Suzana MD
@suzanakm.bsky.social
Palliative care physician, tender of those with ALS/MDS, mother, dog lover, positive deviant.
Third-culture kid
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| #palliative #hapc #ALS #meded #creative
| English • Spanish • Brazilian Portuguese • German |
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Suzana MD
@suzanakm.bsky.social
· Oct 22
The word “want” may leave patients wanting - CLOSLER
By Ambereen Mehta, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Suzana Makowski, MD, University of Massachusetts, & Farrah Daly, MD, EvenBeam Neuropalliative Care A person with ALS was referred to the specialt...
closler.org
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Analysts tell Al Jazeera that Europe lacks an assertive response to Russia's suspected operations.
Europe lacks coordination as Russia ‘prepares for war with NATO’: Experts
Analysts tell Al Jazeera that Europe lacks an assertive response to Russia's suspected operations.
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Analysts tell Al Jazeera that Europe lacks an assertive response to Russia's suspected operations.
Today is a day I will always remember: marked by the birth of a beautiful baby girl Malu, and a dear friend and patient’s death, Richard. My heart is wide open.
October 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Today is a day I will always remember: marked by the birth of a beautiful baby girl Malu, and a dear friend and patient’s death, Richard. My heart is wide open.
At Least 8 Dead and Others Wounded in Multiple Mississippi Shootings www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Why was this listed as “other news” rather than a big deal? Residents described this as a war zone- but not a peep from WH. What gives?
Why was this listed as “other news” rather than a big deal? Residents described this as a war zone- but not a peep from WH. What gives?
At Least 8 Dead and Others Wounded in Multiple Mississippi Shootings
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
At Least 8 Dead and Others Wounded in Multiple Mississippi Shootings www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Why was this listed as “other news” rather than a big deal? Residents described this as a war zone- but not a peep from WH. What gives?
Why was this listed as “other news” rather than a big deal? Residents described this as a war zone- but not a peep from WH. What gives?
My 10 year old daughter asked me, “what hurts more, breaking the bones in both legs or losing someone close to you when they die?”
October 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My 10 year old daughter asked me, “what hurts more, breaking the bones in both legs or losing someone close to you when they die?”
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Vielleicht sollte Herr Kennedy lernen Studien zu lesen.
Bevor er mit seinen Aussagen weitere Menschen verunsichert.
".... Keine Beweise, die die Behauptung stützen, dass die Beschneidung zu Autismus führt..."
#Autism #Autismus #RFKjr
Bevor er mit seinen Aussagen weitere Menschen verunsichert.
".... Keine Beweise, die die Behauptung stützen, dass die Beschneidung zu Autismus führt..."
#Autism #Autismus #RFKjr
RFK, Jr., Cites ‘Truly Appalling’ Studies to Tie Autism to Circumcision and Tylenol
Studies suggesting circumcision rates are linked with autism are “riddled with flaws”
www.scientificamerican.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Question: how many physicians trust the US CDC vaccine recommendations now. If you don’t, where do you turn aside from WHO?
October 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Question: how many physicians trust the US CDC vaccine recommendations now. If you don’t, where do you turn aside from WHO?
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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vom 17.-23.November ist die nächste Palliativ-Woche unter dem Titel " Abschiedlich leben " .
Wie jedes Jahr mit einem vielseitigen Programm.
#PalliativWoche #palliativecare #Basel #Baselland
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Wie jedes Jahr mit einem vielseitigen Programm.
#PalliativWoche #palliativecare #Basel #Baselland
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Palliativ-Woche in der Region Basel
Auf Initiative von palliative bs+bl findet im Zeitraum von 2021 bis 2025 in der Region Basel jährlich eine Palliativ-Woche statt. Damit soll eine breite Öffentlichkeit dafür sensibilisiert werden, dass Palliative Care mehr ist als Sterbehilfe – nämlich Lebenshilfe für Körper, Geist und Seele.
palliativ-woche.ch
October 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
vom 17.-23.November ist die nächste Palliativ-Woche unter dem Titel " Abschiedlich leben " .
Wie jedes Jahr mit einem vielseitigen Programm.
#PalliativWoche #palliativecare #Basel #Baselland
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Wie jedes Jahr mit einem vielseitigen Programm.
#PalliativWoche #palliativecare #Basel #Baselland
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Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
October 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
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It's about time not that it'll do any good 😒
September 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It's about time not that it'll do any good 😒
Access to healthcare at risk - especially for ALS, homebound and hospice patients telehealthaccessforamerica.org
Home
Telehealth Access for America (TAFA) is a public education campaign supported by leaders in health care committed to better care, expanded patient choice, and protecting access to critical telehealth ...
telehealthaccessforamerica.org
September 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Access to healthcare at risk - especially for ALS, homebound and hospice patients telehealthaccessforamerica.org
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Wishing all our Jewish neighbors and friends a sweet and meaningful new year filled with health, happiness, and peace. May this Rosh Hashanah bring new beginnings and blessings to you and your loved ones.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Wishing all our Jewish neighbors and friends a sweet and meaningful new year filled with health, happiness, and peace. May this Rosh Hashanah bring new beginnings and blessings to you and your loved ones.
