@ericaheiman.bsky.social
Primary care and addiction medicine. Passionate about access to care, addressing stigma, and questioning dogma.
Telehealth setup today:
✅ sleepy cat
✅ natural light
✅ shirt proclaiming HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT
The proposed cuts to Medicaid will result in millions of people without health care. #SaveMedicaid physiciansformedicaid.org
✅ sleepy cat
✅ natural light
✅ shirt proclaiming HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT
The proposed cuts to Medicaid will result in millions of people without health care. #SaveMedicaid physiciansformedicaid.org
June 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Telehealth setup today:
✅ sleepy cat
✅ natural light
✅ shirt proclaiming HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT
The proposed cuts to Medicaid will result in millions of people without health care. #SaveMedicaid physiciansformedicaid.org
✅ sleepy cat
✅ natural light
✅ shirt proclaiming HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT
The proposed cuts to Medicaid will result in millions of people without health care. #SaveMedicaid physiciansformedicaid.org
Make MAHA microangiopathic hemolytic anemia again
April 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Make MAHA microangiopathic hemolytic anemia again
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Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors.
It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
I thought the Guilford CT #handsoff protest would be me and some aging hippies (which is why I showed up- I love aging hippies), but the ENTIRE town was there! On a 48 degree rainy day. I ❤️ you, Guilford!
April 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I thought the Guilford CT #handsoff protest would be me and some aging hippies (which is why I showed up- I love aging hippies), but the ENTIRE town was there! On a 48 degree rainy day. I ❤️ you, Guilford!
I think my son took his well-child visit to heart.
April 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I think my son took his well-child visit to heart.
All ready for today’s protest! @womensmarch.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
All ready for today’s protest! @womensmarch.bsky.social
So many protests, so little time….
March 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
So many protests, so little time….
From the “primary care joy” files:
Patient: I’m not worried, I had an autopsy a few years ago.
Me: 👀
Patient: BIOPSY!
~~~few second pause~~~
We both burst out laughing.
The shared moments of joy in medicine are the absolute best.
Patient: I’m not worried, I had an autopsy a few years ago.
Me: 👀
Patient: BIOPSY!
~~~few second pause~~~
We both burst out laughing.
The shared moments of joy in medicine are the absolute best.
February 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
From the “primary care joy” files:
Patient: I’m not worried, I had an autopsy a few years ago.
Me: 👀
Patient: BIOPSY!
~~~few second pause~~~
We both burst out laughing.
The shared moments of joy in medicine are the absolute best.
Patient: I’m not worried, I had an autopsy a few years ago.
Me: 👀
Patient: BIOPSY!
~~~few second pause~~~
We both burst out laughing.
The shared moments of joy in medicine are the absolute best.
Here’s a story about the beauty of science, and how scientific discovery is not a linear process.
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Here’s a story about the beauty of science, and how scientific discovery is not a linear process.
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After hearing from two of my colleagues in Africa who work with USAID/PEPFAR, and the consequences already of recent events, I had to write this.
So sad. And so pointless! #IDSky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
So sad. And so pointless! #IDSky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Could This Be the End of PEPFAR?
Short email from a longtime colleague, working in Africa at a PEPFAR site: Without USAID, PEPFAR is essentially dead. I got chills reading this. PEPFAR, the abbreviation for the President’s Emergency ...
blogs.jwatch.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
After hearing from two of my colleagues in Africa who work with USAID/PEPFAR, and the consequences already of recent events, I had to write this.
So sad. And so pointless! #IDSky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
So sad. And so pointless! #IDSky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Anecdote from this week:
Patient arrives with severe hypertension, ashamed that she’s been off her meds, almost didn’t show up to her appointment.
My nurse rooming her: “don’t worry! She’ll meet you where you’re at!”
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 for all the wonderful, patient-centered nurses out there!
Patient arrives with severe hypertension, ashamed that she’s been off her meds, almost didn’t show up to her appointment.
My nurse rooming her: “don’t worry! She’ll meet you where you’re at!”
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 for all the wonderful, patient-centered nurses out there!
February 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Anecdote from this week:
Patient arrives with severe hypertension, ashamed that she’s been off her meds, almost didn’t show up to her appointment.
My nurse rooming her: “don’t worry! She’ll meet you where you’re at!”
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 for all the wonderful, patient-centered nurses out there!
Patient arrives with severe hypertension, ashamed that she’s been off her meds, almost didn’t show up to her appointment.
My nurse rooming her: “don’t worry! She’ll meet you where you’re at!”
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 for all the wonderful, patient-centered nurses out there!
I’m going to make this an account to focus on #patientcenteredcare and #harmreduction! (Because if I do any more #doomscrolling I will combust.)
February 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I’m going to make this an account to focus on #patientcenteredcare and #harmreduction! (Because if I do any more #doomscrolling I will combust.)
Feeling extra ragey towards private #insurance companies today (more than baseline!) after an oxycodone denial… that was part of a TAPER! Do they realize they are forcing patients into #opioid withdrawal? do they care?
Improved #medicare4all now please.
Improved #medicare4all now please.
December 20, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Feeling extra ragey towards private #insurance companies today (more than baseline!) after an oxycodone denial… that was part of a TAPER! Do they realize they are forcing patients into #opioid withdrawal? do they care?
Improved #medicare4all now please.
Improved #medicare4all now please.
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Deaths by firearms in kids. See if you can spot how America is exceptional.
December 20, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Deaths by firearms in kids. See if you can spot how America is exceptional.
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Just a reminder that in 2019, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine misinformation campaign helped cause a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly kids.
Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?
Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?
December 17, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Just a reminder that in 2019, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine misinformation campaign helped cause a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly kids.
Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?
Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?