Mom of 3 | Pediatric Resident Physician | Advocate for #ClimateAction | Views are my own. https://teapaw.org/t.co/zsVpFtcACG
Seattle, WA
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“In the end, the message isn’t all that reassuring. The experience of the near future will mean quite regular encounters with seemingly unprecedented events, often quite precisely predicted, but which so few wanted to believe could ever become real.” DWW
nytimes.com/2023/07/12/opini…
MaryBeth Bennett, MD, MA (she/her) retweeted
I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:
but of course, guns don’t kill people - toddlers who don’t know any better kill people (even their own mothers and brothers). what a national tragedy. – at Seattle, WA
This is the most depressing thing I read…today. Baby gates up and safety locks everywhere but the 2 yo had access to 3 loaded weapons, one of which he used to kill his mother and her 8 month fetus.
cnn.com/2023/06/22/us/norwal…
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…
If AI wrote a script for your most difficult conversations with patients and their families, would it make you a better doctor?
Why or why not?
Will be following this work @mpignone88 @ChrisMoriates
via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/06/12/healt…
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
Improving kids’ #mentalhealth with anti-poverty measures like expanded #medicaid is urgent and necessary. Thanks to my co-author DrMichaelHole and @DMNOpinion for helping spread the word! Link to full article in bio. – at Seattle, WA
@Mariners My 10yo son took a pitch to the eye to start his first little league season this spring and instead of quitting, he came back strong and is now pitching! We’re so proud of his grit. He’ll be at Sunday’s game and I’d love to make it memorable! #SeaUsRise – at Seattle, WA
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)
Helpful info for all my menstruating friends. – at Seattle, WA
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.
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