Karen F. Ross, MD
@dd-fp1.bsky.social
Forensic pathologist, cat lover, mystery reader, Life-long Dem living Blue in a very red regressive state, football and basketball fan, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Mavericks, Luka Magic, LSU sports - NO TIGERS IN CAGES ON THE FIELD #TNRT #4N6Path
December 23, 2024
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December 23, 2024
Today the House Ethics Committee released its report on its investigation of widely reported allegations that while in office, former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) had engaged in sexual misconduct ...
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December 25, 2024 at 7:06 AM
December 23, 2024
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
December 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...
Better listen
Hey corporate media,
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
Thou shalt not spend thousands of hours on one CEO’s shooting and only one hour on a classroom of children.
December 17, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Better listen
Unreal. Everyday something else horrible happens
I’m at a loss. Today our colleagues at Bernard Mevs, one of the few hospitals still open in Port-au-Prince was attacked and set on fire. When will the rest of the world do something? When will the US do something to help? My heart continues to break for Haiti.
December 17, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Unreal. Everyday something else horrible happens
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The Edinburgh crew have written a very readable and interesting state of the art review of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction - worth a read. #CardioSky #MedSky #EMedSky #Troponin academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
ps. Anyone seen the #EHJ on Bluesky yet?
ps. Anyone seen the #EHJ on Bluesky yet?
Type 2 myocardial infarction: challenges in diagnosis and treatment
Abstract. The Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction recommends a classification based on aetiology, in recognition that the underlying patho
academic.oup.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:22 AM
The Edinburgh crew have written a very readable and interesting state of the art review of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction - worth a read. #CardioSky #MedSky #EMedSky #Troponin academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
ps. Anyone seen the #EHJ on Bluesky yet?
ps. Anyone seen the #EHJ on Bluesky yet?
Ignorance leading to increased incidence of infectious diseases for which there have been vaccines for years.
Cases of whooping cough in Michigan are at their highest level in at least 20 years, as vaccinations decline. The disease can be deadly to infants. Alarmed by the increase, doctors are pleading for families to vaccinate their children.
Whooping cough cases skyrocket in Michigan, as vaccinations decline | Bridge Michigan
A potentially deadly disease in infants, whooping cough — pertussis — has exploded in Michigan this year, in part because of decreased vaccination rates.
www.bridgemi.com
December 15, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Ignorance leading to increased incidence of infectious diseases for which there have been vaccines for years.
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I’m glad we have doctors and scientists so we can listen to a guy whose greatest accomplishment is his last name.
The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.
December 13, 2024 at 2:24 PM
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Sounds simple and yet here we are
December 12, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Sounds simple and yet here we are
What we all need to see today or for whoever long🙄😉
December 8, 2024 at 8:03 PM
What we all need to see today or for whoever long🙄😉
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Great to see the US Dept of Agriculture finally mandating #H5N1 testing in the milk supply.
But why did we wait 9 months after the outbreak's emergence in March? Early action could have curbed its spread and evolution in animals and humans. ⏳ #AvianFlu
www.usda.gov/media/press-...
USDA Announces New Federal Order, Begins National Milk Testing Strategy to Address H5N1 in Dairy Herds
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2024 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS), w...
www.usda.gov
December 7, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Great to see the US Dept of Agriculture finally mandating #H5N1 testing in the milk supply.
But why did we wait 9 months after the outbreak's emergence in March? Early action could have curbed its spread and evolution in animals and humans. ⏳ #AvianFlu
www.usda.gov/media/press-...
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It is utterly *essential* that reporters + influencers, podcasters & other new-mainstream media content producers accurately convey #RFK Jr.'s beliefs about #vaccines. Coverage of his #anti-vaccine advocacy must be continuous up to & thru confirmation hearings.
healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/12...
healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/12...
What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine advocacy
Audiences need ongoing, accurate information about Kennedy's beliefs on vaccines and health policy — and what he could do as HHS Secretary.
