Sarah Sorlien, MD (she/her) 🇺🇦🏳️🌈☮️
@sarahmd.bsky.social
Retired Anesthesiologist, dog lover, learning Data Science and on the AI bandwagon.
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In discussion with a computer scientist from the University of Cambridge last night:
Me: "you've described some of the things that AI is good at. How would you describe the category of things it's not good at?
**pause**
Him: "Anything where it has to be right".
Me: "you've described some of the things that AI is good at. How would you describe the category of things it's not good at?
**pause**
Him: "Anything where it has to be right".
September 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In discussion with a computer scientist from the University of Cambridge last night:
Me: "you've described some of the things that AI is good at. How would you describe the category of things it's not good at?
**pause**
Him: "Anything where it has to be right".
Me: "you've described some of the things that AI is good at. How would you describe the category of things it's not good at?
**pause**
Him: "Anything where it has to be right".
Reposted by Sarah Sorlien, MD (she/her) 🇺🇦🏳️🌈☮️
I work in a rural state in healthcare and we have thousands of people waiting to be seen. This and the bill that will cut thousands of people from Medicaid will not help.
Trump does not care about the health of Americans.
#medsky
Trump does not care about the health of Americans.
#medsky
25% of Drs in US are foreign grads. Many are on an H1B visa. This will hit health systems hard especially rural hospitals and hospitals in underserved areas that sponsor these visas through waiver programs. The old cost was about 5000$ a year.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump signs proclamation imposing annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visas
Move deals potentially major blow to US tech industry, which relies heavily on workers from India and China
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I work in a rural state in healthcare and we have thousands of people waiting to be seen. This and the bill that will cut thousands of people from Medicaid will not help.
Trump does not care about the health of Americans.
#medsky
Trump does not care about the health of Americans.
#medsky
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025.... #medsky
So Anesthesia is a little different in the US in my experience.
So Anesthesia is a little different in the US in my experience.
Doctor who left patient during operation to have sex with nurse allowed to practise
Medical tribunal rules ‘very low risk’ of Suhail Anjum, who had been dismissed by hospital in Greater Manchester, repeating behaviour
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:17 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025.... #medsky
So Anesthesia is a little different in the US in my experience.
So Anesthesia is a little different in the US in my experience.
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When VL was used as the first-choice device:
⬇️ patients experiencing at least 1 complication (5.5% vs. 9.7%)
⬇️ 3+ intubation attempts (1.2% v 2%)
⬇️ need to change operator (1.8% vs. 4.9%)
⬇️ oesophageal intubation (0.5% vs. 1.4%)
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
⬇️ patients experiencing at least 1 complication (5.5% vs. 9.7%)
⬇️ 3+ intubation attempts (1.2% v 2%)
⬇️ need to change operator (1.8% vs. 4.9%)
⬇️ oesophageal intubation (0.5% vs. 1.4%)
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
September 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
When VL was used as the first-choice device:
⬇️ patients experiencing at least 1 complication (5.5% vs. 9.7%)
⬇️ 3+ intubation attempts (1.2% v 2%)
⬇️ need to change operator (1.8% vs. 4.9%)
⬇️ oesophageal intubation (0.5% vs. 1.4%)
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
⬇️ patients experiencing at least 1 complication (5.5% vs. 9.7%)
⬇️ 3+ intubation attempts (1.2% v 2%)
⬇️ need to change operator (1.8% vs. 4.9%)
⬇️ oesophageal intubation (0.5% vs. 1.4%)
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
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Dr. Dmitri Daskalakis, who resigned from the CDC says that RFKJr said he believes that Avian flu should be allowed to "burn through" the chickens and then children and others, so we can propagate a "stronger species". RFKJr believes in eugenics.
RFKJr needs to resign or be fired.
RFKJr needs to resign or be fired.
August 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Dr. Dmitri Daskalakis, who resigned from the CDC says that RFKJr said he believes that Avian flu should be allowed to "burn through" the chickens and then children and others, so we can propagate a "stronger species". RFKJr believes in eugenics.
RFKJr needs to resign or be fired.
RFKJr needs to resign or be fired.
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The appearance of large language models caused a drastic shift in the vocabulary of academic writing, according to an analysis in #ScienceAdvances of more than 15 million biomedical abstracts published from 2010 to 2024.
Learn more:
Learn more:
Delving into LLM-assisted writing in biomedical publications through excess vocabulary
Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT can generate and revise text with human-level performance. These models come with clear limitations, can produce inaccurate information, and reinforce existing biases.
scim.ag
August 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The appearance of large language models caused a drastic shift in the vocabulary of academic writing, according to an analysis in #ScienceAdvances of more than 15 million biomedical abstracts published from 2010 to 2024.
Learn more:
Learn more:
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“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
August 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“GPT-5 is the first time that it feels like talking to an expert in any topic — a Ph.D.-level expert,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.
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More RFK rejection of good science and damage to US preparation for viral epidemics. 🧪
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu. Robert F. Kennedy ...
www.dailykos.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
More RFK rejection of good science and damage to US preparation for viral epidemics. 🧪
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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The mathematician John Venn was born on this day in 1834. To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn diagram.
August 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The mathematician John Venn was born on this day in 1834. To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn diagram.
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It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
July 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.
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PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY ‼️
July 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY ‼️
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Hating on “Big Pharma”? Cool, it’s a $1.6 trillion regulated industry. But hang on…the $6.3 trillion wellness industry sells you mushroom tea, dewormers, crash diets, and alkaline water—no regulations, no oversight. But hey, it’s ‘natural,’ right?
