Aishwarya Rajagopalan, D.O., MHS
@aishwaryakraj.medsky.social
Child and adolescent c-l, emergency & interventional psychiatrist, learning, growing. Interested in improving the continuum of wellbeing for kids, families, and communities. she/her. Views my own, not medical advice, not views of my employer
Best double doc in the game 📣📣‼️‼️❤️❤️ @albey58.bsky.social
Alexandra Bey, MD, PhD, is a child psychiatrist in the Duke Autism Clinic and a researcher in the Duke Center for Autism. We sat down with Dr. Bey for a conversation about how her dual roles in research and patient care overlap.
autismcenter.duke.edu/news/spotlig...
autismcenter.duke.edu/news/spotlig...
Spotlight: Alexandra Bey, MD, PhD, Serves Families Through Research and Patient Care
Alexandra Bey, MD, PhD, is a child psychiatrist in the Duke Autism Clinic and a researcher in the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development. Dr. Bey’s research and clinical career is dedicated to i...
autismcenter.duke.edu
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Best double doc in the game 📣📣‼️‼️❤️❤️ @albey58.bsky.social
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Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
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Autism develops from many influences during early brain development. Duke researchers explain a “threshold” model: no single gene or factor causes autism on its own. Many small genetic differences, with certain environmental influences before birth, can add up and increase the likelihood of autism.
Genetic and environmental influences in autism: Guiding the future of tailored early detection and intervention
A Viewpoint by Alexandra L. Bey et al.: www.jci.org/articles/vie...
A Viewpoint by Alexandra L. Bey et al.: www.jci.org/articles/vie...
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Autism develops from many influences during early brain development. Duke researchers explain a “threshold” model: no single gene or factor causes autism on its own. Many small genetic differences, with certain environmental influences before birth, can add up and increase the likelihood of autism.
Proud of the best CAP I know @albey58.bsky.social for this quick & informative read!
Genetic and environmental influences in autism: Guiding the future of tailored early detection and intervention
A Viewpoint by Alexandra L. Bey et al.: www.jci.org/articles/vie...
A Viewpoint by Alexandra L. Bey et al.: www.jci.org/articles/vie...
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Proud of the best CAP I know @albey58.bsky.social for this quick & informative read!
@albey58.bsky.social when are we next doing this? 👀
August 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
@albey58.bsky.social when are we next doing this? 👀
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1 in 5 women will have a perinatal mood disorder
July 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
1 in 5 women will have a perinatal mood disorder
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Today’s FDA panel on SSRIs in pregnancy lacked balance and failed to reflect the evidence. Untreated depression and anxiety can lead to serious health risks for pregnant patients—SSRIs can be lifesaving. Patients deserve access to evidence-based, compassionate care. Learn more: buff.ly/NcCZno8
July 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Today’s FDA panel on SSRIs in pregnancy lacked balance and failed to reflect the evidence. Untreated depression and anxiety can lead to serious health risks for pregnant patients—SSRIs can be lifesaving. Patients deserve access to evidence-based, compassionate care. Learn more: buff.ly/NcCZno8
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Here’s what 8 years as a doctor has taught me:
GO SEE THE PATIENT
In medical school: every patient, as much as you can
In residency: when the nurse is worried at 3am on your 28-hour call shift
As an attending: when the hospice social worker calls your cell phone
GO SEE THE PATIENT
In medical school: every patient, as much as you can
In residency: when the nurse is worried at 3am on your 28-hour call shift
As an attending: when the hospice social worker calls your cell phone
April 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Here’s what 8 years as a doctor has taught me:
GO SEE THE PATIENT
In medical school: every patient, as much as you can
In residency: when the nurse is worried at 3am on your 28-hour call shift
As an attending: when the hospice social worker calls your cell phone
GO SEE THE PATIENT
In medical school: every patient, as much as you can
In residency: when the nurse is worried at 3am on your 28-hour call shift
As an attending: when the hospice social worker calls your cell phone
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This is not only untrue, it is the exact opposite. COVID infection in pregnancy is associated with double the rate of stillbirths. COVID infection before or during early pregnancy is associated with three times higher rate of miscarriage.
June 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is not only untrue, it is the exact opposite. COVID infection in pregnancy is associated with double the rate of stillbirths. COVID infection before or during early pregnancy is associated with three times higher rate of miscarriage.
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Everyone should know this.
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Everyone should know this.
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🖋️ Read our June editorial: Keeping families stable, secure, and together
"While governments and global organisations must safeguard children from harm, the value in keeping families stable, secure, and together cannot be underestimated."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"While governments and global organisations must safeguard children from harm, the value in keeping families stable, secure, and together cannot be underestimated."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Keeping families stable, secure, and together
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines the rights of children,
as far as possible, to know and be cared for by their parents, to preserve their identities,
including family...
www.thelancet.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🖋️ Read our June editorial: Keeping families stable, secure, and together
"While governments and global organisations must safeguard children from harm, the value in keeping families stable, secure, and together cannot be underestimated."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
"While governments and global organisations must safeguard children from harm, the value in keeping families stable, secure, and together cannot be underestimated."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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📣 "Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility" 📣
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @oniblackstock.bsky.social for @thelancet.com
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@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @oniblackstock.bsky.social for @thelancet.com
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June 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
📣 "Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility" 📣
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @oniblackstock.bsky.social for @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @oniblackstock.bsky.social for @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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For our @3wishesprogram.bsky.social, we sometimes gift plushes that contain the now deceased loved one's heartbeat recording to family members. A wife told me she puts her husband's shirt on the bear, holds it, and cries "in the comfort of his arms". I'm not crying, you're crying.
