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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Only 2 days left to vote for 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them at SXSW! Every vote counts to bring this public health book to SXSW 2027. participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Get your signed copy of 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them @horizonbookm.bsky.social! #michigan #TraverseCity
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
From broken hearts and infectious proteins to dangerous animals, everyday accidents, and the medical myths we think we understand, 99 Ways to Die—and How to Avoid Them explores the fascinating realities of mortality. 📚 Exclusive author event for Ned’s Club members
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🩺 Help bring 99 Ways to Die (and How to Avoid Them) to SXSW 2027!! 🗳️ Vote for 99 Ways to Die (and How to Avoid Them) on PanelPicker and help bring this conversation to #SXSW. VOTE NOW → participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx... 🔗 in bio
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🩺 Help bring 99 Ways to Die (and How to Avoid Them) to SXSW 2027!! 🗳️ Vote for 99 Ways to Die (and How to Avoid Them) on PanelPicker and help bring this conversation to #SXSW. VOTE NOW → participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx... 🔗 in bio
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Fredericksburg library to host Dr. Ashely Alker book talk starexponent.com/news/communi...
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Fredericksburg library to host Dr. Ashely Alker book talk
Central Rappahannock Regional Library will host emergency physician and author Dr. Ashely Alker on Sept. 23 for a free discussion and signing of her book 99 Ways to Die.
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 06/08/2026
SpaceX has shed a third of its value in last month.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Washington Post Opinions on Instagram: "”Understanding the risk posed by a vaccine-preventable disease is essential to the success of future public health initiatives,” Ashely Alker (@aalkermd), an em...
1,668 likes, 25 comments - postopinions on July 30, 2026: "”Understanding the risk posed by a vaccine-preventable disease is essential to the success of future public health initiatives,” Ashely Alker...
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
My latest for the @postopinions.bsky.social
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Opinion | What could die with the last person using an iron lung
Vaccines are a blessing. Let’s not forget why.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Hollywood loves a dramatic medical scene—but how accurate are they really? 🎬🩺 I spoke on my experience as a medical technical consultant on 20+ films and TV shows discussing what Hollywood gets right and what it gets dangerously wrong. Thanks to everyone who came out! 🎥 #comiccon #publichealth
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
What could die with the last person using an iron lung: as vaccines work, they become victims of their own success: people no longer remember the diseases they protect us from. wapo.st/4hxvrA1 via @aalkermd.bsky.social @postopinions.bsky.social
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Opinion | What could die with the last person using an iron lung
Vaccines are a blessing. Let’s not forget why.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Day in the life of a Comic-Con panelist. I had so much fun talking about my work in TV and film today. We talked about the good, the bad, and the ugly on our “Bad Medicine” panel today. Thank you everyone who attended.  #comictok #comicon2026 @comiconofficial
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
My @washingtonpost article is out today. I hope you'll give it a read. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | What could die with the last person using an iron lung
Vaccines are a blessing. Let’s not forget why.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Readers’ Hit New Books of the Year (So Far) www.goodreads.com/blog/show/31... via @goodreads Guess who is #10 in non-fiction??? us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Readers’ Hit New Books of the Year (So Far)
Each year, right around this time, we like to crunch the numbers on which new releases are resonating with readers at the halfway point of the...
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Readers’ Hit New #Books of the Year (So Far) #Goodreads came out with its best books of the year (so far) & 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them is #10 in new nonfiction!! It took five years to write this book. I hope the book make you laugh & teaches you something life-saving! shorturl.at/BDsXc
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) put out its summer reading list for aspiring physicians and those interested in health sciences. The first book on the list: 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them! Find your 2026 beach read! 📖 😎 l1nq.com/r39mqop
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Coming up June 12 Harvard Club of DC book events Get your tickets: harvard-dc.org/event/99-way...
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Measles on the rise. Hantavirus outbreak. But this is what the Health Secretary chooses to focus on? RFK Jr. is determined to kill as many young people as he can. www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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RFK Jr. clears path for minors' use of tanning beds, much to the dismay of dermatologists
Indoor tanning is associated with a 75% increase in melanoma risk. A proposed FDA rule intended to protect children is now gone.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Fun day in Washington DC! I gave a talk on alternative careers and medicine at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. I then met with U.S. Congressman Raul Ruiz. Lastly, I stopped by one of my favorite DC bookstores, Kramer's.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The @todayshow article IS OUT! And it could save your life. Check out 6 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them, According to an ER Doctor by @a_pawlowski_ Want more? Check out 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them! www.today.com/health/women...
