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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · 3h

I know, right? Half of me we want to save MMWR, the other half would mutter profanities and walk away…

Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · 1d

oops, no, administrative coding error please come back…

MMWR, EIS, Ebola and measles teams told firing was in error. #IDSky

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · 1d

oops, no, administrative coding error please come back…

MMWR, EIS, Ebola and measles teams told firing was in error. #IDSky

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah I just saw that in a different news source as well… so hopefully

Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t see that the rehires include the EIS?

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

Many RIFed yesterday are now being unfired(?!)

Unclear if it’s evil or incompetence — but either way, calculated move. Meant to flex power.

Ha. Just shows Republicans are scared.

Dems, @schumer.senate.gov — don’t back down.
They know they’re losing the Republican shutdown shitshow.
We’re winning.

Official HHS memo showing someone RIFed yesterday is, um, no longer RIFed. wtf

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · 2d

This is terrible - the entire DC staff of the MMWR…

🎁 article @fangferric.bsky.social #IDSky

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · 20d

Got melanoma? Too bad…

www.wsj.com/opinion/dr-p...

Opinion | Dr. Prasad, the FDA’s Grim Reaper

Blocking a therapy for late-stage melanoma will cost many lives.

www.wsj.com

Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · 20d

Hungry? Too bad…

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | USDA Puts Food Researchers on Leave

The move comes days after the Trump administration abruptly canceled an annual Agriculture Department report that measures hunger in America.

www.wsj.com

Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 8

“I don’t draw pictures”

Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 6

I wonder if they know what’s in those prenatal vitamins everyone takes 🤔

www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Exclusive | RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies

Kennedy’s autism report, touted by Trump, will suggest that using the pain reliever during pregnancy might be linked to the developmental disorder.

www.wsj.com

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 6

I know right? I read it for decades.

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 5

I keep hoping that these are the things that will get RFKJ fired:
1) that he sucks up too much oxygen and
2) that he only serves himself.

Trump is happiest when he is the center of attention and his underlyings primary foci is Trump’s agenda. #MedSky #IDSky

www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-...

Opinion | RFK Jr.’s Goat Rodeo

Trump’s cabinet members tirelessly serve his agenda—except this one.

www.wsj.com

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our public health system is one of the things that has saved us, time and time again.

Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 5

We simply do not provide all citizens access to health care, other developed countries do.

We financially prioritize the wrong kinds of healthcare (high end) and scrimp on the primary care access that does the most good for the most people.

And yes, our health behaviors need improvement.

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 5

An important point to make as RFK, Jr talks about how the CDC has failed because Americans are unhealthy -

Our foreshortened life expectancy compared to other developed countries is not a failure of *public health* it is a failure of healthcare *access* #MedSky

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · Sep 4

It sure would be nice if vaccines.gov were still working

Find pharmacies near you

Vaccines.gov helps you find nearby pharmacies in the United States.

www.vaccines.gov

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 4

I know right? It’s been a few months she has been there. I cancelled my subscription to WaPo last year so not sure when (if) she left…

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 4

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.

www.theatlantic.com

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 3

Up next - seat belts and life jackets… who are we to tell you not to subject your kids to injury, disability and death?

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Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Sep 3

Making America Great Again #florida

Cynthia K Wallace MD, MSPH, etc @patientdoc.bsky.social · Aug 24

Irony, long since deceased, declined to comment …

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · Aug 22

Salmonella is generally considered part of the gut microbiota of reptiles and can be detected in both wild and captive healthy reptiles including snakes, lizards and turtles. An estimated 6% of sporadic human Salmonella infections result from reptile contact, many involving children.