🔴 Desgraciadamente para todos comienza la cuarta semana de #HuelgaMedica.
1️⃣ ¿Por qué los médicos tenemos que aceptar trabajar en turnos de 17 horas de trabajo continuado de lunes a viernes y no podemos aspirar a trabajar en turnos de máximo de 12 horas que no pongan en riesgo nuestra salud física y mental y la integridad de los pacientes a los que atendemos?
2️⃣ ¿Por qué los médicos tenemos que aceptar trabajar “voluntariamente” en turnos de 24 horas de trabajo continuado sábados, domingos y festivos y no podemos aspirar a turnos de trabajo de máximo de 12 horas también los días festivos?
3️⃣ ¿Por qué los médicos tenemos que aceptar jornadas semanales de 45 horas o más y no podemos aspirar una jornada de trabajo de 35 horas semanales como el resto de trabajadores de la sanidad?
4️⃣ ¿Por qué los médicos tenemos que aceptar que la hora de guardia se siga pagando peor que la hora ordinaria cuando una versión previa del Estatuto Marco del propio Ministerio de Sanidad recogía que la hora de guardia se debería pagar al menos igual que la hora ordinaria o el Estatuto de los Trabajadores indica que las horas extraordinarias se deben pagar igual o mejor que la hora ordinaria?
5️⃣ ¿Por qué los médicos tenemos que aceptar descansos semanales de tan solo 36 horas y no podemos aspirar a descansos semanales de 48 horas?
👉 Esto es lo que propone para los médicos el Estatuto Marco diseñado por la ministra Mónica García con sindicatos que tienen nula o escasa representación entre los médicos (@Sindicato_SATSE, @CCOO , @UGT_Comunica y @CSIFnacional).
👉 Esto es lo que rechazan una gran mayoría de los médicos y todos los sindicatos médicos que se han visto obligados a convocar esta huelga médica nacional. Una huelga que se repetirá una semana al mes hasta que alguien del ministerio se digne a negociar y llegar a un acuerdo con los sindicatos que representan de forma mayoritaria a los médicos.
Y piensas q sí, que la inteligencia artificial que están probando en radiología ha acertado el diagnóstico.
Pero que esa IA no tiene ni puta idea de lo que es la enfermedad.
Y que qué suerte tiene la cabrona
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
Here’s my perspective as a physician on what makes it different
1) A REAL Emergency Department:
Unlike shows like Grey's Anatomy, House, or Chicago Med where roles blur into fantasy…
The Pitt shows how an ER actually functions:
Attendings, residents, med students
Nurses, techs, social workers
Security, admin, leadership
Everyone has a role. Everyone matters.
That’s reality.
2) Neurodiversity — Done Right
Dr King’s portrayal of a neurodivergent resident is one of the most authentic depictions I’ve seen.
As a psychiatrist, I can say this confidently:
✔️ The mannerisms
✔️ The emotional processing
✔️ The interactions
It’s not dramatized. It’s accurate.
And it sends a powerful message:
People on the spectrum can thrive, even in high-pressure fields like medicine.
3) Burnout — Not Glamour, But Truth:
Most medical dramas glamorize the profession.
The Pitt exposes the truth:
✔️ Exhaustion
✔️ Emotional depletion
✔️ System pressure
From nurses to residents to attendings burnout is universal and it’s portrayed without filters.
4) The Insurance Reality:
This might be the first show to highlight what both patients and physicians struggle with daily:
🔹 Prior authorizations
🔹 Denials
🔹 High copays
These are not side plots.
They are central to modern healthcare.
5) The “Superhuman Physician” Myth:
Physicians are often the worst patients.
Why?
Because many struggle to accept their own vulnerability.
Dr Robby’s arc in Season 2 shows:
✔️ Silent suffering
✔️ Likely severe depression
✔️ Difficulty seeking help
Especially in men, this “tough it out” mindset can be dangerous.This wasn’t just storytelling, it was a mirror.
If you’re struggling, get help.
6) The Burden of Documentation:
EMRs were meant to help.
Instead, they’ve become a major source of burnout:
✔️ Endless charting
✔️ Quality metrics
✔️ Time away from patients
Dr Santos’ struggles?
Every trainee in America can relate.
What else makes it stand out?
🔹 Hospital systems prioritizing efficiency and profit
🔹 Pressure for rapid patient turnover
🔹 Workplace violence
🔹 Long wait times
🔹 ICE presence and its impact on care
All uncomfortable — All real.
And then there’s diversity.
