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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD
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Having to write these bios gives me a sense of existential dread. In other news, some people on other platforms think I occasionally have interesting things to say.

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · Mar 23
I know not everyone can keep up with all the grant terminations, but it’s important to know what we’re losing so I’ll try to compile them here.

First is a study on intimate partner violence with perinatal women (note: the #1 cause of death during pregnancy is homicide)

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rebeccafieldingmiller.com Rebecca Fielding-Miller @rebeccafieldingmiller.com · Mar 22
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.

More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.

I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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phillewis.bsky.social
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
This Wed, Dec. 3rd 6 pm EST at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social :

Join me, @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social of @zeteo.com, & @versharma.bsky.social formerly of @teenvogue.com -- as we discuss building power outside of institutions.

RSVP: www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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astrokatie.com
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
kendrawrites.com Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 11h
I'm so tired of measles.

I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.

Show what measles looks like.
datareport.bsky.social Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 11h
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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ajaxsinger.bsky.social
LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:

It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.

I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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kemimdrad.bsky.social
Yes we can close the gap !!!!
#RSNA25 #Radiology
my.care.org/site/Donation2
7X match for #cybermonday only
#HCWvsHunger
Log for #DiagnoseAndTreats here hcwvshunger.org/how-to-donate/
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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juliametraux.bsky.social
👋 Call for sources: My name is Julia Métraux, and I am @motherjones.com disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging independently while taking care of your health. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Aging with complex chronic illnesses and disabilities at home
Hi! My name is Julia Métraux, and I am Mother Jones' disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging ind...
docs.google.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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propublica.org
Scientists studied thousands of children born March 2020-May 2021.

Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to sto...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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npr.org
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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thegynarchy.bsky.social
Sexual harassment negatively impacts the entire organization, not just the individual, when it happens.

Learn more on Ep 31: Sexual Harassment with @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social

Listen now wherever you find podcasts. Links in bio.
December 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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caitlinmoriah.bsky.social
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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scgriffith.bsky.social
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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robyncohenmd.bsky.social
Almost at the end of #HCWvsHunger day 3.
2 more days!!

So close to $150K - can we make it, friends???

🍎 Let’s feed some people!

Donate to the .org of your choice, record your donation at HCWvsHunger.org, and - 🤞🏼- choose the Peds team, #KidVengers 🦄

Thanks to ALL who have joined in so far!
Home page saying we’re at $148K +
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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chadtopaz.bsky.social
Sooo here's a little public records request I just made to the University of Oklahoma.
Screenshot of an email draft titled “Subject: FORMAL OPEN RECORDS REQUEST – Administrative Communications Concerning Incident Referenced in OU’s Nov. 30, 2025 Public Statement.” The message is addressed to “Dear Records Officer” and requests administrative communications related to an incident referenced in the University of Oklahoma’s November 30, 2025 public statement on X/Twitter. The requester cites the Oklahoma Open Records Act and specifies that relevant records include emails, memoranda, meeting notes, text messages, and messaging-app communications from the Offices of the President, Provost, Legal Counsel, Dean of Arts & Sciences, Chair of Psychology, Public Affairs, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The date range requested is November 1, 2025 to present. The subject-matter scope includes internal discussions of the incident, public messaging, instructor supervision, policy processes, external interactions, and crisis-response planning. The request emphasizes that student education records are excluded and directs that any incidental student information should be redacted while releasing all non-exempt portions. Production requirements call for electronic records, rolling production, itemized estimates for fees, and specific statutory citations for any withheld material. A statutory reminder notes that the Act must be liberally construed in favor of public access, that the University bears the burden of proving exemptions, and that redaction—not withholding—is required. The message closes by thanking the recipient and noting expectation of timely response under Oklahoma law.
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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bruceylee.bsky.social
Here in @forbes.com I cover an announcement that will significantly change how NIH grant awardees will be chosen and the resulting wide-ranging impact

🛟 🧪 😷 #AcademicSky #MedSky #episky🩺 #HiSciSky Public Health #science

www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...
New NIH Process To Choose Grant Awardees Will No Longer Use Paylines
The National Institutes of Health has just announced that it will no longer rely on paylines to determine who gets NIH grant funding. Here's what this change might do.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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aclu.org
In 1974, Gary Tyler was a Black student bussed into a newly desegregated Louisiana high school. When a white mob attacked his bus and a white student was killed, Gary was wrongfully sentenced to death by an all white jury.
Gary Tyler Spent 42 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit. Racism Put Him There. | ACLU
Tyler’s case shows how bias, fear, and discrimination drive wrongful convictions — and why confronting racial injustice in the legal system remains urgent today.
www.aclu.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
arghavansallesmd.medsky.social
Since when is receiving a poor grade a violation of anyone’s rights?? Last I checked, free speech doesn’t entitle anyone to a specific grade
November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
arghavansallesmd.medsky.social
A little Alice in Wonderland pre-holiday vibe
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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shematologist.medsky.social
In 48 hours we’ve raised over $100k to feed those in need through #HCWvsHunger, an annual competition to raise money for the food banks YOU CHOOSE.

Donate today and log your donation for your favorite team at HCWvsHunger.org

And if you can’t donate, please repost!
Healthcare Workers vs Hunger
Healthcare workers vs Hunger is an annual friendly competition between teams of healthcare workers to help relieve food insecurity.
HCWvsHunger.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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warnock.senate.gov
President Trump, I am calling on you to fire Secretary Kennedy immediately.

He has contributed to this measles outbreak by spreading falsehoods about vaccines.

His reckless rhetoric will cost lives.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
arghavansallesmd.medsky.social
Episode 10 is live! The main topic for this episode is RFK Jr’s latest moves, including how very irresponsible the profile of him in The Atlantic was and his appointment of an anti-vaxxer as #2 at the CDC. Episodes are available wherever you get your podcasts!
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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scottvernaglia.bsky.social
You can be a part of this amazing movement! #HCWvsHunger let’s make this year the biggest yet! #KidVengers
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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brynntannehill.bsky.social
Killing survivors in the water is a war crime for which people have been executed. (Note: we're not at war with any of these nations, and the legal underpinnings are dubious at best.)

There's the case of U-852 in WWII.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_...
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
🤔✨🤔✨🤔
"I remain open to vigorous discussions and debate," Prasad wrote to his team, adding that staff who did not agree with the core principles of his new approach should submit their resignations.
November 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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adamweinstein.bsky.social
At left: a New York Times letter to the editor from October 9, 2001, warning that "the newly formed homeland security office" could lead America to a very dark place

At right: Tweets today from the Trump Department of Homeland Security
To the Editor: To aid the newly formed homeland security office, some Americans have advocated the formation of a volunteer ''army'' of citizens -- retired or otherwise -- that would be ''enlisted'' for purposes of neighborhood surveillance and investigation (letter, Oct. 9). This idea strikes me as frighteningly Orwellian. Will every out-of-the-ordinary activity be monitored? Will we have to keep our curtains drawn and doors shut for fear of being turned in by our neighbors, friends and children? Have recent events changed our worldview so radically that we are willing to endorse a police state? Is America to become a nation of spies? STUART LUTH New York, Oct. 9, 2001 DHS tweets: The stakes have never been higher, and the goal has never been more clear: Remigration now. Help Deport Them: [link to job site] Help Arrest Them: [link to tip site]
November 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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annabower.bsky.social
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”

It’s almost as if there were signs!
Pete Hegseth Chapter 10 More Lethality, Less Lawyers
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM