Nethra Ankam, MD
@nethrankamd.bsky.social
Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine #pm&r #ipe #wellbeing #disabilityeducation #meded #physiatry #phySKYiatry #phySKYatry
Opinions are my own and not medical advice
Opinions are my own and not medical advice
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The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would:
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
June 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would:
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
My patient’s #Qbrexza was denied because @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social doesn’t participate in the Medicare coverage gap discount program. Where do I go from here? #medsky #disability
June 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My patient’s #Qbrexza was denied because @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social doesn’t participate in the Medicare coverage gap discount program. Where do I go from here? #medsky #disability
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Christine Grady spent decades protecting patients’ rights and setting ethical standards at NIH.
Last week she was “reassigned” in a purge led by anti-science ideologues now running U.S. public health.
Science and ethical practice are under siege.
#bioethics #justice #standupforscience
Last week she was “reassigned” in a purge led by anti-science ideologues now running U.S. public health.
Science and ethical practice are under siege.
#bioethics #justice #standupforscience
Dr. Christine Grady, NIH Bioethics Leader and Consent Expert, “Resassigned” in Purge
The Dismantling of NIH Bioethics Paves the Way for Unethical Research
open.substack.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Christine Grady spent decades protecting patients’ rights and setting ethical standards at NIH.
Last week she was “reassigned” in a purge led by anti-science ideologues now running U.S. public health.
Science and ethical practice are under siege.
#bioethics #justice #standupforscience
Last week she was “reassigned” in a purge led by anti-science ideologues now running U.S. public health.
Science and ethical practice are under siege.
#bioethics #justice #standupforscience
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When the guy who represented Bush in 2000 says you're going to bizarre places in challenging votes...
April 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
When the guy who represented Bush in 2000 says you're going to bizarre places in challenging votes...
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US citizens.
"All these people are U.S. citizens who were detained, deported or otherwise swept up in immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
"All these people are U.S. citizens who were detained, deported or otherwise swept up in immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
As Trump cracks down on immigration, U.S. citizens are among those snared
Recent news reports of at least seven alleged cases have alarmed advocates and scholars who say they reveal the dangers of a system accelerating with few safeguards.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
US citizens.
"All these people are U.S. citizens who were detained, deported or otherwise swept up in immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
"All these people are U.S. citizens who were detained, deported or otherwise swept up in immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration’s intensifying crackdown..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘
April 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘
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Dept. of HHS mass firings included people who fulfill Freedom of Information Act requests for the CDC, NIH, and FDA, which result in the release of records about government handling of infectious diseases, medical products, and safety problems in health facilities. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Firings at Federal Health Agencies Decimate Offices That Release Public Records - KFF Health News
The Department of Health and Human Services’ mass firings included people who fulfill Freedom of Information Act requests for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Hea...
kffhealthnews.org
April 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Dept. of HHS mass firings included people who fulfill Freedom of Information Act requests for the CDC, NIH, and FDA, which result in the release of records about government handling of infectious diseases, medical products, and safety problems in health facilities. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
April 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
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John Barron introduced them 👉 www.cnbc.com/2018/04/20/t...
April 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
John Barron introduced them 👉 www.cnbc.com/2018/04/20/t...
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The stock market is something we watch and feel and measure, so its collapse is well-tracked.
But when you see the charts of a straight downward trajectory, they also summarize what’s happening with cancer research, academic freedom, basic rights, America’s standing in the world, and so much more.
But when you see the charts of a straight downward trajectory, they also summarize what’s happening with cancer research, academic freedom, basic rights, America’s standing in the world, and so much more.
April 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The stock market is something we watch and feel and measure, so its collapse is well-tracked.
But when you see the charts of a straight downward trajectory, they also summarize what’s happening with cancer research, academic freedom, basic rights, America’s standing in the world, and so much more.
But when you see the charts of a straight downward trajectory, they also summarize what’s happening with cancer research, academic freedom, basic rights, America’s standing in the world, and so much more.
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The Constitution says NO PERSON, not “citizen.”
April 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Constitution says NO PERSON, not “citizen.”
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rfk released a video when the hhs job cuts were announced that aired frustration that govt officials wouldn’t let hhs into a key database that sounded like vaers. this story seems to suggest that’s the case.
Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
A former top vaccine official says he was forced out of government after trying to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from accessing a sensitive vaccine safety database.
apnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
rfk released a video when the hhs job cuts were announced that aired frustration that govt officials wouldn’t let hhs into a key database that sounded like vaers. this story seems to suggest that’s the case.
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1/ Trump has gutted the Admin. for Community Living (ACL), a lifeline for 2,500+ orgs. Its grants supported local Independent Living Centers, dev. disabilities councils, respite care & more—helping people with disabilities & older adults live independently.
www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/04/03/h...
www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/04/03/h...
HHS Layoffs Likely To Have Ripple Effect On Disability Programs Nationwide
Mass firings at a federal agency supporting community living efforts for people with disabilities are fueling concerns that funding will be disrupted and programs could be forced to close.
www.disabilityscoop.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
1/ Trump has gutted the Admin. for Community Living (ACL), a lifeline for 2,500+ orgs. Its grants supported local Independent Living Centers, dev. disabilities councils, respite care & more—helping people with disabilities & older adults live independently.
www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/04/03/h...
www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/04/03/h...
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When you think of the core of American politics as a large collection of individuals who have enough social, political, and financial capital to speak up against despotism but don't wanna spend that capital because they're hoping someone else will, it all really starts to make sense.
April 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
When you think of the core of American politics as a large collection of individuals who have enough social, political, and financial capital to speak up against despotism but don't wanna spend that capital because they're hoping someone else will, it all really starts to make sense.
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Just a legal historian here reminding everyone that “high crimes and misdemeanors” do not need to be felonies.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
April 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Just a legal historian here reminding everyone that “high crimes and misdemeanors” do not need to be felonies.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
They can include political abuses and stupidity, like, hypothetically, destroying the economy and wiping out people’s savings in 3 days.
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Disgusting. Shameful. Shameless. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/...
National Park Service removes references to Harriet Tubman from ‘Underground Railroad’ webpage | CNN
An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump a...
amp.cnn.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Disgusting. Shameful. Shameless. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/...
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In medical school I saw a case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. This is a terrifying disease because the patient has measles, and then develops SSPE years later. The child progressively loses all neurological function until they become a shell of their former selves and die. Vaccines work.
April 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In medical school I saw a case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. This is a terrifying disease because the patient has measles, and then develops SSPE years later. The child progressively loses all neurological function until they become a shell of their former selves and die. Vaccines work.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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On Elon Musk and RFKjr's devastation of NIOSH:
"It’s a small thing, but it’s massive in terms of its impact and its importance,” said John McDonough, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “And they’ve just wiped it off the face of the Earth.” @megtirrell.bsky.social
"It’s a small thing, but it’s massive in terms of its impact and its importance,” said John McDonough, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “And they’ve just wiped it off the face of the Earth.” @megtirrell.bsky.social
‘A huge impact on worker safety’: Protection for miners, firefighters in jeopardy after CDC cuts | CNN
Anyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has likely relied on a small but mighty agency within the US Centers for Disease Con...
www.cnn.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
On Elon Musk and RFKjr's devastation of NIOSH:
"It’s a small thing, but it’s massive in terms of its impact and its importance,” said John McDonough, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “And they’ve just wiped it off the face of the Earth.” @megtirrell.bsky.social
"It’s a small thing, but it’s massive in terms of its impact and its importance,” said John McDonough, professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “And they’ve just wiped it off the face of the Earth.” @megtirrell.bsky.social
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🚨 We need to talk about DOGE & the IRS
This article covers actions that could be more damaging than the tariffs.
This hackathon has the very real potential to deliver the personal and financial information of everyone to the dark web. 🧵
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
This article covers actions that could be more damaging than the tariffs.
This hackathon has the very real potential to deliver the personal and financial information of everyone to the dark web. 🧵
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
🚨 We need to talk about DOGE & the IRS
This article covers actions that could be more damaging than the tariffs.
This hackathon has the very real potential to deliver the personal and financial information of everyone to the dark web. 🧵
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
This article covers actions that could be more damaging than the tariffs.
This hackathon has the very real potential to deliver the personal and financial information of everyone to the dark web. 🧵
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
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Measles likely came from cows (via rinderpest) around the 6th century BCE.
For 2,500 years, we didn’t evolve superhuman resistance—children just died. Real protection only came in the 1960s, with vaccines.
Our superpower isn’t evolving into superhumans. It’s outthinking pathogens.
