association between MMR immunization and autistic spectrum disorders. www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in children - Di Pietrantonj, C - 2020 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
www.cochranelibrary.com
December 17, 2024 at 4:27 AM
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Cases of whooping cough in Michigan are at their highest level in at least 20 years, as vaccinations decline. The disease can be deadly to infants. Alarmed by the increase, doctors are pleading for families to vaccinate their children.
Whooping cough cases skyrocket in Michigan, as vaccinations decline | Bridge Michigan
A potentially deadly disease in infants, whooping cough — pertussis — has exploded in Michigan this year, in part because of decreased vaccination rates.
www.bridgemi.com
December 14, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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Jonas Salk didn't patent his 1955 polio vaccine so that it would be affordable for all people. As a result, he lost an estimated 7 billion dollars

Saying in an interview "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?"

#jonassalk #polio #vaccines #getvaccinated #vaccinessavelives #Healthcare
December 14, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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When insulin was first patented in 1923, the discoverers declined to put their names on it as they felt that insulin belonged to the public.

101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.
BREAKING: CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna are suing the Federal Trade Commission, claiming that the agency going after drug middlemen over high insulin prices is unconstitutional.
November 20, 2024 at 10:03 PM