Mary Brandt, MD, MDiv
@drmlb.bsky.social
Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Medical Ethics at Baylor College of Medicine. Pediatric surgeon, theologian, healer of healers, and maker of good trouble.
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I've cared for a child who required general anesthesia for over a month for tetanus, treated near fatal infections in several children after chicken pox, and watched a kid (who asked for the COVID shot) die after their parents refused to let them be immunized. Lifetimes lost to preventable diseases.
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
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The American people deserve to feel protected by their president. Not attacked by him.
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The American people deserve to feel protected by their president. Not attacked by him.
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
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The Mathilda Effect - The Missing Heroines of Science
By Martha Rossiter
medium.com/s/the-matild...
More about it:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda....
#books #womeninStem
By Martha Rossiter
medium.com/s/the-matild...
More about it:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda....
#books #womeninStem
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Mathilda Effect - The Missing Heroines of Science
By Martha Rossiter
medium.com/s/the-matild...
More about it:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda....
#books #womeninStem
By Martha Rossiter
medium.com/s/the-matild...
More about it:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda....
#books #womeninStem
Three great (and practical) strategies if, like everyone I know in medicine, you have to find time to work out... #HealingTheHealers www.nerdfitness.com/blog/short-o...
Short on time? Here’s how to modify your workout. | Nerd Fitness
We're officially in that stretch of the year where it feels like someone hit the chaos button: work deadlines, school events, holiday travel...all happening at once. And in the middle of that, trying…
www.nerdfitness.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Three great (and practical) strategies if, like everyone I know in medicine, you have to find time to work out... #HealingTheHealers www.nerdfitness.com/blog/short-o...
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These were people already approved to be naturalized, yet they were stopped solely because of their countries of origin. MAGA keeps saying, “If they wanted to be in this country, they should have done it the right way.” Well, they did. And the administration still blocked them. Cruelty is the point.
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
These were people already approved to be naturalized, yet they were stopped solely because of their countries of origin. MAGA keeps saying, “If they wanted to be in this country, they should have done it the right way.” Well, they did. And the administration still blocked them. Cruelty is the point.
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It is important to note that no religion actually prohibits vaccination. People who say that do not actually know that religion’s doctrines.
The Supreme Court just set aside a 2nd Circuit decision upholding New York's requirement that all school students, public and private, obtain certain vaccinations, without any religious exemptions. It orders the 2nd Circuit to reconsider the ruling in light of SCOTUS' LGBTQ school books decision.
December 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It is important to note that no religion actually prohibits vaccination. People who say that do not actually know that religion’s doctrines.
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We're having pumpkin again!
December 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We're having pumpkin again!
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8 December 1936 | A Czech Jewish boy, Petr Epstein, was born in Teplice.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Children at Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Children at Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
8 December 1936 | A Czech Jewish boy, Petr Epstein, was born in Teplice.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Children at Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 23 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
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Children at Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/
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Look who's here!
December 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Look who's here!
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“It confirms what we already knew — this was not about public safety, it’s about stoking chaos and fear and terrorizing communities,” said state Sen. Royce Duplessis.
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown
Records reviewed by the AP show that few of those arrested have criminal histories beyond traffic violations.
www.nola.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
“It confirms what we already knew — this was not about public safety, it’s about stoking chaos and fear and terrorizing communities,” said state Sen. Royce Duplessis.
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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Because the vaccine prevents chronic hepatitis B for which there is no cure and the lifelong treatment costs more than a single birth dose of the vaccine. Insurance companies recognize this is a no brainer.
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Insurance coverage of hepatitis B vaccine won’t change, industry and officials say | CNN
Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s vaccine advisers recommended a major change to t...
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Because the vaccine prevents chronic hepatitis B for which there is no cure and the lifelong treatment costs more than a single birth dose of the vaccine. Insurance companies recognize this is a no brainer.
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
Brought to you by prevention beats treatment any day.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/h...
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RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Completely on point. After my first month in retirement, and getting all the important kinds of rest, I realized that I never knew how tired I was until I wasn’t tired anymore. Decades of fatigue.
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Completely on point. After my first month in retirement, and getting all the important kinds of rest, I realized that I never knew how tired I was until I wasn’t tired anymore. Decades of fatigue.
"I’ve known for a long time that fatigue is much more than just sleep deprivation..." #HealingTheHealers
Let There Be Rest (at least as much as possible)
I recently was invited to a meeting where a group of residents and educators were tackling the topic (and reality) of resident fatigue. We started by reviewing the ACGME Program Requirements. When …
wellnessrounds.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"I’ve known for a long time that fatigue is much more than just sleep deprivation..." #HealingTheHealers
If you have a rice cooker, this looks like fantastic #CallFood. Take the whole batch in for your team (maybe with a roast chicken for some protein?) or freeze it in portions for future use. #HealingTheHealers
Rice Cooker Risotto
Cooking risotto in a rice cooker makes quick work of the famously fussy recipe. And this hands-off version is as creamy and comforting as any stovetop version.
www.bonappetit.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
If you have a rice cooker, this looks like fantastic #CallFood. Take the whole batch in for your team (maybe with a roast chicken for some protein?) or freeze it in portions for future use. #HealingTheHealers
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The incredible @drjudystone.bsky.social has a new piece out on what parents should make of Temu ACIP’s new HepB vaccine recommendations.
Hepatitis B Birth Dose: What Parents Should Know About New Guidelines
As an infectious disease doctor and mother, these are my recommendations for how parents might think about the new CDC advisory committee Hepatitis B vaccine guidelines.
www.forbes.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The incredible @drjudystone.bsky.social has a new piece out on what parents should make of Temu ACIP’s new HepB vaccine recommendations.
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Today at 5:07 AM
"FAKE NEWS" is Nazi rhetoric, which he knows.
"FAKE NEWS" is Nazi rhetoric, which he knows.
December 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Today at 5:07 AM
"FAKE NEWS" is Nazi rhetoric, which he knows.
"FAKE NEWS" is Nazi rhetoric, which he knows.
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As someone who watches both cooking shows and football, I want to see a SNL skit with Jesse Palmer where he calls a baking championship like football and vice versa. 😂
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
As someone who watches both cooking shows and football, I want to see a SNL skit with Jesse Palmer where he calls a baking championship like football and vice versa. 😂
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December 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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