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M2 Class of 3-Cubed at Carle Illinois College of Medicine #MedSky | musician & audiophile | environmentalist & tree-rescuer | doula | advocate for maternal-fetal health | innovator Neuro #UCLA Biophysics #Georgetown Shibas, birds, art & family life.

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Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) @cctsi.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Doctors and medical schools are adapting treatments and training to address the health impacts of climate change. "There’s a body of knowledge...that physicians need to know if they’re going to be effective in taking care of patients," says Jay Lemery, MD, of @cumedicalschool.bsky.social
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Doctors and Medical Schools Are Changing Treatments and Training to Respond to the Warming Climate - Inside Climate News
As global warming spreads pests, diseases and toxins, new programs are developing to help medical professionals look at their patients’ health, lifestyles and treatments through a climate lens.
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Uma Karmarkar @umakarma.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
In case you, like me, are a high-anxiety human who missed this piece of moderately reassuring news: Despite many broken things, the FDA *did* make a flu shot recommendation for this fall. www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/h...
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After canceling meeting of independent advisers, FDA issues 2025-26 flu vaccine recommendations | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming respiratory virus season, but without input from its independent vaccine ...
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Sharing this resource. #MentalHealth is a priority in medicine-- for everyone. #MedSky #MentalHealthAwareness www.theshamespace.com
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The Shame Space | Advancing Awareness of Shame in Medicine
Formed in 2022 by scholars at the University of Exeter, Duke University, and Duke-NUS Medical School, the Shame Space is an international network of professionals who use creative storytelling and res...
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
#MedSky I'm starting clerkship next week! Transitioning into Phase 2 of the #CarleIllinois curriculum. Do you have any advice or memorable stories? 😊 #medstudent #M2toM3
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
A doctor has been serving one of Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods for decades — and if his patients can’t pay, that’s OK with him. So when he was diagnosed with cancer, his community rallied to raise $100,000 for his treatments.
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For decades, a doctor refused to charge patients who couldn't pay. When he couldn't pay, his patients came to his aid.
When Dr. Michael Zollicoffer was diagnosed with two types of cancer, his patients started a crowdfunding campaign that raised more than $100,000.
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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
My daughter's daycare just sent out an email about potentially needing to layoff staff because new babies about to start withdrew because of parental job losses. So if you're wondering how government layoffs and mass contract cancellations will affect the economy, here's an example
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Hi @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @cardioob.bsky.social @accintouch.bsky.social what is the official term to describe cardiomyopathy during pregnancy? I am seeing the following: 1. peripartum cardiomyopathy 2. gestational cardiomyopathy 3. hypertensive cardiomyopathy of pregnancy Thank you in advance!🙂
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
It’s a systemic issue. As a woman in med school, I believe wellness, compassion, and addressing the mental health challenges of female physicians must begin at the med school level. We need to prioritize this from the start. @jama.com #MedTwitter #WomeninMedicine jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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National Incidence of Physician Suicide and Associated Features
This cohort study compares suicide incidence among physicians vs the general US population by sex and associated factors.
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Grateful for the opportunity to lead this research with Dr. Conrad and to bring together my past in music with my present in medicine 😊 #CarleIllinoisCOM #CIMED @illinoisresearch.bsky.social @uofilsystem.bsky.social #music #medicine #MedSky medicine.illinois.edu/news/ci-med-...
