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Miz MedSci

@mizmedsci.bsky.social
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Medical educator, communicator, illustrator, scientist, and former lab rat. Here for meded, medcomm, science, education, and scicomm. ⚕️🧪 #WomenInSTEM #LGBTQSTEM #FOAMed #Meded #MedSky #MedTwitter

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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Tired of living in an Onion article. No offense @theonion.com, I am not suggesting you had anything to do with this. I know you are better than that.
apnews.com
Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
A video shows a Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face in a clinic while caring for patients a week before he met with Health Secretary Rob...
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Someone must be holding the leash at all times. Even if it's him. #dogs #BskyDogs #DogsOfBsky
Grey American Bully dog walking himself on a blue leash at a creek.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Wtf. Do we have a dumpster fire emoji yet?
politico.com
RFK Jr. says Deep State ‘is real,’ called FDA employees ‘sock puppet’ of industry
The HHS secretary’s remarks shocked staffers at the Food and Drug Administration, prompting some to walk out.
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Brinda Adhikari @brindabee.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Dr. Peter Marks, recently pushed out of FDA, told us he believes the measles outbreak is being underreported. He says the case count is likely 3-7x higher, saying we could actually have as many as 3,000 cases. Yesterday, Sec'y Kennedy said we had 600+ cases and the outbreak was under control.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
3 days ago RFK Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation, claiming it was a neurotoxin (this is a lie). Turns out he also just eliminated the CDC’s entire Lead Program, and now lead poisoned children in Milwaukee are just on their own. Lead IS a neurotoxin and harms brain development
cbsnews.com
CDC denies help for lead poisoning in Milwaukee schools due to layoffs
The CDC rejected a request for help "due to the complete loss" of their lead poisoning experts.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The long-term, multi-system complications after Covid hospitalization among ~64,000 cases and 310,000 matched controls. Excess of Type 2 diabetes, kidney, lung and neurological disorders. Replicates prior work by @zalaly.bsky.social and colleagues www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
The accuracy....
Cartoon of plague doctor sitting at a table in a burning castle and saying "'tis fine."
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I was sleeping, Mom. Wtf. #dogs ##DogsOfBsky ##BskyDogs
Grey American Bully dog face laying on couch, eyes squinted and very tip of tongue out.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
If you need covid tests or know anyone who does, the current administration is going to stop the free test program as soon as it becomes cheaper to destroy them than store them. Right now, you can still order 4 free tests. COVIDtests.gov
covidtests.gov
ASPR COVID-19 Testing NAVIGATION
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I would also like a bite of the snack, please... in case you forgot I'm wasting away... #dogs #DogsOfBlueSky ##BskyDogs
Grey American Bully dog with his nose against someone's legs demanding a snack.
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Emil Lou, MD, PhD, FACP, FASCO @cancerassassin1.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Unreal that is has come to this. For those not familiar with what this means: the National Cancer Institute (NCI) clinical trials center has been the beating heart if not the epicenter of cutting edge innovations in #healthcare for many decades.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
“Trump's assault against WHO, USAID, and medical research threatens to bring the entire global health architecture crashing down” www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
thelancet.com
Offline: Telling the truth about WHO
US President Donald Trump is angry with WHO. Me too. We are all angry with WHO for some reason. But Trump's reasons do not make much sense. Here is his charge sheet. First, that WHO is a bloated burea...
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
That's it. That's the post.
Winnie the Pooh and Puglet sitting on a log.
'Is it summer yet' asked Pooh
'No, it's still February' said Piglet
'For fucks sake' said Pooh
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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Gutting Medicaid, which many rely on for maternity care and to pay for the NICU (birth weight < 1,200 g), is the most anti fetus, anti-newborn legislation possible.
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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
“The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding… The funding freeze at NIH violates two federal court injunctions, two legal experts said.” popular.info/p/trump-main...
popular.info
Trump maintains funding freeze at NIH, defying court order
The Trump administration is still prohibiting National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff from issuing virtually all grant funding, an NIH official tells Popular Information.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Y'all 😂
Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" has 101 beats per minute, the right tempo for hands-only CPR. The American Heart Association post.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Should we tell the Biology 101 failures in the Montana legislature that there are no “gene-based vaccines?”
