.Spirit Airlines Keeping front half of the plane empty & packing the back is not a good strategy... EVEN if you ask for 15 volunteers to move up front just before takeoff. Why not appropriately assign seats at the outset (even of some get the "expensive" ones)? Photo cred Ga-te-be

Hi The Hill The Baltimore Sun @npr more needs to be done by airlines, why is this the norm? and when we pointed this out to @spiritairlines the response was simply this is how we do things

Dr. Vonzella Bryant, Emergency Medicine Physician, led many patients towards recovery within Boston’s largest safety-net hospital. Our Mass. State Lottery #HeroAmongUs has been leading the fights against the pandemic and helping Boston’s most vulnerable residents 👏

How we can make a difference

Thank you Rhea Boyd MD, MPH! 1 takeway: "Health disparities" (a descriptor) ≠ "health INEQUITIES" (avoidable & unjust). "Health inequities arise when certain populations are made vulnerable to illness and disease, often through inequitable distribution of protections and supports."

Mohsin Furqan Joey Whelihan, MD It’s shameful. I’ve written about their price gouging before: thesheriffofsodium.com/2020/08/28/ecf…

Dr. Gokal had in-hand doses of COVID vaccine that would go to waste if he didn't use them within hours. He used them for neighbors, acquaintances, and family, filtering out for those with risk factors. He did the right thing. He was fired. nytimes.com/2021/02/10/us/…

2%, the make up of black male doctors in America. Great film raising awareness of an important problem. indiescreening.com/screenings/236 #BMWCMovie #indiescreening #BlackMenInWhiteCoats

Thank you so much to our supporters. Our COVID-19 Oxygen Campaign for Kenya has now raised over $1K! We are that much closer to our goal of $15K #COVID19 #OxygenShortage #philanthropy

Standing in solidarity with #Palestinians. What is happening there amounts to #WarCrimes 🇺🇸🇵🇸 How is Black Lives Matter changing the US conversation on Palestine... youtu.be/iFjX-Nj3-AQ via YouTube

Meanwhile in SJU San Juan airport waiting for Spirit flight with no updates since 11am now cancelled 12 hours later 😳

It’s 04:25am, stuck at airport. Found out a few hours b4 take off ⁦that all Spirit Airlines⁩ from PR r cancelled due to strike which apparently has been going on since Fri. Could have used heads up umm… on Fri! Never fly ⁦Spirit Airlines⁩

Y’all added better quit flying with Spirit or y’all going to become one. #spiritairlines Spirit Airlines

We did it!!!! We can’t begin to say how grateful we are. Thanks to your generous donations Lodwar County referral now has pipped oxygen.

Congratulations to the participants that completed the regional WHO-ICRC Basic Emergency Care and Train the Trainer courses and the BEC Registered Facilitator training held in Nairobi this month! #emergencymedicine @EMKeFoundation Ministry of Health WHO African Region ICRC Africa Tigist Tesfaye Bedane MD. 🇪🇹

Our TECC Training program just got published! sciencedirect.com/science/articl… EMKF Training programs are designed by our local emergency care experts to meet the needs of healthcare facilities that may be required to provide emergency care. Find out more - emergencymedicinekenya.org/training/

Giving Tuesday is just around the corner... Last year you all helped us to raise >$3K for oxygen manifolds for Lodwar Hospital emkfoundation.org/oxygen-manifol…. Partner with us again for our annual campaign drive to raise $5K to enhance Kenya's EM secure.givelively.org/donate/emk-fou…

The vital role we are playing to provide quality, lifesaving emergency medical care in Kenya. #EMKF #project47 #emergency #emergencycare #savinglives #impactingcommunities #positivechange