Joseph (Joe) E. Thornton, M.D., DFAPA
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Delirium support graphic. Tweet by Kate Tantam (She/her) on Twitter
Kate Tantam (She/her) @TantamKate Not sure how to help patients who are delirious….. Start here ⬇️ Happy #WDAD2022 #Rehablegends pic.twitter.com/phN2lQ8w3b 3/16/22, 3:48 AM
Evidence Insufficient For Screening For Eating Disorders
USPSTF Deems Existing Evidence Insufficient For Screening For Eating Disorders In Asymptomatic Adolescents And Adults According to MedPage Today (3/15, Monaco), the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) “deemed existing evidence insufficient (grade ‘I’) to make a recommendation in favor or against screening for eating disorders in” asymptomatic adolescents and adults, “concluding that ‘the balanceContinue reading “Evidence Insufficient For Screening For Eating Disorders”
Tweet by UF Health on Twitter
UF Health @UFHealth Despite needing to move to a telehealth format because of COVID-19, participants in a UF weight loss study lost a comparable amount of weight to in-person programs. These results support continued use of telehealth for intervention delivery. @UFPHHP ufhealth.org/news/2022/uf-s… pic.twitter.com/AACKWyDVX3 3/15/22, 9:31 AM
Tweet by UF McKnight Brain Institute on Twitter. Music for sleep
UF McKnight Brain Institute @UFMBI In @BuzzFeedNews feature, Dr. @Michael_Jaffee shares some ways that music may help promote better sleep. Jaffee is a sleep medicine specialist at the @UFHealth Sleep Disorders Center, vice chair of @UF neurology & director of @UFBrainInjury. buzzfeednews.com/article/katiec… 3/14/22, 12:18 PM
Tweet by UF MD-PhD on Twitter
UF MD-PhD @UFMDPhD Incredible work by the new Dr. @ChuJHsiao that expands the understanding of how psychosocial stress from societal violence is biologically embedded in health. She also gave a shoutout as to how her MD-PhD class is considered #GOAT with the best acknowledgement slide of all time. pic.twitter.com/QWCTgFxkFc 3/14/22, 2:06 PM
Bioethics. Gene therapy. Tweet by STAT on Twitter
STAT @statnews In the next year, U.S. regulators may approve gene therapies – to treat sickle cell disease. But gene therapies come with a high price tag — and it’s estimated that roughly 40% of sickle cell patients are covered by #Medicaid. buff.ly/35UOqlP 3/14/22, 5:25 PM
Tweet by Eric Topol on Twitter
Eric Topol @EricTopol Two new important papers on understanding and debunking Covid misinformation and conspiracy theories @NatureMedicine nature.com/articles/s4159… nature.com/articles/s4159… @Sander_vdLinden @ed_pertwee @ProfHeidiLarson pic.twitter.com/qL1Oa8edzG 3/10/22, 11:37 AM