Declan O’Riordan, M.D.

Crowd outside state house

Crowd outside state house

Tweety bird costumes

#NoKings Boise, Idaho

You don’t have to look far to see global warming. There are lots of smallmouth on the middle fork of the Boise above Arrowrock where it was mostly trout 20 years ago

It is a complete, blatant disregard for established medical facts. It is crystal clear that the earlier in life a person is infected with hep B, the more likely the infection will be chronic, up to 90% at birth. The decrease in hepatitis B among children in the US is a remarkable success.

Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Impact of Vaccination on Disease

This article is a good summary of the benefits of the hep B vaccine and it reviews the fall in hepatitis B rates among children and the decrease in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma among children in Alaska following introduction of the vaccine. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #neosky #medsky

horse head and flame nebulae in Orion

It was obvious that he’s dishonest and that he would be a disaster. Several physicians in the Senate voted in favor of his confirmation, and it’s very questionable whether their loyalty is to patient well-being or to their political careers.

I’ve never been paid one penny in my entire career to vaccinate anyone. My take home pay is the same regardless of how many kids get vaccinated, and it’s always been that way everywhere that I’ve worked. It’s not exactly a surprise that RFK, Jr and others in this administration are not honest.

Andromeda galaxy, 2.5 million light years away

Rainbow trout have pretty remarkable camouflage even when in the clearest rivers (So Fork Boise River). #flyfishing #trout #nativefish

Supernova in NGC 7331, 40 million light years away. One minute unprocessed exposure from RASA 8. Nearly full moon, not very dark skies. #astrophotography

When you strip away humanity

Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.

Multiple reports of Palestinian children suffering from extreme malnutrition & dying of starvation. Intentionally limiting food supplies to civilians is inhumane, indefensible, a gross violation of human rights, and illegal (ICRC Rule 53). #neosky www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Killings near a West Bank village show even Americans aren’t immune Most residents in this wealthy, picturesque Palestinian village hold U.S. citizenship. That has not protected them against spiking violence by Israeli settlers.

It’s hard to ever see any chance for peace when there is no respect for basic human rights.
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Black bear. No hump, no dished-out facial profile

Every once in a while, you get to be in the right place at the right time. #boise

Idaho ranks last in kindergartners known to have measles vaccine, report says One in five Idaho kindergartners lacked measles vaccine records during the 2023-2024 school year, a new report says. That’s last in the country.

"One out of every five kindergartners in Idaho during the 2023-2024 school year had no record of receiving the measles vaccine, making Idaho the state with the lowest rate of reported vaccines in the country against the highly contagious disease..." www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwe...

Moby Dicks. Great lamb and chicken kabobs.

Canyon of the South Fork of the Boise River, #Idaho

Philip J. Landrigan, MD, who authored an editorial on microplastics and cardiovascular disease in 2024, explains how families can reduce the risks caused by plastics. Listen to the latest episode of Beyond Journal Club from @coreimpodcast.bsky.social and NEJM Group: nej.md/4igpJQy

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This Hospital System Fought COVID, Then a Far-Right Leader. Now It’s Taking on Idaho’s Abortion Ban. St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy — and won. Now it’s backing…

St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy — and won.

Now it’s backing its doctors on the abortion front.

By @audreydutton.bsky.social and @kelciemmorris.bsky.social

Before v after. Final product after flats, darks, and bias frames were added to the stacked light frames. M81 12 million LY away. #astrophotography

Thx. I took it last night. 60 two min exposures and then stacked it automatically using AsiAir. I didn’t add any dark or flat frames, just stacked the light frames to see what would happen.

I disagree with everything that our govt is doing. Dismantling science/medicine, blatant corruption, firing MDs/RNs who care for native Americans, gutting the FAA, mistreating allies and neighbors, advocating ethnic cleansing in Gaza, but the poor treatment of Zelensky was truly unbelievable.

Orion nebula

Orion Nebula. Single exposure for 1 min using Rasa 8. #astrophotography

The brain drain is starting. #medsky #neosky

WWAMI has a vital role in the health care infrastructure of the state of Idaho • Idaho Capital Sun As a current fourth year medical student at the Idaho WWAMI/University of Washington program, I’m compelled to address a major issue affecting the health of Idahoans: the proposed defunding of the Ida...

WWAMI has a vital role in the health care infrastructure of the state of Idaho idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/14/w...

My thoughts on the state of our Public Health system in the wake of the confirmation of RFK Jr. as HHS secretary.

Good job Scott.

But medical alumni from Hopkins did, but they have much smaller reach