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Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU

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#PedsICU, #HPSP, #PICUUp, #EndGunViolence, #HealthEquity, @PedsICU_JC, @PelotonMed. AAP National Spokesperson. Posts my own/not employers. She/Her Do not obey in advance

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Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · Dec 12

Resharing the video abstract for our paper on legislative advocacy in Illinois for #FirearmInjuryPrevention

#PedsICU #HPSP #2024FirearmResearchConf
#AdvocateChildrensHospital
@luriechildrens.bsky.social @illinoisaap.bsky.social

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Legislative Advocacy in Illinois for Firearm Injury Prevention

Gun violence is the leading cause of death in children. The authors describe the passage of two key pieces of firearm injury prevention legislation in Illinois.

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JAMA @jama.com · 1d

JAMA enthusiastically launches JAMA+ Women’s Health as a curated source of trusted clinical information to help clinicians advance health care for women worldwide.

Read this Editorial to learn more.

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A person holding a phone displaying a tweet by Elon Musk (@elonmusk). The tweet reads, "I am selling almost all my physical possessions. Will own no house."

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 8d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 7d

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 9d

Women did not speak half the words in a single one of these Oscar-winning movies (1991-2018). I would like to see analysis of later films (eg Anora, Everything Everywhere), but this is looking terrible!

Graphic showing the number of words spoken by men vs women in movies that won the best picture Oscar from 1991 to 2018

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 12d

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

CDC, its advisers quietly expand access to Covid-19 shot for pregnant women

The panel voted to undo an action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. which removed the vaccine from the immunization schedule for pregnant women.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 12d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 12d

DrJaimeFriedman @drjaimefriedman.bsky.social · 12d

I lived in Portland for my residency. I have to say all of the footage it is exactly what I would expect.
Also “sophisticated” would not have been the word I would’ve used to describe the city, at least when I lived there.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 12d

The sunset and sunrise do look incredible!

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Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 12d

Now I have more homework to do to look at that option, which is good! Thank you

Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you! It looks really neat

Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 12d

Oh, interesting! I’ll look into that. The Ghan is 4 days Darwin to Adelaide or three the other way, so we have a tiny bit of time to play with!

Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 12d

That’s a great point! And definitely flying most of the way. That’s what I was leaning towards!

Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you!

Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 12d

Need some travel help for #Australia, round trip to Sydney in the Jul-Sept range for 2 weeks

Options
1. The Ghan train ride
2. Cairns/Great Barrier Reef
3. Uluru

Is it too much to do all three? Which would you give up? Dan really wants to do the Darwin-Adelaide or vice versa train ride

Help!

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Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 13d

So kind of you, Aly!

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Alyson Smith @pedsaly.bsky.social · 15d

…and @drjaimefriedman.bsky.social @drscottk.medsky.social @deannamarie208.bsky.social @tphammd.bsky.social and of course @tom.medsky.social 🙂

MANY more pediatricians that bring hope, facts, and clarity. If you’re a parent or grandparent, or just want solid info on child health, search #PedSky 👶🏼💕👧🏽

Odd Thomas [redacted] DO 🪓 @tom.medsky.social · 15d

This list from the AAP on pediatricians to follow for trustworthy content is great but also missing @drelizabethmurray.bsky.social, @shematologist.medsky.social, @oligoclonalband.medsky.social, and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social.

It's too biased towards Instagram creators IMO.

A flyer from the AAP which lists 9 pediatric social media follows.

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Amy G Dala, MD @amygdalamd.bsky.social · 13d

Psst. Yeah, you.

The best time to introduce palliative care to a patient with a progressive condition was long ago when they were stable.

The second best time is now.

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Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 13d

#PedsICU should always be thinking about how to move the care along!

Especially now since we have more peds overflow than we used to.

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Amy G Dala, MD @amygdalamd.bsky.social · 14d

lol asked about dispo plans on a PICU patient transferred out to the floor and the silence on the other line made me wonder if 98% of the reason this provider works in the ICU is to avoid thinking about discharge planning/outpatient management

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 16d

Bari Weiss runs a Trump-friendly site — now she’ll be in charge of CBS News

Paramount Skydance hired the anti-woke opinion journalist to run the venerable news organization — giving Trump an ally with a big legacy media platform.

dlvr.it

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Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 17d

🤣🤣🤣

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Dr. Canuck, MD @drcanuckmd.medsky.social · 18d

ICE fuckin maced my frog boy that I posted the other day. 😡

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Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · 18d

“More than 22 million people receive the subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress extends them. Losing the subsidies could mean that average out-of-pocket premium payments could double in 2026, from $888 a year to $1,904” #shutdown
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A majority of Trump supporters back extending Obamacare subsidies, poll finds

Without the tax credits, people will lose coverage, putting their health and finances at risk, experts say.

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Deanna Behrens, MD | PedsICU @deannamarie208.bsky.social · 18d

I heard a theory that it all diverged in 2016 when all the cubs fans were praying for a win and said they’d give anything for it

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 20d

Even if not a single person in all of these states voted for him, it would still be immoral and illegal to do this, but in reality, these states have approximately 32 million citizens who voted for Trump. He is perfectly happy to screw over his own voters.

Trump Cuts Funding to 16 Blue States That Didn’t Vote for Him

Amid the shutdown fight, Donald Trump is increasing pressure on states with two Democratic senators.

newrepublic.com

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