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CI MED Leads Innovation Harnessing the Healing Power of Music, Art
CI MED Leads Innovation Harnessing the Healing Power of Music, Art
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
For anyone following #AI, #Ethics, and #Medicine-- this will raise important questions about the role of innovation in healthcare, particularly around liability, if it passes. #MedSky
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Bill H. R. 238 introduced 1/7/25 "Health Technology Act of 2025" To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if authorized..." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Starting clerkships but wish I could attend this conference on #AI in fetal cardiac imaging & #perinatal research. Looking forward to insights! "Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence in #OBGYN Care" April 25th, 2025 #NYUGrossman #NYULangone 👉 files.aievolution.com/prd/nyu1601/...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Every measles death is a preventable tragedy I’m terrified for kids in America- they are paying the price for their foolish, stupid, antiscience leaders www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Unvaccinated child dies of measles in west Texas as outbreak worsens
First death reported in outbreak as disease spreads in region where 14% of children are exempt from vaccination
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Incredible! Interdisciplinary team led by Dr. Said performs open-heart surgery on newborn during c-section. Procedure is called ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT). Stories like this keep me motivated to be on the #MFM #OB side one day. 🥰 www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/sto...
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Baby undergoes open heart surgery during delivery
Luciano Reynaga was delivered just minutes after undergoing heart surgery.
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Wow, this is really, really fascinating. "Our approach, however, reliably predicts preeclampsia risk using cfDNA nucleosome profiling of placenta and endothelial tissue, with the addition of only two simple clinical parameters: blood pressure and BMI."
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Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Excited to share our latest paper in #NatureReviewsCardiology on why #women are more prone to #CardiovascularDisease due to #Autoimmunity & #SsensitiveHypertension! Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Salt sensitivity of blood pressure: mechanisms and sex-specific differences
Nature Reviews Cardiology - In this Review, Kirabo and colleagues discuss the mechanisms that underlie the sex-related differences in salt sensitivity of blood pressure and hypertension,...
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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Gutting Medicaid, which many rely on for maternity care and to pay for the NICU (birth weight < 1,200 g), is the most anti fetus, anti-newborn legislation possible.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Training the next generation of Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists is a literally life-saving endeavor #SMFM2025 www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
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States With More Maternal-Fetal Specialists Had Lower Rates of Maternal Death
Stillbirth rates also numerically lower in states with a high density of these physicians
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
✨Honored to have presented our research to the renowned #RenéeFleming w/ Dr. Claudius Conrad ✨Grateful to grow & nurture a legacy of #MusicInMedicine & #Innovation of AI + music + healthcare at @uofilsystem.bsky.social #CarleIllinois College of Medicine 🩺 #MusicandMind #ArtsInHealthcare #Rubato
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
✨Happening Tomorrow✨ Join world-renowned soprano #RenéeFleming & our #MusicinMedicine advisor #ClaudiusConrad for a panel in #ArtsinHealth at #KrannertCenter @uofilsystem.bsky.social #CarleIllinois medical students will also showcase their #research #innovation in arts & medicine🩺
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Renée Fleming: Music and Mind/Arts in Health
Renée Fleming, soprano, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD. PhD, FACS, FSSO, Associate Dean for Research &amp; Innovation, Carle Illinois College of Medicine Dora N. Watkins, ...
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The University of Illinois System @uofilsystem.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
We're headed back to the International Space Station. 🛰️ After 4½ years of DARPA-funded research, Mission Illinois is entering its final phase of testing a chemical process that uses carbon fiber tubes to assemble large structures in space. 🚧
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Illinois researchers to kick off new phase of program to explore space-based manufacturing
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The University of Illinois System @uofilsystem.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
By modifying toys with larger buttons, easier switches, and other alterations, a group of Carle Med and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign engineering students called "Innovators in Action" created accessible versions of toys for these students with special needs to enjoy. 🎁
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UI students create accessible toys for Champaign kids
With some help from Carle Illinois College of Medicine students, Essential Skills classrooms across Unit 4 have a little extra holiday cheer this season.
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
So proud of M2 Oluwabusayo Oni who founded & led a team of #CarleIllinois #medstudents for an #AdaptAThon to bring accessible toys to children w/ special needs this holiday season ✨🥰 #innovatorsinaction #3DPrinting #WCIA3 #Classof2027 @uofilsystem.bsky.social www.wcia.com/news/champai...
