B Mack MD
@bmack13md.medsky.social
Mom to 3🚺, acad family doc, fmob, abortions, gaht, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️+ ally, dem socialist, 🍉🕊️, all opinions=mine (not empl/med advice) she/her Dodger fan since birth & 🖖🏻Trekkie #BLM #MedSky #meded #FMrevolution #leftist #antiracism #upstateNY
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Pediatric ID Physician here. I‘ll never forget the young adult who lost her limbs to disseminated meningococcal ds, I‘ll never forget the healthy children who did not get the flu vaccine and were well one day, and dead the next. The HHS is the biggest threat to children’s health.
Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s HHS announcement about the childhood immunization schedule: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
January 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Pediatric ID Physician here. I‘ll never forget the young adult who lost her limbs to disseminated meningococcal ds, I‘ll never forget the healthy children who did not get the flu vaccine and were well one day, and dead the next. The HHS is the biggest threat to children’s health.
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"Americans disgust with our own government’s never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going.
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
"Americans disgust with our own government’s never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going.
I was pregnant in fellowship in 09 during H1N1 Swine flu / year-round influenza shenanigans. I literally asked employee health how often I could take tamiflu ’safely’ … People forget that doctors are human, even pregnant/birthing ones!!
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 AM
I was pregnant in fellowship in 09 during H1N1 Swine flu / year-round influenza shenanigans. I literally asked employee health how often I could take tamiflu ’safely’ … People forget that doctors are human, even pregnant/birthing ones!!
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What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
I know a powassan case (state lab verified) where it truly could not have been attached very long and had to have happened in Northeast US winter! (hipaa precludes more details)
December 30, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I know a powassan case (state lab verified) where it truly could not have been attached very long and had to have happened in Northeast US winter! (hipaa precludes more details)
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Are white people aware that Trump won twice BECAUSE A MAJORITY OF WHITE PEOPLE WHO VOTED PUT HIM IN OFFICE?????????? Why is this consistently elided???? Stop being ridiculous.
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Are white people aware that Trump won twice BECAUSE A MAJORITY OF WHITE PEOPLE WHO VOTED PUT HIM IN OFFICE?????????? Why is this consistently elided???? Stop being ridiculous.
“What an interesting name, is it a family name??” = omg where’d that come from?
December 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“What an interesting name, is it a family name??” = omg where’d that come from?
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Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
Happy winter solstice! Never give up.
Happy winter solstice! Never give up.
December 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
Happy winter solstice! Never give up.
Happy winter solstice! Never give up.
Not me only realizing it was 2 different yt men getting beat because of this skeet… 🥴🫣
December 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Not me only realizing it was 2 different yt men getting beat because of this skeet… 🥴🫣
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This is an incredibly important point that we need to hold onto with any MAID(Medical Assistance in Dying) or other talk about this kind of "assistance."
Consent is crucial in all medical procedures. Lack of access to support, housing, or Healthcare is fundamentally a lack of informed consent.
Consent is crucial in all medical procedures. Lack of access to support, housing, or Healthcare is fundamentally a lack of informed consent.
Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois
The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug.
www.nprillinois.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This is an incredibly important point that we need to hold onto with any MAID(Medical Assistance in Dying) or other talk about this kind of "assistance."
Consent is crucial in all medical procedures. Lack of access to support, housing, or Healthcare is fundamentally a lack of informed consent.
Consent is crucial in all medical procedures. Lack of access to support, housing, or Healthcare is fundamentally a lack of informed consent.
Is said 15mo at home? I hope not - sats in 80s = hospital for pretty much any kid… Can we do low tech chest percussion plus some time in a steamy bathroom to break up any mucus plugs? But also oxygen….
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Is said 15mo at home? I hope not - sats in 80s = hospital for pretty much any kid… Can we do low tech chest percussion plus some time in a steamy bathroom to break up any mucus plugs? But also oxygen….
