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liz tucker

@lizctucker

Host of podcast What Your GP Doesn't Tell You for drs & pts, an award winning medical journo/docs director & former Chair@WFTV_UK liztucker.substack.com

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In wake of coroner's report on Thomas Kingston, another woman reports becoming suicidal on same/similar meds. Her complaint to NHS trust was rejected, she says: independent.co.uk/news/health/an…

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Ancel Keys got a lot of things very wrong. But this is one thing he got right. So, yes, eat all the eggs that you want. I believe they are one of the healthiest things we can eat.

Ancel Keys got a lot of things very wrong.

But this is one thing he got right.

So, yes, eat all the eggs that you want.

I believe they are one of the 
healthiest things we can eat.
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Physician Associates are being renamed to Physician Assistants because the public was confused about their role. But here’s what’s truly confusing: A physician assistant now starts on a salary that’s nearly Ā£10,000 more than a fully qualified doctor. Read that again. Doctors

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Approximately 5% of pregnant women take an SSRI for depression. But SSRI use during pregnancy has been linked in observational studies to birth defects, miscarriages, and neurological and behavioral challenges in childhood. On Monday, July 21 at 10 a.m. ET, we’ll be hosting an

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"In the decades I’ve been taking SSRIs, not a single doctor has ever told me that coming off these drugs could be as hard or as horrible as it has been." share.google/FpNeUbOWRxImjS…

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"Wonderful breakthroughs are happening in fertility medicine but we must beware commodifying the bodies of donors" share.google/5BQeDnYCsWWmY8…

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"Stephanie McGill-Lynch lost her 14-year-old son Jake to suicide in 2013...Stephanie is campaigning for Jake’s Amendment - a proposed legal change that would allow coroners to cite iatrogenic factors (relating to medical treatment) as a cause of death where appropriate".

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In my latest podcast, Dr Guido Frank who specialises in eating disorders, discusses his work using ketogenic diets to treat recovering anorexic patients, who have returned to normal weight, but still have many food anxieties and concerns. Frank argues when anorexic patients

In my latest podcast, Dr Guido Frank who specialises in eating disorders, discusses his work using ketogenic diets to treat recovering anorexic patients, who have returned to normal weight, but still have many food anxieties and concerns. 

Frank argues when anorexic patients
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My latest Substack article covers this week's podcast with Dr Guido Frank about his research into the use of ketogenic diets to treat anorexic patients who have regained body weight, but still suffer from food phobias and anxieties. open.substack.com/pub/liztucker/… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ket…

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Staggering figures from the CDC (US Centres for Disease Control & Preventation), 1 in 3 US teenagers have prediabetes. That is 8.4 million children, really worrying. gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes…

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Depressing to see Dr Vinay Prasad resigning from the FDA. His departure comes in the middle of a regulatory battle over Sarepta’s drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. "I am bewildered by political operatives who demand loyalty over effective work". sensible-med.com/p/a-sad-day-fo…

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Ever wonder why some carbs spike your blood sugar more than others? New research shows that your metabolic health defines your personal "carb-response type." Researchers gave 55 healthy adults seven different meals (rice, bread, potatoes, pasta, beans, berries, and grapes, each

Ever wonder why some carbs spike your blood sugar more than others? New research shows that your metabolic health defines your personal "carb-response type."

Researchers gave 55 healthy adults seven different meals (rice, bread, potatoes, pasta, beans, berries, and grapes, each
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"It’s America’s loss that Vinay Prasad will not be able to make the changes necessary to restore trust in public health officials". thefp.com/p/the-disgrace…

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"After cycling through a dizzying array of psychiatric medications, Scott Griffin found himself with the barrel of a gun in his mouth in November." wsj.com/health/healthc…

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šŸ”„EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower says Merck ignored evidence linking Gardasil to autoimmune disease New court filings reveal a clinical trial investigator tried to warn Merck of autoimmune injuries from Gardasil—but says the company shut him down. LINK šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡ Jikkyleaks 🐭

šŸ”„EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower says Merck ignored evidence linking Gardasil to autoimmune disease

New court filings reveal a clinical trial investigator tried to warn Merck of autoimmune injuries from Gardasil—but says the company shut him down.

LINK šŸ‘‡šŸ‘‡
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This newly published report by Iain Campbell, Ph.D. is worth reading (nature.com/articles/s4138…). I appreciate their rigorous approach to revealing the metabolic foundation of bipolar disorder, including not only the seasonality of the disorder, but also some traditional and effective