David Shore, MD
davidshoremd.bsky.social
David Shore, MD
@davidshoremd.bsky.social
Medpeds, #meded #interventionalpulmonologist. #pedsIP #zentensivist, passionate medical educator, bumbling boulangerie. He/His. Opinions are my own. 🌈 ally
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Actually, a measles outbreak IS an unusual occurrence. Especially in a country like the US, which had eliminated the disease thanks to vaccination until recently.
It's so unusual that most physicians in the U.S. have NEVER seen a case!
www.nbcnews.com/now/video/-i...
'It's not unusual': RFK Jr. comments on growing Texas measles outbreak
When questioned about a growing measles outbreak in West Texas that has claimed at least one life, Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told reporters "we have measles outbreaks eve...
www.nbcnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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At the opening ceremony for #SCCM2025

Thank you to @sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social president for discussing climate change, gun violence prevention, threats to research and Medicaid

There is so much to do, and SCCM could be a powerful advocate
February 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Crazy idea

What if we just decided to help everybody

And not be worried about “freeloaders”

Like we just agreed that our North Star would be that everyone thrived

Man that would be awesome
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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An infographic on Vaccine-preventable diseases. Might as well start familiarizing ourselves with these. Made me feel better to put this together
February 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Here’s a reason why the incoming NIH Director, health economist Jay Bhattacharya, should know cutting indirect costs at NIH is self-defeating and stupid.

Every $1 invested in NIH returns $2.5.

So $4B “savings” is actually $10B we lost.
“A sane government would never do this.” — the former dean of Harvard Medical School

Universities are reeling. Elon Musk’s allies are celebrating.

Looking at the major cut to federal research funding — which many scientists predict will be devastating

With @lenasun.bsky.social and Carolyn Johnson
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order.
TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)
February 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM