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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 24/09/2026

Look I know I KNOW this is awful and niche but honestly I have to tell someone other than my partner bc he might end me if I say it again

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 24/09/2026

My dj name is Mobitz bc I drop beats all night looooong

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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Pretty funny

A poster with organic chemistry joke. It reads “struggling in organic chemistry? Does the following meme describe you?” The meme reads “I am triene but I am diene”

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 22/08/2026

#EDtipoftheweek : it takes 5—10 min for hydrogen peroxide to reduce pathogens on a plastic surface. Fanning with a bedsheet will not speed up the process. Let them cook.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 15/08/2026

#EDtipoftheweek : if you are taking methadone, you are not detoxing. You might be recovering from a drug abuse disorder but detox is a whole other beast.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 08/08/2026

#EDtipoftheweek : just because the cardiac monitor says a rhythm is afib doesn’t mean it is afib. Tonight it was a heart block. I couldn’t see the rhythm long enough to discern which definitively - saw it on a station monitor not an ECG, but I think it was Mobitz 2.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 24/07/2026

Friendly yet firm reminder to get your MMR titer to check your immunity, and boost up if it’s waning.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 18/07/2026

#EDtipoftheweek : when a nurse says they need a witness they most definitely are not asking for you to clap your hands and shout “Testify!”

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 25/06/2026

Found out today I was accepted to the MPH program at USFCA, and I am so excited to see where this goes!!! I have so much I want to explore with immigrant or low-income communities, infection management, maternal/fetal health!! So many interesting paths. 🥳🥳🥳

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 10/06/2026

I found out today that not only is the ED still using my volunteer orientation SOP, I also snagged a regular Friday night shift! I can’t think of anything I’d rather do than be in the ED on a Friday night. Love bringing order to disorder however I can 💙

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 03/06/2026

Nothing to do with medicine but this is your friendly reminder to tip your bartenders well. Even at the fancy spots, these people are working as hard as anyone and they are not getting their due. Month straight of no day off, bad reviews if they state boundaries. We can be kinder, do better

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 21/05/2026

Miracles do happen: I managed to get an A in General Chemistry, a feat not even my own doctor was able to manage!!

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 01/05/2026

My version of Dunning-Kruger effect is watching a surgeon suture a singular kernel of corn and knowing, with 100% certainty, that I could learn to do that by the end of this summer.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 17/02/2026

I got a really hard stick today!!! 🦟🙌🏻💪🏻🪄

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 12/02/2026

Drew a patient today on her 3rd pregnancy; I asked if she was doing anything special for valentine’s. “No, every day is valentine’s day for my husband and I” was her cheesy response but it gave me the warm fuzzies too 🥰

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 06/02/2026

Goodness I really lucked out with my externship location, everyone is so nice and helpful. 10/10, and already 5/50 sticks completed! 💪🏻🫶🏻🦟

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 05/02/2026

Sometimes, I hate everything and everybody. Except that one person and that one thing. The rest of it can fuck off. Especially ICE. #fuckice

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 26/01/2026

Passed my NCCT certification exam yesterday, which means I am a certified phlebotomist! Next step, externship for licensing! 🦟🧛‍♀️

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 15/12/2025

Today I learned I have a gift for hand draws in phlebotomy. Apparently so did my dad, a fact I didn’t know till today and which makes me feel closer to him. I wish I could ask him for tips on straight draws. I miss him so much, especially in times of connection.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 08/12/2025

My life is so different from 2 years ago. Then, I was traveling the world for work, making videos & websites. Now I have non-drug abuse track marks and hematomas and had a fake arm arrive at my house the other day.

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John Ross @johnrossmd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Getting an mRNA COVID vaccine seems to prime the immune system to attack cancer cells in patients on immune checkpoint therapy. Patients who got COVID vaccines were TWICE as likely to be alive at three years as those who didn't

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ESMO 2025: mRNA-based COVID vaccines generate improved responses to immunotherapy

Patients with cancer who received mRNA-based COVID vaccines within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint therapy were twice as likely to be alive three years after beginning treatment, according to a...

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 23/09/2025

I swear the skill I am cementing the most in ECG class is how to correctly spell “rhythm” and all of its variations

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 19/09/2025

I have to memorize the krebs cycle for micro, pray for me

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 12/09/2025

Behold the beauty of my B. Subtilis streak plate. Also I got a 95% on my micro test this week, but really this streak plate is my true pride and joy

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 09/09/2025

I don’t know how I’m supposed to focus on my micro exam today when my prof just dropped that there’s “bright and shiny new microscopes” in our lab this morning. All we are allowed to do is more streak plates today. So cruel. 😭🫶🏻🦠🔬

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 25/07/2025

One of the things I miss the most about my time in Europe was the lack of English spoken anywhere. It was such a calming experience to not be around American drivel.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 14/07/2025

Since returning to school after many years, I’ve been employing a strategy of fighting for every point for the 1st 2/3 of the semester so I can chill by finals week. It works like a charm—for ex, I just realized if I get a 50% on my next test AND blow off the final, I will still end up with an A.🤓💪🏻

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American Society of Echocardiography @ase360.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

What do you see in this #echofirst video? 🫀 After giving your answer, find out in our CASE report: bit.ly/44BfPFg #ASEEchoChallenge

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 07/04/2025

How is it in this now 5th post-COVID-19 year that a healthcare student won’t wear a mask (yet just applied hand sanitizer) in class when they are coughing and snuffling about? Perhaps their next class should be microbiology.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 17/03/2025

One of the awesome benefits about doing well in medical terminology is now my dad and I have a secret language. This connection with him and his life’s work is such a gift. 🥰

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 20/02/2025

Ready for my physics midterm, wish me luck!

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 02/02/2025

What am I up to these days? ✅ Conceptual physics ✅ Medical terminology ✅ More Spanish ✅ TA’ing some Anatomy classes ✅ Weightlifting Also this semester I’ll be applying to a cardiac sonography program. It’s very competitive so 🤞🏻 and devising backup plans.

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Nosheen Reza, MD, MS @noshreza.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Five years ago, as we ⬆️ diversity of Penn Cardiology Grand Rounds with Penn Women in Cardiology, I wondered what the U.S. landscape of Cardiology Grand Rounds speakerships was Proud to work w/this amazing team to answer this question, now in @jama.com Cardiology jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Cardiology Grand Rounds Speaker Diversity

This cross-sectional study examines data for grand rounds lectures at 42 US institutions to gauge the representation of women among cardiology grand rounds speakers.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 06/01/2025

Hard work paid off, 4.0 gpa, Dean’s List, and one of those As was in what has been termed the most difficult Anatomy class in the Bay Area. ✨🍾🥂

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 19/12/2024

Aaand we’re done with physiology! I only got a 70% on the test, but in my defense, I needed a 51% to keep my A in the class so it’s still an overachievement lol

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 17/12/2024

Survived my anatomy final(s)!! And I even got to (correctly) point out how one model was inaccurate. Always fun to be rewarded for being a pedant.

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Not a Lobotomist @thisiskate.medsky.network · 01/12/2024

I am fully committed to this saga lol

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Ok, I got myself a cup of coffee and dug up an old thread for everyone that can’t search the internet. Sorry I’m grumpy today but I am absolutely exhausted. 😴 bsky.app/profile/njbb...

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