#Physician

Jonathan Kimmelman

KimmelmanJ

If you participate in a #cancer phase 1 trial, what are the chances of receiving a drug, at the right dose, that will eventually be approved for your cancer? About

Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again

ProfDFrancis

Happy Easter Sunday!Today's tweetorial is short and nasty, like me.#FOAMED #MEDED #CardiotwitterLast night I broke into a pharmacy to steal some drugs. After crowbar'ing my way in, I was in

Leora Horwitz

leorahorwitzmd

As a hospitalist physician and health systems researcher, I have been following #COVID19 news closely. Finding myself answering lots of ?s from friends, so am posting some summaries with evidence

Floof McGoof 🐾🐾

GoofMcFloof

I’ve been asked to help circulate the following information regarding CoVID19 so as to better understand the virus itself. “The following is from Irene Ken, Physician, whose daughter is an

Wrath Of Gnon

wrathofgnon

The Italian city that beat the plague: Ferrara. Not a single plague death since 1576. How did they do it, and what lessons can we learn today? (TLDR the thread:

Omar Wasow

owasow

A recent paper on infant mortality has been getting a lot of attention. A headline summarized: ”Black newborns more likely to die when looked after by White doctors.” There’s been

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

1/ THREAD: As of this morning, there have been 19,563 deaths in NYC reported as confirmed or probable #COVID19. Staggering. But also an undercount, as detailed in a new @CDCgov

Marianne Parshley MD

MParshleyMD

Every year @ACPinternists celebrates chapters with John Tooker Evergreen awards for creative achievements and innovative projects.In 2020, we received 27 outstanding nominations for a wide variety of projects.I would love

Elana Miller, MD

ElanaMD

https://www.fastcompany.com/90593114/how-a-surprising-discovery-turned-into-a-promising-new-early-detection-test-for-cancerThere’s a joke among science aficionados that goes like this: “What did Watson and Crick discover? Rosalind Frank

Dan Choi, MD

drdanchoi

THREAD - Why does surgeon, editor in chief @medpagetoday Dr Marty Makary @MartyMakary want a “surprise billing” fix HORRIBLE for patients that boosts insurer profits?? He wants benchmarking which will

All Hail Jax, King of Dirkkat

Dirkification

Bondless Prince, Bloodless Knighthttps://archiveofourown.org/works/22552027/chapters/53891161Prince Dirk is fixated on 2 knights & throws a tournament to further his plansSir Karkat is obsessed w/ unraveling Dirk's schemes while Sir Dave wish

Colleen Farrell, MD

colleenmfarrell

I am an internal medicine resident in NYC giving it my all caring for patients with #covid_19. This is hard for all the reasons you would expect: it is traumatic,

MIT Technology Review

techreview

This is a thread about how the world’s largest democracy shuts down its internet, the subject of our newest Deep Tech podcast episode. Hint: A 135-year-old law gives India the

James Watson

jwato_watson

A (longish) post-publication review of the most recent observational study in COVID19 patients treated with (hydroxy)chloroquine.This is retrospective analysis of an international registry with >96,000 hospitalised patients in 6 continen

Oliver Hypolite-Bishop

OliverHBishop

THREAD: Despite constant protests, many Brits &the media continue to ask the ridiculous, insulting & unhelpful question, is Britain racist? So, the next time you’re asked, here's 6 insane racist

Travis Benson

TravisABenson

As the med school application cycle nears, there is one major issue that needs to be addressed: the committee letter. Who does it benefit? Who does it hurt? Join me