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Doctor Here 👋 -Wow, former endurance athletes had 21.5% vs 3.2% risk of Atrial Fibrillation and 3.3% vs 1.1% risk of stroke. -Question is: what proportion of the population falls into this high risk group? Is this an large cohort? #medsky #publichealth #atrialfibrillation

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Doctor Here 👋 -Don't know who needs to hear this, but human blood always has detectable levels of aluminum, mercury & formaldehyde -The first 2 are found in foods we eat & excreted -The 3rd is necessary for DNA synthesis -The amount in our bodies is far more than traces in #vaccines #medsky

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Doctor here 👋 -RFK Jr wants to ban petroleum based food dyes but advocates for methylene blue, which is a petroleum based synthetic dye - This is what happens when science is trumped by political agendas #Medsky #publichealth #HHS #RFKJr

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Doctor here 👋 -There are 4 main conditions that cause most of the complications we see in the hospital 1. Smoking tobacco 2. High blood sugar levels (Diabetes) 3. High cholesterol 4. High blood pressure (Hypertension) -The first is preventable & the others treatable! #medsky #publichealth

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Doctor Here 👋 -RFK Jr removing all members of the #CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will HARM people. -It will not make Americans healthy. -It will cause preventable illness and death. -It will especially harm children and other vulnerable people. #medsky #publichealth

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Doctor here 👋 -The important thing to remember about this #Musk-Trump fight is don’t be distracted -The GOP OBBB bill will kick 16 million people off of #Medicaid -Don’t give them cover. Keep your attention on the dastardly deed. #healthpolicy #Medsky

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Doctor here 👋 -RFK Jr. is telling American medical schools they must offer #nutrition courses to students or lose federal funding -Literally every med school offers it already -But our patients can't afford the foods we recommend because the his administration is cutting SNAP benefits #medsky

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Doctor Here 👋 -Doctors don’t get kickbacks from prescribing meds or giving vaccines. -In fact, the physician Sunshine Act even monitors any gifts or grants given to docs. A level of oversight not seen with lawmakers or even lawyers. #medsky #healthcare

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Doctor Here 👋 -Things that ARE linked to cancer that many influencers ignore or even deny: -Alcohol -Tobacco use -UV radiation & tanning beds -Low fiber diet -Certain viral infections (HPV, Hepatits B & HIV, etc.) #medsky #publichealth 🧵⬇️ 1/2

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Heart Doctor Here 👋 -People will spend 1,000s of $’s on worthless #supplements to try to improve their #cardiovascular health -Instead try a good diet & increase exercise -If you need more help- #statins are infinitely better than supplements & are cheaper! #medsky #cardiology #publichealth

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Doctor Here 👋 - #RFK Jr celebrated the release of an AI written MAHA report with fake references by taking shots of raw milk with an influencer -Friendly reminder raw milk can transmit Listeria, Salmonella, and avian flu -Science based healthcare is under attack #medsky #publichealth

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Doctor Here 👋 -Here are MEDICAL #PROPAGANDA we shouldn't fall for: -We're all going to die, so who needs access to healthcare? -Citing nonexistent research journals is just a formatting error -Autism is an epidemic -Chronic illness can be "cured" by diet & exercise #medsky #publichealth

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Doctor Here 👋 -Trump Admin is holding all J1 visas -That includes 6,000 doctors set to start work in the U.S. July 1. -Most of them work in under served and rural areas. #medsky #publichealth www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

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Doctor Here👋 -When US government agencies are no longer reliable sources for medical advice we need other sources. - Medical specialty societies can help: @accintouch.org @acpimphysicians.org @acog.org @accpchest.bsky.social @aafp.org & www.app.org #medsky #publichealth

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Doctor Here 👋 -The NIH & other research centers are now euthanizing animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them -RFK Jr.’s FDA head wants diabetics to get cooking classes instead of insulin -Our healthcare system is being destroyed from within #medsky #publichealth

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Doctor Here 👋 Medicine is literally based on identifying root causes. It’s called etiology. REAL medicine is how we: • Eradicated smallpox (root cause (RC)? The variola virus) • Prevent PKU complications (RC? PAH gene mutation RX- early detection) #medsky #publichealth #rootcause 1/2 ⬇️

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Hey @stephaniemiller.bsky.social, @maddow.msnbc.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com, @rbreich.bsky.social, @jahimes.bsky.social Any bets on how soon Trump uses the NRA inspired slogan (guns don't kill people- people do) for tariffs? "Tariffs don't raise prices- US companies do." #Tariffs #Trump

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Doctor here 👋 Let’s clear a few things up: 1. There’s no stage 5 prostate cancer. It only goes to stage 4 (Maybe was referring to Grade 5) 2. Dr Jill Biden isn’t a medical doctor (she has a PHD in education). 3. Prostate cancer is often silent until it spreads. #Biden #cancer #misinformation

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I suspect #Trump thinks #Biden owes him rent for living inside his head.

