Pumpkin Safety Tips; Sleep MD Snoozing Tricks; What It’s Like to Date a Resident

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It’s pumpkin patch season, which means … potential back injuries? @ladyspinedoc showed her audience how to lift a pumpkin safely during fall festivities.

“Parents, please do not be afraid of shopping carts.” In response to a video cautioning against touching public shopping carts, pediatrician @dr.tommymartin offered a simple solution: use a disinfectant wipe.

After NFL kicker Harrison Butker doubled-down on his view that women should “step aside” to prioritize family over a career, hematologist @acweyand pointed to the irony of Butker’s own mother being a radiation physicist and requested her response.

Labor and delivery nurses took to TikTok to share their birth plans, offering insights from their own deliveries.

“I have never seen this before,” said allergist Zachary Rubin, MD, sharing his relative’s medical case.

How does a sleep medicine physician fall back asleep? Sujay Kansagra, MD, used a personal anecdote to explain the strategy called “paradoxical intent.”

In honor of #WorldMentalHealthDay, oncologist Mark Lewis, MD, shared his top three reframing devices to support well-being.

What’s it like to date a resident doctor? Nurse @mel_onat shared her personal experience.

“What we truly need are doctors who know how to treat their patients as human beings, not just as cases,” said internal medicine resident @Syed_Alveena, highlighting the importance of empathy in healthcare over academic ability alone.

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