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Lekshmi Santhosh MD MAEd (she/her) @lekshmimd.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Mentors & sponsors can change your life. THANKS to Dr @helenburstinmd.medsky.social & @nam.edu #DxEx Scholars for elevating #ICUPAUSE & for lifelong friendships & collaborators like Drs Papanagnou James Bajaj Schaye Abdoler Jain & so many more. Forever grateful to you ❤️🙏🏾 #MedSky #Mentorship #IMProud

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 17/02/2026

Thoughtful article by Adam Rodman in @nytimes.com on how patients can use #AI - love the idea of putting your de-identified record into LLM to get questions to prep for your visit. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/o...

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Opinion | Take It From a Doctor: It’s OK if Your Medical Advice Comes From A.I.

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Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

“Safe care is equitable care,“ said @shaziamsiddique.bsky.social at our @aaas.org panel on removing harmful racial algorithms from medicine. “Think racism not race,” advised Joseph Wright. “There is complexity and the need for humility here,” said @helenburstinmd.medsky.social

Joe Wright Helen Burstin and Shazia Siddique standing at podium at AAAS meeting.

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 12/02/2026

So proud to attend Jews Against ICE demonstration sponsored by @truahrabbis.bsky.social and Bend the Arc with a group of congregants and our rabbis from Temple Micah DC. Great to meet @bradlander.bsky.social who joined demonstration at ICE HQ!

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 10/02/2026

Monks for peace walking into DC. Crossing Chain Bridge, walking along Canal Road, and up Arizona Ave NW. Accompanied by DC police on bikes.

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 26/01/2026

CMSS is proud to stand with science and endorses the AAP's childhood vaccine schedule, recognizing the rigorous, expert-driven, evidence-based process that informs them. Now, more than ever, we must rely on the scientific expertise of specialty societies dedicated to providing high-quality care.

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 25/01/2026

As a child of Holocaust survivors, I never thought I’d post this quote about our country 💔

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Justin List @healthequitymd.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Succinct, impactful video to help explain to audiences the importance of addressing bias in clinical algorithms: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wDV... #healthequity #populationhealth #MedSky Thank you @helenburstinmd.medsky.social @cmssmed.bsky.social @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social

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Unwinding Race: Better Research for Better Health

YouTube video by Council of Medical Specialty Societies

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 04/09/2025

Excited to share that our book “Quality Measurement in Healthcare” will be released next month! Thank you to my co-editors Jesse Pines and JaneThorpe at GW Public Health and to friends and colleagues who contributed chapters 📚 To pre-order: a.co/d/hq8JbzF

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 01/08/2025

My amazing husband is doing his 15th PMC this weekend in honor of my father, Frank Burstin. With draconian cuts in fed research, your support is more important than ever #PMC2025

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 25/07/2025

EXCLUSIVE: According to a MedPage Today analysis, the CDC's MMWR published fewer articles in the past 3 months than it did during the same time period for several years prior. @srasmussen7690.bsky.social @kristinafiore.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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There's a Major Publishing Slowdown at CDC's Flagship Journal

Each MMWR article now requires clearance by the HHS secretary, sources said

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ACOG @acog.org · 15/07/2025

The Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act would end out-of-pocket costs for prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care—meaning no copays, deductibles, or cost barriers to essential maternal care. Families shouldn’t have to suffer financially to grow. Ask Congress to support families: bit.ly/4nQOzcW

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Richard Ferro, MD MSc @richferro.com · 08/07/2025

Reminder to all medical orgs on #Medsky, you have the ability to apply to become a “trusted verifier” which means you can verify accounts that are affiliated with your org. Are you affiliated with a medical society? Ask them to become a trusted verifier and they can then verify your account.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...

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Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

🚨BREAKING: IDSA, along with AAP, APHA, ACP and others, has filed a lawsuit against HHS/Secretary Kennedy to stop unlawful changes to vaccine policy and defend public health. We refuse to stand by while America’s public health safeguards are torn apart. bit.ly/4lm7UkW

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 08/07/2025

So thankful for @melindagates.bsky.social and others who are stepping up where our country is failing.

Announcement that people are coming together to fund Gavi the vaccine alliance

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 08/07/2025

Very proud of our specialty societies for suing RFK Jr. over changes to COVID vaccine policy. Go AAP, ACP, IDSA, and SMFM! And thanks again to Dr. Georges Benjamin @apha.org who is always on the right side of justice! #MedSky

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Doctors’ groups sue Kennedy over Covid shot changes for kids, pregnant people

They say the decision “erodes trust” by pitting providers against federal recommendations that aren’t grounded in evidence.

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 04/07/2025

Dark times for healthcare. Our patients deserve better TY @sanders.senate.gov for posting

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 03/07/2025

Proud to have @cmssmed.bsky.social specialty societies jointly advocate with the National Health Council’s patient organizations in support of FY26 funding for medical research to support care that is science-based, patient-centered, and accessible to all #StrongerTogether

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NHC and CMSS Submits Comments on Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Cuts - National Health Council

NHC and CMSS Comments on Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Cuts (PDF) July 1, 2025 The Honorable Mike Johnson […]

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Alice T. Chen, MD @dralicechen.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I'm a primary care doctor and a mom. I can think of few things that are as important to our lives as our health. Call Congress and tell them: Their budget bill is bad for our health. Call them every day that health matters. #MedSky #MOMSky

Doctors and Nurses: That is One Big Unhealthy Bill! Takes away health coverage from almost 12 million people. Takes food away from children, seniors, veterans, and disabled people. Replaces a clean energy revolution with air pollution and dangerous weather. Stops medical research projects on cancer, dementia, and diabetes. Call Congress and tell them to vote NO!

