Susan Nedza MD
@snedzamd.bsky.social
ERDoc, former CMS medical officer, data scientist,birdwatcher, sea turtle monitor, and lover of French literature
Americans are insane to put their children at risk. This from 1962, prior to the vaccine.
February 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Americans are insane to put their children at risk. This from 1962, prior to the vaccine.
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We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
February 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
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Public libraries are amazing!
Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library?
Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?
Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library?
Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?
February 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Public libraries are amazing!
Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library?
Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?
Did you know you can borrow a book from any library in the country and return it to any other library?
Did you know they have subscriptions to huge amounts of national and international media that you can access?
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I think about the reasons people fall for health grifting. I have an amazing rheumatologist who helps me jump over the hurdles and getting the best treatments. So few people even have a diagnosis, a treatment that works, a doctor willing to help them get it and insurance that will cover it.
February 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I think about the reasons people fall for health grifting. I have an amazing rheumatologist who helps me jump over the hurdles and getting the best treatments. So few people even have a diagnosis, a treatment that works, a doctor willing to help them get it and insurance that will cover it.
Not just promotion-payment. The wealthy and those with insurance will have access.
And in another neighbor of Texas: bsky.app/profile/cram...
Louisiana to end mass vaccine promotion, state's top health official says apnews.com/article/loui...
February 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Not just promotion-payment. The wealthy and those with insurance will have access.
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>90% of unvaccinated individuals who come into contact with a measles-infected person will contract measles.
The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.
The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.
February 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
>90% of unvaccinated individuals who come into contact with a measles-infected person will contract measles.
The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.
The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.
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Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
February 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. I’ve never experienced a more positive culture where *everyone* cared about their job and serving others.
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There are also measles cases in metro Atlanta region www.ajc.com/news/health-...
Georgia health agencies work to contain metro Atlanta measles outbreak
About 300 people have been exposed to a metro Atlanta measles outbreak that began with an unvaccinated person and spread to two other family members. Here’s what to know.
www.ajc.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
There are also measles cases in metro Atlanta region www.ajc.com/news/health-...
This is absolutely cruel. Most of these healthcare professionals work are short-term hires. This will decimate these services and increase the burden of student loan debt on these dedicated people.
The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
February 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This is absolutely cruel. Most of these healthcare professionals work are short-term hires. This will decimate these services and increase the burden of student loan debt on these dedicated people.
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Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭
February 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭
Individuals with immune disorders should consider masking in public places.
US flu reaches high severity status as deaths outpace COVID
The CDC says it's now classifying the flu season as high severity for all age-groups for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
The CDC says it's now classifying the flu season as high severity for all age-groups for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
February 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Individuals with immune disorders should consider masking in public places.
This is criminal and endangers lives.
“State capacity” is a pretty abstract thing, and in a functioning system, most people should never have to worry about what it actually means.
But when state capacity is ravaged and sabotaged, we will get a painful reminder that, at a fundamental level, it means: keeping people safe and healthy.
But when state capacity is ravaged and sabotaged, we will get a painful reminder that, at a fundamental level, it means: keeping people safe and healthy.
yeah the issue isn't that salmonella never appears here in the US, it does; the issue is that when it does, teams of dedicated civil servants track the outbreak, find the source, spread the word, and recall the bad food. and will they keep doing that? will "they" still exist in any meaningful sense?
February 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is criminal and endangers lives.
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25 years ago measles was declared eliminated in the United States due to the success of vaccination. In 2024, there were outbreaks in 33 states, 90% of which were in the unvaccinated.
At least 22 children and two adults infected in Texas measles outbreak
Nine of those infected were hospitalized and more cases are likely, health authorities said. U.S. vaccination rates for measles are falling, according to the CDC.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
25 years ago measles was declared eliminated in the United States due to the success of vaccination. In 2024, there were outbreaks in 33 states, 90% of which were in the unvaccinated.
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If you live in Texas 30 & experience casework delays as a result of these purges, I want to hear from you.
If you're a federal employee in Texas 30 and have been impacted by these purges, I want to hear from you too.
Please contact my office: tx30.us/contact
If you're a federal employee in Texas 30 and have been impacted by these purges, I want to hear from you too.
Please contact my office: tx30.us/contact
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February 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you live in Texas 30 & experience casework delays as a result of these purges, I want to hear from you.
If you're a federal employee in Texas 30 and have been impacted by these purges, I want to hear from you too.
Please contact my office: tx30.us/contact
If you're a federal employee in Texas 30 and have been impacted by these purges, I want to hear from you too.
