
Ronald Hirsch, MD
@signaturedoc
Physician, Hospital UR Expert, husband, father, road cyclist. Posts, RTs and links absolutely personal opinion and not endorsement by my employer.
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Friend (F, 40's) got bit by feral cat, started rabies shots yesterday. This am tested positive for COVID (kid in high school, was at a meeting with lots people), not taking paxlovid. Last booster in January 2024. Anyone have any concerns? Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD Eric Topol


Jonathan Howard MD Makary is an attention-seeking nonsense machine. He once argued that US doctors cause 1/4 million preventable deaths every year, which inflated the actual preventable death toll by a factor of about 10. qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/qhc/26…




IL Medicaid releases physician fee schedule. hfs.illinois.gov/content/dam/so… Avg = $97 per hr for visits. $424 for lap app'y. Union carpenter salary w/benefits=$97 per hr. labor.illinois.gov/content/dam/so… Why take 12 yrs to become a doctor in 2024? Real Doc Speaks Adam Bruggeman, MD






The Heritage Foundation doesn't just write policy: They commit fraud and manufacture evidence used by Republicans in Congress, in courts, briefs to SCOTUS, and by right-wing media. The scam is sloppy, and they often leave their names on it.👇 (This hasn't been reported on.) /🧵

Peritoneal dialysis fluid shortage also? Hearing much about iv fluids but are nephrologists seeing supplies of dialysate running low? How do you adjust to that? emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00… Christos Argyropoulos MD PhD FlozinatorInChief🇺🇸 Joel M. Topf, MD FACP American Society of Nephrology


