Dara Kass, MD
@darakass.com
Physician, wife, mother, daughter. Expanding reproductive healthcare in EDs. Helping folks think about better healthcare systems. darakass.com for more.
Nothing scarier!
On halloween there’s nothing spookier than a future without CDC
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Nothing scarier!
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I’ve had an incredible first week sharing my book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy with friends across the country. Next up, San Francisco. a.co/d/0GGCiHU
October 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve had an incredible first week sharing my book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy with friends across the country. Next up, San Francisco. a.co/d/0GGCiHU
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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Today, I'm chatting with @darakass.com about the impacts of the Republican health care crisis on every day people. #TrumpShutUSDown
Tune in at 12pm MST/3pm EST ⬇️
Tune in at 12pm MST/3pm EST ⬇️
October 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today, I'm chatting with @darakass.com about the impacts of the Republican health care crisis on every day people. #TrumpShutUSDown
Tune in at 12pm MST/3pm EST ⬇️
Tune in at 12pm MST/3pm EST ⬇️
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If the FDA moves to restrict mifepristone access against the weight of decades of evidence, it will break the trust the American people have in this critical agency. How can we trust any of the FDA's decisions if it is so clearly politicized? Dr. Dara Kass gets into it
@darakass.com
@darakass.com
The FDA is putting politics in your medicine cabinet
This isn't about just Tylenol and mifepristone. It’s about whether the FDA will remain a trusted arbiter of safety and e
contrarian.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
If the FDA moves to restrict mifepristone access against the weight of decades of evidence, it will break the trust the American people have in this critical agency. How can we trust any of the FDA's decisions if it is so clearly politicized? Dr. Dara Kass gets into it
@darakass.com
@darakass.com
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President Clinton opens CGI 2025 by addressing the rise of political violence and the assassinations of Melissa Hortman and Charlie Kirk.
#CGI2025 @clintonglobal.bsky.social
#CGI2025 @clintonglobal.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
President Clinton opens CGI 2025 by addressing the rise of political violence and the assassinations of Melissa Hortman and Charlie Kirk.
#CGI2025 @clintonglobal.bsky.social
#CGI2025 @clintonglobal.bsky.social
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WSJ editorial board's take on Trump and Tylenol
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wsj.com/opinion/tyle...
September 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
WSJ editorial board's take on Trump and Tylenol
wsj.com/opinion/tyle...
wsj.com/opinion/tyle...
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Here are some heroes for today: Idaho physicians fighting for women’s health in a heartbreaking practice environment (35% of the ob/gyn workforce have left since Dobbs) after realizing that there was no cavalry coming #WIMS
September 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Here are some heroes for today: Idaho physicians fighting for women’s health in a heartbreaking practice environment (35% of the ob/gyn workforce have left since Dobbs) after realizing that there was no cavalry coming #WIMS
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@darakass.com at #PWIMS2025: “If you watch #ThePitt, you know America thinks you can get an abortion in the ED. The truth is you most often can’t.”
We wrote about that disconnect here: www.autonomynews.co/the-pitt-sho...
We wrote about that disconnect here: www.autonomynews.co/the-pitt-sho...
‘The Pitt’ Showed What Abortion Pill Access Should Look Like
The popular HBO show’s accidentally aspirational mifepristone plotline should inspire more emergency rooms to offer medication abortion.
www.autonomynews.co
September 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
@darakass.com at #PWIMS2025: “If you watch #ThePitt, you know America thinks you can get an abortion in the ED. The truth is you most often can’t.”
We wrote about that disconnect here: www.autonomynews.co/the-pitt-sho...
We wrote about that disconnect here: www.autonomynews.co/the-pitt-sho...
When the pitchbot punches you in the gut 👇🏻
With abortions, mifepristone, and Tylenol all illegal, millions of American women will be be subjected to forced pregnancies without access to pain relief. Here's why these suburban moms are still standing by Donald Trump.
September 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
When the pitchbot punches you in the gut 👇🏻
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WARNER: Do you accept the fact that 1 million Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't know how many died
W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that
W: How can you be that ignorant?
RFK Jr: I don't know how many died
W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that
W: How can you be that ignorant?
September 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
WARNER: Do you accept the fact that 1 million Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't know how many died
W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that
W: How can you be that ignorant?
RFK Jr: I don't know how many died
W: You're the secretary of health and human services. You don't have any idea how many Americans died from covid?
RFK Jr: I don't think anybody knows that
W: How can you be that ignorant?
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Thank you @jeremyfaust.bsky.social Demetre, Dan, and I ("D3") using our voices to raise the alarm for public health
Dr. Deb Houry (resigned from CDC yesterday) is giving live media interviews now outside the CDC. From what I can hear, she's speaking forcefully in favor of public health and against the nonsense the CDC is facing.
Understand: She is a very cautious person.
This means a lot!
#USAnotRFK
Understand: She is a very cautious person.
This means a lot!
#USAnotRFK
August 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thank you @jeremyfaust.bsky.social Demetre, Dan, and I ("D3") using our voices to raise the alarm for public health
I am a proud member of the "I don't care" club for health professionals who do not GAF about this administrations perceptions of their commitment to health equity and ALSO the "I do not care club" for post/perimenopausal women.
My dance card is getting full.
My dance card is getting full.
Wow. I guess not caring what a bully says about you makes an impact on the people you respect and love.
Thanks @firedbutfighting.bsky.social
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Thanks @firedbutfighting.bsky.social
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August 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I am a proud member of the "I don't care" club for health professionals who do not GAF about this administrations perceptions of their commitment to health equity and ALSO the "I do not care club" for post/perimenopausal women.
My dance card is getting full.
My dance card is getting full.
Proud to be signatory on this letter.
Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists.
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...
Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDA
On August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese...
law.ucla.edu
August 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Proud to be signatory on this letter.
Breaking: Gunfire hits CDC campus.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Breaking: Gunfire hits CDC campus.
Staffers are sheltering in place. Little else is known.
open.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Breaking: Gunfire hits CDC campus.
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
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The startup world is quietly abandoning .com domains, and the data is fascinating. We analyzed 4,000+ YCombinator & Techstars startups and found:
85% of .ai/.pro/.global startups got their exact brand match.
Startups aren't compromising.
The old "you need .com to be credible" rule? Dead.
85% of .ai/.pro/.global startups got their exact brand match.
Startups aren't compromising.
The old "you need .com to be credible" rule? Dead.
54% of startups are using non-traditional domains to stand out. 🚀 This isn't a trend; it's the new standard for branding and visibility. Learn more from an article by @racsterls.bio.
#domains #startups
Learn more: www.identity.digital/newsroom/the-rise-of-non-traditional-domains-in-tech-startups
#domains #startups
Learn more: www.identity.digital/newsroom/the-rise-of-non-traditional-domains-in-tech-startups
August 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The startup world is quietly abandoning .com domains, and the data is fascinating. We analyzed 4,000+ YCombinator & Techstars startups and found:
85% of .ai/.pro/.global startups got their exact brand match.
Startups aren't compromising.
The old "you need .com to be credible" rule? Dead.
85% of .ai/.pro/.global startups got their exact brand match.
Startups aren't compromising.
The old "you need .com to be credible" rule? Dead.
I didn’t see this posted anywhere else but this is our warning sign.
As expected
As expected
NEW: A July 8 letter from anti-choice groups asks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to allow mifepristone to be provided only up to seven weeks of pregnancy and in person, among other changes.
The majority of U.S. abortions involve mifepristone.
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The majority of U.S. abortions involve mifepristone.
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Anti-Choice Groups Seek Stricter Rules on Abortion Medication Mifepristone
A July 8 letter asks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to allow its use only up to seven weeks of pregnancy and in-person, among other changes. The majority of U.S. abortions involve mifepristone.
rewirenewsgroup.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I didn’t see this posted anywhere else but this is our warning sign.
As expected
As expected
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Instead of taking steps to improve #maternalhealth we're making treatment harder. The result will be more deaths.
EMTALA Still Supports Emergency Abortion Care—No Matter What Memo You Read www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... by @nikkivinck.bsky.social @darakass.com via @medpagetoday.bsky.social
EMTALA Still Supports Emergency Abortion Care—No Matter What Memo You Read www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... by @nikkivinck.bsky.social @darakass.com via @medpagetoday.bsky.social
www.medpagetoday.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Instead of taking steps to improve #maternalhealth we're making treatment harder. The result will be more deaths.
EMTALA Still Supports Emergency Abortion Care—No Matter What Memo You Read www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... by @nikkivinck.bsky.social @darakass.com via @medpagetoday.bsky.social
EMTALA Still Supports Emergency Abortion Care—No Matter What Memo You Read www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... by @nikkivinck.bsky.social @darakass.com via @medpagetoday.bsky.social
“They’re adding in more layers of oversight so that they can add in questions that don’t need to be answered, which delays effective flu vaccine formulation” @darakass.com explains why Kennedy’s new vaccine panel’s decisions may complicate the approval process for flu shots.
June 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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"Makary, who proudly calls himself a 'data guy' should have no trouble acknowledging that the science behind mifepristone is rock solid—and it hasn’t changed."
📣My new op-ed with @heyjane.com's Kiki Fredman that calls on @fda.gov to trust the data on the #abortion pill!
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
📣My new op-ed with @heyjane.com's Kiki Fredman that calls on @fda.gov to trust the data on the #abortion pill!
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
The FDA’s ‘data guy’ should trust the data on the abortion pill
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s pledge to reexamine the safety of medication abortion isn’t just pointless — it’s dangerous.
thehill.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Makary, who proudly calls himself a 'data guy' should have no trouble acknowledging that the science behind mifepristone is rock solid—and it hasn’t changed."
📣My new op-ed with @heyjane.com's Kiki Fredman that calls on @fda.gov to trust the data on the #abortion pill!
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
📣My new op-ed with @heyjane.com's Kiki Fredman that calls on @fda.gov to trust the data on the #abortion pill!
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
My first piece for @thecontrarian.bsky.social
Adriana Smith and the ethics of indifference
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Adriana Smith and the ethics of indifference
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Adriana Smith and the ethics of indifference
Fetal personhood laws created a medical and moral tragedy.
open.substack.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My first piece for @thecontrarian.bsky.social
Adriana Smith and the ethics of indifference
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Adriana Smith and the ethics of indifference
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict - the single most terrifying and important explanation of what it means to go to war vs. Iran. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict
"No one should underestimate how difficult and, in my view, how profound this decision will be by President Trump"
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June 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Is the U.S. about to be dragged into a war in the Middle East? Wendy Sherman on the Israel-Iran conflict - the single most terrifying and important explanation of what it means to go to war vs. Iran. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. leaves Americans stranded
Ned Price, former senior State Department official and former CIA official, explains
Ned Price, former senior State Department official and former CIA official, explains
June 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. leaves Americans stranded
Ned Price, former senior State Department official and former CIA official, explains
Ned Price, former senior State Department official and former CIA official, explains
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Wow. California Sen. Alex Padilla is wrestled and detained by federal officers after showing up to DHS Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference in LA. (video from Bill Melugin of Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Wow. California Sen. Alex Padilla is wrestled and detained by federal officers after showing up to DHS Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference in LA. (video from Bill Melugin of Fox News)