Author Archives: Joseph Thornton MD

Eric Topol ⁦‪@EricTopol‬⁩ How Covid can affect our brain, with outstanding graphics by ⁦‪@SarahNev‬⁩ ⁦‪@mroliverbarnes‬⁩ ⁦‪@ian_bott_artist‬⁩ ft.com/content/37b00a… ⁦‪@FT‬⁩ pic.twitter.com/KvRQECig1x 5/18/22, 9:35 AM

https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/18/spain-portugal-report-monkeypox-cases-raising-specter-of-wider-outbreak/

Dr. Angela Rasmussen ⁦‪@angie_rasmussen‬⁩ I am always expecting emerging viruses to do their thing and emerge—especially as travel resumes—but good lord, monkeypox popping up around western Europe is an unwelcome surprise. Will be interesting to learn more about the cases, though. 5/18/22, 6:29 AM

Tricia Pendergrast (is in dedicated) ⁦‪@trpender‬⁩ Wow. Medical errors and adverse events dropped by more than 1/3, medical errors resulting in patient death declined by almost TWO THIRDS when a 16-hour work hour limit was in place for residents. CC: ⁦‪@FutureDocs‬⁩ pic.twitter.com/9nGD4m1NF6 5/16/22, 11:56 AM

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8855048/

https://ebmh.bmj.com/content/ebmental/25/1/15.full.pdf 15.full.pdf

John Torous, MD MBI ⁦‪@JohnTorousMD‬⁩ “What to know before using an app to manage your mental health”: ⁦‪@TODAYshow‬⁩ covers the pros and cons of apps, tips for using them, when they are not the right choice, and mindapps.org to help you sort through them all: today.com/health/mind-bo… 5/14/22, 8:07 AM

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34600604/

The Lancet Psychiatry ⁦‪@TheLancetPsych‬⁩ Intimate partner violence occurs at different points across the life-course and needs to be addressed accordingly. Read more in this new Commission ⁦‪@sianoram‬⁩; ⁦‪@VAMHN‬⁩; ⁦‪@SWMH_IoPPN‬⁩ thelancet.com/commissions/in… pic.twitter.com/dsZ7n2llG9 5/13/22, 4:30 AM

Michael “Mike” Albert, MD ⁦‪@MichaelAlbertMD‬⁩ Seeing a lot of synergy between topiramate and GLP1RAs. I will have to take a hard look at the mechanisms again. 5/12/22, 1:01 PM