Nick Sawyer, MD, MBA, FACEP
@nicksawyermd.com
ER doc. Former executive director, No License for Disinformation (NLFD) 501c3. Advocate for State Medical Board reform and basic ethics in medicine.
NLFD story in The Atlantic: https://archive.is/eOnxi
NLFD on ABC News: https://youtu.be/WYdPweRNFuA
NLFD story in The Atlantic: https://archive.is/eOnxi
NLFD on ABC News: https://youtu.be/WYdPweRNFuA
December 15, 2024 at 5:07 AM
The purpose of UNITED is outlined in the red box on the first page of the attached syllabus.
I wanted medical students to interview patients seen in our emergency department about the challenges they face in the U.S. healthcare system.
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I wanted medical students to interview patients seen in our emergency department about the challenges they face in the U.S. healthcare system.
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December 13, 2024 at 12:54 AM
The purpose of UNITED is outlined in the red box on the first page of the attached syllabus.
I wanted medical students to interview patients seen in our emergency department about the challenges they face in the U.S. healthcare system.
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I wanted medical students to interview patients seen in our emergency department about the challenges they face in the U.S. healthcare system.
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I was honored to have my article printed prominently —the first article in the WestJEM 10th-anniversary issue. If you read it, I think you’ll understand why. 3/
December 13, 2024 at 12:11 AM
I was honored to have my article printed prominently —the first article in the WestJEM 10th-anniversary issue. If you read it, I think you’ll understand why. 3/
This is one of those editorials you write in a matter of minutes. You know, often, information accumulates in your mind until suddenly, you find yourself sitting down and putting it all together.
The main point of the argument is here:
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The main point of the argument is here:
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December 12, 2024 at 11:57 PM
This is one of those editorials you write in a matter of minutes. You know, often, information accumulates in your mind until suddenly, you find yourself sitting down and putting it all together.
The main point of the argument is here:
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The main point of the argument is here:
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The reason I’m posting this is to show:
1) the ridiculous and false claim that “COVID vaccines cause AIDS”
2) the seriousness in which these assertions are made and their intention to act on them, but most importantly
3) the specific statement made in response to these accusations shown below.
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1) the ridiculous and false claim that “COVID vaccines cause AIDS”
2) the seriousness in which these assertions are made and their intention to act on them, but most importantly
3) the specific statement made in response to these accusations shown below.
3/
December 7, 2024 at 6:08 PM
The reason I’m posting this is to show:
1) the ridiculous and false claim that “COVID vaccines cause AIDS”
2) the seriousness in which these assertions are made and their intention to act on them, but most importantly
3) the specific statement made in response to these accusations shown below.
3/
1) the ridiculous and false claim that “COVID vaccines cause AIDS”
2) the seriousness in which these assertions are made and their intention to act on them, but most importantly
3) the specific statement made in response to these accusations shown below.
3/
I’m around mostly non-Trump people and it’s just as surreal, but in a different way. ⬇️
December 2, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I’m around mostly non-Trump people and it’s just as surreal, but in a different way. ⬇️
Sarah, we should chat.
Here’s the article: archive.ph/SJod9
Here’s the article: archive.ph/SJod9
December 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Sarah, we should chat.
Here’s the article: archive.ph/SJod9
Here’s the article: archive.ph/SJod9
In March 2024 AAMC published a report: The Complexities of
Physician Supply and
Demand: Projections From
2021 to 2036.
“A commentary in JAMA characterized the results
as signaling “a great clinician resignation lies ahead.”
What to do?
Ask RFK Jr I guess, or the AMA.
Physician Supply and
Demand: Projections From
2021 to 2036.
“A commentary in JAMA characterized the results
as signaling “a great clinician resignation lies ahead.”
What to do?
Ask RFK Jr I guess, or the AMA.
December 2, 2024 at 4:02 PM
In March 2024 AAMC published a report: The Complexities of
Physician Supply and
Demand: Projections From
2021 to 2036.
“A commentary in JAMA characterized the results
as signaling “a great clinician resignation lies ahead.”
What to do?
Ask RFK Jr I guess, or the AMA.
Physician Supply and
Demand: Projections From
2021 to 2036.
“A commentary in JAMA characterized the results
as signaling “a great clinician resignation lies ahead.”
What to do?
Ask RFK Jr I guess, or the AMA.
It may come as a surprise to many that the number of medical specialty residency positions offered annually is so limited.
For instance, in Dermatology, the number is only 30.
The U.S. population is currently 337 million people.
For instance, in Dermatology, the number is only 30.
The U.S. population is currently 337 million people.
December 2, 2024 at 3:55 PM
It may come as a surprise to many that the number of medical specialty residency positions offered annually is so limited.
For instance, in Dermatology, the number is only 30.
The U.S. population is currently 337 million people.
For instance, in Dermatology, the number is only 30.
