#Mortality

Peter Suzman

Biomaven

My thoughts on opportunity for $FGEN's roxadustat in non-dialysis anemia (NDD) in light of $AKBA's failure with vadadustat in their trial. First I'll deal with the comparison of the two

Dusty Lane

Dustin_L_Lane

THREAD: Three weeks ago, I was in the middle of by far the best and worst week of my life. I have a rule about not discussing personal stuff on

Tamorah Lewis, MD, PhD

TamorahLewisMD

It's 2020.Words matter.I hope to use my privilege and platform to change the way we discuss health inequities (while I stand on the shoulders of giants who have been in

Trevor Bedford

trvrb

Although the US is continuing to hit records for daily #COVID19 cases reported, the rate of exponential growth has slowed. Mortality is still catching up to increased case loads and

Gareth Harney

OptimoPrincipi

1/6) It is important to remember that without modern medicine, many in the ancient world endured chronic conditions that today we could treat. Seneca suffered from asthma and described how

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

OH SHIT—Outbreak infects 124 of 127 nursing home residents & half the staff with #COVID19 in Ontario . 29 people have died. Worse—#B117 variant is now confirmed in 6 of

James Barry

JamesBarry1789

This is an extremely difficult read. https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/22c0e-executive-summary-of-the-final-report-of-the-commission-of-investigation-into-mother-and-baby-homes/ "While mother and baby homes were not a peculiarly Irishp

Mick Crawley

crawley_mick

In peak years in Silwood Park, Ragwort can reach densities of more than 10 stems per square metre (left). This year, the plant has almost disappeared (right). I’d be interested

Valerie, RD, MPH

RDValerie

Green Tea ThreadGreen tea is one of my favourite beverages and teas. It has a multitude of health properties, and it makes me feel amazing. It is my superfood go

Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH

hswapnil

Today we have @DrRonWald from St Mike's presenting on "Phosphate control in the dialysis population: Settling the controversy" at @OttawaRenal Nephrology Grand RoundsFollow along as we live tweet Dr Wald

Vanessa Spina, SNS

ketogenicgirl

WATER RETENTION/EDEMA/SWELLING and Protein & Salt Intake! What is the connection between these three? The more protein you eat, the more salt you need.A low salt diet makes it hard

Martha Crawford

shrinkthinks

We have so completely hospitalized, medicalized, and privatized death that most people have never stood vigil, kept a death watch. Most people have never watched someone slowly die. This would

Zoë McLaren, PhD

ZoeMcLaren

Could throwing some COVID19 vaccine doses in the trash actually help save lives? Buckle up. This thread might break your brain. 1/9 Some argue that it's a net positive for

Vinay Prasad MD MPH

VPrasadMDMPH

What does 'medicine by press release' mean?When can you trust it, and when are you skeptical?Two press releases came out todayCheap dexamethasome in COVIDCostly Abemaciclib in breast cancerYes, I want

Richard 📊📉

RP131

Updated set of my version of the excess death charts using today's latest ONS data. Now including some basic population adjustments for the data prior to 2019 for better comparison.

Health Nerd

GidMK

Some movement to announce here: JAMA Open have now corrected this paper 2 months after it was publishedUnfortunately, it has gone from an error-filled useless analysis to a slightly less

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