Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH
@halleh13.bsky.social
Emergency Medicine, Mom, Wife, Proud Iranian/American, UIC Pub Health MPH.
@hallehakbarniamd (IG)
#EndGunViolence #ThisIsOurLane #vaccinessavelives @drsforamerica.bsky.social
#PWDP #EMsky #EMedSky #MedSky #WomenInMedicine #gvp
@hallehakbarniamd (IG)
#EndGunViolence #ThisIsOurLane #vaccinessavelives @drsforamerica.bsky.social
#PWDP #EMsky #EMedSky #MedSky #WomenInMedicine #gvp
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ER Doctor here:
The answer to this ? with no hesitation is NO.
I don't ask you who you are, what you did, who you vote for, where you were born, who you married.
I'm an ER physician.When you walk in my ER, you will be cared for with compassion and dignity, like EVERYONE.
That will never change.
The answer to this ? with no hesitation is NO.
I don't ask you who you are, what you did, who you vote for, where you were born, who you married.
I'm an ER physician.When you walk in my ER, you will be cared for with compassion and dignity, like EVERYONE.
That will never change.
Reposted by Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH
After shuttering the White House of Gun Violence Prevention in Jan., Trump is opening a new office in DOJ’s civil rights division called the Second Amendment Rights Section on December 4th - to expand gun-rights protections - while infringing on our #FreedomToLive!
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US Justice Department plans gun rights office within civil rights unit
The Justice Department plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in its civil rights division dedicated to enforcing the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms, according to plans share...
www.reuters.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
After shuttering the White House of Gun Violence Prevention in Jan., Trump is opening a new office in DOJ’s civil rights division called the Second Amendment Rights Section on December 4th - to expand gun-rights protections - while infringing on our #FreedomToLive!
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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How the CDC was destroyed from the publication of a fraudulent page.
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
The CDC’s Autism Page Shows Something Is Very Wrong Inside the Agency
Something is deeply broken inside the CDC, and the agency’s newly revised autism and vaccine page is the clearest evidence yet.
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
How the CDC was destroyed from the publication of a fraudulent page.
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
#RIPCDC
It’s infuriating watching public health crumble the way it is. Propaganda on the CDC webpages. telling us that vaccines cause autism while at the same time being unable to remove the statement “vaccines don’t cause autism” because of a deal made with Sen Collins.
Please make this stop!!
It’s infuriating watching public health crumble the way it is. Propaganda on the CDC webpages. telling us that vaccines cause autism while at the same time being unable to remove the statement “vaccines don’t cause autism” because of a deal made with Sen Collins.
Please make this stop!!
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#RIPCDC
It’s infuriating watching public health crumble the way it is. Propaganda on the CDC webpages. telling us that vaccines cause autism while at the same time being unable to remove the statement “vaccines don’t cause autism” because of a deal made with Sen Collins.
Please make this stop!!
It’s infuriating watching public health crumble the way it is. Propaganda on the CDC webpages. telling us that vaccines cause autism while at the same time being unable to remove the statement “vaccines don’t cause autism” because of a deal made with Sen Collins.
Please make this stop!!
Reposted by Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH
The 2026 National Leadership Conference will be held in Washington, DC with a day of Hill visits and advocacy activities.
Attendees will participate in high-impact workshops, engage with lawmakers, and lead campaigns on urgent health justice issues.
Attendees will participate in high-impact workshops, engage with lawmakers, and lead campaigns on urgent health justice issues.
National Leadership Conference 2026 - Doctors for America
Learn more about our national leadership conference and support our mission and values by becoming an NLC sponsor today.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The 2026 National Leadership Conference will be held in Washington, DC with a day of Hill visits and advocacy activities.
Attendees will participate in high-impact workshops, engage with lawmakers, and lead campaigns on urgent health justice issues.
Attendees will participate in high-impact workshops, engage with lawmakers, and lead campaigns on urgent health justice issues.
Reposted by Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH
Lindsey Graham is a swamp creature and he is trying to rip us off.
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Lindsey Graham is a swamp creature and he is trying to rip us off.
