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Alli Ruff

@allilruff.bsky.social
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Primary care doc at the University of Michigan, mom, avid reader. Passionate about Med Ed and enhancing Primary Care education.

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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Laurel Braitman at #changemeded is an amazing way to start your day!
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Need to prescribe a COVID shot in Michigan and don’t have a paper prescription pad. Use this assets.noviams.com/novi-file-up...
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Thank you @christinelaine.bsky.social for standing up for all of us in medicine. Peer review is the gold standard and we should not budge from that. www.inquirer.com/health/chris...
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RFK Jr. demanded that a scientific journal retract a vaccine study. Its Philly-based editor refused.
Annals of Internal Medicine editor and Jefferson Health physician Christine Laine says she won’t retract the study, as demanded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
"Secretary Kennedy’s actions have ... shown a blatant disregard for decades of evidence-based, proven science, and have spread dangerous medical misinformation." Thank you @acpimphysicians.bsky.social for supporting the views of IM physicians and Americans! www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom...
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Amazing video from @nytimes.com about #MAHA www.nytimes.com/video/opinio... . If you find yourself looking down on your MAHA friends/family- watch this.
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Video: Opinion | You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories
How does MAHA turn some health-conscious people against all health care? We found out.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I havent posted in a while but I am today because of how sad this makes me: www.inquirer.com/health/drexe.... I understand the pressures of the world but had long hoped one day I would be in this program. Also the AAMC womens leadership program. Feels like doors are closing but I hope I'm wrong.
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A prestigious Drexel fellowship for women in medicine is now open to men
Drexel's Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program has two male fellows among 148 females in this year's cohort.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
WHAT?!?! Where do I get one of these sweet gigs? www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...
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Primary Care Doctor Pay Hits $330,000 As Workload Mounts
Primary care physician compensation hit $300,000 last year as today’s doctors see heavier workloads due to a shortage of medical care providers.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Amazing Substack on the current ACIP meeting and what happens now. nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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4 ways to anticipate next week's ACIP
A big vaccine policy meeting: What to expect, pre-bunking, and some answers to your questions
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Oh look --> vaccines work. #vaccineswork jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine for US Adults Aged 60 Years or Older
This case-control study assesses the safety and effectiveness of vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the major adverse events among patients aged 60 years or older during the 2023-2...
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The fear I have that the public is missing - insurers use the ACIP to determine vaccine coverage. What happens when we have to pay out of pocket? apnews.com/article/kenn...  RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
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RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Awesome Michigan Internal Med alum Xanthia Tucker presenting on her novel curriculum teaching IM residents about management options for unplanned pregnancy. @societygim.bsky.social #SGIM25 #michiganmedicine #bmc
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Dr Celeste Newby at #SGIM25 talking about the legal background behind the abortion issue in the US. This woman is amazing. @societygim.bsky.social @acpimphysicians.bsky.social @docwithapurpose.bsky.social
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Isnt part of his job giving advice? Or guiding us on the right choice?
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
This is a fascinating story about "diagnosis culture" and how society induces us into thinking we have a diagnosis. I love @npr.org. A great listen for physicians and non-docs! www.npr.org/2025/04/25/1...
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Think you have ADHD? Here's why so many of us are saying yes. : It's Been a Minute
Have you seen ADHD content pop up in your feeds? Are you getting a lot of it? In the past few years, there's been a surge in the number of adults diagnosed with ADHD, and at the same time more and mor...
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
This month's JGIM feels like it is full of all the things we arent "supposed" to talk about any more. This one is very poignant to me on the brink of mothers day - A day where I feel like I have to be grateful for all the work. rdcu.be/ekSOY #Momsinmedicine #womeninmedicine
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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Division of Household Labor Among Women Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This discussion of professionalism in light of the challenges of "wellness" in medical students who are now often more adults than we were is a challenging one. I lean toward the author's opinion but worry about being ont he wrong side of history. #meded link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The Erosion of Professionalism or a New Norm - Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal of General Internal Medicine -
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I love this idea! #primarycare link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Step Count: The Next Vital Sign - Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Science saves lives. www.wired.com/story/scient...
