Shobha MX
@health4oneandall.bsky.social
Maternal-fetal medicine physician passionate about public health, policy, and communication.
“In this cross-sectional study performed from 2018 to 2021, pregnant women experienced a 37% higher firearm homicide rate than nonpregnant women.”
Among pregnant women, 79% of homicides involved a firearm, and state-level firearm ownership estimates remained associated with homicide rates even after adjusting for sociodemographic factors. ja.ma/3WJSUma
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
“In this cross-sectional study performed from 2018 to 2021, pregnant women experienced a 37% higher firearm homicide rate than nonpregnant women.”
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also care will be worse for all sorts of people for multiple reasons, its not just gonna hurt those who lose medicaid
Emergency departments across the country are already breaking at the seams as things stand because too many people utilize them for primary care. The system we have cannot absorb 11.8 million people losing coverage. People will die.
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11.8 million to lose health insurance under Senate Republican tax bill, CBO projects
Senate GOP version of the tax bill would strip 11.8 million people of health insurance over the next decade, CBO estimated.
www.statnews.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
also care will be worse for all sorts of people for multiple reasons, its not just gonna hurt those who lose medicaid
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Every major health system in Louisiana is warning Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the state's congressional delegation that the Senate GOP's Medicaid cuts "would be historic in their devastation."
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Louisiana hospitals warn Mike Johnson of 'devastation' from megabill
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June 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Every major health system in Louisiana is warning Speaker Mike Johnson and the rest of the state's congressional delegation that the Senate GOP's Medicaid cuts "would be historic in their devastation."
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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78 medical societies, including the American Medical Association, strongly endorsed existing seasonal vaccination guidelines.
The leading coalition of American health insurers also committed to providing uninterrupted coverage for these same vaccines.
Civil society is standing up 💪
The leading coalition of American health insurers also committed to providing uninterrupted coverage for these same vaccines.
Civil society is standing up 💪
June 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
78 medical societies, including the American Medical Association, strongly endorsed existing seasonal vaccination guidelines.
The leading coalition of American health insurers also committed to providing uninterrupted coverage for these same vaccines.
Civil society is standing up 💪
The leading coalition of American health insurers also committed to providing uninterrupted coverage for these same vaccines.
Civil society is standing up 💪
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WATCH — @underwood.house.gov : “Elderly will lose Medicaid. Nursing homes will close. What are people supposed to do? They don’t care… there’s no way to sugarcoat it - it will be devastating for our communities.” #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
June 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
WATCH — @underwood.house.gov : “Elderly will lose Medicaid. Nursing homes will close. What are people supposed to do? They don’t care… there’s no way to sugarcoat it - it will be devastating for our communities.” #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
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Tomorrow with @bcmhouston.bsky.social and CHRISTUS Health San Antonio
June 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Tomorrow with @bcmhouston.bsky.social and CHRISTUS Health San Antonio
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We’re closing in on the 3.5% rule! 8.6 million and counting! We’re in awe. Lots of events still happening make sure to be counted. Big towns, small towns you showed up.
June 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We’re closing in on the 3.5% rule! 8.6 million and counting! We’re in awe. Lots of events still happening make sure to be counted. Big towns, small towns you showed up.
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Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
June 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
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This morning Minnesota woke up to news of a brutal act of violence targeting public servants. I am heartbroken to learn that our Speaker Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses have been shot.
June 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This morning Minnesota woke up to news of a brutal act of violence targeting public servants. I am heartbroken to learn that our Speaker Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses have been shot.
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Children exposed to COVID in utero had developmental delays at age 24 months:
🧠36% cognitive delays
🗣️64% communication delays
🏃57% had motor delays
🧪 Specific developmental delays were related to specific inflammation cytokines found in their cord blood at birth. buff.ly/AQSfBm9
#Medsky #Pedsky 🛟😷
🧠36% cognitive delays
🗣️64% communication delays
🏃57% had motor delays
🧪 Specific developmental delays were related to specific inflammation cytokines found in their cord blood at birth. buff.ly/AQSfBm9
#Medsky #Pedsky 🛟😷
June 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Children exposed to COVID in utero had developmental delays at age 24 months:
🧠36% cognitive delays
🗣️64% communication delays
🏃57% had motor delays
🧪 Specific developmental delays were related to specific inflammation cytokines found in their cord blood at birth. buff.ly/AQSfBm9
#Medsky #Pedsky 🛟😷
🧠36% cognitive delays
🗣️64% communication delays
🏃57% had motor delays
🧪 Specific developmental delays were related to specific inflammation cytokines found in their cord blood at birth. buff.ly/AQSfBm9
#Medsky #Pedsky 🛟😷
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Oh boy... New ACIP. Talk about the wrong stuff. I linked to their backgrounds in the thread here...
Here are the stooges who will be forming RFK Jr's new Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP):
- Martin Kulldorff
- Robert Malone
- Cody Meissner
- Joseph Hibbeln
- Retsef Levi
- James Pagano
- Vicky Pebsworth
- Michael Ross
(source: x.com/SecKennedy/s...)
#Medsky
- Martin Kulldorff
- Robert Malone
- Cody Meissner
- Joseph Hibbeln
- Retsef Levi
- James Pagano
- Vicky Pebsworth
- Michael Ross
(source: x.com/SecKennedy/s...)
