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Genevieve Friedman
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Perspectives Editor at MedPage Today.

Have a unique perspective to share with doctors, nurses, health admins, and other health professionals? Send it my way: [email protected]
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Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is Disgraceful www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...

The decision to hold Tony Fauci in contempt of Congress is legally flawed, and the underlying allegations are absurd.

In @medpagetoday.com I explain why this is pure political retribution

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Opinion | Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is Disgraceful
The Senate committee's actions are legally flawed and set a dangerous precedent
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August 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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The GRAS loophole lets food companies add untested chemicals to your food without telling the FDA. RFK Jr talks a big game about closing it, but you can’t fix a regulatory void while gutting the agency meant to fill it.
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Opinion | The 'GRAS' Loophole That Swallowed the Law
And why Secretary Kennedy won't fix it
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April 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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To limit antibiotic overuse, we may be able to apply lessons from the opioid epidemic:

#IDsky #Medsky @medpagetoday.com @gfriedman.bsky.social

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Opinion | To Limit Antibiotic Overprescribing, Take a Page From the Opioid Epidemic
Both drugs are dangerous when misused
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March 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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The HHS nutritional competencies for medical education dropped and there are many reasons to be skeptical. It virtually erases RDNs and elevates unregulated professions to work as part of the care team. Thanks to @medpagetoday.com and @gfriedman.bsky.social.

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Opinion | The Wellness Devil in the Details: HHS' Nutrition Plan
Questionable science and little recognition of dietitians should give us pause
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March 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Join Dr. Mike, @pauloffit.bsky.social, & @jeremyfaust.bsky.social for a candid discussion about how doctors can best respond in the age of misinformation.

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Dr. Mike vs Paul Offit: Should Physicians Engage With Misinformation?
Should physicians engage with people who spread misinformation -- or avoid confrontation? In March 2025, family medicine physician and social media personality Mike Varshavski, DO, also known as "Dr....
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February 25, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Running CDC is not a part time job or an afterthought and the agency needs stable leadership @medpagetoday.com @gfriedman.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info
Opinion | I Was a CDC Senior Leader. From What I Saw, No One Should Run Two Agencies.
Placing Jay Bhattacharya in charge of both NIH and CDC raises concerns
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February 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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My new piece for @medpagetoday.com, in which “Ob” Wan battles ultrasound droids through sand-swept maternity deserts

#MedSky

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Opinion | These Aren't the Ob/Gyn Droids We're Looking For
Oz's recent comments missed the mark, but obstetric telerobotics is worth considering
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February 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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My latest for @medpagetoday.com

“Religious liberty” is no excuse for lazy work. I argue that students like Samantha Fulnecky don’t belong in medicine.

We won’t have high-quality care if fragile students throw tantrums over academic standards.
#medsky #TPUSA
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Opinion | Fragile Students Won't Last in Medicine
The Samantha Fulnecky controversy should remind us to keep medical standards high
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December 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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I've been keeping tabs on a terrible study for over a year and corresponding with the publishing journal. Getting a bad article retracted is a lot of work. Read more about my journey in @medpagetoday.com. Thanks to @gfriedman.bsky.social!

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October 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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"When the call came to stop, it didn't feel like closure. It felt like losing a patient I'd spent a lifetime caring for."

A CDC doctor writes in @medpagetoday.com about what it was like to be RIF'd.

Read on: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... @medpagetoday.com @firedbutfighting.bsky.social
Opinion | Being Fired From CDC Is Like Losing a Patient
A physician's reflections on being RIF'd
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October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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"Here's what concerns me most: the absurdity of the notion that an artificially generated, non-sentient avatar could be a reasonable companion for a child. It goes against everything we know about developmental theory." -- Jon Slater, MD

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Opinion | No, That AI Chatbot Is Not Your Friend
It's time for adolescent screening and strict chatbot regulations
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October 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), aka the "voice of CDC," isn't publishing during the federal government shutdown.

