@drsmeena.bsky.social
Doctor(MD), public health(MPH) & epidemiology(PhD). Trying to help everyone anywhere.
The PA @drsforamerica.bsky.social Chapter ROCKS!
We strategize, we execute, and our members bake the best cookies ever! 😍
If you want to stand up for HEALTHCARE for ALL, vaccines, common sense gun laws, repro rights--JOIN US.
You can get 25% of membership with code LEADER.
We strategize, we execute, and our members bake the best cookies ever! 😍
If you want to stand up for HEALTHCARE for ALL, vaccines, common sense gun laws, repro rights--JOIN US.
You can get 25% of membership with code LEADER.
February 16, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The PA @drsforamerica.bsky.social Chapter ROCKS!
We strategize, we execute, and our members bake the best cookies ever! 😍
If you want to stand up for HEALTHCARE for ALL, vaccines, common sense gun laws, repro rights--JOIN US.
You can get 25% of membership with code LEADER.
We strategize, we execute, and our members bake the best cookies ever! 😍
If you want to stand up for HEALTHCARE for ALL, vaccines, common sense gun laws, repro rights--JOIN US.
You can get 25% of membership with code LEADER.
Eleven Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday.
This includes two 13-year-old boys and three journalists.
One of the 13yo was just collecting firewood.
I have a 14yo boy.
No child or journalist is a target.
This is NOT a ceasefire.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
This includes two 13-year-old boys and three journalists.
One of the 13yo was just collecting firewood.
I have a 14yo boy.
No child or journalist is a target.
This is NOT a ceasefire.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Reporters had been in car on way to new camp, says media group, as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidents
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Eleven Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday.
This includes two 13-year-old boys and three journalists.
One of the 13yo was just collecting firewood.
I have a 14yo boy.
No child or journalist is a target.
This is NOT a ceasefire.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
This includes two 13-year-old boys and three journalists.
One of the 13yo was just collecting firewood.
I have a 14yo boy.
No child or journalist is a target.
This is NOT a ceasefire.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
We have come to the time in our nation's history when all of us, wherever we are, in or outside of our house, needs this PSA.....
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:46 AM
We have come to the time in our nation's history when all of us, wherever we are, in or outside of our house, needs this PSA.....
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
There is a federal ban on chokeholds & similar tactics.
However, reporting from @propublica has documented >40 cases of ICE agents using chokeholds on protestors, immigrants AND US citizens--including on children.
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
However, reporting from @propublica has documented >40 cases of ICE agents using chokeholds on protestors, immigrants AND US citizens--including on children.
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
There is a federal ban on chokeholds & similar tactics.
However, reporting from @propublica has documented >40 cases of ICE agents using chokeholds on protestors, immigrants AND US citizens--including on children.
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
However, reporting from @propublica has documented >40 cases of ICE agents using chokeholds on protestors, immigrants AND US citizens--including on children.
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
This is what they keep doing: spreading lies about good innocent people from whatever microphone they own.
We must push back with facts (& support independent journalism).
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
We must push back with facts (& support independent journalism).
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:38 PM
This is what they keep doing: spreading lies about good innocent people from whatever microphone they own.
We must push back with facts (& support independent journalism).
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
We must push back with facts (& support independent journalism).
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
Feeling helpless about what's happening?
You DO have agency: call your senators & say “I’m really angry/scared about what ICE is doing & I want you to stop giving them money,”
In PA: Fetterman (202-224-4254); McCormick (202-224-6324).
FLOOD THE ZONE.
www.huffpost.com/entry/expert...
You DO have agency: call your senators & say “I’m really angry/scared about what ICE is doing & I want you to stop giving them money,”
In PA: Fetterman (202-224-4254); McCormick (202-224-6324).
FLOOD THE ZONE.
www.huffpost.com/entry/expert...
Actually, There IS Something You Can Do About ICE — And It Only Takes 5 Minutes
Political and immigration experts shared what exactly you can do and why it matters so much this week.
www.huffpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Feeling helpless about what's happening?