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
JFC. Capping overhead at 15% and potentially making it retroactive?? Granted, I think some institution overhead rates are far too high, but this is going to break some labs and will have a significant impact on a lot of institutions.
npr.org
NIH announces new funding policy that rattles medical researchers
The National Institutes of Health has dramatically changed its grant-making terms by limiting how much it will disperse for costs such as equipment and administration.
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Marion Koopmans @marionkoopmans.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
A call for editors of biomedical journals to resist the banning of terms for political reasons www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
cmi-comms.com
From medical editors: A call to the global infectious diseases and clinical microbiology community
Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.Robert F. Kennedy, Senior
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
#FDA is allowed to release safety info. ⚠️ Patients with CGMs that use a smartphone should monitor their settings to make sure they are receiving their alerts and alarms when devices have software updates or are on DND. This is particularly important education for patients who aren't tech savvy.
fda.gov
FDA Alerts Patients of Potential to Miss Critical Safety Alerts Due to Phone Settings When Using Smartphone-Compatible Diabetes Devices
The FDA is alerting patients of a safety concern regarding diabetes devices that rely on a smartphone to deliver critical safety alerts.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/02/2025
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...
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Bianca Kramer @msphelps.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
@europepmc.org does have all* of PubMed indexed (and indeed partners with PMC for full text) - in addition to other sources (incl. for preprints). OpenAlex (openalex.org) and Lens (lens.org) similarly include all* PubMed records, as does @openaire.bsky.social (but less easy to filter in webUI) 1/
openalex.org
OpenAlex
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
So now we are going to refer to any healthcare DEI initiatives as "personalized medicine" and "pharmacogenomics," right?
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Just dropping this here... any publication with a CC BY-NC 4.0 license can be distrubuted in any form that is not commercial. A CC BY-4.0 license can be adapted even for comerical purposes. All you have to do is cite the article and post the license... even if the article is retracted.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
FFS. Here we go. Calling all of my #medcomm people, now is the time to start capturing these articles and getting the info out there in other forms before they can be retracted.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
All 90 lbs very subtly inching his way onto my lap like I won't notice. #Dogs #DogsOfBsky #BskyDogs
Grey American bully dog with his face squished between someone's leg and arm as he tries to squeeze onto their lap.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This right here is what is important. Download all the CDC/NIH/NIAID files you think you need. Review their strategy plans because it is all going to have to come from states, institutions, and industry for a long time. Make sure the edication you are getting and giving is valid and referenced.
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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 28/01/2025
If you're struggling financially due to government fuckery or for any reason really and you need infant formula talk to your pediatrician we can hook you up and don't like to ask questions.
An image of me pointing to a closet full of Enfamil cans of various types and colors.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 27/01/2025
I don’t have a definitive source on this yet but it looks like NSF review panels have been canceled. Sixty-some years ago, Eisenhower transformed higher education because he viewed a science education gap as the single greatest threat to national security. This is absolutely an act of sabotage.
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Heidi Miller 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐾 @heidimiller.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Kansas is having the largest #tuburculosis outbreak in U.S. history. Sixty-six active and 79 latent cases. Gee, wouldn’t it be great if we had a #publichealth agency to track & report stuff like this? www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
cjonline.com
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history
Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Pretty sure at this point the CDC is no longer allowed to post #birdflu updates either, along with MMWR news or other pubs. And grapevine says NIH can't even buy lab supplies (not asking anyone to confirm, please don't risk your jobs).
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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
“Scientists at the NIH say they can't purchase critical supplies for their studies, including test tubes and medications, because of a pause on outside communication issued by the Trump Administration this week” Just a completely normal democracy! buff.ly/3CeBpUx
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After disruption due to Trump administration communication pause, NIH told it can continue some purchasing for research | CNN
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have been told the communications pause announced by the Trump Administration earlier this week includes a pause on all purchasing, including supplies f...
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 21/01/2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security has issued a red flag alert for the United States of America
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I do not have words for how awful this feels.
Statement from the WHO about U.S. withdrawal.