Please contact my office: tx30.us/contact
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The quickest way to a man’s heart is to insert a needle between the xiphoid process and left costal margin at a 15-to-30-degree angle, directed towards the left shoulder
February 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The quickest way to a man’s heart is to insert a needle between the xiphoid process and left costal margin at a 15-to-30-degree angle, directed towards the left shoulder
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The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
February 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
I once read about speed dating nights at public libraries for each person discussed their three favorite books and what they were currently reading. Might make for fun at an indie bookshop near you.
‘Let’s start a chapter of our own’: the couples who found love in bookshops
‘Let’s start a chapter of our own’: the couples who found love in bookshops
Lovers living out their Notting Hill fantasies, shy readers whose eyes met at a book club … readers give us a tour of the romance section for Valentine’s Day
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I once read about speed dating nights at public libraries for each person discussed their three favorite books and what they were currently reading. Might make for fun at an indie bookshop near you.
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the history of syphilis is an international case of "those dirty shaggers over there"
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s a list of what syphilis was initially called in various countries…
The Italian Disease (France)
The French Disease (Italy)
The British Disease (Tahiti)
The Polish Disease (Russia)
The German Disease (Poland)
The Spanish Disease (the Netherlands)
The Chinese Pox (Japan)
The Italian Disease (France)
The French Disease (Italy)
The British Disease (Tahiti)
The Polish Disease (Russia)
The German Disease (Poland)
The Spanish Disease (the Netherlands)
The Chinese Pox (Japan)
February 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
the history of syphilis is an international case of "those dirty shaggers over there"
At salaries well below those of the private sector. Outsourcing these positions to private firms is not efficient.
Because of four decades of bad faith narratives by rich folks who want your taxes to go up and their taxes to go down, most folks don’t know this: career federal workers are heroes who work extremely hard every day and go above and beyond all across America to improve your lives.
February 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
At salaries well below those of the private sector. Outsourcing these positions to private firms is not efficient.
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This also includes *veterans*, including, I am told, at least some fully qualified wildland firefighters with actual fire experience.
Per a source with knowledge: “I want everyone to know that they are firing veterans, fully qualified and trying to serve their country again in civil service.”
Per a source with knowledge: “I want everyone to know that they are firing veterans, fully qualified and trying to serve their country again in civil service.”
Per a source with knowledge, the US Forest Service is firing all probationary employees.
February 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This also includes *veterans*, including, I am told, at least some fully qualified wildland firefighters with actual fire experience.
Per a source with knowledge: “I want everyone to know that they are firing veterans, fully qualified and trying to serve their country again in civil service.”
Per a source with knowledge: “I want everyone to know that they are firing veterans, fully qualified and trying to serve their country again in civil service.”
We need to be clear that this includes recent hires who may be in mission critical positions such as the fire service.
We need to be clear that Trump and Musk are not reducing the size of the US government, or making it more efficient.
They are destroying it.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
They are destroying it.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Trump administration directs agency heads to fire most probationary staff
Terminations should happen within two days, according to four people familiar with internal conversations.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We need to be clear that this includes recent hires who may be in mission critical positions such as the fire service.
Timeline cleanse.
February 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Timeline cleanse.
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We need to be clear that Trump and Musk are not reducing the size of the US government, or shrinking it.
They are destroying it.
They are destroying it.
February 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We need to be clear that Trump and Musk are not reducing the size of the US government, or shrinking it.
They are destroying it.
They are destroying it.
This is good news as the rules used by health plans to deny care and their basis on medical evidence must be transparent if appeals are to be fair.
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries who are suing UnitedHealth Group over allegedly wrongful denials of care that were based on artificial intelligence scored a victory Thursday.
Judge rules lawsuit over UnitedHealth’s AI care denials can move forward
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries who are suing UnitedHealth Group over allegedly wrongful denials of care that were based on artificial intelligence scored a victory Thursday.
buff.ly
February 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is good news as the rules used by health plans to deny care and their basis on medical evidence must be transparent if appeals are to be fair.
Since when has the word “women” become taboo?
NEW: VA and NIH join NSF in scouring grants for taboo words like trans and diversity, but also "women" and "Covid." Scientists fear removal of funding is next. By me, with @angusrohan.bsky.social and @owermohle.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/t...
Growing number of federal health agencies are combing grants for taboo words, unnerving researchers
The National Institutes of Health and some VA regions are scouring existing grants using lists of flagged words, which include not just known trigger
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Since when has the word “women” become taboo?