I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.

I'm An ICU Doctor. I’m Haunted By What I’ve Seen During The Recent COVID-19 Surge.

“I can’t stop thinking about the 40-something man who told me, ‘I can’t die like this. I just got engaged and have a 6-month-old baby.’ I encouraged him to be positive, but that didn’t stop him from d...

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Mothers learn to read the room, adapt communication, regulate herself, make decisions w/incomplete info, plan, revise, repair & try again. At work, we call this emotional intelligence, coaching, stakeholder & project mgmt, strategic thinking & leadership presence. www.fastcompany.com/91571831/com...

Companies keep talking about the motherhood penalty. They're missing the motherhood advantage

For decades, workplaces have focused on the motherhood penalty. But research shows parenting develops many of the leadership skills organizations most value.

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The disinformation spread by Tr*mp, RFK Jr, etc, hurts their followers the most. An estimated 200k-300k people died unnecessarily from covid. People think doctors educate folks online to make money. We actually do it so everyone can have the best possible outcome no matter who they voted for.

RFK Jr says we should listen to doctors. Unfortunately he doesn't mean doctors who practice evidence-based medicine. He means those who push ineffective treatments, such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. If he were competent, he would know they don’t work. But he's just the HHS secretary so…

RFK Jr said ICUs in New York were empty in the spring of 2020. I was there. He was not. Here’s what was actually happening.

I’ve never understood why anyone believed he understood everything he talks about. The most obvious example was the knitting video, after which many many knitters revealed how much he got wrong. That he relies on genAI is not surprising.

Ophie Dokie 🌻@ophiedokie.bsky.social · 5d ago

Hank Green not being smart enough to see that a LLM is an idiot's way of trying to be smart about Everything is disillusioning! the kind of thing that makes you wonder how much shallower the rest of the knowledge base he presents is, and in which circumstances real research actually feels justified

So, ok, a thing about telling yr audience "i use AI for my info gathering/research but then I look over it and fix any errors" is that you unfortunately told me youve outsourced your knowledge base on this subject to the machine, and therefore I have no reason to believe you CAN catch those errors

Still working on that shoulder recovery—it’s very plus/minus. I’ve been slowly working on handstands again, but only after my training today did I realize I worked on the exact same thing I posted last on here. FWIW I can hold it more reliably now! You’ll have to take my word for it lol #handstands

Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 3mo ago

Handstands are coming along more easily than pole. Wanted to switch to the other side stag but this was it for today. #handstands

My mom, for whom English is not the first language, is staying with me as she recovers from an injury. She’s reading a book and asks me what is g-n-o-c-c-h-i. I tell her it’s potato pasta, pronounced niyoki. She says that’s stupid bc the pronunciation doesn’t match the spelling 🤣. She’s not wrong!

Infuriating even just considering the rape kits Actual crime, yet biased and lazy law enforcement (who sometimes get $500,000 a year incomes!) don't investigate violent criminals and let hurt people in the community for years bsky.app/profile/argh... bsky.app/profile/patr...

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“Crazy how states plan to criminally investigate every miscarriage but they “don’t have the resources” to test rape kits or enforce restraining orders.” 1000s of rape kits sit on the shelves untested, but prosecutors in W Virginia are now actively pursuing people who have *miscarriages*.

14+ weeks pregnant plus an injured shoulder 🤷🏻‍♀️ #pd

Astonishing. RFK Jr. adds 8 members to a 6 member FDA advisory panel. 6 of them were sellers of peptides, and the 7th a compounding pharmacist. In an 8-6 vote with all 8 votes coming from these new panel members, the panel approved 4 peptides against the objections of FDA scientists.

FDA Panel Supports Lifting Restrictions on Four Peptides (Gift Article)

In an all-day hearing, the agency’s scientists argued against allowing broad access to unproven drugs that the agency had banned three years ago.

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“‎There are growing fears that 10 young protesters on death row in Iran could be executed soon after some of their families were reportedly called in for a final visit. ‎Global silence on these executions has given authorities the green light to accelerate hangings.” ‎⁧‫#میدان_علیخانی‬⁩

Exclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:

Exclusive: Political operative behind Graham Platner's rise accused of sexual assault

A spokesperson for Daniel Moraff said: “Any suggestion that he committed a criminal offence is false and without foundation."

