Ferric Fang, MD
@fangferric.bsky.social
Physician-scientist, microbiologist, infectious diseases specialist, medical school professor. Opinions expressed are my own.
A fundamental problem with the US health insurance system is that individuals have no ability to negotiate prices for services or drugs in a meaningful way.
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
A fundamental problem with the US health insurance system is that individuals have no ability to negotiate prices for services or drugs in a meaningful way.
Thanks for sharing that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Thanks for sharing that.
The Hippocratic Oath? Is originalism going back to 400 B.C. now?
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The Hippocratic Oath? Is originalism going back to 400 B.C. now?
The treatment is called "BabyBIG" (Botulism Immune Globulin).
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The treatment is called "BabyBIG" (Botulism Immune Globulin).
Learning medicine is a continuous lifelong process. We award medical degrees and start paying doctors after 4 years of school because we think they're qualified to practice medicine (with supervision). You're saying let's do it a year earlier, which is kind of scary, tbh. A handful might be ready.
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Learning medicine is a continuous lifelong process. We award medical degrees and start paying doctors after 4 years of school because we think they're qualified to practice medicine (with supervision). You're saying let's do it a year earlier, which is kind of scary, tbh. A handful might be ready.
What we gained is clarity about those who fight for others and those who hold lavish parties while others suffer. This will become even clearer as consequences of the GOP’s disastrous policies are fully felt. This national nightmare can end only when we take back our government from these monsters.
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
What we gained is clarity about those who fight for others and those who hold lavish parties while others suffer. This will become even clearer as consequences of the GOP’s disastrous policies are fully felt. This national nightmare can end only when we take back our government from these monsters.
The outcome is frustrating, but honestly, it ended the only way I could see it ending. The Republicans would never give in because the feel nothing for starving children, families losing health insurance, unpaid workers, stranded travelers. If we fought for 80 or 120 days, they would never cave.
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The outcome is frustrating, but honestly, it ended the only way I could see it ending. The Republicans would never give in because the feel nothing for starving children, families losing health insurance, unpaid workers, stranded travelers. If we fought for 80 or 120 days, they would never cave.