Michelle Barwell, MD

psychiatrist. animal lover. baseball nut. friend.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In 1901, Dr. Allan Warner of the Isolation Hospital at Leicester, England, took a series of photographs of patients with smallpox.

This one is possibly the most famous.

The two boys are said to be 13 year-olds and infected with smallpox simultaneously during an epidemic of the disease in the United Kingdom, one of the last big ones there.

The boy on the left shows a full-blown presentation of smallpox, with the pus-filled pustules all over his body, concentrated on his face and arms. The boy on the right is at the hospital in the same isolation unit, because he is also showing some pustules (and perhaps a slight fever or malaise), though certainly not as many.

The difference is in the fact the boy on the right was vaccinated and didn't develop serious symptoms.

The earliest written description of a disease like smallpox appeared in China in the 4th century CE (Common Era). Early written descriptions also appeared in India in the 7th century and in Asia Minor in the 10th century.

Ali Maow Maalin was the last person to have naturally acquired smallpox caused by variola minor in October 1977.

Almost two centuries after Edward Jenner hoped that vaccination could annihilate smallpox, the 33rd World Health Assembly declared the world free of this disease on May 8, 1980.

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

RIP Scrap Iron. Ryan was in heaven meeting his favorite player. Look at that pillbox hat! @Pirates @KevinGormanPGH

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

@Pirates is Cruz hurt? He seemed to struggle running to first. He's so much faster than that! 🫤

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Please read this statement from the parents of VA ICU nurse Alexander Pretti, who was murdered yesterday by Border Patrol agents.

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

Find the fighter in you‼️ #Resist‼️ #DaveMatthews

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

@tomjulie62 @Valdezesmerlyn7 Then don't. And keep it to yourself.

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

@Valdezesmerlyn7 I saw you play in Greensboro and can't wait to watch you at PNC! Welcome to Pittsburgh! We are happy to have you. :)

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

FIRST patient casualty: #ACA coverage ended yesterday. ALL plans are too expensive now. Spent appointment trying to plan/problem solve for future care/meds.
@DaveMcCormickPA STOP being a pathetic lackey and DO SOMETHING for your constituents!

It's on YOU when people start dying

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

'This is about racism': Texas Rep. Ann Johnson's blunt message to GOP ov... https://t.co/2CGcXkjXh9 via @YouTube

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

@jakemangum15 @rbripley It's my happy place. From my usher to my seats to the view and (most importantly) to the players on the field, I love it all. Welcome, Jake! See you in April!

[Bill Madden @maddenifico]

This MAGA Trump supporter was surprised when she received the health care she voted for. Go figure. 😳👇

[Rep. Jason Crow @RepJasonCrow]

The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.

In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:

[Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkKelly]

A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.

Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.

Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

@SenFettermanPA @giselefetterman @UPMC Weren't you supposed to be in DC?

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. - The Guardian https://t.co/LhK4OwzKqT

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

@KevinGormanPGH @EdWalter87 💯 Kev and so relieved someone was desperate enough to take him. With his lackluster offensive performance and his propensity for injuries, he was a salary stone for the rest of the decade.

[Hannah Mears @mearshannah_]

I love my job 🥹

From pretending to do post game interviews at home, to their very own interviews at PNC Park, my heart was exploding meeting Mia and Joe Triggiani today! 🎤🫶

@SNPittsburgh @FrankTriggiani

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

@mearshannah_ @SNPittsburgh @FrankTriggiani I don't know if anything will ever top that experience for Mia. Thank you so very much for spending all that time with her and Joey. I was lucky to be able to stand near and watch you interact with them. You are a wonderful human and a great role model.

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

@ukrainiansquad USA although so ashamed to admit it.

[Michelle Barwell, MD @mdmicky29]

@GmOrr9000 @RepGregMurphy It's bizarre because it's not true