Thrilled to be named a NIHCM Trade Award Finalist along with my colleagues, Judy George, @sophnaama, and several other amazing journalists. nihcm.org/awards/trade-j…

ICYMI here's a very handy (for reporters, researchers, other intelligent minds) interactive map my colleagues Sophie Putka Kristina Fiore and rachael robertson ↪️ @rachrobertson.bsky.social made tracking bans on gender affirming care bit.ly/3nW7cSN

And while we're at it. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie... NO really. How many? n.pr/3W8ShQr

How Many Times Do You Need to Get Out of Your Chair in an Otherwise Sedentary Day? bit.ly/3W6vi8C Nicole Lou

When faced with certain death. Always, always pretend to be Irish. nyti.ms/3ViWReX

'The #mentalhealth of #physicians is actually quite a big problem.' -- Amy Bohnert, PhD, of Michigan Medicine, pointing out the large number of first-year #residents with #clinicaldepression .

medpagetoday.com/special-report… MedPage Psychiatry Michael DePeau-Wilson

What we heard this week: quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today's reporters, a thread🧵⬇️

Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician) Ingrid Hein Genevieve Friedman Amanda D'Ambrosio Nicole Lou Joyce Frieden Sophie Putka Michael DePeau-Wilson Cheryl Clark Shannon Firth Kristina Fiore Serena Stockwell Jennifer Henderson

The number of border wall falls causing severe trauma increased seven-fold in 2021 v. 2019, at one San Diego hospital Cheryl Clark explains why. bit.ly/3PB4olS

Fauci announced he's stepping down from his post in December, but don't say the R word. bit.ly/3QI9oXg via Kristina Fiore

President Biden urged parents to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations for their little kids.

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Nurse Vaught Sentenced for Deadly Medical Error bit.ly/3l9hwSp via @MDePeauWilson

Amazing photo essay from #nursesmarch #nationalnursesmarch @wtop bit.ly/3Mdfb4J

Vaught: I let Charlene Murphey down, I let her family down, I let myself down WKRN News 2

We are back from break and expect sentencing any minute now in the Radonda Vaught case WKRN News 2

'It's the nurse that sometimes walks in the room and doesn't even know exactly what's wrong, but knows--'something's just not right here'...When we're stretched too thin, those little nuances get missed.' Chelsey Creswell #nationalnursesmarch #nursesmarch bit.ly/3PwPf6v

'Just recognizing somebody is having a bad day is a suicide prevention technique' bit.ly/372AruT

As a former Vanderbilt nurse awaits sentencing for a medical error, her conviction sparks widespread worry bit.ly/3LEVDpW Blake Farmer

Job Loss Seen Driving Many Nurse Suicides bit.ly/3y5CbyC

Snapshot Analysis Shows 'Unprecedented' Decline in RN Workforce bit.ly/3F6dBiE

Why is a more expensive, less accurate bone density screen for osteoporosis (that emits 1,000x more radiation than the gold standard) preferred by some providers? bit.ly/3uHZnRn Cheryl Clark