#Preventative

Good Morning twitter world! I’m @DocWak & I'm taking over my @UMichSurgery chair's twitter for the day for #ShareTheMicNowMed. Ready to engage in all topics. I have two goals for
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When a group calling themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” gathered to laud unproven treatments for COVID-19 on July 27, our readers wanted to know: Who are they, exactly?So we dug through
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On November 9, 1872, the Great Fire of Boston destroyed more than 1,000 businesses in Boston’s downtown area. Today, we're taking a closer look at Boston's most destructive fire.
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THREAD: Part 3 - Inner Workings > The Comms for the StealBe sure to read Part 2 before continuing. I will post a link back here at the end of
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Look, people. Use the God given logic centers in your brains. Willful ignorance is willful. Who knows how deadly hepatitis B is? The answer is, pretty fuckin. And three inoculations
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I feel like skincare for trans men/nonbinary ppl on Testosterone is something that’s VERY rarely discussed, so I’m making a thread of tips and info from my own experience !!
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Medtronic's 20-year-old PB840 ventilators are workhorses, but the company has used DRM to prevent repairs by third parties. Controlling repair gives medtechs monopolist two benefits:1/ 1. They can charge higher-than-market
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Occupational #wearables for monitoring low back load have potential to improve ergonomic assessments & enable personalized, continuous monitoring of overexertion injury risk in the workplace.#biomechanics #ergonomicsEncouraged by what w
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WE ARE IN A PANDEMIC: If there is a time to push to make healthcare a human right, its now. Ppl of all income levels need to be able to
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Americans are worried that their agencies are institutionally unable to even conceive of white terrorism.I’m concerned for them, but I’m also concerned for us.And if I am, it’s because of
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On this day, in 527 CE, the Hagia Sophia was consecrated as a site of worship. One thousand, four hundred and eighty three years later, it is still a site
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Ok liberals, you said that we should "elect Biden and then push him left." Step 1 is complete, now it's time for step 2.Here is a thread of reasons why Medicare
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1/ Everyone’s talking about RCTs, but I am guessing that it is a bit of a vague concept for many non--medical folks. Here's a quick but longish look at a
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A new paper has been published by John Ioannidis and Jay "Great Barrington Declaration" Bhattacharya on "lockdowns" as a COVID-19 preventative measureLet's do some twitter peer-review! 1/nhttps://twitter.com/andrewbo
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Plz indulge our little Cassandra moment here in a *THREAD* discussing some dynamics in the pre-Trump years, the rebirth of the right in the Obama era, & how at that
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New study NOT PEER REVIEWED from @OpenSafely team. We found no evidence to support a substantial benefit of #hydroxychloroquine use *prior to the outbreak* in preventing #COVID19 death. Let me
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