Tom Cooney MD
@pdxtom.bsky.social
Internal Medicine physician and educator | #IMProud | @acpinternist | Health Policy | environmental and climate health.| built infrastructure and micro mobility
Speaking of #cars killing us...
reader.theoregonian.com/senior-in-mo...
"The woman was using her scooter near the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Oak Street on Saturday morning when she was reportedly struck and killed"
1750 ft between cross-walks @oregondot.bsky.social on busy 4-lane road.
reader.theoregonian.com/senior-in-mo...
"The woman was using her scooter near the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Oak Street on Saturday morning when she was reportedly struck and killed"
1750 ft between cross-walks @oregondot.bsky.social on busy 4-lane road.
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Speaking of #cars killing us...
reader.theoregonian.com/senior-in-mo...
"The woman was using her scooter near the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Oak Street on Saturday morning when she was reportedly struck and killed"
1750 ft between cross-walks @oregondot.bsky.social on busy 4-lane road.
reader.theoregonian.com/senior-in-mo...
"The woman was using her scooter near the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Oak Street on Saturday morning when she was reportedly struck and killed"
1750 ft between cross-walks @oregondot.bsky.social on busy 4-lane road.
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RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Tom Cooney MD
We are leaving you tonight we words from Adam Langer aka our fav CDC hero who went toe to toe with ACIP today. 💪
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
We are leaving you tonight we words from Adam Langer aka our fav CDC hero who went toe to toe with ACIP today. 💪
“In 2023, #cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281 "nonoccupants,"
@pbotinfo.bsky.social @oregondot.bsky.social @bikeportland.org
www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
@pbotinfo.bsky.social @oregondot.bsky.social @bikeportland.org
www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths - Jalopnik
It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.
www.jalopnik.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“In 2023, #cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281 "nonoccupants,"
@pbotinfo.bsky.social @oregondot.bsky.social @bikeportland.org
www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
@pbotinfo.bsky.social @oregondot.bsky.social @bikeportland.org
www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...
#COVID-19 #mRNA #Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults. #vaccines #health @fda.gov
"Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality"
Yet more #safety data- sorry Vinay #Prasad
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality"
Yet more #safety data- sorry Vinay #Prasad
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#COVID-19 #mRNA #Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults. #vaccines #health @fda.gov
"Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality"
Yet more #safety data- sorry Vinay #Prasad
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality"
Yet more #safety data- sorry Vinay #Prasad
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Laura Lexx, welcome to The War on Cars.
Sometimes, someone throws something out that hits a nerve so irritating to me that if I'm totally honest with myself I put trying to be funny second and my desire to deal with the irritating things come out as top priority.
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Laura Lexx, welcome to The War on Cars.
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Bike-lanes don’t cause traffic congestion.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Bike-lanes don’t cause traffic congestion.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
Car dependency, dumb land-use sprawl, too many (& bigger) cars being driven too much taking up too much space, highly subsidized driving costs, and not enough choices in how to get around, ALL cause traffic congestion.
Think about it. THAT’S common sense.
"Nationally, annual #pedestrian #deaths surged 70 percent from 2010 to 2023, as authorities have continued to prioritize the flow of motor #vehicle #traffic."
Our auto-centric culture and policies are literally killing us.
@thewaroncars.bsky.social @pbotinfo.bsky.social #cars
wapo.st/49WM4BI
Our auto-centric culture and policies are literally killing us.
@thewaroncars.bsky.social @pbotinfo.bsky.social #cars
wapo.st/49WM4BI
America’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why.
U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety.
wapo.st
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
"Nationally, annual #pedestrian #deaths surged 70 percent from 2010 to 2023, as authorities have continued to prioritize the flow of motor #vehicle #traffic."
Our auto-centric culture and policies are literally killing us.
@thewaroncars.bsky.social @pbotinfo.bsky.social #cars
wapo.st/49WM4BI
Our auto-centric culture and policies are literally killing us.
