Genevieve Friedman

I've been keeping tabs on a terrible study for over a year and corresponding with the publishing journal. Getting a bad article retracted is a lot of work. Read more about my journey in @medpagetoday.com. Thanks to @gfriedman.bsky.social!

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Opinion | Being Fired From CDC Is Like Losing a Patient A physician's reflections on being RIF'd

"When the call came to stop, it didn't feel like closure. It felt like losing a patient I'd spent a lifetime caring for."

A CDC doctor writes in @medpagetoday.com about what it was like to be RIF'd.

Read on: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... @medpagetoday.com @firedbutfighting.bsky.social

Opinion | No, That AI Chatbot Is Not Your Friend It's time for adolescent screening and strict chatbot regulations

"Here's what concerns me most: the absurdity of the notion that an artificially generated, non-sentient avatar could be a reasonable companion for a child. It goes against everything we know about developmental theory." -- Jon Slater, MD

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The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), aka the "voice of CDC," isn't publishing during the federal government shutdown.

According to sources, this marks a departure from past shutdowns, when MMWR staff were allowed to be exempt from furloughs. ⬇️

Opinion | It Can Happen Here No one is immune to extreme weather. Physicians must be prepared.

No place is immune to extreme weather. In a new #ClimateCheckup, 2025 Climate & Health Equity Fellow Dr. Janelle White urges healthcare providers to be prepared to help their patients and communities stay safe. @medpagetoday.com

Attention, nurses!

Big news.

Introducing: ✨The Nurses' Station ✨ A brand-NEW discussion board for nurses, brought to you by MedPage Today! 🩺

Opinion | Give Briefings a Chance, Secretary Kennedy Open minds and expert input are crucial for policymaking

"Open minds, combined with expert input, are crucial for developing effective and beneficial policies.

Please stop the war on expertise and give briefings a chance, Secretary Kennedy. And please listen." -- Steven Grossman, JD

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Opinion | RFK Jr. Has Declared Full-Blown War on CDC The agency needs to be strengthened, not torn down

RFK Jr. Has Declared Full-Blown War on CDC
— The agency needs to be strengthened, not torn down

@medpagetoday.bsky.social @gfriedman.bsky.social

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Opinion | I Was Inside CDC During the Shooting. I Can Still Hear the Bullets. Attacks on public health will continue until federal rhetoric changes

"We dropped to the ground and scrambled to the opposite side of the building. Then we heard noises in the stairwell. We told everyone: 'Get into offices. Lock the doors.'"

A CDC employee shared what it was like inside CDC during the shooting:

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Opinion | FDA's Opioid Labeling Initiative Is Smoke and Mirrors The administration has done little to nothing to meaningfully reduce overdoses

"Based on data and past experience, we can expect the labeling changes to have little to no effect on meaningfully reducing overdose rates. The administration would be wise to concentrate its efforts elsewhere." -- @ryanmarino.bsky.social

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Opinion | A 'Black Box' Warning for SSRIs in Pregnancy Would Do More Harm Than Good An FDA panel discussion failed to accurately reflect medical expertise

Editorial on the FDA panel’s misleading claims on SSRIs and congenital anomalies.

@medpagetoday.com @gfriedman.bsky.social @acog.org
#MedSky

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Opinion | The Right to Discriminate Against a Patient Tennessee's vague conscience protections offer an avenue for legal discrimination

Sometimes, there is a difference between what is legal & what is right.

Do we want a world where doctors can refuse to care for a patient purely based on the patient’s marital status?
#medsky #obsky #oped

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Opinion | The Right to Discriminate Against a Patient Tennessee's vague conscience protections offer an avenue for legal discrimination

A Tennessee physician allegedly denied a pregnant woman prenatal care because she’s unmarried. The doctor claimed it conflicted with her Christian beliefs.