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I wanna see trump draw a clock on live tv
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I wanna see trump draw a clock on live tv
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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I have taught medical students and residents for more than 2 decades. I have always referred them to the CDC and ACIP for evidence-based vaccine recommendations. No more. After today, I will tell them to ignore anything that comes out of this politicized and bent-on-destroying-public health ACIP.
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I have taught medical students and residents for more than 2 decades. I have always referred them to the CDC and ACIP for evidence-based vaccine recommendations. No more. After today, I will tell them to ignore anything that comes out of this politicized and bent-on-destroying-public health ACIP.
I’m Fam Med & I *know* they don’t want to know Sometimes it’s seen, sometimes it’s heard…
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I’m Fam Med & I *know* they don’t want to know Sometimes it’s seen, sometimes it’s heard…
December 1st has been World AIDS Day for almost as long as I can remember
HIV/AIDS was a death sentence but it doesn’t have to be anymore. Science & medicine will only get us so far.
We need more love and funding now!
HIV/AIDS was a death sentence but it doesn’t have to be anymore. Science & medicine will only get us so far.
We need more love and funding now!
LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
December 1st has been World AIDS Day for almost as long as I can remember
HIV/AIDS was a death sentence but it doesn’t have to be anymore. Science & medicine will only get us so far.
We need more love and funding now!
HIV/AIDS was a death sentence but it doesn’t have to be anymore. Science & medicine will only get us so far.
We need more love and funding now!
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Social science takes time. Here, social scientists analyze a decade of evidence to show that a Supreme Court decision designed to suppress the black vote actually did. SCOTUS may soon obliterate the rest of the Voting Rights Act and we should not be shy about calling out what's going on here.
As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Social science takes time. Here, social scientists analyze a decade of evidence to show that a Supreme Court decision designed to suppress the black vote actually did. SCOTUS may soon obliterate the rest of the Voting Rights Act and we should not be shy about calling out what's going on here.
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
5 years ago I started a team competition on Twitter to raise $ to fight hunger.
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org
@tmprowell.bsky.social gave us a hashtag & much needed organization
Our team of teen volunteers work wonders in the background & we’ve raised >$3.1 million!
Competition starts tomorrow, join us?
HCWvsHunger.org
Healthcare Workers vs Hunger
Healthcare workers vs Hunger is an annual friendly competition between teams of healthcare workers to help relieve food insecurity.
HCWvsHunger.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Have to admit "asset managers discover Mollie Orshansky" was not on my 2025 bingo card.
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Have to admit "asset managers discover Mollie Orshansky" was not on my 2025 bingo card.
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Lot of talk about if thanksgiving food is good. This is nonsense. Just as cigarettes are nicotine delivery devices, thanksgiving food is a gravy delivery device. Get the gravy right and nothing else matters.
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Lot of talk about if thanksgiving food is good. This is nonsense. Just as cigarettes are nicotine delivery devices, thanksgiving food is a gravy delivery device. Get the gravy right and nothing else matters.
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He betrayed his oath as a doctor and voluntarily supported a man whose insane policies will kill children, all for the sake of power, MAGA, and politics.
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr.
But Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, did emphasize his belief that vaccines are safe.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
He betrayed his oath as a doctor and voluntarily supported a man whose insane policies will kill children, all for the sake of power, MAGA, and politics.
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I hope he is shamed for life.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Saw it today with my girls 🩷💚
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Saw it today with my girls 🩷💚
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@schumer.senate.gov — Everyone said, hold the line on the Govt funding for the subsidies, and you whipped 8 Dem votes from reps who weren’t up for reelection anyway—
The failure is yours - we need new leadership
The failure is yours - we need new leadership
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@schumer.senate.gov — Everyone said, hold the line on the Govt funding for the subsidies, and you whipped 8 Dem votes from reps who weren’t up for reelection anyway—
The failure is yours - we need new leadership
The failure is yours - we need new leadership