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@PrblmXpert @AlfredHealth @MonashUni @TROGfightcancer From the study: Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus & Web of Science databases were searched from inception until 4/25 to identify all studies comparing PCI vs active MRI brain surveillance in adult SCLC patients. Fourteen studies comprising 2881 patients were included.

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🫁PCI has been gospel in #SCLC but the data are shifting fast

Dr. Senthi (@AlfredHealth, @MonashUni, @TROGfightcancer) & team assessed if MRI surveillance can safely replace PCI & what that means for neurotoxicity, survival & trial design. Visual recap👉️https://t.co/LVYa2SiLPz

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🫀Older adults don’t just have #CVD—they have CVD + #CognitiveDecline, #frailty & the biology of aging.

The ACC’s new statement reframes care around function, independence & resilience rather than event‑counting. More👉️https://t.co/cWtLMeRS8b

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🧑‍⚕️❔️The question isn’t “Should I leave medicine?” It’s “What does it mean to stay?”

Dr. Sheil dismantles the linear-career myth & explores how #physicians can redefine identity, sustainability & meaning beyond the exam room.
👉️https://t.co/PSXpnihN8Z

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🫘We’re great at catching #AKI on admission but sloppy on the dismount.

Drs. Hidalgo & Appow of @HMHNewJersey explain how inconsistent communication, missing checklists & variable follow‑up put kids at risk for long‑term #KidneyDamage👉️https://t.co/o62l2BQW2o

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🪃Why do 50% of surgical patients get slammed with #ReboundPain after nerve blocks?

Dr. Chen (@BrighamWomens @harvardmed) shares sensory‑testing data, the culprit, & how to counsel patients so rebound pain doesn’t deter #surgery or derail recovery.
🎧️▶️ https://t.co/zDi2ErNJG1

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🧠40% of patients w/ first‑episode #psychosis meet criteria for #BPD, yet most systems silo these disorders as mutually exclusive

Julie Jourdan (@CHUNimes) shares how this blind spot fuels misdiagnosis, fragmented care & dangerous delays👉️https://t.co/1gbmsfAAiE

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💸Enterprise AI is reshaping payer behavior. Physicians will feel it first.

Sanjay Subramanian (@Cognizant) shares how enterprise AI is killing the admin loop #physicians hate most—inconsistent decisions, vague denials & endless calls.
👉️https://t.co/6W8mVsOnB4

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💥Digital #MedicalEducation is exploding, but so is the illusion of mastery.

Dr. Sheil discusses how digital platforms reshape authority, amplify #misinformation, & challenge physicians to guide patients through a noisy, unfiltered medical landscape👉️https://t.co/gp1il6wJqe

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🏃‍♂️‍➡️Peak performance requires peak lungs

In a new review, Dr. Stefano Del Giacco (@univca @EAACI_HQ) & team detailed how to diagnose & manage #asthma among athletes. Check out our infographic for a quick visual summary👉️https://t.co/QvF5Gpr6P4

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👁️The real danger in ophthalmic #anesthesia isn’t the needle—it’s everything happening around it.

Dr. Heng (@ucl @Moorfields) explains how poor coordination, missed #CognitiveImpairment, and thin training pipelines create avoidable risk.
👉️https://t.co/Xq6p3C5qb7

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🧑‍⚕️The “preserve the left colic artery or risk a leak” mantra? Not so fast.

Drs. Dozois (@EricDozoisMD @MayoClinic) & Nurkin (@RoswellPark) unpack why tension, tissue quality & technique matter more than arterial ideology.
👉️https://t.co/ooaK8f8mfs

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Heart Health Quiz Challenge 🫀

A 53-year-old woman is newly diagnosed with hypertension — her recent labs are all normal. What additional testing should be ordered?

Take the full quiz on the Figure 1 app: https://t.co/g2S89NrFBJ

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❓️Unexplained #CKD? Think #nephrotoxins.

Drs. Jesse A. Goodrich (@JesseAGoodrich @KECKSchool_USC) & Alan C. Pao (@kingpaoman @StanfordMed) outline the chemicals most likely to damage kidneys & why blood levels alone can mislead👉️https://t.co/wV6YO5NMhU

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🚑️ When patients with #hemorrhage after a mass casualty event roll in, skill & speed mean nothing without blood on the shelf

Dr. Armitage (@OurBloodInst) explains the roles BERC (@BloodReadiness), physicians & hospital leaders play in blood readiness👉️https://t.co/tNPE9UAKEN

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💉The loudest voices on #vaccines aren’t typically the most informed.

Drs. McDonald (@AlexMMTri @KPSCALnews) & Ball (@chocchildrens) break down how clinicians can reclaim the narrative—one patient, one conversation at a time.

Tune in▶️ https://t.co/KlkIywBWKi

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👁️#BP numbers from retina clinics are brutal: stage 2 HTN everywhere, crises hiding in plain sight & patients with DR convinced their control is great

Dr. Douglas (@RayDouglasMDPHD @CedarsSinai) discusses eye clinics becoming frontline screeners👉️https://t.co/tl5cAicjNm

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📉 #IgAN finally has a therapy that doesn’t just slow decline; it flattens it.

Dr. Rizk, MD (@DanaRizk1 @UABNews) discusses her team's 24‑month VISIONARY data which show sibeprenlimab stabilizing eGFR while patients on placebo decline.

#Nephrologists👉️https://t.co/l4sKp2NwJs

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💊The #peptide hype machine is roaring while the data behind it barely whispers.

Dr. McDonald (@AlexMMTri @KPSCALnews) calls out unregulated supply chains, preclinical-only compounds & the dangerous gap between anecdotes & evidence.
👉️https://t.co/nS53BIz0gT

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Midwest & Mountain West hospitals are crushing patient‑experience scores, and rural & small-community hospitals are driving state rankings.

Adam Korbl (@ifaxapp) weighs in on this new analysis of hospital‑level CMS Patient Survey Ratings👉️https://t.co/jNNXhXi7tk

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