Mom of 3 | Pediatric Resident Physician | Advocate for #ClimateAction | Views are my own. https://nitter.gq/t.co/zsVpFtcACG
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MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
Big news: Vermont becomes 6th state to adopt universal free school meals permanently.
Gov. Phil Scott opposed the bill, but the said this week it was clear that lawmakers would override a veto so he allowed the measure to become law w/o his signature
vermontpublic.org/local-news…
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
During the wildfire smoke peak in NYC, 70% of asthma-related ER visits were in ZIP codes with predominantly Black & Brown residents. 60% were in areas with higher poverty rates than the city overall.
Climate change is one of the most important health equity issues of our time.
ALT Map of NYC showing places with most Asthma-related emergency room visits during the peak of the wildfire smoke from June 6-10, 2023
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
New paper in @PNASNews by Marco Turco,
@climate_guy, et al that finds that in California "nearly all of the observed increase in burned area over the past half-century is attributable to anthropogenic climate change" pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.22…
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
@ImpactFactoryUT exec. dir., @DrMichaelHole, and former innovator-in-residence, @MB_BennettMD, give practical policy advice for improving children’s health via @dallasnews👇
#WhatStartsHere #ChangeStartsHere #HookEm @UTAustin, @DellMedSchool, @TheLBJSchool
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
Over 100 governments in low- and middle-income countries have introduced anti-poverty cash transfer programs over the last 3 decades
In new research, we examined the effects of these initiatives on the ultimate health outcome — mortality
Published today in @Nature /1
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
On the one-year anniversary of the Uvalde shooting, we are lifting up some of the 300+ stories of gun violence that we submitted to the Senate from pediatricians across the country. They are still just as resonant and relevant. We will keep advocating to #EndGunViolence. (1/2)
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
I’m excited to share that I am running for Congress in Texas’ 32nd District, here in the heart of Dallas where I live with my family. I’m an Air Force veteran, a trauma surgeon, & a gun safety advocate. Join our team today: drbrianwilliamsforcongress.c… #DrBrianWilliamsforCongress 1/6
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
On climate change, we often assume people are either believers or deniers.
I don't like either label, because climate change is not a religion.
Instead, I prefer the 6 categories identified by @YaleClimateComm for the US. climatecommunication.yale.ed…
ALT The Yale Program on Climate Change's Six Americas of Global Warming categories.
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
Driving home from soccer, we pass a cemetery.
7: Mommy,will you put flowers on my grave?
😳
- Probably not love, mommies shouldn’t bury their babies, you’ll likely outlive me.
7: Not if I get shot by a gun at school and die. I want all pink flowers, k mommy? I love you.
💔
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
Columbine High School
Heritage High School
Deming Middle School
Fort Gibson Middle School
Buell Elementary School
Lake Worth Middle School
University of Arkansas
Junipero Serra High School
Santana High School
Bishop Neumann High School
Pacific Lutheran University – at Hoover, AL
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
I just learned that Elizabeth King, who I worked with on this incredible piece for @HuffPost Personal a few months ago, recently lost her battle with cancer
Do the things you love whenever you can and tell your people you love them every chance you get
huffpost.com/entry/months-le…
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
So…it’s the guns?
(It’s the guns)
New: In previously unreleased interviews, police told investigators they were cowed by the Uvalde shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him, which took more than an hour. propub.li/3JPA6ME
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
I remember when my son was in kindergarten and (knowing me, my #obgyn colleagues, the #residents and his pediatrician) he asked,
“Mommy, can boys be doctors when they grow up?”
“Only if they work very, very hard,” I replied.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WomenInMedicine
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
The best part of my day was when one of the interns told me had started a patient on Vanc/Cefepime by saying he ordered them the house wine
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
Residency is one of the most physically and mentally taxing things I’ve ever done. Here is a phenomenal narrative medicine perspective by one of my very own attendings @journeycancer about protecting our own. Thank you for sharing your story, Drs. Boulay @NEJM #narrativemedicine
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
A must-have benefit whose time has come.
It’s time our nation’s #PaidFamilyLeave policies reflect the needs of a modern workforce.
youtu.be/3jJWwH3eRsw
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
An experimental program paired new parents with financial coaches in a pediatric clinic.
Researchers found it helped the new parents get ahead financially at a crucial time in infancy. n.pr/3IsQv9c