Wonder how this is gonna work out

July 21, 2023July 20, 2023 ~ susie

I mean, there’s no diagnostic test, no treatment protocol, and a lot of doctors don’t even believe long covid exists. All I know is, statistically speaking, all of us are losing years off our life expectancy and no one seems to care:

We’ve sent over 1,500 letters to members of Congress asking them to support the #TreatLongCOVIDAct in a little over a day!

In 30 seconds, you too could help tens of millions with #LongCOVID! Please complete the action below and *widely* share. TY!https://t.co/Fw37gda5yL

— Karyn Bishof (@K_Bishof) July 20, 2023

Good news

July 14, 2023July 13, 2023 ~ susie

My only gripe with this is, not everyone can take the same formula. But it’s still a really big step:

BREAKING: FDA approves the first birth control pill in the U.S. that can be sold without a prescription. https://t.co/HixI0GjVoM

— ABC News (@ABC) July 13, 2023

The gift that keeps on giving

July 10, 2023July 9, 2023 ~ susie

Everyone understands that insurance companies denying life insurance (not disability insurance, ~life~ insurance) to people with LC means they believe people w covid sequelae (10-20% of the pop and rising) are at increased risk of dying young, right? K, just so we’re all clear. https://t.co/XbqxJO8qiJ

— Dr. Lisa Iannattone (@lisa_iannattone) July 9, 2023

Oh, it’s only women, who cares?

June 13, 2023June 12, 2023 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy significantly increase risk for HF in women during pregnancy and later in life, yet many women never receive adequate preconception counseling or follow-up care @heartindiabetes @yhandelsmanmd #HiD2023 #cardiotwitter https://t.co/r1m6XP6ICU

— Cardiology Today (@CardiologyToday) June 12, 2023

Isn’t that nice

June 5, 2023June 3, 2023 ~ susie

I’m sure they have their financial struggles, but all this does is prove why we need a national healthcare system:

This Nonprofit Health System Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt https://t.co/w6K2TfVz4f

— Suburban Guerrilla 💙 (@SusieMadrak) June 3, 2023

Crazy

May 11, 2023May 10, 2023 ~ susie

People think I’m the crazy one for not wanting to get surgery in an unsafe place:

"The removal of masks in healthcare settings is mind-boggling. It’s kind of in the same vein as if people were like, “Yeah, well, HIV is not new anymore, so people handling blood or contaminated material don’t need to wear gloves in a healthcare setting.” https://t.co/rLvluSfyMU

— Nancy Delagrave (@RougeMatisse) May 10, 2023

Dermatology time

May 4, 2023May 6, 2023 ~ susie ~ 2 Comments

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Turns out there was a pre-cancerous lesion on my face, and the skin doc prescribed a VERY EXPENSIVE chemotherapy cream (let’s put it this way, the co-pay was $82) that requires me to wear latrile gloves while putting it on — and after taking the gloves off, I still have to wash my hands thoroughly. Scary! But happy to have caught it early.

Yep

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 ~ susie

This is why I keep postponing knee surgery. I don’t want to get covid again:

The medical center has reinstated a temporary mask mandate after more than a dozen hospital workers and patients at the medical center tested positive for the coronavirus this week, officials confirmed. https://t.co/FA9ykboARx

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) April 20, 2023

Will it work?

April 4, 2023April 3, 2023 ~ susie

Our new lawsuit, representing 5 women—each denied abortion care while facing dangerous pregnancy complications—and 2 OB-GYNs, is the first to ask a court to define a medical exception to an abortion ban.
Learn about Zurawski v. State of Texas here: https://t.co/UqjimTK7yN

— Center for Reproductive Rights (@ReproRights) April 3, 2023

Decent

March 22, 2023March 21, 2023 ~ susie

Dodgers Dugout: It would be easy for the Dodgers to cut ties with Andrew Toles and wish him well. Instead, they have renewed his contract every year so Toles, 30, can keep his health insurance. They did so again this year. It shouldn’t go unnoticed.https://t.co/UaiDp8OlFI

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 21, 2023