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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH

@hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social
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Emergency Medicine, Mom, Wife, Proud Iranian/American, UIC Pub Health MPH. @hallehakbarniamd (IG) #EndGunViolence #ThisIsOurLane #vaccinessavelives @drsforamerica.bsky.social #PWDP #EMsky #EMedSky #MedSky #WomenInMedicine #gvp

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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
THESE AMAZING MEDICAL STUDENTS are the future doctors and leaders this country needs!! Standing up for public health and science today!! #sosforhealth
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lawsuit from Medicaid enrollees, provider advocacy groups challenges ‘Big, Beautiful’ work requirements healthexec.com/topics/healthcare-ma…
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Lawsuit from Medicaid enrollees, provider advocacy groups challenges ‘Big, Beautiful’ work requirements
Five beneficiaries of the safety-net healthcare program have sued with the support of the National Health Law Program. They are joined by prestigious industry lobbies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I felt all of it again these last 24 hours watching these hearings with Dr Fauci.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I beg you, if you are thinking of buying your kid an E bike. Please don’t. It’s been quite a summer @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
YOU DID IT!! SOOOOOO Proud of this amazing woman winning the democratic primary tonight, and I can't wait to see you KICK ass in November! Let's go @drannieandrews.com !!!! South Carolina do your thing!
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We want healthcare decisions to be made in exam rooms, not corporate boardrooms. Increasing transparency and restoring competition can help lower costs, improve access, and protect patient choice. #PatientsOverPolitics #GoodTrouble #NLC26
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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Children are continually terrorized by a threat of violence. Police agencies responded to a middle school in Westport, CT on Monday due to threat indicating there were explosives & armed gunmen inside the school — a hoax also reported in other parts of the state. www.courant.com/2026/06/08/p...
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Police: Threat of explosives, armed individuals in CT school possibly part of ‘organized hoax’
Police said the caller alleged that there were explosives planted in the school and that there were armed individuals inside the building.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Congress just voted to cut fruits and vegetables for moms and kids. The House passed HR8646. The Senate still has to vote. Nutrition during pregnancy/childhood is preventative healthcare! CALL your senators: (202) 224-3121 Tell them: Protect WIC fruit and vegetable benefits.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
An amazing panel of docs who helped start @drsforamerica.bsky.social (initially Doctors for Obama) talking about the early days and helping get ACA passed. If you are a physician or medical student and interested in advocacy, reach out and join us! We are making #GoodTrouble at #NLC2026
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Throwback to ACEP LAC 2026, where Illinois ACEP joined EM physicians from across the country on Capitol Hill to advocate for our patients talking about ED boarding, workplace violence, reimbursement, protecting access to emergency care. Advocacy is part of medicine. See you at LAC 2027 next May!.
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This year's conference features an extraordinary lineup of speakers who bring a wealth of expertise, passion, and lived experience. Less than two weeks to register! Use code HOLIDAY15 at checkout for 15% off - offer expires Tuesday, so don't wait! www.doctorsforamerica.org/national-lea...
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The DFA National Leadership Conference is where the movement comes together to learn, strategize, and organize. It is where clinicians become advocates, and advocates become leaders. Join us June 5-8 in Washington, DC! Learn more: www.doctorsforamerica.org/national-…
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Brady | United Against Gun Violence @bradyunited.org · 02/05/2026
Do you want to be part of the solution to America's gun violence crisis, but don't know where to start? Brady and Team ENOUGH are hosting a Gun Violence Prevention Grassroots Academy to train people how to advocate effectively for safer communities. Apply before May 18 to get in on the action!
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Gun Violence Prevention Grassroots Academy
This is your chance to get off the sidelines and create real change while building connections with others who care about ending gun violence.
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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
4 days after a shooting attempt the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a few days after Melania called on ABC to fire @jimmykimmel.com & the GOP blaming Dems for the rhetoric, Trump posts a pic of himself holding a weapon of choice for mass shooters to threaten Iran. He is a dangerous individual!
