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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

'Trump administration statements on cutting fraud and waste is “a distraction,” because there was never a systematic review of programs to see if there actually could be cost savings. '“Was that ever a good faith rationale?”' by @jeanmarbella.bsky.social at www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/12/h...

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Johns Hopkins is the No. 1 recipient of federal research funds targeted for cuts by Trump, Musk

Hopkins President Ron Daniels warned of “a fast and far-reaching cascade of executive orders and agency actions” that “may result in a significant reduction in research work.&#822…

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

“frustrated by mounting medical bills, and, ironically, long wait times in the private health system, I transferred all my health care to the VA. The decision was life-changing. My care team at the VA saw me quickly, understood my military experiences,…” www.govexec.com/management/2...

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The VA is not waste, it’s a lifeline

COMMENTARY | “There’s a way to improve VA without hasty and indiscriminate cuts that will set us back and hinder our ability to provide compassionate care,” argues one VA staffer and former combat med...

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · 20/02/2025

I am honored @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social 🙏🙏 #traumainformed care so important for older adults @tihcer.bsky.social

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · 20/02/2025

Love it and one of my colleagues just emailed me that she was listening - the fabulous Dr. Rebecca Stetzer, who is not on social media #thisisgeriatrics ❤️

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Grateful to have the opportunity to speak about trauma-informed care with @geripal.bsky.social alongside @ashwinkotwalmd.bsky.social & Dr. Kate Duchowny. This is core to inclusive care. Tread lightly, be kind. We know not what someone has endured. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

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Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

Podcast Episode · GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast · 02/20/2025 · 47m

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Research "is at the heart of the compact between America's research universities and our government, in service to our fellow citizens and the nation," they wrote. "We will continue to advocate for and support your exceptional work, and to preserve the excellence" hub.jhu.edu/2025/02/11/n...

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Johns Hopkins leaders: NIH cuts put lifesaving medical research and care at immediate risk

University joins lawsuit to halt NIH funding cuts, which jeopardize discoveries, treatments for a range of diseases and illnesses

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

“Computers are indirect costs. They are essential for research, but don’t get used up,” Iwashyna says. “Research office space, lab space, staplers, libraries — all of these are not specific to only a single project, so they are covered under indirect costs.” www.everydayhealth.com/general-heal...

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NIH Spending Cuts on ‘Indirect Costs’ Could Halt Lifesaving Research

Scientists are worried about the future of the nation’s health if these cuts, now being challenged in court, are enacted.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

American Bar Association: Rule of law is under 'attack'. After 3 wks of silence, the ABA has decided to sue the Trump admin following the president's recent actions to dismantle parts of the federal govt. “Pres Bay warned that the new admin’s ‘chaotic’ approach is threatening #BlueSky #MedSky

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Small town Maryland paper on why cutting indirect costs would be bad fredericknewspost-md.newsmemory.com?publink=08d7...

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Scientists say Trump’s NIH cuts endanger patients’lives

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MICHAEL CASEYAssociated Press Scientists warn

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

PBS Newshour on why indirect costs will gut research progress www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uct...

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The possible long-term impact of Trump's cuts to medical research funding

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I am so proud of Hopkins standing up for science and the future

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Amanda Heidt @scattercushion.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

🧪Surprise, I'm back with another #breakingnews request. If you work in biomedical research (infectious disease, chronic disease, food safety, drug safety, vaccines, etc.), I'd love to hear (very soon) about how you think your field will fare under RFK's leadership of HHS. Please share widely!

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Not gonna lie, I was terrified

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

IMHO: Our answer must be: we will not accept segregation as the cost of science. Segregation is antithetical to good science. We will not roll back our integration efforts at our universities.

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Pulse Oximetry and the Seriously‐Ill Homebound Older Adult: A Retrospective Review of Telephone Triage Calls in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society By @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Pulse Oximetry and the Seriously‐Ill Homebound Older Adult: A Retrospective Review of Telephone Triage Calls

Click on the article title to read more.

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Becky Durham @beckydurham.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

By the way, Bishop Budde has a book! Let's send her to the bestseller list. This book is already backordered on some sites. She proved yesterday that she's an expert on the topic about which she has written. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705987...

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How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde: 9780593539217 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

An inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Dioces...

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Right back at you. Thank you for your mentorship and sponsorship, @iwashyna.bsky.social - such gratitude over here heading into a new year.

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Liz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Not all at home or wearable health tools are clinically valid, but patients want to use them and they can be helpful for triage. These tools can empower patients to be more engaged in their health, a big plus. Now we researchers need to study their utility. Kudos @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social & team

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Proud of this collaboration with amazing colleagues asking important questions about ambulatory use of (biased, OTC) pulse oximetry in triage decisions.

