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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · 26d

When Cox lauded CK for lifting up young men, why not address fact that it’s at expense of women’s rights, education & careers. The right’s insistence on women being barefoot, quiet & pregnant is to roll back decades of advances in fight for equality that emphasizes women’s role as subservient to men

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · 26d

Why ask & then ignore Cox’s non answer to CK comments like “…J Reid, M Obama, S Jackson Lee, K Brown Jackson were affirmative action picks…they do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously…had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.”

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Sep 3

@profgalloway.com And then how much has your drug consumption increased. Please stop talking, verge of bragging, about your drug and alcohol use. No one cares and I am not sure how you rectify that with promoting yourself as a role model for young men.

Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Jun 11

Great post on how RFKs anti vaccine actions will impact vaccine prices.

MedSky
#publichealth
#vaccines

www.threads.com/@acedurrani/...

Owais Durrani (@acedurrani) on Threads

👋 Doctor here RFK Jr. removed all members of CDC vaccine advisory committee and the fear is they will be replaced with those that don't "recommended" already proven vaccines, which means insurance wo...

www.threads.com

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Jun 7

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Nuance, evidence, standard of care guidelines, and individual treatment plans, like in all areas of medicine, should be the hallmark of trans medicine. Politics have no place in the medical clinic.

Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Jun 7

Reality is transgender is a scientific fact and people who are requesting gender affirmative care deserve the opportunity to access such care with the support of specially trained medical and psychological professionals.👇🏻

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Jun 7

2/4 As a physician who works tangentially with transmen I found this a very important discussion providing the historical context & viewpoints illustrating the nuanced approach necessary for this issue both medically, psychologically, and politically. 👇🏻

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Jun 7

Fascinating look at “Dutch protocol” established in 90’s in Netherlands on treatment of transgender adolescents, how was implemented here US, and how progressed to where we are now politically & medically (both totally fucked up)
#MedSky
#Transmed
#Psychsky

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Protocol

Society & Culture Podcast · Series · A six-part podcast exploring the story of medical treatment for transgender young people — how the care began, the lives it changed, and the legal and political fi...

podcasts.apple.com

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Jun 6

Did you know that the BBB offers an offset to the destruction of Medicaid: they have kindly increased the annual contributions to HSA/FSA accounts to $17k 🙄

Like offering a bandaid after open heart surgery

#medsky
#medicaid
#publichealth

Politico @politico.com · Jun 5

Medicare is a target as Senate GOP faces megabill math issues.

Medicare is a target as Senate GOP faces megabill math issues

Republicans have so far kept hands off the politically sensitive program. But senators are now desperate to find additional spending cuts.

www.politico.com

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Leah from South Dakota @leahfromsd.bsky.social · Jun 5

I never, ever want to hear again that women are too emotional to be leaders.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 5

Look beyond Trump and Musk's public blowout to the bigger problem: the infiltration of Big Money in our politics. It has corrupted our democracy — creating a vicious cycle that funnels more wealth and power to those at the top while drowning out the needs of regular Americans.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · Jun 5

The really critical thing to know about the Trump/Musk throw down is that the “Big Beautiful Bill” would explode the debt, exacerbate economic inequality, and cause cruel and grievous harm to the most vulnerable Americans and we really should be talking about that a whole lot more.

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · Jun 6

📌In the wake of this Musk-Trump nuclear-powered slap fight, I want to remind everybody that women are too emotional to lead.

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · May 26

Serious question here:

As doctors, if we prescribe GLP1s for weight loss to people of normal weight and metabolic health, are we aiding and abetting disordered eating behavior and, if so, is this practice ethical?

#MedSky
#medicine
#PsychSky
#mentalheath
#Disorderedeating
#anorexia

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · May 17

2/2 Testosterone though “natural” has many risks; high levels in women inc risks for:
Cardiovascular disease
Liver disease
Breast/uterine cancers

Experts recommendations are not hard to find

MenopauseSky
MedSky

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Global Consensus Position Statement on the Use of Testosterone Therapy for Women

This Position Statement has been endorsed by the International Menopause Society, The Endocrine Society, The European Menopause and Andropause Society, The International Society for Sexual Medicine, T...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · May 17

1/2 I see women in often who’ve received inappropriate RXs for menopause hormones far exceeding expert recs

Now I’ve seen most egregious example in 22y of menopause practice:

Her Total Testosterone 1907
ref range <82 women
ref range ‹1000 men
ref range ‹1000 transmasc

MenopauseSky
MedSky

👇🏻

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · May 14

I get emails selling hormone pellets for perimenopause, this time from Qualgen

My question is: it costs provider $8-12 per pellet, why do they turn around & charge patient $300-$600 everv 3 months?

I never get emails for FDA-approved hormones & I make no money
prescribing them
MenopauseSky
MedSky

Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Apr 24

Fellow #healthcare providers 📣:

How many of you are spending wayyyyy more time with patients lending a sympathetic ear re: the state of the world, particularly our country & impact of present administration 🙋🏼‍♀️

People are really struggling.

#medsky
#medicine
#publichealth

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Apr 23

The current administration is responsible for this and all the subsequent morbidity and mortality

#MedSky
#publichealth

KFF @kff.org · Apr 23

Our latest poll gauges whether the public has heard, and whether they believe, three false statements related to measles circulating amid the outbreak.

At least half of people express some uncertainty about whether to believe each claim.

Learn more: on.kff.org/3YeXLNf

KFF bar chart titled “At least half of the public are uncertain when it comes to false claims about measles, saying such claims are either probably true or probably false.” The chart shows three false claims about measles and vaccines and highlights the uncertainty in the answers.

Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Apr 23

I love you Larry David
Bill Maher, not so much

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...

Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf

When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.

www.nytimes.com

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Apr 23

He wants to give a baby bonus of $5k when “a middle-income family of four is expected to pay $233,610 per child from birth to age 18. This number jumps to $310,605 when calculated using an adjusted inflation rate for 2022”

ifstudies.org/blog/the-tru...

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Apr 22

2/2 because of ruling. I asked what do those additives do, he said “allow us to dispense compounded tirzepatide”

Called FDA was quickly able to connect w/ pharmacist who confirmed they’re NOT allowed to do this, it’s breaking the law

Call FDA 888.463.6322 to report pharmacy doing same

MedSky

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Apr 22

1/2 Pt today wanted me to refill her compounded tirzepatide (prescribed by another Dr.) I told her they aren’t supposed to do that after FDA ruling. She wanted me to call pharmacy so I did. Pharmacist said she can still get it but I would need to choose glycine or niacinamide to the tirzepatide

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Dr Leigh Lewis @ellelewis.bsky.social · Mar 27

The Signal debacle is what happens when you hire people for high level positions who look the part, but don’t have the experience, who talk the talk, but can’t walk the walk. We have & will continue to see this play out in our healthcare system to the detriment of people’s lives
#medsky
#sciencesky

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