Reposting: Just some early career physician-scientists keeping their 'spirits up' in the academic chaos! #WomenInScience @snigdhajain.bsky.social @ilanarichman.bsky.social
Judith B. Vick
@judithbvick.bsky.social
MD, MPH | health services researcher | family caregiver | she/her/hers | YaleGeriatrics via NCSP Duke, JHUSOM, Barnard College
Dr. Kerry Kennedy-Meltzer is a national hero.
Private emails show RFK Jr. making false claims about Covid-19 shots, linking vaccines to autism
Kennedy's niece, a NYC physician, shares private emails, says public needs to see what she calls her uncle’s misguided views and conspiracy theories.
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This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance. Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
What is needed to scale community-based #palliative care? Based on evidence from 34 articles: improved reimbursement, workforce availability/training, and outcomes measures @judithbvick.bsky.social #HaPC #pallonc journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Opening a coffee shop in the hospital... Wernicke Korsakoffeehouse
Hey #MedSky I'm writing a long-form piece on how bad prior authorization has become, and how burdensome it is on patients and docs. Can you share: —A story (without PHI) —The amount of time/$$ you spend —The most ridiculous thing you've had to argue for —etc (And please share this post)