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Episode 42 is live! We covered a lot of ground this week, including updates on cyclosporiasis, measles, and Ebola. We also briefly discussed Pete Hegseth and Todd Blache’s congressional testimony. Available wherever you listen!

(Mis)Adventures in Public Health

Podcast Episode · The Present Illness · July 24 · 49m

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 2w ago

Episode 41 is live! We covered the cyclosporiasis outbreak, ICE killings, and loss of healthcare access due to the “big, beautiful bill.” Available wherever you get your podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.

Episode 42 is live! We covered a lot of ground this week, including updates on cyclosporiasis, measles, and Ebola. We also briefly discussed Pete Hegseth and Todd Blache’s congressional testimony. Available wherever you listen!

(Mis)Adventures in Public Health

Podcast Episode · The Present Illness · July 24 · 49m

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 2w ago

Episode 41 is live! We covered the cyclosporiasis outbreak, ICE killings, and loss of healthcare access due to the “big, beautiful bill.” Available wherever you get your podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Even if you think the research that was funded by a panel of expert scientists is wasteful (already an implausible position), I don’t see how a rational person could see the immense effort put into canceling this one grant and think that is a reasonable use of resources.

Scott McGrath@smcgrath.phd · last wk.

🧪 After courts struck down its mass grant cancellations, the NIH is taking a more deliberate approach to ending politically sensitive research. A canceled Emory study on racial discrimination and brain activity shows how the agency is drafting detailed legal arguments to survive judicial review.

Any guesses how much this basket of (mostly) produce cost? We have a few peaches, nectarines, cherries, 3 mangos, a few cucumbers, some apples, two small melons, one fancy cheese, and the bread you see on top.

Faced with the reality of how many people he killed, El*n’s PR tour seems to have a two-pronged strategy: 1. Deny that he caused any harm 2. Blame the harm on other billionaires for not stepping in to prevent the harm he caused He’s the most unlikable person on the planet, and that’s saying a lot

NEW: A federal judge ruled that FDA restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone are scientifically unjustified in suit filed by independent clinics—says 2023 REMS is unlawful, FDA must reconsider. Louisiana suing FDA for allowing telehealth Rx in same reg storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Every time Berenson trends is my excuse to post this early COVID era gem.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2w ago

Look who’s taking the side of explosive diarrhea

The world is a mess, but here are some flowers from my yard

Found out a guy who use to be part of my friend group is retiring. In his mid-40s. Bc while I was in residency, getting a PhD, etc, he was working in tech. There’s a lesson in there for the young ‘uns

Hegseth requested almost $70 B more for the war in Iran (having already spent almost $40 B) even as 1.5 million children here have lost access to food and up to 10 million people are set to lose healthcare access. We “had” to make cuts to the FDA, CDC, and NIH, but we also need to bomb more children

After 3 failed rounds of egg freezing, four failed lUls, two egg donors, two sperm donors, one failed embryo transfer, and endless heartache over 8 years...l'm pregnananant pegrent pregernet pregante pregegnant AND ok! It’s a GIRRRRRRLLLLLLL!! 1/2

When I was a fellow, a big article came out in the NYTimes about psychological safety. I sent it to my fellowship director, whose response was “Yes, we have that here” 🤡 🚩🚩🚩 Narrator: we did not, in fact, have that there

The Taylor Farms statement made no sense bc even when the FDA reported what they’re now saying is a false positive, they were clear it was a sample from a different farm than the one suspected of being the source. That doesn’t absolve them of being the culprit, but they tried to act like it did.

Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · 2w ago

This is a *fantastic* video that explains exactly WTF is going on with Taylor Farms and how tracing works TLDR: - they are responsible - the false positive was only on one of several samples - it’s difficult to test parasites - there may still be other sources - Taylor Farms is being shady AF

I know y’all have petition fatigue, but: a) Dr Hussam Abu Safiya NEEDS and DESERVES your support b) this is completely EFFORTLESS - you can message directly decision makers in Israel. So please join the #SaveAbuSafiya mailing campaign!!! did.li/E4xDN

Save the life of Dr. Abu Safiya, Release the healthcare workers

An Urgent Call to Action: Medical professionals only should send mail❗ Join an urgent, automated mailing campaign targeting ten key Israeli state authorities. 🔴 Please note It is important to write yo...

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A little post-World Cup celebration with tahdig resembling a soccer ball ⚽️