The U.S. population is currently 337 million people.
seems like they are not aware of, or think $2 trillion in budget cuts — historically known as economic “shock therapy” — will not affect their social security and Medicare (and maybe Medicaid) benefits? Elon told them it’s going to lead to some “hardship.”
December 2, 2024 at 3:05 PM
seems like they are not aware of, or think $2 trillion in budget cuts — historically known as economic “shock therapy” — will not affect their social security and Medicare (and maybe Medicaid) benefits? Elon told them it’s going to lead to some “hardship.”
There might not be doctors available to provide that care anyway.
There’s already a significant physician shortage. Instead of asking how many licensed physicians the U.S. has, ask how many U.S. doctors provide direct patient care. The difference is ~160,000. www.aamc.org/data-reports...
There’s already a significant physician shortage. Instead of asking how many licensed physicians the U.S. has, ask how many U.S. doctors provide direct patient care. The difference is ~160,000. www.aamc.org/data-reports...
December 2, 2024 at 2:53 PM
There might not be doctors available to provide that care anyway.
There’s already a significant physician shortage. Instead of asking how many licensed physicians the U.S. has, ask how many U.S. doctors provide direct patient care. The difference is ~160,000. www.aamc.org/data-reports...
There’s already a significant physician shortage. Instead of asking how many licensed physicians the U.S. has, ask how many U.S. doctors provide direct patient care. The difference is ~160,000. www.aamc.org/data-reports...
The Third Reich Politics and Propaganda by David Welch
December 2, 2024 at 5:15 AM
The Third Reich Politics and Propaganda by David Welch
People think emergency doctors can successfully intubate their unvaccinated, let’s say, 4 year-old, with vaccine preventable Hib induced epiglottis/critical airway.
They’re wrong.
That’s on the parent, not the doctor. Vaccinate your kids or face the consequences of harming your own child.
They’re wrong.
That’s on the parent, not the doctor. Vaccinate your kids or face the consequences of harming your own child.
![Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
infection
Naturally acquired disease caused by H. influenzae seems to occur in humans only. In healthy children under the age of 5, H. influenzae type b was responsible for more than 80% of aggressive infections, before the introduction of the [Hib] vaccine. 501 In infants and young children, H. influenzae type b (Hib) causes bacteremia, pneumonia, epiglottitis and acute bacterial meningitis. (511 On occasion, it causes cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and infectious arthritis. It is one cause of neonatal infection. 152]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q2sswtkiavbbfcj4wnjldxez/bafkreieqwmm3kllfgpvtqsb3ob2h2mvmiftcjmibvjdjtpaqbvd2aejvh4@jpeg)
November 30, 2024 at 3:37 PM
People think emergency doctors can successfully intubate their unvaccinated, let’s say, 4 year-old, with vaccine preventable Hib induced epiglottis/critical airway.
They’re wrong.
That’s on the parent, not the doctor. Vaccinate your kids or face the consequences of harming your own child.
They’re wrong.
That’s on the parent, not the doctor. Vaccinate your kids or face the consequences of harming your own child.
The general population is in complete denial about the current state of the U.S. healthcare “system.” Self-serving decisions by those currently in power are ending people’s access to care when they need it most. They sold the professional practice of medicine to corporations and private equity.
November 29, 2024 at 5:20 PM
The general population is in complete denial about the current state of the U.S. healthcare “system.” Self-serving decisions by those currently in power are ending people’s access to care when they need it most. They sold the professional practice of medicine to corporations and private equity.
As a physician, I’ve noted the rapid decline in medical ethics and the inhumane acts being ignored and even tacitly enforced by the contemporary professional practice of medicine. This movement is all encompassing.
November 28, 2024 at 5:03 PM
As a physician, I’ve noted the rapid decline in medical ethics and the inhumane acts being ignored and even tacitly enforced by the contemporary professional practice of medicine. This movement is all encompassing.
I’ve been reading about the history of U.S. professional medicine, and the AMA’s troubles seem to have started decades ago.
In the 1930s, the AMA was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
In the 1930s, the AMA was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
November 25, 2024 at 10:03 PM
I’ve been reading about the history of U.S. professional medicine, and the AMA’s troubles seem to have started decades ago.
In the 1930s, the AMA was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
In the 1930s, the AMA was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
COVID disinformation is part of justification for the vengeance and retribution Trump promised.
For example, a member of the public commented we would be “held accountable according to Nuremberg Codes” for supporting CA Assembly Bill 2098.
The chairman’s response is amazing.
For example, a member of the public commented we would be “held accountable according to Nuremberg Codes” for supporting CA Assembly Bill 2098.
The chairman’s response is amazing.
November 25, 2024 at 1:10 PM
COVID disinformation is part of justification for the vengeance and retribution Trump promised.
For example, a member of the public commented we would be “held accountable according to Nuremberg Codes” for supporting CA Assembly Bill 2098.
The chairman’s response is amazing.
For example, a member of the public commented we would be “held accountable according to Nuremberg Codes” for supporting CA Assembly Bill 2098.
