Bebe Rexha’s Wound Care; ‘The System Is Broken’; Finding Nemo in a Blood Drain

Plastic surgeon Anthony Youn, MD, provides wound care recommendations for pop star Bebe Rexha, who sustained injuries from a cell phone being thrown at her face during a concert.

Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, took to Instagram to share his excitement about being inaugurated as the president of the American Medical Association.

“The system is broken,” tweeted Tatiana Prowell, MD, in response to finding out that the next available doctor’s appointment for her family member was not until 2024.

After podcaster Joe Rogan publicly challenged vaccine scientist Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, to debate anti-vaccine activist and 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Hotez revealed on Twitter that he had been stalked by anti-vaxxers in front of his home.

#MedTwitter weighed in on the Hotez situation, with Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, calling Elon Musk’s response “despicable,” and Allison Neitzel, MD, asking Spotify, the streaming platform that exclusively hosts Rogan’s podcast, to “do something.”

Has a patient ever asked you a question that has caught you off-guard? In @nurse.conner’s case, his patient asked him about the “fish” he found in his blood drain. Talk about Finding Nemo.

Randaline Barnett, MD, celebrated the end of her neurosurgery residency with a viral tweet (and a bit of whiskey).

For Pride Month, Heather Irobunda, MD, shares an important reminder about inclusivity in healthcare settings.

@footdocdana uses popular medical TV shows to showcase different characters you might see in the hospital in real life.

@psychdoc_amira gets candid about her weekly clinic schedule as a third-year psychiatry resident.

“How do I know if I should be a doctor or a nurse?” Miki Rai, BSN, RN, explains the differences between the two career paths.

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