#Overdiagnosis

Benjamin Mazer

BenMazer

I really appreciate @Medscape writing about our NEJM article on melanoma screening.https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/944105 Let me briefly address some of the counterarguments to our article. They're fair but actually support us. To

José Alencar

josenalencar

[ENG] Nicolas had a diagnosis that, according to his doctor, needs urgent surgery.In fact, he had an “overdiagnosis” and his futile treatment had a tragic outcome.Nicolas is grateful and represents

AJ Kay

AJKayWriter

Testing asymptomatic people for COVID is a classic case of overdiagnosis—on a massive scale.So why are we doing it? (Read the excerpts...all the way to the end.)https://ebm.bmj.com/content/23/1/1 The pushback to

Open Heart

Open_HeartBMJ

#Tweetorial (1/8)Is it possible to offer a safe #AMI rule-out for low-risk patients with chest pain outside of hospital EDs? OUT-ACS study from Norway validates @escardio #ESC 0/1-hour algorithm for

Anupam Jena

AnupamBJena

Really Interesting @nberpubs paper by @PerssonPetra, Qiu, & @maya_rossin that shows how marginal diagnoses of ADHD spread w/in families. Threadhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w28334 2/ Doctors often ask patients about family history b

Brian McMillen

Teclis82

A short #GIpath #tweetorialA concerning finding on a colon resection...@ariella8 @nucleololailo @DrGeeONE @kis_lorand @MAHoureih @D4L14H @DraEosina @SingJamieD @Pathmath1 @ALBoothMD @jansen_marnix @steland011 @Mvgs1706 @RunjanChetty @drtimb

Ade Adamson, MD MPP

AdeAdamson

This tweet got a bit derailed by the attempted coup yesterday...but Gil Welch, @BenMazer and me in this week's @NEJM where we explain how UV exposure CAN'T explain the rapid

Ann Coates

setoacnna

Since someone just asked, I'm going to write about the performance that opting out of #cervicalscreening is and what this says about the NHS's attitude to women. Anyone with female

Simon Tobin

DocRunner1

1/9 How often are statins actually to blame for their side effects?A fascinating new research paper sheds some light on thisHere's a short Twitter thread for anyone interested in statins#MedTwitter

Tyler Black, MD

tylerblack32

MINI-THREAD, and you have to bear with me: "One of the Worst (Titled) Papers in Child Psychiatry"#meded #psychtwitter #psychiatrychat #medtwitter #somepsych(and I'm sorry if I offend anyone who knows or

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