Christian Holt
@christianholt.com
medical student | paramedic | accidental lawyer | EM/EMS research + policy + regulation | he/him | #EMBound USIMG 2027 🚑🏂🏳️🌈
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Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver
Andrew Schwartz
www.wweek.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
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AT&T Long Lines
is one of the most monumental efforts that has zero cultural understanding
is one of the most monumental efforts that has zero cultural understanding
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
AT&T Long Lines
is one of the most monumental efforts that has zero cultural understanding
is one of the most monumental efforts that has zero cultural understanding
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a gastroenterologist who has pushed Kennedy to follow the science on vaccines, called on HHS to release data that supports its claim about Tylenol and autism, adding that “the preponderance of evidence shows that this is not the case.” www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
With RFK Jr. behind him, Trump pushes unproven link between Tylenol and autism
Acetaminophen has been used for decades in Tylenol and many other over-the-counter medications as a pain and fever reliever during pregnancy.
www.nbcnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a gastroenterologist who has pushed Kennedy to follow the science on vaccines, called on HHS to release data that supports its claim about Tylenol and autism, adding that “the preponderance of evidence shows that this is not the case.” www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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As fringe figures formed policy inside HHS, one longtime employee decided the mRNA decision had crossed a red line. Alastair Thomson, chief data officer at ARPA-H, resigned in protest.
From my interview with him:
From my interview with him:
August 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
As fringe figures formed policy inside HHS, one longtime employee decided the mRNA decision had crossed a red line. Alastair Thomson, chief data officer at ARPA-H, resigned in protest.
From my interview with him:
From my interview with him:
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Researchers at Defcon just showed they can crack the Securam ProLogic locks used on high-security safes to protect guns, cash, and narcotics in pharmacies.
When they told Securam last year, it sent them legal threats—and didn't fix the flaws.
www.wired.com/story/secura...
When they told Securam last year, it sent them legal threats—and didn't fix the flaws.
www.wired.com/story/secura...
Hackers Went Looking for a Backdoor in High-Security Safes—and Now Can Open Them in Seconds
Security researchers found two techniques to crack at least eight brands of electronic safes—used to secure everything from guns to narcotics—that are sold with Securam Prologic locks.
www.wired.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Researchers at Defcon just showed they can crack the Securam ProLogic locks used on high-security safes to protect guns, cash, and narcotics in pharmacies.
When they told Securam last year, it sent them legal threats—and didn't fix the flaws.
www.wired.com/story/secura...
When they told Securam last year, it sent them legal threats—and didn't fix the flaws.
www.wired.com/story/secura...
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preparation of cell-based therapies requires specialized training that takes 4 to 6 months
the PI asked to re-hire his own team
NIH leadership refused, suggesting contractors or temps from elsewhere in NIH
this ignorant suggestion amounts to "replace the surgeon with a pilot or flight attendant"
the PI asked to re-hire his own team
NIH leadership refused, suggesting contractors or temps from elsewhere in NIH
this ignorant suggestion amounts to "replace the surgeon with a pilot or flight attendant"
June 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
preparation of cell-based therapies requires specialized training that takes 4 to 6 months
the PI asked to re-hire his own team
NIH leadership refused, suggesting contractors or temps from elsewhere in NIH
this ignorant suggestion amounts to "replace the surgeon with a pilot or flight attendant"
the PI asked to re-hire his own team
NIH leadership refused, suggesting contractors or temps from elsewhere in NIH
this ignorant suggestion amounts to "replace the surgeon with a pilot or flight attendant"
If they’re doing clinical research with an IRB-approved study protocol about the effects of controlled energy weapons, how can they reconcile the risk profile? Many IRBs I’ve worked with would also consider it undue coercion to say participants have to complete the entire study to be compensated.
Discovered just now that Axon (of law enforcement body-worn camera and TASER fame) is actively recruiting “volunteers” to validate the safety of their controlled energy weapons in clinical research studies. IRB-approved compensation is an Axon product of your choice. www.axon.com/medical-test...
June 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
If they’re doing clinical research with an IRB-approved study protocol about the effects of controlled energy weapons, how can they reconcile the risk profile? Many IRBs I’ve worked with would also consider it undue coercion to say participants have to complete the entire study to be compensated.
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Wrote this in the summer of 2020, definitely a good sign to be dusting it off now.
