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Reminder: Aspirin should not be used in analgesic doses in breastfeeding patients!

This is due to the risk of Reye's syndrome in the child.

If indicated, low-dose aspirin taken for its antiplatelet effects can be used in patients who are breastfeeding.

#AnSky #ObSky

doi.org/10.1111/anae...
doi.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
anaesjournal.bsky.social
Here is some really useful information on transfer to breastmilk of medicines used peri-operatively.

Of note are drugs to:
⚠️ use with caution - tramadol, oxycodone, codeine and pethidine
❌ avoid - aspirin in analgesic doses

#AnSky #breastfeeding #MedSky #SurgSky #ObSky

doi.org/10.1111/anae...
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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📊 FACT CHECKED: 43 studies, rigorous sibling analyses, & REAL science: New research published in The Lancet Ob shows Tylenol taken in pregnancy doesn’t raise the risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disabilities — debunking past political #ScienceNotSpin
#BlueSky #MedSy #ObSky #PedsSky #EMSky
January 17, 2026 at 2:56 AM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
💔 15 child flu deaths in 1 week. ~90% of those kids weren’t fully vaccinated. Per CDC, 18M+ illnesses & 230K hospitalizations this season. Flu can be serious — vaccination matters. #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSjky #NurseSky #EMSKy #IMSky #PedsSky #ObSky
abcnews.go.com/Health/flu-a...
January 17, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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"this research offers critical perspectives on the absence of vaccination and its implications for maternal-fetal health dynamics during the pre-vaccination epoch of the pandemic."

#MedSky + #ObSky.

scienmag.com/covid-19-res...
COVID-19 Respiratory Effects Alter Pregnancy Outcomes in California
As the global medical community continues to grapple with the long-lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a groundbreaking new study has surfaced that sheds light on how respiratory complications
scienmag.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
A pregnant police officer in NC needed emergency cardioversion bc her heart was beating at over 190 beats per min. Doctors refused because she was pregnant. She tried to get an abortion to save her life.
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She didn’t
#BlueSky #NewsSky #abortion #MedSky #ObSky #NurseSky #PedsSky #EMSky #CardsSky
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
stemfem.bsky.social
1/9/1857 — b. Anna Kuliscioff, Russian physician, revolutionary, feminist, internationalist, salonist. OBGYN, early prominent feminist; one of the first wmn to earn a medical degree. Operated med practice in Milan for wmn + the poor (1885-91) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #ObSky #BOTD
Anna Kuliscioff seated
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
arbitrary, reckless, and dangerous, driven by ideology rather than medicine, and will undermine trust and put kids at risk. #EMSky #ObSky #IMSky #NurseSky #NewsSky #PedsSky #IDSky #SciSky

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
acr-journals.bsky.social
Swedish national registry data 2003-2022 showed rates of preeclampsia, preterm delivery, small for gestational age birth and Cesarean delivery have decreased among SLE pregnancies, particularly among nulliparous pregnancies

Arthritis & Rheumatology
doi.org/10.1002/art....

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Proportions of systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancies (N=1,417) and non-systemic lupus erythematosus pregnancies (N=14,133) with (A) preeclampsia, (B) small for gestational age birth, (C) preterm delivery, and (D) Caesarean delivery in Sweden over time, 2003-2022
December 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
stemfem.bsky.social
12/26/1636 — b. Justine Siegemundin, German physician, midwife, author. Wrote the evidence-based “Court Midwife” (1690), a widely read German obstetrical manual written from a female perspective that revolutionized obstetrics + midwifery in the era #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #MedSky #HistMed #ObSky
December 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
📉 Experts estimate:
• 14 million global deaths by 2030 from USAID cuts
• 16 million uninsured → ~120,000 U.S. deaths
• 24–32k deaths per year from Medicaid cuts alone
• Rising silicosis, lung disease & preventable infections

This is a 2/3
#NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky #GISky
December 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
COVID aftershocks keep coming. A massive health system obs study found:

▪️ 2× higher thyroid disease risk if hospitalized
▪️ 35-55% higher risk even if NOT hospitalized

Hypothyroid. 1/2
#BlueSky  #MedSky 🧪
#SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky #GISky #NewsSky
December 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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🧪 #IDSky
#SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #ObSky #GISky #NewsSky

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
A 2-week-old baby, ashen and struggling to breathe.
Airlifted to the ICU. Now on a ventilator. A preventable disease.

