Alexandra L. Coria, MD

Global health pediatrician, sporadic but passionate writer, persistent asker of why the world must be this way. She/her, ambiguously BIPOC, opinions my own.

[Joel Bervell @joelbervell]

2 yrs ago, I posted a TikTok video about Pulse Oximeters. For decades, they haven't worked as well on darker skin tones. My video received over 200K views and started my "Racial Bias in Medicine" series.

Today a FDA advisory committee is finally convening to address the problem!

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Also, through the wonders of vertical integration, all of these are the same thing. United, Cigna, CVS/Aetna. Patients are surrounded with no autonomy over their own healthcare

[Pat McGann, MD @PTMcGann]

Ummmmm hi @MerriamWebster , how do we update the DICTIONARY?

The term #sickler is a dehumanizing slur and belongs nowhere in anyone���s vocabulary, certainly not the dictionary.

Please remove this

Better yet, if someone searches, it provides education about why it’s not a word

[Matt Lindner @mattlindner]

The CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods on LinkedIn

[Arianna Huffington @ariannahuff]

So, to sum up the Supreme Court’s week: life begins at conception and ends in a mass shooting.

[Alexandra L. Coria, MD @alcoria]

@brianwahl Or at least standard formatting??? Why am I changing Methods to Method and the voice (1st person vs 3rd person) of the abstract?

[Alexandra L. Coria, MD @alcoria]

@brendanspiegel Can we join????

[Alexandra L. Coria, MD @alcoria]

I once, during a difficult discussion with my residency program director, stopped her and asked her if she thought I was a good doctor. She said yes, and that made it a lot easier to talk about everything else. #residency #burnout #ThankAResidentDay

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Tell your residents how much you appreciate them

[Alexandra L. Coria, MD @alcoria]

Join @GlobalPHM for this outstanding webinar on Thursday! I'm so excited for this!

[AAP Global Health @AAPGlobalHealth]

WEBINAR: Through Many 🔎: Global Health Practice & the Pediatric Hospitalist with experts from @GlobalHealthUMN & @CincyChildrens
🗓️: Thur, Jan 27 | 12PM - 1:30PM CT
🔗: https://t.co/eEZnoKIHOl
#globalphmwebinar

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Nature does open access

[Arvin Garg, MD, MPH @ArvinGargMD]

🧵Floating’s closing is indicative of how our society underinvests in children since they don’t have a robust short-term ROI. But children are 100% our future. From inequitable insurance reimbursement to fragile social safety net, to the child tax credit ending, the list goes on.

[Andrew Stolbach, MD, MPH @toxicologist12]

Before wearing your festive Halloween outfit to work in the ER, ask yourself:

Is this what you want to be wearing when you tell someone their family member died?

[Alexandra L. Coria, MD @alcoria]

@SaltyEMNY For insulin teaching. And sometimes cerebral edema. Just depends.

[Colleen Farrell, MD @colleenmfarrell]

I got my first two doses of the Pfizer covid vaccine knowing that I would soon try to get pregnant. Today at 28 weeks pregnant I got my booster to keep me and my growing baby healthy. Covid is more severe in pregnant women and vaccines are safe in pregnancy! 💉💪🤰🏼

[Alexandra L. Coria, MD @alcoria]

Who do I complain to about the conflicting timing at @AAPexperience for the programs from the Section on Global Health and Section on Minority Health, Equity and Inclusion??? #Globalhealth is about working for #healthequity everywhere.

[Darren Markland @drdagly]

So, we’ve reached 34 deaths per day from COVID. It’s a shocking number that really gets swamped over by all the other numbers. I’m going to describe the usual dying process in the ICU from this disease. I’m wearing my clinical hat, be warned.

[Journal of Hospital Medicine @JHospMedicine]

The #COVID19 pandemic propelled @POPCoRNetwork to collaborate virtually ➡️ Check out “Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Practical Guide for Pediatric Facility Preparedness”.

https://t.co/5rDca54Lgh

[Alexandra L. Coria, MD @alcoria]

Everything global is local, as COVID-19 has shown. Here we lay out why global health education is critical, and pay homage to bidirectional GH partnerships…https://t.co/gHOwxf29ul
#globalhealth #medtwitter #meded @AmyRLRule @heather_haq @RatnerLeah @Tracy_Rabin @MaimonidesMC

[Alexandra L. Coria, MD @alcoria]

Sickle cell disease is one of the most under-recognized public health crises in the world. Not a coincidence that it occurs almost exclusively among Africans and people with African ancestry. #blacklivesmatter #sicklecellawarenessmonth #scd

[Pat McGann, MD @PTMcGann]

#SickleCellAwarenessMonth

Globally, a baby is born w/(and a child likely dies from) SCD every 2-5 mins

More kids w/SCD than cancer/HIV

SCD not included among #NCDs

Diagnostics & basic treatments not available

We need concerted action
@gateshealth @WHOAFRO @ncdalliance