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Shandana Nawaz, MD

@nawazshandana.medsky.social
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Proudly an OBGyn, not your regular though. Avid procrastinator. Prolific egotist . Travel, ArsenalFC, Caffeine junkie. Not your regular Yanqui too. Probably at the hospital right now.

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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 8h
Urgent need to update SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine product monograph information in Canada for pregnant or lactating people Numerous studies demonstrate safety of COVID vaccines in pregnant people. Meanwhile, product monographs still state they haven't been tested in people who are pregnant or lactating
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Urgent need to update SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine product monograph information in Canada for pregnant or lactating people
Pregnant people and their infants are at increased risk of admission to hospital or intensive care units, preterm birth, and low birth weight owing to infection with SARS-CoV-2.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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David M. Reiss, M.D. @dmrdynamics.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Alicia Ault @aliciaault.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CDC reporting a big increase in cases of a rare fungal disease that primarily attacks the brain and has a 60-70% fatality rate. Increase likely not due to a rise in referrals or detection, per this MMWR paper. #IDSky #EpiSky #NeuroSky #fungusamongus
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Cladophialophora bantiana Detections
This report describes 48 confirmed cases and one probable case of C. bantiana in clinical samples from 2009–2026.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“She had bought raw goat milk from a farm recommended to her in a Facebook group run by her chiropractor”. “Marris believed she had done her due diligence. She had researched raw milk…” Her baby ended up in the ICU with a life-threatening E. coli infection.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
the happiest dog i've seen in my life Original post
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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fraternities are rapist factories & should be abolished. Hazing & initiation rituals normalize assault & non-consensual sexualized behaviour. This effect is intergenerational: universities call this “legacy.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. The United States should stop all military assistance to Israel. Saying this is not antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We have submitted our comment for the Request for Information from HHS. You can see our comment here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... A reminder that for those who want, you can still submit a comment via this site until 9pm PT, 11:59 ET: www.regulations.gov/commenton/HH... 1/2
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Draft RFI comments for public health law scholars
To: Office of the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services Re: Request for Information: Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making D...
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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tell me this doesn’t give you chills. Japan opened the 12D theater. It is beyond your imagination.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
There should be zero deaths from ectopic pregnancies in the U.S. Yet the number has doubled since abortion bans were implemented in some states, and that’s exactly where the most marked increase has been observed.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In the 25 years since 9/11, the United States has spent $8 trillion+ on wars that have taken millions of lives in the name of fighting "terror." Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds here on climate, health care, housing, and education?
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Bernadette @insolentpheasant.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Here we go again. Just when they could have at least wound down for the midterms. Dumb Asses.
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US forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
A U.S. officials says that U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month.
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Send him one😍🥰 Original post
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is Very Exciting and Needed….
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/08/2026
I love this. Senate candidate Annie Andrews says she decided to jump into the race the day RFK Jr was nominated to lead HHS. She’s a pediatrician. Saw what was coming & decided she couldn’t sit on the sidelines. THIS is what I’m talking about. Feeling called to serve & actually following through.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Vaccines work. If there’s a vaccine for it, I have been vaccinated. So has my entire family. None of us has developed the diseases we’ve been immunized against. That’s exactly what vaccines are designed to do. Dr. Fauci was a scientist working in an environment hostile to science. Nobody wins.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Mitch McConnell is on paid eternity leave
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Richard Pérez-Feria @rpfnyc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
SPAIN WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS ¡ENHORABUENA! 🇪🇸⚽️🏆💯👏🪭🎯🕺🏼🤩 #spain #españa #worldchampions #worldcup #richardperezferia
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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Beautiful, España. Good for you, good for sport, good for the world.
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Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Infectious diseases like cyclospora and measles are spreading because the people in charge don't care about public health. That's why we need more scientists and/or healthcare professionals in the room. That's why I'm running.
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Just a Dad 📎 @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Norway beat Israel 5-0 in the World Cup qualifiers and then donated the prize money they won to Gaza and that’s why everyone should be rooting for them.
