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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP

@dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 19/09/2025
These are visas for skilled workers — doctors, scientists, and engineers. This move will hurt US innovation and exacerbate an already serious shortage of medical professionals. In what world does this make sense?? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump to Add New $100,000 Fee For H-1B Visas In Latest Crackdown
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a proclamation as soon as Friday that would move to extensively overhaul the H-1B visa program, requiring a $100,000 fee for applications in a bid to curb ov...
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Pediatric Neurology @pedneurojournal.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Editor's Choice Article for September! How common are epileptic spasms in septo-optic dysplasia, and what is the typical progression? Read data from this single center study - buff.ly/M3pAgvV #PediatricNeurology #Epilepsy #SeptoOpticDysplasia
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Application and promotion season: Letter of recommendation tips for requesters 1) Give us a deadline please 2) In addition to including your most updated CV, please answer the questions in the photo below (Happy to share Word). 3) Keep your referee apprised of your progress.
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
#NoKingsDay
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Such a great read! Thank you for the opportunity @moniqueterrell.bsky.social @childneurosoc.bsky.social @oligoclonalband.medsky.social
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Arpita Lakhotia @paediatrix.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
🚨 #ChildNeurology meet up at #AANAM 🚨 Sunday, 630p by the big AAN sign Come join! And bring a friend! 🧠 👧👶🧒 @jrgoldstein.bsky.social @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social @kuntalsen.bsky.social @pedsneuromd.nyc @khushboo-verma.bsky.social @drjmartindale.bsky.social @drnitya.bsky.social
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Find out if your publications have been pirated by Meta to train their AI model. I found 50 of mine. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
theatlantic.com
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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Pediatric Neurology @pedneurojournal.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Sexual & gender diversity matters in pediatric neurology! 🌈 Because every child deserves care that understands who they are. www.pedneur.com/article/S088... @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Yes #DEI matters. Especially for our vulnerable pediatric neurology patients facing additional challenges re sexual and gender identity. I’m deliberately not tagging others right now. Please feel free to tag yourself. 🌈⚖️💪🏽
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
📣 I love Saturday morning 9am Eastern Time (FREE) learning! Today Sat Feb 8 Pediatric Autoimmune Encephalitis Great conference series! Need to register ⬇️ @childneurosoc.bsky.social @aanmember.bsky.social
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Ali Christy, MD, PhD @oligoclonalband.medsky.social · 02/02/2025
It's #BlackHistoryMonth! Feb 3 is National Women Physician's Day - the bday of Elizabeth Blackwell, the 1st woman to get an MD in the U.S. (1849). Rebecca Crumpler was the 1st Black woman to get an MD (1864). There are no photos of Crumpler! but you'll see photos, so let's talk about them. 1/10
Photo of Mary Eliza Mahoney used as Rebecca CrumplerPhoto of Georgia E. Lee Patton Washington used as Rebecca CrumplerAI generated (very obvious) photo of "Rebecca Crumpler"
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Arpita Lakhotia @paediatrix.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Check out the Editor’s Choice article for this month! @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social
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Pediatric Neurology @pedneurojournal.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
2025 issue is HERE! - Newborn screening in Hurler syndrome - Epilepsy and dev delay in patients with PTEN mutations - Communication about SUDEP - Use of CTP in peds population - Neonatal sz & neurobehavioral profiles in preschool age children pedneur.com/current
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/01/2025
This is the Ben & Jerry’s video that has folks talking and MAGA losing their shit! We need to support @benandjerrys y’all, because we don’t ever want them to “stick to just the ice cream”. 👀
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
📣 Calling all @childneurosoc.bsky.social and learners! @medblue.bsky.social @aanmember.bsky.social on Women, History, Art and Neurology Free Saturday Jan 25 2025 at 9am Eastern time but must register icnapedia.org/lectures Sure to be a fabulous talk! @oligoclonalband.medsky.social
Two women child neurologists at AAN 2023. Neurons on a tshirt
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Newest autocorrect: admission for impatient EEG monitoring 🤦🏽‍♀️
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David Kopacz, MD @drkopacz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I'll be speaking at the Gold Humanism Society Thrive & Connect webinar, Thursday 12/12/24 @ 4:30 PT/7:30 ET, registration link: t.ly/QKLaD With breakout discussions on self-care & humanisitic practice
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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
But please go on about your desire to cut resources at the USDA, FDA, and CDC. people.com/infant-dies-...
people.com
Infant Dies and at Least 10 Others Infected amid Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Meat
An infant is dead and at least 10 others are infected amid a multi-state outbreak of listeria tied to Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Didn’t think I’d need this again…#VaccinesMatter
Badge reel that says Thanks Science with a vaccine syringe
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
You’ve heard of the #glassceiling but did you know about the #glasscliff? “The Glass Cliff refers to situations where women from marginalized groups are promoted into leadership during times of crisis and/or when the risk of failure is high.” 🙋🏽‍♀️ Thank you for this @atrupar.com
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Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 15/11/2024
With this significant influx of users, we’ve also seen increased spam, scam, and trolling activity — you may have seen some of this yourself. Our team is reviewing these accounts, and you can help us by reporting them by clicking the three-dot menu on each post/account.
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hint hint! Even today’s @nytimes.com puzzle reminds us to move off X and join @bsky.app I’m there! @DrYasminKhakoo.bsky.social #Medsky #Neurosky
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Yasmin Khakoo, MD, FCNS, FAAN, FAAP @dryasminkhakoo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Fantastic news @oligoclonalband.bsky.social. You have already achieved so much with the journal and many other endeavors. Can’t wait to see what is next! 👏🏽👏🏽🧠🧠📝✍🏽👩🏽‍💻
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