DrJulia
@drjarnold.bsky.social
OB/GYN, passionate about women’s health and reproductive rights. Ask me about my screenplay, ‘Red Notice’, a dystopian medical drama.
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Medical misinformation and social media go hand in hand now. After a rousing chat with @caulfieldtim.bsky.social about his new book, I wrote my thoughts on a five-steop guide to recognizing and resisting medical misinformation. vajenda.substack.com/p/a-five-ste...
A Five-Step Guide to Combating Misinformation on Social Media
How fear, profit, and cherry-picked data shape your feed—and what to do about it.
vajenda.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Medical misinformation and social media go hand in hand now. After a rousing chat with @caulfieldtim.bsky.social about his new book, I wrote my thoughts on a five-steop guide to recognizing and resisting medical misinformation. vajenda.substack.com/p/a-five-ste...
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That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.
October 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.
More of this 💜
Love this.
Good people stepping up when the system fails our kids.
Good people stepping up when the system fails our kids.
June 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
More of this 💜
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Great explanation showing how the ‘mRNA vaccines cause cancer’ claims are so wrong.
Great explanation showing how the ‘mRNA vaccines cause cancer’ claims are so wrong.
No, mRNA Vaccines Don't Cause Cancer
How a breakthrough discovery about vaccine benefits is being weaponized to spread fear
open.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...
Great explanation showing how the ‘mRNA vaccines cause cancer’ claims are so wrong.
Great explanation showing how the ‘mRNA vaccines cause cancer’ claims are so wrong.
It’s almost like we warned you this would happen
According to ProPublica, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since abortion bans were implemented, compared with maternal deaths in the state immediately before the pandemic.
Report: Sepsis, maternal deaths surged in Texas following abortion bans
A new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections since SB8 took effect in 2021.
www.motherjones.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It’s almost like we warned you this would happen
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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
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"Pro life"
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
"Pro life"
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/h...
“Personhood, or the way it is interpreted by the evangelical fascists in power, means a fertilized egg has more rights than a living, breathing, pregnant person.”
Personhood is coming, it's only a matter of time open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
"Personhood" is Coming
Your medical care and rights are at risk
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“Personhood, or the way it is interpreted by the evangelical fascists in power, means a fertilized egg has more rights than a living, breathing, pregnant person.”
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After one week of the foreign aid freeze, 912,720 women & girls will have been denied care, & after one month, the figure will reach about four million. Over the course of the full 90-day review period, 11.7 million women & girls will be denied this essential care. www.guttmacher.org/2025/01/fami...
Family Planning Impact of the Trump Foreign Assistance Freeze
www.guttmacher.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
After one week of the foreign aid freeze, 912,720 women & girls will have been denied care, & after one month, the figure will reach about four million. Over the course of the full 90-day review period, 11.7 million women & girls will be denied this essential care. www.guttmacher.org/2025/01/fami...
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Thanks to @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social and @berthahidalgo.bsky.social for a solid deconstruction of this shoddy paper trying to resurrect the autism-vaccine link. #RFKJr. theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Failure: Why This Latest Vaccine-Autism Paper is Dead Wrong
A methodological autopsy of flawed research that contradicts decades of rigorous evidence
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Thanks to @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social and @berthahidalgo.bsky.social for a solid deconstruction of this shoddy paper trying to resurrect the autism-vaccine link. #RFKJr. theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
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Trump dismantles healthcare in real-time vajenda.substack.com/p/trump-dism...
Trump Dismantles Healthcare in Real-Time
Science is on hold, and women are bound to suffer
vajenda.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Trump dismantles healthcare in real-time vajenda.substack.com/p/trump-dism...
CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960.
Until today.
Until today.
January 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Abortion laws are affecting how physicians treat pregnancy loss. ProPublica reporters wrote a guide, made in consultation with dozens of doctors, for what to expect and what questions to ask.
