#Iatrogenic

1/4 I started advocacy work years ago after my teen was #prescribedharm & died an avoidable, #akathisia-induced death. Initially, I thought prescribers, medical & #suicide organizations needed to be made
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If I see one more hot take about Gillick competence being compromised bc the Court decided medicine is not a supermarket I will scream. Gillick competence onky refers to children
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Please explain to me what "relationship" means in:"Unfortunately, some patients who identify with being harmed by psychiatry have given up on finding that kind of relationship and instead attempt to
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I note that the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) has been debating the management of DCIS. I wish I was with you, I used to go every year and
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1/ Yep, the early/hard lockdown countries are at the leading edge of their second wave: Spain with 78 deaths today (equivalent of 550 in the US) and 9,000 cases (63,000
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1/ I do think a lot of problems with current practices in psychiatry have to be do with system issues, however, these system issues have been synergistic with a variety
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1/6I appreciate thoughtful critiques & questions (even the creative ones :)My directives are based on data & science, & there's extensive evidence that involvement in the juvenile justice system results
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I really don't find the term "long COVID" usefulI think it's confusing, particularly for the lay public - but if I'm honest even I'm not sure what it's referring to
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# ThreadWishes for good health are at the top of the pile this Diwali.Many people look at doctors for health advice. There is a danger in this as we practicing
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Koldony seems to miss a major factor in opiates use: demographics. His fav stat is opiate use increased drastically starting in 1997.Which was the year the oldest Baby Boomers started
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I don’t know how to make the world understand what it’s like to live with longterm illness. To wake up each day never knowing if you’ll be ok, to have
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To be clear, I am neither ‘pro’ nor ‘anti’ vaccination. A vaccination is a medical intervention. In the old (pre-hysteria) days, prior to March 2020, any doctor would confirm that
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On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay I'd like to say something about the crucial role of skilled, compassionate, effective mental health services in responding to the needs, treating and helping people who may
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Known distal UVJ stone. Has new rt flank pain. Mild hydro but what else? #POCUS #IMPOCUS #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedEd #MedTwitter @ACEP_EUS @SeeWithSound @PhilipsPOCUS @IMPOCUSFocus @medpedshosp @NephroP @jminardi21 @HeyDrNik @TomJelic @cianmcder
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Today I gave a brief presentation on why we should be doing ALL (yes, I mean all) chest tubes ultrasound-guided. I learned a lot making the presentation, so here’s a
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At first I thought this wasn’t well thought out—a hasty decision—because it just doesn’t make sense. We really think it’s OK to go work out in an indoor gym, but
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