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Aug 13, 2021

Those of us serving as healthcare communicators during the pandemic have spent precious free time slaying #misinformation, battling trolls, digesting news/studies & creating content—often for little thanks. So it’s lovely on #KindnessDay to read such a nice note from my idol! ⤵️

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

@drsanjaygupta

Aug 13, 2021

Thanks @JoyHenningsenMD for so diligently doing the homework and then explaining it so well! twitter.com/JoyHenningsenM…

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Laura Miers

@LauraMiers

As we begin year 4, the American CDC director is proudly unmasked while meeting with masked Canadian officials. We live in hell.

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Dr. Theresa Tam

@CPHO_Canada

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An important part of public health is collaborating with our counterparts, such as @CDCDirector. Having meetings like these allows us to learn from one another while advancing our shared priorities.

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A brilliant thread from my brilliant friend

@AlastairMcA30

. He’s 100% spot on with this 👇

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Alastair McAlpine, MD

@AlastairMcA30

We’ve all wondered why scientists or MDs “turn”. How respected folk can find themselves deep in the anti-vax community. It’s a decidedly simple (but dangerous and malicious) process. Below is a thread on how people become “red pilled.”

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Ron Filipkowski

@RonFilipkowski

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Can Herschel Walker please give Donald Trump a lesson on how to disappear after losing an election?

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It breaks my heart to diagnose people in their 20s, 30s & 40s with colon cancer. 💔 PLEASE get a #colonoscopy if you are of screening age, have a family history, or have ANY symptoms that would warrant it. Improve diet also, avoiding processed foods 🥩 & other carcinogens 🙏🏻

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Dionne Grant

@DionneGrant

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Randy Gonzalez, the father in the popular TikTok duo Enkyboys, has died aged 35. In April 2022, he announced he had been diagnosed with colon cancer and had been given 2-3 years to live

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Jerome Adams

@JeromeAdamsMD

It’s always the same cycle of underfunding & neglect, compounded by bias, privilege, & structural racism, followed by (mostly feigned) shock, + politicization, opportunism, and populism, then misguided policies to claim victory and appease the masses for a bit. Rinse, repeat.

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Leslie Schrock

@lesliejz

Women control 80% of all healthcare decisions, comprise the majority of healthcare workers, yet only 8% of VCs are women and just 2% of capital goes to female founders. This has to change.

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So sorry you are experiencing this,

@clarissaward

. You’re my fav war correspondent by a landslide, but I must be honest: I’d be thrilled if your experience prompted you to cover health advocacy stories too 🙏🏻 So much to be investigated & our patients often get the short stick 💔

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Clarissa Ward

@clarissaward

For 7 months @Cigna hasn't reimbursed routine therapy for my son who has special needs. For 7 months, they have stonewalled me about why, even though the therapy is clearly covered in my policy. For 7 months, I have sat on hold, shuttled from operator to operator. At my wit's end

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Michael A Osborne

@maosbot

Marjorie Taylor Greene aims to be Trump's VP pick in 2024

I keep seeing people say "the world has moved on from masks"—um, I'm in Japan, *everyone* is masked, indoors and outdoors, and last I checked Japan is, in fact, part of the world

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God help us

"She sees herself on the short list for Trump's VP," said former Trump aide Steve Bannon, who has spoken with Greene.

Knowing

is loving *this* product placement 🤣🤣🤣 😱🍩 #GeorgeSantos

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Liz Elkind

@liz_elkind

Rep. George Santos’ promised “surprise” for journalists today:

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Meh. Wordle 584 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dr Greg Kelly

@drgregkelly

Insurance executive says death rates among working-age people up 40 percent

“We’re seeing right now the highest death rates we’ve ever seen in the history of this business....COVID deaths are greatly understated" Scott Davison runs OneAmerica, a $100 billion life insurance business. He's paid to be accurate about risk #SARSCoV2

wfyi.org

As COVID-19 deaths approach 19,000 in Indiana, the insurance industry has been processing claims at a record rate. Nationally, more than 824,000 people have died from the virus.

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Them: complaining about egg prices Me: It’s a great time to be #vegan

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Elizabeth (Liz) Sonntag, MD

@mdlizs

I have made the incredibly difficult decision to take 3 months away from work for my own health. Unfortunately, being a doctor does not always allow the time and space for being human. #MedTwitter

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Travis Akers

@travisakers

Every current and former President, Vice President, cabinet member, and members of Congress need to immediately have their homes, offices, and property searched for classified materials. There is a complete procedural breakdown and this is not acceptable for national security.

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Amaka Eneanya, MD, MPH

@AmakaEMD

Widely used test kept Black people from getting kidney transplants sooner. Now that's changing.

