Joanna Hart
@joannahart.bsky.social
pulmonary and critical care - dedicated to advancing the science and practice of family-centered care, love mentoring, and trying to make the world a better place. Univ of Penn and VAMC but views my own. Philly sports fan, obv
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Material deprivation is associated with more frequent emergency and unplanned healthcare utilisation in COPD.
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#WorldCOPDday #StructuralViolence @imperialnhli.bsky.social @bmj.com #LungSky #RespEd @fphuk.bsky.social @btsrespiratory.bsky.social
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Relationship of material deprivation with emergency or unplanned healthcare utilisation in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: analysis from an Asthma+Lung UK survey
Background Various forms of deprivation have been linked to poor health. Emergency and unplanned healthcare utilisation (EUHU) is inefficient and represents suboptimal chronic disease management. Unde...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Material deprivation is associated with more frequent emergency and unplanned healthcare utilisation in COPD.
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#WorldCOPDday #StructuralViolence @imperialnhli.bsky.social @bmj.com #LungSky #RespEd @fphuk.bsky.social @btsrespiratory.bsky.social
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#WorldCOPDday #StructuralViolence @imperialnhli.bsky.social @bmj.com #LungSky #RespEd @fphuk.bsky.social @btsrespiratory.bsky.social
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Promotion delays in academic pediatrics cost physicians up to $3 million in lost earnings and widen pay gaps, highlighting the need for fair, timely advancement for a sustainable pediatric workforce. ja.ma/4nvdscM
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Promotion delays in academic pediatrics cost physicians up to $3 million in lost earnings and widen pay gaps, highlighting the need for fair, timely advancement for a sustainable pediatric workforce. ja.ma/4nvdscM
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Targeted investment to boost screening rates in FQHCs could result in 1.87 million additional people screened and help narrow longstanding disparities in cervical cancer prevention. ja.ma/43zs57R
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Targeted investment to boost screening rates in FQHCs could result in 1.87 million additional people screened and help narrow longstanding disparities in cervical cancer prevention. ja.ma/43zs57R
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The ATS and CAPC are proud to introduce a new collaborative series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ for clinicians treating patients with serious illnesses. Earn CME! #pallipulm @anandiyermd.bsky.social @donsullivan.bsky.social @pallipulm.bsky.social
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Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
September 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The ATS and CAPC are proud to introduce a new collaborative series of seven modules on ATS Ed+ for clinicians treating patients with serious illnesses. Earn CME! #pallipulm @anandiyermd.bsky.social @donsullivan.bsky.social @pallipulm.bsky.social
Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
Learn more: atsedplus.thoracic.org/capc/palliat...
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I work with Veterans. If I told them that they "killed people and broke things for a living" they would (rightfully) tell me to go to hell.
Those that have had to kill someone in the line of duty most often view it with sadness, regret, and one of the worst experiences of their lives.
Those that have had to kill someone in the line of duty most often view it with sadness, regret, and one of the worst experiences of their lives.
Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."
September 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I work with Veterans. If I told them that they "killed people and broke things for a living" they would (rightfully) tell me to go to hell.
Those that have had to kill someone in the line of duty most often view it with sadness, regret, and one of the worst experiences of their lives.
Those that have had to kill someone in the line of duty most often view it with sadness, regret, and one of the worst experiences of their lives.
Reading Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz and found her descriptions of ICU life impeccable, eg: “unless you work there, a hospital is no kind of place to spend so much time. Like a storefront church, its physical presence is at odds with its existential responsibilities. In an ICU, you are aware…
September 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Reading Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz and found her descriptions of ICU life impeccable, eg: “unless you work there, a hospital is no kind of place to spend so much time. Like a storefront church, its physical presence is at odds with its existential responsibilities. In an ICU, you are aware…
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🤔 Ever wonder if our ICU families experience trauma? Esp those w a trauma history?
D Ashana & colleagues 👀 at just that thru interviews w 26 family members, just out in #journal_CHESTCritCare:
www.chestcc.org/article/S294...
#OpenAccess
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D Ashana & colleagues 👀 at just that thru interviews w 26 family members, just out in #journal_CHESTCritCare:
www.chestcc.org/article/S294...
#OpenAccess
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September 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🤔 Ever wonder if our ICU families experience trauma? Esp those w a trauma history?
D Ashana & colleagues 👀 at just that thru interviews w 26 family members, just out in #journal_CHESTCritCare:
www.chestcc.org/article/S294...
#OpenAccess
@joannahart.bsky.social
@accpchest.bsky.social
D Ashana & colleagues 👀 at just that thru interviews w 26 family members, just out in #journal_CHESTCritCare:
www.chestcc.org/article/S294...
