Author Archives: Joseph Thornton MD

Eric Topol ⁦‪@EricTopol‬⁩ Just published ⁦‪@Nature‬⁩ New evidence from 70 years ago: Rosalind Franklin was a co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix structure by ⁦‪@matthewcobb‬⁩ ⁦‪@nccomfort‬⁩ nature.com/articles/d4158… pic.twitter.com/Dee5otuNZ5 4/25/23, 11:07 AM Joseph Thornton

Jan Ellison Baszucki ⁦‪@janellison‬⁩ “Prescription pharmaceuticals are commonplace and widely accepted by patients, physicians and insurers. A dietary prescription should also be on the table.” We at Baszucki Group agree. Our plan is as follows: 1) fund 5 pilot trials of nutritional interventions for serious… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4/23/23, 11:10 PM Joseph Thornton

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Ian Kremer ⁦‪@LEAD_Coalition‬⁩ Please re-Tweet to raise awareness about these 6 strategies to prevent #delirium in older adults (image by ⁦‪@RGPToronto‬⁩ via ⁦‪@EDA_delirium‬⁩) #geriatrics #Alzheimers #dementia pic.twitter.com/bXGmdheM3U 4/20/23, 1:42 PM Joseph Thornton

Chris Palmer, MD ⁦‪@ChrisPalmerMD‬⁩ I know some people might think this is obvious… Diet impacts brain function. If it’s so obvious, tell me 2 things: 1. Why isn’t a dietary questionnaire part of every mental health evaluation? 2. What in the hell is going on with school lunches? 4/17/23, 6:56 AM Joseph Thornton

AMA Journal of Ethics ⁦‪@JournalofEthics‬⁩ Access to language services is required when caring for patients with limited English proficiency: spr.ly/6010OJQLa 4/13/23, 1:00 PM Joseph Thornton

Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC ⁦‪@rogersmcintyre‬⁩ All clinicians, providing care to anyone with serious, mental illness, should be familiar with incretin-based medication‘s eg liraglutide,semaglutide,tirzepitide. They are highly effective for glucose and weight management maybe NAFLD and and cognition. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36700380/ 4/13/23, 4:51 PM Joseph Thornton

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44159-023-00175-y Joseph Thornton

Eric Topol ⁦‪@EricTopol‬⁩ This is big, folks. The ⁦‪@WhiteHouse‬⁩ is supporting next generation—nasal and variant-proof Covid vaccines —and therapies with a $5 billion program washingtonpost.com/health/2023/04… by ⁦‪@ddiamond‬⁩ Thanks to the relentless efforts of ⁦‪@AshishKJha46‬⁩ and ⁦‪@WHCOVIDResponse‬⁩👍 4/10/23, 4:25 PM Joseph Thornton

eClinicalMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science ⁦‪@eClinicalMed‬⁩ Pharmacotherapy of #obesity: an update on the available medications and drugs under investigation This manuscript represents an overview on the currently available and FDA-approved anti-obesity medications and those under development bit.ly/435EIWr pic.twitter.com/wOhZHhefOf 4/5/23, 10:45 AM Joseph Thornton