Erin K O’Brien MD
@erinkobrien.bsky.social
Feminist, rhinologist
After calling out a company for having a device that was clearly to large for small hands (“did you include any women on R&D?), they made sure to modify the next model to fit women’s hands. Work with industry to include women!
July 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
After calling out a company for having a device that was clearly to large for small hands (“did you include any women on R&D?), they made sure to modify the next model to fit women’s hands. Work with industry to include women!
Similar to findings in study of surgery residents in a simulated task. Men and women performed the same but women underestimated their predicted score. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28203253/
The Use of Laparoscopy Simulation to Explore Gender Differences in Resident Surgical Confidence - PubMed
<span><i>Background.</i> The objective of this study was to determine whether female surgical residents underestimate their surgical abilities relative to males on a standardized test of laparoscopic ...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Similar to findings in study of surgery residents in a simulated task. Men and women performed the same but women underestimated their predicted score. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28203253/
I have been talking about your books to every skull base/rhinology surgeon I know, so maybe they are your followers?
January 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I have been talking about your books to every skull base/rhinology surgeon I know, so maybe they are your followers?
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January 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Yes, reactions to alcohol, especially wine and beer, is common with AERD, such as nasal congestion or wheezing. The mechanism isn’t completely understood. www.samterssociety.org/aerd-alcohol....
Alcohol & AERD (Samter's Triad) | The Samter's Society
Research has shown that 83% of those with Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (Samter's Triad) have adverse reactions to alcohol.
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December 1, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Yes, reactions to alcohol, especially wine and beer, is common with AERD, such as nasal congestion or wheezing. The mechanism isn’t completely understood. www.samterssociety.org/aerd-alcohol....
They only like things they can control.
November 25, 2024 at 6:14 PM
They only like things they can control.
Yes this one feels worse. The convictions. The evidence. The condemnations and warnings from those who actually worked for him the first time.
The 2025 plan. It’s all out in the open, but people chose him anyway.
Some of the pain is on me: I let myself have hope. That made it even worse.
The 2025 plan. It’s all out in the open, but people chose him anyway.
Some of the pain is on me: I let myself have hope. That made it even worse.
November 25, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Yes this one feels worse. The convictions. The evidence. The condemnations and warnings from those who actually worked for him the first time.
The 2025 plan. It’s all out in the open, but people chose him anyway.
Some of the pain is on me: I let myself have hope. That made it even worse.
The 2025 plan. It’s all out in the open, but people chose him anyway.
Some of the pain is on me: I let myself have hope. That made it even worse.
I felt better in general after donating locally on Give To The Max day in MN.
November 23, 2024 at 2:54 PM
I felt better in general after donating locally on Give To The Max day in MN.