The chairman’s response is amazing.
This is a former Harvard epidemiologist and one of the 3 authors of the “Great Barrington Declaration,” the herd immunity via mass infection strategy pushed by those who saw the pandemic in economic terms only.
November 24, 2024 at 5:58 AM
This is a former Harvard epidemiologist and one of the 3 authors of the “Great Barrington Declaration,” the herd immunity via mass infection strategy pushed by those who saw the pandemic in economic terms only.
As I wrote in this @medpagetoday.bsky.social perspective, doctors spreading medical disinformation want you to believe their assertions are matters of reasonable scientific debate.
Some are, but many are not.
That’s the entire point.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Some are, but many are not.
That’s the entire point.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
November 24, 2024 at 1:33 AM
As I wrote in this @medpagetoday.bsky.social perspective, doctors spreading medical disinformation want you to believe their assertions are matters of reasonable scientific debate.
Some are, but many are not.
That’s the entire point.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Some are, but many are not.
That’s the entire point.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
“Dr. Vinay Prasad Says No Amnesty for the COVID Tyrants”
“I mean, like if you want forgiveness, the first thing you have to say is what you actually did wrong, and they're still f***ing lying."
Prasad is faculty at the prestigious medical school UCSF.
What the f**k is he talking about?
“I mean, like if you want forgiveness, the first thing you have to say is what you actually did wrong, and they're still f***ing lying."
Prasad is faculty at the prestigious medical school UCSF.
What the f**k is he talking about?
November 23, 2024 at 5:43 PM
“Dr. Vinay Prasad Says No Amnesty for the COVID Tyrants”
“I mean, like if you want forgiveness, the first thing you have to say is what you actually did wrong, and they're still f***ing lying."
Prasad is faculty at the prestigious medical school UCSF.
What the f**k is he talking about?
“I mean, like if you want forgiveness, the first thing you have to say is what you actually did wrong, and they're still f***ing lying."
Prasad is faculty at the prestigious medical school UCSF.
What the f**k is he talking about?
Corporate and private equity executives, who promote healthcare as a profession of ethical values, exploit doctors and nurses’ compassion to maximize profit.
Nurse Tristin Kate Smith, who committed suicide months before her death, named the healthcare system as her “abuser.”
is.gd/2CiXIa
Nurse Tristin Kate Smith, who committed suicide months before her death, named the healthcare system as her “abuser.”
is.gd/2CiXIa
November 21, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Corporate and private equity executives, who promote healthcare as a profession of ethical values, exploit doctors and nurses’ compassion to maximize profit.
Nurse Tristin Kate Smith, who committed suicide months before her death, named the healthcare system as her “abuser.”
is.gd/2CiXIa
Nurse Tristin Kate Smith, who committed suicide months before her death, named the healthcare system as her “abuser.”
is.gd/2CiXIa
Was this before or after he apologized for calling vaccine mandates worse than Nazi Germany?
November 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Was this before or after he apologized for calling vaccine mandates worse than Nazi Germany?
Here are some key insights gained from studying this issue for 4 years:
1) This problem is timeless.
2) Numerous attempts have been made to address the “self-regulating” professional practice of medicine (state medical boards), including 6 FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS.
3) It’s a failure of leadership.
1) This problem is timeless.
2) Numerous attempts have been made to address the “self-regulating” professional practice of medicine (state medical boards), including 6 FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS.
3) It’s a failure of leadership.
November 21, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Here are some key insights gained from studying this issue for 4 years:
1) This problem is timeless.
2) Numerous attempts have been made to address the “self-regulating” professional practice of medicine (state medical boards), including 6 FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS.
3) It’s a failure of leadership.
1) This problem is timeless.
2) Numerous attempts have been made to address the “self-regulating” professional practice of medicine (state medical boards), including 6 FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS.
3) It’s a failure of leadership.
I don’t see why anyone would still be using X, the hellsite formerly known as Twitter.
h/t @gorskon.bsky.social
h/t @gorskon.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 5:46 PM
I don’t see why anyone would still be using X, the hellsite formerly known as Twitter.
h/t @gorskon.bsky.social
h/t @gorskon.bsky.social
Yes I’ve read several books focused on Nazi doctors, because since day one they were calling us Nazis.
Note: The Defender is the Newsletter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine organization “Children’s Health Defense.”
@solnatamd.bsky.social said it, every institution knew this and did nothing.
Note: The Defender is the Newsletter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine organization “Children’s Health Defense.”
@solnatamd.bsky.social said it, every institution knew this and did nothing.
November 15, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Yes I’ve read several books focused on Nazi doctors, because since day one they were calling us Nazis.
Note: The Defender is the Newsletter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine organization “Children’s Health Defense.”
@solnatamd.bsky.social said it, every institution knew this and did nothing.
Note: The Defender is the Newsletter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine organization “Children’s Health Defense.”
@solnatamd.bsky.social said it, every institution knew this and did nothing.