moo moo meadows

peds resident. she/her

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

me at a nice restaurant: how big are the soups?
waitress: about 8oz, medium sized
me: ok I'll take 2
waitress: should I...bring out one...and then you can see how you feel?
me:

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

@maryaamss_ BOO! 👻

[The Real Truther @thereal_truther]

RFK Jr. wants to change the US vaccine schedule to match Denmark, a healthier country.

Would that make the US healthier?

Here are the facts:

• Denmark has a population of approximately 6 million people. The USA's population stands at around 345 million, making it over 57 times larger.

• Denmark is among the highest income equality countries while the US is among the least equal due to progressive taxation, strong welfare systems & wage compression policies.

• Denmark provides universal healthcare coverage to ALL residents through a tax-funded system while the United States leaves approximately 8-10% of its population uninsured, often resulting in limited or delayed care.

• 86% of Danes report satisfaction with healthcare availability and quality, far above the OECD's 64% & USA's lower rates amid access barriers.

• Denmark's preventable mortality rate is 120 per 100,000, below the OECD average and far under USA levels (typically 200+), due to better primary care access.

• Denmark offers one of the world's most generous parental leave systems, totaling up to 52 weeks of paid leave shared between parents while the USA offers only 12 weeks of unpaid federal leave nationwide.

• Denmark heavily subsidizes childcare, capping parental fees at 25% of costs (municipality/government covers 75%+) with income-based reductions making it free or near-free for low-income families while the USA has no federal paid or subsidized childcare system.

• Denmark far outpaces the USA in paid sick leave generosity, offering full pay for up to 22 weeks (or longer in some cases) via a statutory system while the USA has no federal paid sick leave mandate.

• Suicide stands at 9 per 100,000 in Denmark versus USA's higher 14-16 per 100,000.

• Cardiovascular hospitalization rates for older adults are 50% higher in the USA than Denmark with heart failure rates over two-fold higher.

• Denmark maintains childhood vaccination coverage above 95% while the USA has dipped to 93% or below.

• The US overall obesity rate is roughly twice as high as Denmark.

• The US childhood obesity rate is roughly 3–4 times higher than Denmark.

• The US has approximately twice the diabetes rate as Denmark.

• US youth diabetes rates exceed Denmark's by roughly 1.5 times, driven by growing type 2 cases tied to obesity.

• Denmark reports significantly lower poverty rates than the US, with child poverty over 20%, far exceeding Denmark's 4%.

• Denmark's Nordic diet links to lower obesity and better heart health metrics, aided by active lifestyle. The US faces higher obesity, diabetes, and related diseases, tied to processed foods, larger portions & sugary drinks.

• Denmark does not vaccinate against diseases like rotavirus or chickenpox for all children because its universal healthcare system along with it's systematic strengths (paid sick leave, parental leave) effectively manages severe outcomes unlike the USA pre-vaccine era.

Rotavirus caused 3 million episodes of gastroenteritis, 410,000 physician visits, 205,000–272,000 ER visits, 55,000–70,000 hospitalizations & 20-60 deaths among children under 5 years-old every year in the USA pre-vaccine.

Chickenpox caused 10,000-13,000 hospitalizations & 100 to 150 deaths a year pre-vaccination in the USA.

Tell me how reducing vaccines for US children to match the Denmark schedule without doing anything else to match Denmark will do anything to improve ACTUAL health outcomes?

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

#repbx

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

@SimShady99 @ughkiim ????? what kind of response is this??? plus not for the entire 40 days of torture

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

@electron9_1 @LeadingReport this is what I don’t get. if COVID and the vaccine were conspiracies, why take physicians’ medical advice to do anything else - like transplants? distrust for docs but only up to a point

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

i love living in medieval times ❤️

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

@mamachell

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

@tiredpierce i’m-

[bri @bribrisimps]

it is just so strange to go from adoring a musician for years during the peak of your adolescence, have to then come to terms with the fact he is abusive and cruel in reality, and then have to learn of his gruesome death and try to fit that all into a neat statement

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

@_Randomtweet__ @athleticstwitt @Oyehania3 @youwouldntpost nah it was like 12 hrs later

[Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO @marklewismd]

Honestly don't know how to earn that 5th star

[Meg Kaylee 🍀✨ @megkaylee]

I think about this one all the time. ❤️

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

@__gumb @dysautonomian @frogs4girls same

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

really beautiful to see how americans are coming together as one to make fun of the brits over this article <3

[Nostalgia @nostalgiaa]

10.

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

@heckyessica @kareninvan @TheRyanHamilton I just graduated medical school 1 year ago. Whether you agree with it or not, that phrase is still used and not considered outdated by the medical community.

[moo moo meadows @tiredmichaela]

@PopBase absolutely crazy to say a “safe space for girls” is “not important”