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Doctor here 👋 -The Trump administration looks to end a $56 million grant to give #Narcan to first responders to help save lives during an opioid overdose. -The program has decreased opioid related deaths by almost 25%. - WTF? #medsky #publichealth #healthpolicy

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Doctor Here 👋 -2 thoughts on watching #ThePitt as a (heart) doctor -When doing an open thoracotmy for a nail in the heart, nobody is wearing mask or gown! -When performing a cardioversion for Afib, a transthoracic echo can’t rule out a left atrial clot- need a TEE. - Am I missing any? #medsky

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Heart Doctor Here 👋 -People will spend 100s of $’s a month on worthless #supplements to try to improve their #cardiovascular health -Instead try a good diet & increase exercise. -If you need more help- #statins are infinitely better than supplements and are cheaper! #medsky #cardiology

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Doctor here 👋 #RFKJr. announced a new 'disease registry' that will track Americans with #Autism… 1. Autism is not a disease 2. Have we forgotten about #HIPAA? 3. A disease registry but not a #gun registry?? #medsky #publichealth

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-Imagine that the last person you saw on earth was JD Vance... -Poor Pope Francis, may you Rest In Peace. #Pope #JDVance

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-Trump- Penn -Vance - Yale -Cruz - Harvard -Hegseth- Harvard -RFK Jr - Harvard -Dr Oz - Harvard -Ratcliffe - Notre Dame -Stefanik - Harvard -Everyone in the administration is a college grad. How’d they escape this #indoctrination they cry about? #Harvard #Yale #Penn

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Doctor Here 👋 -Trump’s DOJ Is Going After Medical Journals For Being Too Woke -I don’t know who has to hear this: #science is not political. This can only harm all of us! #medsky www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...

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Doctor Here 👋 -41% of babies’ births are covered by #Medicaid. -49% of #children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP. -62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid. -35% of people with #disabilities are covered by Medicaid. - Medicaid saves lives! #medsky #publichealth

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Doctor here 👋 -A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the #FDA chose not to publicize it. -Also: Sources say FDA is planning to end routine food safety inspections. Officials say the move is being discussed & may require approval from #Congress #Medsky #FixUSHealthcare #publichealth

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Doctor here 👋 - Yesterday a shooter killed 2 and injured 6 at #FSU. - #Gun violence in the United States is an epidemic. It needs to be studied and prevented like one. #medsky #publichealth

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Doctor here 👋 #Autism is not contagious, not preventable and not destroying families. …but #measles is. #medsky #publichealth #RFKjr #vaccines

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👋 Doctor here -Trump & RFK Jr.'s plan is a $40 billion cut to HHS. -Some programs to be cut: -Preventing childhood lead poisoning -Bolstering the healthcare workforce -Advancing rural health initiatives -ALS research -These cuts will affect everyone! #medsky #publichealth #FixUShealthcare

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As a #Columbia grad, it takes a lot for me to say: Go #Harvard!!!!! I wish my Alma Mater had the balls you have! Thank you!

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Doctor Here👋 -Privacy in healthcare is sacred. -HHS health data security is 'in danger of a possible collapse' after staff purge. -This is why we need an independent oversight board (like the Fed) in healthcare. #medsky #publihealth #healthpolicy #fixUShealthcare www.wired.com/story/depart...

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Here, in part, is why we spend twice than any other developed country. It is part of the uniquely American health care system and it will NOT change with single payer: It requires a new American health care system infrastructure. #fixUShealthcare #medsky #healthpolicy Theembraceplan.com

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Doctor here 👋 -If you have milk allergy: -The FDA increased the recall on Tostitos Tortilla Chips to Class I, meaning "there is a reasonable probability" that if you have milk allergy, eating it "will cause serious adverse health consequences or death." #medsky www.today.com/food/frito-l...

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Doctor Here. 👋 Since 2004 we have decreased heart attack rates in the US by 50%. How? By #prevention! Lifestyle changes (diet, exercise and smoking cessation) help- but the use of #statin drugs has been key! #medsky #publichealth

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I'm a #MD who works in the hospital 👋 Dear #nurses, we are your colleagues. You DO NOT work for us. There are things you can do that I can't do. There are things I can do that you can't do. Scope of practice exist for a reason. We work together to heal the #patient! #medsky

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