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Janet Krommes MD

@janetkrommes.bsky.social
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Retired Rheumatologist, still passionate about the human condition. Public health advocate for policy in the interest of humans, not companies! Lover of the Celtic harp, and given enough decades, will play too!

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Pennsylvania health officials reported on Wednesday the death of an unvaccinated resident of Lancaster County who tested positive for measles. It’s the fifth measles-associated death in the state since August.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-related death in the state
The state’s outbreak is currently the largest in the U.S.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Water pollution should not be political." 📢 Doctor and State Representative Austin Baeth is calling attention to Iowa’s cancer crisis and the serious nitrate pollution levels in its water. Iowans deserve answers about what is being done to protect their health and water.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 30/09/2026
Congratulations to our President and CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social for being recognized as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Washington” by the Washingtonian magazine for a second consecutive year!
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Medical groups, city of Columbus sue to challenge final Medicaid work requirements rule www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/med…
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Medical groups, city of Columbus sue to challenge final Medicaid work requirements rule
A coalition of physician groups, individual Medicaid enrollees and the city of Columbus are joining forces to sue the feds over regulations governing the rollout of work requirements at the beginni | A coalition of physician groups, individual Medicaid enrollees and the city of Columbus are joining forces to sue the feds over regulations governing the rollout of work requirements at the beginning of next year.
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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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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 26/09/2026
The CDC's updated public health advisory for 2026: "Good luck, everyone!" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is absolutely correct. The American people deserve to know what has been lost in the last couple of years, otherwise the case for restoring public health will never be understood by the general public. @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A glowing letter of support for a nominee with zero experience in management, zero regulatory experience & 1 study on opioid use in the post-operative setting. And so that's enough to head an agency that regulates 20% of the American economy? C'mon guys!
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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Interesting deep dive here. I'll add that for all the assumptions out there about MAHA, young men (left) are significantly more anti-vax than women (right), and more hostile to academic science. ymrp.substack.com -> static1.squarespace.com/static/68262... and static1.squarespace.com/static/68262...
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 14/09/2026
And controls to ensure our competitors and adversaries aren't able to proceed recklessly while we take sensible steps. –AK 8/8
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 14/09/2026
It should be a focus of ours to discuss how to reassert control over AI for the American people. Control based on a set of principles, enforced by a set of rules, all built for a common purpose: to ensure the technology and innovation that moves us forward never leaves us behind. 7/8
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 14/09/2026
AI is moving faster than anyone - including its creators - can understand or control. We need to act and act now to ensure that humans remain in control of this technology and that all people - not just the elite few - benefit from it. 1/8
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What role will AI be able to perform reliably and in favor of the patient? It is very clear we do not have that answer. So, to cut Medicaid on the basis of wishful thinking will cost lives. @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Trump officials say AI will help save rural health care. Some leaders in the field don’t believe it
Rural health care providers have struggled for years. The Trump administration is pointing to a cutting-edge, if unproven way to save them: artificial intelligence.
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New Jersey State Policy Lab @policylab.rutgers.edu · 11/09/2026
"Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11." - President Barack Obama #NeverForget 🗽
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Our detailed review of FDA Mifepristone studies showed a robust safety profile. If states override FDA decisions the resulting chaos will endanger medical care of patients & the practice of medicine as we know it. Judges should not be making medical treatment decisions. @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 05/09/2026
Everything's at stake this November. And that's why we the people have to take action. @skyeperryman.bsky.social reminds us that the lawyers are doing their jobs. It's time to do ours.
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Louise Seamster @louiseseamster.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
yet another case of this admin using concepts against themselves—here appropriating fundamental cause theory and social determinants of health to talk about ED as a “root cause of infertility”, rather than preventing infant mortality.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Prioritizing erectile dysfunction research over addressing infant mortality, cancer screenings, and suicide prevention tells you basically everything you need to know about this administration's health priorities.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Should Mammograms Start at Age 30? www.center4research.org/should-mammo... Evidence-based rule making saves lives. Do we really want a "feel-good" decision to start mammograms at age 30 when it actually poses more danger to women's health? @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Should Mammograms Start at Age 30? - National Center for Health Research
Watch Dr. Diana Zuckerman explain why earlier isn’t always better when it comes to breast cancer screening.
