KManter, MD
@kmantermd.bsky.social
Family Physician. Quality healthcare for all patients, regardless. she/her. #BlackLivesMatter
#MedTwitter #MedSky
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KManter, MD
@kmantermd.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Intro post: I am a Family Physician leader in NYC committed to primary care in underserved communities -- first in the FQHC world and now in Value-Based Care. I believe all patients have a right to quality healthcare, regardless.
Hello #MedTwitter #MedSky!
Hello #MedTwitter #MedSky!
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🏥🩺🩻The upcoming cuts to Medicaid will strain the healthcare system and other connected social welfare systems. What is your #DisabledRage? You can download, share, and wheat paste this graphic and more. disabilityvisibilityproject.com/disabled-rage/
![Graphic by Finnegan Shannon with a white background and black text. Below is a QR code and hashtag #DisabledRage. Text reads, MEDICAID CUTS [arrow] REDUCTION IN HEALTHCARE [arrow] MORE E.R. VISITS AND WORSENING CONDITIONS](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:65kss3ewg5ida5mjyuk73v5r/bafkreifgp3j34z27xfo4eyh6lnll52bb34auymnabh7qoclyhorzx4x5ja@jpeg)
September 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🏥🩺🩻The upcoming cuts to Medicaid will strain the healthcare system and other connected social welfare systems. What is your #DisabledRage? You can download, share, and wheat paste this graphic and more. disabilityvisibilityproject.com/disabled-rage/
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📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment.
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August 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📊 JAMA Data Brief: Despite medical advances, US children's health is worsening with increased mortality and chronic conditions, partly due to inadequate insurance and societal investment.
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Incredible turn out for #NoKingsDay. Thank you to everyone speaking up and taking action. Dissent is patriotic!
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Incredible turn out for #NoKingsDay. Thank you to everyone speaking up and taking action. Dissent is patriotic!
Our communities deserve safe, equitable, high-quality healthcare, and #Medicaid supports our most vulnerable. #Communityhealthcenters save lives — and money — generation after generation. Take a moment to send a letter now. #medsky hcadvocacy.quorum.us/campaign/Pro...
Urge Congress to Protect Medicaid for Patients, Families, and Health Centers
Urge Congress to Protect Medicaid for Patients, Families, and Health Centers
hcadvocacy.quorum.us
April 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Our communities deserve safe, equitable, high-quality healthcare, and #Medicaid supports our most vulnerable. #Communityhealthcenters save lives — and money — generation after generation. Take a moment to send a letter now. #medsky hcadvocacy.quorum.us/campaign/Pro...
Excellent must-read from @drjengunter.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/... #medsky #publichealth #medicaid #medicare
Oz, the Cruel and Powerful, Takes the Reins of Medicare and Medicaid
He hits the gate running with a page out of the fascist playbook
open.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Excellent must-read from @drjengunter.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/... #medsky #publichealth #medicaid #medicare
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The administration is working on demolishing AHRQ, the agency whose mission is to improve healthcare quality and safety.
www.offmessage.net/p/the-trump-...
www.offmessage.net/p/the-trump-...
The Trump Administration Goes To War With Health-Care Quality
Inside its plan to destroy a small agency that keeps you safe.
www.offmessage.net
March 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The administration is working on demolishing AHRQ, the agency whose mission is to improve healthcare quality and safety.
www.offmessage.net/p/the-trump-...
www.offmessage.net/p/the-trump-...
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Our patients persecuted; colleagues and public health institutions under attack. Our field needs to rise up & fight back
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
The second Trump administration has released a torrent of executive policies hostile to public health, science, and marginalized populations. We outline th
academic.oup.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Our patients persecuted; colleagues and public health institutions under attack. Our field needs to rise up & fight back
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
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A powerful reminder of the deeper purpose behind every clinical encounter 🥹
"Each time we look into the eyes or place our stethoscope on the chest of someone suffering indignities of discrimination, we are affirming their value and importance to our world."
"Each time we look into the eyes or place our stethoscope on the chest of someone suffering indignities of discrimination, we are affirming their value and importance to our world."
