Ophthalmologist Ponders Glasses in ‘Wicked’; What’s ‘Neuro Breath’? Cons of Raw Milk

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“Did the frames magically grow with her or did she find a manufacturer that sells identical frames in child and adult sizes?” posited ophthalmologist Dr. Glaucomflecken in a Bluesky post about the movie “Wicked,” in which “child Elphaba and adult Elphaba wear the same eyeglass frames, despite head growth over time.”

After singing “APT.” by Bruno Mars and Rosé to calm a teenage patient’s nerves during a biopsy, Zed Zha, MD, received some feedback: “Your singing hurt more than the needle.”

Does not washing your hair daily lead to hair loss? Surgeon @thedaisysanchez answered the question in a TikTok video.

“We’re too humble as a profession,” said emergency physician @drlaurenklingman on Threads, explaining why she won’t “self flagellate” herself for medicine.

Ob/gyn Franziska Haydanek, DO, fact checked a viral TikTok video titled, “things I wish I knew about labor and delivery as a first-time mom.”

What is “neuro breath,” and why does it occur? Lindsey Shelton, RN, explained the reasons behind the phenomenon in certain neurology ICU patients.

“You can’t truthfully say COVID vaccines didn’t save lives or don’t work,” wrote former Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, in a post on X, highlighting statistics on the efficacy of vaccination.

In an Instagram skit, cardiologist Yazan Daaboul, MD, dramatized the experience of receiving lab results from a doctor who takes “forever” to explain.

Pediatrician Alastair McAlpine, MD, shared the benefits and downsides of raw milk, with one list significantly longer than the other.

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