Is this who we want to be as a field? #medsky #obsky

My #oped for @medpagetoday.bsky.social on the case:
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Opinion | A Watershed Moment for Texas The recent flood offers some tough lessons on disaster preparedness

"Understanding what went well and what didn't can lead to lives saved the next time. Because if there's one thing that we're learning, it's that there will be a next time." -- Mary Meyer, MD, MPH

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/cala... @medpagetoday.bsky.social #texasflood #disastermedicine

Opinion | Dear Doctor: You Can't Fix Everyone Navigating the therapeutic relationship with unlikeable patients

My latest for @medpagetoday.bsky.social

Hard topic that needs nuanced discussion: how patients’ choices may sabotage their care. Something very important to me in this climate of misinformation & undermining doctors

We can’t fix everyone
#medsky #mentalhealth
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Many U.S. Adults Wouldn't Test for Suspected COVID, Survey Shows Findings reveal factors that may shape self-test decisions

Thirty percent of U.S. adults would not or might not test for suspected COVID-19, according to a cross-sectional online national survey.
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Opinion | ACIP's Thimerosal Vote: The Committee Has Lost Its Value to Medicine While the vote won't impact U.S. vaccine delivery, it has broader implications

In an #OpEd, @ameshaa.bsky.social argues that #ACIP has abandoned scientific integrity by voting to recommend only thimerosal-free flu vaccines -- despite no evidence of harm -- signaling a troubling shift toward anti-vaccine influence under RFK Jr.
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Here's my longer take on the FDA Commissioner's National Priority Voucher program. The key question is this: how fast is too fast for reasonable FDA drug review?
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(Thanks for reaching out, @gfriedman.bsky.social!)

Opinion | Will States' Rights Go the Way of Medicaid Funding? Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' bolsters federal power

In @medpagetoday.bsky.social yesterday, I wrote about the hypocrisy embedded in the budget bill taking aim at Medicaid. The party that ostensibly wants to leave policies to the states wants to penalize states for being more generous with their own state funds. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Opinion | Have You No Sense of Decency, Secretary Kennedy? Ousting all 17 ACIP members won't restore public trust

"In an administration that maintains that government should be run like a business, it is odd that someone who misrepresented his intentions as blatantly as Kennedy did is still in his position." -- Robert Schooley, MD, in @medpagetoday.bsky.social

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... #medsky

RFK Jr. Ousts All of CDC's Vaccine Advisors Kennedy says the move is needed to restore trust in U.S. vaccine science

BREAKING: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he's disbanding the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in order to "restore trust" in U.S. vaccine science.
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If you're in the market for more cocktails, feel free to send some op-ed submissions (or pitches) my way! gfriedman@medpagetoday.com

Biden Has Confronted Cancer Before. Now He Faces an Uncertain Future The former president's diagnosis comes at a troubling moment for research funding

Former President Biden's cancer diagnosis comes at a troubling moment for research funding.

www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo... @medpagetoday.bsky.social #oncology #medsky

Opinion | What's Lost if We 'Play the Game' to Get Research Funding? Our journey to understand and treat childhood pain in a new reality

Like many, I can’t stay silent when we are living through unprecedented attacks on science and health. My #oped is now live on #medpagetoday in collaboration with Natoshia Cunningham and in support of many colleagues and friends.

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Opinion | Does It Matter if the U.S. Surgeon General Never Practiced Medicine? Their leadership must be grounded in sound public health priorities

What do you think: Does It Matter if the U.S. Surgeon General Never Practiced Medicine?

@danielpham.bsky.social shared his thoughts with @medpagetoday.bsky.social. Let us know what you think by commenting below.

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Opinion | Should 'No Margin, No Mission' Apply to the AMA? Ahead of a June meeting, members should contact their representatives

Out today - my argument for engaging with the AMA rather than withdrawing from it in response to its stunning silence in the face of egregious governmental attacks on medical science and ethics.🧵
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Opinion | The Healthcare Workforce Is Traumatized HCATS offers a comprehensive framework for addressing systems-based trauma in healthcare

I have been frustrated by the narrative around #burnout in medicine, so I wrote about what I believe makes a better, more comprehensive framework of systems-based trauma.

Put simply, health professionals are traumatized by the system, and are leaving in droves.

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Opinion | Would You Rather Get Care in the U.S. or Abroad? Our experiences in Hong Kong and the U.K. illustrate shortcomings at home

Following a brush with the Hong Kong healthcare system, I teamed up with ED doctor Adam Brown to compare U.S. healthcare to that in other developed nations.

If you could pick, where would you go for care? Comment below!

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Opinion | Could Trump's War on Harvard Spell the End of U.S. Leadership in Science? The stop-work orders I received were far more than just a personal loss

"This cautionary tale tells us much about how political interference and battles over ideology can stifle scientific advances, which are essential to improve the care of our patients." -- Don Ingber, MD, PhD

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Opinion | With the Threat of ICE Raids Looming, Hospitals Must Be Prepared Here's how health systems should respond

Our latest oped - What hospitals and health centers can do to keep healthcare accessible and safe for immigrant patients
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