Rheum Cat
@rheumcat.bsky.social
Salute to me, I’m your rheumatology queen.
Rheumatologist in Boston. NIH-funded clinical researcher. Epidemiology. Cats, baking, reading, Taylor Swift references. https://profiles.bu.edu/Jean.Liew
Rheumatologist in Boston. NIH-funded clinical researcher. Epidemiology. Cats, baking, reading, Taylor Swift references. https://profiles.bu.edu/Jean.Liew
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I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
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Lest we forget
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Lest we forget
Thank you for being an excellent mentee and for truly loving this field
After a long day at work, finding my #ACR25 #RheumCat sticker waiting for me brought a smile.
Dr. @rheumcat.bsky.social makes Rheumatology easier to navigate through her dedication, motivation, and genuine care for her trainees. Her example inspires me every day, and I am forever grateful. 💙🐈⬛
Dr. @rheumcat.bsky.social makes Rheumatology easier to navigate through her dedication, motivation, and genuine care for her trainees. Her example inspires me every day, and I am forever grateful. 💙🐈⬛
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Thank you for being an excellent mentee and for truly loving this field
Normalize talking about your screening colonoscopy. They’re important preventative health measures
I turned "time for your first routine colonoscopy" years old this year. I'll be going through the prep process today and I plan on posting regular updates on this thread. Follow along for all the fun! And if you've turned 45, it's time for you to get this important screening test too!
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a box of colon blow cereal
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a box of colon blow cereal
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Normalize talking about your screening colonoscopy. They’re important preventative health measures
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PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
PSA for people with NIH grant periods starting January 1st (including most NIGMS MIRAs): your RPPR is due Saturday, but they haven’t sent out the usual automated reminders, presumably due to the shutdown
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Senate Dems caved and agreed to this crappy deal to get a future vote on the ACA.
Well, they just got one.
What are we doing here, people?
Well, they just got one.
What are we doing here, people?
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Senate Dems caved and agreed to this crappy deal to get a future vote on the ACA.
Well, they just got one.
What are we doing here, people?
Well, they just got one.
What are we doing here, people?
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UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
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i have a cat on my posting hand
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
i have a cat on my posting hand
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I've told this story before but one of my roommates in medical school never washed his hands after #1 and his reasoning was "I DIDN'T PISS ON MY HANDS!"
If you live in southeast Ohio near Oxford DM me and I will let you know which primary care doctor to avoid.
If you live in southeast Ohio near Oxford DM me and I will let you know which primary care doctor to avoid.
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I've told this story before but one of my roommates in medical school never washed his hands after #1 and his reasoning was "I DIDN'T PISS ON MY HANDS!"
If you live in southeast Ohio near Oxford DM me and I will let you know which primary care doctor to avoid.
If you live in southeast Ohio near Oxford DM me and I will let you know which primary care doctor to avoid.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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What is your name for this dish and where did you grow up?
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
What is your name for this dish and where did you grow up?
It's also how people find your cat pics. So more people can admire your cat pics.
Aside from other reasons to add alt text, they also help search for images.
If your search terms are in the alt text, but not the main text, the post still comes up in the results on Bluesky.
If your search terms are in the alt text, but not the main text, the post still comes up in the results on Bluesky.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It's also how people find your cat pics. So more people can admire your cat pics.
Not ID but I can confirm doxy is my favorite antibiotic
If you're an ID doc and your favorite antibiotic isn't doxycycline you're lying
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Not ID but I can confirm doxy is my favorite antibiotic
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Lottie, a 15yo in Pike County, KY, writes for @kentucky.com about the impact of SNAP delays in her community, which is still recovering from flooding. Cars line up hours before the church where she volunteers begins giving out food: "I see this line growing longer and longer month after month..."
As a Pike Co. student, I see the SNAP delays, and I see our people suffer | Opinion
OpEd: As a high school student, I see the struggles of our mountain communities, already hurt by floods, now suffering under SNAP delays.
www.kentucky.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Lottie, a 15yo in Pike County, KY, writes for @kentucky.com about the impact of SNAP delays in her community, which is still recovering from flooding. Cars line up hours before the church where she volunteers begins giving out food: "I see this line growing longer and longer month after month..."
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It’s officially potluck season withoffice parties galore. 🦃🥘 If, like me, you harbor an irrational fear of food poisoning, I’ve got you covered. Here’s your ID doctor–approved guide to surviving the season’s buffets w/out ending up in the ER.
🧤🍽️💀
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
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open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
An ID Doctor’s Guide to Surviving Holiday Potlucks Food Poisoning Free
Because nothing says “festive” like avoiding an impromptu Norovirus outbreak.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s officially potluck season withoffice parties galore. 🦃🥘 If, like me, you harbor an irrational fear of food poisoning, I’ve got you covered. Here’s your ID doctor–approved guide to surviving the season’s buffets w/out ending up in the ER.
🧤🍽️💀
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
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open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
Instead of people caving, let's look at the people resisting and let's each try to do a little more of this. Make it matter.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Instead of people caving, let's look at the people resisting and let's each try to do a little more of this. Make it matter.
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friendly reminders this morning that being pissed off and disappointed is not an excuse for doomer shit, and that state and national electoral politics, while unfortunately impactful beyond its current worth, is not the only or best way of political mobilization
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
friendly reminders this morning that being pissed off and disappointed is not an excuse for doomer shit, and that state and national electoral politics, while unfortunately impactful beyond its current worth, is not the only or best way of political mobilization
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Enough is enough. Contact your Democratic senators TODAY and tell them to call for Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. We desperately need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Enough is enough. Contact your Democratic senators TODAY and tell them to call for Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. We desperately need new leadership in the Democratic Party.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Two-thirds of Democrats say their own party makes them feel frustrated. By far the most commonly cited reason is that the party is not pushing back hard enough against Trump. www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Go volunteer for a progressive launching a “hopeless” campaign against an extremely entrenched incumbent currently squatting in a safe Blue seat. The worst thing that happens, is that you drag the incumbent to the Left. Best case? Zohran Mamdani, who was polling at 6% in January.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Go volunteer for a progressive launching a “hopeless” campaign against an extremely entrenched incumbent currently squatting in a safe Blue seat. The worst thing that happens, is that you drag the incumbent to the Left. Best case? Zohran Mamdani, who was polling at 6% in January.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.