Our patients persecuted; colleagues and public health institutions under attack. Our field needs to rise up & fight back
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
Viewpoint by @ericmeyerowitz.bsky.social & me
OpenAccess: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Silence=Death Redux: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, and the Imperative to Resist
The second Trump administration has released a torrent of executive policies hostile to public health, science, and marginalized populations. We outline th
academic.oup.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
A powerful reminder of the deeper purpose behind every clinical encounter 🥹
"Each time we look into the eyes or place our stethoscope on the chest of someone suffering indignities of discrimination, we are affirming their value and importance to our world."
"Each time we look into the eyes or place our stethoscope on the chest of someone suffering indignities of discrimination, we are affirming their value and importance to our world."
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“Eventually no one will have any rights that the state need respect, because the public will have sacrificed them in the name of punishing people it was told did not deserve them.” And at any time, they can change who they decide deserves rights and who doesn’t. No one is safe.
March 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Eventually no one will have any rights that the state need respect, because the public will have sacrificed them in the name of punishing people it was told did not deserve them.” And at any time, they can change who they decide deserves rights and who doesn’t. No one is safe.
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
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House GOP Leadership just announced they want to cut at least $880 Billion from Medicaid.
This webinar covers how to meet with the office of a Senator or Congressperson to advocate for Medicaid. These meetings are a way to take your advocacy to the next level, and are incredibly important.
This webinar covers how to meet with the office of a Senator or Congressperson to advocate for Medicaid. These meetings are a way to take your advocacy to the next level, and are incredibly important.
How To: Medicaid Congressional Advocacy Webinar | Matthew Cortland
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February 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
House GOP Leadership just announced they want to cut at least $880 Billion from Medicaid.
This webinar covers how to meet with the office of a Senator or Congressperson to advocate for Medicaid. These meetings are a way to take your advocacy to the next level, and are incredibly important.
This webinar covers how to meet with the office of a Senator or Congressperson to advocate for Medicaid. These meetings are a way to take your advocacy to the next level, and are incredibly important.
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✨Please share! My newsletter is out.
In this issue:
🤒 Worst Flu season in 15 years
🫀 Mild COVID increases plaque in coronary arteries
🚨 Dangerous D1.1 genotype of H5N1 in Nevada cattle
😿 H5N1 transmission b/w people & cats
& much more drruth.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
#medsky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
In this issue:
🤒 Worst Flu season in 15 years
🫀 Mild COVID increases plaque in coronary arteries
🚨 Dangerous D1.1 genotype of H5N1 in Nevada cattle
😿 H5N1 transmission b/w people & cats
& much more drruth.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
#medsky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
COVID & Health news, 2/10/25
Please check out a special issue of my newsletter that I posted on Saturday summarizing most of the actions from the Trump administration last week, including important changes at the NIH, the Treasur...
drruth.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
✨Please share! My newsletter is out.
In this issue:
🤒 Worst Flu season in 15 years
🫀 Mild COVID increases plaque in coronary arteries
🚨 Dangerous D1.1 genotype of H5N1 in Nevada cattle
😿 H5N1 transmission b/w people & cats
& much more drruth.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
#medsky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
In this issue:
🤒 Worst Flu season in 15 years
🫀 Mild COVID increases plaque in coronary arteries
🚨 Dangerous D1.1 genotype of H5N1 in Nevada cattle
😿 H5N1 transmission b/w people & cats
& much more drruth.substack.com/p/covid-and-...
#medsky #IDsky 🛟😷🧪
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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To my friends and colleagues at UAB, IU, UF, FSU, UL, WashU, OSU, CWRU, etc, etc. Call both your senators and your representative. They listen. Emphasize the direct economic impact of NIH research, and the indirect impacts on pharmaceutical/biotech. Underscore its relevance to national security.
The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC.
Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.
February 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To my friends and colleagues at UAB, IU, UF, FSU, UL, WashU, OSU, CWRU, etc, etc. Call both your senators and your representative. They listen. Emphasize the direct economic impact of NIH research, and the indirect impacts on pharmaceutical/biotech. Underscore its relevance to national security.
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2/10 at 4PM ET: Congressional Medicaid Advocacy Webinar
MAGA and MAHA are planning massive cuts to Medicaid that would result in catastrophic coverage losses. So we're going to talk about how to advocate for Medicaid with the legislative staff of a Member of Congress or Senator.
MAGA and MAHA are planning massive cuts to Medicaid that would result in catastrophic coverage losses. So we're going to talk about how to advocate for Medicaid with the legislative staff of a Member of Congress or Senator.