For 2,500 years, we didn’t evolve superhuman resistance—children just died. Real protection only came in the 1960s, with vaccines.
Our superpower isn’t evolving into superhumans. It’s outthinking pathogens.
Measles virus and rinderpest virus divergence dated to the sixth century BCE
Measles virus diverged from rinderpest virus in the sixth century BCE, indicating an early origin for human measles.
www.science.org
April 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Measles likely came from cows (via rinderpest) around the 6th century BCE.
For 2,500 years, we didn’t evolve superhuman resistance—children just died. Real protection only came in the 1960s, with vaccines.
Our superpower isn’t evolving into superhumans. It’s outthinking pathogens.
For 2,500 years, we didn’t evolve superhuman resistance—children just died. Real protection only came in the 1960s, with vaccines.
Our superpower isn’t evolving into superhumans. It’s outthinking pathogens.
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Another federal agency gone. This one tracks patient outcomes in hospitals. medical mistakes, and patient safety. RIP
“Data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for motor accidents, measles, and thousands of other medical issues."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
“Data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for motor accidents, measles, and thousands of other medical issues."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
What’s Lost: Trump Whacks Tiny Agency That Works To Make the Nation's Health Care Safer - KFF Health News
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has helped improve health care safety in a country where thousands die of medical errors each year. It was effectively dissolved Tuesday.
kffhealthnews.org
April 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Another federal agency gone. This one tracks patient outcomes in hospitals. medical mistakes, and patient safety. RIP
“Data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for motor accidents, measles, and thousands of other medical issues."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
“Data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for motor accidents, measles, and thousands of other medical issues."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to attend the funeral of a child who died a preventable death in a measles outbreak fueled by vaccine hesitancy.
The last time his beliefs fueled a measles outbreak, they ran out of infant-sized coffins in Samoa. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The last time his beliefs fueled a measles outbreak, they ran out of infant-sized coffins in Samoa. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Decorated with butterflies, infant-sized coffins sent to measles-ravaged Samoa
Volunteers in the New Zealand city of Rotorua are preparing two dozen white-lined coffins to be transported to Samoa at the end of the week as the measles-ravaged Pacific island nation languishes under a growing death toll that has now hit 70.
www.reuters.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to attend the funeral of a child who died a preventable death in a measles outbreak fueled by vaccine hesitancy.
The last time his beliefs fueled a measles outbreak, they ran out of infant-sized coffins in Samoa. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The last time his beliefs fueled a measles outbreak, they ran out of infant-sized coffins in Samoa. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Tim Walz: "It's not a 'woke policy' to provide food for children to get breakfast and lunch, and we get better outcomes from that. They defined things on their terms that weren't true ... we got timid."
April 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Tim Walz: "It's not a 'woke policy' to provide food for children to get breakfast and lunch, and we get better outcomes from that. They defined things on their terms that weren't true ... we got timid."
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New measles death in TX - a child. C/w last week:
CURRENT CASE COUNT: 569
Texas: 481 (+59)
New Mexico: 54 (+6)
Oklahoma: 10
Kansas: 24 (+1)
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 58 (+14)
Texas: 56 (+14) have been hospitalized, 11.6%.
New Mexico: 2 (No change). This is 4.5% of NM cases.
DEATHS: 3 (+1)
CURRENT CASE COUNT: 569
Texas: 481 (+59)
New Mexico: 54 (+6)
Oklahoma: 10
Kansas: 24 (+1)
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 58 (+14)
Texas: 56 (+14) have been hospitalized, 11.6%.
New Mexico: 2 (No change). This is 4.5% of NM cases.
DEATHS: 3 (+1)
April 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New measles death in TX - a child. C/w last week:
CURRENT CASE COUNT: 569
Texas: 481 (+59)
New Mexico: 54 (+6)
Oklahoma: 10
Kansas: 24 (+1)
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 58 (+14)
Texas: 56 (+14) have been hospitalized, 11.6%.
New Mexico: 2 (No change). This is 4.5% of NM cases.
DEATHS: 3 (+1)
CURRENT CASE COUNT: 569
Texas: 481 (+59)
New Mexico: 54 (+6)
Oklahoma: 10
Kansas: 24 (+1)
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 58 (+14)
Texas: 56 (+14) have been hospitalized, 11.6%.
New Mexico: 2 (No change). This is 4.5% of NM cases.
DEATHS: 3 (+1)