Elizabeth Fitelson
@efitelson.bsky.social
Reproductive/perinatal psychiatrist, CUIMC
Views of my employer do not represent my own
Views of my employer do not represent my own
Reposted by Elizabeth Fitelson
Increased enforcement and Trump’s policy changes are causing some people to remain in abusive relationships rather than risk deportation, experts say.
How ICE’s Crackdown Hurts Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Increased enforcement and Trump’s policy changes are causing some people to remain in abusive relationships rather than risk deportation, experts say.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Increased enforcement and Trump’s policy changes are causing some people to remain in abusive relationships rather than risk deportation, experts say.
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If you’ve ever lamented The Grading Situation, read this exceptional student op-ed
“If we cannot tolerate being imperfect on our transcript, surrounded by those who want to help us grow, how will we handle being wrong when the stakes are higher?”
“If we cannot tolerate being imperfect on our transcript, surrounded by those who want to help us grow, how will we handle being wrong when the stakes are higher?”
A is for authoritarianism
Academic perfectionism can dull our ability to recognize our own authoritarian tendencies because together they share a flawed reasoning that faultlessness reflects one’s value.
www.dailyprincetonian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If you’ve ever lamented The Grading Situation, read this exceptional student op-ed
“If we cannot tolerate being imperfect on our transcript, surrounded by those who want to help us grow, how will we handle being wrong when the stakes are higher?”
“If we cannot tolerate being imperfect on our transcript, surrounded by those who want to help us grow, how will we handle being wrong when the stakes are higher?”
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Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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To put it more simply: Historically, authoritarian takeovers often coincide with a rejection of scientific and factual reality.
This isn’t accidental.
It’s a strategic dismantling of shared reality, which destabilizes democratic institutions and makes populations easier to manipulate.
This isn’t accidental.
It’s a strategic dismantling of shared reality, which destabilizes democratic institutions and makes populations easier to manipulate.
August 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
To put it more simply: Historically, authoritarian takeovers often coincide with a rejection of scientific and factual reality.
This isn’t accidental.
It’s a strategic dismantling of shared reality, which destabilizes democratic institutions and makes populations easier to manipulate.
This isn’t accidental.
It’s a strategic dismantling of shared reality, which destabilizes democratic institutions and makes populations easier to manipulate.
Reposted by Elizabeth Fitelson
Reposted by Elizabeth Fitelson
Women are “naturally experiencing their emotions more intensely, and those are gifts. They’re not symptoms of a disease," said Roger McFillen, a doctor on an FDA panel that largely argued against pregnant women taking antidepressants.
Is the FDA about to keep pregnant women from taking antidepressants?
A panel of experts repeated what one women's health expert called "MAHA talking points."
www.motherjones.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Women are “naturally experiencing their emotions more intensely, and those are gifts. They’re not symptoms of a disease," said Roger McFillen, a doctor on an FDA panel that largely argued against pregnant women taking antidepressants.
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www.huffpost.com/entry/utah-s... I love how the author grapples with the contradictions of abolition feminism. The both and that we all face when trying to change systemic cruelties and tending to the urgency at hand. Best thing I read in a while.
I Randomly Decided To Pay Off A School’s Lunch Debt. Then Something Incredible Happened.
“I immediately wondered if this was real.”
www.huffpost.com
July 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
www.huffpost.com/entry/utah-s... I love how the author grapples with the contradictions of abolition feminism. The both and that we all face when trying to change systemic cruelties and tending to the urgency at hand. Best thing I read in a while.
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Two answers to “how could X let this happen” and they boil down to 1) greed and avarice on one hand and 2) political violence on the other.
American authoritarianism will be the dumbest iteration imaginable — memes, masks — but no less horrible.
American authoritarianism will be the dumbest iteration imaginable — memes, masks — but no less horrible.
"In other words, maybe the Gestapo won’t be jackbooted thugs but keyboard warriors. And maybe the keyboard warriors are worse."
