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Formerly Physicians for Biden and then Physicians for Harris. We are now united to preserve and promote a healthy US democracy. #MedSky

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Jul 15

RFK Jr. must be removed
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RFK Jr. Must Be Removed—Before More Damage is Done, Before More Lives are Lost

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 8h

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Disinformation and the destruction of public health and America’s trust in doctors will kill more people than cigarettes. Neither I nor the other 5 living Surgeon General wanted to call for this unprecedented warning-but all felt compelled to do so.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 13h

The facts: The health care tax credit helps more than 20 million Americans afford health care.

That includes millions of small business owners and farmers.

Those are the Americans who will see their premiums double unless Congressional Republicans act.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 15h

Six surgeons general: it’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 16h

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 17h

@drericding.bsky.social

In case you care about living, health insurance is about to soar 2x-5x without Obamacare discount subsidies.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 17h

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Key point 1: there is absolutely no indication to break up the MMR shot into three totally separate shots. This is misinformation. Key point 2: the acting CDC director is requesting this. That is terrifying.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 18h

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RFK Jr.: “Vaccines Don’t Save Lives”

In a recent post on X, RFK Jr. said that vaccines are overrated.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 1d

We have the Insurrection Act for a reason—

But it's not so a President with 34 felonies can ignore court orders and punish cities he doesn't like with military intimidation.

Especially not when the courts are telling him his claims of insurrection are "untethered to the facts."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump "We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it, I'd to that ... if courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I'd do that."

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 20h

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RFK Jr. Must Be Removed—Before More Damage is Done, Before More Lives are Lost

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 20h

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Six surgeon generals: RFK jr. is a threat to the health of Americans.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 22h

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 22h

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 1d

The booming IV hydration spa industry operates with virtually no oversight or data backing up its claims, according to the first comprehensive national analysis of hydration clinics.
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Hydration spas are largely unregulated, study finds

The first comprehensive research on the growing IV hydration industry finds little oversight of invasive procedures like vitamin drips.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 22h

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Why do women live longer than men? A study offers clues to close the gap

Women have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to living longer. They outlive men by about five years. This gender gap is true for many mammals, but a new study shows how human males could narrow ...

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 22h

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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 1d

Just for fun…

Portland protesters baiting ICE agents with donut on fishing poles, calling it ICE fishing

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Mr. Trump said "We could have much better health care than we have right now."

No kidding.

20+ million will see their premiums double. 15 million thrown off health care entirely.

Pres. Trump, in case you didn’t know, this is what the shutdown is about.

End your health care cuts.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

The acting CDC director has finally signed off on the vaccine advisory panel's recommendations for the COVID vaccines.

While the CDC is trying to sell this as a win for antivaxxers, in reality this means that COVID vaccines will be more accessible than they have been in recent weeks.

CDC Immunization Schedule Adopts Individual-Based Decision-Making for COVID-19 and Standalone Vaccination for Chickenpox in Toddlers

ATLANTA—October 6, 2025— The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply individual-based decision-making to COVID-19 vaccination and recommend that toddlers receive protection from varicella (chickenpox) as a standalone immunization rather than in combination with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination.The immunization schedules adopt recent recommendations by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which were approved last week by Acting Director of the CDC and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill. The schedules will be updated on CDC.gov by October 7, 2025.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 1d

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So the same people who’ve consistently said our kids get too many shots are now saying we need to force kids to get 4 shots instead of 1. I really just don’t even know how to respond anymore.

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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: The Pentagon is considering sending the elite military unit that invaded Iraq & Afghanistan into U.S. cities.

The 82nd Airborne Division.

Wake up, people. This not about petty theft and street crime.

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What are they hiding? asks Pentagon reporter Barbara Starr

PLUS -- Trump's invasion of Illinois is (another) seminal moment.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 1d

@catgyoung.bsky.social

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Modeling suggests if the U.S. sustained a 1/3 reduction in foreign STEM graduates, it could see a loss of $22-43.9 billion per year off the U.S. GDP growth in the first year alone.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 1d

If "states' rights" mean anything, they must include the right to not get invaded by another state in peacetime.

Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.

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