#Medical

I am seeing a lot of scare stories and tweets about DNRs and I think there might be a lot of misinformation about what DNRs are and entail. I have
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If you're responding to someone being reported as a covid19 death with something like 'it wasn't covid it was a pre-existing issue' go ahead and do us both a favor
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United India’s best-kept secret:Amid political chaos and negotiations with the Congress and British, Jinnah had one more battle to triumph – Tuberculosis.A thread. Tuberculosis was just about to take his
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Tonight at Target, woman *yelling* at manager that she has a medical exception to not wear a mask. Me rolling by for the action: “Hi im a doctor. That’s not
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The medical model of autism has a surprisingly narrow idea of what social skills actually are. It’s not just about eye contact and small talk; it’s about writing, word choice,
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Subject of day-#ChinaVirus mitigation vs. Destruction of EconomyEach of us currently in 1 of 3 categories:A Currently infected B Recovered w/ Anti-Bodies/Immunity (Part of Herd Immunity)C Not
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What are the ways to ensure sustainability for Taiwan's NHI? NHI suggests (1) raising premiums & deductibles. The Taiwan Medical Alliance for Labor Justice & Patient Safety says (2) premiums
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In the "Baddest Bias" Session #SER2019 I said: "I'd like to add the 'MD Bias' to this list because while most Epis will be thoughtful (if imperfect) about bias, much
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The funny thing about yesterday was that, at the checkpoint, my HOD called and the police officer that arrested me was rude and replied her "and so? Is that why
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A question about what is motivating Gendered intelligence, assisted by Jolyon Maugham and others, to promote the lie that challenging the Tavistock is an assault upon the freedom of children
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We're so happy folks have been reaching out to us about applying our makerspace equipment & skills to medical relief efforts! We're also hearing from people wondering how they can
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[hq manga spoilers]i LOVE the diverse range of jobs all the hq characters have because not only does it show that not everyone is going to go pro (cause that's
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I'll be sharing updates here from today's (Oct 4) POTUS #COVID19 medical briefing: President 'has continued to improve', 'frequent ups and downs' The President has experienced two drops of oxygen
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A thread about ICU admission decisionsThere seems to be lots of (mis)information about how intensive care doctors decide whether a patient would benefit from coming to ICU. I thought I’d
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I am asking you, wherever you live, to wear a mask when in public. Some may question the wisdom of masks, but as we said when I was a prosecutor:
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THREADCall it "corona-federalism": the coronavirus pandemic is surfacing a distinctively Trumpian form of federalism, & it's rotten to its core.Here are its key features. /1 1st, "corona-federalism" blames the states
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