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Scientists Find Measles Likely To Become Endemic in the US Over Next 20 Years
A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I have had several patients ask me about this story. It takes 2 WEEKS for a vaccine to really give you the immunity you need. This child's parents did the right thing. Vaccines work. www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
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Michigan baby infected with measles received MMR vaccine day before trip, officials say
The CDC is investigating whether a Michigan baby's measles case is tied to a traveler who was contagious at Detroit, Grand Rapids airports.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Extreme proud that @acpimphysicians.bsky.social stands up for what is right for practicing doctors!
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Good job Detroit!!!! www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
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Detroit Health Department installs 25 'harm reduction' stations throughout city
The stations, which come in three styles, include medicine to reverse opioid overdoses. Some also contain contraceptives.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Finding time to incorporate advocacy into your workload can seem like an impossible feat. But “sometimes the reason that you're so darn busy is the thing you have to advocate for!” @acpimphysicians.bsky.social #IMProud immattersacp.org/archives/202...
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Get involved in advocacy early and often
Early career physicians can add political advocacy to their armamentarium.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
In medical school I collected data for the WHI from some of these awesome women. What a sad loss for medicine.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I may be late to the game but this was just shared with me. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/new-a-64-p.... Very frightening stuff. I think we all have our own pet-concerns but the idea of cutting funding for lead safety should really resonate with Michiganders.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Such an amazing history I didnt know. A great read shared with me after I ended up on their listserv! www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
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The Nation's First Black Female Doctor Blazed a Path for Women in Medicine. But She Was Left Out of the Story for Decades
After earning a medical degree in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler died in obscurity and was buried without a headstone
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
It is happening today. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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Obamacare returns to SCOTUS, with preventive care on the line
The lawsuit, brought by conservative employers in Texas, targets the expert panel that advises HHS on which preventive care services insurers must cover without cost-sharing.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
SCOTUS will hear case threatening no-cost preventive care healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/03...
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SCOTUS will hear case threatening no-cost preventive care
If SCOTUS rules the ACA’s no-cost preventive care provision as unconstitutional, Americans would need to pay for such care or forgo it.
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John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP @ihpidirector.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
New from @marketplace.org : a look at the #SCOTUS case being heard Monday that could affect Americans’ health costs, with insights from our member Dr Mark Fendrick: www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
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The Supreme Court will determine the future of free preventative care
Every year, an independent panel of doctors and medical experts update which preventive care — such as creenings for cancer, diabetes and infectious diseases — should be covered by insurance.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Excited to be part of this important update. I do think most practicing docs have no idea this is happening. The Supreme Court will determine the future of free preventative care www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
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The Supreme Court will determine the future of free preventative care
Every year, an independent panel of doctors and medical experts update which preventive care — such as creenings for cancer, diabetes and infectious diseases — should be covered by insurance.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Love this idea by Dr Adrian Baudy at @acpimphysicians.bsky.social #IM2025: use GenAI to help create ckd meal plans that incorporate foods they like! Then make a shopping list!
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The Council of Early Career Physicians is living large in New Orleans thanks to Dr Celeste Newby! @acpimphysicians.bsky.social #IM2025
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The amazing Dr Rachel Rubin talking about female sexual dysfunction @acpimphysicians.bsky.social #IM2025. “Stop thinking about your epic inbox and start thinking about sex”
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Dr. Reed Tuckson is my church. This is so inspiring and motivating in this time. “Patient care is our North Star”. @acpimphysicians.bsky.social #IM2025
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
@ankitasagar.bsky.social and @candacesprottmd.bsky.social talking about effective communication @acpimphysicians.bsky.social #IM2025. Love the idea of leading with a statement to reframe the listeners internal story. “ I do not want to make you feel less valued”.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Dr Ellie Grossman sharing where cannabis may help. She says “there may be something there”. There is no data or studies on anxiety and the data on sleep is not convincing. #IM2025. #primarycare @acpimphysicians.bsky.social
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Made it! @acpimphysicians.bsky.social #IM2025. I love this meeting and these people.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
A year ago, headed to @acpimphysicians.bsky.social IM2024, I had never heard of this and there were lots of exhibitors talking about it. Now, 1 year later, I am obsessed. This makes me a better #PCP. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | This technology is becoming beloved by doctors and patients alike
How artificial intelligence is helping medical professionals save time and reduce burnout.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I appreciate @dananessel.bsky.social encouraging our residents to take action. Also- giving private companies your genetic data is probably not a good idea in general.. www.mlive.com/news/2025/03...