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‘Everybody should be able to play’; students adapt toys for kids with disabilities
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Christmas came early at one school in Champaign.   Stratton Academy students received presents wrapped with care, made accessible for those with disabilities.&nbs…
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Sridhar Pappu @sridharpappu.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Amazing profile of Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s new director of student research: @sugunapappu.bsky.social (also amazing sister!) medicine.illinois.edu/news/reengin...
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Re-engineering Neuroscience and Surgical Practice
Re-engineering Neuroscience and Surgical Practice
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I will be back in the early Spring, #MedSky! Wish me luck as I embark into Step 1 studying~ ✨🤓🫡
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a dog wearing headphones is sitting at a desk with a laptop computer .
ALT: a dog wearing headphones is sitting at a desk with a laptop computer .
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
My shiba has also done this… in various locations and times in his life. Would not recommend a shiba to a first-time dog owner as a starter friend 🙃
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
MD/PhD Student at Carle Illinois College of Medicine at UIUC 😉 Nice work, Al! 🥳 #CIMED #Innovation
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
@acog-org.bsky.social #OBSky #GynSky #MedSky #PublicHealth I would like to get more involved in national policies regarding parental leave. I know that there are opportunities to join committees for residence and fellows, but what is available for #medicalstudents? Thank you 🙏
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
They say if you envision your dream, it’s bound to realize. So if I’m blasting 80s #powerballads w/ or w/o extensive guitar solos in the OR as the #obgyn attending during a procedure, will it become a reality? Will I face judgment? Will anyone challenge me to karaoke battle?🤘 Drop your favs 🤩👇🎤🎸
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Tips for USMLE 1 studying~ #medschool #MedSky
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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Interesting to see if this applies to other mental health diagnoses as well. The analysis revealed a significant genetic correlation between cardiovascular disease and schizophrenia, identifying 842 potential pleiotropic single nucleotide variants and multiple associated biological pathways.
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Unraveling the heart-brain axis: shared genetic mechanisms in cardiovascular diseases and Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - Unraveling the heart-brain axis: shared genetic mechanisms in cardiovascular diseases and Schizophrenia
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
#OBSky #GynSky #MFMSky #MedSky I’m looking for a life coach from a physician in any of these fields. Would anyone know of someone (perhaps retired) who would be willing/available to connect? I’m debating which directions to take my career & would appreciate insights. Thank you in advance 🙏
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I ❤️ #HistMed. I wish we had more courses in #medschool & learned about the history behind all the ideas & tools used... Any books recommended as an introduction to #history of #medicine? #MedSky #AnthroSky
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
#nationaldayofmourning "There is an epidemiological study that began in 1950, showing that Native American miners on the Colorado Plateau ... had an increased risk of death from stomach cancer." - Robynne Mellor niche-canada.org/2017/08/23/t... #envhist #indigenous #histmed #mining
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The Radioactive Colonization of Indigenous Bodies
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of reflections on the 2017 Canadian History and Environment Summer School. You can find all the articles here. There is an epidemiological study that b...
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
It’s mind-boggling that we have incredible advances like the HPV vaccine, which is literally reducing cervical cancer rates—the Big C—yet we’re witnessing the resurgence of so many preventable diseases. #IDSky #MedSky Why???
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a white squirrel is making a funny face with the words just why below it
ALT: a white squirrel is making a funny face with the words just why below it
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A lesson I had reinforced by Mike that has benefitted me TREMENDOUSLY in my future endeavors is: When you are surrounded by smart and capable people, guide them, but empower them and let them show their stuff. They will do things better than you could and will surprise you with new ideas. 22/n
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Omar Young MD FACOG @docohms.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Where are the other MFMs out there?!?! #medsky #academicsky #obgynsky #obskyn
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
“Ready for the last 2 weeks of Heme-Onc?” Yes. #medschool
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Abra Guo, MD FACC @abraguo.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
#CardioObstetrics Pearl: Criteria for HTN in pregnancy: SBP ≥140 +/- DBP ≥90 Severe Hypertension SBP≥160 +/-DBP≥100 Gestational HTN increases a woman’s lifetime risk of developing heart disease #cardiosky #medsky #obgynsky #obgynskyn #obsky #maternalhealth #womenshearthealth @cardioob.bsky.social
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CardioOB @cardioob.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy #POCM & Cardiac Arrest By @cardionerds.bsky.social #CardioObstetrics #CardioSky #OBGYN #MFM
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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 26/11/2024
The reality of providing healthcare in Texas is driving doctors away. Who wants to have to say this to people? "You have a baby that's probably not going to survive, and we're going to keep you here. And you're going to sit alone in this room for three, four months, and maybe you'll die of sepsis."
