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Keith Nokes

@keithnokes.bsky.social

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Father, Husband, Family Doctor working on #healthequity #SDOH #meded. Reader, hiker, slowish runner, aspiring but mediocre bassist, sometimes casteller. Opinions my own. #fmrevolution #medsky

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Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 14h

In related yet less surprising news, the CDC Environmental Justice website is gone.

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 14h

Updating teaching materials on nutrition today and realized that the myplate.gov website has (in addition to the blatant Hatch Act violation) apparently removed all the Spanish language content/handouts. Figured nutrition is a way of making America healthy. Not if you don't speak English, I guess.

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Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 15h

If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn't Dracula.

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Boston Public Health Commission @publichealth.boston.gov · 7d

We will continue to support Boston's health centers in doing everything they can to protect the health and well-being of all residents, including members of our LGBTQIA2S+ community.

For help finding care, call 617-534-5050, email [email protected], or visit boston.gov/mayors-health-line.

Grey background with rainbow borders. Text reads, "October 21, 2025, 1 of 2. Gender-affirming care is health care that helps people feel comfortable and whole in their bodies. It supports individuals whose gender identity or expression may not match what others expect, including transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-expansive people. It can also help others, such as breast cancer survivors or people with hormone-related conditions, feel more at ease and confident in their bodies. Access to these health care services is critical to overall physical and mental health and wellness." The Boston Public Health Commission and City of Boston Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement logos are at the bottom.

Grey background with rainbow borders. Text reads, "October 21, 2025, 2 of 2. Unfortunately, this federal administration is making it harder for people, including young people, to get the health care they need. Federal decisions have forced some health care providers, including Fenway Health, to stop offering gender-affirming care for youth under 19. Across the country, health centers are being put in an impossible position, having to choose between following their mission or keeping their doors open. Boston’s health centers do invaluable work, and we will continue to support them in doing everything they can to protect the health and well-being of all residents, including members of our LGBTQIA2S+ community. For help finding care, the Mayor’s Health Line provides confidential, multilingual health information and referrals: 617-534-5050 or mayorshealthline@bphc.org." The Boston Public Health Commission and City of Boston Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement logos are at the bottom.

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Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 10d

"For 250 years and counting, in Boston every day is No Kings Day" Mayor Michelle Wu

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Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 12d

I was told I looked más joven, bonito y flaco today....so at least I've got that going for me.

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 12d

Lowly Worm!

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 18d

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 20d

A new op-ed in @cogwbur.bsky.social, co-authored by our executive director @stephanieedc.bsky.social and @busph.bsky.social professor Paul Shafer, tackles the USDA decision to stop measuring food insecurity in the wake of SNAP cuts.

First, the Trump administration cut SNAP benefits. Now it wants to stop measuring food insecurity

On the heels of $186 billion in cuts to SNAP, the Trump Administrations announced plans to cancel a long-running annual report on food security. But stopping the count doesn’t stop the suffering, writ...

www.wbur.org

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Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 20d

Congrats!

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 20d

"Poor Kids" was an incredibly powerful documentary. Thanks for your work, which just highlights again the fact that we have the ability to eliminate childhood poverty in the US. That we choose not to do so is a moral failure (as well as a failure of public policy and public health). #sdoh

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 23d

Sunday night listening youtu.be/85543eJkbHE?...

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 26d

Come for the 3.75 hour discussion about Mötley Crüe, stay for the 2-part 9+ hour deep dive on PJ Harvey (or maybe the other way around).

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 26d

Very excited there is a new #Bandsplain episode after a couple month hiatus, and the fact that it's about Mötley Crüe speaks directly to my teen glam metal heart.

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · 26d

At our health center every recent morning team huddle includes a conversation about 1) our continued inability to provide covid vaccines, and 2) how to answer questions about tylenol with our patients. Great fun.

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 28

NoMeansNo with Didjits at the Off-Ramp was an incredible show.

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 28

On és això?

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 27

I feel like you were there, but memory is a funny thing. We also saw a bunch of shows that year.

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 27

What a great show by @stereolabgroop.bsky.social tonight. My last one was 1993/94 at The Crocodile in Seattle, so it was a long time coming but worth the wait!
Also check out the opener @memorialsmusic.bsky.social. I was a bit late for their set (door v show time mix-up) but liked what I heard.

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Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 25

Growing up I had a friend whose mom sold Shaklee supplements so they had loads of powders and vitamins in their cupboards and the only "chocolate" in the house was carob.

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 23

I uploaded 10(!) letters of recommendation yesterday. Apart from the last minute frenzy of proofreading, correcting, and cross-checking, it was really nice to reflect on how amazing (smart, kind, committed) our med students are and what a privilege it is to work with them. #Match2026 #fmrevolution

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 21

I was psyched to get a @tom-vek.bsky.social and Anna Prior collaboration in my new releases this week. Now how about a double bill with Tom Vek and Metronomy, preferably here in Boston?

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 21

In the community where I work (and many others), food insecurity is a huge issue and cuts to SNAP and fear of ICE are making it worse. Seems important to understand the impacts of policy choices, but I guess we just won't talk about it. apnews.com/article/trum...

After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America

The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized″ and ”rife with inaccuracies.″ The decision comes two and a hal...

apnews.com

Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 21

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Keith Nokes @keithnokes.bsky.social · Sep 14

That would have been great. Maybe next time....