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Michigan residents should delete 23andMe accounts to protect personal data, AG says
The genetic testing company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Great Op/Med on GLP1 medications. "Many believe they can “beat the system,” use them briefly, change their lifestyle, and stop taking them without regaining weight." More than 80% of my patients think they will beat the odds - and they probably wont. #primarycare opmed.doximity.com/articles/i-n...
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I No Longer Think GLP-1s Are the Answer
Few medications have had such a meteoric rise as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound), the GLP-1-based treatments for obesity t...
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Nothing says #NationalDoctorsDay like another analysis showing we arent all the successful treating back pain... ebm.bmj.com/content/earl...
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Analgesic effects of non-surgical and non-interventional treatments for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomised trials
Objectives To investigate the efficacy of non-surgical and non-interventional treatments for adults with low back pain compared with placebo. Eligibility criteria Randomised controlled trials evaluat...
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I am not sure what I think of this - but I am glad someone is looking. It seems to get more confuddled every year. Maybe there is a better way? www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US House panel launches antitrust probe of medical residency system
A U.S. congressional committee is investigating how medical students are placed in residency training programs, seeking documents from major university hospitals, the American Medical Association and other organizations as part of an antitrust probe.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 25/03/2025
As the Texas measles outbreak continues, doctors there are treating some children given so much vitamin A that they have signs of liver damage. Story by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/h...
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For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill (Gift Article)
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Great article by Dr. Eric Warm and team about the "shadow economy" of residency applications. Until we create a less competitive/intense system, students (and programs) will find a way to create hierarchy. #medicaleducation journals.lww.com/academicmedi...
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The Shadow Economy of Effort: Unintended Consequences of... : Academic Medicine
, volunteer, and work experiences to enhance their residency applications. These extracurricular efforts to secure a residency position are subphenomena of the hidden curriculum. Medical schools do no...
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Excited to be nearing time for the best week of the year - #IM2025. Excited to be presenting again about incorporating teaching into your outpatient practice with @drkjobbins.bsky.social. #IMProud
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Fantastic article in @theatlantic.com about legalization of marijuana and the problems that have come as a result. A must read if you live in a legalized state. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Legal Weed Didn’t Deliver on Its Promises
Advocates touted a host of benefits and no real costs. That’s proved to be a fantasy.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Excited to be incorporating this education for our senior medical students this year. Glad to be on the right-side of history in teaching about justice-involved individuals. #LeadersandBest #UniversityofMichigan link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The State of Medical Education on Criminal Justice Health: A Systematic Review - Journal of General Internal Medicine
Background The justice-involved population faces significant health disparities yet is often overlooked in medical education, resulting in medical providers having limited preparation to serve this co...
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
So excited we can now official say @norabeckermd.bsky.social will be receiving the 2025 American Society for Clinical Investigation Young Physician-Scientist of the Year Award!!!! #michiganmedicine #womeninmedicine
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
"Smaller compounding pharmacies, which make drugs to fill prescriptions for individual patients and are primarily overseen by U.S. states, must immediately cease making copies of tirzepatide". Waiting for the tide of patients to come rushing back to me. #primarycare www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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US judge bars copies of Lilly weight-loss drug
A U.S. federal judge has refused to allow compounding pharmacies to keep making copies of Eli Lilly's popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro in the United States.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
In my emails the same day: Vaccines WORK.. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea... Followed by: Lets not tell anyone. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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CDC report finds HPV vaccine is preventing U.S. women from getting cervical cancer, adding to evidence
From 2008 to 2022, rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80 percent among 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer.
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Alli Ruff @allilruff.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Feeling overwhelmed by the constantly changing news cycle??? Dont worry, @thelancet.bsky.social is here to remind you that Vitamin D is still not helpful. At least one thing is consistent in science. www.thelancet.com/action/showF...
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