April 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Hating on “Big Pharma”? Cool, it’s a $1.6 trillion regulated industry. But hang on…the $6.3 trillion wellness industry sells you mushroom tea, dewormers, crash diets, and alkaline water—no regulations, no oversight. But hey, it’s ‘natural,’ right?
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buymeacoffee.com/hristobogoev. New detective puzzles out now. fun way to practice SQL
Hristo Bogoev
I built SQL Noir, a fully open-source detective game where you solve mysteries using real SQL queries. It’s a fun, hands-on way to practice SQL while cracking classic noir-style cases.If you enjoy the
buymeacoffee.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
buymeacoffee.com/hristobogoev. New detective puzzles out now. fun way to practice SQL
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Gift link from me:
share.inquirer.com/4Hxahp
share.inquirer.com/4Hxahp
You wouldn't know it from the front pages of NYT or the Post, but a stunning 3-to-5.2 million Americans took to the streets Saturday with a simple message: "No King"
Congress passed the law that enabled a dictator, and Congress can stop the madness. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Congress passed the law that enabled a dictator, and Congress can stop the madness. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
The only national emergency is the law that empowers a mad king
The 1977 law that allows Trump to declare a fake emergency to impose massive tariffs was an invitation to dictatorship.
www.inquirer.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Gift link from me:
share.inquirer.com/4Hxahp
share.inquirer.com/4Hxahp
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"I don't like any of these extremists on the right or the left! I just think we need the basic common sense middle ground stuff, healthcare for all, taxing billionaires out of existence, trans rights, abolish ICE, all the normal stuff"
March 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I don't like any of these extremists on the right or the left! I just think we need the basic common sense middle ground stuff, healthcare for all, taxing billionaires out of existence, trans rights, abolish ICE, all the normal stuff"
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As promised—our Crafters Bazaar is now live!
And it is spectacular...
Fab selection of 50+ new items, handcrafted by skilled donors!
Buy It Now or place those bids!
www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...
#TransLawCenter
#CrimeWriters4TransRights
#TLCAuction
#Writers4TransRights
#romancelandia
And it is spectacular...
Fab selection of 50+ new items, handcrafted by skilled donors!
Buy It Now or place those bids!
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#TransLawCenter
#CrimeWriters4TransRights
#TLCAuction
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![screencap from auction site:
Autographed Book (Dana Cameron) comes with scarf to be hand knit by author and customized for you, current bid $75
Embroidery Bracelet / Bookmark, BIN for $30
"Lit Kit" of bookmark + keychain, BIN for $25
Quilted Sneakers - SOLD
Trans Flag Handmade Rose
"Golden Age" Quilt
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March 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
As promised—our Crafters Bazaar is now live!
And it is spectacular...
Fab selection of 50+ new items, handcrafted by skilled donors!
Buy It Now or place those bids!
www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...
#TransLawCenter
#CrimeWriters4TransRights
#TLCAuction
#Writers4TransRights
#romancelandia
And it is spectacular...
Fab selection of 50+ new items, handcrafted by skilled donors!
Buy It Now or place those bids!
www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...
#TransLawCenter
#CrimeWriters4TransRights
#TLCAuction
#Writers4TransRights
#romancelandia
@rubinallergy.bsky.social. Thanks for sending this out to your substack today. The locations of possible DC measles exposure is alarming.
dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
Health Officials Investigating Possible Measles Exposures in DC
(Washington, DC) - DC Health was notified of a confirmed case of measles in a person who visited multiple locations in DC while contagious. DC Health is informing people who were at these locations th...
dchealth.dc.gov
March 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@rubinallergy.bsky.social. Thanks for sending this out to your substack today. The locations of possible DC measles exposure is alarming.
dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
dchealth.dc.gov/release/heal...
So even a broken clock is right twice a day. I have been advocating for banning pharma ads to the public since the first ones came out in the newspapers next to Dear Abby. (early 80s)
March 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
So even a broken clock is right twice a day. I have been advocating for banning pharma ads to the public since the first ones came out in the newspapers next to Dear Abby. (early 80s)
My Estonian friend who lived under Russian occupation also reassures me - "people keep living their lives". Unfortunately I do know that won't be true or easy at all for so many Americans.
“The present isn’t permanent” says a friend who has lived through political upheavals and studies them.
I keep returning to how both reassuring and terrifying this is.
I keep returning to how both reassuring and terrifying this is.
March 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My Estonian friend who lived under Russian occupation also reassures me - "people keep living their lives". Unfortunately I do know that won't be true or easy at all for so many Americans.
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The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
March 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy.
We must end that international embarrassment.
Yes. We need Medicare for All.
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“Yet, far from acting in courageous defiance, many scientists and administrators now seem to think that the best response to the war on DEI is to keep their heads low and wait out four hard years.”
Hell yes, Art Caplan. More courageous defiance, less quiet cowardice.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Hell yes, Art Caplan. More courageous defiance, less quiet cowardice.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Don’t wait out four hard years: speak truth to power
The importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by.
www.nature.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
“Yet, far from acting in courageous defiance, many scientists and administrators now seem to think that the best response to the war on DEI is to keep their heads low and wait out four hard years.”
Hell yes, Art Caplan. More courageous defiance, less quiet cowardice.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Hell yes, Art Caplan. More courageous defiance, less quiet cowardice.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...