The number one cause of death for pregnant women in the United States is Murder. Read it again.

One of my favourite things I ever learned is that women did not start dying in childbirth in high numbers until the 17th century, when male doctors took over from midwives. Midwives prioritised the life of the mother over the child all through the Medieval period 1/

#AbortionIsADisabilityRightsIssue 🧵: I and my spouse are both Little People and both support abortion rights for everyone, but I want to highlight why access is especially important for us dwarfs. First, there is the issue of “double dominance.”

That one gunman killed more babies in one day than any woman can abort in her lifetime.

If Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott really cared about the children who were killed in Texas today, they would CANCEL their speaking gigs at the NRA conference in Houston this coming Friday.

The NRA is a terrorist organization

I lectured in a grad program on subversive leadership in capitalism. The Q: can ethical nursing exist while upholding capitalism? The A: no. Nurse leaders exist to maintain status quo. Half the students were crying by the end. I think I broke them. #NurseTwitter

When I started travel nursing I did not realize it would allow me to work with some of my favorite Twitter Docs. Hi Milad Sharifpour, MD & Ashley Winter MD || Urologist 👋🏻. We’ve crossed paths in the PACU this year. You both are just as personable & kind in person as online ☺️

If you’ve been crying for Ukraine but think Gaza deserves the bombs falling on it, you just might be a racist.

i am extremely concerned about the frequent and repeated consensus view in the nursing subreddit about the looming collapse of the american healthcare system

Evan Lahti it seems bad enough that I doubt a simple wage raise would fix things, but it is *additionally* outrageous to read about how little money they make!!!!

I taught the med students on OB/GYN this week and I could see the frustration on their faces when for question after question on the pathophys/treatment of COMMON diseases like fibroids, endometriosis, PCOS etc. I kept having to say “we don’t know, we just don’t know that yet”.

My lash lady makes $1500 a day. She is in school to be a teacher… bc her mom wants her to have a “real job” People who love you don’t always give you the best advice.

Teen Vogue does it again. The leader in justice journalism. Instead of amplifying police talking points, they profile 11 young Chicago leaders & give them the mic. On how to achieve safety. "Punitive systems only create more cycles of trauma & violence.” A thread of their wisdom:

⚡️#Urmia, #SouthAzerbaijan Today's morning. The protests are gaining momentum. #Iran #IranProtests #IranProtest #MahsaAmini #مهسا_امینی

Breaking News: Taliban issued a new ruling in Balkh province, Afghanistan, stating that women are not allowed to visit male doctors !! And, no education to women as well, so no female doctors either !! #Afghanistan #Taliban x.com/i/spaces/1rmGP…

Severely understaffed hospitals shouldn't be buying Super Bowl ads 🧐 #SafeStaffingSavesLives (Free gift article) wapo.st/40S7Bo4

Attacks at U.S. hospitals and medical centers have helped make health care one of the nation’s most violent fields. Data shows American health care workers now suffer more nonfatal injuries from workplace violence than workers in any other profession. apnews.com/article/hospit…