@thewaroncars.bsky.social @pbotinfo.bsky.social #cars
wapo.st/49WM4BI
Our utterly corrupt and partisan #SCOTUS never met a #Trump #MAGA case it couldn't find some tortured reasoning to approve. And they, more than anyone own our slide into authoritarianism, protecting #Trump from legal consequences at every step along the way.
BREAKING: Supreme Court sides with Texas Republicans in fight over congressional map. The new gerrymandered map will be used in the 2026 midterms. The vote is 6–3, with the Republican appointees siding with Texas.
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Smartphone ownership was associated with depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep in early adolescence
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
#MedSky #technology #health #teendepression #youthmentalhealth
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
#MedSky #technology #health #teendepression #youthmentalhealth
Smartphone Ownership, Age of Smartphone Acquisition, and Health Outcomes in Early Adolescence
10.1542/6383520259112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2025-0729416383520259112OBJECTIVES. Given concerns regarding health implications of adolescent smartphone use, we tested associations of smartphone ownership...
publications.aap.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Smartphone ownership was associated with depression, obesity, and insufficient sleep in early adolescence
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
#MedSky #technology #health #teendepression #youthmentalhealth
publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
#MedSky #technology #health #teendepression #youthmentalhealth
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OK, This NYT Hegseth PR piece is unbelievable, but I want to point out two specific ways why.
1. "As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him."
This sentence says nothing new, and only raises further questions about WHY NOT; it does not clear him.
1. "As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him."
This sentence says nothing new, and only raises further questions about WHY NOT; it does not clear him.
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
OK, This NYT Hegseth PR piece is unbelievable, but I want to point out two specific ways why.
1. "As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him."
This sentence says nothing new, and only raises further questions about WHY NOT; it does not clear him.
1. "As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him."
This sentence says nothing new, and only raises further questions about WHY NOT; it does not clear him.
The @nytimes.com stenographers at work.
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The @nytimes.com stenographers at work.
#Antidepressants withdrawal effects and duration of use
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"among people who had been taking antidepressants for more than two years, 63% reported moderate or severe withdrawal effects"
#health #depression #anxiety #MedSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"among people who had been taking antidepressants for more than two years, 63% reported moderate or severe withdrawal effects"
#health #depression #anxiety #MedSky
Antidepressants withdrawal effects and duration of use: a survey of patients enrolled in primary care psychotherapy services
Previous studies of antidepressant withdrawal have been limited by short duration of drug exposure or self-selected samples. Our study aimed to estima…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
#Antidepressants withdrawal effects and duration of use
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"among people who had been taking antidepressants for more than two years, 63% reported moderate or severe withdrawal effects"
#health #depression #anxiety #MedSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"among people who had been taking antidepressants for more than two years, 63% reported moderate or severe withdrawal effects"
#health #depression #anxiety #MedSky
F.D.A. Seeks More Oversight of #Vaccine Trials and Approvals www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
But "It did not provide details such as the ages of the #children, whether they had any #health problems or how the agency determined the #vaccine -death link". In other words, 'trust us'
Not credible.
But "It did not provide details such as the ages of the #children, whether they had any #health problems or how the agency determined the #vaccine -death link". In other words, 'trust us'
Not credible.
F.D.A. Seeks More Oversight of Vaccine Trials and Approvals
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
F.D.A. Seeks More Oversight of #Vaccine Trials and Approvals www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
But "It did not provide details such as the ages of the #children, whether they had any #health problems or how the agency determined the #vaccine -death link". In other words, 'trust us'
Not credible.
But "It did not provide details such as the ages of the #children, whether they had any #health problems or how the agency determined the #vaccine -death link". In other words, 'trust us'
Not credible.
This anti-union, anti-collective bargaining @washingtonpost.com Editorial rant almost sounds like #Bezos wrote it...
wapo.st/48pHsBt #union #VA #veterans #healthcare
wapo.st/48pHsBt #union #VA #veterans #healthcare
Opinion | America’s veterans deserve better care than government unions provide
President Franklin D. Roosevelt understood the folly of collective bargaining at Veterans Affairs.
wapo.st
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This anti-union, anti-collective bargaining @washingtonpost.com Editorial rant almost sounds like #Bezos wrote it...
wapo.st/48pHsBt #union #VA #veterans #healthcare
wapo.st/48pHsBt #union #VA #veterans #healthcare
Reposted by Tom Cooney MD
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Tom Cooney MD
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
What will you say #ICE #CBP ?
