Robert A. DeForde
@robertdeforde.bsky.social
he/him
UTMDACC Alumni
BUSPH ‘25
Healthcare Activist
Baseball Enthusiast
*all opinions expressed are my own*
UTMDACC Alumni
BUSPH ‘25
Healthcare Activist
Baseball Enthusiast
*all opinions expressed are my own*
“Alpha males” too cold
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is expected to be moved indoors Monday due to dangerously cold temperatures projected in the nation’s capital, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the plans told CNN: cnn.it/3DWnZN8
January 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“Alpha males” too cold
Louisiana’s decision actively puts lives at risk. Vaccines are one of our most effective public health tools. This is a deliberate to prioritize safety in favor of political extremism. We cannot stand by while science is devalued and politicized.
#PublicHealth #MedSky #HealthEquity #HealthAdvocacy
#PublicHealth #MedSky #HealthEquity #HealthAdvocacy
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.
www.npr.org
December 21, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Louisiana’s decision actively puts lives at risk. Vaccines are one of our most effective public health tools. This is a deliberate to prioritize safety in favor of political extremism. We cannot stand by while science is devalued and politicized.
#PublicHealth #MedSky #HealthEquity #HealthAdvocacy
#PublicHealth #MedSky #HealthEquity #HealthAdvocacy
Removing pediatric cancer research funds from the spending bill is a step backward in the fight against childhood cancer. Prioritizing budgets over lives puts progress and hope at risk.
#PediatricCancer #FundTheFuture #HealthcarePolicy #MedSky #PublicHealth
#PediatricCancer #FundTheFuture #HealthcarePolicy #MedSky #PublicHealth
Nancy Goodman, founder and CEO of Kids v Cancer, told Newsweek the funding would go to critical research for pediatric cancer.
Pediatric cancer community "devastated" as funds removed from spending bill
Nancy Goodman, founder and CEO of Kids v Cancer, told Newsweek the funding would go to critical research for pediatric cancer.
www.newsweek.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Removing pediatric cancer research funds from the spending bill is a step backward in the fight against childhood cancer. Prioritizing budgets over lives puts progress and hope at risk.
#PediatricCancer #FundTheFuture #HealthcarePolicy #MedSky #PublicHealth
#PediatricCancer #FundTheFuture #HealthcarePolicy #MedSky #PublicHealth
Health disparities persist in places like SC’s “Corridor of Shame,” where policy failures like refusing Medicaid expansion deny care to underserved communities. We must advocate for equity through Medicaid expansion, rural health investment, and structural change. #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #MedSky
Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here’s Why There’s So Little Progress. - KFF Health News
The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit.
kffhealthnews.org
December 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Health disparities persist in places like SC’s “Corridor of Shame,” where policy failures like refusing Medicaid expansion deny care to underserved communities. We must advocate for equity through Medicaid expansion, rural health investment, and structural change. #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #MedSky
Nowhere in America is safe—schools, grocery stores, movie theaters, concerts, even playing outside. Gun violence is an epidemic. Thoughts and prayers won’t solve this. How many more children must be traumatized before we act on evidence-based solutions?
#GunViolence #EndGunViolence #PublicHealth
#GunViolence #EndGunViolence #PublicHealth
A 2nd grader made the 911 call.
My son is a 1st grader — I can’t even wrap my head around how he could be expected to do this.
Gun violence is preventable. Keep applying pressure to lawmakers. #medsky
My son is a 1st grader — I can’t even wrap my head around how he could be expected to do this.
Gun violence is preventable. Keep applying pressure to lawmakers. #medsky
Another school shooting... Advice for parents: Listen to your kids, speak honestly, reassure them, limit media, and support their emotions.
Be present, share love, work for change. Thanks, @wcvb5.bsky.social.
#MedSky #MassShooting #SchoolShooting
Full clip:
www.wcvb.com/article/help...
Be present, share love, work for change. Thanks, @wcvb5.bsky.social.
#MedSky #MassShooting #SchoolShooting
Full clip:
www.wcvb.com/article/help...
December 17, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Nowhere in America is safe—schools, grocery stores, movie theaters, concerts, even playing outside. Gun violence is an epidemic. Thoughts and prayers won’t solve this. How many more children must be traumatized before we act on evidence-based solutions?
#GunViolence #EndGunViolence #PublicHealth
#GunViolence #EndGunViolence #PublicHealth
Misinformation is spreading, and trust in science is under attack. Figures like RFK Jr.—a non-healthcare professional promoting vaccine denial and rejecting established science—undermine public health and put lives at risk.
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December 17, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Misinformation is spreading, and trust in science is under attack. Figures like RFK Jr.—a non-healthcare professional promoting vaccine denial and rejecting established science—undermine public health and put lives at risk.
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SAME
I now have had too many moments where I open twitter, stop, immediately close the app, and open Bluesky instead.
Like there are now very little reasons to check Twitter anymore tbh. And I deeply love that for me 😌
Like there are now very little reasons to check Twitter anymore tbh. And I deeply love that for me 😌
December 1, 2024 at 7:02 PM
SAME
THIS
I get the pushback to Bluesky in that it further bifurcates our media ecosystem. But at this point, Twitter’s content moderation is so nonexistent and its verified users so extreme that the choice becomes either move away from Twitter or be subjected to straight up 4chan nazi bile on a daily basis.
November 28, 2024 at 1:57 AM
THIS
Once upon a time, Twitter was my favorite SM platform; news, culture, fun history threads, etc. Now, it is a wasteland of conspiracy theories and far-right activism. Happy to have escaped to the clear blue skies.
November 26, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Once upon a time, Twitter was my favorite SM platform; news, culture, fun history threads, etc. Now, it is a wasteland of conspiracy theories and far-right activism. Happy to have escaped to the clear blue skies.