"Less lethal" weapons are tools of colonial occupation marketed to police, and tools of police marketed to colonial soldiers. Anti-civilian weapons more than "less-lethal" www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
"Less lethal" weapons are tools of colonial occupation marketed to police, and tools of police marketed to colonial soldiers. Anti-civilian weapons more than "less-lethal" www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
What 'Less Lethal' Weapons Actually Do
Rubber bullets and tear gas are not as innocuous as they sound
www.scientificamerican.com
June 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wrote this in the summer of 2020, definitely a good sign to be dusting it off now.
"Less lethal" weapons are tools of colonial occupation marketed to police, and tools of police marketed to colonial soldiers. Anti-civilian weapons more than "less-lethal" www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
"Less lethal" weapons are tools of colonial occupation marketed to police, and tools of police marketed to colonial soldiers. Anti-civilian weapons more than "less-lethal" www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
Notice and comment period closes after 11:59pm ET TONIGHT. 4 hours left to submit public comment on Schedule F proposed regulations if you think federal civil servants should be insulated from ideological purity tests as political appointees.
ASSIGNMENT: COMMENT ON SCHEDULE F
1 week left to comment about Schedule F, potentially making NIH institute and center director essentially political appointees.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP...
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1 week left to comment about Schedule F, potentially making NIH institute and center director essentially political appointees.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP...
1/n
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
June 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Notice and comment period closes after 11:59pm ET TONIGHT. 4 hours left to submit public comment on Schedule F proposed regulations if you think federal civil servants should be insulated from ideological purity tests as political appointees.
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Trump rescinds guidance protecting women in need of emergency abortions
Abortion rights supporters say scaling back Biden officials’ Emtala guidance will endanger pregnant patients’ lives
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Abortion rights supporters say scaling back Biden officials’ Emtala guidance will endanger pregnant patients’ lives
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump rescinds guidance protecting women in need of emergency abortions
Abortion rights supporters say scaling back Biden officials’ Emtala guidance will endanger pregnant patients’ lives
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Trump rescinds guidance protecting women in need of emergency abortions
Abortion rights supporters say scaling back Biden officials’ Emtala guidance will endanger pregnant patients’ lives
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Abortion rights supporters say scaling back Biden officials’ Emtala guidance will endanger pregnant patients’ lives
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The NIH Director continues to misunderstand (or mischaracterize) the extent to which research is being gutted. I appreciate this program officer for speaking up.
May 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The NIH Director continues to misunderstand (or mischaracterize) the extent to which research is being gutted. I appreciate this program officer for speaking up.
Purely anecdotal, but even as a medical student I have been getting targeted ads recruiting physicians to leave the US to work in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany. Other nations are ready to take advantage of the US attack on academia, and the brain drain might be worse than anticipated.
May 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Purely anecdotal, but even as a medical student I have been getting targeted ads recruiting physicians to leave the US to work in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany. Other nations are ready to take advantage of the US attack on academia, and the brain drain might be worse than anticipated.
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turns out the GOP budget bill adds so much to deficits that it will automatically trigger cuts to Medicare (not just Medicaid).
Older voters unlikely to be happy about this when word gets out
democrats-budget.house.gov/news/press-r...
Older voters unlikely to be happy about this when word gets out
democrats-budget.house.gov/news/press-r...
CBO Confirms GOP Budget Bill Triggers Medicare Cuts
Republican Plan Adds to the Deficit, Will Trigger Automatic Cuts Under Federal Law
democrats-budget.house.gov
May 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
turns out the GOP budget bill adds so much to deficits that it will automatically trigger cuts to Medicare (not just Medicaid).
Older voters unlikely to be happy about this when word gets out
democrats-budget.house.gov/news/press-r...
Older voters unlikely to be happy about this when word gets out
democrats-budget.house.gov/news/press-r...
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In early April, the Trump administration announced it will not finalize a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would have allowed an estimated 7.4 million people covered by Medicare and Medicaid to access GLP-1s for weight loss. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Trump Won’t Force Medicaid to Cover GLP-1s for Obesity. A Few States Are Doing It Anyway. - KFF Health News
Late last year, South Carolina Medicaid approved a class of medications known as GLP-1s to treat obesity, placing it among the few state programs covering these effective but expensive drugs. But acce...
kffhealthnews.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In early April, the Trump administration announced it will not finalize a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would have allowed an estimated 7.4 million people covered by Medicare and Medicaid to access GLP-1s for weight loss. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Force Many Hospitals to ‘Close Their Doors’
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Force Many Hospitals to 'Close Their Doors'
Health care providers at the American Hospital Association’s annual meeting warned that cuts to Medicaid could force hospitals to close.
www.rollingstone.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Force Many Hospitals to ‘Close Their Doors’
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Medicaid, with federal funding, reimburses hospitals for emergency care provided to undocumented immigrants who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid. Nothing in the Republican bill changes that.
