Since we are all talking about vaccines it's a great time to remind my fellow millennials that if you have never gotten the HPV vaccine you still can and I highly recommend it. Even if you have had HPV in the past, there are benefits (such as reduced risk of cervical cancer).

Many studies suggest a major cause of autism is the mutated sperm of elderly fathers, but in a centuries old tradition (see everything from schizophrenia to eating disorders), men have decided to blame women for taking Tylenol while pregnant (despite no valid supporting studies).

This will kill people

Dr. Glaucomflecken :bangs pans together: UNCONTROLLED FEVERS CAUSE MISCARRIAGE IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER Also, spinal damage, heart damage and facial abnormalities in babies. Anything over 102.5 for more than 12 hours is dangerous.

Dr. Glaucomflecken In a large study, prenatal Tylenol exposure was not associated with ASD, ADHD or ID. It's still reasonable to recommend the use of Tylenol during pregnancy when clinically indicated, at the lowest effective dose & for the shortest reasonable duration. thesgem.com/wp-content/upl…

This is why we fund science. And experimental gene therapy.

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven. The degree to which those comments can undermine public health, do harm to women who are pregnant, create anxiety for parents who do have children who are autistic –

There’s a reason almost every med school curriculum starts here so you learn early on what you signed up for

Best part about being an attending? Responding to emails from residents and med students with a couple words, poor grammar, and an emoji.

This is an iron lung for polio victims. Remember these? Me neither. It's now in a museum..where it should stay. Why? Because vaccines work

The hospital is a daily reminder: time is a privilege. Spend yours with people you love. On work that matters. In places you want to be.

🚨 The older the sperm, the more likely it is to cause autism Sequencing sperm using nearly error-free sequencing → measure % sperm carrying disease-causing mutations: 2% at age 30 → 4.5% at 70 Most were autism genes New paper in nature today 🧵

This is how one of the surgeons kept med students from breaking sterility 🫣🫣

Very normal to announce to the world that a medicine is dangerous and then spend the next few months asking your team to find literally any proof that it’s true

The man in charge of our nations health thinks foreskins cause autism and babies come out of the placenta.

Her baby in her where now

This is the team of senior residents (and one critical care fellow) staffing the Halsted Trauma and Acute Care Surgery team with me this week at Johns Hopkins Medicine. What a perfect photo for #BlackHistoryMonth w/ portrait of Vivien Thomas.

To all the athletes representing Team USA: I'm so proud of you. Your talent and perseverance have brought you to this moment, and Michelle and I will be joining Americans from across the country cheering you on.

scientists launched a SWAT operation on cancer this year and i’m loving it