#Chronic

Asher Wolf

Asher_Wolf

In the false dichotomy of “lock everything down, stay home, save lives” vs “we cannot close everything down for 18 months, life must resume”, I’m not hearing a lot of

Pam Long

PamLongCO

“My doctor would NEVER recommend a drug that caused heart attacks,” thought every fatality of Merck’s Vioxx. “The CDC would NEVER pause and resume a drug that caused fatalities in

Jill Filipovic

JillFilipovic

Many good reasons to emphasize that the president's tax returns make clear that he is either a liar or a loser, but also: When the rich don't pay taxes, they

Dylan Scott

dylanlscott

Coronavirus has created another kind of crisis for primary care doctors and their patientshttps://www.vox.com/2020/4/27/21231528/coronavirus-covid-19-primary-care-doctors-crisis I talked with @DaniaPal, who has chronic pain from an autoimmune conditi

Tom Marshall

TomPMarshall

What's my COVID-19 risk?This is a very rough & ready estimate of the risk of dying from COVID-19 in the UK during the period up until 25th April 2020.It's based

Caroline Reilly

ms_creilly

prince would still be here today if doctors gave him proper pain management prince died because he was trying to relieve his pain, it's that simple. we (rightly) talk a

Crys Tom (she/her)

crys_tom

I disagree with this graphic. I’ve lived with some things in the “crisis” column for most of my life & it doesn’t mean I was in crisis. These things depend

Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD

Nicole_Lee_Sch

Every time a major academic conference has come around during the pandemic there have been debates here on efficacy, accessibility, and outcomes. And I have to say - it is

Brook

brook_the_mommy

I can't believe I have to make this post. But I will not let this slide. Sage, (@kranerys), who I made a thread about a month or so ago, made

Francesca Forristal

Forristalwrites

Very frustrated to read about *help being out there* when the reality for most people is completely the opposite. That's what makes Nikki Grahame's death so horrible. She was fundraising.

Trudo Lemmens

TrudoLemmens

@CMA_Docs comes out with utilitarian "Framework for Ethical Decisionmaking During the Coronavirus Pandemic" embracing considerations of 'length of life' remaining, seemingly deprioritizing elderly & people w disabilities or chro

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng

drtlaleng

The physiological effects of racism manisfests as chronic conditions. Doctors blame & shame people yet trauma lives in the DNA, a trauma experienced in utero, a trauma manifesting today but

Samantha

SamanthaStrudel

Last yr I had some negative TA evals from students - largely bc I was struggling w/ chronic illness & didn’t always attend lectures. I did, however, respond to emails,

Babygirl Nurse 🦋™️

proudnursemj

HOOKAH SMOKING IS NOT SAFER THAN CIGARETTE SMOKING!‘An hour smoking of HOOKAH is approximately 200puffs and 900mls of smoke is inhaled! Whereas cigarette smoking on average is 20puffs to 600mls!’

Alexander

snow_monkey_

There’s an evolutionary reason we care about sensational catastrophes SO much more than is justified. THREAD:Humans are fascinated by events in which a large group of people is killed at

♿️ Mummying and M.E. ♿️

mummyingandme

WHY BEING FATIGUED IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING TIRED. I regularly hear the word “fatigue” being used interchangeably with the phrase “being tired”. It is a common misconception that