CMK
@doctorcmk.bsky.social
Dean of Nursing & former Provost, Rush University, Chicago. Children's Health Focus. Prof Emeritus UCSF & UVA. Into science, horses, dogs, irish lit, gardens that are really wilderness unleashed, trees to talk with. Noli Timere
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CMK
@doctorcmk.bsky.social
· Nov 22
As only the Irish can capture...The Second Coming
Turning & turning in the widening gyre,
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed & everywhere,
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
Turning & turning in the widening gyre,
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed & everywhere,
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
Inside Chicago's growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: 'Small acts have huge consequences' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Inside Chicago’s growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: ‘Small acts have huge consequences’
In Chicago, the resistance to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission has taken many forms. A movement has grown through acts large and small.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Inside Chicago's growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: 'Small acts have huge consequences' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
NURSING Grad students read this. AACN Alarmed Over Department of Education’s Proposed Limitation of Student Loan Access for Nursing url:https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/aacn-alarmed-over-department-of-educations-proposed-limitation-of-student-loan-access-for-nursing
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
NURSING Grad students read this. AACN Alarmed Over Department of Education’s Proposed Limitation of Student Loan Access for Nursing url:https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/all-news/article/aacn-alarmed-over-department-of-educations-proposed-limitation-of-student-loan-access-for-nursing
I can not resist..this should be a new ad for #Monteverde - the best Italian restaurant in West Loop Chicago for fresh pasta.
We only rate dogs. This is spaghetti con salsiccia. Obviously has the noodles and the sausage, but is notably missing sauce. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 13/10 (IG: futrinka_tacsko)
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I can not resist..this should be a new ad for #Monteverde - the best Italian restaurant in West Loop Chicago for fresh pasta.
Posted on Halloween. How appropriate. Free because it needs to be read way beyond the usual audience. WAKE UP AMERICA www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Posted on Halloween. How appropriate. Free because it needs to be read way beyond the usual audience. WAKE UP AMERICA www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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It's Greek to Me: Why Patient Portals Must Speak Plainly www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... . Prof. Ailey is senior faculty @rushmedical.bsky.social . Not only is common sense literacy levels good for patients but my hunch is that it would reduce follow-up failures & lawsuits!
Opinion | It's Greek to Me: Why Patient Portals Must Speak Plainly
Clear language fosters engagement and equity
www.medpagetoday.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's Greek to Me: Why Patient Portals Must Speak Plainly www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... . Prof. Ailey is senior faculty @rushmedical.bsky.social . Not only is common sense literacy levels good for patients but my hunch is that it would reduce follow-up failures & lawsuits!
If there every was a topic keeping every Dean up at nights this would be high on the list. Time for innovation to take the lead. @rushmedical.bsky.social college of nursing we prioritize our clinical practice faculty partnerships & clinics that include students.
On 10/15-16, join us for a hybrid public workshop to explore a collaborative path forward to address shared challenges to the shortage of #ClinicalTraining sites and slots across the #HealthWorkforce.
Register here: buff.ly/AK71nsR
#MedicalEducation #HealthProfessions
Register here: buff.ly/AK71nsR
#MedicalEducation #HealthProfessions
October 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If there every was a topic keeping every Dean up at nights this would be high on the list. Time for innovation to take the lead. @rushmedical.bsky.social college of nursing we prioritize our clinical practice faculty partnerships & clinics that include students.
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Here in Chicago..seems timely to rinse, play and repeat. 50 plus years ago. "If you believe in Justice, if you believe in Freedom..."
Here in Chicago..seems timely to rinse, play and repeat. 50 plus years ago. "If you believe in Justice, if you believe in Freedom..."
Chicago
YouTube video by Graham Nash - Topic
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September 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Here in Chicago..seems timely to rinse, play and repeat. 50 plus years ago. "If you believe in Justice, if you believe in Freedom..."
Here in Chicago..seems timely to rinse, play and repeat. 50 plus years ago. "If you believe in Justice, if you believe in Freedom..."
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I made a promise to the women of Illinois — as governor, I will ensure your medical decisions will be your own.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
August 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I made a promise to the women of Illinois — as governor, I will ensure your medical decisions will be your own.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
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Full order is here: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
SCOTUS stays (i.e., pauses) Judge Young's order insofar as it vacated (and thus reinstated) NIH grant terminations.
SCOTUS left in place the rest of Judge Young's order, which means NIH can't terminate more grants in the same way.
SCOTUS stays (i.e., pauses) Judge Young's order insofar as it vacated (and thus reinstated) NIH grant terminations.
SCOTUS left in place the rest of Judge Young's order, which means NIH can't terminate more grants in the same way.
August 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Full order is here: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
SCOTUS stays (i.e., pauses) Judge Young's order insofar as it vacated (and thus reinstated) NIH grant terminations.
SCOTUS left in place the rest of Judge Young's order, which means NIH can't terminate more grants in the same way.
SCOTUS stays (i.e., pauses) Judge Young's order insofar as it vacated (and thus reinstated) NIH grant terminations.
SCOTUS left in place the rest of Judge Young's order, which means NIH can't terminate more grants in the same way.
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🚨 SCOTUS just issued a decision in the NIH grant termination cases. And it's awful.
