Deva Boone MD

Parathyroid surgeon, skeptical idealist, opinions on evidence-based medicine, scientific integrity, and reasonable interpretations of medical studies

[PARAthyroid Peeps @parathyroidpeep]

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Hospital Bills For Uninsured COVID-19 Patients Are Covered, But No One Tells Them https://t.co/Q5z6V2U8eI

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@dfreedman7 @KariHamerschlag @DBelardoMD It’s all about the pesticide use and the environmental effects of that. Organic doesn’t mean that the produce is “healthier”. It means that fewer pesticides were used, which promotes habitat preservation for pollinators and others.

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@KendraCKlein @DBelardoMD @Allison_Dupont Yes. GMO in the US means Roundup ready corn and soy. Roundup now being overused and killing off the wildflowers that grew between crop rows, leading to loss of habitat for pollinators.

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@DBelardoMD @Allison_Dupont For the sake of our butterflies and other pollinators, buy non-GMO corn and soy if you can.

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@DBelardoMD @Allison_Dupont We now have important pollinators disappearing at alarming rates. Multiple reasons, but one is the loss of habitat due to excessive pesticide (Roundup) use.

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@DShadowgazer Cannot rule out appendicitis. Clinically correlate.

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@statsepi We won’t get this until we change the incentives. Physicians have incentives to publish, not to create solid research.

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@temafudge Firmly believe Figs did it for publicity. Look at all the attention they are getting! There are going to be at least a few people who aren’t offended or don’t care, and now know about this brand.

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@statsepi Unfortunately most doctors don't have a good grasp of stats, but think that if they just look at the p value ("under 0.05, check!) they will be fine.

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@statsepi For medical journals, I want someone who knows the medical specialty. Need someone who can look at the disease being studied and quickly tell what seems like possible BS (even if the stats are done well)

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@Camerams4 Yep. I wrote a layman's explanation of Covid testing: https://t.co/chPWBtULyb

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@leeloo_taylor @mkraju @jaketapper And why everyone exposed to him is not in quarantine. They should ALL be in quarantine for 14 days after exposure, regardless of test results.

[NYT Health @NYTHealth]

Throughout its 208-year history, The New England Journal of Medicine, the world’s most prestigious medical journal, has never supported or condemned a political candidate. Until now. https://t.co/f9GXJ1pjfN

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A negative Covid-19 test isn’t an all-clear  https://t.co/T20ArHCojB via @voxdotcom

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@CallieKhouri Not only this, but Pence should still be in quarantine! His negative test results mean nothing when he has had so much exposure. https://t.co/chPWBtULyb

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@meganranney @NBCNews Excellent article! I put together a layman’s explanation for these tests (and why the problem is not with the tests): https://t.co/chPWBtULyb