According to sources, this marks a departure from past shutdowns, when MMWR staff were allowed to be exempt from furloughs. ⬇️
October 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Reposted by Genevieve Friedman
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No place is immune to extreme weather. In a new #ClimateCheckup, 2025 Climate & Health Equity Fellow Dr. Janelle White urges healthcare providers to be prepared to help their patients and communities stay safe. @medpagetoday.com
Opinion | It Can Happen Here
No one is immune to extreme weather. Physicians must be prepared.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Attention, nurses!

Big news.

Introducing: ✨The Nurses' Station ✨ A brand-NEW discussion board for nurses, brought to you by MedPage Today! 🩺
September 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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"Open minds, combined with expert input, are crucial for developing effective and beneficial policies.

Please stop the war on expertise and give briefings a chance, Secretary Kennedy. And please listen." -- Steven Grossman, JD

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Opinion | Give Briefings a Chance, Secretary Kennedy
Open minds and expert input are crucial for policymaking
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September 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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RFK Jr. Has Declared Full-Blown War on CDC
— The agency needs to be strengthened, not torn down

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Opinion | RFK Jr. Has Declared Full-Blown War on CDC
The agency needs to be strengthened, not torn down
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September 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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"We dropped to the ground and scrambled to the opposite side of the building. Then we heard noises in the stairwell. We told everyone: 'Get into offices. Lock the doors.'"

A CDC employee shared what it was like inside CDC during the shooting:

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Opinion | I Was Inside CDC During the Shooting. I Can Still Hear the Bullets.
Attacks on public health will continue until federal rhetoric changes
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August 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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"Based on data and past experience, we can expect the labeling changes to have little to no effect on meaningfully reducing overdose rates. The administration would be wise to concentrate its efforts elsewhere." -- @ryanmarino.bsky.social

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Opinion | FDA's Opioid Labeling Initiative Is Smoke and Mirrors
The administration has done little to nothing to meaningfully reduce overdoses
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August 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Editorial on the FDA panel’s misleading claims on SSRIs and congenital anomalies.

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#MedSky

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Opinion | A 'Black Box' Warning for SSRIs in Pregnancy Would Do More Harm Than Good
An FDA panel discussion failed to accurately reflect medical expertise
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August 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reposted by Genevieve Friedman
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Sometimes, there is a difference between what is legal & what is right.

Do we want a world where doctors can refuse to care for a patient purely based on the patient’s marital status?
#medsky #obsky #oped

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Opinion | The Right to Discriminate Against a Patient
Tennessee's vague conscience protections offer an avenue for legal discrimination
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August 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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A Tennessee physician allegedly denied a pregnant woman prenatal care because she’s unmarried. The doctor claimed it conflicted with her Christian beliefs.

Is this who we want to be as a field? #medsky #obsky

My #oped for @medpagetoday.bsky.social on the case:
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Opinion | The Right to Discriminate Against a Patient
Tennessee's vague conscience protections offer an avenue for legal discrimination
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July 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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"Understanding what went well and what didn't can lead to lives saved the next time. Because if there's one thing that we're learning, it's that there will be a next time." -- Mary Meyer, MD, MPH

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Opinion | A Watershed Moment for Texas
The recent flood offers some tough lessons on disaster preparedness
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July 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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My latest for @medpagetoday.bsky.social

Hard topic that needs nuanced discussion: how patients’ choices may sabotage their care. Something very important to me in this climate of misinformation & undermining doctors

We can’t fix everyone
#medsky #mentalhealth
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Opinion | Dear Doctor: You Can't Fix Everyone
Navigating the therapeutic relationship with unlikeable patients
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June 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by Genevieve Friedman
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Thirty percent of U.S. adults would not or might not test for suspected COVID-19, according to a cross-sectional online national survey.
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Many U.S. Adults Wouldn't Test for Suspected COVID, Survey Shows
Findings reveal factors that may shape self-test decisions
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June 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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In an #OpEd, @ameshaa.bsky.social argues that #ACIP has abandoned scientific integrity by voting to recommend only thimerosal-free flu vaccines -- despite no evidence of harm -- signaling a troubling shift toward anti-vaccine influence under RFK Jr.
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Opinion | ACIP's Thimerosal Vote: The Committee Has Lost Its Value to Medicine
While the vote won't impact U.S. vaccine delivery, it has broader implications
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June 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM