April Sharp, MD
@ansharp.bsky.social
Neonatal and pediatric neurocritical care neurologist. Neurohumanities. Soccer mom. #neurosky #medsky Views are my own.
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April Sharp, MD
@ansharp.bsky.social
· Jul 1
Inhale.
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Inhale.
Scream.
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Inhale.
Scream.
Reposted by April Sharp, MD
Demand That Chuck Schumer Step Down As Minority Leader
Sign the petition: c.org/c5PbGWk6hM
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Demand That Chuck Schumer Step Down As Minority Leader
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November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Demand That Chuck Schumer Step Down As Minority Leader
Sign the petition: c.org/c5PbGWk6hM
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Sign the petition: c.org/c5PbGWk6hM
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It looks like my kids took advantage of an incomplete note I left open yesterday 😒 😂
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It looks like my kids took advantage of an incomplete note I left open yesterday 😒 😂
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California health officials say tests show that ByHeart baby formula linked to a botulism outbreak contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin that has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states.
Preliminary tests find germ that causes botulism in ByHeart baby formula
California health officials say tests show that ByHeart baby formula linked to a botulism outbreak contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin that has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
California health officials say tests show that ByHeart baby formula linked to a botulism outbreak contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin that has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states.
So would my brother. My parents declared bankruptcy when we were young due to his medical bills (with insurance). He could have never gotten his own insurance prior to the ACA. His body would shut down pretty quickly without his daily medications.
I would literally be dead without the ACA. Many people don't understand. I just wouldn't have been able to get insurance with pre-existing conditions. Being officially diagnosed w/ something was misery sentence, bc once diagnosed, it wasn't going to be covered in the future
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The thing about ACA is that if an American describes how it works to someone from literally anywhere else, the other person will be utterly horrified at its deliberate cruelty.
The way the horror of pre-ACA healthcare sounds to an American, is basically how ACA sounds to everyone else on earth.
The way the horror of pre-ACA healthcare sounds to an American, is basically how ACA sounds to everyone else on earth.
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
So would my brother. My parents declared bankruptcy when we were young due to his medical bills (with insurance). He could have never gotten his own insurance prior to the ACA. His body would shut down pretty quickly without his daily medications.
At least the Ravens won
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
At least the Ravens won
1. A vote will do nothing. This is the end of the ACA.
2. A vote in December does not allow people to plan their healthcare coverage or, more likely, lack thereof.
3. Vote them all out as soon as possible.
2. A vote in December does not allow people to plan their healthcare coverage or, more likely, lack thereof.
3. Vote them all out as soon as possible.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
1. A vote will do nothing. This is the end of the ACA.
2. A vote in December does not allow people to plan their healthcare coverage or, more likely, lack thereof.
3. Vote them all out as soon as possible.
2. A vote in December does not allow people to plan their healthcare coverage or, more likely, lack thereof.
3. Vote them all out as soon as possible.
Reposted by April Sharp, MD
ALERT: Baby Formula
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025
Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.
www.cdc.gov
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
ALERT: Baby Formula
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
10 finished his fall ⚽ season today with a 6-1-1 record, 2nd in their league bracket. More importantly, he only gave up 10 goals, the fewest in the league, and had 5 clean sheets. He's a keeper! (Pun absolutely intended) 🤩
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
10 finished his fall ⚽ season today with a 6-1-1 record, 2nd in their league bracket. More importantly, he only gave up 10 goals, the fewest in the league, and had 5 clean sheets. He's a keeper! (Pun absolutely intended) 🤩
People need affordable healthcare, not planes in the sky.
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
People need affordable healthcare, not planes in the sky.
Reposted by April Sharp, MD
I have a f*ing doctorate in epidemiology and I’m still so confused about how to pick a health insurance plan. Open enrollment should not be this hard!
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I have a f*ing doctorate in epidemiology and I’m still so confused about how to pick a health insurance plan. Open enrollment should not be this hard!
Being on service means I don't have to drive 1+ hour for the early soccer game in the rain, but can instead sip my chai in a quiet house while baking French toast for my team. ☕
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Being on service means I don't have to drive 1+ hour for the early soccer game in the rain, but can instead sip my chai in a quiet house while baking French toast for my team. ☕
High risk of skin cancer?
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
High risk of skin cancer?
OR, just hear me out, the government could keep the money and give the people healthcare, cutting out the big, bag insurance companies altogether. We could call it Trumpcaid or Donicare.
This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
OR, just hear me out, the government could keep the money and give the people healthcare, cutting out the big, bag insurance companies altogether. We could call it Trumpcaid or Donicare.
Resisting the urge to "Well, actually 🤓" a "seizure" video. 🫢🫢🫢
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Resisting the urge to "Well, actually 🤓" a "seizure" video. 🫢🫢🫢
Chief resident reminded me that I have to take my kids to the pediatrician before I come in to round tomorrow. A+++. 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Chief resident reminded me that I have to take my kids to the pediatrician before I come in to round tomorrow. A+++. 🤩
Today's verdict bread an American hero. I bet olive his friends can't wait to ketchup.
The jurors, starting to deliberate: "This case is a real pickle. Lettuce decide whose arguments cut the mustard."
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Today's verdict bread an American hero. I bet olive his friends can't wait to ketchup.
Fighting sleep, trying to learn everything I can about interferonopathies. 😵💫
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Fighting sleep, trying to learn everything I can about interferonopathies. 😵💫
The jurors, starting to deliberate: "This case is a real pickle. Lettuce decide whose arguments cut the mustard."
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The jurors, starting to deliberate: "This case is a real pickle. Lettuce decide whose arguments cut the mustard."
Good morning to everyone waking up feeling slightly less terrified for the future.
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Good morning to everyone waking up feeling slightly less terrified for the future.
This is so important. Don't lose this thread.
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This is so important. Don't lose this thread.
Feels very appropriate that I'm supposed to read poems about hope tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Feels very appropriate that I'm supposed to read poems about hope tonight
Same energy, but way better
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Same energy, but way better
News flash: Married people can have separate lives and different personalities and still support each other.
[the NY Post scrambling to make a last-ditch scandal:]
"umm, uhhh, his aloof wife Rama Duwaji secretly ran the campaign"
"umm, uhhh, his aloof wife Rama Duwaji secretly ran the campaign"
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
News flash: Married people can have separate lives and different personalities and still support each other.
13: Hey, when my [cheap, not smart] clock reset for DST, the minutes were corrected, too. It's no longer behind.
Me: When it reset?
Him: Yeah, you know, it connects to the Internet a couple times a year...
Me: Or...
Him: 😐
Me: 😐
Him: Thanks mom
😆
Me: When it reset?
Him: Yeah, you know, it connects to the Internet a couple times a year...
Me: Or...
Him: 😐
Me: 😐
Him: Thanks mom
😆
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
13: Hey, when my [cheap, not smart] clock reset for DST, the minutes were corrected, too. It's no longer behind.
Me: When it reset?
Him: Yeah, you know, it connects to the Internet a couple times a year...
Me: Or...
Him: 😐
Me: 😐
Him: Thanks mom
😆
Me: When it reset?
Him: Yeah, you know, it connects to the Internet a couple times a year...
Me: Or...
Him: 😐
Me: 😐
Him: Thanks mom
😆
Many of my patients rely on SNAP, and they will go hungry if it isn't funded. So I just made a recurring donation to @mdfoodbank.bsky.social because my job is to help children, and right now they need help getting food to eat.
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Many of my patients rely on SNAP, and they will go hungry if it isn't funded. So I just made a recurring donation to @mdfoodbank.bsky.social because my job is to help children, and right now they need help getting food to eat.