Lauren Wilson, MD
@drlaurenwilson.bsky.social
Pediatric hospitalist in Montana. Child advocate. Educator. Advocacy chair and immediate past president, Montana Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics. Mediocre hockey player.
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This is what happens when you put internet conspiracy theorists in charge of major government departments.
The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist
The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
www.notus.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is what happens when you put internet conspiracy theorists in charge of major government departments.
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Trump's EPA just moved to reverse state and local bans on toxic "forever chemicals" that can lead to birth defects and cancer.
So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’
EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump's EPA just moved to reverse state and local bans on toxic "forever chemicals" that can lead to birth defects and cancer.
So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals
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Vaccines are how we protect children. They are fundamental to a world in which graveyards aren’t lined with the tombstones of babies. They are crucial to a world in which children grow up, survive and thrive.
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Why Parents Should Embrace Vaccines
In a world full of uncertainty, vaccines can be an easy parenting win.
substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Vaccines are how we protect children. They are fundamental to a world in which graveyards aren’t lined with the tombstones of babies. They are crucial to a world in which children grow up, survive and thrive.
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substack.com/home/post/p-...
Ironic to be calling the "Aetna National Medical Excellence Unit" ... to plead with them because they are denying the CellCept and tacrolimus (rejection meds) for my husband's transplanted liver.
We have been calling for days and his meds run out tomorrow morning. @aetnahealthcare.bsky.social
We have been calling for days and his meds run out tomorrow morning. @aetnahealthcare.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Ironic to be calling the "Aetna National Medical Excellence Unit" ... to plead with them because they are denying the CellCept and tacrolimus (rejection meds) for my husband's transplanted liver.
We have been calling for days and his meds run out tomorrow morning. @aetnahealthcare.bsky.social
We have been calling for days and his meds run out tomorrow morning. @aetnahealthcare.bsky.social
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Prior authorization for Albuterol is mind-numbingly stupid
March 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Prior authorization for Albuterol is mind-numbingly stupid
Reposted by Lauren Wilson, MD
Tobin Novasio used to tell teachers he was going home for lunch, but he actually didn't have enough to eat. Now, he's a superintendent, in support of a bill from Rep. Romano to pay for school meals that can land parents in collections. @keilaszpaller.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/03/20/b...
Bill would fund school meals for families who can't pay • Daily Montanan
Proponents said bill funding school meals would help children learn, school administrators avoid calling families to collect unpaid meal debts
dailymontanan.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Tobin Novasio used to tell teachers he was going home for lunch, but he actually didn't have enough to eat. Now, he's a superintendent, in support of a bill from Rep. Romano to pay for school meals that can land parents in collections. @keilaszpaller.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/03/20/b...
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“Silence is not an option right now,” said one advisory board member, Daniel Dawes, a health policy expert… “I try to use the term unprecedented sparingly, but I believe this is an unprecedented moment. There will be dire consequences if they do not restore this information”
CDC advisers push agency to explain data removal, say when info will be restored
Information on topics such as gender, teens' behavior, and infectious diseases was removed from the CDC's website.
www.statnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
“Silence is not an option right now,” said one advisory board member, Daniel Dawes, a health policy expert… “I try to use the term unprecedented sparingly, but I believe this is an unprecedented moment. There will be dire consequences if they do not restore this information”
Reposted by Lauren Wilson, MD
EO: "the immutable biological reality of sex"
Biological reality:
Biological reality:
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
EO: "the immutable biological reality of sex"
Biological reality:
Biological reality:
Reposted by Lauren Wilson, MD
Health insurance claim denied? See what insurers said behind the scenes.
Published May 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social
Published May 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social
Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
propub.li
December 16, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Health insurance claim denied? See what insurers said behind the scenes.
Published May 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social
Published May 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social
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🧵Growing outbreaks of vaccine preventable, severe disease in kids:
A grim thread
“As of Nov 9, which marks the latest data available from the CDC, there were more than 23,500 cases of whooping cough reported so far this year. That’s far and above the roughly 5,000 cases confirmed in all of 2023”
A grim thread
“As of Nov 9, which marks the latest data available from the CDC, there were more than 23,500 cases of whooping cough reported so far this year. That’s far and above the roughly 5,000 cases confirmed in all of 2023”
Whooping cough cases have quintupled. These states have it worst
Pertussis – a disease commonly referred to as whooping cough – is spreading quickly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. The U.S. has seen five times more cases in 2024 than we di…
thehill.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:14 PM
🧵Growing outbreaks of vaccine preventable, severe disease in kids:
A grim thread
“As of Nov 9, which marks the latest data available from the CDC, there were more than 23,500 cases of whooping cough reported so far this year. That’s far and above the roughly 5,000 cases confirmed in all of 2023”
A grim thread
“As of Nov 9, which marks the latest data available from the CDC, there were more than 23,500 cases of whooping cough reported so far this year. That’s far and above the roughly 5,000 cases confirmed in all of 2023”
Montana is the only state in which expanded Medicaid is slated to end in 2025 -- unless the legislature takes action. If it ends, around 85,000 eligible adults would lose coverage.
But what does it mean for kids?
#pedsky #medsky #mtnews
montanafreepress.org/2024/10/31/c...
But what does it mean for kids?
#pedsky #medsky #mtnews
montanafreepress.org/2024/10/31/c...
Conservative groups see chance to kill Medicaid expansion in Montana
The state’s expansion will expire next year unless the Legislature and governor renew it.
montanafreepress.org
November 30, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Montana is the only state in which expanded Medicaid is slated to end in 2025 -- unless the legislature takes action. If it ends, around 85,000 eligible adults would lose coverage.
But what does it mean for kids?
#pedsky #medsky #mtnews
montanafreepress.org/2024/10/31/c...
But what does it mean for kids?
#pedsky #medsky #mtnews
montanafreepress.org/2024/10/31/c...