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport @newjerseyoag.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
For decades, family planning health programs were driven by science, not politics. By tying funding for essential care to ideology, these new federal rules threaten people's health, drive up costs, and violate the law. We cannot accept that. www.njoag.gov/ag-davenport...
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This was in fact, known before Kennedy's confirmation hearings. The fact that some on the HELP committee knew & chose to ignore the threat is truly an example of wishful thinking permitting abdication of responsibility.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
@drsforamerica.bsky.social stands with senator Andy Kim.
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Defend Public Health @defendpublichealth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This weeks Whopper is how RFK jr thought he won the war on ultra-processed foods but he hasn't even been able to get the OMB to release the definition of UPFs that FDA and USDA crafted, let alone propose any regulations
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Whopper of the Week: Kennedy Fails on Ultra-Processed Foods | Defend Public Health
RFK Jr listed "Winning the War on Ultra-Processed Foods" as one of his successes but so far there are no plans to regulate the food industry.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New Jersey is amazing! And did you know New Jersey is THE cradle of the abolition movement? West Jersey has been on the forefront of stewardship of the land, fair treatment for all and voting rights since before the revolution.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.statnews.com/2026/08/21/r... via @statnews.com And how does "shared decision-making" work when the FDA censors vaccine safety studies? Kennedy misuses the term to imply that all patients, regardless of health conditions, should consider refusing vaccination. @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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HHS document offers new clues to Kennedy’s vaccine plans
Kennedy asks for feedback on new vaccine recommendation categories, how shots are tested.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
www.statnews.com/2026/08/06/m... via @statnews.com The reality is that the benefit from science has improved all of our lives, & here we are with Kennedy taking way that benefit from our future. We are more convinced than ever that Kennedy must go. @drsforamerica.bsky.social #NoKennedy
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One year since Kennedy canceled mRNA vaccine projects, science shows how wrong he was
“The United States invented this platform and is the only country walking away from it,” Jeff Coller writes of mRNA vaccines.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
STARVE POVERTY-NOTCHILDREN
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Child Hunger in America Statistics & Facts | No Kid Hungry
Child hunger in America statistics unveil a significant concern. More than 13 million children in the United States live in “food insecure” homes, according to recent research from the USDA. Learn how...
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Strength training over decades linked to longer life We’ve long known that aerobic exercise might help us live longer, and now strength training is being credited with the same effect. www.health.harvard.edu/exercise-and…
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Strength training over decades linked to longer life - Harvard Health
A 2026 study suggests that people who do up to two hours of strength training each week over several decades may have a lower risk of dying earlier from several serious conditions, including heart ...
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Families are drowning in health care costs — rising premiums, sky-high hospital bills, and drug prices that force people to choose between care and rent. Congress has real, bipartisan solutions on the table right now. #LowerHealthCareCostsNow Take action: ow.ly/aJA550Zp4fU
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Affordability Week of Action: Urge Congress to Pass Reforms to Lower Health Care Costs
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Modified Risk Classification of ZYN Nicotine Pouches www.doctorsforamerica.org/news/stat…
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Abortion medication ruled to be safe as judge orders Trump administration to consider overturning restrictions “The efforts to restrict it are not about science or safety – they are about making abortion harder to access.” ow.ly/4Hkt50ZtxM9
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Doctors for America Calls for Immediate Action from the Federal Agencies to Strengthen Food Safety Response Amid Growing Cyclospora Outbreak ow.ly/UEbY50ZtQkw
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Eliminating Hepatitis B and C is achievable. But to get there, we must make this a public health priority by committing to health policies that promote awareness, combat stigma, and ensure that every patient has access to viral Hepatitis screening, prevention, and treatment.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Medical schools should teach good nutrition - mine did in the 1980's. But the real problem is food deserts and affordability. Makes one wonder what planet the admin is living on since there are no efforts to fix. @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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As some medical schools embrace RFK Jr.'s nutrition push, they deftly sidestep MAHA priorities
Even as some medical schools heed health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s call for more nutrition education, several told STAT that they plan to steer clear of topics that aren’t backed by evidence.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
No drug has been studied more than mifepristone, and every study validated safety. This is the right decision medically, but judges should not be the determinants, we need an FDA that is fair, independent and without bias. A "review" without new robust data is a sham. @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
“See. Love. Vote.” is full of superstar partners including DFA! We are connecting communities with the tools they need to be informed and engaged voters, inspired by the common good. We are in this together, because democracy takes all of us! networkadvocates.org/vote  #SeeLoveVote
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See. Love. Vote. - NETWORK Advocates
"See. Love. Vote." - Together, we can make life better in our communities. "See. Love. Vote." is a nonpartisan campaign rooted in the Catholic Social Justice tradition to get out the vote in the 2026 elections! Led by NETWORK Advocates (a 501(c)(3) organization) and faith partners across the country, we are connecting communities with the
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
For Anmol, the Copello Health Advocacy Fellowship was an avenue to channel the frustrations of long, grueling hours. Applications for the fellowship close Monday, July 13! All you need is a willingness to learn and the desire to make a difference! Apply: form.jotform.com/260926850802156
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Dr. Olivia Rizzo speaks at the See. Love. Vote virtual meeting last night to adress the importance of civic engagement and the impact that it has on patient health. networkadvocates.org/vote  #SeeLoveVote
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
An incredibly important discussion. Mifepristone access is being challenged on the basis of ideology, not safety. Will the medical community allow this to happen? If we do, what do we lose next?
