Tessera
Folgen

HeatherLoggheMD.bsky.social

@heatherlogghemd.bsky.social

🪷 The Listening Surgeon General surgeon • Palliative care physician Founder of #ILookLikeASurgeon Writing about communication, belonging, and surgical illness.

4 Posts118 Follower744 Folgt
HeatherLoggheMD.bsky.social@heatherlogghemd.bsky.social · last mo.

Women in medicine have always been essential. Who is in the room shapes which assumptions are questioned, which problems are taken seriously, and ultimately the medical knowledge we create.

Admirable Women@admirablewomen.bsky.social · last mo.

DYK it was once recommended that women in higher ed take a week off from studying each month during menstruation to avoid destroying their fertility? 😮 (1/3) 🧵 Physician Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi (b. #OTD in 1842) used rigorous quantitative scientific data to debunk this crazy talk. #WomenInSTEM

A black-and-white historical portrait of Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842–1906), a pioneering American physician, medical educator, and suffragist who fundamentally advanced women's rights in STEM by using rigorous scientific data to debunk sexist physiological myths. The image is a vignette-style studio portrait focusing on her head and shoulders, softly fading into a white background at the bottom. Dr. Jacobi is depicted facing forward with a steady, direct, and intensely intelligent gaze toward the camera, her expression calm, serious, and resolute. Her dark hair is parted neatly down the middle and swept back into a formal, structured updo. She is dressed in dark, high-collared Victorian attire featuring a high neckline pinned with a small brooch, a ruffled bodice or collar overlay, and structured shoulders. The composition centers on her dignified posture, conveying a sense of intellectual authority, professionalism, and quiet determination. This historic image highlights a towering figure in medical history who successfully challenged the deep-seated gender biases of the 19th-century scientific establishment.
HeatherLoggheMD.bsky.social@heatherlogghemd.bsky.social · last mo.

I second that! And as a general surgeon, I’m constantly reminded to exercise and care for my metabolic health. Seeing visceral fat from the inside is a pretty powerful motivator to avoid accumulating it. 😅

Miguel Daniel@migueldaniel.bsky.social · last mo.

As an orthopedic surgeon, I’m reminded every day that our bones, joints, and muscles are essential to the quality of life we enjoy. Whether it’s walking on the beach, staying active, or simply spending time with good company, taking care of your musculoskeletal health matters.

This Is Our Lane@thisisourlane.org · last mo.

New research finds that exposure to gun violence — including witnessing violence, knowing someone who was shot, or living in communities affected by violence — is linked to poorer health outcomes, including chronic conditions. https://bit.ly/4qIsrUi

How Gun Violence Exposure Influences Racial Health Disparities among Adults in the United States - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Gun violence is a pressing public health concern that disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities in the United States (US). This study examined whether gun violence exposure (GVE) connect...

bit.ly

JAMA Surgery@jamasurgery.com · last mo.

Same-admission #cholecystectomy for acute gallstone-related #pancreatitis was associated with the lowest recurrence risk and lowest rate of gallstone complications compared to ERCP or no intervention. ja.ma/4xMpIv1

Cholecystectomy vs ERCP or No Intervention After Gallstone-Related Acute Pancreatitis

This study compares cholecystectomy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography only, and no intervention in relation to recurrent acute pancreatitis and other gallstone-related complications, accounting for death as a competing event.

ja.ma