Brian Eichner, MD
@hereforbusinfo.bsky.social
He/him. middle aged pediatrician, dad, husband.Opinions=mine. Gun violence prevention, peds complex care, anti-fascist. Social Justice. Bad jokes.
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"House Bill 2250 would close gaps in state law by strengthening safe firearm storage requirements in homes with children. ... Nearly 300 Texas youth ages 1 to 17 died by firearms in 2023, making guns the leading cause of death for children."
A basic gun storage measure could save lives. Texas lawmakers should pass it | Opinion
Among gun-owning parents who said their children never handled firearms at home, 22% of the children, questioned separately, said they actually had.
www.statesman.com
April 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"House Bill 2250 would close gaps in state law by strengthening safe firearm storage requirements in homes with children. ... Nearly 300 Texas youth ages 1 to 17 died by firearms in 2023, making guns the leading cause of death for children."
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I’m a pediatrician and I love Medicaid pass it on.
March 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I’m a pediatrician and I love Medicaid pass it on.
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Want a little good news? HPV vaccination has caused a massive drop in cervical pre-cancers in young women in the US. Vaccines really work?! Who knew?
www.livescience.com/health/cance...
www.livescience.com/health/cance...
CDC data reveal plummeting rate of cervical precancers in young US women — down by 80%
New CDC data on falling rates of precancerous cervical lesions in the U.S. underscore the benefits of HPV vaccination.
www.livescience.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Want a little good news? HPV vaccination has caused a massive drop in cervical pre-cancers in young women in the US. Vaccines really work?! Who knew?
www.livescience.com/health/cance...
www.livescience.com/health/cance...
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Upcoming mRNA advances
March 4, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Upcoming mRNA advances
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Full page ad in today’s New York Times:
March 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Full page ad in today’s New York Times:
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Headed home from the meeting of medical school pediatric chairs - many of them also Chief Medical Officers for children’s hospitals.
so much at stake for the health of children- all children
so much at stake for the health of children- all children
March 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Headed home from the meeting of medical school pediatric chairs - many of them also Chief Medical Officers for children’s hospitals.
so much at stake for the health of children- all children
so much at stake for the health of children- all children
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Powerful piece --
"What happens when we refuse to call out the destruction of democracy because we fear uncomfortable conversation?" via @natseccandor.bsky.social
#NatSec #natseccandor #democracy #DemocracyMatters #YourVoiceMatters #silence
natseccandor.com/the-silence-...
"What happens when we refuse to call out the destruction of democracy because we fear uncomfortable conversation?" via @natseccandor.bsky.social
#NatSec #natseccandor #democracy #DemocracyMatters #YourVoiceMatters #silence
natseccandor.com/the-silence-...
The Silence of Good People is the Death of Democracy
My friends, my family, my fellow citizens—there comes a time in history when silence is not an option. A time when looking away, staying comfortable, and pretending all is well...
natseccandor.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Powerful piece --
"What happens when we refuse to call out the destruction of democracy because we fear uncomfortable conversation?" via @natseccandor.bsky.social
#NatSec #natseccandor #democracy #DemocracyMatters #YourVoiceMatters #silence
natseccandor.com/the-silence-...
"What happens when we refuse to call out the destruction of democracy because we fear uncomfortable conversation?" via @natseccandor.bsky.social
#NatSec #natseccandor #democracy #DemocracyMatters #YourVoiceMatters #silence
natseccandor.com/the-silence-...
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Do you decompress after leaving the hospital before you get home?
March 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Do you decompress after leaving the hospital before you get home?
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Congratulations to Samantha Wang and Kevin Chi on their impactful article, "Answering the Call – Sustaining Equity Efforts in the Face of Regression," published in @nejm.org.
Read it here: nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Read it here: nejm.org/doi/full/10....
February 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Congratulations to Samantha Wang and Kevin Chi on their impactful article, "Answering the Call – Sustaining Equity Efforts in the Face of Regression," published in @nejm.org.
Read it here: nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Read it here: nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel
It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I don’t even know how this could be presented as being in service of anything other than hindering scientific progress.
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If someone thinks the measles outbreak and childhood death in Texas are "not unusual" or "happens all the time", they are deeply misinformed. h/t @adamratnermd.bsky.social for the inspiration.
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Tragic Childhood Death from Measles Reminds Us That Some Don't Understand Either the Medical Significance or the Human Heart
My ID colleague Dr. Adam Ratner, Chief of Pediatric ID at NYU Medical Center, just published an insightful and remarkably timely book called Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncer...
blogs.jwatch.org
February 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If someone thinks the measles outbreak and childhood death in Texas are "not unusual" or "happens all the time", they are deeply misinformed. h/t @adamratnermd.bsky.social for the inspiration.
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
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Vaccinate your kids.
“COVID-19 vaccines cut the risk of long COVID by between 57–73 percent in kids and teens, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open.”