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social making the point that Trump already has a secret police force committing political violence among his followers
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social making the point that Trump already has a secret police force committing political violence among his followers
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...
Opinion | Political Violence Is Here, and It’s Working
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Two answers to “how could X let this happen” and they boil down to 1) greed and avarice on one hand and 2) political violence on the other.
American authoritarianism will be the dumbest iteration imaginable — memes, masks — but no less horrible.
American authoritarianism will be the dumbest iteration imaginable — memes, masks — but no less horrible.
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👀 Hot off the press: A scathing open letter co-authored by all 17 former ACIP members. It's a frank look at ACIP history and the hard truths America will grapple with in the upcoming months.
Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads
In this Viewpoint, former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) caution that the sudden change in the ACIP may reverse the achievements of US immunization policy, includin...
jamanetwork.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
👀 Hot off the press: A scathing open letter co-authored by all 17 former ACIP members. It's a frank look at ACIP history and the hard truths America will grapple with in the upcoming months.
Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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In April, President Trump and Salvadoran President Bukele shook hands in the Oval Office to celebrate a deal to ship gang members to the notorious CECOT prison.
But a new ProPublica investigation found there’s more to the story. 🧵👇
But a new ProPublica investigation found there’s more to the story. 🧵👇
June 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In April, President Trump and Salvadoran President Bukele shook hands in the Oval Office to celebrate a deal to ship gang members to the notorious CECOT prison.
But a new ProPublica investigation found there’s more to the story. 🧵👇
But a new ProPublica investigation found there’s more to the story. 🧵👇
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NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
By @maxblau.bsky.social
He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.
The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing “misleading” information that gave her son a false impression about the kinds of mental h...
www.propublica.org
June 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
By @maxblau.bsky.social
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A woman in Texas was just released from five months in jail because she had a miscarriage. A miscarriage! Five months (with $100k bond)! And they let some forced birthers name and bury the fetus!
To say this is a grave miscarriage of justice is a severe understatement.
To say this is a grave miscarriage of justice is a severe understatement.
Five Months in Jail—for a Miscarriage
5.20.25
jessica.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:19 AM
A woman in Texas was just released from five months in jail because she had a miscarriage. A miscarriage! Five months (with $100k bond)! And they let some forced birthers name and bury the fetus!
To say this is a grave miscarriage of justice is a severe understatement.
To say this is a grave miscarriage of justice is a severe understatement.
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Medicaid work requirements are bad, cruel, stupid policy www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
Opinion | Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Medicaid work requirements are bad, cruel, stupid policy www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/o...
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4/n But above all, this mother's day, I am thinking of the moms who should be with us today-- but unnecessarily and tragically lost their lives due to abortion bans. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Texas’ Abortion Ban Killed Josseli Barnica. Who Will Be Next?
The young mother was happily expecting her second child when, like millions of women, she suffered a miscarriage.
www.bloomberg.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
4/n But above all, this mother's day, I am thinking of the moms who should be with us today-- but unnecessarily and tragically lost their lives due to abortion bans. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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On Mother’s Day, we honor the many paths to motherhood and the strength of those who nurture, guide, and care for others. ACOG is here to support you with expert care, advocacy, and compassion, today and every day.
May 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On Mother’s Day, we honor the many paths to motherhood and the strength of those who nurture, guide, and care for others. ACOG is here to support you with expert care, advocacy, and compassion, today and every day.
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In honour of #MaternalMentalHealthWeek I’m reposting the blog I wrote whilst at the @centreformh.bsky.social about my own experience of #PND - rereading it this morning takes me back, hard to believe how far we come - kids are now 15&12, time heals. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/experiencing...
