Dara Kass, MD

Dara Kass, MD

@darakass.com

Physician, wife, mother, daughter. Expanding reproductive healthcare in EDs. Helping folks think about better healthcare systems. darakass.com for more.

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Brown University School of Public Health
@brownpublichealth.bsky.social

State-level efforts to reclassify vital medications (like mifepristone) as "controlled substances" are creating roadblocks for standard obstetric care. Professors Liz Tobin-Tyler and @darakass.com and Senior Fellow @spsaki.bsky.social describe the laws' unintended, often dangerous consequences.

theconversation.comHow states' moves to call abortion drugs ‘controlled substances' can make childbirth more dangerous and interfere with legal, safe and necessary healthcareMedications used to perform abortions are also widely used to treat severe pregnancy complications, as well as several conditions unrelated to childbirth.

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Nicole Foy
@nicolefoy.bsky.social

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

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The Contrarian
@contrariannews.org

If the FDA moves to restrict mifepristone access against the weight of decades of evidence, it will break the trust the American people have in this critical agency. How can we trust any of the FDA's decisions if it is so clearly politicized? Dr. Dara Kass gets into it @darakass.com

contrarian.substack.comThe FDA is putting politics in your medicine cabinetThis isn't about just Tylenol and mifepristone. It’s about whether the FDA will remain a trusted arbiter of safety and e

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Esther Choo
@choo.bsky.social

Here are some heroes for today: Idaho physicians fighting for women’s health in a heartbreaking practice environment (35% of the ob/gyn workforce have left since Dobbs) after realizing that there was no cavalry coming #WIMS

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@tsmendola
@tsmendola.bsky.social

@darakass.com at #PWIMS2025: “If you watch #ThePitt, you know America thinks you can get an abortion in the ED. The truth is you most often can’t.” We wrote about that disconnect here: www.autonomynews.co/the-pitt-sho...

autonomynews.co‘The Pitt’ Showed What Abortion Pill Access Should Look LikeThe popular HBO show’s accidentally aspirational mifepristone plotline should inspire more emergency rooms to offer medication abortion.
Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

When the pitchbot punches you in the gut 👇🏻

NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

With abortions, mifepristone, and Tylenol all illegal, millions of American women will be be subjected to forced pregnancies without access to pain relief. Here's why these suburban moms are still standing by Donald Trump.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

WARNER: Do you accept the fact that 1 million Americans died from covid? RFK Jr: I don't know how many died W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid? RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that W: How can you be that ignorant?

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Deb Houry
@drdebhoury.bsky.social

Thank you @jeremyfaust.bsky.social Demetre, Dan, and I ("D3") using our voices to raise the alarm for public health

Jeremy Faust, MD@jeremyfaust.bsky.social

Dr. Deb Houry (resigned from CDC yesterday) is giving live media interviews now outside the CDC. From what I can hear, she's speaking forcefully in favor of public health and against the nonsense the CDC is facing. Understand: She is a very cautious person. This means a lot! #USAnotRFK

Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

I am a proud member of the "I don't care" club for health professionals who do not GAF about this administrations perceptions of their commitment to health equity and ALSO the "I do not care club" for post/perimenopausal women. My dance card is getting full.

Demetre Daskalakis@drdemetre.bsky.social

Wow. I guess not caring what a bully says about you makes an impact on the people you respect and love. Thanks @firedbutfighting.bsky.social firedbutfighting.org/shop/p/daska...

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Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

Proud to be signatory on this letter.

ANSIRH@ansirh.bsky.social

Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists. The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...

law.ucla.eduCenter on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDAOn August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese...

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Rachel Sterling
@racsterls.bio

The startup world is quietly abandoning .com domains, and the data is fascinating. We analyzed 4,000+ YCombinator & Techstars startups and found: 85% of .ai/.pro/.global startups got their exact brand match. Startups aren't compromising. The old "you need .com to be credible" rule? Dead.

