I've been writing about abortion every day since Roe was overturned, and this managed to shock even me:
If OBGYNs want to get board certified this year, they need to go to Texas to do it https://t.co/qkjlzs3bQt pic.twitter.com/nASI8x4DLb
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) July 24, 2023
Category: The Best Healthcare in the World
Wonder how this is gonna work out
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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?
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