Star, MD MPH

Australian GP is just absolutely bananas! What a wild way to start off a chaotic season.
#F1

Women Live Longer Than Men—But Not in Medicine "What could explain this mortality puzzle?" write Dr. Christopher Worsham and Dr. Anupam Jena.

Medicine is unforgiving but, for women, the sacrifice runs deeper. Balancing career & life, proving ourselves, & accepting exhaustion as normal. Talking isn’t enough. We need real change & support. Because what’s the point of saving lives if we’re simply losing our own in the process?

#Medsky

22/ Mae C. Jemison, MD

- American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut
- first Black woman to travel into space
- founded 100 Year Starship, nonprofit educational foundation
- #Texas Women's Hall of Fame inductee

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

Christ in a Red Robe, by Minerva Teichert, 1945, 📸 by Brian Babineau

"My background isn't a sad story, it is an American story. I wanted to share it with you today so that you understand I am rooted in my principles, and I won't compromise them for anything. I do this without fear."

Goosebumps and tears.

I need the adultier adult to take over for a bit.

Reaffirming the JAMA Network Commitment to the Health of Patients and the Public In the first month of the new administration responsible for leading the US, the executive branch has issued a flurry of orders, including ones associated with the dismissal or resignation of tens of ...

Thank you, @jama.com

"...the silencing of this scientific discourse directly threatens the professional oaths that many have taken to protect the health of patients and the public. The silence with which many of us and our institutions are meeting this moment must be challenged."

#Medsky

19/ Levi Watkins, MD

- first to successfully implant automatic defibrillator in human patient (w/ #VivienThomas)
- groundbreaking research on angiotensin blockers used in CHF
- lecture series on Diversity in Medical Education named after him at Vanderbilt Univ

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

A travesty.

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.

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Numbers continue to rise in this Texas measles outbreak. >80% of the cases are in those under 18 years of age.

Vaccines work. Vaccines save lives.
#Medsky #IDsky

BD Announces Voluntary Worldwide Recall for One Lot of ChloraPrep™ Clear 1 mL Applicators Due to Fungal Contamination BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) today announced the voluntary recall of one lot of ChloraPrep™ Clear 1 mL Applicators due to fungal contamination under certain environmental conditions allowing the...

ChloraPrep recall due to fungal contamination under certain environmental conditions allowing the growth of Aspergillus penicillioides.

#Surgsky #Medsky

Stand up and be counted.
@standupforscience.bsky.social

Photo of Dr Rosalyn Scott

18/ Rosalyn P Scott, MD

- first Black woman trained in thoracic surgery
- first Black woman to become a member Society of University Surgeons
- Former President, Women in Thoracic Surgery
- Founding member, Black Academic Surgeons

#BlackHistoryMonth  #BHM

NEW: Two planes were involved in a fatal crash this morning at Marana Regional Airport in Arizona

At least one person is confirmed dead in what the Marana Police Department is describing as an "aircraft collision."

More details to come.

maybe we could kill two birds with one stone ALT: maybe we could kill two birds with one stone

Here’s a "shorter" (😅) tweetorial…why do we use a combination of beta-lactam + vancomycin for cellulitis or MSSA bacteremia?

If vancomycin covers both strep and staph, why not use it alone? Let’s dive in! 🧵 #medsky #pharmsky #EMsky #MedEd #IDsky #AMSky #nursesky

Amazing! I’m so inspired by Shayanti and her team for tackling this hugely important and largely neglected #womenshealth issue! #medsky 🧪

Measles cases are rising in US as Texas outbreak grows. Should we be concerned? Measles is spreading across the U.S., with an outbreak growing in Texas and cases reported in nearby states. Experts explain whether or not you should be concerned.

In western Texas, a measles outbreak doubled from 24 confirmed cases on Tuesday to 48 cases on Friday, This marks the largest measles outbreak in the state in more than 30 years.

Yes, we should very much be concerned.

#vaccineswork

Mexico says it will wait for new response from Google on Gulf of Mexico name dispute before filing lawsuit “We will wait for Google’s response and if not, we will proceed to court,” Sheinbaum said Monday during a morning press briefing.

Mexico said Monday it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit.

Same! And, of course, this administration is setting about firing hundreds of FAA workers.

Vaccines are safe and effective. Elections have consequences. #MedSky

What a ridiculous response!

Just insane.

Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis appears to crash in Toronto A Delta regional flight operated by Endeavor, departing from Minneapolis, crashed at a Toronto airport, after the recent midair collision near DCA.

Delta plane out of Minneapolis crashes upside down at Toronto Pearson airport. So far, at least 8 people injured. No reported deaths at this time.

This is madness.

Love that for you!

I've had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Scantlebury a few times, thanks to SBAS. She's truly a lovely person and a wonderful source of encouragement.

13/ Clive O Callender, MD

- founded the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP)
- founded the Howard University Hospital Transplant Center (1974)
- National Minority Donor Awareness Award (2014)

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

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I love the work I do.
But some days really break your heart.