Because history never forgets. And neither will we. #StopICE #EndICE #ICERaid #ProtectImmigrants
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4?...
H/T @womensmarch.com
Because history never forgets. And neither will we. #StopICE #EndICE #ICERaid #ProtectImmigrants
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4?...
H/T @womensmarch.com
What Will You Say?
YouTube video by Women's March
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
What will you say #ICE #CBP ?
Because history never forgets. And neither will we. #StopICE #EndICE #ICERaid #ProtectImmigrants
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4?...
H/T @womensmarch.com
Because history never forgets. And neither will we. #StopICE #EndICE #ICERaid #ProtectImmigrants
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4?...
H/T @womensmarch.com
The @thornsfc.com @uswnt.ussoccer.com Sam Coffey sporting a @powells.bsky.social 📚 tote bag
Be a reader #books
Be a reader #books
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The @thornsfc.com @uswnt.ussoccer.com Sam Coffey sporting a @powells.bsky.social 📚 tote bag
Be a reader #books
Be a reader #books
Fascinating: Topological turning points across the human lifespan #brain
"findings suggest that in Western countries .. adolescent topological development extends to around 32 years old, before brain networks begin a new trajectory of topological development"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"findings suggest that in Western countries .. adolescent topological development extends to around 32 years old, before brain networks begin a new trajectory of topological development"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Fascinating: Topological turning points across the human lifespan #brain
"findings suggest that in Western countries .. adolescent topological development extends to around 32 years old, before brain networks begin a new trajectory of topological development"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"findings suggest that in Western countries .. adolescent topological development extends to around 32 years old, before brain networks begin a new trajectory of topological development"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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For most of our nation’s history, cities and towns had the authority to regulate guns. With a few exceptions, that’s less true today, thanks to “preemption” laws. Here’s what you need to know about them:
In Much of the Country, Cities Can’t Enact Their Own Gun Laws
Here’s what you need to know about NRA-backed preemption laws, which limit local regulation of firearms.
www.thetrace.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
For most of our nation’s history, cities and towns had the authority to regulate guns. With a few exceptions, that’s less true today, thanks to “preemption” laws. Here’s what you need to know about them:
Reposted by Tom Cooney MD
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
Yet another suggestion for another band-aid to cover the festering wound (and other band-aids) that is the structure and financing mechanism(s) for #healthcare in the #US.
Long past time for automatic universal #health coverage untethered to job, location ...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Long past time for automatic universal #health coverage untethered to job, location ...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | An innovative approach to expanding health coverage is gaining steam
A portable benefits program is the solution that meets the moment.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yet another suggestion for another band-aid to cover the festering wound (and other band-aids) that is the structure and financing mechanism(s) for #healthcare in the #US.
Long past time for automatic universal #health coverage untethered to job, location ...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Long past time for automatic universal #health coverage untethered to job, location ...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
From the National Academy
"based on our body of work on this topic and the overwhelming scientific consensus, we support the statement that #vaccines do not cause #autism. Medical guidance shared with the public must be evidence-based, clear, and complete."
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
"based on our body of work on this topic and the overwhelming scientific consensus, we support the statement that #vaccines do not cause #autism. Medical guidance shared with the public must be evidence-based, clear, and complete."
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
www.nationalacademies.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
From the National Academy
"based on our body of work on this topic and the overwhelming scientific consensus, we support the statement that #vaccines do not cause #autism. Medical guidance shared with the public must be evidence-based, clear, and complete."
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
"based on our body of work on this topic and the overwhelming scientific consensus, we support the statement that #vaccines do not cause #autism. Medical guidance shared with the public must be evidence-based, clear, and complete."
www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
#Trump Is Weak and Failing, and #Media Is Finally Saying So newrepublic.com/article/2035... via @newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#Trump Is Weak and Failing, and #Media Is Finally Saying So newrepublic.com/article/2035... via @newrepublic.com