Dispelling Polio Misinfo; What’s ‘Runner’s Toe’? Even Nurses Make Mistakes

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In response to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawyer petitioning the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine used in the U.S., researcher Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, posted: “Lack of science literacy is going to get people killed — it already has.”

Meanwhile, virologist Angela Rasmussen, PhD, shared an informative thread on poliovirus to counter vaccine misinformation.

Do marathon runners remove their toenails to reduce pain? Pediatrician and marathoner Tommy Martin, MD, shed light on the condition known as “runner’s toe.”

Do you take on shifts when your colleagues are too sick to work? Ob/gyn Jessica Geida, DO, shared a personal anecdote about finding sick coverage and the importance of looking out for others.

“Do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this?” asked public health ethicist Daniel S. Goldberg, JD, PhD, reflecting on the 7% increase in U.S. infant mortality after the Dobbs decision.

In a throwback post, critical care physician Chris Carroll, MD, shared a photo from 2020 when he was one of the first healthcare professionals to receive a COVID vaccine at his clinic.

Dumbest things you’ve done as a nurse? @nurse.alexrn candidly shared his regrettable errors on the job.

In a viral TikTok debate, resident physician Bronte Remsik, DO, argued in defense of reproductive autonomy and choice.

Family medicine doctor @wellroundedphysician took to TikTok to discuss “ASIP,” his approach to reducing pain and maximizing comfort for women receiving intrauterine devices.

Meanwhile, @shematologist shared a feminist call to action on Bluesky: “Motion to ban the term hysterical from ever being used in reference to female patients or the issues that affect them.”

“You have been brainwashed by the capitalist rot that is absolutely destroying this country,” said @dr.eric.b, in response to a TikTok user who argued that people do not have a right to free healthcare because of the labor it requires.

Allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, reacted to a video of a child receiving a nasal saline rinse, praising the parent’s technique and sharing additional insights.

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