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ER Doctor Shares 6 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them, Plus 2 Symptoms ER Doctors Dread
The doctor, who calls herself a "board-certified death escapologist," reveals common health dangers people may not be aware of and two symptoms ER doctors dread.
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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 15/04/2026
April is #Autism awareness month! I’ve got #mystery fiction for ya. brandyschillace.com/book/the-fra...
April is Autism
Awareness Month
There's no better time to get to know Jo Jones.
Hyperlexic book editor.
Divorced New Yorker.
Autistic. New owner of an abandoned English manor. And now, amateur detective.

The poster has a hand drawn (NOT AI) image of a woman wearing sunglasses, plus the orange and blue covers of Brandy’s books
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
#3 on Goodreads non-fiction! …and hanging out with #thepitt ❤️ read.macmillan.com/lp/99-ways-t...
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
So excited to announce some of the foreign rights for 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them! The book will be published in: 🇨🇿 The Czech Republic @Nakladatelstvi_prah 🇹🇼 Taiwan by @cubepressig 🇬🇧 The UK by @hachetteuk, @casselluk 🇹🇭 Thailand by @amarinbooks 🇯🇵 Japan @orangepage_book
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
GUESS WHAT??!? @Goodreads SPRING reading challenge!!! Let's get it!!! 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them 📖 is a recommended “hot and fresh” book for the challenge. I hope you'll give it a read! It might save your life. 😉 #booktok #goodreads #publichealth #nonfiction
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
New pod! It was so much fun chatting with Zak Rosen on the Weirdly Helpful pod about practical tips and surprising truths that can save your life. Get it wherever you listen to your pods. weirdlyhelpful.show/episodes/99-... #publichealthmatters #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction
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Darrell Z. Grizzle @dzgrizzle.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Me: This escape room is hard. 
Friend: This is a bookstore. 

Daisy Chain Book Co.
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Cryptic Species @6impossiblethings.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Check out a sample of 99 Ways to Die! It looks very cool!
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99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them
99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them - Kindle edition by Alker M.D., Ashely. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them.
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Northern Virginia Magazine @novamag.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
⚕️ ER doctor and TV medical drama consultant Ashely Alker is fighting medical misinformation — and sharing lifesaving facts in her new book, "99 Ways to Die And How to Avoid Them." northernvirginiamag.com/news/2026/01...
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This Northern Virginia Doctor Shares ‘99 Ways to Die’
Fredericksburg emergency medicine doctor and TV consultant Ashely Alker is dedicated to combating medical misinformation in the media.
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Kim Novak - The Reading Rx @cfpharmd.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them by Ashley Alker, MD is as full of humor as of information. #NonFiction #Health #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚 @stmartinspress.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book cover of 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them by Ashley Alker, MD. A skeleton lays on its side in a seductive pose with purple flowers in its mouth.
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Chrystal Mahan @cmahan.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
💀 Just finished 99 Ways to Die (And How to Avoid Them) by Dr. Ashley Alker — darkly funny, weirdly educational, and a little too real. Written by an ER doc who’s seen it all. Would you read a book about bizarre deaths (and how to avoid them)? Or too dark for your TBR? ☕📚 #BookSky
Photo of the book 99 Ways to Die (And How to Avoid Them) by Dr. Ashley Alker placed next to a cup of coffee and reading glasses on a wooden table. Cozy lighting contrasts the book’s dark humor theme.
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Sharon C. @theeclecticreview.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Full of valuable advice and wild stories, this riveting read might just save your life. 99 Ways to Die: and How to Avoid Them by #ashelyalkerMD #nonfiction #medicine #death #prevention @stmartinspress.bsky.social #bookreview at loom.ly/K3JSVww
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Gritty Stan Account @pensivepelican.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
While reading to my grandson, he asked me to read from my Kindle (so he could boop my pages). I’m currently reading 99 Ways to Die and How to Prevent Them by Ashely Alker, M. D., so now he knows much more about H1N1 and Hepatitis A and B than the average 3 year old.