You DO have agency: call your senators & say “I’m really angry/scared about what ICE is doing & I want you to stop giving them money,”
In PA: Fetterman (202-224-4254); McCormick (202-224-6324).
FLOOD THE ZONE.
www.huffpost.com/entry/expert...
You DO have agency: call your senators & say “I’m really angry/scared about what ICE is doing & I want you to stop giving them money,”
In PA: Fetterman (202-224-4254); McCormick (202-224-6324).
FLOOD THE ZONE.
www.huffpost.com/entry/expert...
After killing 2 US citizens, the Trump Admin is holding Minnesota hostage, saying that they will leave if they get Minnesota voters' private information.
This is not a democracy.
No matter your political affiliation, this should be very concerning.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
This is not a democracy.
No matter your political affiliation, this should be very concerning.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Why Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota’s Voter Rolls?
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
After killing 2 US citizens, the Trump Admin is holding Minnesota hostage, saying that they will leave if they get Minnesota voters' private information.
This is not a democracy.
No matter your political affiliation, this should be very concerning.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
This is not a democracy.
No matter your political affiliation, this should be very concerning.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Please everyone: trust doctors & scientists about Tylenol (paracetamol internationally) during pregnancy.
Please do NOT trust a man who has started multiple measles outbreaks resulting in multiple dead people (including children).
Please do NOT trust a man who has started multiple measles outbreaks resulting in multiple dead people (including children).
January 20, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Please everyone: trust doctors & scientists about Tylenol (paracetamol internationally) during pregnancy.
Please do NOT trust a man who has started multiple measles outbreaks resulting in multiple dead people (including children).
Please do NOT trust a man who has started multiple measles outbreaks resulting in multiple dead people (including children).
The Trump Admin removed materials used by health professionals like myself & my colleagues to treat patients, conduct research, & respond to public health threats.
DFA sued to have this data restored-& we won.
Join us. It's time to stand up
doctorsforamerica.org/pr-dfa-v-opm...
DFA sued to have this data restored-& we won.
Join us. It's time to stand up
doctorsforamerica.org/pr-dfa-v-opm...
December 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Trump Admin removed materials used by health professionals like myself & my colleagues to treat patients, conduct research, & respond to public health threats.
DFA sued to have this data restored-& we won.
Join us. It's time to stand up
doctorsforamerica.org/pr-dfa-v-opm...
DFA sued to have this data restored-& we won.
Join us. It's time to stand up
doctorsforamerica.org/pr-dfa-v-opm...
Trump spoke about affordability at a McDonald's summit.
This is the same administration whose head of CMS says that it's your fault if you need to pay higher premiums because you are not being healthy enough.
www.axios.com/2025/11/17/t...
This is the same administration whose head of CMS says that it's your fault if you need to pay higher premiums because you are not being healthy enough.
www.axios.com/2025/11/17/t...
Exclusive: Trump takes affordability pitch to McDonald's
President Trump will spotlight affordability at a McDonald's summit.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Trump spoke about affordability at a McDonald's summit.
This is the same administration whose head of CMS says that it's your fault if you need to pay higher premiums because you are not being healthy enough.
www.axios.com/2025/11/17/t...
This is the same administration whose head of CMS says that it's your fault if you need to pay higher premiums because you are not being healthy enough.
www.axios.com/2025/11/17/t...
#HappyThanksgiving!
We are a country of immigrants, and our diversity makes us better, from who we are to how we think; and definitely what we eat!
With much love from our household-our Thanksgiving tradition!
youtu.be/oX3BDTpROzU?...
We are a country of immigrants, and our diversity makes us better, from who we are to how we think; and definitely what we eat!
With much love from our household-our Thanksgiving tradition!
youtu.be/oX3BDTpROzU?...
Thanksgiving2024
YouTube video by Meena Bewtra
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#HappyThanksgiving!
