Kate Wade, MD
@katewademd.bsky.social
Mom, wife, Ob/Gyn, she/her, views my own
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Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or…
September 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or…
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I’m extremely proud of this week’s episode of Hoosier Health Matters
Both because we are joined by @carlmega84.bsky.social talking about school-based health center
And because I think the term “Enshittification” perfectly encapsulates what is happening at the CDC
Both because we are joined by @carlmega84.bsky.social talking about school-based health center
And because I think the term “Enshittification” perfectly encapsulates what is happening at the CDC
September 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I’m extremely proud of this week’s episode of Hoosier Health Matters
Both because we are joined by @carlmega84.bsky.social talking about school-based health center
And because I think the term “Enshittification” perfectly encapsulates what is happening at the CDC
Both because we are joined by @carlmega84.bsky.social talking about school-based health center
And because I think the term “Enshittification” perfectly encapsulates what is happening at the CDC
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Vinay Prasad, a former adult oncologist, has moved to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule by asserting - against all evidence - that administering multiple vaccines at the same time “could blunt their efficacy.” The added burden/delay of separating shots would sharply reduce US vaccination rates.
FDA quietly positions itself to disrupt childhood vaccine schedule
While CDC turmoil grabbed the media spotlight, a quieter but potentially more consequential drama unfolded last week at FDA. The agency has positioned itse...
www.biocentury.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Vinay Prasad, a former adult oncologist, has moved to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule by asserting - against all evidence - that administering multiple vaccines at the same time “could blunt their efficacy.” The added burden/delay of separating shots would sharply reduce US vaccination rates.
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Today we are thankful for you, our community, in this fight for equity and science-minded health policy.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. Be safe and be kind.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. Be safe and be kind.
November 28, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Today we are thankful for you, our community, in this fight for equity and science-minded health policy.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. Be safe and be kind.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. Be safe and be kind.
Reposted by Kate Wade, MD
Reposted by Kate Wade, MD
Naomi Beinart, 16: "We girls woke up to a country that would rather elect a man found liable for sexual abuse than a woman...Where the body I haven’t fully grown into may no longer be under my control. The boys, it seemed to me, just woke up on a Wednesday."
Opinion | I’m 16. On Nov. 5 the Girls Cried, and the Boys Played Minecraft.
On the day after the election, it seemed boys and girls woke to a new reality.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Naomi Beinart, 16: "We girls woke up to a country that would rather elect a man found liable for sexual abuse than a woman...Where the body I haven’t fully grown into may no longer be under my control. The boys, it seemed to me, just woke up on a Wednesday."
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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
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Fellow healthcare providers, please consider using your voice to reject the appointment of dangerous, non-scientific and anti-vaccine Kennedy to secretary of health. Our country deserves scientific, evidence-based public health policy! Share widely!
Stop RFK Jr. - Committee to Protect Health Care
DOCTORS REJECT RFK JR. APPOINTMENT TO SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SIGN THE OPPOSITION LETTER Paid for by the Committee to Protect Health Care. Committeetoprotect.org.
committeetoprotect.org
November 16, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Fellow healthcare providers, please consider using your voice to reject the appointment of dangerous, non-scientific and anti-vaccine Kennedy to secretary of health. Our country deserves scientific, evidence-based public health policy! Share widely!
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Ask a grey-haired pediatrician about how many lumbar punctures they used to have to do in a shift for infants that then ended up having Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) meningitis.
Also, if you did not vaccinate your kids, PLEASE do not lie about it if they need care. It is critical information.
Also, if you did not vaccinate your kids, PLEASE do not lie about it if they need care. It is critical information.
I treated very young kids in my ER who had a fever today.
They're too young to realize how lucky they are to be vaccinated.
Their parents were reminded by me of how wise their choices were, though.
Their being vaccinated meant we had to do FAR less testing and extensive treatments than otherwise.
They're too young to realize how lucky they are to be vaccinated.
Their parents were reminded by me of how wise their choices were, though.
Their being vaccinated meant we had to do FAR less testing and extensive treatments than otherwise.
November 17, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Ask a grey-haired pediatrician about how many lumbar punctures they used to have to do in a shift for infants that then ended up having Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) meningitis.
Also, if you did not vaccinate your kids, PLEASE do not lie about it if they need care. It is critical information.
Also, if you did not vaccinate your kids, PLEASE do not lie about it if they need care. It is critical information.