Dayna, MS3

Not to be dramatic, but the egg shortage is a primary source of stress in my life and I’m a 3rd year medical student so that is saying a lot

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

Hello out there scientists. If you're having meetings or grants or anything else impacted by freeze of NSF meetings, please feel free to reach out to me to share your story.

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MISSISSIPPI: “Sen. Blackmon (D) files Contraception Begins at Erection Act to make it unlawful for a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo… brings the man’s role into the conversation...” #ForcedBirthNation www.wlbt.com/2025/01/22/m...

Mark S from severance saying “the work is mysterious and important”

Prerounding

Reviewing my biochem to teach a carbohydrate metabolism lecture to the MS1s. I hope they think I’m cool 😭😭 #MedSky

New research just came out that your week actually gets exponentially better if you bake a loaf of banana bread. Can confirm.

A nice example of a Double Aortic Arch, the most common type of vascular ring.

#radiology #aorta

Current shower routine: UWorld, Anki, rinse, repeat. #MedSky

Abnormalities in gut virome signatures linked with cognitive impairment in older adults Multiple emerging lines of evidence indicate that the microbiome contributes to aging and cognitive health. However, the roles of distinct microbial components, such as viruses (virome) and their i...

Manuscript published!! Exploring the relationship b/w the gut #virome & cognitive impairment. I am so grateful that I get to work with the USF #microbiome institute 💙

#gutmicrobiome #cognitivedecline #MedSky #MicroSky

I need Marie Kondo but for my mind

I know a lot of people are skeptical of data showing better outcomes for patients of female physicians. The data summarized below demonstrate potential mechanisms for this finding, including female physicians spending more time with patients and being more likely to provide evidence-based care.

Me, a 3rd year med student and 25 yr old teenager, trying to make a final choice on the medical specialty I’ll be in for the rest of my life #MedSky

This is my Spotify wrapped and I love it

Spotify wrapped is my favorite day of the year because it’s like wow yes I love my music taste, it’s all my favorite music

The dataset was the COVID-19 Lung CT database by Ghaderzadeh et al. but I am unsure of the access to it as I was less involved with the training. I’m sorry!

Improved Osteoporosis Prediction in Breast Cancer Patients Using a Novel Semi-Foundational Model - Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine Small cohorts of certain disease states are common especially in medical imaging. Despite the growing culture of data sharing, information safety often precludes open sharing of these datasets for cre...

New publication on using machine learning (trained on an 8500 chest CT dataset) to predict osteoporosis. Feeling extremely grateful to have been a part of this wonderful project at the intersection of #MedSky and #AISky.

#ML#MLSky#ML#AI#Medicine#RadSky

“How many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb?”

“Only 1 but the lightbulb has to want to change”
I was gifted this banger of a #MedSky joke by my psych attending today

Wow, new research just came out that shows it is LETHAL if I don’t have a little sweet treat every day

Been entering true flow state working on music and poetry these past 2 days and wow, it feels magical

My Black Friday spending habits are unfortunately giving practicing physician (dream), not medical student with no income (reality)

Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.

Getting out at 2pm on the current service I’m on gives me so much time for activities but now I’m plagued with the beautiful privilege of choosing between my 20 hobbies

Hi, I’m God.

Vaccines save lives.

Love,

God

Yesterday I laid out a blanket out in the park and ate a wrap and played guitar and I think it was one of the best days of my life, not to be dramatic

Walked out of my IM shelf to the new Kendrick album… I’m so happy I could cry 🥹

Looking for medical professionals to follow? Just added the 5th installment *Medsky Fast Five*
#medsky 🩺🧪

Round 1
go.bsky.app/Qg2TA9p

Round 2
go.bsky.app/9ziyYqt

Round 3
go.bsky.app/9WQtZh6

Round 4
go.bsky.app/HRaNhEt

Round 5
go.bsky.app/DvGjDh6

I’ll keep adding to the 5th (until it hits 150)

Instead of studying for my exam on Friday, I just spent 30 mins trying to conceptualize the Monty Hall Problem and still not sure I get it tbh

Thank you! 🩷

Great advice, thank you!