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

This week’s meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, was politicized, chaotic and not transparent. Our statement: bit.ly/3ZPB0jO

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Rheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

"False comments about vaccine safety made by current committee members with no clinical experience will further sow seeds of fear, doubt, and distrust in medicine among patients and contribute to the spread of medical mis- and disinformation. "

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 26/06/2025

Thank you to our specialty societies for speaking up about the current non-evidence-based state of the ACIP #MedSky www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom/american-college-of-physicians-alarmed-by-acip-committee-meeting-a-dangerous-path

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 26/06/2025

“The pursuit of health equity is a long game, as we all know, with many twists and turns, like the ones that we’re experiencing right now,” said Cooper. “But the longer we play, the bigger the reward will be.” From @STATnews.com on our new health equity awards Thank you @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social

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To tackle race in clinical guidelines, researchers seek alternatives to federal dollars

As federal grants to study the use of race in clinical algorithms dry up researchers are looking for other funding sources.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Ruiz: Why did the report include citations that don’t exist? RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions in that report are accurate Ruiz: How can they be accurate if they did not exist?

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 25/06/2025

An inspiring Encoding Health Equity Summit today. With DDF support, we awarded $1M in grants to 8 specialty societies: encodingequity.org/event/specia... Special thanks to keynote Dr. Lisa Cooper and our advisory committee co-chair Dr. Joseph Wright AAP for their vision and guidance.

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Lekshmi Santhosh MD MAEd (she/her) @lekshmimd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Dr @helenburstinmd.medsky.social has always been an incredible mentor & sponsor🙏🏾I'm always grateful for my time as a @nam.edu #DxEx scholar! Great to return & learn alongside wonderful colleagues like Drs @snigdhajain.bsky.social @gezzerortegamdmph.bsky.social Emily Abdoler Lauren Shapiro & more!

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snigdhajain.bsky.social @snigdhajain.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Wrapping up 2 amazing days at the National Academy of Medicine #DiagnosticExcellence Energized to learn from so many brilliant people working to improve diagnosis! @helenburstinmd.medsky.social @lekshmimd.bsky.social @mgraber1.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social @yalepccsm.bsky.social

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 10/06/2025

A bit of good news amidst all the bad. Love to see @ash.hematology.org contributing real resources and action to support research in hematology

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Secretary Kennedy’s allegations about the integrity of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices are completely unfounded and will have a significant negative impact on Americans of all ages. Our statement: bit.ly/3SGaDcb

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 04/06/2025

“I would like to cure brain cancer. I think that's not particularly controversial.” Be that as it may, the NIH terminated that scientist's grant. Here's a huge survey of the 2,500 grants that NIH has killed or delayed...so far. Gift link: nyti.ms/43Jz1yJ

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/05/2025

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he could bar government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, instead proposing the creation of “in-house” publications by his agency.

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RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.

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ACOG @acog.org · 27/05/2025

ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Secretary Kennedy's announcement that COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women could reduce vaccine access for millions of Americans. IDSA urges insurers to maintain coverage for COVID-19 vaccines: bit.ly/4jjmwPV

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The effects of Covid in pregnancy are devastating and preventable by vaccination; now we have strong data from Penn Medicine that vaccines protect children and adolescents from long Covid

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

The great @suzannevega.bsky.social releases “Luka” as a single this weekend in 1987. Upon hearing it, Prince (whom she never met) sent a letter. “‘Luka’ is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time,” he wrote. “There are no words 2 tell you all the things I feel when I hear it.”

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 22/05/2025

Announcing the 5th cohort of @nam.edu Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence in partnership with @cmssmed.bsky.social. Another remarkable group of scholars builds our network of >50 leaders transforming health care through improvements in diagnostic excellence! nam.edu/news-and-ins... #MedSky

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National Academy of Medicine Names 11 Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence for 2025 - NAM

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected 11 individuals for the 2025 class of the NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program. Funded by the

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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 15/05/2025

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

The two pictures are 11 years apart. On 10 May 1933 the Nazi party staged ideological spectacle of burning of 'un-German’ books. 2nd image: Auschwitz II-Birkenau, burning pits outside gas chamber V, 1944. #Auschwitz warns us of where ideologies of hatred can lead to.

Group of prisoners of Auschwitz burning corpses of people murdered in gas chambers in burning pits. Smoke is visible above the pile.

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JAMA @jama.com · 01/05/2025

"Dismantling this system without ensuring that its functions are safeguarded will cost lives." This Viewpoint discusses the potential risks of the proposed overhaul of the US Department of Health and Human Services. #MedSky ja.ma/44bTBto

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Health and Human Services Restructuring—Threats to the US Preventive Services Task Force and Health

This Viewpoint discusses restructuring of the USPSTF while ensuring that its functions are safeguarded to avoid destabilizing vital public health infrastructure.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 30/04/2025

Earlier today, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh testified as a bipartisan witness before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, warning that without immediate action, the U.S. runs the risk of losing its position as a global leader in biomedical research and innovation.

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 28/04/2025

Dog timeline cleanse Luna coaxing her favorite raspberry bush to bloom 🐶

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Helen Burstin, MD, MPH @helenburstinmd.medsky.social · 25/04/2025

“Our job is to evaluate science and evaluate it in an unbiased fashion,” Dr. Rubin said. “That’s what we do and I think we do it well. The questions seem to suggest that there’s some bias in what we do — that’s where the vaguely threatening part comes in.” @nejm.org

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‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal

The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.

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