#Clinical

Keri Anne

KAMasse81

I would like to inform #MedTwitter about a problem regarding #Essure coils, the women suffering because of them, the mistrust of doctors its caused and more importantly the spread of

Global Forum TB Vax

GlobForumTBVax

Ann Ginsberg reminds us that ‘improved TB vaccines are feasible' as she gave a quick overview of the pipeline & candidates to be discussed today:M72/AS01E (@gatesfoundation)DAR-901 (@GeiselMed)MTBVAC (@zendalgroup)H56:IC31 (@ssi_d

Kham Kidia

kkidia

1/ THREAD: VIP PatientsWe can't let patients buy special treatment. It privileges the white & wealthy.In residency, when I wouldn't provide unwarranted treatment, a “VIP" patient brought me to tears,

Laurie Garrett

Laurie_Garrett

None of the studies of #COVID19 treatment use of serum taken from survivors (aka convalescent serum therapy) show positive results, & @US_FDA has stopped approving its use.But @realDonaldTrump will announce

Sam Edwards

samedwardsmd

Our letter to the editor in @NEJM on the @CamdenHealth Hotspotting RCT is out today.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001920#.Xs8sLXg5gik.twitterA thread explaining our thinking. Our basic point is that RCTs are not the most infor

Mid Yorks Clinical Fellows

MYHTfellows

Following on from our #Tweetorial looking at silver trauma on this week’s #FractureFriday we’re taking a look at the (grand)mother of all fractures, so important they only take 3 letters

Alistair Haimes

AlistairHaimes

1. Cases1a. Pillars 1&2 - last couple of weeks & last month (current wave) & full curve. Bear in mind the left-hand side was heavily rationed for testing, the right-hand

Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA

celinegounder

1/ THREAD on Sweden & "natural herd immunity":COVID cases RISING in Sweden since August/September, as is the case across Europe. DEATHS are a LAGGING indicator (~6-8+ weeks after infections). It

Ed

Rx_Ed

What is Remdesivir?This is a thread on the pharmacology of the drug & its hypothesized mechanism of action against #coronavirus #COVID19. I’ll also mention some of the anticipated side effects/toxicity,

The SNP

theSNP

First Minister @NicolaSturgeon: "As of 9am this morning, 15,240 positive cases have been confirmed, which is an increase of 55 since yesterday." NS: "A total of 1,247 patients who are

Dr Gaetan Burgio, MD, PhD.

GaetanBurgio

A question I often get. Why Lupus patients that have taken Hydroxychloroquine for years have no side effects whereas severe adverse cardiac side effects are described #COVID19 patients under hydroxychloroquine

The Veesler Lab

veeslerlab

We discovered a broadly neutralizing sarbecovirus monoclonal antibody (mAb) in collaboration with @DavideCorti6 & Matteo Samuele PizzutoLed by @aletortorici Nadine Czudnochowski, @tylernstarr & Roberta Marzi1/10https://www.biorxiv.o

Maarten van Smeden

MaartenvSmeden

Interesting paper: a guide to reading machine learning articles in @JAMA_current: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2754798ICYI, have a couple of thoughts to share about this paper1/n TL;DR: overall, I think this article is a

Alasdair Munro

apsmunro

With so much attention on #COVID19 in children, time for an updated #tweetorial on what we do and don't know!We'll talk impact, risk, hyperinflammation syndrome, transmission, schools and moreLets go!1/21

Becca Krukowski

DrBeccaK

We are now several months into #WorkFromHome, and it is clear that we won't be going back to in-person data collection any time soon. How have you adjusted your research

D'Plorbl DREGs

DontDregMeBro

This is a convenient political hit piece, funded by NIH.Who are we taught to trust the most?210 HOSPITALIZED Male Veterans got either hCQ or hCQ +AZ, ergo,Advanced stageComorbiditiesOlder popNo ZINC