Rebekah Proctor, MD
@bekahproctor.bsky.social
PGY-5. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellow. Avid book lover. Dog and cat mom
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I will always, no matter what the circumstances, be absolutely and adamantly opposed to letting children starve.
July 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I will always, no matter what the circumstances, be absolutely and adamantly opposed to letting children starve.
I did need this video.
July 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I did need this video.
Ask me how many times a week I scream “THIS IS THE DUMBEST TIMELINE”
April 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Ask me how many times a week I scream “THIS IS THE DUMBEST TIMELINE”
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Aaron Carroll wrote this 10 years ago
It remains true today
More true than anything our HHS secretary says about it
www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/u...
It remains true today
More true than anything our HHS secretary says about it
www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/u...
Not Up for Debate: The Science Behind Vaccination (Gift Article)
The candidates discussed lots of topics at the second Republican debate, but there was one they would have done better to leave alone.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Aaron Carroll wrote this 10 years ago
It remains true today
More true than anything our HHS secretary says about it
www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/u...
It remains true today
More true than anything our HHS secretary says about it
www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/u...
He’s either blaming vaccines or has no idea what goes into the development of a double blind RCT and I’m pretty sure the answer is both
The HHS has launched a “massive testing and research effort” involving hundreds of scientists worldwide that will determine “what has caused the autism epidemic” by September, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
RFK Jr. claims new research effort will find cause of ‘autism epidemic’ by September | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a “massive testing and research effort” involving hundreds of scientists worldwide that will determine “what has caused the autism epidemic”...
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
He’s either blaming vaccines or has no idea what goes into the development of a double blind RCT and I’m pretty sure the answer is both
Honestly some of my favorite referrals. Patients are so relieved to know why they’re tired or eating ice. Most are told it can’t be iron deficiency since they’re not anemic
PSA: You can have iron deficiency without anemia and it still matters and can cause serious symptoms and absolutely warrants treatment.
April 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Honestly some of my favorite referrals. Patients are so relieved to know why they’re tired or eating ice. Most are told it can’t be iron deficiency since they’re not anemic
*bangs head against wall*
Dr. Oz, the heart surgeon turned daytime TV star, has a new job: overseeing Medicare and Medicaid.
Senate confirms Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid
He will oversee how physicians are paid through Medicare.
www.politico.com
April 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
*bangs head against wall*
Screams in pediatrician 😭
Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Screams in pediatrician 😭
Helmet section at 280 Target @spann.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Helmet section at 280 Target @spann.bsky.social
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[Screams into void]
RFK Jr on the measles vaccine: "There are adverse events from the vaccine. It does cause deaths every year. It causes all the illnesses that measles itself cause."
March 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
[Screams into void]
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More not so fun measles facts
🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia)
🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year
🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves
🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected
🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia)
🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year
🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves
🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected
Doesn’t it also reset your immune system?
February 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
More not so fun measles facts
🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia)
🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year
🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves
🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected
🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia)
🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year
🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves
🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected
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Just a reminder that the HPV vaccine literally PREVENTS CANCER and the series can be started as early as 9 years of age.
February 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Just a reminder that the HPV vaccine literally PREVENTS CANCER and the series can be started as early as 9 years of age.
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When Elon was a kid, survival for ALL, the most common childhood cancer, was <10%
Now it’s >90% due to funded collaboratives (high indirect costs) whose work ultimately SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR.
For other cancers there’s still so much progress to be made.
I think it’s worth it.
Now it’s >90% due to funded collaboratives (high indirect costs) whose work ultimately SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR.
For other cancers there’s still so much progress to be made.
I think it’s worth it.
February 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
When Elon was a kid, survival for ALL, the most common childhood cancer, was <10%
Now it’s >90% due to funded collaboratives (high indirect costs) whose work ultimately SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR.
For other cancers there’s still so much progress to be made.
I think it’s worth it.
Now it’s >90% due to funded collaboratives (high indirect costs) whose work ultimately SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERY YEAR.
For other cancers there’s still so much progress to be made.
I think it’s worth it.
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NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
February 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
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#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪
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#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪
February 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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▶️STI GUIDELINES
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#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪
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#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪
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CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
Site Index
STIs are common. Many are curable - all are preventable.
web.archive.org
January 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇
web.archive.org/web/20250131...
This apparently applies to anything related to social determinants of health too…
Several CDC websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after the agency was directed to comply with an executive order from President Donald Trump.
CDC websites, datasets taken down as agency complies with Trump executive order | CNN
Several US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after the agency was directed to comply with...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This apparently applies to anything related to social determinants of health too…
Hope nobody needed to use the Social Vulnerability Index from the CDC 🙃
January 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hope nobody needed to use the Social Vulnerability Index from the CDC 🙃
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The website for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention apparently no longer exists despite guns being the NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
This is truly the bad place
This is truly the bad place
January 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The website for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention apparently no longer exists despite guns being the NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
This is truly the bad place
This is truly the bad place
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Know what patients who have cancer don’t have time for?!
Dealing with this bullshit.
Absolutely despicable.
Dealing with this bullshit.
Absolutely despicable.
UnitedHealth has overcharged some cancer patients for medicine by over 1,000%.
An FTC report finds that OptumRx, United Health's pharmacy benefit manager, has made billions by charging patients a huge markup for life-saving drugs.
www.yahoo.com/news/unitedh...
An FTC report finds that OptumRx, United Health's pharmacy benefit manager, has made billions by charging patients a huge markup for life-saving drugs.
www.yahoo.com/news/unitedh...
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
www.yahoo.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Know what patients who have cancer don’t have time for?!
Dealing with this bullshit.
Absolutely despicable.
Dealing with this bullshit.
Absolutely despicable.
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Many pediatric oncology programs rely on philanthropy and have just a small fraction of the resources that St Jude has.
If you’d like to support children with cancer, especially those in your area, consider donating to your local children’s hospital.
If you’d like to support children with cancer, especially those in your area, consider donating to your local children’s hospital.
December 28, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Many pediatric oncology programs rely on philanthropy and have just a small fraction of the resources that St Jude has.
If you’d like to support children with cancer, especially those in your area, consider donating to your local children’s hospital.
If you’d like to support children with cancer, especially those in your area, consider donating to your local children’s hospital.
Zoe says hello Bluesky 👋🏻
November 16, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Zoe says hello Bluesky 👋🏻
Timeline cleanser: the goodest boy with his favorite thing in the world, a stick ❤️
November 8, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Timeline cleanser: the goodest boy with his favorite thing in the world, a stick ❤️