had a parent say they were considering taking their 2 WEEK OLD baby to the chiropractor bc some Facebook mom group recommended it and I literally almost choked on my saliva, pls pls pls do not let anyone mess with a baby neck or spine PLS
my favorite thing is being wrapped up in a blanket and I'll tell my husband I'm snug as a bug in a rug and then he hugs me so I'm as snug as a bug in a rug in a hug
The confirmed case of polio in #Gaza is of a 10 month old, a child who’d have easily been immune had they been given their regular 2,4 & 6 month polio vaccines. Instead they’ve endured a lifetime of violence & now have polio. Every pediatric org should be speaking on this loudly.
Can we pls pls pls have some basic universal public education on chromosomal vs reproductive organ vs hormonal differences between sexes and how these can exist naturally in ways other than a pure dichotomy bc this online discourse is driving me insane
and none of this even TOUCHES the broader socialization of sex and gender and the ways different cultures impose their own ideas of what it means to be a man or woman on top of biology
It’s going to be difficult in the coming weeks but I think clinicians should try hard to stay apolitical in the public sphere. We owe it to our patients.
someone called me Dr. Ahmed out loud for the first time today I instinctively looked around for my dad 😭 I’m so proud to carry on his name. Literally the most hardworking, spiritual, humble person I know, the top tier Ahmed!!
introduced myself, talked extensively w/a specialist abt pt care, labs, medications while in the room, and as they left they turn to the family and go “alright now ur nurse is gonna take a look at u” 🙃🙃
Only took until my 3rd shift for my patient and their family to pull a tech aside and ask why they have not seen the doctor yet when I (the doctor) had seen and evaluated the patient and updated them and the family twice:) I love being a woman in medicine:)