2/10 at 4PM ET: Congressional Medicaid Advocacy Webinar | Matthew Cortland
Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon
www.patreon.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
2/10 at 4PM ET: Congressional Medicaid Advocacy Webinar
MAGA and MAHA are planning massive cuts to Medicaid that would result in catastrophic coverage losses. So we're going to talk about how to advocate for Medicaid with the legislative staff of a Member of Congress or Senator.
MAGA and MAHA are planning massive cuts to Medicaid that would result in catastrophic coverage losses. So we're going to talk about how to advocate for Medicaid with the legislative staff of a Member of Congress or Senator.
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"To condone policies that the profession knows will compromise health—or to remain silent and look away—is to be complicit in putting population health at risk"
To every university, every public hospital, every academic society: SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. #medsky
To every university, every public hospital, every academic society: SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. #medsky
How Should Health Care and Public Health Respond to the New US Administration?
This Viewpoint discusses scientific, medical, and public health actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organization, taken so far during the first week of the Trump administration.
jamanetwork.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"To condone policies that the profession knows will compromise health—or to remain silent and look away—is to be complicit in putting population health at risk"
To every university, every public hospital, every academic society: SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. #medsky
To every university, every public hospital, every academic society: SILENCE IS NOT AN OPTION. #medsky
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✨PLEASE SHARE! CDC GUIDELINE ARCHIVES✨
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#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪
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#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪
February 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
✨PLEASE SHARE! CDC GUIDELINE ARCHIVES✨
▶️STI GUIDELINES
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▶️Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for Contraceptives buff.ly/3PZzQNf
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▶️VACCINE VIS buff.ly/4jJ1603
▶️Others from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social
LGBTQ CDCGuidelines.com
#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪
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▶️Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for Contraceptives buff.ly/3PZzQNf
buff.ly/4aKMEko
▶️VACCINE VIS buff.ly/4jJ1603
▶️Others from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social
LGBTQ CDCGuidelines.com
#medsky #pedsky #IDsky 🛟🧪
Double Up Food Bucks matches your SNAP EBT dollars so you get twice the fruits and veggies.
Now available in more than 25 states, including #NY.
Find out more and share widely: doubleupamerica.org
#foodinsecurity
Now available in more than 25 states, including #NY.
Find out more and share widely: doubleupamerica.org
#foodinsecurity
February 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Double Up Food Bucks matches your SNAP EBT dollars so you get twice the fruits and veggies.
Now available in more than 25 states, including #NY.
Find out more and share widely: doubleupamerica.org
#foodinsecurity
Now available in more than 25 states, including #NY.
Find out more and share widely: doubleupamerica.org
#foodinsecurity
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Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
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January 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Physician members of @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social, the union representing thousands of frontline doctors across New York City, have provided a 10 day notice to NYC H+H and its private sector affiliates of their intention to commence unfair labor practice strikes beginning Monday, January 13.
January 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Physician members of @doctorscouncilseiu.bsky.social, the union representing thousands of frontline doctors across New York City, have provided a 10 day notice to NYC H+H and its private sector affiliates of their intention to commence unfair labor practice strikes beginning Monday, January 13.
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During the pandemic, I frequently talked about the importance & value of neighborhood pharmacies as trusted messengers.
How very disappointing:
- ~30% of pharmacies have closed since 2010
- independent pharmacies & those in minority (Black, Latino) neighborhoods are more likely to close
How very disappointing:
- ~30% of pharmacies have closed since 2010
- independent pharmacies & those in minority (Black, Latino) neighborhoods are more likely to close
More US Pharmacies Closed Than Opened In 2018–21; Independent Pharmacies, Those In Black, Latinx Communities Most At Risk | Health Affairs Journal
In recent years, federal and state policy makers have expressed concern about retail pharmacy closures throughout the US. However, there is a dearth of timely information on the extent of such closure...
www.healthaffairs.org
December 23, 2024 at 6:18 PM
During the pandemic, I frequently talked about the importance & value of neighborhood pharmacies as trusted messengers.
How very disappointing:
- ~30% of pharmacies have closed since 2010
- independent pharmacies & those in minority (Black, Latino) neighborhoods are more likely to close
How very disappointing:
- ~30% of pharmacies have closed since 2010
- independent pharmacies & those in minority (Black, Latino) neighborhoods are more likely to close