Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers)
@mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social
Family medicine direct primary care physician in Maine, musician, horse person, boy mom, vegan, animal lover, advocate for liberty and justice for all.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I wish the men (RFK Jr, mainly) making these deliberately false statements could experience a colposcopy and cervical biopsy for an HPV-positive abnormal pap, but they will never have to. They are unqualified to speak on the matter.
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I wish the men (RFK Jr, mainly) making these deliberately false statements could experience a colposcopy and cervical biopsy for an HPV-positive abnormal pap, but they will never have to. They are unqualified to speak on the matter.
Flu is no joke. You can still get your vaccine at the pharmacy and you can mask for extra protection.
Flu surges in 45 states as doctor visits reach highest level in nearly 30 years
About 5,000 people have died of the flu so far this season, including 9 children, as the Trump administration pulls back on advice to get kids vaccinated.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
About 5,000 people have died of the flu so far this season, including 9 children, as the Trump administration pulls back on advice to get kids vaccinated.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Flu surges in 45 states as doctor visits reach highest level in nearly 30 years
About 5,000 people have died of the flu so far this season, including 9 children, as the Trump administration pulls back on advice to get kids vaccinated.
www.nbcnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Flu is no joke. You can still get your vaccine at the pharmacy and you can mask for extra protection.
If invading a country and capturing its criminal leader is a thing now, who does one talk to about this? Canada? We’re neighbors. Please???? Could you at least annex Maine? I love maple syrup and could learn to love hockey. Thanks for your consideration.
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
If invading a country and capturing its criminal leader is a thing now, who does one talk to about this? Canada? We’re neighbors. Please???? Could you at least annex Maine? I love maple syrup and could learn to love hockey. Thanks for your consideration.
Beautifully written and non-judgmental. My conversations with pregnant people about prenatal screening attempt to convey that there is no “right” or “wrong” choice about screening and the decisions that this screening may lead to. But implicit bias is real, and this first-hand account is powerful.
ESSAY: Having a child with Down syndrome has been an irrational, unprovable good, writes Amy Julia Becker. In a world of increasing mechanization, measurement and merit, people like my daughter can help return us to our humanity.
What prenatal testing can't tell you
Having a child with Down syndrome has been an irrational, unprovable good, writes Amy Julia Becker. In a world of increasing mechanization, measurement and merit, people like my daughter can help return us to our humanity.
wbur.fm
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Beautifully written and non-judgmental. My conversations with pregnant people about prenatal screening attempt to convey that there is no “right” or “wrong” choice about screening and the decisions that this screening may lead to. But implicit bias is real, and this first-hand account is powerful.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
Thankful for smart people who use the actual science to debunk the disingenuous claims from those who are attempting to scare women into submission by limiting their reproductive choices.
I know the FDA is putting a black box warning in depo provera. I addressed the data earlier this year. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Depo-Provera and Meningiomas
Is there a risk and should I be worried?
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Thankful for smart people who use the actual science to debunk the disingenuous claims from those who are attempting to scare women into submission by limiting their reproductive choices.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Guster kitty fell asleep waiting for Santa. He hopes that knocking off all the ornaments doesn’t land him on the naughty list…
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Guster kitty fell asleep waiting for Santa. He hopes that knocking off all the ornaments doesn’t land him on the naughty list…
Mark your calendars for this Oxford County Democrats Meet n’ Greet. One bonus from the GOP running our country into the ground has been seeing lots of democrat candidates stepping up and inspired to save it. I’m happy to see the focus on our rural communities. #MEpolitics
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Mark your calendars for this Oxford County Democrats Meet n’ Greet. One bonus from the GOP running our country into the ground has been seeing lots of democrat candidates stepping up and inspired to save it. I’m happy to see the focus on our rural communities. #MEpolitics
Not the 60 minutes piece, but an excellent podcast sharing the story of an asylum-seeking family from Russia who were whisked off to Costa Rica by our government. Worth a listen.