Read the full guide at: https://propub.li/4a6qtED
📽️ @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Read the full guide at: https://propub.li/4a6qtED
📽️ @carissaqmb.bsky.social
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What To Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Abortion laws are affecting how physicians treat pregnancy loss. ProPublica reporters wrote a guide, made in consultation with dozens of doctors, for what to...
propub.li
January 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Abortion laws are affecting how physicians treat pregnancy loss. ProPublica reporters wrote a guide, made in consultation with dozens of doctors, for what to expect and what questions to ask.
Read the full guide at: https://propub.li/4a6qtED
📽️ @carissaqmb.bsky.social
Read the full guide at: https://propub.li/4a6qtED
📽️ @carissaqmb.bsky.social
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🔥🔥A 2021 study found that Medicaid expansion as part of the ACA led to a substantial reduction in mortality, primarily driven by reductions in disease-related deaths. A 2018 study in the Journal of Political Economy found that, Medicaid reduced infant and child mortality since the 1960s and 1970s.🔥🔥
December 27, 2024 at 5:01 PM
🔥🔥A 2021 study found that Medicaid expansion as part of the ACA led to a substantial reduction in mortality, primarily driven by reductions in disease-related deaths. A 2018 study in the Journal of Political Economy found that, Medicaid reduced infant and child mortality since the 1960s and 1970s.🔥🔥
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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...
www.ajmc.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs.
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?
#PHEthx
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
December 14, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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Supreme Court 18-year term limit bill should be just the beginning:
— 13 justices
— 7 clerks per justice
— single 18-year term
— binding code of ethics with punishments all the way up to impeachment
— full investigation of corrupt gifts to Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, et al.
— 13 justices
— 7 clerks per justice
— single 18-year term
— binding code of ethics with punishments all the way up to impeachment
— full investigation of corrupt gifts to Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, et al.
December 10, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Supreme Court 18-year term limit bill should be just the beginning:
— 13 justices
— 7 clerks per justice
— single 18-year term
— binding code of ethics with punishments all the way up to impeachment
— full investigation of corrupt gifts to Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, et al.
— 13 justices
— 7 clerks per justice
— single 18-year term
— binding code of ethics with punishments all the way up to impeachment
— full investigation of corrupt gifts to Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, et al.
This is insane
Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries.
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Won’t Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Patients’ Surgical Procedures
In an unprecedented move, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri have unilaterally declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia care if the surgery or pro...
www.asahq.org
December 4, 2024 at 11:08 PM
This is insane
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If only there was some way to remove viruses from milk www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Bird flu detected in raw milk sold in California, health officials say
California health officials warned the public to avoid drinking one batch of whole raw milk from Raw Farm, which has issued a voluntary recall.
www.nbcnews.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:03 AM
If only there was some way to remove viruses from milk www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Bhattacharya believed the Covid “death toll might top out at 40,000 Americans; in the end, 1.2 million died.” Disastrous choice to head NIH.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/u...
Trump Picks Stanford Physician Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Head N.I.H.
As the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya would oversee the world’s premier medical research agency, with a $48 billion budget and 27 separate institutes and centers.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Bhattacharya believed the Covid “death toll might top out at 40,000 Americans; in the end, 1.2 million died.” Disastrous choice to head NIH.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/u...
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This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
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This is how they cover up what abortion bans do — fire anyone who helps tell the stories of harm. Everyone who is or can be pregnant will pay the price.
www.propublica.org/article/geor...
www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 12:41 PM
This is how they cover up what abortion bans do — fire anyone who helps tell the stories of harm. Everyone who is or can be pregnant will pay the price.
www.propublica.org/article/geor...
www.propublica.org/article/geor...
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What sad commentary it is about the state of affairs when we’re all celebrating because the adjudicated rapist traitor felon who bragged about sexual assault won’t be appointing an accused child sex trafficker drug addict to lead the Dept. of Justice.
November 21, 2024 at 5:56 PM
What sad commentary it is about the state of affairs when we’re all celebrating because the adjudicated rapist traitor felon who bragged about sexual assault won’t be appointing an accused child sex trafficker drug addict to lead the Dept. of Justice.
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Every single word of this write up is the truth and this entire article deserves to be read.
November 20, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Every single word of this write up is the truth and this entire article deserves to be read.