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LANCET: Bioethics for the planet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Bioethics for the planet
Severe threats to the health of humans and other species derive from degradation of
Earth's life-support systems, particularly the impacts of climate change. Researchers
and practitioners in clinical ...
www.thelancet.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
LANCET: Bioethics for the planet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Blue states should make democracy the prevailing theme of the upcoming school year. Not just civics/social studies classes, but democracy-reinforcing lessons & experiences integrated throughout the curriculum.
Boldly educate through the crisis, don't leave children in despair, teach a better way.
Boldly educate through the crisis, don't leave children in despair, teach a better way.
August 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Blue states should make democracy the prevailing theme of the upcoming school year. Not just civics/social studies classes, but democracy-reinforcing lessons & experiences integrated throughout the curriculum.
Boldly educate through the crisis, don't leave children in despair, teach a better way.
Boldly educate through the crisis, don't leave children in despair, teach a better way.
These College Professors Will Not Bow Down to A.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
Opinion | These College Professors Will Not Bow Down to A.I.
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
These College Professors Will Not Bow Down to A.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
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Stunning! A Timelapse of an Oxalis plant blooming.
August 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Stunning! A Timelapse of an Oxalis plant blooming.
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NEW: Nathan Albers once co-owned a company that schemed to hire and conceal undocumented workers.
Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.
“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.
Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.
“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.
His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He’s Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp.
Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation’s largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss. It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to a...
www.propublica.org
July 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
NEW: Nathan Albers once co-owned a company that schemed to hire and conceal undocumented workers.
Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.
“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.
Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.
“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.
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Green-card-holding army vet with a Purple Heart forced to leave US after 50 years due to long-ago drug violation, related to his PTSD.
Stories like this do not make me feel safer. Do you?
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/g...
Stories like this do not make me feel safer. Do you?
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/g...
Purple Heart Army veteran self-deports after nearly 50 years in the U.S.
Sae Joon Park left for South Korea on Monday. His removal order was the result of drug possession and bail jumping charges from over 15 years ago — offenses that, he said, stemmed from untreated PTSD.
www.npr.org
June 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Green-card-holding army vet with a Purple Heart forced to leave US after 50 years due to long-ago drug violation, related to his PTSD.
Stories like this do not make me feel safer. Do you?
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/g...
Stories like this do not make me feel safer. Do you?
www.npr.org/2025/06/24/g...
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Last week the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States surged by 350,000.
Don’t worry, an army of gangbangers and other criminals didn’t charge the border. Rather, President simply decided to turn 350,000 legal immigrants into illegal ones.
wapo.st/3HvBBka
wapo.st/3HvBBka
Opinion | Trump might become the most pro-illegal immigration president ever
The president is rapidly turning legal immigrants into illegal ones.
wapo.st
May 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Last week the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States surged by 350,000.
Don’t worry, an army of gangbangers and other criminals didn’t charge the border. Rather, President simply decided to turn 350,000 legal immigrants into illegal ones.
wapo.st/3HvBBka
wapo.st/3HvBBka
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May 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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🚨 ICE agents in masks and no uniforms abducting people from a Phoenix immigration court - no ID, no explanation, no due process.
This is not law enforcement.
This is authoritarianism.
Demand accountability.
Stay loud.
Stay informed.
Stay safe.
This is not law enforcement.
This is authoritarianism.
Demand accountability.
Stay loud.
Stay informed.
Stay safe.
May 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
🚨 ICE agents in masks and no uniforms abducting people from a Phoenix immigration court - no ID, no explanation, no due process.
This is not law enforcement.
This is authoritarianism.
Demand accountability.
Stay loud.
Stay informed.
Stay safe.
This is not law enforcement.
This is authoritarianism.
Demand accountability.
Stay loud.
Stay informed.
Stay safe.
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Agree. Why isn't this headline news⁉️
Please, can one or more of you help make it so?
@maddow.msnbc.com
@jenpsaki.msnbc.com
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
@meiselasb.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
@glennkirschner.bsky.social
Please, can one or more of you help make it so?
@maddow.msnbc.com
@jenpsaki.msnbc.com
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
@meiselasb.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
@glennkirschner.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Agree. Why isn't this headline news⁉️
Please, can one or more of you help make it so?
@maddow.msnbc.com
@jenpsaki.msnbc.com
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
@meiselasb.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
@glennkirschner.bsky.social
Please, can one or more of you help make it so?
@maddow.msnbc.com
@jenpsaki.msnbc.com
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
@meiselasb.bsky.social
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
@glennkirschner.bsky.social
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BREAKING: The Health Ministry in Gaza says that the main hospital serving people in the territory’s north has been forced to close because of escalating Israeli strikes.
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 75 people, hospitals and medics say
Hospitals and medics in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes across the Palestinian enclave killed at least 75 people.
bit.ly
May 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
BREAKING: The Health Ministry in Gaza says that the main hospital serving people in the territory’s north has been forced to close because of escalating Israeli strikes.