#OpenAccess
@joannahart.bsky.social
@accpchest.bsky.social
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Because all roads to quality of rural life are paved by policy, we're pleased to help spread the word about the @rururbbridge.bsky.social Beyond Resistance Campaign Virtual Launch.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
7:00pm ET
Find the link to register: ruralurbanbridge.org
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
7:00pm ET
Find the link to register: ruralurbanbridge.org
Rural Urban Bridge Initiative
The Rural Urban Bridge Initiative invites liberals and progressives to think differently, talk differently, and act differently in order to understand the causes of the rural-urban divide and then do ...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Because all roads to quality of rural life are paved by policy, we're pleased to help spread the word about the @rururbbridge.bsky.social Beyond Resistance Campaign Virtual Launch.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
7:00pm ET
Find the link to register: ruralurbanbridge.org
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
7:00pm ET
Find the link to register: ruralurbanbridge.org
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Viewpoint: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's significant #Medicaid cuts threaten rural health care access and economic stability.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Viewpoint: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's significant #Medicaid cuts threaten rural health care access and economic stability.
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A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S. revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.
Why is caregiving so hard in America? The answers emerge in a new film
A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S. revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.
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June 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S. revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.
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Studies show that just one exposure to tear gas can increase the likelihood of respiratory illnesses. That's why in 2020, the ATS called for a moratorium on the use of tear gas and other chemical agents.
Learn more about the damage tear gas causes (via @wired.com): www.wired.com/story/what-t...
Learn more about the damage tear gas causes (via @wired.com): www.wired.com/story/what-t...
June 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Studies show that just one exposure to tear gas can increase the likelihood of respiratory illnesses. That's why in 2020, the ATS called for a moratorium on the use of tear gas and other chemical agents.
Learn more about the damage tear gas causes (via @wired.com): www.wired.com/story/what-t...
Learn more about the damage tear gas causes (via @wired.com): www.wired.com/story/what-t...
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Our new @JAMAHealthForum study adds more evidence on how Medicare Advantage plans enrolling veterans are maximizing profits by not paying for care.
Veterans in high-veteran MA plans are much more likely to have surgical care paid by VA than plan itself—even when surgery occurs in non-VA hospitals…
Veterans in high-veteran MA plans are much more likely to have surgical care paid by VA than plan itself—even when surgery occurs in non-VA hospitals…
Veterans enrolled in high-veteran Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to have their surgical care costs shifted to the Veterans Health Administration instead of being covered by the MA plans.
#ARM25 @academyhealth.bsky.social
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#ARM25 @academyhealth.bsky.social
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June 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Our new @JAMAHealthForum study adds more evidence on how Medicare Advantage plans enrolling veterans are maximizing profits by not paying for care.
Veterans in high-veteran MA plans are much more likely to have surgical care paid by VA than plan itself—even when surgery occurs in non-VA hospitals…
Veterans in high-veteran MA plans are much more likely to have surgical care paid by VA than plan itself—even when surgery occurs in non-VA hospitals…
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Varenicline, combined with behavioral counseling, increased vaping abstinence in youth who vape nicotine and do not regularly smoke tobacco.
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June 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Varenicline, combined with behavioral counseling, increased vaping abstinence in youth who vape nicotine and do not regularly smoke tobacco.
https://ja.ma/4jvML5W
https://ja.ma/4jvML5W
☎️ a friend time: looking for folks in ADULT hospital/ICU settings who support patients’ family members who are KIDS. Many places have child life (especially those with co-located peds hospitals)—anyone not have that model? Interested in folks’ experiences on this topic and would love to connect!
May 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
☎️ a friend time: looking for folks in ADULT hospital/ICU settings who support patients’ family members who are KIDS. Many places have child life (especially those with co-located peds hospitals)—anyone not have that model? Interested in folks’ experiences on this topic and would love to connect!
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The White House's 2026 budget proposal recommends eliminating the Health Resources and Services Administration and cutting rural health funding by 25%, posing a threat to health care access and services in rural areas.
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Federal Funds for Rural Health Care May Be Cut
This Medical News article discusses the impact that proposed federal funding cuts for rural health care programs would have on individuals and their communities.
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May 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The White House's 2026 budget proposal recommends eliminating the Health Resources and Services Administration and cutting rural health funding by 25%, posing a threat to health care access and services in rural areas.
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After her dreams of becoming a doctor were denied, one California woman is working to make the profession more accessible to those with disabilities.
One woman's fight to remove barriers for aspiring doctors with disabilities
After her dreams of becoming a doctor were denied, one California woman is working to make the profession more accessible to those with disabilities.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
After her dreams of becoming a doctor were denied, one California woman is working to make the profession more accessible to those with disabilities.
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Reassuring data on varenicline in pregancy
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Risk of Major Congenital Malformations Following Prenatal Exposure to Smoking Cessation Medicines
This cohort study examines whether prenatal use of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies is associated with increased risks of major congenital malformations.
