PNWDoc

PNWDoc

@pnwdoc.bsky.social

Emergency Medicine physician, critical access. Mom and advocate. Passionate about music, food and wine. Debunker of Twitter medical myths.

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H.
@drjanicekirsch.bsky.social

"If I knew this could be the outcome, I still wouldn't have given my son the vaccine", the mom said. She buys RFK, Jr.s autism myths. AND would rather see her son dead than neurodiverse. www.the-independent.com/news/health/...

the-independent.comMom whose 7-year-old has brain swelling from measles still wouldn’t vaccinateEXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication f...

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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO 🫐
@tom.medsky.social

Really important article which quotes an okay pediatrician.

Liz Szabo@lizszabo.bsky.social

We’re losing vaccination data about kids in Medicaid: “If CMS makes this change, it will become harder to understand gaps in vaccination that leave communities exposed to outbreaks of serious and even deadly infectious diseases,” Sharfstein told CIDRAP News. www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

cidrap.umn.eduCMS to stop requiring states to report childhood vaccination levels

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea
@jonathanstea.bsky.social

Pill-shaming is ableism. It derives from poor science literacy and pseudoscientific health ideology borne out of the early evolution of the wellness industry. There's no shame in accepting medication.

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H.
@drjanicekirsch.bsky.social

A PLAGUE ON ALL OUR HOUSES As measles cases soar, RFK, Jr. has: ✔️ Eliminated thousands of jobs. ✔️ Cancelled billions of dollars for scientific research. Made war on seed oils, fluoride and Tylenol. ✔️ Repeatedly promoted false, discredited ideas about vaccines. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-a...

cidrap.umn.eduUS adds 53 more measles cases to total, largely fueled by outbreaks in 3 statesThe country’s confirmed measles cases have grown to 2,065, up from 2,012 last week.

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Dorit Reiss
@doritreiss.bsky.social

Putting someone with no relevant expertise in charge of important programs is concerning even when the person wants to learn the job. When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com

theguardian.com‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDAThe Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH
@gavinyamey.bsky.social

Yup—there are so many things the Great Barrington Declaration/Brownstone Institute dudes said they “would have done” during the pandemic if they’d been in power Um, they run the federal health system now Color me shocked (!) to see that—given the reins of absolute power—they’re f**king things up 🧐

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social

Love it. A must-read from @joho.bsky.social, reminding Prasad, Bhattacharya, Makary et al., reminding us that the U.S. is facing several disease outbreaks, so they have a great opportunity to show the rest of us how their way is “better”. We’re waiting…

sciencebasedmedicine.orgThe Murray Hill DeclarationIt's the responsibility of our medical establishment to protect the vulnerable and keep schools open.
PNWDoc
@pnwdoc.bsky.social

Brainworms Bobby lied about physicians making hundreds of thousands of dollars on incentives to immunize.He wanted to eliminate, calling it perverse. His lie bit him back when he learned it was only a limited amount from CMS, a couple thousand at best, tied in with other measures. #FoolingYourself

Thomas [DARK MODE], DO 🫐@tom.medsky.social

Not sure RFKj understands what he is talking about here. The government can only control bonus payments to physicians for immunization compliance for Medicaid. However Medicaid does not provide bonuses. I know this as a Medicaid and managed Medicaid provider. This is just meaningless bluster.

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Dorit Reiss
@doritreiss.bsky.social
Ilya Somin@ilyasomin.bsky.social

This is what happens when you don’t vaccinate kids against measles. Whether it’s religious anti-vaxxerism in Israel or the secular kind in the U.S., the awful results are the same.

PNWDoc
@pnwdoc.bsky.social

I am shocked and disgusted that Twitter/X allows criminal cyber-harassment of users against its own terms of service. The world will never be a better place as long as these baseless attacks are permitted.

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Jennifer Litton Tidd
@jenniagitator.bsky.social

🧵 I’m often asked why I feel RFK and MAHA are ignorantly & dangerously ableist. What are autism & disability micro-aggressions spewing from MAHA? Or are they macro & visible to the untrained eye? The autism-Tylenol press conference was a profoundly painful gut-punch for most in autistic community.

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Dorit Reiss
@doritreiss.bsky.social

mRNA Vaccines Can't Be Trusted, Says Known mRNA Vaccine Prevaricator: Dr. Bhattacharya goes on a disinformation to justify a move that is going to kill people, by @angierasmussen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

open.substack.commRNA Vaccines Can't Be Trusted, Says Known mRNA Vaccine PrevaricatorNo matter how elegant the lies, an NIH Director who lacks credibility among the public he serves cannot fulfill his public health mission

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ACLU
@aclu.org

BREAKING: A federal court blocked President Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship and certified a nationwide class, protecting the citizenship rights of all children born on U.S. soil.

PNWDoc
@pnwdoc.bsky.social

🎶We take care of our own.🎶 😢❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😢

Lakota Man 🪶@lakotaman.bsky.social

Bruce Springsteen has stepped in to pay for the funeral expenses and compensation for the families of the victims of the devastating Texas flash floods.

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@pnwdoc.bsky.social

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Any physician with experience treating measles, especially recently in Texas, please DM. We want to include you.

PNWDoc
@pnwdoc.bsky.social

When I was a kiddo, the backseat game was SLUGBUG. Driving to Seattle in the early 70’s, we got to 72. Ouch. In 2025, it could easily be Teslas instead. Let’s call it SLUGMUSK.

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betsy ladyzhets 😷
@betsyladyzhets.bsky.social

BREAKING: The RECOVER Long COVID pathobiology grants have been restored! Finally a win after all the awful news of the last few weeks. thesicktimes.org/2025/03/28/u...

thesicktimes.orgUPDATE: RECOVER Long COVID pathobiology grants restored - The Sick TimesLong COVID research grants from the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER program will be restored following news stories about their abrupt cancellations and advocacy to restore the funding, accord...

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Jacob T. Levy
@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

"Your retirement account is only down 5.5%, that's not a lot" sounds like excellent messaging and I strongly encourage Fox News and Republicans to double down on it.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

SANDRA SMITH: The market since election day is almost flat. It's only down 2% since Trump was elected president again. And since inauguration day, it's down 5.5%. ROBERT WOLF: That's a lot SMITH: That's a lot? WOLF: 5.5% is a lot

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Mark Hamill
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Not satisfied with purchasing a Presidential Election to become co-President, Sissy SpaceX now wants to buy himself a Supreme Court judge in Wisconsin. You can end his shopping spree, Wisconsinites! 🚫 💰 #VoteForJudgeSusanCrawford 🗳️ ✅ 👍 This is super important.

PNWDoc
@pnwdoc.bsky.social

Big plans! Please stay tuned for a space about MEASLES on Monday. Likely we will start on X until we get the cross-platform thing figured out. Please send any questions you have now.