Sarah Northrop, MD FAAP
@drsarahn.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood Child Abuse Pediatrician. Posts are my own.
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Currently Reading: The Dragon Republic by RF Kuang and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
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Currently Reading: The Dragon Republic by RF Kuang and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
If I die or go missing in the next few weeks please know that it was a combination of perimenopause, Maycember, and the political hellscape that did me in.
May 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If I die or go missing in the next few weeks please know that it was a combination of perimenopause, Maycember, and the political hellscape that did me in.
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RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
May 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
RFK Jr talking about the need for doctors to know how to treat measles for those who are unvaccinated.
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
“Only very sick kids should die from measles.”
No. They shouldn’t. That was the point of the vaccine. We eradicated the virus so children didn’t die.
Sick & disabled kids are not expendable!
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When I was undergrad, I took a course on international human rights law. It was a great course. The professor was fantastic. I remember feeling ridiculous when I asked her after class one day about something that had been on my mind, although it felt like a needless hypothetical.
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April 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
When I was undergrad, I took a course on international human rights law. It was a great course. The professor was fantastic. I remember feeling ridiculous when I asked her after class one day about something that had been on my mind, although it felt like a needless hypothetical.
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they want you sick and preferably dead www.reuters.com/business/hea...
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
they want you sick and preferably dead www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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1/ Kennedy decided to eliminate the advisory committee on newborn screening. Most people don’t even know what NB screening is or how much impact it has on children and their families.
April 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
1/ Kennedy decided to eliminate the advisory committee on newborn screening. Most people don’t even know what NB screening is or how much impact it has on children and their families.
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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
April 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
Support your local bookstore.
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Support your local bookstore.
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My staff and I are closely tracking the potential measles exposure in San Antonio that originated with a visitor from West Texas.
If you visited any of the locations listed below, please watch out for symptoms (including fever or unexplained rash) and contact a doctor right away if they occur.
If you visited any of the locations listed below, please watch out for symptoms (including fever or unexplained rash) and contact a doctor right away if they occur.
February 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My staff and I are closely tracking the potential measles exposure in San Antonio that originated with a visitor from West Texas.
If you visited any of the locations listed below, please watch out for symptoms (including fever or unexplained rash) and contact a doctor right away if they occur.
If you visited any of the locations listed below, please watch out for symptoms (including fever or unexplained rash) and contact a doctor right away if they occur.
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Knowledge is power…
February 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Knowledge is power…
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"When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it." - John Lewis.
It's not enough to simply recognize something is wrong; we have a moral duty to act.
It's not enough to simply recognize something is wrong; we have a moral duty to act.
John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice
In the last days of his life, the civil rights icon hailed Black Lives Matter protesters: “They’re going to help redeem the soul of America.”
www.thenation.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it." - John Lewis.
It's not enough to simply recognize something is wrong; we have a moral duty to act.
It's not enough to simply recognize something is wrong; we have a moral duty to act.
February 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
This weekend’s attempt at gardening: cleaning out this mess of a raised bed. The previous homeowners planted all of this with mint. Mint. 😭😭😭
February 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This weekend’s attempt at gardening: cleaning out this mess of a raised bed. The previous homeowners planted all of this with mint. Mint. 😭😭😭
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Huge protest outside the USAID building today against Trump and Musk's illegal shutdown.
February 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Huge protest outside the USAID building today against Trump and Musk's illegal shutdown.
I’m Southern and like many Southerners I grew up with a large garden. My family grew most of our vegetables. It wasn’t fancy or to prove a point; it’s just what people did. As an adult I have gardened on and off as my schedule allows. More off than on and usually without great success. 🧵
February 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I’m Southern and like many Southerners I grew up with a large garden. My family grew most of our vegetables. It wasn’t fancy or to prove a point; it’s just what people did. As an adult I have gardened on and off as my schedule allows. More off than on and usually without great success. 🧵
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Trump is a One-Dimensional Negotiator
I'm going to get a little wonky and write about Donald Trump and negotiations. For those who don't know, I'm an adjunct professor at Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law and I teach negotiations. Okay, here goes.
I'm going to get a little wonky and write about Donald Trump and negotiations. For those who don't know, I'm an adjunct professor at Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law and I teach negotiations. Okay, here goes.
January 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Trump is a One-Dimensional Negotiator
I'm going to get a little wonky and write about Donald Trump and negotiations. For those who don't know, I'm an adjunct professor at Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law and I teach negotiations. Okay, here goes.
I'm going to get a little wonky and write about Donald Trump and negotiations. For those who don't know, I'm an adjunct professor at Indiana University - Robert H. McKinney School of Law and I teach negotiations. Okay, here goes.
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Speechless. Currently in the hospital as the Pediatric Infectious Disease Attending & access to vital info is limited. My duty to each child that I take care of is to have to most up to date information - in order to provide the best possible care. This is unacceptable
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Speechless. Currently in the hospital as the Pediatric Infectious Disease Attending & access to vital info is limited. My duty to each child that I take care of is to have to most up to date information - in order to provide the best possible care. This is unacceptable
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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Looks like we weren’t the only ones who’d rather get a root canal than watch Trump lie about protecting the Constitution.
His second inauguration tanked at just 24.59M viewers—less than Biden’s 33.76M in 2021 and even his own 30.64M in 2017.
Team Trump will lie about this, so spread the word!
His second inauguration tanked at just 24.59M viewers—less than Biden’s 33.76M in 2021 and even his own 30.64M in 2017.
Team Trump will lie about this, so spread the word!
January 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Looks like we weren’t the only ones who’d rather get a root canal than watch Trump lie about protecting the Constitution.
His second inauguration tanked at just 24.59M viewers—less than Biden’s 33.76M in 2021 and even his own 30.64M in 2017.
Team Trump will lie about this, so spread the word!
His second inauguration tanked at just 24.59M viewers—less than Biden’s 33.76M in 2021 and even his own 30.64M in 2017.
Team Trump will lie about this, so spread the word!
The last TikTok I saw was @chescaleigh.bsky.social singing her Leopards Eating Faces song about the Trump voters who travelled for the inauguration and are being left out in the cold. I’m sad to see TT go but I could not have asked for a more perfect ending. #tiktok #tiktokban
January 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The last TikTok I saw was @chescaleigh.bsky.social singing her Leopards Eating Faces song about the Trump voters who travelled for the inauguration and are being left out in the cold. I’m sad to see TT go but I could not have asked for a more perfect ending. #tiktok #tiktokban
2024 Sarah had big expectations for 2025 Sarah’s time management skills.
January 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
2024 Sarah had big expectations for 2025 Sarah’s time management skills.
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.