Blastomycosis Outbreak; Barbie's Healthcare Twist; Neurosurgeon's Morning Routine

— Healthcare social media highlights from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

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"We currently have the largest blastomycosis outbreak in the United States' history," says PhD immunologist @laughterinlight, explaining the recent outbreak in the upper peninsula of Michigan.

Some healthcare workers are still masking at work, with or without mandates, according to this viral video.

Dermatologist @dr.tomassian shares his skincare secret to staying "forever young."

Can a cycling class cause kidney failure? @onceuponadoctor unpacks a patient's case.

"People say I'm tired. But I'll be honest -- it's more than tired. I'm weary," said Jason Smith, MD, PhD, MBA, chief medical officer for UofL Health, after the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville, Kentucky.

Nurse @shesinscrubs hops on the "Barbie" trend with a health twist, to say that healthcare is a human right.

What is the hardest kind of case for this orthopedic surgeon Erin Nance, MD? "It's the patient who has nothing wrong with them."

The future of medicine goes viral, live from #AMEC2023 (Annual Medical Education Conference).

"[They] pretend to be clinics that are helping you, when they're here just to manipulate you," says ob/gyn Jennifer Lincoln, MD, on the dangers of Crisis Pregnancy Centers.

Neurosurgeon Betsy Grunch, MD, shares a morning in her life before her work day starts.

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