Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they)

Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they)

@amybeth.medsky.social

Chicana Med Student πŸ‡²πŸ‡½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ | Former Librarian πŸ“š | Interested in #TripleBoard #ChildPsych #Peds #Psych πŸ©ΊπŸ’‰| #HealthLiteracy #HealthJustice #HealthPolicy πŸ—³οΈβš–οΈ | #SocialJustice #AntiFascist ✊🏼| Opinions mine alone.

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Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they) reposted

#resist #NOkings #goodtrouble

All regional offices of the US Forest Service, which manages an area roughly the size of Texas, are set to close as part of an overhaul launched by 47's regime. They're calling it "streamlining." More like outright destruction. And it's a very unpopular move.

Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they) reposted

The President of the United States said I insulted Jesus. You want to know what insults Jesus? Kicking the sick off their healthcare. Bombing schoolchildren in Iran. Deporting moms and babies. Covering up the Epstein files.

For me the side effects include clearer skin, more stable mood and most importantly: Decreased endometrial and ovarian cancer risk!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

MURRAY: You called birth control pills 'a disrespect of life.' You also claimed it has 'horrifying health risks.' But there decades of evidence showing it's safe and effective. Should women trust the FDA or you? CASEY MEANS: Are you aware of what the side effects of what hormonal contraception are?

Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they) reposted

The kids in Quakertown are still in jail! These kids defended themselves when MAGA chud Police Chief Scott McElree rushed into a crowd of protesters in plainclothes and put a teenage girl in a choke hold with no warning. They've been in jail since Friday and may be kept until Tuesday. Speak up!

Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they) reposted

Democrats, do not be fooled. If you cave and approve DHS funding, they’ll be back and worse than last time. Republicans keep showing you their hand, stop shaking it.

Foster youth are at especially high risk for polypharmacy and medicating normal behaviors. Anecdotally, I also see kids in care get medications in lieu of more proven therapy like T-CBT. Medical homes for foster care with integrated MH professionals are helpful. imprintnews.org/top-stories/...

imprintnews.orgAlternatives to Psychotropic Meds for Foster Youth'All I wanted is to be healed': Therapists and former foster youth talk about what works to support healing β€” beyond psych meds.

We need more child psych beds, but we can't have them without staffing them. For that we need to train more child and adolescent psychiatrists. More CAP track and Triple Board residency spots should be funded. And we should consider shortened pathways like 4 yr CAP track. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

npr.orgChildren in a mental health crisis can spend days languishing in the ERA new study finds that nearly 1 in 10 kids on Medicaid visiting an emergency department for mental health care remain stuck there for days waiting for follow up psychiatric care.

Ingratiating yes-man chat bots are the worst offenders. We need real community and people who will call us on our BS while still being supportive. It seems we either go all in on cancel culture or all in on sycophancy and like no in-between. futurism.com/psychiatrist...

futurism.comPsychiatrists Warn That Talking to AI Is Leading to Severe Mental Health IssuesA new analysis found that a ton of mental health problems are associated with AI β€” and more than two dozen chatbots are implicated.

I don't want to be a complete luddite re: AI - I acknowledge it may be helpful in some instances. But if we do not regulate it NOW we are doomed. It needs guardrails. And it does NOT need to be used in everything. Not least because of this. med.stanford.edu/news/insight...

med.stanford.eduWhy AI companions and young people can make for a dangerous mixArtificial intelligence chatbots designed to act like friends should not be used by children and teens, Stanford Medicine psychiatrist Nina Vasan says.

Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they) reposted

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

Nick Turse@nickturse.bsky.social

Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they) reposted

interesting! here's a video i took yesterday of federal agents ramming community members with their car

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "Ramming an ICE officer with your car -- that's what justifies being shot ... the reason this woman is dead is because she tried to ram somebody with her car and that guy acted in self defense"

Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they) reposted

WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”

Just a reminder: there’s a vaccine for that!

id-journal.bsky.social@id-journal.bsky.social

16.4% pneumonia & 19% sinusitis cases resist β‰₯3 antibiotics, causing 243K pneumonia visits, 1.8M sinusitis visits, 10K hospitalizations yearly. PCVs cover 7.4-12.6% pneumonia, 8.4-14.4% sinusitis.πŸ’ŠπŸ¦  #idsky

academic.oup.comAcute Respiratory Infections Due to Antibiotic-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in US AdultsWe aimed to estimate the burden of antibiotic-nonsusceptible nonbacteremic pneumonia and sinusitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) in US adults (aged β‰₯18 years).MethodsWe estimated antibiotic-nonsusceptible pneumococcal sinusitis and nonbacteremic pneumonia incidence as products of pneumococcal pneumonia and sinusitis incidence rates, serotype distribution, and serotype-specific antimicrobial nonsusceptibility prevalences from 2016 through 2019. Nonsusceptibility was considered by antibiotic class and guideline-recommended agents. We estimated pneumonia and sinusitis incidence rates from national surveys and administrative datasets and derived pneumococcal-attributable percents and serotype distributions from published data. Serotype-specific nonsusceptibility estimates were from Active Bacterial Core surveillance data. We evaluated nonsusceptibility for all serotypes and those targeted by 15-, 20-, and 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV15/20/21).ResultsAn estimated 16.4% (95% confidence interval, 12.8–21.4) of nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia and 19.0% (14.8–24.9%) of sinusitis cases were nonsusceptible to β‰₯ 3 antibiotic classes, translating to 243 521 (179 673–333 675) and 1 844 726 (1 070 763–2 904 089) outpatient visits for pneumonia and sinusitis, respectively, and 10 155 (7542–13 803) pneumonia hospitalizations annually. An estimated 31.2% (26.6%–36.3%) of nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia and 10.5% (9.4%–12.0%) of pneumococcal sinusitis cases were nonsusceptible to β‰₯ 1 outpatient first-line antibiotic agent. Cases attributable to serotypes targeted by PCV15, PCV20, and PCV21 that were nonsusceptible to β‰₯3 antibiotic classes accounted for 7.4% (4.7%–11.1%), 8.5% (5.8–12.1%), and 12.6% (9.2–17.5%) of nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, and 8.4% (5.3–12.5%), 9.4% (6.2–13.4), and 14.4% (10.4–20.0%) of pneumococcal sinusitis.ConclusionsWe estimated high proportions of antibiotic-nonsusceptibility in nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia and sinusitis in US adults. Use of PCVs and antibiotic stewardship may mitigate the burden of antibiotic-nonsusceptible pneumococcal disease.

Amy Beth πŸ‘©πŸ»β€βš•οΈ (she/ella/they) reposted

I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.