Healthcare
149 unrolled threads about healthcare, each one readable on a single page.
Kristen Waggoner@KristenWaggoner🧵 In 2023, Rosalie Markezich became pregnant. She wanted to keep her baby. Her boyfriend did not. Ignoring her wishes, the boyfriend ordered FDA-approved abortion drugs online. Prescribed by a Cali...
SummaryRosalie Markezich sued the FDA alongside Louisiana's Attorney General over mail-order abortion drugs, claiming her boyfriend coerced her into an abortion using FDA-approved pills sent without in-person doctor oversight. The lawsuit challenges 2023 FDA policy changes that eliminated requirements for in-person dispensing of abortion drugs, arguing the policy enabled coercion and lacked adequate safety studies.Oct 15, 20254 tweets♥ 6.5K
White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud@WHFraudTFToday's ANTI-FRAUD News 🧵:
SummaryThe Trump Administration announces a six-month moratorium on new home healthcare and hospice provider certifications to investigate fraud, stating that fraudulent providers are stealing from taxpayers. The administration's Fraud Task Force is working to cut off suspected fraudulent providers, save billions, and is pressuring states to better prosecute fraud and elder abuse.May 13, 20266 tweets♥ 6.7K
Christian Concern@CConcern(1) BREAKING: The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and its General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, are under growing scrutiny for refusing to intervene in the case of Jennifer Me...
SummaryA UK nurse suspended for refusing to use preferred pronouns for a transgender patient claims the Royal College of Nursing abandoned her despite a Supreme Court ruling affirming biological sex recognition. The RCN faces criticism for delaying action while citing pending government guidance, and the nurse is pursuing legal action against her employer for discrimination and harassment.Dec 1, 20255 tweets♥ 5.6K
Stand for Health Freedom@standforhealth1There’s a hidden truth beneath the story of the chickenpox and shingles vaccines that no vaccine “expert” will ever tell you. Dr. Suzanne Humphries: “In the old days, we would all get chickenpox.” I...
SummaryThis thread promotes vaccine skepticism by claiming the chickenpox vaccine created worse outcomes like shingles by eliminating natural immunity boosting, and promotes a book alleging a decades-long vaccine propaganda campaign. The claims misrepresent scientific consensus and promote debunked anti-vaccine narratives.Aug 15, 20262 tweets♥ 4.7K
Aproko Doctor Global@aproko_doctorLet us talk about kidney failure in Nigeria. A dialysis session costs between ₦50,000 and ₦100,000. You need three a week. That is about ₦600,000 a month. And the money is just buying you time. Nobo...
SummaryKidney failure in Nigeria is often silent and preventable, costing ₦600,000+ monthly for dialysis with no cure. The main causes are uncontrolled high blood pressure (affecting 38% of Nigerians), diabetes, a genetic variant (APOL1) common in West Africans, medication abuse (especially NSAIDs), unregulated herbs, mercury in bleaching creams, and counterfeit drugs—most manageable through regular blood pressure checks, kidney function tests, and avoiding medication abuse.Aug 15, 202621 tweets♥ 4.3K
Mark Cuban@mcubanTell me where Claude and I got this wrong The U.S. doesn't have a drug problem—it has a $360B+ middleman rebate problem. List prices are inflated just to fund PBM spreads, fees, and retrospective r...
SummaryThe U.S. drug pricing system is bloated by $360B in PBM middleman fees and rebates. The proposal replaces this with an open formulary, transparent cost-plus pricing, and inflation guardrails, cutting total drug spending by 35% while keeping pharma revenue whole, eliminating $262B in waste, and freeing up $142B annually in savings to fund patient subsidies.Aug 17, 20269 tweets♥ 5.2K
Abhishek Bhatnagar@abhishekThis is my story of how @BLK_Hospital, Karol Bagh cheated us through what I believe are serious billing malpractices. My brother was admitted for just 3 days. No surgery. Mainly medication + investi...
SummaryA patient's family details extensive billing malpractices at BLK Hospital in Delhi, including unexplained RMO fees, unsupported medical evaluations, overpriced consumables, duplicate charges for services already included in room rent, and withheld diagnostic images, totaling ₹1,70,809 for a 3-day admission with no surgery.Aug 14, 202615 tweets♥ 2.5K
Soham | Strong Opinions@__my__opinions🚨 NEW UPI SCAM: The "Rogue Auto QR Code" Device Takeover 🚨 A highly sophisticated UPI scam is targeting commuters using Android phones. Within minutes, victims are seeing their bank accounts linked...
SummaryA sophisticated UPI scam targets Android users through malicious QR codes that trigger device takeover via Android Intent payloads, allowing fraudsters to bind victims' phone numbers to their own devices and access all linked bank accounts. Users can protect themselves by dialing *99# to block UPI, calling 1930 to report fraud, checking SMS forwarding with *#21#, and only scanning QR codes through official banking apps.Aug 12, 20262 tweets♥ 2.8K
Robert W Malone, MD@RWMaloneMD