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Kurtzer_MD
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Activist doc vs interpersonal violence violence. Med Dir #TraumaInformedCare GYN Northwestern Chicago. Long COVID Mar ‘2020 #AMWA-PATH #DoctorsForAmerica #MomsDemandAction #LongCOVID Doc TIC gynecology sexmedmenopause.nm.org Posts my own & not employer’s
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Nothing says "public service" like telling millions to just get over dying without health care. Truly inspiring leadership.
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3 years after Dobbs, the harm is undeniable—but so is the resilience. Physicians & clinicians are stepping up, even as they face legal risk for providing evidence-based care that conflicts with restrictive state laws. DFA is proud to help lead the fight—through mobilization, litigation, & education.
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If you want to avoid long term health issues, wear a mask

If you care about disabled people, wear a mask

If you care about being able to resist & fight back, wear a mask

If you know that raw milk, vitamin A and green juice aren’t cures, wear a mask

If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
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It took decades for us to reach a place where people were comfortable talking about their autism. Where diagnosis became achievable because awareness & advocacy efforts were successful

This move will undo all of that. People will fear being diagnosed & mask themselves more

The cruelty is the point
npr.org NPR @npr.org · May 8
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
www.npr.org
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We are fighting for funding for the ME/CFS Research Roadmap.

We have a letter urging Dr. Bhattacharya to allocate $50 million to fund the ME/CFS Research Roadmap.

Sign our new letter now: bit.ly/MEcfsRoadmap

The more signatures we gather, the louder our call for action.

#PwME #MECFS #NIH
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World ME Day - May 12, 2025

I have suffered from ME/CFS since 2009.
We need good health care, up-to-date medical education and immediate research funding!
This bipartisan issue impacts people of all ages.
Please help us find the cure soon.
#StandByMEcfs #StillSickStillFighting #MEcfs #EndMEcfs
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ICYMI: As kids keep getting sicker, media ignores scientific papers pointing to immune dysregulation and damage after COVID. Instead, parents are urged to “watch out” for unusual waves of RSV, flu, and more, while masks, clean air & COVID go unmentioned.

www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep-...
Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds
As the press pushes "immunity debt" past the breaking point of believability, are parents ready to wake up to the illness crisis?
www.thegauntlet.news
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Greyhound, I promise I will never talk smack about you ever again.

Bravo
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The next time you hear RFK Jr talk about how he wants to “make America healthy” and end the chronic illness epidemic … remember that he just chose to cut the entire NIOSH department.

A group of people whose sole purpose is to help prevent sickness, death and disability.
Retired early from clinical medicine this week :( Not what I wanted but have to protect my health and family wellbeing now which couldn’t happen in my role as office TIC gynecologist. I will continue in education and advocacy spaces in healthcare and community orgs I am involved in and fighting LC!
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The executive functioning required to make these decisions is considerable, and ironically also has a negative impact on our baseline. It’s exhausting having to be on high alert all the time. Unfortunately the alternative, throwing caution to the wind, is far more dangerous to our health.
Maintaining a Baseline Means Everything When You're Chronically Ill
So why is it so hard to do? And how can we make it a bit easier?
www.disabledginger.com
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abc missing the point... again

its not "dating pressure" is violence, assault, misogyny, death threats, stalking, revenge pr0n, r*pe, murder
Nobody seems to get this. I have lived with this possibility that one unfortunate encounter could leave me bed and house bound and that hangs over my head every day I walk in to face unmasked people in my workplace. I am finally escaping to safety after 5 years of suffering this reality.
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“You’re already sick so why not take the risk?”

Non disabled people act like because our level of functioning is reduced, we should be ok taking extra risks.

It’s the opposite. We know the pain of losing health & independence. We know help isn’t coming. We protect what we have left at all costs.
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It will never cease to amaze me that wearing a mask was a deal breaker for many people.

It’s a powerful public health tool. It’s one of the most effective ways to avoid mass disablement. It keeps you & your community healthy. It shows you prioritize self care, disability justice & bodily autonomy.
This is no surprise to many of us who work in long COVID. The poor lack access to good care; the poor can’t take time off to rest when they need to; the poor often work in higher exposure risk jobs (healthcare and teaching and essential workers) and are women.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor
www.cidrap.umn.edu
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This is what they're doing to Dr. Badar Khan Suri.

This is not my America, and the world is aghast.
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Thank you so much for being there, @metrauxjulia.bsky.social!

Everyone who couldn't make it, we are hosting another rally next Saturday. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Not all “Hands Off” events were in-person. I attended two virtual events centering chronically ill and disabled people for @motherjones.com, who are terrified about attacks to Medicaid, Section 504, research funding, education and more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For some disabled protestors, “Hands Off” went virtual
"We know we have to teach everyone how to include us."
www.motherjones.com
All avoidable with vaccine. Also for adults, those immunized between 1963-67 did not get the live attenuated vaccine and they may want to consider a booster for protection from measles after a discussion with their doctor.