wow is this true

Rose DeWitt Bukater’s Big Fucking Hat I keep hearing people like this talk about “overthrowing the system,” which I will agree needs to be rebuilt from the bottom up, but the only plan they ever seem to have is “I’m not gonna vote and watch it all burn” or “Jill Stein” 😐😑

2/ Locally, our latest antibiogram showed 100% susceptibility of Strep pneumo to ceftriaxone. However, only 94% to penicillin and 80%(!) to meropenem.

This defies the idea that meropenem is a 'broader' spectrum agent, especially for CAP & CA-meningitis

This is fine for a country like Finland, but how would it work here, in a country where we don't want to do that

Hey Aetna you have decided to stop covering the inhaler I've taken since I was 12 and asked me to 'try and fail' 3 other inhalers, & now months later you are denying the inhaler you said I had to try, do you not want me to breathe? Just wondering as I sit on hold for 100th time.

🧵regarding some of the more novel *non-urologic* uses of Foley catheters.

It's been almost 2 years since I originally posted this, so many may not have seen this one (and I'll be doing reruns for a while...I need to spend April getting ready for #ASGBI2024 🧐.

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Oops I accidentally booked a trip to Kyoto during Golden Week, RIP. 💀

I had the misfortune to come across this tweet this morning, did a little reading, and am compelled to comment.

This morning I published my latest feature with Guardian US - an investigation into how US prisoners are dying of preventable and treatable conditions. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

Question! I understand you're supposed to get disability insurance before the end of training to get a discount, but if you're doing a fellowship does it matter if you get it during residency or fellowship?

I’d rather have a patient be on a REASONABLE diet and exercise regimen that they can maintain long term AND BE HAPPY. Because they can still have the things they enjoy but in moderation.

Rather than them flip flopping between fad diets, eating no sugar at all, no cake, or…

Video shows California deputies fatally shooting abducted teen as she surrenders apnews.com/article/califo…

Fun fact, this legislator is a former cop who got fired for losing his gun and threatening public safety. So now his new day job is obstructing gun laws and threatening public safety on Twitter.

I’m excited to share my first for Salon, written with the amazing Ryan Marino, MD. Thanks to ⬡:: troy/farah for the support and edits!

Three states are pursuing legislation that will codify passive fentanyl overdose into law as aggravated assault. 👇
salon.com/2024/04/04/tou…

Many of these reports were of mothers taking prescribed medications for addiction treatment, and many for cannabis. Women were scared away from vital prenatal care. Until DCF changes to be less punitive and support family unification, being more selective in reporting is good.

Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, died months after a police officer body slammed and paralyzed him.

Grant's death was one of more than 1,000 that an AP investigation documented after police used tactics that aren't supposed to be fatal. apnews.com/article/lethal…

when white people do it it's called a farmers market

A study published this past month in AnnalsofEM found that physician gestalt out performed standardized sepsis screening tools.

This study adds to the piles of data showing that shutting off your brain and relying on a one-size-fits-all approach, and more importantly tying…

In March, the Massachusetts Overdose Helpline received 284 calls from 11 states and spotted 427 use events. There were no overdoses detected. Operators spent 208.57 hours with our callers. 18 different operators took calls this month. So proud of our team!!

Honestly don't know how to earn that 5th star