Monthly Archives: June 2022

Michael “Mike” Albert, MD ⁦‪@MichaelAlbertMD‬⁩ 3/ We still need to find ways to recruit a more representative sample. This is hard work, and I don’t have the answer. [Pie graph = US obesity rates by ethnicity] pic.twitter.com/nSZkQPjtSX 6/25/22, 6:57 PM Joseph Thornton

Michael “Mike” Albert, MD ⁦‪@MichaelAlbertMD‬⁩ Your friendly reminder that LDL causes atherosclerosis. This is the consensus among expert physicians and scientists. The only people questioning this are trying to justify a personal lifestyle choice. FYI: we don’t use “unequivocally” lightly in science. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… pic.twitter.com/UbJAAesuwt 6/25/22, 1:04 PM Joseph Thornton

Beverly G. Tchang, MD ⁦‪@BevTchangMD‬⁩ “According to a study in the National Library of Medicine, only 1% of doctors are trained in treating one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the U.S. — #obesity.” npr.org/2022/06/23/110… 6/24/22, 6:39 AM Joseph Thornton

Stanford Woods Institute ⁦‪@StanfordWoods‬⁩ ICYMI: ⁦‪@MarshallBBurke‬⁩ and Noah Diffenbaugh of ⁦‪@Stanford‬⁩ outline an action plan to turn down the global thermostat: bit.ly/3zUwMew 6/23/22, 12:06 PM Joseph Thornton

Michael Okun ⁦‪@MichaelOkun‬⁩ Can anxiety be part of the Parkinson syndrome? Ask ⁦‪@JenGoldmanMD‬⁩ ⁦‪@DrSusanHFox‬⁩ Aspen ⁦‪@movedisorder‬⁩ up to 40% have it; and guess what? It matters whether on or off PD meds or generalized. Ask the right questions. Dr Khatri had a recent article on this topic: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… pic.twitter.com/3LkBRmByIu 6/23/22, 8:00 AM Joseph Thornton

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Peter Markham ⁦‪@Its_Markham‬⁩ “In the US the psychiatry profession lacks the diversity to achieve its potential.” Interesting to hear the views of Dr Rebecca Brendel, President Elect of ⁦‪@APAPsychiatric‬⁩ giving a powerful keynote to kick off day 3 #RCPsychIC pic.twitter.com/WNnvReNBFv 6/22/22, 4:17 AM Joseph Thornton