26,000+ cases. 13 deaths.

CDC says this is the worst whooping 1/2
#BlueSky  #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky
#SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #ObSky #GISky #NewsSky
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
Vaccines saved 150 million children in 50 years. That’s 2× the UK’s population — alive because science worked. 94 million from measles alone.

No hype. Just data. ❤️
ourworldindata.org/vaccines-chi...
#BlueSky  #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky
#SciSky #EMSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky #NewsSky
December 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
Millions of Americans are about to see their health insurance premiums DOUBLE. ACA subsidies expire at year’s end.

22 million Americans affected.

Congress knew.

Congress did nothing.

#BlueSky  #MedSky 🧪
#SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky #GISky
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
DISGUSTING: ICE in MN handcuffed a pregnant woman, forced her onto her stomach, and knelt on her as crowds screamed she was pregnant. She wasn’t resisting. They ignored pleas, shoved pepper-sprayed bystanders, & then dragged the woman off on the ground.

And this 1/2
#BlueSky #MedSky #ObSky #NewsSky
Now We Know News on Instagram: "ICE dragged a pregnant woman through the snow in Minnesota. Members of the crowd threw snowballs at them. No pregnant person should experience this kind of treatment."
This distressing video highlights the tense encounter between ICE agents and a pregnant woman in South Minneapolis. The community is speaking out against the treatment of the woman, who was arrested a...
www.instagram.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
Radiation therapy can induce metastasis?!?

Imagine treating a tumor… and accidentally teaching it how to spread. That’s the hidden danger scientists are uncovering: DNA-damage, cells switching into “survive at
🧵 1/
#BlueSky #MedSky #OncSky #NewsSky #ObSky #NurseSky #PedsSky #EMSKy #SciSky
December 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
Surrogacy crisis: Megan Hall-Greenberg wrote that Surro Connections is shutting down with no money to repay families — & the agency has suddenly vanished.
👉 150+ surrogates & families in limbo
👉 ~$5M missing
👉 Intended parents were pushed into the agency’s in-house#BlueSky #ObSky #NewsSky #MedSky
December 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
acr-journals.bsky.social
TNFi exposure during pregnancy was not associated with serious infections in offspring; however, offspring exposed during the third trimester had a higher risk of serious infection than those exposed only in first and/or second trimesters

A&R
doi.org/10.1002/art....

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Survival curves for time until first serious infection
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
its “eliminated” status if transmission continues. This is what happens when vax rates drop.
💉 Protect your community. Vaccinate. #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #ObSky
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
Imagine fighting breast cancer… and losing your health insurance mid-chemotherapy because powerful politicians blocked help.
$80,000 meds. 500% premium hikes.

“This isn’t politics — it’s life or death”— Sen. Jon Ossoff. #BlueSky #NewsSky 🧪 #IDSky
#SciSky #EMSky #NurseSky #PedsSky #OncSky #ObSky
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
muscular dystrophy, fatty liver disease, diabetes, even skin aging.

Early days, but IF this is safe & works in humans… longevity research enters a new era. ⚡️🧬
#EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #CardioSky #ObSky
December 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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🤣🤣🤣

#BlueSky #MedSky 🧪 #IDSky
#SciSky #EMSky #EMedSky #NurseSky #FmSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NewsSky
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
cbarbermd.bsky.social
America’s health-care system is unaffordable by design — but we actually have real answers.

Cap hospital prices. Pay doctors for outcomes, not procedures. Make insurers compete on premiums. Tie drug prices to value. Cut hundreds of billions
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #PedsSky #ObSky #EMSky
Opinion | America desperately needs new health care ideas. Here are five.
Democrats won an opening. They can use it to cut costs.
wapo.st
December 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM