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After this week’s vice presidential debate, medical professionals on X were quick to meme-ify the facial expressions of nominees Tim Walz and JD Vance.
Meanwhile, ob/gyn Heather Irobunda, MD, reacted with skepticism to Vance’s statements on abortion.
In an Instagram reel, neurosurgeon Betsy Grunch, MD, parodied the infamous hospital video by Whitney Leavitt, the star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.
Is this new artificial intelligence (AI) tool helpful for studying or just … terrifying? Medical student Alex Youssef shared his thoughts on Notebook LM, which added a feature that allows users to create podcasts based on uploaded documents.
“Yep, education totally ruined me.” Eye surgeon Rany Woo, MD, sarcastically responded to a TikTok in which a man asserted that women should stop “getting educations.”
Removed fallopian tubes set in resin for a necklace? “That’s amazing,” said ob/gyn @pagingdrfran.
Following Hurricane Helene, Florida pediatric ED doctor @beachgem10 shared how she is rebuilding her life after a flood devastated her home.
“If you could only choose one song to add to a mental health playlist, what would you add?” asked psychiatrist Jake Goodman, MD, prompting a robust discussion on music and how it can help patients cope.
Sean Dreyer, MD, took to X to share some tips for medical students doing interviews.
“Never normalize this,” said urogynecologist and pelvic reconstructive surgeon Jocelyn Fitzgerald, MD, on patients with severe menstrual pain.
After a Catholic hospital allegedly refused to provide emergency abortion care to a patient, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, stressed the need to prioritize patient health above all else.
Can you eat your way out of significant iron deficiency? Pediatric hematologist/oncologist Angela Christine Weyand, MD, said it’s “nearly impossible.”
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