Dr ELmergency
@drelmergency.bsky.social
Emergency Medicine to keep me on my toes. Settler, intersectional feminist, mom. Passionate about the care of uteri, addictions, and medical education in the ED. she/her.
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The national stillbirth rate for Black women was 10.3 and for white women 4.7.
The first and easiest step, she said, is listening to pregnant Black women.
“We can’t prevent every stillbirth,” she said, “but we can sure prevent a lot if we listen.”
The first and easiest step, she said, is listening to pregnant Black women.
“We can’t prevent every stillbirth,” she said, “but we can sure prevent a lot if we listen.”
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
By @deldeib.bsky.social
(Published Dec. 2022)
By @deldeib.bsky.social
(Published Dec. 2022)
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a…
propub.li
December 27, 2024 at 5:42 AM
The national stillbirth rate for Black women was 10.3 and for white women 4.7.
The first and easiest step, she said, is listening to pregnant Black women.
“We can’t prevent every stillbirth,” she said, “but we can sure prevent a lot if we listen.”
The first and easiest step, she said, is listening to pregnant Black women.
“We can’t prevent every stillbirth,” she said, “but we can sure prevent a lot if we listen.”
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When I asked how the night went you gave the tiniest of shrugs.
You: “I’m making it.”
Me: “What does that mean?”
You: *shrugs again*
You turned in bed a bit and I saw you grimace. It was fleeting but I saw it.
You were not okay.
When I asked how the night went you gave the tiniest of shrugs.
You: “I’m making it.”
Me: “What does that mean?”
You: *shrugs again*
You turned in bed a bit and I saw you grimace. It was fleeting but I saw it.
You were not okay.
December 22, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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When I asked how the night went you gave the tiniest of shrugs.
You: “I’m making it.”
Me: “What does that mean?”
You: *shrugs again*
You turned in bed a bit and I saw you grimace. It was fleeting but I saw it.
You were not okay.
When I asked how the night went you gave the tiniest of shrugs.
You: “I’m making it.”
Me: “What does that mean?”
You: *shrugs again*
You turned in bed a bit and I saw you grimace. It was fleeting but I saw it.
You were not okay.
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Supervised consumption sites don’t “enable” drug use, they provide health care for people who are already using drugs.
You shouldn’t have to be drug free to access health care! My last overdose was at booth 5 and I’m now almost 12 years sober. That wouldn’t be possible without harm reduction.
You shouldn’t have to be drug free to access health care! My last overdose was at booth 5 and I’m now almost 12 years sober. That wouldn’t be possible without harm reduction.
December 8, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Supervised consumption sites don’t “enable” drug use, they provide health care for people who are already using drugs.
You shouldn’t have to be drug free to access health care! My last overdose was at booth 5 and I’m now almost 12 years sober. That wouldn’t be possible without harm reduction.
You shouldn’t have to be drug free to access health care! My last overdose was at booth 5 and I’m now almost 12 years sober. That wouldn’t be possible without harm reduction.
NPO needs to go!
Many people are saying this pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
December 4, 2024 at 5:23 AM
NPO needs to go!
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Ellen Swallow Richards, the American chemist who was #MIT's first female graduate and later made significant contributions to urban sanitation, public health, and home economics, is LHL's #ScientistOfTheDay.
www.lindahall.org/about/news/s...
#histSTM #envhist #histmed
#WomenInSTEM #OnThisDay🗃️📜
www.lindahall.org/about/news/s...
#histSTM #envhist #histmed
#WomenInSTEM #OnThisDay🗃️📜
December 3, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Ellen Swallow Richards, the American chemist who was #MIT's first female graduate and later made significant contributions to urban sanitation, public health, and home economics, is LHL's #ScientistOfTheDay.
www.lindahall.org/about/news/s...
#histSTM #envhist #histmed
#WomenInSTEM #OnThisDay🗃️📜
www.lindahall.org/about/news/s...
#histSTM #envhist #histmed
#WomenInSTEM #OnThisDay🗃️📜
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seriously, don't fucking use Amazon unless you have to but if you must (bc poverty or disabilities or bezos killed your brick-and-mortars), please don't do it on Black Friday.
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis
Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’…
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:59 AM
seriously, don't fucking use Amazon unless you have to but if you must (bc poverty or disabilities or bezos killed your brick-and-mortars), please don't do it on Black Friday.
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One of my fun facts that still messes with my mind is that scientifically there's not really trees or fish. Instead there's this effective body plan which many different unrelated species evolved to use. So "tree" and "fish" is more of a verb than a noun. It's a plant treeing. 😂
November 24, 2024 at 8:21 PM
One of my fun facts that still messes with my mind is that scientifically there's not really trees or fish. Instead there's this effective body plan which many different unrelated species evolved to use. So "tree" and "fish" is more of a verb than a noun. It's a plant treeing. 😂
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@cirquedusoleil.bsky.social showcasing the incredible diversity and limits of human talent in Vancouver tonight. #echo
November 24, 2024 at 6:26 AM
@cirquedusoleil.bsky.social showcasing the incredible diversity and limits of human talent in Vancouver tonight. #echo
Reducing environmental waste in the OR, especially for interventions with no reason (single use shoe covers!) would be such an easy change to make
Why do people wear shoe covers in the operating room?
💥 The reason may surprise you!
A 🧵 about the #HistoryOfMedicine and the dangers of blindly following traditions.
onepagericu.com/blog/cx1l66q...
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💥 The reason may surprise you!
A 🧵 about the #HistoryOfMedicine and the dangers of blindly following traditions.
onepagericu.com/blog/cx1l66q...
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Dissipating The Myth of Shoe Covers — ICU One Pager
If you work in a hospital chances are you've put on shoes covers. This is a well intentioned practice largely predicated on a misunderstanding about the history of medicine. Originally, shoe covers we...
onepagericu.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Reducing environmental waste in the OR, especially for interventions with no reason (single use shoe covers!) would be such an easy change to make
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Feels like a good morning to tell Bluesky the story about when I overdosed on my underwear, so let’s do this! 🧵
November 13, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Feels like a good morning to tell Bluesky the story about when I overdosed on my underwear, so let’s do this! 🧵
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A women-led team of 20, working remotely, is showing up a trillion dollar megacorp. Truly inspiring.
November 21, 2024 at 3:27 AM
A women-led team of 20, working remotely, is showing up a trillion dollar megacorp. Truly inspiring.
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When insulin was first patented in 1923, the discoverers declined to put their names on it as they felt that insulin belonged to the public.
101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.
101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.
BREAKING: CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna are suing the Federal Trade Commission, claiming that the agency going after drug middlemen over high insulin prices is unconstitutional.
November 20, 2024 at 10:03 PM
When insulin was first patented in 1923, the discoverers declined to put their names on it as they felt that insulin belonged to the public.
101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.
101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.
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The full moon effect can wear off now. Thanks.
November 18, 2024 at 5:39 AM
The full moon effect can wear off now. Thanks.