In plain English, the likely result of this is that SCOTUS just re-terminated ~900 NIH grants worth over $1.9 billion in unspent funds
This is an atrocious decision by Justice Barrett & the right wing of the Court.
In plain English, the likely result of this is that SCOTUS just re-terminated ~900 NIH grants worth over $1.9 billion in unspent funds
This is an atrocious decision by Justice Barrett & the right wing of the Court.
Splitting 5-4 (with Chief Justice Roberts joining the three Democratic appointees in dissent), #SCOTUS grants *partial* stay to Trump administration in NIH funding case; holds that challenges to grant terminations (but *not* the underlying guidance) need to be filed in the Court of Federal Claims:
www.supremecourt.gov
August 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🚨 SCOTUS just issued a decision in the NIH grant termination cases. And it's awful.
In plain English, the likely result of this is that SCOTUS just re-terminated ~900 NIH grants worth over $1.9 billion in unspent funds
This is an atrocious decision by Justice Barrett & the right wing of the Court.
In plain English, the likely result of this is that SCOTUS just re-terminated ~900 NIH grants worth over $1.9 billion in unspent funds
This is an atrocious decision by Justice Barrett & the right wing of the Court.
Peds Psch Mental health NP & School RN's in Illinois jump for joy. Finally screening just like we do for vision & hearing. Make life easier not harder for people.
Today, I'm proud to sign into law legislation that provides universal mental health screenings for children in Illinois public schools.
If kids are struggling with anxiety or depression — it’s our duty to ensure they have the support they need to get the help they deserve.
If kids are struggling with anxiety or depression — it’s our duty to ensure they have the support they need to get the help they deserve.
July 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Peds Psch Mental health NP & School RN's in Illinois jump for joy. Finally screening just like we do for vision & hearing. Make life easier not harder for people.
Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/h...
Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again, C.D.C. Data Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/h...
Vaccination Intentions During Pregnancy and Among Parents of Young Children . The just say NO crowd nightmare. url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2836417?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=072925
July 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Vaccination Intentions During Pregnancy and Among Parents of Young Children . The just say NO crowd nightmare. url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2836417?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=072925
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This week chaotic federal immigration sweeps occurred in fields across CA-including Ventura, Kern & Tulare counties. You may have seen videos of agents chasing farm workers thru the field. Workers are terrorized.
Your gift can help us fight back.
ufw.org/immigrationr... #WeFeedYou
Your gift can help us fight back.
ufw.org/immigrationr... #WeFeedYou
June 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This week chaotic federal immigration sweeps occurred in fields across CA-including Ventura, Kern & Tulare counties. You may have seen videos of agents chasing farm workers thru the field. Workers are terrorized.
Your gift can help us fight back.
ufw.org/immigrationr... #WeFeedYou
Your gift can help us fight back.
ufw.org/immigrationr... #WeFeedYou
July 4th in the Face of Fascism
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July 4th in the Face of Fascism
Moral resources for Americans who know we’ve been betrayed
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July 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
July 4th in the Face of Fascism
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“Immunizations work, they are very effective and safe, and they save lives. Vaccines are among the most rigorously studied and effective tools in public health.”
Kudos to AAFP, AAP, ACOG, ACP, IDSA for this.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
Kudos to AAFP, AAP, ACOG, ACP, IDSA for this.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
www.statnews.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Immunizations work, they are very effective and safe, and they save lives. Vaccines are among the most rigorously studied and effective tools in public health.”
Kudos to AAFP, AAP, ACOG, ACP, IDSA for this.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
Kudos to AAFP, AAP, ACOG, ACP, IDSA for this.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
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What does 18,000+ brave signatories look like standing together in massive solidarity with the #NIH heroes of the historic Bethesda Declaration??...
Find out by adding YOUR NAME to our #NIHLove letter here! -
actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...
#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StopTrump
Find out by adding YOUR NAME to our #NIHLove letter here! -
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#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StopTrump
ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff
Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.
actionnetwork.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What does 18,000+ brave signatories look like standing together in massive solidarity with the #NIH heroes of the historic Bethesda Declaration??...
Find out by adding YOUR NAME to our #NIHLove letter here! -
actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...
#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StopTrump
Find out by adding YOUR NAME to our #NIHLove letter here! -
actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...
#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StopTrump
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The NSF cuts are nothing short of a scorched-earth attack on US science, orchestrated w/political cynicism & total disregard for US scientific leadership. A 7% success rate doesn’t incentivize innovation; it tells researchers to take their talent elsewhere.
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May 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The NSF cuts are nothing short of a scorched-earth attack on US science, orchestrated w/political cynicism & total disregard for US scientific leadership. A 7% success rate doesn’t incentivize innovation; it tells researchers to take their talent elsewhere.
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
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⛔️ Big NIH update:
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
May 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
⛔️ Big NIH update:
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
We just learned of 726 more NIH grants that were terminated sometime over the past 2 months.
A huge number of diversity supps, diversity F31s, and diversity training grants. See below ⤵️
View them here: grant-watch.us/nih-data.html
h/t to @noamross.net for processing them.
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Map Shows Where Medicaid Cuts Could Close Hospitals
May 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Map Shows Where Medicaid Cuts Could Close Hospitals
Just in case you have been taking a 4 month nap...Here is a news flash from us University types
Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
May 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just in case you have been taking a 4 month nap...Here is a news flash from us University types