Jackie Fitton, DO, MSTP
@jackiefitton.bsky.social
Doctor. Dog mom. Health policy nerd. Expert at reading, amateur at crochet.
LEAHP Scholar w/ SGIM
📍Pittsburgh, PA.
Views are my own. Comments/posts ≠ medical advice
LEAHP Scholar w/ SGIM
📍Pittsburgh, PA.
Views are my own. Comments/posts ≠ medical advice
Reposted by Jackie Fitton, DO, MSTP
NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
Reposted by Jackie Fitton, DO, MSTP
This doesn’t exist and will literally save $0
February 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This doesn’t exist and will literally save $0
Reposted by Jackie Fitton, DO, MSTP
YIKES. Don’t expect any bird flu updates, even late on Friday night! ⏰
The Trump administration has instructed the FDA, CDC and NIH to pause all external communications, such as weekly scientific reports, MMWRs, social media posts, health updates, etc.
shorturl.at/rKEFd
#BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky
The Trump administration has instructed the FDA, CDC and NIH to pause all external communications, such as weekly scientific reports, MMWRs, social media posts, health updates, etc.
shorturl.at/rKEFd
#BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
shorturl.at
January 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
YIKES. Don’t expect any bird flu updates, even late on Friday night! ⏰
The Trump administration has instructed the FDA, CDC and NIH to pause all external communications, such as weekly scientific reports, MMWRs, social media posts, health updates, etc.
shorturl.at/rKEFd
#BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky
The Trump administration has instructed the FDA, CDC and NIH to pause all external communications, such as weekly scientific reports, MMWRs, social media posts, health updates, etc.
shorturl.at/rKEFd
#BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky
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In case anyone would like to grab the archive of the reproductive rights website recently taken offline by...whoever is dismantling our health education tools, here it is:
web.archive.org/web/20250114... #medsky #obgyn
web.archive.org/web/20250114... #medsky #obgyn
ReproductiveRights.gov - Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care
While Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion remains legal in many states, and other reproductive health care services remain protected by law.
web.archive.org
January 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
In case anyone would like to grab the archive of the reproductive rights website recently taken offline by...whoever is dismantling our health education tools, here it is:
web.archive.org/web/20250114... #medsky #obgyn
web.archive.org/web/20250114... #medsky #obgyn
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Medicaid work requirements are expected to be back on the agenda - our new brief recaps the landscape of work requirement approvals and pending requests at the end of President Trump’s first term and examines recent state activity. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Medicaid Work Requirements: Current Waiver and Legislative Activity | KFF
With Donald Trump returning to the presidency and Republican control of the Senate and House, work requirements are likely to be back on the agenda—through federal legislation or Medicaid waivers. Thi...
www.kff.org
November 22, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Medicaid work requirements are expected to be back on the agenda - our new brief recaps the landscape of work requirement approvals and pending requests at the end of President Trump’s first term and examines recent state activity. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Reposted by Jackie Fitton, DO, MSTP
November 22, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Reposted by Jackie Fitton, DO, MSTP
Truths about healthcare:
The ACA and Obamacare are the same thing
Medicare is run by the federal government
Biden and the Democrats used Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for everyone, including $35/month insulin and inhalers
The ACA and Obamacare are the same thing
Medicare is run by the federal government
Biden and the Democrats used Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for everyone, including $35/month insulin and inhalers
November 21, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Truths about healthcare:
The ACA and Obamacare are the same thing
Medicare is run by the federal government
Biden and the Democrats used Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for everyone, including $35/month insulin and inhalers
The ACA and Obamacare are the same thing
Medicare is run by the federal government
Biden and the Democrats used Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for everyone, including $35/month insulin and inhalers
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This is a terrific overview of how the FDA & CDC (and thus Health and Human Services) can influence vaccine policy in the US. Useful given concern of RFK Jr. as Sec. of HHS. One thing not addressed but worth considering: NIH funding of vaccine and vaccination research. 🛟😷medsky health policy idsky
How HHS, FDA, and CDC Can Influence U.S. Vaccine Policy | KFF
This policy brief highlights areas in which HHS, FDA, and CDC have authority to shape U.S. vaccine policy with a specific focus on vaccine approvals and recommendations for the public. Ultimately, whi...
www.kff.org
November 21, 2024 at 7:27 PM
This is a terrific overview of how the FDA & CDC (and thus Health and Human Services) can influence vaccine policy in the US. Useful given concern of RFK Jr. as Sec. of HHS. One thing not addressed but worth considering: NIH funding of vaccine and vaccination research. 🛟😷medsky health policy idsky
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Surely I misheard. There’s no way Dr. Oz, the OG grifter, president of grift university, has been tapped to lead the largest and most influential US healthcare entity.
November 19, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Surely I misheard. There’s no way Dr. Oz, the OG grifter, president of grift university, has been tapped to lead the largest and most influential US healthcare entity.