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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey, check out this hyperlocal FLU and COVID tracker I coded last night. I think it rocks , and gives a detailed analysis (based on wastewater) of how much contagious Covid and influenza disease is going on in your community. Spread the word if you like it: mccormickmd.substack.com/p/my-homemad...

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My homemade, high tech, hyperlocal FLU and COVID TRACKER

I think this kind of rocks. Just type in your ZIP code, and voilà!

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Of course! Second call to Sanofi was the charm, first person had no clue! Good luck this year ☘️

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So revealing of his character. It's actually a haunting experience, and I could only take so much of the museum before leaving enraged and devastated all over again. Honor them with solemnity, not focusing on how going to NYC honors you yourself, right?

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

As a family physician, I endorse this All Star fall vaccine lineup. Many thanks to the professional organizations stepping up while ACIP is broken and CDC under siege! mccormickmd.substack.com/p/the-all-st...

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The All Star vaccine lineup for this fall

Quick boost #25

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I'm so happy to hear that! I get a sense of the public pulse in my job, and these sleep concerns are really common, and inflated to the point of harm sometimes (especially online)

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

It’s not every day that you get published in The New York Times (at least for me!) Rather, it’s kind of a BFD. Here’s a free gift article about not stressing too much about perfect sleep. Please share if you want!

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Opinion | You May Not Need Eight Hours of Sleep

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Can we please have a belated 250th birthday party in the near future? You know, once these extremely low quality people are out of leadership? I want a red, white, and blue America again, festooned with purple balloons, and peeling gold paint.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Covid rates are the best they've been in 5 years right now! Related to this, I appreciate Drs. Griffin and Racaniello responding live to my Covid question. If you don't know about their podcast "TWiV Weekly Clinical Update", you need to check this out now! mccormickmd.substack.com/p/good-covid...

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Good Covid news…and a mystery letter from some guy named Ryan

Covid rates in the US are supposedly the best they have been since summer 2021.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Thanks Kenny! I figured you might like this with your interest in medical history. Hard to condense this down into 5 of each, and always lots of room for debate and additions with this sort of post.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Thanks for reading and reposting! Wish it were just a celebration, but important to highlight the disasters too.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Why stop at a $250 bill? Why not tell some truths with your currency?

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I felt compelled to write about a beloved patient going on hospice, set again the backdrop of a maniacal genocidal threat, superimposed upon the murder of hundreds of school children and thousands of innocent civilians - all in our name. mccormickmd.substack.com/p/hospice-ca...

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Hospice care and the annihilation of entire civilizations

I returned from vacation to my work as a doctor on Monday.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Aw thank you, made my day and so glad to help inform!❤️

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Excellent reporting, and important considerations for vulnerable patients about to open their wallets. Thanks for helping to spread the word with your post! My PCP version:

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Is TrumpRx anything to be excited about?

Or just another scammy-feeling site I won't be recommending to patients?

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

This was excellent reporting, and the scamminess is self evident. A little deeper analysis from my primary care perspective if interested : mccormickmd.substack.com/p/is-trumprx...

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Is TrumpRx anything to be excited about?

Or just another scammy-feeling site I won't be recommending to patients?

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Agreed. Each day another scam or ten.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Is TrumpRx worth the golden eagle that delivers it to us, you know, like a golden carrion that golden eagles might soar with?? Here is your full analysis. Caveat emptor, to say the least! mccormickmd.substack.com/p/is-trumprx...

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Is TrumpRx anything to be excited about?

Or just another scammy-feeling site I won't be recommending to patients?

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Thank you for representing us here in Philly with class, integrity, courage, and a good moral compass.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The same movement that mocked masking as cowardice now defends balaclavas on federal agents as “officer safety,” turning face coverings from a tool of solidarity and public health beneficence into a shield for state violence, terror, and impunity.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Millions of healthcare workers are right there with these devastated coworkers, heroes of the ICU. mccormickmd.substack.com/p/one-family...

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Thank you for accepting my call to your office yesterday. I know you are on the right side of all of this. Here’s my small voice: mccormickmd.substack.com/p/one-family...

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One Family Doc’s Rx for a Sick Republic

Of bandaids and scalpels, and a critical condition.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

So now RFK Jr’s Childrens Health Defense is coming at vaccines with a RICO racketeering lawsuit. They are attacking the American Academy of Pediatrics like one comes after the mafia. You have to read it to believe it, and most importantly, to know some talking points to counter the bullshit:

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. (@mccormickmd)

Here’s some breaking news I just learned that is sure to cause even more harm to pediatric vaccination. RFK Jr’s anti-vaccination Children's Health Defense has filed a RICO racketeering lawsuit again...

