Shandana Nawaz, MD
@nawazshandana.medsky.social
Proudly an OBGyn, not your regular though. Avid procrastinator. Prolific egotist . Travel, ArsenalFC, Caffeine junkie. Not your regular Yanqui too.
Probably at the hospital right now.
Probably at the hospital right now.
Pinned
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Get abortion and miscarriage care, wherever you are.
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To any woman who needs to hear this:
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PASS IT ON folks.
#Obgynsky #Medsky
aidaccess.org will mail reproductive healthcare to your house discreetly and will work with you on prices. woman will donate money to help other women get the care they need.
PASS IT ON folks.
#Obgynsky #Medsky
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Thought I’d share my experience as an AI-skeptic in a medical system that is increasingly pushing AI tools. TLDR: AI medical images are crap. Total crap.1/6
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thought I’d share my experience as an AI-skeptic in a medical system that is increasingly pushing AI tools. TLDR: AI medical images are crap. Total crap.1/6
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Remember that the majority of anti-vaxxers are themselves vaccinated against diseases like polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, and rubella.
It’s only their kids they choose to put at risk.
It’s only their kids they choose to put at risk.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Remember that the majority of anti-vaxxers are themselves vaccinated against diseases like polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, and rubella.
It’s only their kids they choose to put at risk.
It’s only their kids they choose to put at risk.
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Therapist: So what brings you in today?
Me: I’ve never truly gotten over the loss of Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Steve Irwin, and George Michael.
Therapist: Oh dear. Let me put on the kettle.
Me: I’ve never truly gotten over the loss of Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Steve Irwin, and George Michael.
Therapist: Oh dear. Let me put on the kettle.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Therapist: So what brings you in today?
Me: I’ve never truly gotten over the loss of Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Steve Irwin, and George Michael.
Therapist: Oh dear. Let me put on the kettle.
Me: I’ve never truly gotten over the loss of Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Steve Irwin, and George Michael.
Therapist: Oh dear. Let me put on the kettle.
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Remember when some of us said the Democratic leadership would take all the wrong lessons from the blue tsunami and squander all the goodwill?
Here you go.
Here you go.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Remember when some of us said the Democratic leadership would take all the wrong lessons from the blue tsunami and squander all the goodwill?
Here you go.
Here you go.
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It has been 2 months since FDA head Marty Makary falsely alleged that “There have been children who have died from the COVID vaccine…We’re gonna release a report in the coming few weeks”.
His report is still nowhere to be found.
Where’s the report, shitbirds?
His report is still nowhere to be found.
Where’s the report, shitbirds?
FDA Head Dr. Marty Makary reacts to RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing | CNN
Marty Makary joins The Lead
www.cnn.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It has been 2 months since FDA head Marty Makary falsely alleged that “There have been children who have died from the COVID vaccine…We’re gonna release a report in the coming few weeks”.
His report is still nowhere to be found.
Where’s the report, shitbirds?
His report is still nowhere to be found.
Where’s the report, shitbirds?
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In case anyone needs a reminder of how successful the Republican attack on public health has been:
A person who is the first probable measles case near Salt Lake City refuses to speak to the health department, so anyone they came into contact with can’t be warned.
This is especially insidious…
A person who is the first probable measles case near Salt Lake City refuses to speak to the health department, so anyone they came into contact with can’t be warned.
This is especially insidious…
Measles outbreak investigation in Utah blocked by patient who refuses to talk
The person refused to even tell health officials their address.
arstechnica.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In case anyone needs a reminder of how successful the Republican attack on public health has been:
A person who is the first probable measles case near Salt Lake City refuses to speak to the health department, so anyone they came into contact with can’t be warned.
This is especially insidious…
A person who is the first probable measles case near Salt Lake City refuses to speak to the health department, so anyone they came into contact with can’t be warned.
This is especially insidious…
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This is Rufus. His Halloween costume arrived late. Really wants to escargot trick-or-treating if you don’t mind turning on your porch light. 13/10 (IG: rufuscorg)
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is Rufus. His Halloween costume arrived late. Really wants to escargot trick-or-treating if you don’t mind turning on your porch light. 13/10 (IG: rufuscorg)
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You can't make this up.
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You can't make this up.
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NEW @nejm.org: We synthesized 511 recent studies on Covid-19, RSV & flu vaccines for 2025-26. With federal advisory processes disrupted, clinicians & the public need rigorous, independent evidence synthesis.
Here's what we found: 🧵
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Here's what we found: 🧵
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026 | NEJM
Changes in the vaccine advisory process in the United States have disrupted immunization
guidance, which reinforces the need for independent evidence review to inform decisions
regarding immunizati...
www.nejm.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW @nejm.org: We synthesized 511 recent studies on Covid-19, RSV & flu vaccines for 2025-26. With federal advisory processes disrupted, clinicians & the public need rigorous, independent evidence synthesis.
Here's what we found: 🧵
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Here's what we found: 🧵
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Doctor patient communication is important but a little more than half have received training @acogd2.bsky.social #D2ADM “we never train for connection”—- Rebecca Harlow
October 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Doctor patient communication is important but a little more than half have received training @acogd2.bsky.social #D2ADM “we never train for connection”—- Rebecca Harlow
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This is such a failure; when I was in training (1998-2009) we had ~100 cases a year; the worst year being 2008 with 140. This latest outbreak will push us over 1,700, with a few months to go in 2025. America was declared measles-free in 2000 (defined as 12 months with no endemic transmission) 1/3
A measles outbreak along the border of Utah and Arizona has sickened more than 100 people. A majority of the cases are in unvaccinated people.