The Pencil Factory
Podcast Episode · Snap Judgment · 12/18/2025 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Not the 60 minutes piece, but an excellent podcast sharing the story of an asylum-seeking family from Russia who were whisked off to Costa Rica by our government. Worth a listen.
This is madness. Even parents who want to do the right thing to protect their children won’t have consistent access to evidence-based guidelines. I used to refer to the CDC website multiple times a week. Since January, I cannot use or trust it. RFK Jr must go. Now.
RFK Jr.’s handpicked anti-vaccine staff at HHS have apparently decided that the CDC will no longer recommend most childhood vaccines.
They will encourage parents to discuss it with doctors instead.
This is going to kill babies, and it will cause the most harm among the most vulnerable.
They will encourage parents to discuss it with doctors instead.
This is going to kill babies, and it will cause the most harm among the most vulnerable.
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This is madness. Even parents who want to do the right thing to protect their children won’t have consistent access to evidence-based guidelines. I used to refer to the CDC website multiple times a week. Since January, I cannot use or trust it. RFK Jr must go. Now.
This here is the real deal: putting the money where their mouths are. I respect artists who are true to their work and mission. I just wish preventing gun violence was not a cause anyone had to champion.
I shouldn’t have to talk about “March Madness” as much as I do. Fck,,, Public Enemy should’ve never had to record that track,,, but here we are America’s nightmare of Domestic Errorism.
We worked with students to write the track and tell their truth. Now we invite students to tell their story.
We worked with students to write the track and tell their truth. Now we invite students to tell their story.
December 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This here is the real deal: putting the money where their mouths are. I respect artists who are true to their work and mission. I just wish preventing gun violence was not a cause anyone had to champion.
I’ll never be a true “Mainah” since I wasn’t born here, so I’m celebrating my MA roots with this one. “Shipping up to Boston” is the icing on the cake!
December 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I’ll never be a true “Mainah” since I wasn’t born here, so I’m celebrating my MA roots with this one. “Shipping up to Boston” is the icing on the cake!
Voted to let 14 year olds in DC be prosecuted as adults and now to let migrant children be strip-searched, Jared Golden is showing his true colors as he is not running for reelection. If he ever surfaces in politics again, we will not forget his horrendous record. #MEpolitics
Jared Golden isn't even pandering since he's not running for re-election. He just -- it seems -- really, really, really wants middle schoolers to be strip searched by men with histories of sexual abuse.
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Voted to let 14 year olds in DC be prosecuted as adults and now to let migrant children be strip-searched, Jared Golden is showing his true colors as he is not running for reelection. If he ever surfaces in politics again, we will not forget his horrendous record. #MEpolitics
1/ 1995 me’s mind would have been blown to learn 2025 me would be wearing her black velvet Doc Martens bought in Harvard Sq and vintage velvet skirt from a now defunct thrift store in Central Sq to play violin on a Green Day cover with her son and husband at the middle school band concert.
December 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
1/ 1995 me’s mind would have been blown to learn 2025 me would be wearing her black velvet Doc Martens bought in Harvard Sq and vintage velvet skirt from a now defunct thrift store in Central Sq to play violin on a Green Day cover with her son and husband at the middle school band concert.
Sometimes going down the YouTube rabbit hole is a fun diversion, and sometimes it leads you to something that changes you for having seen it. I have no words. Do yourself a favor and watch this.
NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2023 - Andrea Gibson - MAGA HAT IN THE CHEMO ROOM
YouTube video by Andrea Gibson
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Sometimes going down the YouTube rabbit hole is a fun diversion, and sometimes it leads you to something that changes you for having seen it. I have no words. Do yourself a favor and watch this.
There are many things to be thankful for this holiday season (although I often have to remind myself about this given the state of our country), but one I am thrilled about is seeing @guster.bsky.social with the PSO in 2026!
