Jessica Weaver MD PhD
@jweaves32.bsky.social
Trauma and critical care surgeon at UCSD, former Penn fellow, Wahoo for life. I post about trauma surgery, tennis, travel, and cute dogs.
We’ve gone from requiring rigorous scientific evidence to “I know a guy”
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We’ve gone from requiring rigorous scientific evidence to “I know a guy”
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Studies and data don’t matter at the FDA.
He just knows!
He just knows!
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Studies and data don’t matter at the FDA.
He just knows!
He just knows!
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The week around Thanksgiving has the third-highest number of unintentional shootings out of all weeks in the year. Keeping firearms unlocked is a recipe for tragedy, especially at times when there are more people in the home.
Securely storing firearms saves lives.
Securely storing firearms saves lives.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The week around Thanksgiving has the third-highest number of unintentional shootings out of all weeks in the year. Keeping firearms unlocked is a recipe for tragedy, especially at times when there are more people in the home.
Securely storing firearms saves lives.
Securely storing firearms saves lives.
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Hi there—me again, the guy who keeps saying RFK Jr doesn't have to say he's banning vaccines to make them disappear, the guy who urges you to get up to date on all your vaccinations.
This week had already given me multiple reasons to triple down on my warnings; Friday, Vinay Prasad gave me another.
This week had already given me multiple reasons to triple down on my warnings; Friday, Vinay Prasad gave me another.
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Hi there—me again, the guy who keeps saying RFK Jr doesn't have to say he's banning vaccines to make them disappear, the guy who urges you to get up to date on all your vaccinations.
This week had already given me multiple reasons to triple down on my warnings; Friday, Vinay Prasad gave me another.
This week had already given me multiple reasons to triple down on my warnings; Friday, Vinay Prasad gave me another.
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#HCWvsHunger 2025 is here!!!
#MedSky, join healthcare workers & others to #FightHunger!
🍎Donate to ANY foodbank or org fighting hunger. Screenshot receipt.
🍎Log it for your team of choice Th 11/27 6p - Tu 12/2 11:59p ET
hcwvshunger.org/how-to-donate/
FAQs @ HCWvsHunger.org
#MedSky, join healthcare workers & others to #FightHunger!
🍎Donate to ANY foodbank or org fighting hunger. Screenshot receipt.
🍎Log it for your team of choice Th 11/27 6p - Tu 12/2 11:59p ET
hcwvshunger.org/how-to-donate/
FAQs @ HCWvsHunger.org
How to contribute
How to Contribute Donate between 6 pm EST on November 27 and 11:59 pm EST December 2, 2025 to an organization of your choice fighting hunger– any amount helps! Feeding America can help you choose l…
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November 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#HCWvsHunger 2025 is here!!!
#MedSky, join healthcare workers & others to #FightHunger!
🍎Donate to ANY foodbank or org fighting hunger. Screenshot receipt.
🍎Log it for your team of choice Th 11/27 6p - Tu 12/2 11:59p ET
hcwvshunger.org/how-to-donate/
FAQs @ HCWvsHunger.org
#MedSky, join healthcare workers & others to #FightHunger!
🍎Donate to ANY foodbank or org fighting hunger. Screenshot receipt.
🍎Log it for your team of choice Th 11/27 6p - Tu 12/2 11:59p ET
hcwvshunger.org/how-to-donate/
FAQs @ HCWvsHunger.org
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Spot-on by @subletteweather.com - huge mistake by the Virginia State Corporation Commission bluevirginia.us/2025/11/virg...
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Spot-on by @subletteweather.com - huge mistake by the Virginia State Corporation Commission bluevirginia.us/2025/11/virg...
Reposted by Jessica Weaver MD PhD
Reposted by Jessica Weaver MD PhD
Reposted by Jessica Weaver MD PhD
NEW: 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 neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
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 stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NEW: 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 neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
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Oh. My. God.
