This is a dope thread on white supremacist spatial practices. Also—of you are studying planning, sociology public policy, history and/or Geography—demand Courses (plural) on this and demand permanent (not lecturers) folks who are equipped to teach on this. #whiteunseen

Sex designations on birth certificates offer no clinical utility, and they can be harmful for intersex and transgender people. Moving such designations below the line of demarcation would not compromise the birth certificate’s public health function but could avoid harm.

I’ve got something to say about this #CovidVaccine

A lot of folks in medicine have asked me over the past couple years, "Can you explain how housing works?" A thread for folks in homelessness medicine:

Riley June Williams is accused of stealing Pelosi's laptop in the US Capitol attack to sell to Russia and was released from custody. As a public defender, I represented a man held in on bail for stealing cough syrup and toothpaste from Duane Reade. Two. Systems. Of. Justice.

Reminder that it's been a year since the bathrooms in Kennedy Plaza have been closed to bus riders and people downtown while train and airport bathrooms remained open.

Logistical #TipsForNewDocs: when applying for your NPI online (after you create your account), the Provider Profile section will ask for your phone number and address. DO NOT put your personal info in that section; this info is publicly posted! Put your hospital/clinic's info.

For being in a grocery store, in school, in a movie theater, in a spa. For being in her own bed. For being Black, Asian, Latinx, an immigrant, for being literally anything other than a straight cis white man.

Yes! As someone without a financial safety net this absolutely resonates. I only moved an hour away from my med school and it still burns 💸. My YNAB budget is hard to look at these days 😵 First Gen, MD

🚨📢An IMPORTANT Publication📢🔥 We talk about microaggressions often, but all our recommendations on how to respond come from expert opinion, not from research. This paper changes that. I believe our findings are practice changing for #MedEd /1 journals.lww.com/academicmedici…

Imagine waking up every Monday to learn that 4 more people from your community - your neighborhood, your school district, your company - have died unnecessarily. People experiencing homelessness are living with constant grief and trauma.

Just published (open-access Journal of Addiction Medicine): wound care guidance for xylazine wounds from the nurse experts at Prevention Point Philadelphia. We hope this helps move the conversation away from stigmatizing descriptions and towards evidence-based care.