Joel Shulkin, MD MPH
@drjoelshulkin.bsky.social
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, award-winning medical thriller author. Opinions are my own.
Reposted by Joel Shulkin, MD MPH
Do your research! Because someone will know if you've got the facts wrong. Here's an example of medical goofs frequently made by writers careerauthors.com/seven-mistak... @drjoelshulkin.bsky.social #writingtips #writingqs #authorlife #writingcommunity #skywriters
Seven Mistakes Authors Make in Writing Medical Scenes • Career Authors
Many authors continue to make the same mistakes in writing medical scenes. Thriller author Dr. Joel Shulkin tells how to avoid the most common ones.
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June 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Do your research! Because someone will know if you've got the facts wrong. Here's an example of medical goofs frequently made by writers careerauthors.com/seven-mistak... @drjoelshulkin.bsky.social #writingtips #writingqs #authorlife #writingcommunity #skywriters
Just finding out Bluesky banned Vance within 5 minutes and that was enougu to make me want to be more active on this platform.
Vance is here to grab content he can post on X, using your replies. Starve the beast.
This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.
June 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Just finding out Bluesky banned Vance within 5 minutes and that was enougu to make me want to be more active on this platform.
I’m not sure why anyone is surprised Pete Hegseth couldn’t keep a lid on classified military information. He couldn’t keep a lid on a bottle of vodka.
April 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’m not sure why anyone is surprised Pete Hegseth couldn’t keep a lid on classified military information. He couldn’t keep a lid on a bottle of vodka.
Blurbs for #SpontaneousRemission:
"A life and death race against time and inconceivable evil" -Heather Gudenkauf
"Prepare to be captivated and shocked"-Pat Gussin
"A brilliant tome of science vs faith" - Jaime Lyn Hendricks
"An addictive read that won't let you go or let you down." - Gabriel Valjan
"A life and death race against time and inconceivable evil" -Heather Gudenkauf
"Prepare to be captivated and shocked"-Pat Gussin
"A brilliant tome of science vs faith" - Jaime Lyn Hendricks
"An addictive read that won't let you go or let you down." - Gabriel Valjan
March 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Blurbs for #SpontaneousRemission:
"A life and death race against time and inconceivable evil" -Heather Gudenkauf
"Prepare to be captivated and shocked"-Pat Gussin
"A brilliant tome of science vs faith" - Jaime Lyn Hendricks
"An addictive read that won't let you go or let you down." - Gabriel Valjan
"A life and death race against time and inconceivable evil" -Heather Gudenkauf
"Prepare to be captivated and shocked"-Pat Gussin
"A brilliant tome of science vs faith" - Jaime Lyn Hendricks
"An addictive read that won't let you go or let you down." - Gabriel Valjan
Just arrived!
February 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Just arrived!
So RFK Jr is going to be confirmed, along with Dr Oz.
Science folks, do we have any plan at this point?
Science folks, do we have any plan at this point?
February 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
So RFK Jr is going to be confirmed, along with Dr Oz.
Science folks, do we have any plan at this point?
Science folks, do we have any plan at this point?
Now is the time to stand up and fight for books and for education. The administration’s new DOE supports book bans, the 1st step toward controlling what is taught to match the Party’s views. Fight book bans at the local level, and fight to protect education at all levels.
January 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Now is the time to stand up and fight for books and for education. The administration’s new DOE supports book bans, the 1st step toward controlling what is taught to match the Party’s views. Fight book bans at the local level, and fight to protect education at all levels.
U.S. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS/HEALTHCARE WORKERS:
Use this form to contact your senator, especially if they are on the Senate Finance Committee or the HELP Committee, to urge them to vote AGAINST the confirmation of RFK Jr as Secretary of Health & Human Services.
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Use this form to contact your senator, especially if they are on the Senate Finance Committee or the HELP Committee, to urge them to vote AGAINST the confirmation of RFK Jr as Secretary of Health & Human Services.
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Email your Senators to Oppose RFK Jr.’s Appointment to HHS
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January 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
U.S. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS/HEALTHCARE WORKERS:
Use this form to contact your senator, especially if they are on the Senate Finance Committee or the HELP Committee, to urge them to vote AGAINST the confirmation of RFK Jr as Secretary of Health & Human Services.
secure.everyaction.com/4OL3RtHPv0aZ...
Use this form to contact your senator, especially if they are on the Senate Finance Committee or the HELP Committee, to urge them to vote AGAINST the confirmation of RFK Jr as Secretary of Health & Human Services.
secure.everyaction.com/4OL3RtHPv0aZ...
If you’re in the medical field and what’s happening right now to the NIH, CDC, and HHS doesn’t bother you in the slightest bit, never speak to me again.
January 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
If you’re in the medical field and what’s happening right now to the NIH, CDC, and HHS doesn’t bother you in the slightest bit, never speak to me again.
Fascism is not a form of autism.
January 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Fascism is not a form of autism.
Judge Merchan, wagging his finger: “You’ve been very naughty. Don’t do it again. You’re free to go.”
Trump: “No president has ever been persecuted like I have.”
Trump: “No president has ever been persecuted like I have.”
January 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Judge Merchan, wagging his finger: “You’ve been very naughty. Don’t do it again. You’re free to go.”
Trump: “No president has ever been persecuted like I have.”
Trump: “No president has ever been persecuted like I have.”
We are a very divided country but I think the one thing we can all agree on is that both the final seasons of Umbrella Academy and of Lost sucked.
January 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We are a very divided country but I think the one thing we can all agree on is that both the final seasons of Umbrella Academy and of Lost sucked.
I noticed I suddenly have over a thousand followers so just so you all know I post about healthcare, books (especially thrillers) and bookish stuff, neurodivergence, civil rights, and random humor. Not necessarily in that order.
January 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I noticed I suddenly have over a thousand followers so just so you all know I post about healthcare, books (especially thrillers) and bookish stuff, neurodivergence, civil rights, and random humor. Not necessarily in that order.
Elon is what would have happened if, instead of losing his parents and getting stranded in the desert with an open chest wound, Tony Stark had just been an insufferable whiny prick.
December 19, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Elon is what would have happened if, instead of losing his parents and getting stranded in the desert with an open chest wound, Tony Stark had just been an insufferable whiny prick.
I’ve officially deleted both of my X accounts and it feels so good!
December 9, 2024 at 2:01 PM
I’ve officially deleted both of my X accounts and it feels so good!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who believes in science.
November 28, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who believes in science.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Or, as they say in the rest of the world, happy Thursday.
Or, as they say in the rest of the world, happy Thursday.
November 28, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Happy Thanksgiving!
Or, as they say in the rest of the world, happy Thursday.
Or, as they say in the rest of the world, happy Thursday.
Post a ship that’s neither Star Wars nor Star Trek.
November 25, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Post a ship that’s neither Star Wars nor Star Trek.
I’m elated to announce that Heroic Measures has been named MILITARY THRILLER OF 2024 by BestThrillers.com! So excited to be recognized among great thriller authors. Check out the full list on their site & get your copy at authorjoelshulkin.com/heroic-measu...
November 25, 2024 at 12:12 PM
I’m elated to announce that Heroic Measures has been named MILITARY THRILLER OF 2024 by BestThrillers.com! So excited to be recognized among great thriller authors. Check out the full list on their site & get your copy at authorjoelshulkin.com/heroic-measu...
BREAKING:
Matt Gaetz, failing to break into the major league, returns to the minors.
Matt Gaetz, failing to break into the major league, returns to the minors.
November 22, 2024 at 12:26 AM
BREAKING:
Matt Gaetz, failing to break into the major league, returns to the minors.
Matt Gaetz, failing to break into the major league, returns to the minors.
Say hello to the next Secretary of the Treasury.
November 20, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Say hello to the next Secretary of the Treasury.
Guys, it’ll all be okay now. Trump picked an actual DOCTOR to oversee healthcare.
Wait, what? It’s Dr Oz?
F%*^%f%*#*{*f%*#*}*
Wait, what? It’s Dr Oz?
F%*^%f%*#*{*f%*#*}*
November 19, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Guys, it’ll all be okay now. Trump picked an actual DOCTOR to oversee healthcare.
Wait, what? It’s Dr Oz?
F%*^%f%*#*{*f%*#*}*
Wait, what? It’s Dr Oz?
F%*^%f%*#*{*f%*#*}*
Reposted by Joel Shulkin, MD MPH
Whiskey Wednesday on 11/20/24 at 7pm PT!
Join me for a live reading of "Heroic Measures" by Joel Shulkin (@drjoelshulkin).
A medical examiner's world is upended when a presumed-dead soldier awakens during autopsy.
📺 Premiers Live on:
twitch.tv/4fife6
YouTube.com/@4fife6
See you there! 😊
Join me for a live reading of "Heroic Measures" by Joel Shulkin (@drjoelshulkin).
A medical examiner's world is upended when a presumed-dead soldier awakens during autopsy.
📺 Premiers Live on:
twitch.tv/4fife6
YouTube.com/@4fife6
See you there! 😊
November 19, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Whiskey Wednesday on 11/20/24 at 7pm PT!
Join me for a live reading of "Heroic Measures" by Joel Shulkin (@drjoelshulkin).
A medical examiner's world is upended when a presumed-dead soldier awakens during autopsy.
📺 Premiers Live on:
twitch.tv/4fife6
YouTube.com/@4fife6
See you there! 😊
Join me for a live reading of "Heroic Measures" by Joel Shulkin (@drjoelshulkin).
A medical examiner's world is upended when a presumed-dead soldier awakens during autopsy.
📺 Premiers Live on:
twitch.tv/4fife6
YouTube.com/@4fife6
See you there! 😊
On Threads, if you say Stephen King three times he appears to say hi and grants a wish.
What happens if you say Mark Hamill three times on Bluesky?
What happens if you say Mark Hamill three times on Bluesky?
Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.
November 19, 2024 at 1:24 AM
On Threads, if you say Stephen King three times he appears to say hi and grants a wish.
What happens if you say Mark Hamill three times on Bluesky?
What happens if you say Mark Hamill three times on Bluesky?