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snappingsnape

The Truth About Lupus: A Thread.Source of information: http://lupus.org First of all we need to jump into the basics of SLE, commonly known as Lupus for short.Lupus is a chronic autoimmune

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kaspbee

i'm a simple bee, i see an eddie with a prosthetic arm i lose my entire shit in any given post-canon au i'm like, have you considered giving eddie a

Joseph Moore

Yardsale_Mind

1. Death! Death! Death!Focus on COVID deaths, not cases. Why? Cases are more a function of testing than anything else, esp. given the VAST MAJORITY of INFECTIONS, like over 99%,

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

As we struggle with the difficult decisions about reopening K-12 schools, one thing I've been unsure about is the degree of transmission by children. A new study from Korea provides

Jennifer Brea🦒

jenbrea

Acetylcholine receptor autoantibodies have been found in subsets of #MECFS and #POTS patients. This can impair autonomic nervous system function and mast cell regulation. What I did not know is

Jason Weatherald MD

JasonWeatherald

To the new incoming Pulmonary Medicine fellows, welcome to the specialty! Here are my 10 tips for success. Inspired by @AndrewJSauer’s tips for cardiology fellows.Please feel free to add to

Isaac Bogoch

BogochIsaac

1.Shedding light on where #COVID19 replicates, informing transmission:"Pharyngeal virus shedding was very high during the first week of symptoms...Infectious virus was readily isolated from throat- and lung-derived samples, but not

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Savagekizz

COVID-19 Finally, some sensible advice from a Nurse“What I have seen a lot of are recommendations for how to try to avoid getting coronavirus in the first place -- good

Nico Dauby MD PhD

nicomedbxl

Our paper about low-dose #Hydroxychloroquine use during the first wave of the pandemic in Belgium is now published. This work was based on the Belgian surveillance for hospitalized #COVID_19 performed

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD

AvrahamCooperMD

1/14Why doesn't daptomycin treat pneumonia?The answer also explains why dapto raises serum CK levels.#medtwitter #tweetorial 2/First let's establish that daptomycin (bactericidal against gram positives) lacks efficacy in treating lu

Reuters Graphics

ReutersGraphics

Ventilators are in huge demand and short supply as a key medical tool to help combat the worst effects of coronavirus on the body. Here’s how COVID-19 affects patients and

David Fisman

DFisman

Just some back of the envelope math for y'all on TEST SENSITIVITY for PCR and covid "rule out". This is important when deciding whether or not PPE are needed for

Erik Sietsema: Gentleman? Scholar? Daredevil!

patchingcracks

Five years ago last week I was at the hospital for the birth of a baby to a member of my church. The doctors predicted she’d live an hour. She

Catherine Collins

RD_Catherine

How interesting to see my work discussed during this #COVIDー19 discussion on lower RQ feeding as treatment modality in respiratory failure. @DrPaulMason 1/7https://twitter.com/DrAseemMalhotra/status/1245225579286323203 Small study. We

Cakes! I'm a Mainiac & I hate Susan Collins.

Corinacakes

I am forced to wear a damn seatbelt but not wearing one only hurts ME! We aren't required to wear a mask which could kill thousands. Covid-19 is the perfect

Amanda Richards

amandakater

Im watching greys anatomy for the first time and I’m four episodes in should I tweet abt my experience bc I certainly have thoughts My first thought is that the