May 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
For our @3wishesprogram.bsky.social, we sometimes gift plushes that contain the now deceased loved one's heartbeat recording to family members. A wife told me she puts her husband's shirt on the bear, holds it, and cries "in the comfort of his arms". I'm not crying, you're crying.
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Please help us correct misinformation!
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
translifeline.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Please help us correct misinformation!
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
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We had the BEST time on Saturday evening at Jodie's Prom at Duke Children's Hospital, an annual celebration for Duke pediatric patients with a chronic health condition and their families. Kudos to the ATLAS team on creating a truly memorable experience for these kids!
@dukehealth.bsky.social
@dukehealth.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
We had the BEST time on Saturday evening at Jodie's Prom at Duke Children's Hospital, an annual celebration for Duke pediatric patients with a chronic health condition and their families. Kudos to the ATLAS team on creating a truly memorable experience for these kids!
@dukehealth.bsky.social
@dukehealth.bsky.social
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Did you know that almost 40% of 12-21 yo females are iron deficient, it’s easily treatable, and yet there’s no universal screening so most of them don’t even know it?!
Prevalence of Iron Deficiency and Iron-Deficiency Anemia in US Females Aged 12-21 Years, 2003-2020
This study examines prevalence of iron deficiency among females aged 12 to 21 years to inform future screening strategies for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.
jamanetwork.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Did you know that almost 40% of 12-21 yo females are iron deficient, it’s easily treatable, and yet there’s no universal screening so most of them don’t even know it?!
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP - the legit one) has started a web page to fact check some claims relevant to pediatric health, meant for pediatricians, parents and media seeking the best information.
#PedSky #PedsID
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
#PedSky #PedsID
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Fact Checked
Pediatricians weigh in to address the latest misinformation by providing clear, science-backed messaging to support children and families.
www.aap.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP - the legit one) has started a web page to fact check some claims relevant to pediatric health, meant for pediatricians, parents and media seeking the best information.
#PedSky #PedsID
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
#PedSky #PedsID
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Please pass along the word to anyone looking for an research coordinator position! This is a perfect post-bac position for someone interested in adolescent eating behaviors and/or acceptance-based interventions! epyz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Clinical Research Coordinator
The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children’s Health in Delaware is seeking a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC). The CHDS is a research center across the Nemours ...
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April 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Please pass along the word to anyone looking for an research coordinator position! This is a perfect post-bac position for someone interested in adolescent eating behaviors and/or acceptance-based interventions! epyz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Orange and Durham Counties are set to lose $360 million
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Orange and Durham Counties are set to lose $360 million
Happy National Doctors’ Day and most especially to my favorite CAP, confidant, and academic better half @albey58.bsky.social ! There are so many challenging things about navigating early career amidst an evolving landscape, and yet there is comfort in sharing it with a brilliant, kind friend.
March 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy National Doctors’ Day and most especially to my favorite CAP, confidant, and academic better half @albey58.bsky.social ! There are so many challenging things about navigating early career amidst an evolving landscape, and yet there is comfort in sharing it with a brilliant, kind friend.
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And in case you missed this week's first post, here's the link to that one:
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Do you want to read scientific papers but don't really know how? Curious about cats and bird flu? Like journal clubs?
If you answered YES to any of these, this week's E is for Epi newsletter is for you.
Join me reading this recent study in 7 simple(-ish!) steps:
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If you answered YES to any of these, this week's E is for Epi newsletter is for you.
Join me reading this recent study in 7 simple(-ish!) steps:
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
How to read a scientific paper: bird flu in cats
Understanding scientific papers is not easy, but it's a skill you can learn. Let's do it together.
open.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
And in case you missed this week's first post, here's the link to that one:
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bsky.app/profile/epie...
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On 4/26, Duke Psychiatry’s ATLAS program will host Jodie’s Prom at Duke Children's Hospital, an annual celebration for Duke pediatric patients w/a chronic health condition & their families—funded 💯 by donations/grants.
See details, photos & more: duke.is/jodiesprom
Support prom: duke.is/jodiefund
See details, photos & more: duke.is/jodiesprom
Support prom: duke.is/jodiefund
March 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On 4/26, Duke Psychiatry’s ATLAS program will host Jodie’s Prom at Duke Children's Hospital, an annual celebration for Duke pediatric patients w/a chronic health condition & their families—funded 💯 by donations/grants.
See details, photos & more: duke.is/jodiesprom
Support prom: duke.is/jodiefund
See details, photos & more: duke.is/jodiesprom
Support prom: duke.is/jodiefund
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The ACA was cool because before the ACA EVERY SINGLE CHILD WITH CANCER hit their annual and lifetime limits almost immediately and were denied insurance for the rest of their lives and after the ACA that’s illegal.
The ACA was cool because before the ACA you could hit your lifetime maximum before you were a month old and be denied insurance for the rest of your life and after the ACA that’s illegal.
March 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The ACA was cool because before the ACA EVERY SINGLE CHILD WITH CANCER hit their annual and lifetime limits almost immediately and were denied insurance for the rest of their lives and after the ACA that’s illegal.
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Lack of access to period products can lead to infections, and with nearly 1 in 4 American teens reporting that they can’t afford or don’t have access to period products, period poverty remains a critical issue here in the U.S.
Free Tampons Are Great, But What We Really Need Is Menstrual Justice
This Women's History Month, let's make real change by dismantling the systems of oppression that hold menstruators back.
www.teenvogue.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Lack of access to period products can lead to infections, and with nearly 1 in 4 American teens reporting that they can’t afford or don’t have access to period products, period poverty remains a critical issue here in the U.S.