#Mortality

Nina Teicholz

bigfatsurprise

In the US, "We live shorter, poorer lives" according to a Nat'l Academies' report. The report was called a "catalogue of horrors." Newspapers were "stunned" and "surprised." That was 2013.

Margot Sanger-Katz

sangerkatz

Since Covid arrived, 179,000 more Americans have died than would in a normal year. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html @DeniseDSLu @jshkatz Deaths are now at least 10% higher than normal in most

Prat Srivastava, MD

SrivastavaPrat

1/ Excited to present our work evaluating the impact of heart failure hospitalization (HFH) on GDMT prescribing patterns in those with HFrEF.http://jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jchf.2020.08.017@gcfmd @_adevore @nancy_m_albert @JavedButler1 @jsper

Dr Natalie Shenker

DrNShenker

If I could have a penny...For everytime a healthcare professional says "Donor milk has no calories, it's just water."A thread. 1/n Let's pick through the facts - donor milk is

Lucas Morin

lucasmorin_eolc

Do non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) really increase the risk of adverse outcomes and death among patients who test positive for SARS-CoV-2?A new observational, registry-based study in @PLOSMedicine suggests that it

Erik Angner

ErikAngner

Periodic reminder that in terms of outcomes, Swedish corona policy is thoroughly average in EU comparison – not exactly a model to be emulated by the rest of the world, nor

DC Health

_DCHealth

Beginning at 6 pm on Thursday, February 18, approximately 2,450 appointments will be made available to DC residents who live in priority zip codes. Eligible residents must live in a

Whitney R. Robinson

WhitneyEpi

These data aren’t perfect, but some of the best we’ve got in the US. Anyone who wants to understand social determinants of COVID19 inequities should take a look at the

Soumya

skarlamangla

California may look worse than Florida in terms of cases. But how much testing you do affects your case counts. If you don't test that many people, your case counts

Rod Hayward

ProfHayward

THREAD: OK, @natesilver538 got mega-flamed abt this, & much of it was deserved (esp his baseless suggestion that PubHealth folks weren’t actively debating this issue). BUT, he raises a point

Shannon Young

SYoungReports

Mexican health authorities are presenting preliminary findings of limited serological surveys for SARS-CoV-2. Findings: of the samples studied, nearly 25% tested positive for antibodies. Around 70% of those testing positive

David Wallace-Wells

dwallacewells

“We’ve known for months what it takes to bring Covid-19 under control. You need a period of severe lockdown to reduce the disease’s prevalence,” ⁦@paulkrugman⁩ writes. In fact, the solution

Nick Mark MD

nickmmark

Lots of articles about ICUs reaching capacity, but what does this actually mean?Buckle up for a #tweetorial about ICU capacity and what it means in the context of #COVID19.1/ First,

Aesthetic Wisdom ⚔️

AESTHETICWISD0M

5 Life Experiences That Will Make You Stronger.= THREAD = 1. Minimum Wage Job.Learn how to handle money when you have very little of it and it will help you

James Watson

jwato_watson

1 month ago 174 researchers/clinicians sent an open letter to the New England Journal of Medicine. The letter listed 3 specific reasons for why the data underlying Mehra et al

Angie M

storyofangie

Watching Edmonton City Council hearing from Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association doctors this morning. Some notes that were surprising to me who is dialed into this everyday... #yeg #yegcc #COVID19AB

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