Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth were just DUI hires.

Doctor here 👋

-CDC's acting director delayed release of a publication showing that last winter, COVID vaccines cut the risk of ER visits & hospitalizations in HALF in healthy adults

-An inconvenient truth...

-This is politics winning out over evidence

#publichealth #medsky #FixUShealthcare

The only good thing about the American #healthcare system is that it makes for good television.
#FixUShealthcare #medsky #thepitt

Ridgefield, CT says:
No Kings!!
#NoKings #Connecticut

-“Stay out of politics, stick to medicine”

-If politics affects access to vaccines, chemo, insurance, Medicaid, disability, scientific research, misinformation…
I won’t shut up!

#medsky #publichealth #fixUSHealthcare #healthpolicy

-A suggestion to air travelers during these hard times for #TSA workers:

-Buy a gift card and give it to your TSA agent as you’re going through screening.

Is it a coincidence that TCM is running the movie “Gaslight” at the same time slot as the State of the Union?

#SOTU #gaslighting

If I were a conspiracy theorist I would say that RFK Jr and the Trump regime were purposely trying to destroy our health care system.

Doctor Here 👋

Withdrawing from the World Health Organization leaves us with fewer data, slower warnings, and fewer tools when the next outbreak hits.

Not good for our country’s health.
#medblue #publichealth #WHO

Doctor Here 👋

Just a reminder to the current federal administration:

"It is a poor government that does not realize that the prolonged life, health and happiness of its people are its greatest asset."

DR. CHARLES H. MAYO

I watch European soccer matches (Spanish, French, English and German) when I’m on the treadmill. No ads until halftime and I can listen to my own music.

-Stop asking Jews when Hanukkah is.

-We don't know either.

Doctor Here 👋

- #RFKJr: "We need to prevent disease, not just treat it."

-Agreed. That's why we need vaccines, evidence based science, universal healthcare & your resignation!

-We need theembraceplan.com

#medsky #publichealth #vaccines #universalhealtcare #fixUShealthcare

Doctor Here 👋 (again)
- To Linda McMahon & the US #DoE
- No matter the level of expertise, #Nursing is a profession
- Nursing is the backbone, muscles & heart of the US healthcare system
- Educating & advancing #nurses in their profession should be your top priority!
#Medsky #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋

-The Department of Education just said nursing is no longer a professional degree.

- #Nursing is one of the most important and respected professions. Our healthcare system depends on them.

- #Nurses save lives!! They must be respected as professionals!

#medsky #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋

-Mike Johnson says the GOP’s “healthcare plan” is too classified to share.

-Trump said he has a “concept of a plan.”

- Translation: There is no #GOP plan other than to let commercial insurance companies do whatever they want.

#fixUShealthcare #medsky

Doctor here 👋

-Today President Trump said he got an MRI during a routing follow up

-An MRI is not part of routine screening or physical

-Also, Trump say he took an IQ test & then describes a test that sounds like a cognitive function scale, maybe the MoCA?

-Houston we have a problem
#medsky

Doctor here 👋

-Proud to have you as my Senator!

-Keep up the fight for healthcare access and affordability.

Doctor Here 👋
-Six former Surgeon Generals have asked for #RFKJr to resign.

-The American College of Physicians called for removal of Secretary Kennedy at HHS

-Medicine is under attack. We need more of this kind of resistance!

#medsky #publichealth @acpimphysicians.bsky.social

Wow...

Doctor Here 👋
FYI: #CDC director Mehmet Oz has a financial stake in the company #iHerb which sells: folinic acid supplements (folinic acid = #leucovorin)

The disinformation about #Tylenol, autism, and this “treatment” are ALL part of their grift.

#medsky #publichealth

I took Tylenol when I was autistic and now my son is pregnant.

#Tylenol #autism

Doctor Here 👋

IT'S OFFICIAL: CT, ME, MA, NJ, NY State, PA, RI & New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

#medsky #publichealth #healthpolicy

ABC needs to sue Brendan Carr and the FCC for free speech violation. Threatening to revoke their license unless the take Jimmy Kimmel off the air is a violation of 1st amendment rights!

#JimmyKimmel #FCC #ABC

Doctor here 👋

#RFKJr claimed Americans were healthier in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check:

In 1965:
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; now it’s 5.6/1000
-Life expectancy was 70 years; now it's ~77 years

-Death rates from heart attacks have decreased by >80% since 1970

#medsky #publichealth

Doctor Here 👋

-Here's a reminder of the science behind #vaccine development- in this case the Pfizer's mRNA COVID vax

-Over 40,000 individuals were studied: 1/2 with vaccine & 1/2 with placebo (shot without vaccine)

-By 2 weeks, the vaccinated group were 95% protected from getting Covid!

#medsky

ACC Recommends Respiratory Vaccines in Heart Disease The ACC joins its European counterparts in emphasizing the importance of immunization in cardiovascular health.

Heart Doctor here👋

-The American College of Cardiology now recommends that adults with heart disease get #vaccines against influenza, #COVID-19, & #RSV, citing their higher risk for severe respiratory infections, hospitalization, and death.
#medsky #publichealth #cardiology
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Thank you Senator! Proud that you represent me in the Senate and happy you’re bringing up this important issue.
Keep up the great work!

Doctor here 👋

-Another major medical association: American College of OB/GYN (ACOG) broke from the CDC on recommendations for #Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy

-This in addition to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

-This is what leadership in medicine looks like!

#medsky #publichealth

Adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine is effective against herpes zoster ophthalmicus, and is associated with lower risk of acute myocardial infarction and stroke in adults aged ≥50 years AbstractBackground. Herpes zoster (HZ) and HZ ophthalmicus (HZO) are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, such as acute myoca

Heart Doctor here 👋
Great news!:
- Herpes Zoster vaccine (for shingles) not only prevents shingles eye involvement

-it also lowers risk of heart attacks and strokes!

#medsky #publichealth #cardiology #vaccines
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