Experiencing postnatal depression: Sarah's story - Centre for Mental Health
Chief executive Sarah shares her experience of postnatal mental health problems after the birth of her first child
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
May 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In honour of #MaternalMentalHealthWeek I’m reposting the blog I wrote whilst at the @centreformh.bsky.social about my own experience of #PND - rereading it this morning takes me back, hard to believe how far we come - kids are now 15&12, time heals. www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/experiencing...
Reposted by Elizabeth Fitelson
“I’m grateful that I’m involved in this,” Laurie Kanyok, who called 911 on Hadden, said about the settlement. “At the same time, I feel like I want to see people held accountable and not just somebody’s insurance company or checkbook.”
New: @propublica.org
New: @propublica.org
Columbia Will Pay Survivors of Abusive Doctor $750 Million After ProPublica Revealed University’s Failures
The sweeping deal means the Ivy League school’s settlements will total more than $1 billion for over 1,000 claims of sexual abuse by former patients of OB-GYN Robert Hadden, who worked at the universi...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“I’m grateful that I’m involved in this,” Laurie Kanyok, who called 911 on Hadden, said about the settlement. “At the same time, I feel like I want to see people held accountable and not just somebody’s insurance company or checkbook.”
New: @propublica.org
New: @propublica.org
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Ignoring abusive behavior is extremely costly, a lesson institutions unfathomably seem committed to learning over and over again. Columbia has now awarded over $1 billion to survivors of Robert Hadden’s abuse, abuse Columbia ignored for over 10 years! Imagine if they’d just believed patients.
“I’m grateful that I’m involved in this,” Laurie Kanyok, who called 911 on Hadden, said about the settlement. “At the same time, I feel like I want to see people held accountable and not just somebody’s insurance company or checkbook.”
New: @propublica.org
New: @propublica.org
Columbia Will Pay Survivors of Abusive Doctor $750 Million After ProPublica Revealed University’s Failures
The sweeping deal means the Ivy League school’s settlements will total more than $1 billion for over 1,000 claims of sexual abuse by former patients of OB-GYN Robert Hadden, who worked at the universi...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ignoring abusive behavior is extremely costly, a lesson institutions unfathomably seem committed to learning over and over again. Columbia has now awarded over $1 billion to survivors of Robert Hadden’s abuse, abuse Columbia ignored for over 10 years! Imagine if they’d just believed patients.
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100 days ago, we couldn't envision the toll of death and suffering this man would cause. Now scientists are estimating the body count, the new rise of infectious diseases once subdued. My latest for The Nation. @mathewkiang.com @nathanlo.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump's Legacy Will Be the Countless People Killed by His Policies
Millions across the world could die because of the choices Trump has made in his first 100 days.
www.thenation.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
100 days ago, we couldn't envision the toll of death and suffering this man would cause. Now scientists are estimating the body count, the new rise of infectious diseases once subdued. My latest for The Nation. @mathewkiang.com @nathanlo.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Here are the two key reasons why I think highlighting this is important (no, it's not about patting ourselves on the back and being happy with how things are):
May 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Here are the two key reasons why I think highlighting this is important (no, it's not about patting ourselves on the back and being happy with how things are):
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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
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This is one of the best articles I’ve read in a long time. Exquisitely written, beautiful, tragic & insightful piece about the US.
Masterpiece by @stephenmarche.bsky.social 🇨🇦
5/9🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Masterpiece by @stephenmarche.bsky.social 🇨🇦
5/9🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The America I loved is gone
It was a nation of dreams, built for the screen. Then it shattered
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This is one of the best articles I’ve read in a long time. Exquisitely written, beautiful, tragic & insightful piece about the US.
Masterpiece by @stephenmarche.bsky.social 🇨🇦
5/9🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Masterpiece by @stephenmarche.bsky.social 🇨🇦
5/9🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Let’s dream up to ways to shit on women. Oh hey, let’s cancel the largest clinical trial ever for women www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Let’s dream up to ways to shit on women. Oh hey, let’s cancel the largest clinical trial ever for women www.science.org/content/arti...