Laura Zatz

Senior Advisor, Behavioral Insights Team @B_I_Tweets North America
Passionate about using behavioral science and policy to promote health
Views are my own

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@dysclinic Are there any studies showing that metformin has positive outcomes treating long Covid? I’ve only seen data about it preventing long Covid

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@DrRebeccaRyan By “low ish BP” are you referring to BP when standing or when lying/sitting? With hyper POTS, a patient can go from hypo to hypertensive

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@lisaishere10 @michael_hoerger I found this study of sensitivity and specificity https://t.co/r9iLwRVOSz

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@misfitsmarket, your service has been a huge help over the last few weeks! Totally understand you’re swamped, but we still haven’t received a shipment notice for this week’s order that you all moved up to Sun 4/19 from W 4/22. No response to my email or website inquiries. :(

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@johnkrasinski @somegoodnews If you're looking for more good news about #HealthcareHeroes, my mom's hospital in Detroit is playing Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" whenever a COVID-19 patient is discharged.
https://t.co/MdBb9uEXC2
#SomeGoodNews

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(3) Encourage your city or state to create housing for homeless patients who test positive with mild symptoms and patients awaiting results. Hospitals can't admit them and shelters won't accept them back. Can your govt reopen closed hospitals, use vacant hotels/motels, etc.?

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My mom is an ENT doc in MI who is taking COVID-19 swabs. How can we thank her and others who are risking their health to save lives?
(1) Stay home! (Except for essential errands like grocery and pharmacy, essential jobs, healthcare, or being outside >6 ft from others). #StayHome

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(2b) In RI, set up PPE donations here: https://t.co/lxcLeQOWkJ…/covid-19-medical-supply-donations/
Organizations can donate here:
https://t.co/ZGfPew0P45
https://t.co/Xl5rnp3P9f

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@juan_delcan Love this animation! Have you considered making another version that blends this concept w/ the tree diagram that some epidemiologists use to visualize the exponential growth? https://t.co/PTKSG7DRmQ

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Climate protest at the HY Game preventing the start of the 2nd half #boolaboola

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Students and early career professionals, only 3 days left to apply for @APHAfood's Annual Fellowship. Receive $450 for APHA Annual Meeting expenses and join a Food & Nutrition Section Committee for 1 yr. For more info, see the call for applications: https://t.co/PpWMedzld9

[Save The Food 🍓 @SaveTheFood]

When it comes to fighting climate change, most thoughts turn to clean energy — from electric vehicles to solar-powered homes. But we often overlook one of the most significant sources of heat-trapping gas emissions: food. https://t.co/hWsidwxxC4

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

You're not just breaking your promise, you're purposely shattering it into a million tiny jagged pieces. Unreal. https://t.co/tdPLR38YsK

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Philly just joined Berkeley & Navajo Nation in passing a sugary drink tax! Who’s next? #sodatax

[APHA @PublicHealth]

Senators speaking out now to #StopGunViolence: https://t.co/WkVuZEYxJQ Watch live & send a message: https://t.co/gFLokw6pnw

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Exciting progress in Philly re: soda tax! https://t.co/QIePtPh3vb

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Good progress for US nutrition policy thx to @US_FDA 's much needed updates to the Nutrition Facts label https://t.co/TyaXWLJxEK

[Sam Kass @chefsamkass]

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Kudos to @StephenCurry30 for endorsing water over sugar-sweetened beverages! #H2Ofcourse #drinkup