Speaking Up for Fauci; Banana Smoothie Gate; That One Perfect Coworker Group
(MedPage Today) -- The following contains links to social media websites including Bluesky, X, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. "Watching him on the stand today, most of what I felt was one thing: survivor's guilt." Following this week...
Anthony Fauci, MD, appeared as a witness in the Senate hearing, evoking survivor's guilt in epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH. The harassment faced by Jetelina during the pandemic continued, as others like Hollie Wakelyn, PharmD, and Boghuma Titanji, MD, PhD, came to Fauci's defense on Threads. The JoCo Mental Health Center in Kansas utilized Jimothy the raccoon's popularity to encourage support for friends struggling with mental health issues.
Kevin Klatt, PhD, RD, a nutrition scientist, debunked a viral claim that adding bananas to blueberry smoothies negates their health benefits by reviewing the relevant research. Joel Bervell, MD, confronted a video of a doctor dismissing a patient's pain due to sickle cell disease, emphasizing the importance of clinical knowledge not overshadowing patients' lived experiences.
ICU nurse @kld.1999 provided comfort to an intubated, sedated patient through intimate serenades. Chris Obi, RN, fondly remembered that one perfect coworker group. Master nurse @thedudenurse prepared to assist new graduates with a southern intubation technique. Anesthesiology resident @paoperez.md, reflecting on a date with an art dealer, outlined red flags that indicated the experience was far from pleasant.
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