Author Archives: Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet Tennessee gave list of transgender pts to govt. who is next ?

The Associated Press ⁦‪@AP‬⁩ Hospital officials have confirmed that Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general. apnews.com/article/tennes… 8/11/23, 6:01 PM Joseph Thornton

Tweet by Chris Aiken, MD on Twitter. Poor response rates

Chris Aiken, MD ⁦‪@chrisaikenmd‬⁩ Was STAR*D wrong? New analysis finds #depression trial did not follow its protocols. With a more conservative approach, they estimated only 35% remitted after at <=4 treatment attempts, much less than the original 67% l8r.it/DQti #psychiatry #clinicaltrials pic.twitter.com/dR0aiBKUTv 8/11/23, 12:35 PM Joseph Thornton

Tweet by Erin D. Michos, M.D. on Twitter. Glp1. Heart protect

Erin D. Michos, M.D. ⁦‪@ErinMichos‬⁩ With the exciting news of SELECT trial today I wanted to share again our call to action paper to engage cardiologists in management of obesity for #cvPrev: “Role of #GLP1RA in Achieving Weight Loss & Improving CV Outcomes in People With Overweight/Obesity” ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA… pic.twitter.com/jy9GUYqChq 8/8/23, 2:43 PM Joseph Thornton

Role of Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists in Achieving Weight Loss and Improving Car diovascular Outcomes in People With Overweight and Obesity | Journal of the American Heart Association

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.029282 Joseph Thornton

Tweet by Samantha Weber on FND. Video

Samantha Weber ⁦‪@SamWeb29‬⁩ Take-home message: 1. #FND is a positive Dx with rule-in signs 2. Explain the symptoms to your patients to make them see&understand FND 3. Talk&listen to your patient! There are other FNDs (..PPPD) and other problems can be present (..pain), & include them in the treatment plan 8/4/23, 11:24 AM Joseph Thornton

Tweet by Michael Okun on catatonia. Need psych and neuro to resolve

Michael Okun ⁦‪@MichaelOkun‬⁩ Catatonia: can you recognize it? Great video and discussion on terminology and how psychiatrists and neurologists do not always clearly communicate. Dystonia, waxy flexibility, treat with benzos. The experts ⁦‪@movedisorder‬⁩ agreed we need to rethink this d/o. pic.twitter.com/aeKlKs2cgm 8/3/23, 10:00 AM Joseph Thornton