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Marion Holman
holmanm
1/4 Rather than stop their use altogether, the modality of the health profession is to simply change Statins when dangerous symptoms such as muscle pain are reported. Statins are genotoxic
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Marion Holman
holmanm
1/10 The statin drug Baycol made by Bayer was recalled in 2001 after a series of statin deaths from kidney failure following rhabdomyolysis (death of muscle fibres, debris from which
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David Diamond
LDLSkeptic
@AnnMarieNavar has written an offensive editorial about statin denial: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2736328comparing statin critics to anti-vax; could COI be a factor? Dr Navar receives $ from Janssen, Amarin
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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
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Ethan Weiss
ethanjweiss
I learned something funny today and it was not about COVID or Politics or sports or getting fired from my job where I think I am still employed I was
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Barton
Barton_options
1/ Fallacy of applying population fatality rate to an individual.Bad statistics. —> bad decision makingAssuming that 3month into the future, the infection fatality rate of COVID19 for 30-45yo male in
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Kevin Bass, MS
kevinnbass
I will do a brief thread on this paper which @POhukainen and @DrNadolsky I think recommended to me. It's about statins and is considered a "definitive" paper. In this thread
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Prof Darrel Francis ☺ Mk CardioFellows Great Again
ProfDFrancis
Suppose you motor-bike to work every day. @rallamee nags you, "Why don't you wear a crash helmet, it is safer, blah blah blah."If you wear a crash helmet today (ONLY),
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FatdoctorUK
thefatdoctoruk
Over the past 24hrs I have been called a disgrace. Deluded. Dangerous. One kind person even reported me to the GMC for endangering the NHS. If only there was a
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Kevin Bass, MS
kevinnbass
A response to Dr. Chris Palmer: Is LDL an independent risk factor for heart disease?https://thedietwars.com/a-response-to-dr-chris-palmer-is-ldl-an-independent-risk-factor-for-heart-disease/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&am
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Kevin Bass, MS
kevinnbass
Ten minutes into @joerogan with Mark Gordon and Andrew Marr. Quackish. PCR tests don’t work, masks don’t work, nothing works. Except hydroxychloroquine, etc. Mechanistic speculation at its worst. These things
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High Value MD Pittsburgh
HighValue_PGH
It's time, Twitter! Our very first case and the topic is: Deprescribing!!@TomRadomskiMD @PittIMChiefs @MedEdPGH @RawalRachna 1/ You patient is an 89yoM w/ COPD, HTN, DM manages his own meds: ASA,
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fipco
fipco
How to explain positive results of REDUCE-IT and neutral outcome of STRENGTH? It’s possible that attained plasma EPA levels account for a good part of the difference. #AHA20 /1 Achieved
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Danielle Belardo, MD
DBelardoMD
What’s the maximum number of supplements you’ve had to wean a patient off of, which had been recommended by an alt health provider? I reached my highest today, and it
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Tony
Tony51597292
An example of simply awful research that is going to be widely publicised nevertheless.Thread - what's wrong with this research?https://www.bbc.com/news/health-54951648 The headline conclusion is clear - most people who complain
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Danielle Belardo, MD
DBelardoMD
I will spend every waking moment of my career dedicated to taking down pseudoscience and misinformation. When a “plant-based” physician tells my patient with MVD to stop their statin and
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