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Dr. Ramachandran is attending DFA's National Leadership Conference to make sure our healthcare system is truly centered around our patients! #NLC26
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Doctors for America's Statement on President Trump's Executive Order on Psychedelic Drugs www.doctorsforamerica.org/news/stat…
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Doctors for America
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
RFK Jr. dismissed every ACIP member & replaced the them with vaccine skeptical panelists. They then voted to reverse more than 3 decades of U.S. vaccine policy & no longer recommend a universal dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…
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ACIP's Hep B Vaccine Recs Would Increase Deaths, Cancers, Studies Warn
Two papers looked at the impact of recommendations made by Kennedy's hand-picked advisors
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
At @acepnation.bsky.social #LAC26 Advocacy conference and talking about all things EM. Boarding up next..
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Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.org · 27/04/2026
Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner should be a wake-up call. As I shared with @latimes.com, we can’t respond by turning public life into a fortress. Most people don’t have that level of protection & we shouldn’t have to barricade our leaders or our kids just to stay safe.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
2 chicago officers shot in a Chicago ER. thinking about the officers, their families, law-enforcement, first responders, and all my EM colleagues in Chicago. We should be able to go to work and take care of our patients without the fear of being shot or hurt.
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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
"The Gun Lobby's interpretation of the Second Amendment is one of the greatest pieces of fraud - I repeat the word fraud - on the American people by special interest groups that I have ever seen in my lifetime.” Conservative Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger
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Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.org · 21/04/2026
Gun violence is solvable. I joined @joetrippi.bsky.social on That Trippi Show to discuss what’s actually working, including the investments and policies that have America on track for its lowest homicide rate in an entire century. Subscribe today ⬇️
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Real change for preventing gun violence
Podcast Episode · That Trippi Show · April 21 · 33m
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The 2026 measles case count is already trending higher than last year’s record-breaking total. The U.S. is on the verge of losing its 26-year-old measles elimination status. apnews.com/article/measles-vaccine-…
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FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. says the US is limiting measles outbreaks better than the rest of the world
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed at his first congressional hearing in months that, under his leadership, the U.S. has limited the spread of measles better than any other country in the world.
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Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.org · 19/04/2026
I am heartbroken by this horrific tragedy. Hold the loved ones of these children in your hearts, and join us in recommitting to action.
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8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting
The alleged gunman, who is related to some of the children, was killed after a vehicle chase, according to police.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Come hang out with me in DC this June 🇺🇸 at the @drsforamerica.bsky.social National Leadership Conference! Let’s turn our frustration with the healthcare system into real action Panels, experts, day on the hill- all advocacy! No experience needed- just a desire to help our patients live better lives
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Brady | United Against Gun Violence @bradyunited.org · 15/04/2026
Austin police have recovered over 4,000 guns from crimes in a 2-year period. Brady's Josh Scharff shares where these guns come from and how addressing the supply of firearms could prevent violence. bit.ly/3Os12qT
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APD seizes over 4K firearms over two-year period
More than four thousand firearms were seized by Austin Police over the past two years, pulled from crime scenes, illegal activity, and investigations across the city. How those guns end up in the wrong hands often follows a familiar path.
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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 15/04/2026
🚨SC republicans are trying to pass a (more) extreme abortion ban (again). S1095 is a total ban with no exceptions for rape, incest or fatal fetal anomaly. Women and doctors can go to jail for up to 20 years. It classifies mifepristone as a controlled substance. 🚨
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This is what doctors looks like. ER docs here. We will stick with our scrubs.