We are a country of immigrants, and our diversity makes us better, from who we are to how we think; and definitely what we eat!
With much love from our household-our Thanksgiving tradition!
youtu.be/oX3BDTpROzU?...
We are a country of immigrants, and our diversity makes us better, from who we are to how we think; and definitely what we eat!
With much love from our household-our Thanksgiving tradition!
youtu.be/oX3BDTpROzU?...
We came, we ran....now someone get me the supplemental O2! 😂
Happy #TurkeyTrot to all those who participate!
Happy #TurkeyTrot to all those who participate!
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We came, we ran....now someone get me the supplemental O2! 😂
Happy #TurkeyTrot to all those who participate!
Happy #TurkeyTrot to all those who participate!
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Your Thanksgiving plate doesn’t need to follow a myth—just your body.
IBD triggers are individual, and so are your traditions. 🦃
#IBD #InflammatoryBowelDisease #IBDAwareness #CoreIBD #Thanksgiving
IBD triggers are individual, and so are your traditions. 🦃
#IBD #InflammatoryBowelDisease #IBDAwareness #CoreIBD #Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Your Thanksgiving plate doesn’t need to follow a myth—just your body.
IBD triggers are individual, and so are your traditions. 🦃
#IBD #InflammatoryBowelDisease #IBDAwareness #CoreIBD #Thanksgiving
IBD triggers are individual, and so are your traditions. 🦃
#IBD #InflammatoryBowelDisease #IBDAwareness #CoreIBD #Thanksgiving
This man:
-ended hepB vaccinations - which prevent CANCER
-halted childhood vaccination campaigns
-waited 2 months to alert residents about whooping cough outbreak
-endorsed misinformation during the pandemic
-is now the second highest member of CDC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
-ended hepB vaccinations - which prevent CANCER
-halted childhood vaccination campaigns
-waited 2 months to alert residents about whooping cough outbreak
-endorsed misinformation during the pandemic
-is now the second highest member of CDC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This man:
-ended hepB vaccinations - which prevent CANCER
-halted childhood vaccination campaigns
-waited 2 months to alert residents about whooping cough outbreak
-endorsed misinformation during the pandemic
-is now the second highest member of CDC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
-ended hepB vaccinations - which prevent CANCER
-halted childhood vaccination campaigns
-waited 2 months to alert residents about whooping cough outbreak
-endorsed misinformation during the pandemic
-is now the second highest member of CDC.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
Facts don't give a damn if you believe. So here are the facts:
-Vaccines do not cause autism
-RFK Jr's lies about vaccines have caused children to die
-Vaccines are safe & save lives
Please see and share the video EVERYWHERE.
We ARE doctors & scientists.
youtu.be/BdirJCYYh_0?...
-Vaccines do not cause autism
-RFK Jr's lies about vaccines have caused children to die
-Vaccines are safe & save lives
Please see and share the video EVERYWHERE.
We ARE doctors & scientists.
youtu.be/BdirJCYYh_0?...
Retraction Day 2025
YouTube video by Meena Bewtra
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Facts don't give a damn if you believe. So here are the facts:
-Vaccines do not cause autism
-RFK Jr's lies about vaccines have caused children to die
-Vaccines are safe & save lives
Please see and share the video EVERYWHERE.
We ARE doctors & scientists.
youtu.be/BdirJCYYh_0?...
-Vaccines do not cause autism
-RFK Jr's lies about vaccines have caused children to die
-Vaccines are safe & save lives
Please see and share the video EVERYWHERE.
We ARE doctors & scientists.
youtu.be/BdirJCYYh_0?...
Be a part of a diverse community of people who CARE.
CORE-IBD wants to help you and your support systems; and we also want to hear from you! Gain FREE resources; and participate in research from your home!
CORE-IBD wants to help you and your support systems; and we also want to hear from you! Gain FREE resources; and participate in research from your home!
IBD doesn’t have a single cause — it’s influenced by genetics, environmental triggers, changes in the gut microbiome, and immune system dysregulation.