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

This is why I’m never leaving a proud city like Philadelphia, especially as communities are threatened, abused, and killed by ICE agents under orders from this regime. I gladly pay my Philly taxes for a generally great District Attorney, Sheriff, and police force.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Not sure how I feel about the culture and economy of getting cats “high” on grass and joints, or the sketchy supplement industry expanding into CBD as a pet panacea, too. Thoughts from pet owners and non-pet owners? As seen in Philly:

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Alright, pals: ACIP meeting is beginning. Here is the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/LpthhPB... The updated agenda: www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa... And the prebunk from TEC/Your Local Epidemiologist: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... Anticipated votes: www.cdc.gov/acip/meeting...

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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - December 4, 2025 - Day 1 of 2

YouTube video by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Agreed. Listen all y’all, it’s a sabotage: bsky.app/profile/exam...

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Are you frightened by the #vinayprasad memo in which he claims Covid vaccines caused at least 10 child deaths? We should all want to see the proof... but until then, and don't hold your breath, here's a deep dive on the state of Prasad's predictable, ideological mess mongering. Click to read post:

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. (@mccormickmd)

Did you hear that Vinay Prasad (a leader of vaccine regulation at the very sad current FDA) wrote a memo claiming that Covid vaccines killed at least 10 children? Speculation is that the memo was int...

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

What are some examples of dumping?

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Just as the West built itself on the myth of endless progress, much of modern medicine, wellness culture, and the longevity industry have constructed their own foundational lie: that with enough effort, tech, and personal responsibility, we can indefinitely postpone decline, disability, and death.

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The End of the Wellness Delusion (And What Comes After)

Living well. With loss and less.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I’m thankful for this roasted dinosaur sacrificed on Thanksgiving. That some birds and mammals were among the 25% of life on Earth to survive the meteoric extinction 66M years ago. I’m sorry for the tragedy of the other 75%. It’s a miracle that any of us survive - conscious, sentient, aware. Cheers!

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Thanks Greg! I try not to make it too wonky, but also referenced well so it’s not just me making stuff up… unlike some leaders we suffer now!

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

THIS MOTHERFUCKER HELD A GREAT GATSBY PARTY WHILE 43 MILLION PEOPLE GO HUNGRY AND HEALTHCARE COSTS KEEP RISING.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

In an interview on Fox News, anchor Jesse Watters mocks Dr. Anthony Fauci, Kid Rock mocks the public health tool of masking, then both devolve into fits of laughter at Kid’s gleeful use of the disability slur “retard.” Here’s one way to think about it: mccormickmd.substack.com/p/how-to-und...

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

We should be drawing up plans now for how to retrofit the grotesque White House Billionaires’ Ballroom. In the future it needs to be repurposed as a National Civic Center. Galas honoring teachers, first responders, military, scientists, etc. Town halls. The people’s house returned to the people.

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. (@mccormickmd)

I’m glad they are building the monstrously garish White House Billionaires’ Ballroom. Someday, when we the people regain and improve our American democracy, The People’s House can be returned to the p...

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Seriously. Maybe they could convert this into a free health clinic someday: mccormickmd.substack.com/p/the-fascis...

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The fascist doctor will see you now

Monday morning after a No Kings weekend

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

At the end of your primary care visit, Dr. Strong thinks it’s funny as he jokes about dumping liquid feces on you and your family. Sound familiar? mccormickmd.substack.com/p/the-fascis...

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The fascist doctor will see you now

Monday morning after a No Kings weekend

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Can you really see hatred in this family dog? And why hate on your extended American family, those like us who gave up a Saturday in October to join millions of others saying no fascism, no to state sanctioned hate, no effing kings?

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

take away their freedom of speech, make and take more billions of dollars, and gut their family bonds by stoking hatred of some enemy within. Don’t you miss us like we miss you?

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

This was my favorite canine protester of the day at No Kings in Philly. Absolutely no American hate from anyone on display. Just a plea for more Americans, especially some Republicans, to say “no kings” to the people who twist their values, take away their affordable healthcare (continued) #nokings

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/10/2025

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Do you find this propaganda art inspiring? Did you know our President just got his Covid and flu shots? mccormickmd.substack.com/p/learning-f...

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

It is so bad I’m literally gasping. This post gives you the throughline going back to the 1930s. It’s so predictable and discouraging, yet calling it out is a necessary precondition for dealing with it? poorrichardson.substack.com/p/historical...

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Historical Parallels Between Authoritarian Health Movements and “Make America Healthy Again”

Let's go with this first post!

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Hi Mike. 💯. I found this perspective highly explanatory and highly concerning. History repeats and repeats: poorrichardson.substack.com/p/historical...

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Historical Parallels Between Authoritarian Health Movements and “Make America Healthy Again”

Let's go with this first post!

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Ryan McCormick, M.D. @examined.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

There are plenty of (extremely concerning) parallels with fascist Germany and Italy’s “health movements” around the same time as their purges of all kinds: poorrichardson.substack.com/p/historical...

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Historical Parallels Between Authoritarian Health Movements and “Make America Healthy Again”

Let's go with this first post!

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