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
There are many things to be thankful for this holiday season (although I often have to remind myself about this given the state of our country), but one I am thrilled about is seeing @guster.bsky.social with the PSO in 2026!
This is senseless and so sad for the innocent infants who succumbed to a horrible death gasping for air. We recommend a pertussis booster to pregnant people in the third trimester to pass on antibodies to infants and that everyone who comes in contact with the baby be up-to-date. Please
vaccinate!
vaccinate!
Another baby has just died of whooping cough in Kentucky, thanks to RFK Jr. and his merry band of anti-vaxxers.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This is senseless and so sad for the innocent infants who succumbed to a horrible death gasping for air. We recommend a pertussis booster to pregnant people in the third trimester to pass on antibodies to infants and that everyone who comes in contact with the baby be up-to-date. Please
vaccinate!
vaccinate!
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Zero vaccines are “injected directly into the bloodstream”
Approved vaccines are:
• Intramuscular
• Subcutaneous
• Intradermal
• Oral
• Intranasal
No approved vaccines are administered intravenously.
Hope that helps 🙃
Approved vaccines are:
• Intramuscular
• Subcutaneous
• Intradermal
• Oral
• Intranasal
No approved vaccines are administered intravenously.
Hope that helps 🙃
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Zero vaccines are “injected directly into the bloodstream”
Approved vaccines are:
• Intramuscular
• Subcutaneous
• Intradermal
• Oral
• Intranasal
No approved vaccines are administered intravenously.
Hope that helps 🙃
Approved vaccines are:
• Intramuscular
• Subcutaneous
• Intradermal
• Oral
• Intranasal
No approved vaccines are administered intravenously.
Hope that helps 🙃
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Vaccine-preventable diseases are unimpressed with your consumption of beef tallow and peptides and supplements in lieu of vaccines.
You’re the antelope and the lion is going to track you down.
You’re the antelope and the lion is going to track you down.
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Vaccine-preventable diseases are unimpressed with your consumption of beef tallow and peptides and supplements in lieu of vaccines.
You’re the antelope and the lion is going to track you down.
You’re the antelope and the lion is going to track you down.
1/ Sorry for the paywall, but this is a very informative article. I’ve observed this happening in my community where outside hate groups have mobilized to try and force the school board to change policies to strip trans students of their rights and roll back DEI, but the degree to which these
Parents’ rights groups, backed by conservative funders, bring fight to Maine school boards
The Gardiner-area school board is one of many across the state being confronted with organized, sometimes disruptive, efforts to remake education.
www.pressherald.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
1/ Sorry for the paywall, but this is a very informative article. I’ve observed this happening in my community where outside hate groups have mobilized to try and force the school board to change policies to strip trans students of their rights and roll back DEI, but the degree to which these
So many things wrong with this story. The summary is the patient found a tick, had a telehealth consult with the company her insurance contracts with who prescribed a treatment (more about that to come) and also advised an in-person evaluation, which insurance then denied b/c there was no PA.
Brunswick woman was able to avoid Lyme disease but not a surprise bill
The case shows how prior authorization rules can block coverage for even simple, medically necessary care.
www.pressherald.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
So many things wrong with this story. The summary is the patient found a tick, had a telehealth consult with the company her insurance contracts with who prescribed a treatment (more about that to come) and also advised an in-person evaluation, which insurance then denied b/c there was no PA.
Reposted by Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers)
Reposted by Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers)
As a direct primary care physician, I don’t accept insurance, and yet I know how important it is for patients to have affordable healthcare for emergencies and anything beyond the scope of outpatient family medicine. I’m deeply disappointed in Sen Angus King. He screwed us all.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
As a direct primary care physician, I don’t accept insurance, and yet I know how important it is for patients to have affordable healthcare for emergencies and anything beyond the scope of outpatient family medicine. I’m deeply disappointed in Sen Angus King. He screwed us all.