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The great people at the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention are seeking applicants for summer 2026 research fellowships in Firearm Injury Prevention. Amazing opportunity for the right applicants! @shannonrwatts.bsky.social @thisisourlane.org @halleh13.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The great people at the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention are seeking applicants for summer 2026 research fellowships in Firearm Injury Prevention. Amazing opportunity for the right applicants! @shannonrwatts.bsky.social @thisisourlane.org @halleh13.bsky.social
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“Democrats who are obsessed with beating me”
🙋♀️
Actually, this isn’t about you, it’s about South Carolinians who deserve a Senator who isn’t full of sh$t.
🙋♀️
Actually, this isn’t about you, it’s about South Carolinians who deserve a Senator who isn’t full of sh$t.
October 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“Democrats who are obsessed with beating me”
🙋♀️
Actually, this isn’t about you, it’s about South Carolinians who deserve a Senator who isn’t full of sh$t.
🙋♀️
Actually, this isn’t about you, it’s about South Carolinians who deserve a Senator who isn’t full of sh$t.
Reposted by Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH
Opinion: RFK Jr. spreads false vaccine claims, exposing children to diseases like polio
Opinion: RFK Jr. spreads false vaccine claims, exposing children to diseases like polio
President John F. Kennedy was a champion of life-saving immunizations. His nephew RFK Jr. destroys that legacy by spreading lies about vaccines.
www.citizen-times.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Opinion: RFK Jr. spreads false vaccine claims, exposing children to diseases like polio
NO KINGS in Healthcare!
At a @drsforamerica.bsky.social board retreat with many fierce advocates, fighting for our patients, healthcare, and protesting in solidarity with all of you out there.
#nokings #HealthcareforAll
At a @drsforamerica.bsky.social board retreat with many fierce advocates, fighting for our patients, healthcare, and protesting in solidarity with all of you out there.
#nokings #HealthcareforAll
October 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NO KINGS in Healthcare!
At a @drsforamerica.bsky.social board retreat with many fierce advocates, fighting for our patients, healthcare, and protesting in solidarity with all of you out there.
#nokings #HealthcareforAll
At a @drsforamerica.bsky.social board retreat with many fierce advocates, fighting for our patients, healthcare, and protesting in solidarity with all of you out there.
#nokings #HealthcareforAll
ER Doctor here:
The answer to this ? with no hesitation is NO.
I don't ask you who you are, what you did, who you vote for, where you were born, who you married.
I'm an ER physician.When you walk in my ER, you will be cared for with compassion and dignity, like EVERYONE.
That will never change.
The answer to this ? with no hesitation is NO.
I don't ask you who you are, what you did, who you vote for, where you were born, who you married.
I'm an ER physician.When you walk in my ER, you will be cared for with compassion and dignity, like EVERYONE.
That will never change.
October 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
ER Doctor here:
The answer to this ? with no hesitation is NO.
I don't ask you who you are, what you did, who you vote for, where you were born, who you married.
I'm an ER physician.When you walk in my ER, you will be cared for with compassion and dignity, like EVERYONE.
That will never change.
The answer to this ? with no hesitation is NO.
I don't ask you who you are, what you did, who you vote for, where you were born, who you married.
I'm an ER physician.When you walk in my ER, you will be cared for with compassion and dignity, like EVERYONE.
That will never change.
@drsforamerica.bsky.social Dr Woodie Kessel speaking on the importance of vaccines, public health and science. So proud to be a part of this organization, and to continue to stand on the side of science.
#Medsky
#Medsky
We are witnessing a full blown war on science, public health & truth itself.
Let me be clear: Vaccines have prevented more than 1.1 million deaths, 500 million cases of illness & 32 million hospitalizations.
That's a lot of moms and dads who don't have to bury their children.
Let me be clear: Vaccines have prevented more than 1.1 million deaths, 500 million cases of illness & 32 million hospitalizations.
That's a lot of moms and dads who don't have to bury their children.
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
@drsforamerica.bsky.social Dr Woodie Kessel speaking on the importance of vaccines, public health and science. So proud to be a part of this organization, and to continue to stand on the side of science.
#Medsky
#Medsky
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Shame on Disney for attacking our first amendment rights to appease the fascist regime!