New Yorker article with a photo of an older white man in scrubs:

THE TEXAS OB-GYN
EXODUS
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.
By Stephania Taladrid
November 25, 2024Kornberg. There were three women in the antepartum unit whose amniotic sacs had ruptured before the fetuses were viable, she told me. Their babies had little chance of surviving, and elsewhere the women would have been given the option to terminate their pregnancies. "I can't do that in this state," Kornberg said.
Instead, the women were all told, "We're going to give you these medications, to give the baby the best chance, though it may not survive." The reality, Kornberg added, was even bleaker: "You have a baby that's probably not going to survive, and we're going to keep you here. And you're going to sit alone in this room for three, four months, and maybe you'll die of sepsis."
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Shiba Every Hour @shibes.lol · 27/11/2024
random shiba from https://shibes.lol
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Perverse Consequences of Tuition-Free Medical School
The latest philanthropic trend, no matter how well intended, might be making health-care inequality worse.
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Pomodoro w/ #Scriabin preludes— 38 min study time + 2 minute break 🍅🎶🎵📚📖🙇🏻‍♀️ #classicalmusic #studytime youtu.be/F_A9s4kPM1Q?...
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Mikhail Pletnev Scriabin preludes
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Plague doctors, unite! ✨✨✨
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Need a study break + motivating #cdrama? 🙃 Check out 你比星光美丽 / “As Beautiful as You”~ *Xu Kai as med student turned entrepreneur who leads his grandfather’s health tech company *Tan Songyun as engineer turned CEO, startup based on med (ortho) 3D printing + idealistic Series A, ❤️ triangles, etc. ✨
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Michele Quinn, MD, FACOG she/her @drquinngyn.medsky.social · 25/11/2024
If you are pregnant, do NOT drink raw milk. It is not safe. 2-8% of raw milk contains listeria. Pregnant people are 10 times more likely to contract listeriosis, which increases risk for miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm birth, and neonatal death and disability
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Listeria and Pregnancy
Listeria is a kind of bacteria that can cause one of the most serious types of food poisoning. Learn about Listeria and how to prevent illness.
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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
“In this large population based cohort study and sibling matched analysis, mRNA covid-19 vaccination during the first trimester of pregnancy was not associated with an increase in major congenital anomalies in offspring, overall or grouped by organ system.”
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Association between maternal mRNA covid-19 vaccination in early pregnancy and major congenital anomalies in offspring: population based cohort study with sibling matched analysis
Objective To examine the association between maternal mRNA covid-19 vaccination during the first trimester of pregnancy and the prevalence of major congenital anomalies in offspring.Design Population ...
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Annie Tigranyan, MS ~ in dedicated studying for Step 1 :) @bananie.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Exactly. It’s the elitism that sows division in the medial community especially at a time when FM physicians are needed most. Many current clinicians have no idea just how hard it is to get into a US-based MD/DO school w/ the increased competitiveness— it’s not only grades + test scores anymore.
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 25/11/2024
Our study found that nearly 40% (!) of 12-21 yo females are iron deficient. tinyurl.com/FeJAMA But did you know that in addition to many physical symptoms, iron deficiency is associated with multiple mental health issues? A #medsky #bluetorial 🧵1/
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Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020
This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.
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