Katrina Wolfe

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“We can mourn Charlie Kirk. We can send prayers to his friends and family,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “We can — and should — do all of this and more without pretending he was something, as a public figure, that he was not.”

it really is astonishing how quickly it goes from “civil war” and “blood in the streets” to “wow guys it’s just a sad tragedy” when it becomes inconvenient

I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.

@acpimphysicians.bsky.social ACP calls on President Trump and Congress to remove Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) . America’s health depends on an HHS secretary who bases decisions on accurate data and current scientific findings.

Midwest Hos Med conference opportunity hosted by UWisc/MCW!!

ce.icep.wisc.edu/hospital-med...

#hospitalmedicine

The kind of good news story we all need these days.

2 important papers @nature.com today indicate the potential for A.I. to improve diagnostic accuracy and overall clinical performance for patient management and interactions
nature.com/articles/s41...

People protest cuts to science in the US

The latest mass firings in critical US health services continued the attacks on science and health that have quickly become a signature of the new presidency.

These cuts are short sighted, cruel, and ignorant, writes @choo.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/389/...

To the world:
We are fighting back. Our movement has been silenced by the media here—but we are not backing down. This is what our streets looked like across multiple cities. Tomorrow, there will be more of us! Raise a glass to freedom.

—With love,
Your American allies.

Well said!

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

a little girl wearing sunglasses is standing in a doorway with the words `` you got this oh yeah '' . ALT: a little girl wearing sunglasses is standing in a doorway with the words `` you got this oh yeah '' .

next time you’re having imposter syndrome, just remember that you have more clinical experience than the HHS secretary plus the NIH director combined 🫣

Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"

I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. I Wish I Could Show You What I’ve Seen. She completely changed me.

"Vice President Harris never called a little girl cute or commented on her outfit; instead, she'd say, 'You look like the smartest person in your class.' The vice president would say, 'Let me hear you say, 'I am a leader,'' and even the youngest girls would say it back." slate.com/news-and-pol...

Trump’s initial orders reverse Biden on health care costs, protections from discrimination Trump's executive orders took aim at Biden's priorities, from drug pricing to gender discrimination.

Trump has rescinded Biden’s Executive Order 14087, “Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans,” which included things like lowering state Medicaid costs for the most expensive therapeutics, reducing Medicare payments for proven drugs, and creating a flat, $2 Medicare copay for generic drugs

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

But seriously: one of the best ways I learned to improve resuscitation team performance in the ER was to highlight what was good - specifically, directly draw attention to what was great. Then there would be more and more good.

Attention to the good is a powerful force.

"Stop asking why schools don’t have bullet proof glass & metal detectors at all the doors. Ask why schools HAVE to. That’s the question that needs to be asked”

I can’t even come up with anything original to say that doesn’t sound trite, but I guess that’s a reflection of the problem. It’s all been said 50,000 times before

Basically marathoned news coverage all day, and got really sick of hearing the words “thoughts and prayers.” All well and good, but we need to do MORE so that this cycle stops repeating itself.

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens MADISON, WI—In the hours following a violent rampage in Wisconsin in which a lone attacker killed at least two individuals and injured six others, citizens living in the only country where this kind o...

The 39th time we've had to post this, and this time about The Onion's original hometown.

Infographic summarizing negative outcomes documented from prior authorization

Infographic summarizing negative outcomes documented from prior authorization

The American Medical Association surveyed doctors about insurance “prior authorizations” and found:

41 prior auths per doctor per week

13 hours spent per week on prior auths

24% reported hospitalizations due to delays from prior auths

8% reported disability/deaths due to delays from prior auths

The London Times: It’s no coincidence dictators are often doctors

That reminds me. Next week is our worldwide doctor grand rounds where we will select the next dictator. Wish us luck!

YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken 30 Days of US Healthcare: United Healthcare Denies Everything

youtu.be/JfyECL2UtMw?... I’ve been getting a lot of new comments on old videos for some strange reason