Disney to Pull Jimmy Kimmel’s Show After Kirk Remarks Following FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s criticism of late-night host #FreeSpeech #JimmyKimmel
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Disney to Pull Jimmy Kimmel’s Show After Kirk Remarks
Disney said it is pulling ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show in the wake of remarks he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
www.wsj.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Shame on Disney for attacking our first amendment rights to appease the fascist regime!
proud of fellow EM physician @drdebhoury.bsky.social for standing up today and defending why she left the CDC. I stand by you!
September 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
proud of fellow EM physician @drdebhoury.bsky.social for standing up today and defending why she left the CDC. I stand by you!
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If more guns made us safer, we’d be the safest country in the world. Let’s stop pointing fingers and come together to address the real problem: easy access to guns!
#endgunviolence #charliekirk #evergreencolorado
#endgunviolence #charliekirk #evergreencolorado
September 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If more guns made us safer, we’d be the safest country in the world. Let’s stop pointing fingers and come together to address the real problem: easy access to guns!
#endgunviolence #charliekirk #evergreencolorado
#endgunviolence #charliekirk #evergreencolorado
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Last week, Dr. Ealena Callendar, an OB-GYN and leader with Doctors for America, joined Rep. Adam Gray and other advocates to speak out against devastating healthcare cuts passed in the recent OBBB.
youtu.be/vgtAVh3-ejU
youtu.be/vgtAVh3-ejU
Ealena Callendar on Healthcare Cuts from OBBB
YouTube video by Doctors for America
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Last week, Dr. Ealena Callendar, an OB-GYN and leader with Doctors for America, joined Rep. Adam Gray and other advocates to speak out against devastating healthcare cuts passed in the recent OBBB.
youtu.be/vgtAVh3-ejU
youtu.be/vgtAVh3-ejU
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Join us tomorrow, Sept 18 at 6 PM, for Firearm Safety & Dementia: Protecting Loved Ones. Learn practical ways to keep older adults safe. Providers, caregivers, and family welcome.
Reserve your spot now: alz-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reserve your spot now: alz-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Join us tomorrow, Sept 18 at 6 PM, for Firearm Safety & Dementia: Protecting Loved Ones. Learn practical ways to keep older adults safe. Providers, caregivers, and family welcome.
Reserve your spot now: alz-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reserve your spot now: alz-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Kicking off Day 1 @acepnation.bsky.social council the work begins! Excited to join colleagues from across the country as we shape policy, advocate for our patients, and move emergency medicine forward.
#ACEP25
@icepemergency.bsky.social
#ACEP25
@icepemergency.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Kicking off Day 1 @acepnation.bsky.social council the work begins! Excited to join colleagues from across the country as we shape policy, advocate for our patients, and move emergency medicine forward.
#ACEP25
@icepemergency.bsky.social
#ACEP25
@icepemergency.bsky.social
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Trump sold our health for power, and put known conspiracy peddler RFK Jr. in charge of public safety. Today’s Senate hearing exposed the chaos, corruption, and lies. American families deserve so much better.
Thank you @dadnails.bsky.social for filling in tonight!
#wadm #wepersist
Thank you @dadnails.bsky.social for filling in tonight!
#wadm #wepersist
September 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Trump sold our health for power, and put known conspiracy peddler RFK Jr. in charge of public safety. Today’s Senate hearing exposed the chaos, corruption, and lies. American families deserve so much better.
Thank you @dadnails.bsky.social for filling in tonight!
#wadm #wepersist
Thank you @dadnails.bsky.social for filling in tonight!
#wadm #wepersist
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Don't stand idly by and allow your Congressional Reps and Senators to do nothing but send thoughts & prayers after 2 children were killed and at least 17 others injured. Use this easy form to send an email to urge them to ban assault weapons NOW! secure.everyaction.com/tQceIFM-V0Ot...
August 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Don't stand idly by and allow your Congressional Reps and Senators to do nothing but send thoughts & prayers after 2 children were killed and at least 17 others injured. Use this easy form to send an email to urge them to ban assault weapons NOW! secure.everyaction.com/tQceIFM-V0Ot...