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Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @autisticlauren.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
ADHD - Where one day you can't focus on anything, and then the next you're hyperfocusing so hard you forget about everything else
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Your vaccination also protects the lives of babies under 1 who cannot be fully immunized. 10% of adults in NZ’s outbreak vs 2/3 of babies have had to be hospitalized. Pertussis can make small children stop breathing and even a “mild” case in an adult can mean months of coughing so severe ribs break
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Peltier. I expected Biden to make some moves but lost hope for that one a long time ago. I hope he finally makes it home.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
He would like everyone to know that the universe is unjust and I am cruel. Because I said he could not have my steak. He is disappointed in my lack of empathy at his obvious signs of famine. #dogs #DogsOfBlueSky #BlueSkyDogs
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
At base, people need to remember that RFK is a lawyer. If he can overturn the Vaccine Injury Act, it opens up every vaccine manufacturer to lawsuits. He has been a part of so many of these that even if he stepped down from HHS, he would be busy "consulting" for the rest of his life.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Yup, this about sums it up. Image credit: Xitter account om_rxd #MedSky #IDSky
Graphic image of a single line bar chart titled "Bird flu, a timeline." 

A large teal bar goes halfway across frame starting on left is titled "Bird flu isn't real". Large orange bar to the immediate right of the teal bar going almost the rest of the way across the frame, titled "Okay, bird flu is real, but it poses no meaningful risk to humans." Small red bar to immediate right of that titled "Oops" and smaller yellow bar at far right titled "Fuck."
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
New USPSTF recs on osteoporosis. Now, as a handy #infographic. #Meded #MedComm
Screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures, US preventative services Task force 2025 recommendation statement.
Who should be screened women over 65 routine screening recommended with or without risk assessment grade B? Post menopausal women under 65 who are at risk. There is insufficient evidence to recommend screening in men. What screening is recommended Central d? X, a scan for bone density. Clinical risk assessment tools can predict Osteoporosis in women and predict certain fractures in women and men.
Benefits of early detection and treatment are limited to women screening for fracture risk and treatment in women over 65 and postmenopausal women under 65, with risk factors provides moderate benefit for fracture prevention. Key takeaways, early screening prevents fracture and reduces healthcare burden. Focus on women aged sixty five and older and younger women.At risk, small horms from screening are outweighed by benefits
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
We interviewed @pauloffit.bsky.social for a podcast at the end of last year on polio and vaccines. Go check that out and his newsletter. www.onmedicalgrounds.com/PremiumConte...
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
So let’s be clear the opposition to RFK Jr. is bipartisan. Here is Trump’s first FDA Commissioner @scottgottliebmd.bsky.social on the threat RFK represents. 1/ endpts.com/gottlieb-say...
endpts.com
Gottlieb says RFK Jr. as HHS secretary could bring ‘tragic’ outbreaks
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should not lead the US health agencies, underscoring the risk of further eroding faith in vaccines.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Chief physician, priest and magician, chief dentist, and director of medicinal plants... While I think personally, they should leave the man be, if we are going to mark the bingo card for zombies in 2025, he might be handy.
bbc.co.uk
Tomb of famous ancient Egyptian doctor discovered
The doctor healed sick Egyptian royals and may have been a specialist in snake bites and scorpion stings.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
I saw this post from some others and commented, but I'm going to post here on my own. I'm in this article. I know a lot of women who are. We don't all have the same reason for leaving, but there are some trends.
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Y'all. The eyeroll, head turn, and pinned back ears I just got when I told him he couldn't have my noodles.... #ThorTheProtectorOfLaps #DogsOfBsky #Dogs #BskyDogs
Face of grey American Bully with white on snout. Resting his head on someone's knee, wearing jeans.
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
If you're interested, you can find a summary of the latest research on wildfire and climate change in the US here: nca2023.globalchange.gov/chapter/2/
nca2023.globalchange.gov
Fifth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 2: Climate Trends
Chapter 2 of the Fifth National Climate Assessment
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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
You can get a monkey pox vaccine if your partner is trans or if you are in a gay/open relationship! Important info in a world that might see an upsurge in smallpox! (The mpox vaccine also protects against smallpox iirc)
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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Miz MedSci @mizmedsci.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
First snow is very exciting. But only in the daytime. Night time is Not Cool. Yes, he has on his cold weather gear, you just can't see it because of his giant head. #dogs #DogsofBsky #BskyDogs
Large grey dog head with nose covered in snow.
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