Senescent surgeon
@pmd0214.medsky.social
Retired academic surgeon. PGY-thirtysomething. Surprisingly well behaved. Full-time dog servant. She/her. Surgeons can be female. So why can't (US) presidents? 🇨🇦-🇺🇸 #MedSky #SurgSky #MedEd #ILookLikeaSurgeon #Womeninmedicine #EndGunViolence
Who could have predicted this? 🤷♀️ www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Physicians Working Excessive Hours More Likely to Quit
Physician working conditions often breach the European Working Time Directive, and derogations correlate with health deteriorations and intentions to leave the profession.
medscape.com
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
nature.com
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand: Age 90 acute abdomen (no advance directives) #medsky
Josh Chafetz@joshchafetz.bsky.social · 12mo agoIn honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand: Editorial manager profile created.
Knock knock. Who’s there? Did you know? Did you know who? Did you know South Carolina has municipal elections next month? Vote.
Recall RFK's claim that doctors & scientists were "on his side" at his last hearing? Wanna prove him wrong? I'll be ordering post cards soon, so if you're local to me, I can pass some along. I can also send them on your behalf (DM me your info for that). Or do it yourself--info @ link below.
Nurse Teri 🇺🇦🇬🇱 👩🏽⚕️ 👊🏼 🐸@nurseteria.bsky.social · last yr.Sick (you probably are with his idiotic policies) and tired (every single day it's something) of RFK Jr.? You aren't alone! Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social campaign! All you need is a postcard and stamp. Directions-- www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...
I’m just a girl, who did a spinal tap on a preschooler last week, asking you to fire RFK Jr.
a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt .
Alt: a woman in a blue shirt is looking at a man in a pink shirt , scene from Notting Hill
media.tenor.com
this is the time for scifi fans to exercise the ultimate depth and breadth of their creativity make them shut down the hotline use all your best Borg jokes
ID4 in Real Time@1996id4.bsky.social · last yr.
🌟Meet Dr. Annie Andrews🌟 Pediatrician, gun violence prevention advocate & researcher, and former congressional candidate working to protect kids’ futures. Clinical Professor at George Washington University & senior advisor to Everytown for Gun Safety & Moms Demand Action. Learn more: bit.ly/44D59Gn
"The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia, and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with ProPublica what is being lost." projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-res...
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with ProPu...
projects.propublica.org
We have been talking about this for months. www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/h...
Research cuts pose ‘existential threat’ to academic medicine and put nation’s health at risk, new report says | CNN
Federal research funding cuts pose an “existential threat” to academic medicine that will have repercussions for patient care in the US, according to a new report from the Association of American Medi...
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You can sign a letter to support NIH staff who are opposing the current administrations damaging and short-sighted policies that threaten current and future generations. You can support as a patient, a clinician, a scientist or as anyone who has a stake in healthcare. www.standupforscience.net
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
standupforscience.net
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
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The slow death of American higher education. Nobody’s going to travel to study there. The best research will no longer be done there. The best research academics will eventually leave.
Rubio: US to begin revoking visas of Chinese students
He said the State Department would "work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or ...
politico.com
"We are free as bodies, or not at all. And so health care is a right, one of the most basic... Dying senselessly is no act of freedom. And too many people in the USA do die senselessly because we have the wrong idea of freedom." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Health and freedom
We are free as bodies, or not at all. And so health care is a right, one of the most basic.
thelancet.com
"Mr. Kennedy’s assertion that he has “not fired any working scientists” flies in the face of reality. Hundreds of scientists from NIH, CDC and FDA have lost their jobs as part of his plan to overhaul HHS." #medsky www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
Kennedy, Defending Downsizing, Clashes With Democrats in Tense Hearings
nytimes.com
Are you on #Medsky yet? Save our feed and check the pulse of the fastest-growing network of healthcare workers on Bluesky!
#medsky #fmsky #meded #fmrevolution
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)@stfm-fm.bsky.social · last yr.There’s 1 week left to apply for STFM’s Leadership through Scholarship Fellowship! The yearlong fellowship offers training and mentorship for early-career and mid-career faculty with a focus on developing scholarly writing skills for academic advancement and leadership: www.stfm.org/facultydevel...
NEW: ALA salutes Dr Carla Hayden for her exceptional service to the nation as the Librarian of Congress. We are deeply disappointed in Dr Hayden's abrupt & unjust dismissal last night, an insult to the scope & breadth of her work. Read ALA Pres. Cindy Hohl's statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
![The American Library Association praises servic of Dr. Carla Hayden, decries 'unjust dismissal' of Librarian of Congress. [Image of Dr. Carla Hayden standing in the stacks in a library]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q5qyswhppr7tiskw43xhcv7f/bafkreicwqv4vszkknu4dvsdfhmrzzmtscjx5eg64gykfmrgynrnhup6sai)
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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Terrific explainer here on @skepticalraptor.bsky.social's blog about how vaccines are developed & properly tested--& why placebo-controlled trials to evaluate their effectiveness & safety (a longstanding talking pt by RFK Jr. & antivaxxers) are often HIGHLY unethical AND impractical to run. 🛟medsky
RFK Jr wants placebo controlled clinical studies for vaccines
The post discusses the flawed belief that all vaccine safety must be proven through placebo-controlled studies, as promoted by RFK Jr.
skepticalraptor.com
For this teacher appreciation week, I’m going to talk a little about graduate medical education. What is it? It’s the education of resident and fellow physicians. These trainees have finished medical school & are doctors but need to complete residency +/- fellowship to work in their speciality.
In my now daily quest to combat vaccine misinformation and disinformation, I give you this great article from @HealthyChildren. Data matters. Science matters. Disinformation harms children. #PedSky #MedSky
Vaccine Ingredients: Frequently Asked Questions
All vaccines contain antigens. Antigens make vaccines work. They prompt the body to create the immune response needed to protect against infection. Antigens come in several forms. The form used in a v...
healthychildren.org
Excellent. Back to the days of the Tuskegee syphilis trial. If they really wanted to do a non-vaccine arm all they need to do is enroll people who refuse vaccines. And then blind the researchers. No need to assign anyone to non-treatment.
RFK Jr plans placebo-trial testing for 'all new vaccines'
Experts are alarmed by plans to require placebo testing for already approved shots like the covid vaccine.
bbc.com
This study is going to collect data from numerous sources including labs, pharmacies, genomics. Do patients opt in? If not how can the data be de-identified? Glad I'm not on that IRB.
RFK Jr’s autism study collecting Americans’ private medical records
The National Institutes of Health claims it is fulfilling RFK’s promise to find cause of autism by September
theguardian.com
