Michael Rose MD, MPH
@mikerosemdmph.bsky.social
CordMN➡️HSPH➡️UMNMed➡️ Hopkins Med-Peds. HIV, Addiction, Medicine, and Pediatrics. Writer and randomista. 2024-25 Osler Residency Thayer ACS.
Anytime you cite Christ in your argument for hate or violence you prove you haven't read the Gospel.
September 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Anytime you cite Christ in your argument for hate or violence you prove you haven't read the Gospel.
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Time to break out the chart
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Time to break out the chart
I am once again humbly asking, what is the purpose of restricting citation numbers?
Writers should cite as much as indicated. No more, no less.
Editors can remove citations they deem unneccessary.
Restricting citations leads to under and improperly citing of work.
Writers should cite as much as indicated. No more, no less.
Editors can remove citations they deem unneccessary.
Restricting citations leads to under and improperly citing of work.
September 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I am once again humbly asking, what is the purpose of restricting citation numbers?
Writers should cite as much as indicated. No more, no less.
Editors can remove citations they deem unneccessary.
Restricting citations leads to under and improperly citing of work.
Writers should cite as much as indicated. No more, no less.
Editors can remove citations they deem unneccessary.
Restricting citations leads to under and improperly citing of work.
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The Wall Street Journal just published the photo of the birthday letter from Trump to Epstein.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
September 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Wall Street Journal just published the photo of the birthday letter from Trump to Epstein.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Heart Doctor here👋
-The American College of Cardiology now recommends that adults with heart disease get #vaccines against influenza, #COVID-19, & #RSV, citing their higher risk for severe respiratory infections, hospitalization, and death.
#medsky #publichealth #cardiology
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-The American College of Cardiology now recommends that adults with heart disease get #vaccines against influenza, #COVID-19, & #RSV, citing their higher risk for severe respiratory infections, hospitalization, and death.
#medsky #publichealth #cardiology
ms.spr.ly/6186swiZp
ACC Recommends Respiratory Vaccines in Heart Disease
The ACC joins its European counterparts in emphasizing the importance of immunization in cardiovascular health.
ms.spr.ly
August 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Heart Doctor here👋
-The American College of Cardiology now recommends that adults with heart disease get #vaccines against influenza, #COVID-19, & #RSV, citing their higher risk for severe respiratory infections, hospitalization, and death.
#medsky #publichealth #cardiology
ms.spr.ly/6186swiZp
-The American College of Cardiology now recommends that adults with heart disease get #vaccines against influenza, #COVID-19, & #RSV, citing their higher risk for severe respiratory infections, hospitalization, and death.
#medsky #publichealth #cardiology
ms.spr.ly/6186swiZp
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For us ID doctors, the CDC has been a rock. Data, guidelines, surveillance, travel advice -- all there, vetted by experts, referenced, reliable. Perfect? No. But watching its dismantling now breaks my heart. Some thoughts: blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Watching the Chaos at the CDC -- with Sadness and Alarm
Throughout my career as an infectious diseases doctor, the CDC has been a rock-solid source. Need reliable data on an outbreak? The CDC. Need thoughtful, evidence-based guidelines? The CDC. Need an au...
blogs.jwatch.org
August 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
For us ID doctors, the CDC has been a rock. Data, guidelines, surveillance, travel advice -- all there, vetted by experts, referenced, reliable. Perfect? No. But watching its dismantling now breaks my heart. Some thoughts: blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
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Sorry, I'm sick of myself even as I type these words, but when I hear "we should never have used it for young people" all I see is someone who has never practiced medicine and certainly did not spend 2020 and 2021 watching healthy 30 year-olds get ARDS.
NIH Director Battacharya on mRNA technology: "We should not be using as a platform for mass vaccination"
August 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Sorry, I'm sick of myself even as I type these words, but when I hear "we should never have used it for young people" all I see is someone who has never practiced medicine and certainly did not spend 2020 and 2021 watching healthy 30 year-olds get ARDS.
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You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
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"There was no control group because in Denmark, only 2% of children are unvaccinated, which is too small for meaningful comparison" Hviid added
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"There was no control group because in Denmark, only 2% of children are unvaccinated, which is too small for meaningful comparison" Hviid added
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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"There was no control group because in Denmark, only 2% of children are unvaccinated, which is too small for meaningful comparison" Hviid added
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
"There was no control group because in Denmark, only 2% of children are unvaccinated, which is too small for meaningful comparison" Hviid added
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Note also that the lawsuit alleges that because race and class are correlated, providing free tuition to lower income students is also racial preference.
They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth
They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth
“Johns Hopkins has not merely preserved its discriminatory DEI framework — it has entrenched, expanded and openly celebrated it as a cornerstone of its institutional identity,”
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
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Conservative group files complaint against Hopkins medical school
America First Legal is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a formal investigation into diversity policies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Note also that the lawsuit alleges that because race and class are correlated, providing free tuition to lower income students is also racial preference.
They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth
They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth
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July 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This one hits close to home as I recently had a (well meaning, very loving) cousin inquire about it's use for my dad's colon cancer.