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Shandana Nawaz, MD @nawazshandana.medsky.social · 08/07/2026
Unpopular opinion but the best player on the world and one of the best teams on the planet shouldnt need the help of VAR to prevail #EgyptvsArgentina #FIFA #Egypt🇪🇬♥️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
To be clear: in the United States, heat kills more people than cold, and it's not even close. www.weather.gov/hazstat
A chart from NOAA: Weather Fatalities 2024. The thirty-year average is 7 times more heat deaths than cold deaths. In 2024 roughly 11.5 times more people died from heat than cold.
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Eli Perencevich @eliowa.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Those mocking the link between zoster vaccination and prevention of dementia don’t cite this Nature study showing a 20% relative reduction in dementia in the 7 years post vax. The study uses the highly valid regression discontinuity design and the best data available www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature
Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 17/06/2026
FIFA takes away Iranian flags at the US stadiums
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Asher Perlman @asherperlman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
My cartoon in the January 22, 2026 issue of The New Yorker
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Getting the RSV vaccine during pregnancy is a game-changer for infant hospitalizations: study shows it cuts the risk that infants will be hospitalized by nearly 70%. www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-... via @sarahboden.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social
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Getting the RSV vaccine during pregnancy is a game-changer for infant hospitalizations
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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
INTENSE boos just now when they showed Trump on the jumbotron during the anthem.
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Leave it to South Park to boil it down. Trump wants $200 BILLION for Trump's Iran war while thousands of Americans lost their medical insurance. Choose a side: bombs or beds, missiles or medicine. #FundHealthcareNotWar
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
My son-in-law has ALS. My daughter works and looks after their kids. There's no room in any nursing home for him within driving distance. She has to fight continually with insurance companies and Medicare to be sure he has what he needs. She deserves better! #FundHealthcareNotWar
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Susan @naurielsjh.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Some good news on the medical front.. Pancreatic cancer halted by virus injection in three patients.. www.newscientist.com/article/2528...
newscientist.com
Pancreatic cancer halted by virus injection in three patients
A cancer-killing virus has stopped pancreatic tumours from growing and spreading in three people in an initial safety trial, raising hopes that it may help to beat the deadly condition
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Aged like fine, unpasteurized milk. p.s. there is no such thing as “anti-vax beliefs aside”.
theeconomist • 1/2/25
Anti-vax beliefs aside, Robert F. Kennedy junior has some sensible ideas about how to tackle America's chronic-disease problem. It is worth exploring what positive changes his tenure could bring about
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
“It’s stunning. It’s painful, but it’s true that somebody on social media who’s a trusted influencer will outflank any scientist who’s trying to show you data, so you can’t fight misinformation with data”. Dr. Fauci is exactly right. Misinformation is literally killing us.
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‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say
Experts say slashed funding and growing misinformation are some of the greatest challenges facing public health
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
A very awarded Police Dog. He saved more than 100 human lives... RESPECT! Original post
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Ben Canham @bencanham.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Mental Health Awareness Month isn’t just a hashtag it’s a reminder that what people carry inside often goes unseen.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Never heard of Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new Surgeon General nominee, until today. I’m guessing a lot of us are about to become experts in the myriad ways in which she is unqualified. A cursory search alone is revealing. A person with no experience in public health should not be Surgeon General.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
PEARSON: “We’ve spent $60 billion on this war, and it’s going to be another billion or two before tomorrow because we have a president who’s a wannabe dictator.” (From TN candidate for Congress Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social)
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
RFK Jr. just said that immigration is to blame for the outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S., not him.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Reporter: “Did Anthropic have a meeting at the White House?” Trump: “Who?” Reporter: “Anthropic.” Trump: “I have no idea.”
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a cartoon of homer simpson with a monkey in his mind
Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson with a monkey in his mind
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Katrina Green, MD FAAEM, FAMWA (she/her) @kgreenmd.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
And Tennessee currently leads the country with the highest maternal mortality rates.
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Ken Tegtmeyer, MD @pccmdoc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Just your hourly reminder that declaration by Truth Social post has not always been a standard method that diplomacy or a functional democracy operates.
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Abu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Trump: Cave or we kill you all. Iran: no Trump: Ok what if we give you everything you want and stop bombing you Iran: um ok Israel: shit, we better bomb Lebanon Lebanon: wtf Iran: wtf Vance: nobody mentioned you Pakistan: they were literally in the text Trump: … I totally won Iran: u ok?
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