Rolf Kirby MD
@rolfk.bsky.social
Berkeley to Boulder with some stops inbetween. Practicing physician.
This is true
I don’t think non physicians realize how for real physicians, vaccines is a controversy like flat earth or creationism or birds aren’t real
"No true Scotsman" actually holds here
it's hard to really describe how baffling this is, how frustrating its been to see grow and how high the price will be
"No true Scotsman" actually holds here
it's hard to really describe how baffling this is, how frustrating its been to see grow and how high the price will be
August 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This is true
Epic fascinating thread
My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
July 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Epic fascinating thread
A nice approach to talking with people who are vaccine hesitant.
July 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A nice approach to talking with people who are vaccine hesitant.
A nice review!
Inflammation has characteristic stages and symptoms we are all familiar with.
Yet, they can still be taken out of context and presented as specific or dangerous in a particular situation.
Warmth, swelling, redness and even pain are due to on particular process: vasodilation.
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Yet, they can still be taken out of context and presented as specific or dangerous in a particular situation.
Warmth, swelling, redness and even pain are due to on particular process: vasodilation.
1/7
April 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A nice review!
A very useful post!
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April 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A very useful post!
This thread is a great summary
There is so much about this screenshot that incenses me
April 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This thread is a great summary
JFC
The Health Secretary is promoting quack doctors in the midst of a measles outbreak and literally nothing was more predictable.
April 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
JFC
Great thread
March 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Great thread
Piece by piece our public health apparatus is being disassembled
Are we surprised? No.
Horrifying? Yep.
Dark Age 2.0.
NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake wapo.st/3Dw7WG0
Horrifying? Yep.
Dark Age 2.0.
NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake wapo.st/3Dw7WG0
NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.
wapo.st
March 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Piece by piece our public health apparatus is being disassembled
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v... This feels very topical right now. What with bird flu, and measles, we need all hands on deck for widespread vaccination.
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
www.statnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v... This feels very topical right now. What with bird flu, and measles, we need all hands on deck for widespread vaccination.
A worrisome report
Make a huge mistake. Then make a false claim about how you fixed it.
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A worrisome report
How far will the dismantling of our public health go?
#Measles outbreaks across US
- 10 in NY www.health.ny.gov/diseases/com...
- 48 and increasing in Texas amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
- 3 in Georgia www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...
- isolated cases in Alaska, Rhode Island
What does CDC say?
14 cases in 2025 www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
#IDsky
- 10 in NY www.health.ny.gov/diseases/com...
- 48 and increasing in Texas amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...
- 3 in Georgia www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...
- isolated cases in Alaska, Rhode Island
What does CDC say?
14 cases in 2025 www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
#IDsky
February 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
How far will the dismantling of our public health go?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL... Ezra Klein's words feel like a welcome counter to the deep worry stemming from the last two weeks.
Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL... Ezra Klein's words feel like a welcome counter to the deep worry stemming from the last two weeks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKX8... Really enjoying this album right now. The band is brand new discovery, and I am loving their flowing melodic jazz.
GoGo Penguin - v2.0 (Deluxe Edition)(Official Album Video)
YouTube video by Gondwana Records
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKX8... Really enjoying this album right now. The band is brand new discovery, and I am loving their flowing melodic jazz.
Years before I started pre med I worked construction in home remodeling in the Bay Area, and we would bemoan OSHA regs that slowed us down. We wanted to be done! Now that I see injured workers from the other side, it seems very obvious that there needs to be someone looking out for their safety.
BREAKING: Republican Congressman Andy Biggs has introduced a bill to abolish OSHA.
The entire text of the bill reads "The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is repealed. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is abolished."
The entire text of the bill reads "The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is repealed. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is abolished."
February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Years before I started pre med I worked construction in home remodeling in the Bay Area, and we would bemoan OSHA regs that slowed us down. We wanted to be done! Now that I see injured workers from the other side, it seems very obvious that there needs to be someone looking out for their safety.
Thread, or, we need to know our medical history!
With science falling under increasing attack, this medical historian is here to remind people of the power of #vaccines. THREAD🧵
Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7
Hard-hitting polio advert from 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, polio was the leading cause of death in children and young adults. 1/7
February 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thread, or, we need to know our medical history!
An important thread by Dr. Gawande
I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
January 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
An important thread by Dr. Gawande
This feels important
If Bluesky is to replace X for news, global coverage is key.
There are consequential events happening in Syria, Ukraine, Georgia, Sudan & Gaza right now.
This pack includes reporters on the ground there & analysts.
Pls consider following these to share their reporting & build Bluesky's news value
There are consequential events happening in Syria, Ukraine, Georgia, Sudan & Gaza right now.
This pack includes reporters on the ground there & analysts.
Pls consider following these to share their reporting & build Bluesky's news value
December 3, 2024 at 3:57 AM
This feels important
This feels paramount right now
November 25, 2024 at 12:16 AM
This feels paramount right now
The newer osteoporosis med with the generic name romosuzumab - aqqg. How to pronounce that? I am imagining a Cowboys fan saying Romo Would Be Mad - Acccck! Maybe the fan is the cat from Bloom County.
November 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM
The newer osteoporosis med with the generic name romosuzumab - aqqg. How to pronounce that? I am imagining a Cowboys fan saying Romo Would Be Mad - Acccck! Maybe the fan is the cat from Bloom County.
Burneko and The Defector going hard. Given the pallid and limp Times and Post over recent months, this reads like a breath of fresh air.
blogged it
defector.com/what-the-fuc...
defector.com/what-the-fuc...
What The Fuck Is A "Vaccine Skeptic"? | Defector
At darker moments, contesting this kind of stuff in the wake of the 2024 election—and all the shameless, shameful, unforgivable work the American media did to produce that election’s outcome—feels as ...
defector.com
November 16, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Burneko and The Defector going hard. Given the pallid and limp Times and Post over recent months, this reads like a breath of fresh air.