Author Archives: Joseph Thornton MD

Michael “Mike” Albert, MD ⁦‪@MichaelAlbertMD‬⁩ 10-year weight gain patterns in a representative sample of Americans: “mean 10-year weight gain was 4.2 kg or 6.6% of initial BW. More than 1/2 of participants (51%) gained 5% or more BW, while more than 1/3 (36 percent) gained ≥10%…” ⁦‪@BevTchangMD‬⁩ hindawi.com/journals/jobe/… 7/5/22, 10:13 AM Joseph Thornton

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Michael Okun ⁦‪@MichaelOkun‬⁩ Do you know all the options to address depression in Parkinson’s? What is your strategy? Hint: Starting an antidepressant and not checking in for follow-up for 4-6 months is usually not the best strategy. psychiatrictimes.com/view/antidepre… pic.twitter.com/4Zv8zPspEK 7/5/22, 8:30 AM Joseph Thornton

Michael “Mike” Albert, MD ⁦‪@MichaelAlbertMD‬⁩ I had a number of TikTok followers tell me there are bariatric practices that require a 12 week program before any medication will be prescribed. Is this real?!!! Unconscionable bias!! The “prove you deserve it” narrative is BS, and I would argue unethical. 7/5/22, 2:55 PM Joseph Thornton

AMA ⁦‪@AmerMedicalAssn‬⁩ #OurAMA House of Delegates adopted policy to implement a comprehensive strategy to address health-related disinformation disseminated by health professionals. Learn how. spr.ly/6016zlvao #AMAmtg 7/4/22, 4:00 PM Joseph Thornton

Rx Ash Paul ⁦‪@pash22‬⁩ Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: state of the art thenordicpsychiatrist.com/post/treatment… via ⁦‪@joarhalvorsen‬⁩ ⁦‪@SameiHuda‬⁩ 7/4/22, 11:09 AM Joseph Thornton

Laurie Garrett ⁦‪@Laurie_Garrett‬⁩ Further evidence that even “mild” #COVID19 cases can lead to brain damage…. 7/3/22, 5:54 PM Joseph Thornton

Rebecca Mitchell, HD106 ⁦‪@Rebecca4Georgia‬⁩ “We believe this outbreak is already out of control. So, we have not contained it. Vaccines are not going to contain it at this point. Because we don’t have enough. Getting them into arms is an expensive and intense process,” said NCSD’s Harvey. thehill.com/policy/healthc… 7/4/22, 5:26 AM Joseph Thornton

Omnintensivist ⁦‪@GoodishIntent‬⁩ Took a practice internal medicine question about blood gas and pulse oximetry discrepancy in a Black patient (blood gas sat 87% and pulse ox reading 94%) this is the first time I’ve seen this problem addressed in a board exam question 7/1/22, 8:12 PM Joseph Thornton

Steven Chan, MD MBA ⁦‪@StevenChanMD‬⁩ A journal in ⁦‪@Telemedicine_Jn‬⁩ discusses the first primary-care physicians adherence study comparing two forms of telemedicine—asynchronous telepsychiatry (ATP) and synchronous telepsychiatry (STP). ⁦‪@StevenChanMD‬⁩ & colleagues shared their findings 👉🏻 lttr.ai/y6oy pic.twitter.com/p29FTP1V9v 7/2/22, 7:28 PM Joseph Thornton