The unfounded, conspiratorial, claims promoting ivermectin pushed by people in power, have serious consequences for patients.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The unfounded, conspiratorial, claims promoting ivermectin pushed by people in power, have serious consequences for patients.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
How Ivermectin Became Right-Wing Aspirin
Once a suspect COVID treatment, now a cure for everything
www.theatlantic.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This one hits close to home as I recently had a (well meaning, very loving) cousin inquire about it's use for my dad's colon cancer.
The unfounded, conspiratorial, claims promoting ivermectin pushed by people in power, have serious consequences for patients.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The unfounded, conspiratorial, claims promoting ivermectin pushed by people in power, have serious consequences for patients.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Reposted by Michael Rose MD, MPH
Excellent excellent excellent from Princeton president and constitutional/ political theorist Chris Eisgruber. There's been far too little of this kind of thing; here's hoping others follow his good example.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia
American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.
www.theatlantic.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Excellent excellent excellent from Princeton president and constitutional/ political theorist Chris Eisgruber. There's been far too little of this kind of thing; here's hoping others follow his good example.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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While Hopkins is one of the most dramatic examples, this is not a unique formula and is not unique to blue, purple, or red states.
Some pertinent examples (to perhaps change the administrations mind) for the media to highlight: Penn, Cleveland Clinic, U of Wisconsin, Emory, U of Michigan...
Some pertinent examples (to perhaps change the administrations mind) for the media to highlight: Penn, Cleveland Clinic, U of Wisconsin, Emory, U of Michigan...
January 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
While Hopkins is one of the most dramatic examples, this is not a unique formula and is not unique to blue, purple, or red states.
Some pertinent examples (to perhaps change the administrations mind) for the media to highlight: Penn, Cleveland Clinic, U of Wisconsin, Emory, U of Michigan...
Some pertinent examples (to perhaps change the administrations mind) for the media to highlight: Penn, Cleveland Clinic, U of Wisconsin, Emory, U of Michigan...
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Hopkins is the largest recipient of NIH grants in the country.
Hopkins is the largest healthcare organization in the state of Maryland
Hopkins is the largest employer in the state of Maryland.
Stopping NIH grants will gut, not just science, but also healthcare and the economy.
Hopkins is the largest healthcare organization in the state of Maryland
Hopkins is the largest employer in the state of Maryland.
Stopping NIH grants will gut, not just science, but also healthcare and the economy.
January 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Hopkins is the largest recipient of NIH grants in the country.
Hopkins is the largest healthcare organization in the state of Maryland
Hopkins is the largest employer in the state of Maryland.
Stopping NIH grants will gut, not just science, but also healthcare and the economy.
Hopkins is the largest healthcare organization in the state of Maryland
Hopkins is the largest employer in the state of Maryland.
Stopping NIH grants will gut, not just science, but also healthcare and the economy.
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University leaders have not been especially vocal about the new administration *because* they were so worried about Trump just gutting the research infrastructure. And now they have done so anyway.
February 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
University leaders have not been especially vocal about the new administration *because* they were so worried about Trump just gutting the research infrastructure. And now they have done so anyway.
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“This is a blatant attempt to gut the universities and health research that have saved so many lives and given economic opportunity to so many people.” @iwashyna.bsky.social on impact of new NIh order to cut research indirect costs. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%
www.statnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“This is a blatant attempt to gut the universities and health research that have saved so many lives and given economic opportunity to so many people.” @iwashyna.bsky.social on impact of new NIh order to cut research indirect costs. www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
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Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
I made an extra donation beyond my monthly contribution to @partnersinhealth.bsky.social as a small action but tangible action against the heartless cuts to USAID and PEPFAR.
It is not enough but it is something.
Consider joining me (or doing something similar).
It is not enough but it is something.
Consider joining me (or doing something similar).
February 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I made an extra donation beyond my monthly contribution to @partnersinhealth.bsky.social as a small action but tangible action against the heartless cuts to USAID and PEPFAR.
It is not enough but it is something.
Consider joining me (or doing something similar).
It is not enough but it is something.
Consider joining me (or doing something similar).
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Reposted by Michael Rose MD, MPH
Life is really rough right now. Today I got to tell a patient they were undetectable for the first time. It was a beautiful sliver of hope.
February 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Life is really rough right now. Today I got to tell a patient they were undetectable for the first time. It was a beautiful sliver of hope.
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From USAID colleague, with permission to share. It's not just chaos it is devastation and tearing apart of families and communities. Not to talk of systems that kept us safe. This is just one story, multiple this by 10,000.
Is this really making America great?
Is this really making America great?
February 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
From USAID colleague, with permission to share. It's not just chaos it is devastation and tearing apart of families and communities. Not to talk of systems that kept us safe. This is just one story, multiple this by 10,000.
Is this really making America great?
Is this really making America great?
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And this is precisely why all the pseudo exemption being put out don't mean much for the realities on the ground. Supply chains, implementation partners, grantees all need staff and a functioning ecosystem for it to work. You gut it, you kill it, people die.
Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.
February 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
And this is precisely why all the pseudo exemption being put out don't mean much for the realities on the ground. Supply chains, implementation partners, grantees all need staff and a functioning ecosystem for it to work. You gut it, you kill it, people die.