This paper about the impact of #longCovid on language & cognitive function is frankly devastating. A couple examples of how affected individuals fared when confronted with photos of objects & asked to name them. Lots of struggling & pauses. #MedTwitter sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A year ago, Roe was overturned. As a fertility doctor, my patients have felt and lived the consequences of this. The nonviable fetus after IVF. Delay in care because out of state terminations are full, resultant termination at a later gestation by 5 wks. 1/11

Do I have this right? - ABIM requires yearly fees from physicians who are already cert to “maintain certification” - no evidence that MOC helps pt care - ABIM will report you as “not certified” if you don’t pay - hospitals require certification Idk kinda sounds like extortion

Study of #LongCovid patients & controls found 79% of the LC patients met the criteria for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

A new study highlights the high rate of #dysautonomia in #LongCOVID, finding 21 of 33 Long COVID patients (79%) developed #POTS, and 32 of 33 (97%) had some form of dysautonomia, including POTS, orthostatic intolerance, and initial orthostatic hypotension. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Does anyone else with long covid/mecfs have crappy ass cholesterol?

What psychosocial burdens do physicians and medical students face on their journey to build a family? OUR NEW PAPER JAMA Internal Medicine describes impacts on medical students and physicians. Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @futuredocs Alberto Caban-Martinez 🇵🇷 tinyurl.com/SPACEBurden 🧵 1/9

A refresher on why there is a shortage of physicians... Congress sets the number of physicians that will be trained per year. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS), pays for these residencies. In the '80s, the AMA , the AAMC and other medical groups

Excited to be sharing our recent work on butyrate releasing polymers for diabetic wound healing at #CRS2023 ! Come say hi at poster 181⁦Controlled Release Society⁩

Today, two of our lab members presented their incredible research at the inaugural Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering research symposium. Great work Riley and Oliver! UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Hannah Riley Knight

Researchers in the Esser-Kahn Lab at the The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have found several small molecule candidates that induce trained immunity without the potential side effects of other methods. National Academy of Sciences pme.uchicago.edu/news/small-mol…

Mama, we did it!! First ever first-author paper!!! In PNASNews !!! 🥹 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Just your local #NIAID-funded scientist 💁‍♀️

For too long, millions of Americans suffering from long COVID have had their symptoms dismissed or ignored – by the medical community, by the media, and by Congress. Unacceptable. Congress must act now. Yes. It is time for a Long Covid Moonshot.

In May '23, MN became the first state in the US to pass dedicated funding for Long COVID & related conditions (ME & POTS), w/Gov. Walz instrumental in this legislation 'Gov. Walz budget proposal seeks $6.3M for emerging long COVID crisis' [March '23] bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news……

This election is essentially: America’s Fun Aunt and America’s Fun Dad vs. A Convicted Felon and Your Weird Cousin

A new #LongCovid comprehensive review Nature Medicine nature.com/articles/s4159… by Ziyad Al-Aly, MD Hannah Davis Lisa McCorkell Letícia Soares, PhD Sarah Wulf Hanson, PhD Prof. Akiko Iwasaki and me This thread by Ziyad takes you through the essential points x.com/zalaly/status/…

Pretty strong evidence of negative mental health effects of doing a PhD. Recent working paper by Eva Ranehill, Anna Sandberg, Sanna Bergvall, and Clara Fernström. Paper link: swopec.hhs.se/lunewp/abs/lun…

Pro-tips of the day:  #1 Clean your air filter  #2 Know that when somebody writes up a manual like Project 2025, they plan on using it

What I have learned getting my PhD at a prestigious university: being a woman in science means getting more criticism for your demeanor than your work.