#COREIBD #IBD #Crohns #UlcerativeColitis #IBDAwareness
@drsmeena.bsky.social
@saia-gi.bsky.social
@connectingtocure.bsky.social
#COREIBD #IBD #Crohns #UlcerativeColitis #IBDAwareness
@drsmeena.bsky.social
@saia-gi.bsky.social
@connectingtocure.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Be a part of a diverse community of people who CARE.
CORE-IBD wants to help you and your support systems; and we also want to hear from you! Gain FREE resources; and participate in research from your home!
CORE-IBD wants to help you and your support systems; and we also want to hear from you! Gain FREE resources; and participate in research from your home!
Imagine: you go to ER & get stuck in doom loop w/insurance co, provider, facility, etc. The bill gets parked on your credit report so you can't get a loan, pass job verification, get apt, etc.
The CFPB banned this practice.
Trump is shutting down CFPB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The CFPB banned this practice.
Trump is shutting down CFPB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration declares CFPB funding illegal
The decision, disclosed in a court filing, puts the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on track to shut down in ‘early 2026’ when its remaining cash runs out.
www.politico.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Imagine: you go to ER & get stuck in doom loop w/insurance co, provider, facility, etc. The bill gets parked on your credit report so you can't get a loan, pass job verification, get apt, etc.
The CFPB banned this practice.
Trump is shutting down CFPB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The CFPB banned this practice.
Trump is shutting down CFPB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Republicans would rather let children starve then lower the cost of healthcare.
Think on that for a second.
whyy.org/articles/phi...
Think on that for a second.
whyy.org/articles/phi...
West Philadelphia protest demands SNAP benefits be restored, protected
Rallygoers were concerned that despite two judges’ rulings calling for funds to be restored, SNAP benefits will still be delayed and in danger amid the government shutdown.
whyy.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Republicans would rather let children starve then lower the cost of healthcare.
Think on that for a second.
whyy.org/articles/phi...
Think on that for a second.
whyy.org/articles/phi...
This wknd we voted!
34 countries globally do mail-in or postal voting.
It is safe, it is easy; & it allows me to provide patient care on voting day in America.
There are IMPORTANT elections tomorrow; & unfortunately this Admin is trying to suppress the vote.
Tell everyone: #GOTV
34 countries globally do mail-in or postal voting.
It is safe, it is easy; & it allows me to provide patient care on voting day in America.
There are IMPORTANT elections tomorrow; & unfortunately this Admin is trying to suppress the vote.
Tell everyone: #GOTV
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This wknd we voted!
34 countries globally do mail-in or postal voting.
It is safe, it is easy; & it allows me to provide patient care on voting day in America.
There are IMPORTANT elections tomorrow; & unfortunately this Admin is trying to suppress the vote.
Tell everyone: #GOTV
34 countries globally do mail-in or postal voting.
It is safe, it is easy; & it allows me to provide patient care on voting day in America.
There are IMPORTANT elections tomorrow; & unfortunately this Admin is trying to suppress the vote.
Tell everyone: #GOTV
Reposted
Democrats are in this shutdown fight because healthcare is on the line.
Healthcare is a human right and accessing it is literally a matter of life and death.
Here's how much premiums will skyrocket in the #MA7 if Trump & Republicans get their way:
Healthcare is a human right and accessing it is literally a matter of life and death.
Here's how much premiums will skyrocket in the #MA7 if Trump & Republicans get their way:
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Democrats are in this shutdown fight because healthcare is on the line.
Healthcare is a human right and accessing it is literally a matter of life and death.
Here's how much premiums will skyrocket in the #MA7 if Trump & Republicans get their way:
Healthcare is a human right and accessing it is literally a matter of life and death.
Here's how much premiums will skyrocket in the #MA7 if Trump & Republicans get their way:
40 multicolored pipe-cleaner tarantulas (I was exhausted & forgot a picture; this was the inspiration); 60 ghost cookies; and 1 Zoey KPop Demon Hunter.