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Boston bound for #HMIPGME This is my 5th year teaching at this awesome course for post-graduate medical educators through Harvard Macy. Most excited for a @docrck.bsky.social squeeze. 💜🫶🏻 Rocking my neon shoes bc you should never take yourself too seriously! #meded #medsky

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

That feeling when the family stocking stuffers arrive with plenty of time left. 💅🏻💜✨ Thanks for your leadership on this important effort, @jesscolburn.bsky.social I will even edit textbooks if it means I get to work with you. 🫶🏻 #thisisgeriatrics #homecaremedicine #homemedsky #medsky

Text book in blue and aqua that reads:
Geriatric Home-Based Medical Care

Editors
Jessica L Colburn
Bruce Leff
Mariah L Robertson
Mattan Schuchman

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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Good gravy 1/3 of Missouri school districts are on a 4 day school week What a disaster Education funding matters Let's hope Indiana state leadership understands this #Hoosiersky @piperformissouri.bsky.social

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Making gratitude and affirmation stones tonight with my kids. This one is my favorite. #dailydelights #medsky #gratitude

Hand holding a small gray stone that says “be the best at kindness” in black pen. The handwriting is a child’s.

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I asked every patient this week what I called “a very controversial question” - cranberry sauce or naw? Y’all. 100% said yes. And most said YES TO CANNED SAUCE. 😱 Am I wrong about this controversy? #medsky

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

#Homevisits mean I get to 👀 the way my patients store their meds. This is INVALUABLE information, & sometimes this also leads to collective laughter & connection. Today was one of those days. #thisisgeriatrics #homecaremedicine #deprescribe

A tan bag with a black zipper which says “all my fucking med” with the U in fucking being a pill bottle.

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Today, try letting the soft animal of your body love what it loves. 💜 Thank me later. #wildgeese #medsky #dailydelights

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Becky Jackson @bjackson13.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Need suggestions to follow people who can explain science, medicine & data in terms that a speech communication and English major can understand. Already follow Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social, Micah Pollak @pollak.bsky.social Neil Degrass Tyson Mariah Robertson @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social

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Josh Trebach, MD @jtrebach.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

the number of times polypharmacy goes unrecognized as a cause of “altered mental status” is astounding

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Ben Rosenstein. MD, MA @berosensteinmd.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

And as a cause of falls

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Indu Partha, MD FACP @indupartha.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I’m very excited to be co-directing a BS Medicine course on Women and Healthcare for the spring semester. #WomenInMedicine: what parts of your journey/experience do you think are most important to cover? @colleenchristmas.bsky.social @colleenmfarrell.bsky.social @meggerber.bsky.social

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Megan (Meegan) Gerber, MD, MPH ☮️ @meggerber.medsky.social · 23/11/2024

Leaning into conflict & #difficultconversations I think “me now" would shock "me then"

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Elizabeth NP @elizabethwalks.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Not daily but I try to get my daily walk here at least a few days a week.

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Y’all. It snowed today. What is your daily delight?? “Joy is not made to be a crumb.” - Mary Oliver #medsky #bluesky

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Liz Goldberg, MD, ScM @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

A pic of me with my FOUR kids. I didn’t think it was possible for me to be a physician, scientist and mom

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Gaal Dornick @onthecountof3.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #Bookchallenge #blackbooksky Day 1:

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Shreya P. Trivedi MD, MHPE @shreyatrivedimd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Oh so much! How to believe in yourself 💚

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Starting the day with a daily meditation from Kate Bowler. Her books always have wisdom for the day at hand. Have a #beautiful, terrible day friends. #booksky #medsky

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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This is a great book

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Trauma Llama 🦙 @traumasoapboxes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Patients have no reason to trust us until we earn their trust Outward, visible, loud signs of allyship along with actual action & support are vital in healthcare spaces where our pts are exceptionally vulnerable Ordered a new badge reel today @clairezagorski.bsky.social

A screenshot of an order for a “ you are safe with me” sticker and badge reel, and a sticker that says all vibes welcome here.

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Things residency me couldn’t have imagined: Picking my kids up from school on a brisk fall day (cold brew coffee in hand). Having purple hair & patients loving it. Clarity & margin to see the daily delights. #medsky, what are things you wish you could show your former self to keep you inspired?

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Wanda @wobmob.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Loved James by Percival Everett!

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Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Ok. So I posted about needing book recs & y’all showed up & showed out, AND THEN THIS ALSO HAPPENED OVER ON INSTAGRAM. 😳💜😍 I feel like I should buy a lotto ticket? Or just believe that the universe sometimes provides. And also believe this #community is awesome. ✨🫶🏻 #booksky #medsky

Instagram post by @luputa_reads which says congratulations to @mldrob! You’ve won this gorgeous stack of 2024 National Book Award longlistees and other goodies. DM me to claim!

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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Me: You seem pretty good at talking to people 10: I don't love talking to adults Me: Really? You seem good at it 10: Let's just say I wouldn't want to be locked in a room with any adults

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