Book Cover: 99 Ways to Die and How to Prevent Them by Ashely Alker, M. D.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Thanks to @publisherswkly.bsky.social !! @stmartinspress.bsky.social
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Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Tues. 1/20 @ 7PM: We welcome emergency medicine physician Dr. Ashely Alker in store for a discussion of her new book "99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them", in conversation with Dr. Alister Martin, emergency physician and assistant professor. Learn more: buff.ly/sBj6GYu
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James Davis Nicoll @jdnicoll.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Books Received, June 14 to June 20 Five works new to me: 2 fantasy, 1 non-fiction, 2 science fiction, of which 1 belongs to a series, and the other 4 are stand-alone. First four covers! jamesdavisnicoll.com/post/books-r...
Cover, 99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them by A. M. Alker, M. D. & Ashely Alker (January 2026): a skeleton lounging.Cover, The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear (June 20: spacecraft manoeuvring near much larger structure. The large structure is disintegrating.Cover, From These Dark Abodes by Lyndsie Manusos (May 2024): I cannot interpret the image.Cover, The Prestige by Christopher Priest (July 2025): white gloved hands gesturing in the manner of magicians conducting a bitter vendetta that is in many important respects different from the movie.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Have you preordered 99 Ways To Die by @aalkermd.bsky.social? The book is released tomorrow and I promise you're not gonna wanna miss this one!
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Add 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them to your TBR... it could save your life!
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Kate Tuttle @katekilla.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Today I spoke with Dr. Ashely Alker about her new book 99 WAYS TO DIE: AND HOW TO AVOID THEM. As she points out, one of the scariest dangers we face right now is misinformation and wellness grifters. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/a...
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A lot of things can kill you, from the flu to misinformation about vaccines - The Boston Globe
“I spend every day finding ways to keep people alive,” says Dr. Ashely Alker. As an emergency medicine doctor, Alker has seen both death and survival.
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Door Stop Novels @doorstopnovels.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
DSN of the Week: 99 Ways to Die by Ashely Alker @aalkermd.bsky.social #nonfiction doorstopnovels.blogspot.com/2026/03/nonf...
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Nonfiction: 99 Ways to Die by Ashely Alker
The title of Dr. Ashley Alker's book, 99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them , definitely got me interested, and the table of contents looked...
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A python's heart grows up to 40% bigger within 48 hours of eating a meal. Researchers found that their blood had a specific cocktail of fatty acids that turns their blood milky white. When researchers injected a low dose of this mixture into mice (carefully and over time) the mice hearts grew too!
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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 09/02/2026
Hey! Our latest podcast is up! peculiarbookclub.com/all-podcast/
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Podcast | Peculiar Book Club
Peculiar Book Club Podcast Catch a selection of recent podcasts (new nonfiction, mystery, and movie of the month) below, then like and subscribe to get our newest episodes! Icon-Applepodcasts–Streamli...
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
An amazing 2026 @sundanceorg Film Festival! Thank you so much to everyone who received a copy of the book, including, Rob Lowe Natalie Portman  Seth Rogan Channing Tatum John Slattery  James Pedersen Kate Maccenon John Turturro I hope you enjoy the #book.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
People are viewing this from inside of personal relationships which makes sense because I mentioned people in my life, but I’m intended to ask if there are ways to weaken filter bubbles societally.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
These echo chambers are made by recommendation algorithms, by social connection (and rupture), by our own biases, and by deliberate propaganda machines. They seem impenetrable.
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Does anyone have any idea how we break the echo chambers? No Trump voter in my family will ever know what actually happened to Alex Pretti or Renee Good. They will believe the officers were justified. They will watch Fox News and that will be the end of it.
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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Dr. Ashely Alker on Instagram: "HERE’S A LITTLE JOY, BECAUSE WE ALL NEED IT. I would like to introduce you to the oldest fan of 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them!! This is Mr. Hudson Fish, an aw...
38 likes, 4 comments - aalkermd on January 23, 2026: "HERE’S A LITTLE JOY, BECAUSE WE ALL NEED IT. I would like to introduce you to the oldest fan of 99 Ways to Die and How to Avoid Them!! This is ...
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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Excited to be going to @sundanceorg Film Festival again this year! 🎬 I have spent 10 years in medical tech consulting & screenwriting for over 20 television shows & films. At Sundance to share my latest effort to improve public health, my book, 99 Ways to Die & How to Avoid Them!
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