101 things that never make it to the resume, but are THE most important things in my career.
#HappyHalloween 🎃🧹👻
101 things that never make it to the resume, but are THE most important things in my career.
#HappyHalloween 🎃🧹👻
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
40 multicolored pipe-cleaner tarantulas (I was exhausted & forgot a picture; this was the inspiration); 60 ghost cookies; and 1 Zoey KPop Demon Hunter.
101 things that never make it to the resume, but are THE most important things in my career.
#HappyHalloween 🎃🧹👻
101 things that never make it to the resume, but are THE most important things in my career.
#HappyHalloween 🎃🧹👻
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Rising costs. Deportation of workers.
But also: “My major concern is the disregard for the Constitution and the law, and then also the level of cronyism. The people at the top are just grifting and taking, and then there’s the rest of us.”
apnews.com/article/hisp...
But also: “My major concern is the disregard for the Constitution and the law, and then also the level of cronyism. The people at the top are just grifting and taking, and then there’s the rest of us.”
apnews.com/article/hisp...
How Hispanics' views of Trump have changed since January, according to a new AP-NORC poll
A new poll shows President Donald Trump’s favorability has fallen among Hispanic adults since the beginning of the year, a potential warning sign from a key constituency that helped secure his victory...
apnews.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Rising costs. Deportation of workers.
But also: “My major concern is the disregard for the Constitution and the law, and then also the level of cronyism. The people at the top are just grifting and taking, and then there’s the rest of us.”
apnews.com/article/hisp...
But also: “My major concern is the disregard for the Constitution and the law, and then also the level of cronyism. The people at the top are just grifting and taking, and then there’s the rest of us.”
apnews.com/article/hisp...
Today kicks off the 2025 MILESTONE IBD Fellows Retreat!
This is *the* best IBD training program (I have the data to prove it!) and also an introduction into t-shirt messaging for our future IBD docs/advocates 😊
This is *the* best IBD training program (I have the data to prove it!) and also an introduction into t-shirt messaging for our future IBD docs/advocates 😊
October 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today kicks off the 2025 MILESTONE IBD Fellows Retreat!
This is *the* best IBD training program (I have the data to prove it!) and also an introduction into t-shirt messaging for our future IBD docs/advocates 😊
This is *the* best IBD training program (I have the data to prove it!) and also an introduction into t-shirt messaging for our future IBD docs/advocates 😊
PHILLY
PA @drsforamerica.bsky.social is PROUD to present the first annual Hat-Trick for Health!
Visit us Nov 1 for:
-Covid & flu vaccines
-Assistance from PA Health Access for insurance enrollment
& MUCH more👇🏼
Can't make it but WANT TO HELP? Pledge to donate blood 👇🏼& earn a hat-trick itself!
#HT4H
PA @drsforamerica.bsky.social is PROUD to present the first annual Hat-Trick for Health!
Visit us Nov 1 for:
-Covid & flu vaccines
-Assistance from PA Health Access for insurance enrollment
& MUCH more👇🏼
Can't make it but WANT TO HELP? Pledge to donate blood 👇🏼& earn a hat-trick itself!
#HT4H
October 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
PHILLY
PA @drsforamerica.bsky.social is PROUD to present the first annual Hat-Trick for Health!
Visit us Nov 1 for:
-Covid & flu vaccines
-Assistance from PA Health Access for insurance enrollment
& MUCH more👇🏼
Can't make it but WANT TO HELP? Pledge to donate blood 👇🏼& earn a hat-trick itself!
#HT4H
PA @drsforamerica.bsky.social is PROUD to present the first annual Hat-Trick for Health!
Visit us Nov 1 for:
-Covid & flu vaccines
-Assistance from PA Health Access for insurance enrollment
& MUCH more👇🏼
Can't make it but WANT TO HELP? Pledge to donate blood 👇🏼& earn a hat-trick itself!
#HT4H