Dr Gail Ashford

Dr Gail Ashford: South African Family Physician.Interests: HIV, PMTCT obesity, immunity. Vice-President African Viral Care Society

[Dr Gail Ashford @drgail3]

Check out our new Website with information on HIV, Autoimmune disease and general nutrition using the link below!
https://t.co/5XL4Fmqpyl

[Dr Gail Ashford @drgail3]

Nazis demanded to know if ‘The Hobbit’ author was Jewish. He responded with a high-class burn.
I love Tolkien for this classy reply ! https://t.co/hKgODzxf70

[Dr Gail Ashford @drgail3]

@GarethCliff Fat shaming and fit shaming all at once. You've surpassed your creepiness. Well done

[Dr Gail Ashford @drgail3]

@NewsOclock_SA 🍉🍉🍉

[News Troll @Unfiltered_rsa]

BREAKING: The International Court of Justice determines that South Africa does have standing in its case against Israel

[Francois Venter @FrancoisVenter3]

Interesting - and encouraging -data.

[Dr Gail Ashford @drgail3]

@WhatsApp
how does one get actual help from your help center please? If locked out of whats app and NOT receiving a code or call . Have sent request for help , tried numerous times to request code or call. Locked out for over 18 hours.

[C. Michael Gibson MD @CMichaelGibson]

Unpublished topline data from SELECT indicates that in non-diabetic overweight patients, wt loss with a GLP-1 agonist is more than cosmetic & reduces the risk of death/stroke & heart attack by 20%.

Time to treat obesity like the complex disease it is rather than a moral failing.

[Spotlight @SpotlightNSP]

HIV, TB meds without a script — unpacking the Pimart court ruling giving pharmacists the green.
https://t.co/BOsdYIi1w3

[Ziyad Al-Aly, MD @zalaly]

1/ 📣 New from my team in @NatureMedicine

In a study of 6 million people, we examined risk trajectories of 80 components of Long Covid over 2 years post-infection

📌 Risks remained elevated for many Long Covid conditions even 2 years infection

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https://t.co/v20GUhKvDj

[Yoni Freedhoff @YoniFreedhoff]

Weighty Matters: Diet Coke Just As Helpful To Weight Loss As Water When Used In Place Of Sugary Beverages https://t.co/FOCW5AKNfC

[IMNE Tweetorial @IMNEtweetorial]

Let's hear @cornier_marc discuss the actions of #GIP and #GLP1 in organs outside of the gut.

[Nature Metabolism @NatMetabolism]

Online now! Association learning is impaired in insulin resistance and restored by liraglutide https://t.co/0ORsLJSgeL

[Stephan J. Guyenet @sguyenet]

This article is one of the more important things I've written.

It's about nutrition misinformation.

▶️What it is
▶️How widespread it is
▶️Where it comes from
▶️Why people believe it
▶️How, and how much, it harms us
https://t.co/b36jXtRXco

[Stephan J. Guyenet @sguyenet]

Novo Nordisk reports that semaglutide 2.4 mg reduced cardiovascular events by 20% in ppl with obesity in the SELECT trial.

Context: This is the third RCT to show CV event reduction with sema.
https://t.co/1gvqimJ3Hm
https://t.co/oTQfAhNe79
https://t.co/dLsjoqY7Ns

[Dr Gail Ashford @drgail3]

This! 👇🏻

[C. Michael Gibson MD @CMichaelGibson]

Unpublished topline data from SELECT indicates that in non-diabetic overweight patients, wt loss with a GLP-1 agonist is more than cosmetic & reduces the risk of death/stroke & heart attack by 20%.

Time to treat obesity like the complex disease it is rather than a moral failing.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

We haven’t yet seen the actual data but a 20% reduction of cardiovascular events in a 17, 500 participant randomized trial of a GLP-1 anti-obesity drug is a big deal and likely will change the reimbursement landscape (and further promote uptake)

[Michael Albert, MD @MichaelAlbertMD]

🚨BREAKING: Semaglutide meets primary end-point in SELECT trial—reduces 3-point composite MACE by 20%.

All endpoints (CV death, non-fatal MI, non-fatal stroke) supposedly contribute to the demonstration of superiority vs. Placebo.

[Dr Gail Ashford @drgail3]

@CityPowerJhb @missaudst Parktown East ! Please restore

[Dr Gail Ashford @drgail3]

“Benn’s out-of-the-box thinking, accessibility to patients, and transparency in the way she worked irked senior male managers and doctors. “. Says it all . Top breast cancer surgeon quits Helen Joseph Hospital,... https://t.co/FIv1vyJbFI