Faith Crittenden MD MPH
@faithdaniellemd.medsky.social
Pediatrician ,Opinion Writer, Peds Endo , HealthPolicy , Health History, ΖΦΒ 🕊️ www.faithdaniellemd.com #Medsky #PedsSky #BlackMedSky #D9sky
In 2025, 30% of some pediatric subspecialty fellowship programs went unfilled. Not because trainees stopped caring about children. Because more of them are asking a different question: Can you build a sustainable life in pediatrics? #medsky #pedsky #academicsky
We spoke to Black women who started the Target boycott & who sustained it for a yr+. They'll likely never go back. Teacher Laverne Mickens put it like this: “[Black women] will say if & when it’s over. And I can tell you right now: That will be the 15th of never ever.” 19thnews.org/2026/03/targ...
For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be.
A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off.
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There is a question institutions rarely ask out loud. How long is too long to hold a leadership seat? Let’s discuss how leadership stagnation is reshaping the future of academic medicine and why the next generation is quietly walking away. #medsky #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/faithdan...
The Seat That Never Empties
Why leadership stagnation is quietly pushing the next generation away.
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Sometimes your thinking gets clearer over time. Lately I have been thinking more deeply about medicine and money and how physicians actually build stability. That is what I am exploring in The Wealth Dose. #medsky #pedssky #finance #wealthinmedicine
Faith Danielle (@faithdaniellemd)
In medicine, we talk about everything. Except wealth. That silence is part of the problem. Wealth Dose is where we start talking about the systems that build wealth in medicine. Welcome to Wealth D...
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Sometimes your thinking gets clearer over time. Lately I have been thinking more deeply about medicine and money and how physicians actually build stability. That is what I am exploring in The Wealth Dose. #medsky #pedssky #finance #wealthinmedicine
Faith Danielle (@faithdaniellemd)
In medicine, we talk about everything. Except wealth. That silence is part of the problem. Wealth Dose is where we start talking about the systems that build wealth in medicine. Welcome to Wealth D...
substack.com
Evidence-based child vaccine recommendations are about more than individual decisions A baby too young to be vaccinated contracted measles & recently died in childhood of a complication Vaccines protect kids who receive them — & babies & others in their communities www.latimes.com/science/stor...
L.A. child dies from complication of measles infection contracted in infancy
The child died from subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a fatal progressive brain disorder that strikes roughly 1 in 10,000 people infected with measles.
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Donald Trump has announced a deal to slash the cost of obesity drugs—but the biggest winners might be just a small number of patients, @nicholasflorko.bsky.social argues.
Trump’s Ozempic Deal Has a Major Flaw
Obesity drugs are still too expensive.
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“For all the hype over GLP-1s, Americans have struggled to access these weekly injections.” @nicholasflorko.bsky.social on why some insurance companies aren’t covering them: https://theatln.tc/dl0vFIWo
Measles is back Whooping cough is back Now, diphtheria is staging a return with large outbreaks now in Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Chad — countries with civil wars or large populations of refugees where vaccination coverage is low... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/h... @stephanienolen.bsky.social
Diphtheria, a Once Vanquished Killer of Children, Is Resurgent
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Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last yr.The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow 'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
@sspadafore.bsky.social @faithdaniellemd.medsky.social be bold with your beliefs. Taking a stand on policy can close some doors, but those are likely doors you don’t want to walk through anyway.
People really gonna feel the impact of this in healthcare next year! Keep playing with the system. I’m telling you it’s not built the way you think it is. The medical workforce will be impacted #medsky
Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · last yr.Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion. Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion. Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Even if RFK steps down, the deeper issue in public health, medicine, and wellness remains. The mentality fueling this problem is broader and more dangerous than one man, and dismantling it will take far more than his resignation. #publichealthsky #medsky #pedsky
We did our jobs too well. To the point even people in medicine think pediatrics doesn’t have challenging pathophysiology. We prevented disease too well. That’s our problem
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last yr.The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
What’s happening at the CDC is very sad to watch. I know the everyday people in the organization are just so disappointed in their leadership right now. But this won’t and will not last forever.
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social President Susan J. Kressly, MD, called the new proposal to limit the availability of COVID vaccines in children and young adults "deeply troubling."
Being a a US based pediatrician is like alternating days between groin kicks and throat punches.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Trump on autism: "I think we maybe know the reason, and I look forward to that press conference."
US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children… www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children
The American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19, differing from federal policy that no longer recommends routine vaccination for healthy children.
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One, thing I always love about Adam Sandler movies is that it’s so New England coded. And it’s awesome.
People don’t understand how hard it is to be a pediatrician these days but so glad AAP took a stand!
🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬@solnatamd.medsky.social · last yr.The American Academy of Pediatrics released its updated recommendations for vaccines on Tuesday, including Covid-19 shots for infants and young children – a break from the current US for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
The reason why this matters: We need the support of our professional orgs if we are going to be making recommendations beyond the FDA and CDC. There is always a risk of side effects so having institutional backing is appreciated.
🦋Dr. Natalia🕊🌻🪬@solnatamd.medsky.social · last yr.The American Academy of Pediatrics released its updated recommendations for vaccines on Tuesday, including Covid-19 shots for infants and young children – a break from the current US for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
What bothers me most is how quiet the science and health community is about what’s happening in DC. I get it we’re busy, in our own bubble. But if you only focus on yourself, by the time you notice DC, it’ll be at your front door. Time to wake up.
It might be science and healthcare’s gun violence moment but not a Jan 6th moment. Jan 6th stopped the news; everyone knew. Race and class was central to that story. Which is not mention in the op-ed But a lot of people don’t even know this happened last week.
Colin “impeach RFK” Carlson@colincarlson.bsky.social · last yr.NEW 🚨 The violence is the point. Elected Dems must call for widespread resignations (RFK, Bhattacharya, Prasad) in response to the CDC shooting. Public health must demand this of them, and the public must demand that of us. With @publichealthguy1.bsky.social in STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...
We need to start calling these the “Water Been Wet” Studies
JAMA@jama.com · last yr.📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment. ja.ma/4oA1Ve8
