David Hackney

No Link Between COVID Shot in Pregnancy and Kids' Autism Symptoms Study adds to mounting data supporting the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccination in pregnancy

No association between maternal COVID vaccination and childhood neurologic outcomes in large study presented at SMFM, further cementing safety in pregnancy.

#MedHub

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Opinion | These Aren't the Ob/Gyn Droids We're Looking For Oz's recent comments missed the mark, but obstetric telerobotics is worth considering

In an #OpEd, @davidnhackney.bsky.social, asked whether two things can be true at once: Even if Oz’s comments missed the mark, could #ob/gyn telerobotics still merit serious consideration?
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Opinion | These Aren't the Ob/Gyn Droids We're Looking For Oz's recent comments missed the mark, but obstetric telerobotics is worth considering

My new piece for @medpagetoday.com, in which “Ob” Wan battles ultrasound droids through sand-swept maternity deserts

#MedSky

@gfriedman.bsky.social

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Open letter from our major medical professional organizations on the crisis in Minnesota

#MedSky

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Meet the OB-GYNs fighting back against Trump’s ‘guerrilla war on science’ As some medical groups cave to the Trump administration, the American College of OB-GYNs is taking a stand

“As some medical groups cave to the Trump administration, the American College of OB-GYNs is taking a stand”

From COVID to Dobbs to now I will always be proud of my professional organization during these time.

#MedSky

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Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550 Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days, state health officials said Friday.

This number should be zero.

There should be zero cases of measles right now in South Caroline

Any number that is not zero is not acceptable

#MedSky

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Ohio appeals court sends lawsuit related to abortion ban back to trial court • Ohio Capital Journal An Ohio appeals court rejected efforts to completely undo a state law connected to the six-week abortion ban, but left untouched the ruling that struck down the ban itself.

Endless appreciation to all of the legal teams working on behalf of our state

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How much does pregnancy age a person?

Our biologic age differs from our chronologic age. In a fascinating new study of epigenetic changes:

1 pregnancy = 5+ years of biologic aging

So states with abortion bans are forcibly aging people five years

#MedSky

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Excellent reporting on the ongoing issues facing our state

'Freebirth' Movement Is Dangerous to Moms but Reflects Real Concerns, Ob/Gyns Say Recent investigation sparks conversation about freebirth, autonomy, and distrust in medicine

Capitalizing on medical distrust, some influencers are selling guides to "freebirths" (medically unassisted births) and "wild pregnancies" (pregnancies without prenatal care). @davidnhackney.bsky.social @rachrobertson.bsky.social
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Feels like a reasonable time to re-post this.

Opinion | ACIP Is Now Obsolete. Here's Where Medicine Can Look Instead. We can await the panel's recommendations, or we can move in a better direction now

My thoughts on this week’s dangerous & incompetent ACIP meeting.

Right now, we can all work to keep medicine aligned instead with expertise

Appreciation to @medpagetoday.com & @gfriedman.bsky.social

#MedSky

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Opinion | From Opt-Out to Opt-In: A Dangerous Shift for Abortion Training This proposed change would worsen the maternal health crisis

"Changing this training requirement is dangerous for patient care and will seriously reduce access to quality healthcare for pregnant people, worsening the existing maternal health crisis in the U.S."

Read the full #OpEd at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118536?trw=no

🧵 THREAD of TEMPLATES to help you testify against some of the most harmful bills moving through #Ohio's Statehouse this week:

🔸️SB 293 — Punish absentee voters for slow mail: bit.ly/OhioSB293

🔸️HB 172 — We call it the "Child Abuser Protection Act": bit.ly/OhioHB172

In 2023 Ohioans spoke loudly and clearly at the ballot box, and our politicians have kept trying to circumnavigate us every since

The Ohio House Education Committee will be holding opposition testimony to the “Baby Olivia” Act this Thursday.

Written opposition testimony can be submitted through the link

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The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate

Few things in medicine have the same existential disconnect between our widespread opinions against routine, low-risk continuous FHT monitoring and our near-filial adherence

#MedSky

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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97

Unfortunately one can elucidate the structure of DNA while also failing to understand how to be a decent human being

James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...

In clinic today every patient who was pregnant with diabetes & reliant upon SNAP for food had their payments discontinued over the weekend

I hope Trump is enjoying the White House’s opulent new marble bathroom

Losing SNAP could mean more pregnancy complications as food insecurity grows • Ohio Capital Journal Millions nationwide could be cut off from access to government food assistance Saturday due to the shutdown, including those who are pregnant or have babies and young children. That possibility brings...

Currently there’s no reason to believe our federal government will spare pregnant patients from what may come

Losing SNAP could mean more pregnancy complications as food insecurity grows ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/31/r...

In the next weeks, doctors should be alert to starvation.

Starvation can be a surprisingly difficult diagnosis, as both food insecurity can be embarrassing & undisclosed but also the early medical manifestations can be subtle.

Unexplained lab or electrolyte changes?

Ask about food.

#MedSky

Call the two Democrats who are about to vote for this map -- tell them to fight for #Ohio or get out of office:

Senator Nickie Antonio:
📲 614-466-5123
📧 Antonio@OhioSenate.gov

State Rep Dani Isaacsohn:
📲 614-466-5786
📧 Rep24@OhioHouse.gov

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Opinion | ACOG President: Changing Tylenol's Label Will Drive Baseless Fear Here's how to discuss the acetaminophen-autism controversy with pregnant patients

"As doctors, we know that fear can be stronger than data."

In an #OpEd, @acog.org president Steven Fleischman, MD, MBA, writes on "misleading warnings from the government" about acetaminophen and their effect on patients.

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks

Medical misinformation and frivolous litigation form a perfect union as they are cut from the same cloth of factual obfuscation interwoven with emotional appeals

#MedSky

Texas Sues Tylenol Makers, Claiming They Hid Autism Risks www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/h...

More professional medical organizations in more fields should also be issuing best practices for advocacy and misinformation mitigation

#MedSky

Appreciation to Ohio Senator Ken Smith in meeting with our ACOG delegation; a stalwart supporter of physicians, patients and public health

Pregnant women need science, not fear: Jamie Byler For now, I’m here to assure pregnant women everywhere that they do not need to suffer through pain or fevers because they are pregnant. In fact, doing so could cause even more harm. If you need relief...

Editorial by the Ohio ACOG Section Chair

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Well…Ohio now also has “Baby Olivia” legislation in submission.

It’s been defeated before in other states, we can defeat it here

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Texas advocates see familiar health care turmoil brewing as 'defunding' rule hits rest of the US First in a five-part series.To some, the warning bells started sounding years ago.

Our series, The Unraveling Safety Net: How a new Medicaid rule strains reproductive health care, launched today. First up: @kelciemmorris.bsky.social and @sofiaresnick.bsky.social on what happened when Texas enacted a similar ban years before Roe fell. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/texa...

Ohio HR347, requiring a 24 hr waiting period before abortion, has a hearing tomorrow.

But Ohio already has a waiting period law…

which has been ruled unconstitutional…

so this is redundant…

So why the hearing?

Cynical political theater

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