Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

The wildest thing about the movie Speed is the number of infrastructure projects

When I was interviewing for my first faculty position, the chief of paediatrics asked me if I thought medicine was a career or a calling. It was clear which one was the correct answer.

Thinking about that conversation as I reflect on this season of #ThePitt

It’s hard to overstate how much of this moment is driven by people who got a taste of accountability and were very, very mad about it.

@murderxbryan.bsky.social

So, thing that is apparently better understood inside academia than outside of it:

International students pay sticker price. Most domestic students do not. International students are subsidizing the education costs for domestic students, as per student governmental funding drops.

Big oak dropping an acorn for the fans

In recent days, AMA communications to the New York Times have requested a correction on their part to reflect the actual language the AMA used in response to their inquiry. Additionally, a letter to the editor has been submitted requesting a public correction—this was neither a policy change nor was it an endorsement of a position taken by another medical society. In addition, during Congressional testimony in mid-March, I had the opportunity to set the record straight stating to the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that there has been no change in AMA policy with respect to access to and provision of gender-affirming care. This will appear in the Congressional Record.

The American Medical Association directly responds to New York Times coverage mischaracterizing their posiiton on gender affirming care for trans young people.

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close up:Catch Me - a quilt by Jacqueline DeJonge, pieced by Kris Lescinsky, quilted by me - a white background, green batik border, and circles with stars or compass roses interconnect with borders of flying geese (triangles, and a diamond in the center of the quilt in a checkerboard pattern.

close up:Catch Me - a quilt by Jacqueline DeJonge, pieced by Kris Lescinsky, quilted by me - a white background, green batik border, and circles with stars or compass roses interconnect with borders of flying geese (triangles, and a diamond in the center of the quilt in a checkerboard pattern.

close up:Catch Me - a quilt by Jacqueline DeJonge, pieced by Kris Lescinsky, quilted by me - a white background, green batik border, and circles with stars or compass roses interconnect with borders of flying geese (triangles, and a diamond in the center of the quilt in a checkerboard pattern.

close up:Catch Me - a quilt by Jacqueline DeJonge, pieced by Kris Lescinsky, quilted by me - a white background, green batik border, and circles with stars or compass roses interconnect with borders of flying geese (triangles, and a diamond in the center of the quilt in a checkerboard pattern.

Major quilt eye candy incoming. This was pieced by Kris Lescinsky, pattern is Catch Me by Jacqueline DeJong. Took me 5 audiobooks to quilt it, lol.

Understanding the Use of the Term “Weaponized Autism” in An Alt-Right Social Media Platform - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders Background The term “weaponized autism” is frequently used on extremist platforms. To better understand this, we conducted a discourse analysis of posts on Gab, an alt-right social media platform. Met...

Our paper on it is accessible here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Kudos to @slooterman.bsky.social for unpacking the neurodivergence discourse! Includes references to some of my team’s work trying to understand the use of ‘weaponized autism’ in alt-right spaces

I have a Hector joke but it drags on

Bluesky is the app for people who like sports, but sports doesn't like them back.

The intention of the anti trans project, from “just asking questions” to “fairness in sports” was always this: to make it illegal and impossible to be trans in society.

To create pretexts for our arrest and removal, if we don’t put ourselves under house arrest.

To punish us for being different.

The stupid thing about social media arguments about social media is that everyone who has them is a 40 year old arguing about which site frequented by 7% of the population is more relevant, meanwhile everyone under 25 is on something called Blooble inventing new words to scare us with

Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor As a growing number of states weaken childhood immunization requirements, physicians fear many families will miss critical wellness checks.

As a growing number of states weaken childhood immunization requirements, physicians fear many families will miss critical wellness checks.

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!

"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

“The goal horn went off during the ceremony when they kissed.”

@slooterman.bsky.social warming my heart during a polar vortex

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Retraction Note: Efficacy of oral folinic acid supplementation in children with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial - European Journal of Pediatrics European Journal of Pediatrics -

Big #autism news re: leucovorin. Published trial from India has been RETRACTED. This, combined with the fact that the earlier Frye trial was terminated by the FDA, further emphasizes that this is not a recommended therapy. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Retraction Note: Efficacy of oral folinic acid supplementation in children with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial - European Journal of Pediatrics European Journal of Pediatrics -

Big #autism news re: leucovorin. Published trial from India has been RETRACTED. This, combined with the fact that the earlier Frye trial was terminated by the FDA, further emphasizes that this is not a recommended therapy. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

God loves a terrier.

Jayhawks album cover in front of a record player with Electric Fetus covering

Sending some love to the Twin cities tonight

Not sure why but this totally tracks :)

You’re actually an honorary Canadian in that case!

Omg Sara

Today marks a major moment for child health: the AAP has released its updated 2026 childhood and adolescent immunization schedule. Updated annually to reflect the latest scientific evidence, this year’s schedule is formally endorsed by 12 leading medical and healthcare organizations.
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Can the prescription drug leucovorin treat autism? History says, probably not Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there's little evidence the drug will help.

Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there's little evidence the drug will help.