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On Friday, my phone lit up with urgent texts. First: gunshots, lockdown. Then the photos—bullet holes punched through windows, shell casings scattered across the floor, videos echoing with “pop pop pop.” The CDC campus was under attack. Dozens of my friends and colleagues were inside.
August 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
On Friday, my phone lit up with urgent texts. First: gunshots, lockdown. Then the photos—bullet holes punched through windows, shell casings scattered across the floor, videos echoing with “pop pop pop.” The CDC campus was under attack. Dozens of my friends and colleagues were inside.
Reposted by Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH
Deep thanks to you and your team for your leadership on this, and for gathering 300+ heartfelt notes for CDC staff—messages of gratitude and solidarity that mean so much. We’re grateful for her kindness and for all who keep pushing public health forward and saving lives every day.
2/ The state of the world feels unrecognizable. We’re so numb to violence that hundreds of bullets hitting a federal building barely made headlines. This isn’t normal. We’re living in constant cognitive dissonance—powerless, grieving, and forced to carry on as if the world hasn’t changed.
August 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Deep thanks to you and your team for your leadership on this, and for gathering 300+ heartfelt notes for CDC staff—messages of gratitude and solidarity that mean so much. We’re grateful for her kindness and for all who keep pushing public health forward and saving lives every day.
Letting off some steam after a busy night shift! My first attempt at a real “reel”!
Here’s to the strong women of EM! Couldn’t do this job without you. And to the amazing men we work with! Nothing = team more than EM!
Can’t wait to see many of you at #ACEP25 @acepnation.bsky.social
#EMsky
Here’s to the strong women of EM! Couldn’t do this job without you. And to the amazing men we work with! Nothing = team more than EM!
Can’t wait to see many of you at #ACEP25 @acepnation.bsky.social
#EMsky
August 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Letting off some steam after a busy night shift! My first attempt at a real “reel”!
Here’s to the strong women of EM! Couldn’t do this job without you. And to the amazing men we work with! Nothing = team more than EM!
Can’t wait to see many of you at #ACEP25 @acepnation.bsky.social
#EMsky
Here’s to the strong women of EM! Couldn’t do this job without you. And to the amazing men we work with! Nothing = team more than EM!
Can’t wait to see many of you at #ACEP25 @acepnation.bsky.social
#EMsky
Reposted by Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH
Rolling back vaccine protections without a transparent, evidence-based framework erodes trust and leaves our children exposed to preventable diseases.
Pfizer Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by FDA
Email obtained by Guardian says Pfizer was told approval may not be granted, meaning Moderna may have to fill gap
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Rolling back vaccine protections without a transparent, evidence-based framework erodes trust and leaves our children exposed to preventable diseases.
On Friday, 500 shots were fired at the CDC, 180 hitting buildings, a police officer died. No staff hurt.
This is an attack on public health.
Gun violence & mental health need funding, not cuts.
Protect science & those on frontlines.
#medsky #pubsky
@thisisourlane.org @drsforamerica.bsky.social
This is an attack on public health.
Gun violence & mental health need funding, not cuts.
Protect science & those on frontlines.
#medsky #pubsky
@thisisourlane.org @drsforamerica.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
On Friday, 500 shots were fired at the CDC, 180 hitting buildings, a police officer died. No staff hurt.
This is an attack on public health.
Gun violence & mental health need funding, not cuts.
Protect science & those on frontlines.
#medsky #pubsky
@thisisourlane.org @drsforamerica.bsky.social
This is an attack on public health.
Gun violence & mental health need funding, not cuts.
Protect science & those on frontlines.
#medsky #pubsky
@thisisourlane.org @drsforamerica.bsky.social
Reposted by Halleh Akbarnia, MD, MPH
Interested in learning how to navigate reproductive care conversations? Participate in a 2-hour virtual training to learn how to adopt a mindset of openness and curiosity to effectively understand and influence conversations about reproductive care.
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August 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Interested in learning how to navigate reproductive care conversations? Participate in a 2-hour virtual training to learn how to adopt a mindset of openness and curiosity to effectively understand and influence conversations about reproductive care.
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