Strong, competent, independent women of color are not token characters here.
They reflect what we actually see in hospitals across America.
Bottom line:
The Pitt didn’t succeed despite being a medical drama.
It succeeded because it finally told the truth about medicine.
And people, inside and outside healthcare recognized it.
https://t.co/mJp5txiDqD
#ThePitt #NoahWyle #HBOMax
En septiembre de 1938, el abogado laboralista berlinés Ernst Fraenkel, judío, escapó a Estados Unidos.
Instalado en Chicago, escribió un libro: “El Estado dual. Contribución a la teoría de la dictadura”.
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Tu cirujano lleva 19 horas despierto (y tú ni idea)
Voy a contarte algo que debería preocuparte más que el tiempo de espera en urgencias https://t.co/ZHMIUGU6jA
Iba a escribir un tuit sobre la #HuelgaMédica3O, pero ya fue escrito en 2018.
Creo que no puedo explicar mejor varios de los motivos que nos han llevado a esta situación.
I want u to hear these 2 doctors from Australia sending their last words, fully aware they could be killed any second.
What they’re describing is horror that defies belief.
70% of their patients are kids…
“The last thing I heard was the voice of my children playing, then everything went black. When I opened my eyes I thought I’d gone blind. I couldn’t see anything. I could no longer hear their voices. I checked to see if my wife was alive. Her back and legs were fractured, but she was alive. So I turned on the light of my phone and tried to find the children. My three-year-old daughter Julia was calling to me from beneath the rubble: ‘Baba, Baba, where are you?’ I carried her to a safe place then went back for my second son Kareem. He had severe head trauma. He was in a trance. He kept saying: ‘I’m sorry Mama. Please don’t blame me. I’m sorry.’ When I brought them to the hospital, I refused to let my colleagues deal with their injuries. I dealt with them alone. I did the dressing. I removed the sutures. I wanted them to feel: ‘Our dad is taking care of us, maybe he can still protect us. Maybe he’s still our hero.’ We’re doing OK, I guess. My wife is in a wheelchair now; she can’t walk. So I’m everyone’s caregiver. The children’s wounds are healing slowly. But there is a big problem with their brain. They cannot eat well, cannot talk well. Julia is still waking in the night and screaming. Every time she hears a rocket she starts trembling and crying. I used to tell her: ‘Don’t worry. They’re not targeting us.’ It’s a myth that all of us in Gaza tell our children. But it doesn’t work anymore; she knows that it’s a lie. I'm trying to keep myself together, so they can still see me as their hero. But no, I am not strong now. I'm weak. I’m not eating well. I used to wear better clothes. I’m not OK. There’s so much fear. Fear that they will never recover. If there’s another strike, even near us, they will lose their mind. You understand me? And I have so much guilt, because I’m the reason we stayed. We had a chance to leave Gaza, one year ago. But I refused. Because I love my people. I love my patients, so I chose to stay. But I regret all of it. My children had the right to live their life. Not this life I chose for them. I'm not okay. I didn't do well with my children. I didn't save them or protect them. We used to be a beautiful family. But now, I don’t know.”
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Dr. Ahmed Seyam is a surgeon with @MSF_USA. His story is a part of a series I am doing on the Palestinian Staff of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza.
Sobre las guardias:
Son un sobresueldo (q hacen q un médico pueda sobrevivir en ciudades como Madrid o Barcelona)
Son obligatorias, pero no solo es obligatorio hacerlas, sino hacerlas cuando tocan, es decir, no eres libre de tener tiempo libre
Former President Bill Clinton:
“Mr. Netanyahu has long wanted to fight Iran, because that way he can stay in office forever and ever….”
“But I think we should be trying to diffuse it and I hope President Trump will do that. I hope anybody there will do that...we gotta convince our friends in the Middle East that we'll stand with them and try to protect them.
But choosing undeclared wars in which the primary victims are civilians who are not politically involved one way or the other, just wanna live decent lives is not a very good solution.
Do I think that we have to try to stop Iran from having a nuclear weapon? I do. I tried at that and we had some success. But we don't have to have all this outright, constant killing of civilians who can't defend themselves and they just want a chance to live.”
El presidente saliente de EEUU, Joe Biden, condecora al chef español José Andrés con la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad, la condecoración civil más alta del país https://t.co/ElfLN8bF0o
Doctors are generally good at ordering investigations but less good at writing a plan.
This generally applies to outpatient clinics, but here is what I think a good PLAN should cover 👇