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Ryan McCormick, M.D.
@examined.bsky.social
I am a practicing family physician. I write EXAMINED - a Substack synthesizing medical ideas and actual clinical experience.
https://mccormickmd.substack.com
In an interview on Fox News, anchor Jesse Watters mocks Dr. Anthony Fauci, Kid Rock mocks the public health tool of masking, then both devolve into fits of laughter at Kid’s gleeful use of the disability slur “retard.”

Here’s one way to think about it:

mccormickmd.substack.com/p/how-to-und...
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This was my favorite canine protester of the day at No Kings in Philly. Absolutely no American hate from anyone on display. Just a plea for more Americans, especially some Republicans, to say “no kings” to the people who twist their values, take away their affordable healthcare (continued) #nokings
October 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Do you find this propaganda art inspiring? Did you know our President just got his Covid and flu shots?

mccormickmd.substack.com/p/learning-f...
October 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Here’s a new logo for the institution formerly known as CDC, now rebranded as the CFD. Dropped “prevention”, because that takes work, expertise, scientists. Used a Cracker Barrel style that harkens back to the good old days of unchecked polio, measles, and other diseases. What do y’all think?
September 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Breaking news on the updated COVID shots for this year. It’s not great, but it could have been worse. Here’s a table I made with the goods, click through for bigger version and details of who can and can’t get the COVID shots, according to the gatekeepers:

mccormickmd.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
August 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The next time you’re feeling defeated by fascism, climate apocalypse, anti-science capture of our instituitons,and Sydney Sweeney jeans… just think of how this blue monkey’s got your back.

You’re welcome 😂
August 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Thank you for coming to Philly! It was an honor to host you. I hope you got some good food while here, too! If I had a chance I would have taken you out for a roast pork with broccoli rabe and provolone sandwich! Here was my view:
June 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Anyone else getting in some “good trouble” this Saturday?

Joining up to say hands off our health care, our data, our jobs, our services, our science… our sacred democracy?

Local:
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...
National:
handsoff2025.com

I am. Here’s why:
mccormickmd.substack.com/p/heres-why-...
April 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Strong crowd here in Philly standing up for Science, medicine, research, patients, truth.💪❤️

I became a doctor to help patients and fight diseases, not to obey sick agendas and fight politicians.

#standupforscience2025
March 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m going to the ‘Stand Up for Science’ rally next Friday 3/7/25.

Stand up for the researchers fired, the public health institutions undermined, the science communication stifled, the research funding cut, the vaccines soon denied, the WHO/CDC/NIH/HHS/EPA disrespected

standupforscience2025.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Anyone remember these science blogging golden days?! 2006!

I was the anatomy specimen who wrote The Examining Room…

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January 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
About half of the country did not want to go back.

This photo is instantly iconic, isn’t it?

Prophetic?
January 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Brave! I don’t trust my fermentation skills, but had some great kraut tonight, made by a local small business out of Trenton. Cabbage, caraway, salt and critters! Cheers ❄️
December 21, 2024 at 5:10 AM
I’m calling this out before it happens.

Watch this photo of the masked CEO assassin be used to push an antimask agenda, part of a larger campaign to assert a collective fiction that Covid is all good.

They have his DNA and identity already. Masks protect people who want to wear one, or need to.
December 8, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Number one trending story on Daily Kos, for better or worse #covid www.dailykos.com/stories/2023...
Stay safer out there during the holidays 💪
December 21, 2023 at 6:23 PM