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Doctors for America affirms that protecting reproductive health data is a core component of patient safety and ethical medical practice. www.doctorsforamerica.org/news/stat…
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Katrina Green, MD FAAEM, FAMWA (she/her) @kgreenmd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Now they’re deporting doctors who serve communities that desperately need medical care? These physicians are not criminals. And now all of their patients are left without care. Who will they come for next? #AbolishICE #MedSky
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2 South TX physicians detained by ICE amid doctor shortage
ICE detentions of two physicians raise alarms about healthcare gaps in deep South Texas.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Ah.. Trump says this is not him being Jesus, but him being a DOCTOR. I've had it wrong all this time. I guess I need to be changing my scrubs and my stethoscope and just wear a white robe and use my hands and I'll be good then. Please... republicans do your thing! #leaveourprofessionalone
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Hegseth should spend a little less time worrying about how he looks in photos and a little more time fixing the fucking disaster he has created in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I’m an Iranian-American physician here in the US. Israel and the US started a war in the middle of negotiations. Finishing it could mean massive destruction.Not finishing it could be just as dangerous. The regime in Iran is horrific,and has to go. We started a surgery we are not qualified to do.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Iranian here. The loudest voices in the room do not represent all of our voices. You can be against the regime AND not want a war.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
my heart is heavy today 💚🤍❤️
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Illinois Alliance to Prevent Gun Violence @illinoisallies.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
KAN-WIN is hosting their 36TH! Annual Benefit Gala on Friday May 1st in Mount Prospect. This spectacular event provides resources for domestic violence victims in the AAPI community across Chicagoland. QR Code is below. ⬇️ @safeil.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @halleh13.bsky.social
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Casey Means is not the right person for the role of our next surgeon general. We are at a time where public trust is at an all-time low for healthcare. You had the opportunity here to fix it. It starts with trust in vaccinations And no. This is known science, Casey. Vaccines do not cause autism.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Thank you for posting this. Alex Pretti’s death wasn’t really random, but predictable . People blaming the gun, people blaming him. Overall as doctors, when a system keeps producing preventable deaths, we don’t blame the individual at the end. We look at the system that made it likely.
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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 03/12/2025
After shuttering the White House of Gun Violence Prevention in Jan., Trump is opening a new office in DOJ’s civil rights division called the Second Amendment Rights Section on December 4th - to expand gun-rights protections - while infringing on our #FreedomToLive! www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US Justice Department plans gun rights office within civil rights unit
The Justice Department plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in its civil rights division dedicated to enforcing the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms, according to plans share...
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Dr. Zachary Rubin @rubinallergy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
How the CDC was destroyed from the publication of a fraudulent page. open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
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The CDC’s Autism Page Shows Something Is Very Wrong Inside the Agency
Something is deeply broken inside the CDC, and the agency’s newly revised autism and vaccine page is the clearest evidence yet.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
#RIPCDC It’s infuriating watching public health crumble the way it is. Propaganda on the CDC webpages. telling us that vaccines cause autism while at the same time being unable to remove the statement “vaccines don’t cause autism” because of a deal made with Sen Collins. Please make this stop!!
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The 2026 National Leadership Conference will be held in Washington, DC with a day of Hill visits and advocacy activities. Attendees will participate in high-impact workshops, engage with lawmakers, and lead campaigns on urgent health justice issues.
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National Leadership Conference 2026 - Doctors for America
Learn more about our national leadership conference and support our mission and values by becoming an NLC sponsor today.
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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 13/11/2025
Lindsey Graham is a swamp creature and he is trying to rip us off.
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Illinois Alliance to Prevent Gun Violence @illinoisallies.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The great people at the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention are seeking applicants for summer 2026 research fellowships in Firearm Injury Prevention. Amazing opportunity for the right applicants! @shannonrwatts.bsky.social @thisisourlane.org @halleh13.bsky.social
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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 20/10/2025
“Democrats who are obsessed with beating me” 🙋‍♀️ Actually, this isn’t about you, it’s about South Carolinians who deserve a Senator who isn’t full of sh$t.
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Opinion: RFK Jr. spreads false vaccine claims, exposing children to diseases like polio
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Opinion: RFK Jr. spreads false vaccine claims, exposing children to diseases like polio
President John F. Kennedy was a champion of life-saving immunizations. His nephew RFK Jr. destroys that legacy by spreading lies about vaccines.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
NO KINGS in Healthcare! At a @drsforamerica.bsky.social board retreat with many fierce advocates, fighting for our patients, healthcare, and protesting in solidarity with all of you out there. #nokings #HealthcareforAll
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
ER Doctor here: The answer to this ? with no hesitation is NO. I don't ask you who you are, what you did, who you vote for, where you were born, who you married. I'm an ER physician.When you walk in my ER, you will be cared for with compassion and dignity, like EVERYONE. That will never change.
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Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH @hallehakbarniamd.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
@drsforamerica.bsky.social Dr Woodie Kessel speaking on the importance of vaccines, public health and science. So proud to be a part of this organization, and to continue to stand on the side of science. #Medsky
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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Shame on Disney for attacking our first amendment rights to appease the fascist regime!
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