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April 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Reassuring data on varenicline in pregancy
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @jama.com @btsrespiratory.bsky.social @ashorguk.bsky.social
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I have had the good fortune to visit the Coal Workers Program of NIOSH in West Virginia. The team is incredible - dedicated to protecting generations of workers doing jobs most of us can barely imagine. I’m glad to hear the program has been (temporarily) restored. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/live-...
'I want to live': Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections
Even as President Trump vows to reinvigorate America's coal industry, critics say his administration has stripped away key health protections for miners.
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April 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I have had the good fortune to visit the Coal Workers Program of NIOSH in West Virginia. The team is incredible - dedicated to protecting generations of workers doing jobs most of us can barely imagine. I’m glad to hear the program has been (temporarily) restored. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/live-...
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Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice sent letters to scholarly journals inquiring about their process and principles. As an organization, we respect and support the CHEST journal's editorial leadership and long-standing reputation. Read more here: www.chestnet.org/newsroom/che...
April 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice sent letters to scholarly journals inquiring about their process and principles. As an organization, we respect and support the CHEST journal's editorial leadership and long-standing reputation. Read more here: www.chestnet.org/newsroom/che...
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A new study finds that for rural breast cancer patients, living farther from care is associated with prolonged time to surgery (TTS). But rurality itself—independent of distance—is associated with shorter TTS.
Read more:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40143820/
Read more:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40143820/
The Effect of Rurality on Time to Surgery and Overall Survival among Women with Breast Cancer - PubMed
Although geographic proximity to care mediates the relationship between rurality and prolonged TTS, rurality has an intrinsic protective effect on TTS that is independent of the adverse effect of incr...
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April 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A new study finds that for rural breast cancer patients, living farther from care is associated with prolonged time to surgery (TTS). But rurality itself—independent of distance—is associated with shorter TTS.
Read more:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40143820/
Read more:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40143820/
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The crazy thing about firing all of these federal employees is that they tend to be underpaid, super hardworking, in it for the right reasons, idealistic people who could’ve worked in industry or pharma and made way more money but they truly believed in the mission and the good they were doing.
April 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The crazy thing about firing all of these federal employees is that they tend to be underpaid, super hardworking, in it for the right reasons, idealistic people who could’ve worked in industry or pharma and made way more money but they truly believed in the mission and the good they were doing.
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NRHA’s Journal of Rural Health is launching a special issue focused on rural U.S. military veteran health care and health outcomes. Submit abstracts for consideration by April 30: www.ruralhealth.us/publications... #ruralhealth
NRHA's Journal of Rural Health | National Rural Health Association - NRHA | NRHA
NRHA produces several digital and print publications to engage NRHA members and inform rural health professionals. These include our weekly newsletter NRHA Today, our quarterly magazine Rural Horizons...
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March 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NRHA’s Journal of Rural Health is launching a special issue focused on rural U.S. military veteran health care and health outcomes. Submit abstracts for consideration by April 30: www.ruralhealth.us/publications... #ruralhealth
1/ Understanding of “what comes next” for patients with lung disease is critical as this forms the foundation of health decisions, coping, and how they fill the days of remaining life.
Prognostic Awareness and Knowledge of Acute Exacerbation in Patients Dying with Interstitial Lung Disease: A Nationwide Survey
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Survey found that half of ILD patients did not recognize that their disease could lead to death or AE
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Survey found that half of ILD patients did not recognize that their disease could lead to death or AE
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March 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
1/ Understanding of “what comes next” for patients with lung disease is critical as this forms the foundation of health decisions, coping, and how they fill the days of remaining life.
ICU folks, give this one (and the accompanying paper) a read. “Air hunger is a primal sensation that powerfully evokes anxiety and fear; it is a key instrument in torture.”
March 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
ICU folks, give this one (and the accompanying paper) a read. “Air hunger is a primal sensation that powerfully evokes anxiety and fear; it is a key instrument in torture.”
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Air Hunger Far Exceeds Dyspnea Sense of Effort during Mechanical Ventilation and a Weaning Trial
Doctors view dyspnea as laborious breathing, but patients in a life-threatening situation perceive it as starvation of air
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Doctors view dyspnea as laborious breathing, but patients in a life-threatening situation perceive it as starvation of air
@loyolapccm.bsky.social #medsky
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March 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Air Hunger Far Exceeds Dyspnea Sense of Effort during Mechanical Ventilation and a Weaning Trial
Doctors view dyspnea as laborious breathing, but patients in a life-threatening situation perceive it as starvation of air
@loyolapccm.bsky.social #medsky
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Doctors view dyspnea as laborious breathing, but patients in a life-threatening situation perceive it as starvation of air
@loyolapccm.bsky.social #medsky
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