May 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Medicaid, with federal funding, reimburses hospitals for emergency care provided to undocumented immigrants who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid. Nothing in the Republican bill changes that.
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The House reconciliation bill would penalize states to the tune of $92 billion if they use their own funds to provide health care to undocumented immigrants.
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
May 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The House reconciliation bill would penalize states to the tune of $92 billion if they use their own funds to provide health care to undocumented immigrants.
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
I was a paramedic for the better part of 20 years and I’ve given lots of Narcan to lots of patients. The conversations that happen afterwards are often difficult, but the idea that someone wants to make it harder to access this lifesaving treatment is truly mind-boggling and unconscionable.
Anyone else find it strange that a man with a 14-year heroin addiction is railing against Narcan—the lifesaving drug that helped drive a sharp drop in overdose deaths after a federal distribution program?
No one said Narcan cures addiction. It prevents funerals. That’s the point. The facts 👇🏾
No one said Narcan cures addiction. It prevents funerals. That’s the point. The facts 👇🏾
May 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I was a paramedic for the better part of 20 years and I’ve given lots of Narcan to lots of patients. The conversations that happen afterwards are often difficult, but the idea that someone wants to make it harder to access this lifesaving treatment is truly mind-boggling and unconscionable.
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Security tip for iPhone users: holding the side button and one of the volume buttons for two seconds will lock your phone and disables Face ID until you enter your password. Useful for situations where someone may try to unlock your phone without your consent.
January 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Security tip for iPhone users: holding the side button and one of the volume buttons for two seconds will lock your phone and disables Face ID until you enter your password. Useful for situations where someone may try to unlock your phone without your consent.
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Want to know what scientists worry about?
Centrifuges.
1999 incident at MIT where an ultra-centrifuge was properly loaded, brought up to 55,000 rpm, and sometime during the run, the 20 lb titanium alloy block split in half and hit the inner walls going 1000 km/hr.
Centrifuges.
1999 incident at MIT where an ultra-centrifuge was properly loaded, brought up to 55,000 rpm, and sometime during the run, the 20 lb titanium alloy block split in half and hit the inner walls going 1000 km/hr.
February 19, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Want to know what scientists worry about?
Centrifuges.
1999 incident at MIT where an ultra-centrifuge was properly loaded, brought up to 55,000 rpm, and sometime during the run, the 20 lb titanium alloy block split in half and hit the inner walls going 1000 km/hr.
Centrifuges.
1999 incident at MIT where an ultra-centrifuge was properly loaded, brought up to 55,000 rpm, and sometime during the run, the 20 lb titanium alloy block split in half and hit the inner walls going 1000 km/hr.
Reading my USMLE 2025 Bulletin like the exam application says I should, and does this mean what I think it means and that Canadian medical school graduates are considered IMGs by ACGME after July 1st, required to go through ECFMG etc.?
cc: jbcarmody.bsky.social
cc: jbcarmody.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Reading my USMLE 2025 Bulletin like the exam application says I should, and does this mean what I think it means and that Canadian medical school graduates are considered IMGs by ACGME after July 1st, required to go through ECFMG etc.?
cc: jbcarmody.bsky.social
cc: jbcarmody.bsky.social
Me to a Gen Z med student: “Things were different then. You could do anything. My first semester in college, Ozzy Osbourne released a song about Perry Mason called ‘Perry Mason’ and it went to #4 on the charts. Why are you looking at me like that?”
December 17, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Me to a Gen Z med student: “Things were different then. You could do anything. My first semester in college, Ozzy Osbourne released a song about Perry Mason called ‘Perry Mason’ and it went to #4 on the charts. Why are you looking at me like that?”
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High-flow nasal oxygen was noninferior to noninvasive ventilation for rates of endotracheal intubation or death within 7 days in 4 of the 5 patient groups with acute respiratory failure.
#CCRdownunder @criticalcarereviews.com
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#CCRdownunder @criticalcarereviews.com
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December 11, 2024 at 12:20 AM
High-flow nasal oxygen was noninferior to noninvasive ventilation for rates of endotracheal intubation or death within 7 days in 4 of the 5 patient groups with acute respiratory failure.
#CCRdownunder @criticalcarereviews.com
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#CCRdownunder @criticalcarereviews.com
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