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We need urgent and broad action to address gun violence NOW. #EnoughIsEnough Go to tinyurl.com/IMPACT-GVP-Res… to find out how you can help. #DoctorsForGunSafety #ThisIsOurLane #GunSafetyNow

The best and safest way to protect against #measles is the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR). The #MMR vaccine is recommended as part of the national routine immunization schedule for children and adults. #ImmunizationAwareness @drsforamerica

Extreme heat is on the horizon across Illinois this week. Prepare now to help keep everyone cool and healthy. Find more tips to beat the heat from @ReadyIllinois at ready.illinois.gov/hazards/extrem… 📸 Image from @ILClimatologist

According to the latest CDC COVID-19 wastewater data, we are currently in the second-biggest surge of the pandemic. It will peak in the next week, with ~2 million infections per day. During this surge, ~100 million people total (~1 in 3 people in the US) will likely get COVID.

Please join @amnestyusa tonight at 7 p.m. central for a screening of "Save A Child, Secure Your Gun" #safestorage @amnesty @bravenewfilms @ILAttyGeneral @Eric4LakeCounty @newmarienewman @rubin_allergy @drsforamerica @IMPACT4HC @Safe_Society @bradybuzz @uicpublichealth

@DearPandemic hi friends!!

Nerdy Girls unite! #ThoseNerdyGirls #scicomm

It’s hard enough to battle medical misinformation. Nearly 60% of doctors now report a deplorable result of their advocacy: disgusting online attacks. ama-assn.org/practice-manag… (via @AmerMedicalAssn) @FutureDocs @ReginaRoyan

Following a great weekend at @WIMSummit the ISMS Women in Medicine Committee would like to spotlight Dr. Shikha Jain for her efforts! #BeHeard #WIMMonth #WIMStrongerTogether

"Misinformation kills, and there will be more pandemics in our lifetime." -- @ReginaRoyan, of @UMichiganEM, discussing Facebook's failed attempt to stamp out COVID-19 vaccine #misinformation. @rachrobertson__ medpagetoday.com/special-report…

Shoutout to @IMPACT4HC @ThisIsOurShot and @blackequitypgh this morning from @meganranney at @WIMSummit. Keynote this morning 🔥 #NewPower #LiftAsWeRise #WIMStrongerTogether

@choo_ek @WIMSummit @getusppe @evebmd @FutureDocs @gradydoctor @NancyDSpector @meganranney And there are other amazing organizations like @IMPACT4HC @ThisIsOurShot @blackequitypgh and so many others. We as a community have seen a need, done an intervention, and intersected with old power. And we have given ourselves hope @meganranney #WIMStrongerTogether @wimsummit

Shout out to @IMPACT4HC and our partner @ThisIsOurShot and the import of new power structures to advance change during challenging times! Read more about our work using a place based approach to new power jmir.org/2022/10/e38949 #WIMStrongerTogether

Seeing a lot more people masking at the airport today than past months. 👍🏽👍🏽 Wearing a mask when traveling, when indoor in crowded spaces, in healthcare settings to protect myself from #Covid19 and all the other respiratory viruses out there! @IMPACT4HC #MaskUpIndoors

I got chills 🥶 They're multiplying 🐰 And I'm losing control 🫨 'Cause the power you're supplying 💪🏽 It's electrifying ⚡️ I better shape up...✊🏽 #COVIDMonovalent #FluShot #YoureTheOneThatIWant #ThisIsOurShot #MakeHealthPrimary #VacunateYa #FMRevolution #FMRising 🔥

It’s been done before. Congress needs to act now to #BanAssaultWeapons nationwide.

So glad we got our updated covid boosters today! I’ve been seeing a ton of patients with covid in the ED lately, and glad we can have a updated round of protection against recent strains. #getboosted @IMPACT4HC

Best #SciComm i’ve seen so far from the one and only @sjs856 modified nucleosides to get inside your cytoplasm for 3 reasons remind refine re-up LFG! #Boosters #DrewComments

[6/7] @evebmd: "To me, empowerment means having the courage to #speakup, the strength to challenge barriers, and a network to amplify and #inspirechange." @impact4hc

On 9/11, we unite in memory of victims, survivors, and their families. Let's honor them by supporting our first responders and envision a brighter future for all. #September11 #Remembernce

Clinicians: #RSV is increasing in the Southeastern U.S. RSV can cause severe disease in infants, young children, older adults. Talk to patients about new prevention tools available to those most at risk. bit.ly/45ZF3uA

As @Eugenia_South underscores, #HealthEquity isn’t hard, but it does take intentional work to overcome the inequitable inertia of the status quo. This weekend in Chicago, our @OakStreetHealth team vaccinated 2000 Latinx people in Belmont-Cragin. Here's how we made it work. 🧵