**New Kidney Transplant Policy Alert** As of January 5, 2023 all US kidney transplant centers are REQUIRED to review which Black patients have had a race-based #eGFR equation used for #kidney waitlisting. If used, their waitlist times will be modified.

usatoday.com

The widely used eGFR test overestimates kidney function in Black patients, leaving some off the transplant list. A new policy tries to correct that.

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I deleted my TikTok probably a year ago. (Only made one post anyway.) All you dancing doctors, think twice about the using app if you value your privacy

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Travis Akers

@travisakers

National security and protecting the interests of the United States affects everyone, regardless of a D or R behind your name. TikTok is 100% absolutely a direct threat to US national security, providing Chinese intelligence unfettered access to any device the app is on.

Things I can’t keep up with: ▪️mass shootings (38 so far in 2023) ▪️which Executive Branch official has been caught with classified documents in private residences America. 🇺🇸🦅

Performance of ChatGPT on USMLE: Potential for AI-Assisted Medical Education Using Large Language...

Noor Siddiqui

@noor_siddiqui_

Jan 22

Pretty absurd that chatGPT has passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Today, it takes 4 years of med school and 2+ years of clinical rotations to pass. It tests ambiguous scenarios & closely-related differential diagnoses

medrxiv.org

We evaluated the performance of a large language model called ChatGPT on the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), which consists of three exams: Step 1, Step 2CK, and Step 3. ChatGPT...

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WHEN IS THIS GOING TO STOP I love #HalfMoonBay and have some really happy memories from living nearby in Palo Alto. This breaks my heart 💔, and also: I’m madder than hell! #PhysiciansForGunControl

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Jim Acosta

@Acosta

Law enforcement officials are currently responding to a shooting incident with multiple victims in the city of Half Moon Bay.

Leta McCollough Seletzky, JD

@LaSeletzky

So excited to learn that PublishersLunch has named my forthcoming book, THE KNEELING MAN, a Buzz Book for Spring 2023!

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InkWell Management

@Inkwellmgmt

Thrilled to share that @LaSeletzky's THE KNEELING MAN was named a Buzz Book for Spring 2023 by PublishersLunch!

WHAT - Am I the only one who didn’t know who Lenny Kravitz’s mom was?! I loved her!!

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TODAY

@TODAYshow

Lenny Kravitz says he sees a lot of his mother, late “The Jeffersons” star Roxie Roker, in his own daughter, actor Zoë Kravitz. on.today.com/3XxHssn

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Bloomberg

@business

The instances are part of a rash of recent wind turbine malfunctions across the US and Europe, ranging from failures of key components to full collapses trib.al/rRonAwi

3rd book of 2023: Remarkably Bright Creatures by

@shelbyvanpelt

🐙 Just started it but love it already 🧡

2nd book of 2023: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Loved it! #DocsWhoRead

The ppl have spoken! Thank you! 💕 Seems like most (esp me!) loved 1 & 4 so I pulled a

@fumikochino

& got both! 🙈 Only need them for distance, but it’s fun to accessorize - glad I found two I loved w a pop of color! 🌈 And if I get Rx sunglasses one day, have my 👀 on these 😎🤩

#4 is a fun peacock green that does not convey in these photos. Also, held my breath for all photos and immediately replaced my mask. And went when the store first opened so few customers ☺️

Twitter! Help me out! Which 👓frames do you like best? 😻 1) cateye with tortoise w blue flecks mixed w gold wire 2) gold & black metal cateye 3) black metal with disappearing frame 4) peacock green acetate cateye

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Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General

@Surgeon_General

Jan 22

Tragically, the deadliest mass shooting since Uvalde took place last night when families gathered to celebrate Lunar New Year. One more devastating reminder that gun violence is tearing apart communities and an urgent call to finally address GV as the public health crisis it is.

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How can I possibly choose? 🎲 #games

Kentucky Derby

@KentuckyDerby

Employee of the month! 🐶

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Only downside: It’s 10:20, and I’ve been ready for lunch for a half hour 🤣🤣🤣

BILLION. With a ‘B.’ Covid isn’t over.

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Steve Inskeep

@NPRinskeep

Breathtaking: @EmilyZFeng reports an estimated one billion people in China contracted COVID in the past month. Official stats say few have died since the government lifted restrictions; but independent estimates calculate 33,000 deaths per day. @MorningEdition @NPR @UpFirst

I have taken fitness classes for over 20 years—but I STILL don’t understand the difference btwn a #squat thrust & a #burpee— even after watching slo-mo videos 🙈#Fitness community, help me out! 😂 What is the BEST explanation/video that shows the difference?