#Medsky
Secretary Kennedy on X: "On Monday, I took a major step towards restoring public trust in vaccines by reconstituting the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP). I retired the 17 current members of the committee. I’m now repopulating ACIP with the eight new members who will attend ACIP’s" / X
On Monday, I took a major step towards restoring public trust in vaccines by reconstituting the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP). I retired the 17 current members of the committee. I’m now repopulating ACIP with the eight new members who will attend ACIP’s
x.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Oh boy... New ACIP. Talk about the wrong stuff. I linked to their backgrounds in the thread here...
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DFA Condemns RFK Jr.’s Gutting of Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices
Secretary #Kennedy is unfit to lead HHS and must resign. We urge Congress to take swift action to hold Secretary Kennedy accountable and protect public health. #medsky
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-rfkjr-acip/
Secretary #Kennedy is unfit to lead HHS and must resign. We urge Congress to take swift action to hold Secretary Kennedy accountable and protect public health. #medsky
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-rfkjr-acip/
DFA Condemns RFK Jr.'s Gutting of ACIP
Doctors for America condemns Secretary Kennedy’s removal of all 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP).
doctorsforamerica.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
DFA Condemns RFK Jr.’s Gutting of Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices
Secretary #Kennedy is unfit to lead HHS and must resign. We urge Congress to take swift action to hold Secretary Kennedy accountable and protect public health. #medsky
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-rfkjr-acip/
Secretary #Kennedy is unfit to lead HHS and must resign. We urge Congress to take swift action to hold Secretary Kennedy accountable and protect public health. #medsky
doctorsforamerica.org/sr-rfkjr-acip/
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In an extraordinary public rebuke, career NIH employees wrote to Trump health officials that they feel “compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety and faithful stewardship of public resources.”
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‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’ - KFF Health News
A letter signed by more than 300 National Institutes of Health workers — some still working, others who were fired this year — is an extraordinary public rebuke of actions taken under Director Jay Bha...
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June 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In an extraordinary public rebuke, career NIH employees wrote to Trump health officials that they feel “compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety and faithful stewardship of public resources.”
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Breaking News: The CDC kept Covid shots on an updated vaccination schedule for children, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they would be taken off.
C.D.C. Contradicts Kennedy and Keeps Advice That Children May Get Covid Shots
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Breaking News: The CDC kept Covid shots on an updated vaccination schedule for children, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they would be taken off.
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NEW @motherjones.com: The GOP's plan to defund Planned Parenthood would add $300 million to the deficit
The provision—which would cut services like pap smears, cancer screenings, & birth control, since Medicaid already doesn't fund abortions—moved forward today.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The provision—which would cut services like pap smears, cancer screenings, & birth control, since Medicaid already doesn't fund abortions—moved forward today.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The GOP's plan to defund Planned Parenthood would add $300 million to the deficit
So much for cutting costs.
www.motherjones.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEW @motherjones.com: The GOP's plan to defund Planned Parenthood would add $300 million to the deficit
The provision—which would cut services like pap smears, cancer screenings, & birth control, since Medicaid already doesn't fund abortions—moved forward today.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The provision—which would cut services like pap smears, cancer screenings, & birth control, since Medicaid already doesn't fund abortions—moved forward today.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Given that “undocumented immigrants are not eligible to enroll in federally funded coverage including Medicaid, CHIP, or Medicare or to purchase coverage through the ACA Marketplaces”…
It’s unclear what cost savings will result from “kicking them off” as GOP reps are saying recommending.
It’s unclear what cost savings will result from “kicking them off” as GOP reps are saying recommending.
Key Facts on Health Coverage of Immigrants | KFF
This fact sheet provides an overview of health coverage for immigrants based on data from the 2023 KFF/LA Times Survey of Immigrants, the largest nationally representative survey focused on immigrants...
www.kff.org
May 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Given that “undocumented immigrants are not eligible to enroll in federally funded coverage including Medicaid, CHIP, or Medicare or to purchase coverage through the ACA Marketplaces”…
It’s unclear what cost savings will result from “kicking them off” as GOP reps are saying recommending.
It’s unclear what cost savings will result from “kicking them off” as GOP reps are saying recommending.
Stunned by where we find ourselves on this timeline…
Kennedy Swims in Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
Kennedy Swims in Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Stunned by where we find ourselves on this timeline…
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I’m calling on Secretary Kennedy to resign.
We are sick of it. He must go!
We are sick of it. He must go!
May 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I’m calling on Secretary Kennedy to resign.
We are sick of it. He must go!
We are sick of it. He must go!
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This study in The Lancet found that cuts to US spending on PEPFAR, the program to deliver H.I.V. and AIDS relief abroad, could cost the lives of 500,000 children by 2030.
Half a million kids.
Kids.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
Half a million kids.
Kids.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes by 2030
Experts including Prof Lucie Cluver, Professor of Child and Family Social Work, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, and Dr Seth Flaxman, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
www.ox.ac.uk
May 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This study in The Lancet found that cuts to US spending on PEPFAR, the program to deliver H.I.V. and AIDS relief abroad, could cost the lives of 500,000 children by 2030.
Half a million kids.
Kids.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
Half a million kids.
Kids.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...