More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona
In the hardest-hit counties, childhood vaccination rates steeply declined during the pandemic.
nyti.ms
October 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is such a failure; when I was in training (1998-2009) we had ~100 cases a year; the worst year being 2008 with 140. This latest outbreak will push us over 1,700, with a few months to go in 2025. America was declared measles-free in 2000 (defined as 12 months with no endemic transmission) 1/3
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mRNA vaccines 🧬 are already great but they can be made even more effective by making them code for virus-like nanoparticles 🦠 rather than just single proteins 🧪
This means a lower dose is required, which should reduce side effects
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
This means a lower dose is required, which should reduce side effects
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Why the next generation of mRNA vaccines is set to be even better
mRNA vaccines are quick and easy to make, while virus-like nanoparticles produce a stronger immune response - now the two approaches are being combined to give us the best of both worlds
www.newscientist.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
mRNA vaccines 🧬 are already great but they can be made even more effective by making them code for virus-like nanoparticles 🦠 rather than just single proteins 🧪
This means a lower dose is required, which should reduce side effects
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
This means a lower dose is required, which should reduce side effects
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day
October 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day
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The people getting laid off are some of the highest-trained and most specialized people in healthcare. They don’t just get replaced by hiring some new people when a sane administration takes over. This is a huge loss for America.
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The people getting laid off are some of the highest-trained and most specialized people in healthcare. They don’t just get replaced by hiring some new people when a sane administration takes over. This is a huge loss for America.
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The nazis themselves were not some clever masterminds where everything they did went perfect. They were also comical idiots who did ridiculous things, like invading Russia in the winter.
They gained power because the opposition couldn’t understand that the fascists were not rational agents.
They gained power because the opposition couldn’t understand that the fascists were not rational agents.
that said: I think the "it's not fascism unless they're good at it" brand of analysis probably isn't the move
October 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The nazis themselves were not some clever masterminds where everything they did went perfect. They were also comical idiots who did ridiculous things, like invading Russia in the winter.
They gained power because the opposition couldn’t understand that the fascists were not rational agents.
They gained power because the opposition couldn’t understand that the fascists were not rational agents.
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She had a reputation for working with Republicans and Democrats alike. But @drdebhoury.bsky.social was never once able to brief RFK Jr. In fact, she only met him once — when he toured the empty CDC after a gunman killed Officer David Rose and traumatized staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted CDC official raises alarm over RFK Jr approach to infectious disease
Debra Houry speaks after testifying on eight months under Kennedy, who critics say shuns science and spreads falsehoods
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
She had a reputation for working with Republicans and Democrats alike. But @drdebhoury.bsky.social was never once able to brief RFK Jr. In fact, she only met him once — when he toured the empty CDC after a gunman killed Officer David Rose and traumatized staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
September 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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JUST NOW AT THE UN…
September 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
JUST NOW AT THE UN…
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This is what demonizing Tylenol will wreak.
September 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is what demonizing Tylenol will wreak.
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A sweet and happy new year to everyone, except for the government of Israel, the IDF, Stephen miller, and a few others. To the people of Palestine, to the immigrants to the United States, may god bestow all blessings upon you, and may he give you peace.
September 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A sweet and happy new year to everyone, except for the government of Israel, the IDF, Stephen miller, and a few others. To the people of Palestine, to the immigrants to the United States, may god bestow all blessings upon you, and may he give you peace.
September 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I’m autistic. Not because of Tylenol.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
September 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I’m autistic. Not because of Tylenol.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
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Dr. Malone asked about adjuvants in MMR. Live-attenuated vaccines like MMR don’t use adjuvants. Because the weakened virus replicates a bit in the host, it naturally provides the innate immune stimulus — the very role adjuvants play in non-live vaccines.
September 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dr. Malone asked about adjuvants in MMR. Live-attenuated vaccines like MMR don’t use adjuvants. Because the weakened virus replicates a bit in the host, it naturally provides the innate immune stimulus — the very role adjuvants play in non-live vaccines.
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the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok
September 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok
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The “medical freedom” movement claims to be about choices, like to not vaccinate their kids.
But they already have that choice. Absolutely nobody in the U.S. has to vaccinate their kid.
But what about everyone whose choice is for their infant to not get exposed to a vaccine-preventable disease?
But they already have that choice. Absolutely nobody in the U.S. has to vaccinate their kid.
But what about everyone whose choice is for their infant to not get exposed to a vaccine-preventable disease?
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The “medical freedom” movement claims to be about choices, like to not vaccinate their kids.
But they already have that choice. Absolutely nobody in the U.S. has to vaccinate their kid.
But what about everyone whose choice is for their infant to not get exposed to a vaccine-preventable disease?
But they already have that choice. Absolutely nobody in the U.S. has to vaccinate their kid.
But what about everyone whose choice is for their infant to not get exposed to a vaccine-preventable disease?