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December 6, 2024 at 11:19 PM
It is utterly *essential* that reporters + influencers, podcasters & other new-mainstream media content producers accurately convey #RFK Jr.'s beliefs about #vaccines. Coverage of his #anti-vaccine advocacy must be continuous up to & thru confirmation hearings.
healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/12...
healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/12...
Saw this earlier. Prob worth keeping
ProPublica has an online feature that will format a letter to your health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
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December 8, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Saw this earlier. Prob worth keeping
I imagine the discussions are heated especially with some of the medical testimony
The jury in Daniel Penny's manslaughter trial told the Judge that it is "unable to come to a unanimous vote" on the manslaughter charge in the death of Jordan Neely on the NY City subway.
That part of the case should be over, but instead the Judge gave an Allen Charge to go back and deliberate more
That part of the case should be over, but instead the Judge gave an Allen Charge to go back and deliberate more
December 6, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I imagine the discussions are heated especially with some of the medical testimony
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Grievable deaths.
December 6, 2024 at 5:41 AM
Grievable deaths.
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Are they getting what they voted for?
9 states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding The states are Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Virginia.
Source: ABC News
9 states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding The states are Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Virginia.
Source: ABC News
December 6, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Are they getting what they voted for?
9 states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding The states are Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Virginia.
Source: ABC News
9 states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding The states are Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Virginia.
Source: ABC News
At the risk of perpetuating a stereotype, pathologists may not have the broadest networks. Appreciate anyone reposting and/or sharing directly
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December 5, 2024 at 3:33 AM
She would have been a great president for America and all Americans —even while the incels, those w toxic masculinity and the ignorant women who support them fought her.
#TNRT
#TNRT
The United States and frankly the entire world were robbed of what could have been a truly historic Presidency.
December 4, 2024 at 5:52 PM
She would have been a great president for America and all Americans —even while the incels, those w toxic masculinity and the ignorant women who support them fought her.
#TNRT
#TNRT
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Fear of books is fear of ideas. It's fear of democracy itself. Let's ban that!
December 4, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Fear of books is fear of ideas. It's fear of democracy itself. Let's ban that!
Do you have to be a convicted felon to get a position in this administration?
"Crime As Qualification: A Rap Sheet Is the New Must-Have Accessory for Top Administration Posts--Prison Tats Optional"
--today in the New York Times Style section
cc: @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
--today in the New York Times Style section
cc: @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Do you have to be a convicted felon to get a position in this administration?
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Broligarchs against democracy: my essay in @theatlantic.bsky.social, based on my new book, "Offshore: Stealth Wealth & the New Colonialism" (shorturl.at/rTacl).
They're high-tech's opponents of democracy & their motto is: "Liberty, oligarchy & fraternity."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Broligarchs Are Trying to Have Their Way
The antidemocratic politics of having it all
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Broligarchs against democracy: my essay in @theatlantic.bsky.social, based on my new book, "Offshore: Stealth Wealth & the New Colonialism" (shorturl.at/rTacl).
They're high-tech's opponents of democracy & their motto is: "Liberty, oligarchy & fraternity."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Oxford U. Press picked “brain rot” as the word of the year. Its origin: Henry David Thoreau in 1854, who worried “why level downward to our dullest perception.” This feels awfully relevant. @markjacob.bsky.social and I discuss.
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-danger...
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-danger...
The Dangers of 'Brain Rot' in Today's America
The phrase of 2024 was coined in 1854 by Thoreau, who wondered why people accept "our dullest perception'
www.americaamerica.news
December 4, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Oxford U. Press picked “brain rot” as the word of the year. Its origin: Henry David Thoreau in 1854, who worried “why level downward to our dullest perception.” This feels awfully relevant. @markjacob.bsky.social and I discuss.
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-danger...
www.americaamerica.news/p/the-danger...
Yes you do
So, according to MAGA - Joe Biden pardoning his convicted felon son is disqualifying, but Donald Trump BEING a convicted felon is not?
Do I have that about right?
Do I have that about right?
December 4, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Yes you do