40-Hour Hurricane Hospital Shift; Giardia’s Marketing Strategy; Complaining for Good

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What’s it like to work in an emergency department during a Florida hurricane? Pediatric emergency physician @beachgem10 took her audience behind the scenes while locked down in the hospital for 40 hours.

“Monday morning reminder to stay home if sick and #MaskUp,” said Nili Kaplan-Myrth, MD, PhD, revealing mixed results from rapid COVID antigen tests.

Should you get your COVID and flu shots this fall? In an Instagram post, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Magic 8 Ball reveals your future. (Spoiler alert: The ball wants you to protect yourself.)

Oncologist Mark Lewis, MD, reacted to an X post encouraging drinking “raw” mountain stream water: “For a protozoan, Giardia‘s marketing is ELITE.”

Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, warned his followers of the dangers of taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs during an allergic reaction.

“Let’s work together to make our patients’ lives easier,” said Zed Zha, MD, calling for unity and collaboration among healthcare providers — no matter if they work in a remote, rural, or urban setting — to better serve patients.

“Just so everybody knows, public criticism/complaining is a perfectly legitimate form of advocacy,” ophthalmologist @DGlaucomflecken explained how complaints about healthcare issues can raise awareness, provide education, and potentially drive change.

After treating a young patient with serious injuries, cardiologist Danielle Belardo, MD, pleaded with chiropractors to stop performing neck manipulations.

Lucky Tran, PhD, took to X to highlight the need for accessible preventive care and resources after the government website for free COVID tests became temporarily unavailable: “Public health gets better by making things accessible.”

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