Identity Digital@identity.digital

54% of startups are using non-traditional domains to stand out. 🚀 This isn't a trend; it's the new standard for branding and visibility. Learn more from an article by @racsterls.bio. #domains #startups Learn more: www.identity.digital/newsroom/the-rise-of-non-traditional-domains-in-tech-startups

Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

I didn’t see this posted anywhere else but this is our warning sign. As expected

Rewire News Group@rewirenewsgroup.com

NEW: A July 8 letter from anti-choice groups asks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to allow mifepristone to be provided only up to seven weeks of pregnancy and in person, among other changes. The majority of U.S. abortions involve mifepristone. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/07/09/a...

rewirenewsgroup.comAnti-Choice Groups Seek Stricter Rules on Abortion Medication MifepristoneA July 8 letter asks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to allow its use only up to seven weeks of pregnancy and in-person, among other changes. The majority of U.S. abortions involve mifepristone.
Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com
The Weekend on MS NOW@theweekendmsnow.bsky.social

“They’re adding in more layers of oversight so that they can add in questions that don’t need to be answered, which delays effective flu vaccine formulation” @darakass.com‬ explains why Kennedy’s new vaccine panel’s decisions may complicate the approval process for flu shots.

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Ushma Upadhyay, PhD, MPH
@ushma.bsky.social

"Makary, who proudly calls himself a 'data guy' should have no trouble acknowledging that the science behind mifepristone is rock solid—and it hasn’t changed." 📣My new op-ed with @heyjane.com's Kiki Fredman that calls on @fda.gov to trust the data on the #abortion pill! thehill.com/opinion/heal...

thehill.comThe FDA’s ‘data guy’ should trust the data on the abortion pillFDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s pledge to reexamine the safety of medication abortion isn’t just pointless — it’s dangerous.

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Jen Rubin
@jenrubin.bsky.social

Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict - the single most terrifying and important explanation of what it means to go to war vs. Iran. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

open.substack.comIs the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict"No one should underestimate how difficult and, in my view, how profound this decision will be by President Trump"

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MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

Wow. California Sen. Alex Padilla is wrestled and detained by federal officers after showing up to DHS Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference in LA. (video from Bill Melugin of Fox News)

Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

We put together our thoughts on why abortion didn’t define the federal election as folks thought it would.

Esther Choo@choo.bsky.social

Some people thought the attacks on abortion access would galvanize the U.S. and help secure the last election. We reflect on that optimism in this BMJ piece: www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

Joining @jeremyfaust.bsky.social for to talk about what the latest EMTALA news means for people needing care in our ERs. Preview: EMTALA and abortion. What you need to know. Live in The Doctor's Lounge, with guests Dr. Dara Kass and Professor Elizabeth Sepper. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

open.substack.comPreview: EMTALA and abortion. What you need to know. Live in The Doctor's Lounge, with guests Dr. Dara Kass and Professor Elizabeth Sepper.Join us tomorrow, June 6, at 1 p.m. ET for a live conversation on Substack Live.

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Sheila Katz
@sheilakatz.bsky.social

Sarah Milgrim was so much more than someone about to be engaged. She served on the civil society team at the Embassy of Israel, dedicating her life and career to building bridges. (1/2)

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David S. Cohen
@dsc250.bsky.social

STOP USING THE WORD DEPORTED FOR CITIZENS!!! This has to stop. Media outlets. Posters. Everyone. It’s not deportation.

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

washingtonpost.comThree U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from LouisianaThe cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.

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Steve Vladeck
@stevevladeck.bsky.social

If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.

Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

Same. Even folks who knew they were likely going to lose their jobs are shocked at how many others were let go as well.

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social

Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting — firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect. Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.

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ACLU
@aclu.org

BREAKING: A federal court ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute people for helping others travel across state lines to access abortion care. This is a win for our freedom of speech and our right to travel freely.

Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

That Pitt episode hit me in my gut. Even if Noah Wyle never wins an award for this role, he will have my enduring admiration for showing the world who we are- and what we have been through. Thank you to everyone to made this show happen.

Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

988 Lifeline - the National suicide and crisis hotline, is supported by SAMHSA at HHS Local treatment for drug addiction is supported by SAMHSA at HHS. Yesterday Trump/Musk/Kennedy cut a BILLION dollars of SAMHSA funding. They say they care mental health and drug addiction. Is that a lie too?

Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

I just watched this week’s episode of the Pitt. Yes, this is what we do. Yes, this is how we do it. IMHO this one of the most important shows on TV right now. The only way out is through. Let’s start solving these problems together.

Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com

There is zero objective evidence so far that any law was broken - but a lot of objective evidence that these clinics were serving the prenatal needs of pregnant patients in Texas. How pro-life….

Robin Marty @robinmarty.com

Maybe the big story isn’t “Texas midwife charged with alleged illegal abortions” but “Texas attacks and closes three clinics providing prenatal care for low income Spanish speakers.”