Read this whole thread and weep.
The MAGA/MAHA/Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx world has promoted & elevated the utterly disgraced Wakefield to new heights 😢
Read this whole thread and weep.
The MAGA/MAHA/Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx world has promoted & elevated the utterly disgraced Wakefield to new heights 😢
Remember Andrew Wakefield?
Here he is with his friend RFK Jr. in 2020.
Wakefield is the guy behind the fraudulent, retracted MMR–autism study. He lost his medical license for subjecting autistic children to unnecessary invasive procedures.
Now, with Kennedy in power, he’s getting a second act.
Here he is with his friend RFK Jr. in 2020.
Wakefield is the guy behind the fraudulent, retracted MMR–autism study. He lost his medical license for subjecting autistic children to unnecessary invasive procedures.
Now, with Kennedy in power, he’s getting a second act.
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Oh. My. God.
Read this whole thread and weep.
The MAGA/MAHA/Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx world has promoted & elevated the utterly disgraced Wakefield to new heights 😢
Read this whole thread and weep.
The MAGA/MAHA/Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx world has promoted & elevated the utterly disgraced Wakefield to new heights 😢
I watched ER and when things were really bad they usually called a surgeon
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I watched ER and when things were really bad they usually called a surgeon
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11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
Reposted by Jessica Weaver MD PhD
Get your own adorable #HCWvsHunger swag at www.bonfire.com/hcwvshunger-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Get your own adorable #HCWvsHunger swag at www.bonfire.com/hcwvshunger-...
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Decades of rigorous and scientifically sound research have proven that vaccines do not cause autism. CDC’s decision to change language on its website reversing that finding is reckless & harmful.
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Decades of rigorous and scientifically sound research have proven that vaccines do not cause autism. CDC’s decision to change language on its website reversing that finding is reckless & harmful.
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
Our statement w/ @hivma.bsky.social, APIC, @sheaepi.bsky.social & @sidpharm.bsky.social: bit.ly/3XEc0KH
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According to the Trump admin, nursing isn’t a profession so they won’t qualify for student loans 🤬
We’re barely recovering from the last RN shortage and they want to create another one 😫
Literally zero patients survive the ICU without outstanding RN care.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
We’re barely recovering from the last RN shortage and they want to create another one 😫
Literally zero patients survive the ICU without outstanding RN care.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
According to the Trump admin, nursing isn’t a profession so they won’t qualify for student loans 🤬
We’re barely recovering from the last RN shortage and they want to create another one 😫
Literally zero patients survive the ICU without outstanding RN care.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
We’re barely recovering from the last RN shortage and they want to create another one 😫
Literally zero patients survive the ICU without outstanding RN care.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
The AI bubble can’t burst fast enough
The AI tech revolution is making us rich and unhappy, writes WSJ’s Greg Ip.
The Most Joyless Tech Revolution Ever: AI Is Making Us Rich and Unhappy
Discomfort around artificial intelligence helps explain the disconnect between a solid economy and an anxious public.
on.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The AI bubble can’t burst fast enough
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Reposted by Jessica Weaver MD PhD
Reposted by Jessica Weaver MD PhD
Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food. n.pr/47Awavd
9 strategies to find free or low-cost food when money is tight
Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food. n.pr/47Awavd
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I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
Interestingly, you get the same image with “she smiles and says, ‘I’m going to kill you’ “
Elon has never experienced this and neither have his biggest fans but now they can create these visuals with the help of a computermachine
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Interestingly, you get the same image with “she smiles and says, ‘I’m going to kill you’ “
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Reposted by Jessica Weaver MD PhD
Those of us who worked with USAID and in global health more broadly warned of this- shouting, screaming into the void. The administration- at every level- understood this would happen. It’s unconscionable.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Those of us who worked with USAID and in global health more broadly warned of this- shouting, screaming into the void. The administration- at every level- understood this would happen. It’s unconscionable.