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
“COVID-19 vaccines cut the risk of long COVID by between 57–73 percent in kids and teens, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open.”
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death
Researchers recommend kids stay up to date on the COVID vaccines.
arstechnica.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Vaccinate your kids.
“COVID-19 vaccines cut the risk of long COVID by between 57–73 percent in kids and teens, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open.”
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
“COVID-19 vaccines cut the risk of long COVID by between 57–73 percent in kids and teens, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open.”
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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PLOS, JAMA, and The Lancet have made these kinds of important statements standing on principle. Any others?
Bravo @plos.org!
US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies"
"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science"
theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...
US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies"
"PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science"
theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...
PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog
Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…
theplosblog.plos.org
February 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
PLOS, JAMA, and The Lancet have made these kinds of important statements standing on principle. Any others?
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations that determine access to vaccines in the US.
The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.
This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.
This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
A CDC vaccine committee meeting, the first of Kennedy's tenure at HHS, gets postponed
An HHS spokesperson didn’t say when the meeting would be rescheduled.
www.nbcnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations that determine access to vaccines in the US.
The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.
This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The ACIP meeting scheduled for next week is now delayed.
This is how RFK Jr will administratively destroy vaccination programs.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Text received after phone conversation with a loved one re: trump
"You’re correct that he spoke about the changes he wanted to make but I never dreamed he’d put unqualified people in positions of power, ordered mass firings without considering the impact, and ignored the law. "
Ummmm ...?
"You’re correct that he spoke about the changes he wanted to make but I never dreamed he’d put unqualified people in positions of power, ordered mass firings without considering the impact, and ignored the law. "
Ummmm ...?
February 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Text received after phone conversation with a loved one re: trump
"You’re correct that he spoke about the changes he wanted to make but I never dreamed he’d put unqualified people in positions of power, ordered mass firings without considering the impact, and ignored the law. "
Ummmm ...?
"You’re correct that he spoke about the changes he wanted to make but I never dreamed he’d put unqualified people in positions of power, ordered mass firings without considering the impact, and ignored the law. "
Ummmm ...?
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BREAKING: David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting just been elected Vice Chair of the DNC.
CONGRATS!
CONGRATS!
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
BREAKING: David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting just been elected Vice Chair of the DNC.
CONGRATS!
CONGRATS!
Is it just me or are the words "new administration" the biggest euphemism ever uttered?
January 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Is it just me or are the words "new administration" the biggest euphemism ever uttered?
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Gender-affirming care is lifesaving healthcare. Studies show it reduces suicide risk and improves mental health.
Protecting access to this care is protecting lives.
If he wanted to protect children, he should ban GUNS—their #1 killer.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Protecting access to this care is protecting lives.
If he wanted to protect children, he should ban GUNS—their #1 killer.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy and
www.whitehouse.gov
January 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Gender-affirming care is lifesaving healthcare. Studies show it reduces suicide risk and improves mental health.
Protecting access to this care is protecting lives.
If he wanted to protect children, he should ban GUNS—their #1 killer.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Protecting access to this care is protecting lives.
If he wanted to protect children, he should ban GUNS—their #1 killer.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Antioch school shooter’s alleged writings show he was inspired by the Goyim Defense League (GDL, nazi group that marches in Nashville), Candace Owens, and the Covenant School shooter.
Purported writings from Antioch High School shooter show his plans, thoughts before death
Pages of writings from the alleged shooter at Antioch High School showed a layout of the school, the weapons he wanted to use and his thoughts about why he wanted to commit a shooting.
www.newschannel5.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Antioch school shooter’s alleged writings show he was inspired by the Goyim Defense League (GDL, nazi group that marches in Nashville), Candace Owens, and the Covenant School shooter.
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Reminder that it’s much harder to gaslight and float conspiracy theories to a well informed populace.
This move will halt scientific advances and dumb everything down for the foreseeable future.
This move will halt scientific advances and dumb everything down for the foreseeable future.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Reminder that it’s much harder to gaslight and float conspiracy theories to a well informed populace.
This move will halt scientific advances and dumb everything down for the foreseeable future.
This move will halt scientific advances and dumb everything down for the foreseeable future.
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It’s a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Trying to do one productive thing a day. Today I joined the AAP council on immigrant child family health Policy Platform Workgroup. Trying to fight for these kids
Trying to do one productive thing a day. Today I joined the AAP council on immigrant child family health Policy Platform Workgroup. Trying to fight for these kids
January 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Trying to do one productive thing a day. Today I joined the AAP council on immigrant child family health Policy Platform Workgroup. Trying to fight for these kids
Trying to do one productive thing a day. Today I joined the AAP council on immigrant child family health Policy Platform Workgroup. Trying to fight for these kids
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Brave yourselves for more of the like.
January 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Brave yourselves for more of the like.