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
As @statnews.com 's Elizabeth Cooney reports, the muzzling of free speech continues. How ironic is it that the contrarians who had the freedom to question everything then, now allow no one to challenge their narrative. @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Fresh turmoil roils American Diabetes Association following controversy at conference
Turmoil at the ADA has taken a fresh turn, with leaders blocking editors at its flagship journal from publishing pieces detailing a controversy at the group’s annual meeting.
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We cannot wait for the FDA to release the results of its' "review" of mifepristone, no review should be initiated as a result of political pressure. The implications are vast - will we need a shadow FDA if decisions are no longer trustworthy?
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Janet Krommes MD @janetkrommes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
www.doctorsforamerica.org/news/press-r... Mifepristone has a proven safety record. Yet the FDA is "reviewing" the approval conditions. The implications are dark - should political leadership be able to "review" any drug they do not like? @drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Lawsuit: Inclusion of ‘catastrophic plans’ on marketplaces a ploy to undermine the ACA healthexec.com/topics/healthcare-ma…
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Lawsuit: Inclusion of ‘catastrophic plans’ on marketplaces a ploy to undermine the ACA
A coalition of municipalities and nonprofits is challenging the changes to the Affordable Care Act, arguing that low-cost, low-value coverage options flooding the market will ultimately cause 3 million people to lose their necessary medical insurance.
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The ruling is a win for ACA proponents who filed the lawsuit on June 3. The city of Columbus, Ohio; the mayor and the city council of Baltimore; the city of Chicago; Pima County in Arizona; Doctors for America; and the Main Street Alliance. Full article: ow.ly/zrfp50Zecam
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Court sides with ACA proponents in throwing out provisions of final rule
Judge vacates controversial final rule provisions such as imposition of a $5 premium penalty on automatic re-enrollees and the revocation of guaranteed insurance coverage for individuals with a past-due premium.
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Tonight! Join fellow healthcare leaders for an insightful session on how physicians are moving beyond the exam room to reshape the landscape of firearm injury prevention. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN…
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
DFA Board Member Eric Fethke, MD and Senator Ron Wyden discuss "Break Up Big Medicine" Legislation at the American Economic Liberties Project Summit today in Washington, DC.
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
HEALTH CARE REFORM—D. Md.: Court invalidates several ACA Marketplace rule provisions, upholds one key methodology change ow.ly/r4uk50ZhxRH.
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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300 apnews.com/article/pentagon-flu-sho…
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Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300
The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits. This change comes amid a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base boot camp, which has sickened nearly 300 people.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 21/06/2026
“The Division of Medicaid has lost sight of the fact (that) this hospital is maintaining access to physician clinics, emergency room, inpatient and surgical care for the residents of the Central Delta region of the state,” said former Greenwood Leflore Hospital interim CEO Gary Marchand.
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Greenwood Leflore Hospital Says It Could Close Imminently If Medicaid Withholds Funds
Greenwood Leflore Hospital warns it could close at the end of June if the Mississippi Division of Medicaid withholds millions in payments.
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