George A. Mensah, M.D.

Committed to heart health and prevention. Opinions are my own and do not represent the views of my employer. Retweets are for discussion and not endorsements.

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NHLBI 2019 Research Highlights: As 2019 nears its end, we're looking back on some newsworthy findings from NHLBI-funded research. For more 2019 news highlights, browse here: https://t.co/oEeOe0cfBo @NHLBI_HEARTDir @NHLBI_LUNGDir @NHLBI_BLOODDir @NHLBI_Translate @TheBethesdaLabs

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Diversity is good for innovation. This is a great conversation between @robotsmarts and @timnitGebru on the importance of representation and female leadership in tech. https://t.co/21uMzF5Ofk

[Muin J. Khoury @MuinJKhoury]

Overcoming the many challenges of rare genetic diseases. Terrific @nature collection of articles. https://t.co/gI90uB8J4D #rarediseaseday2019

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Persistent racial/ethnic and income disparities in genetic testing and targeted treatment in patients with metastatic lung cancer. Via #CEBP. https://t.co/ZbSiHY7zDT

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

An astute perspective on physician burnout: the history, the drivers, and potential for a renaissance https://t.co/rxdgq9TPJj @TheLancet by @dmarchalik @GUMedicine

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@Mxrgiela Big brains!😂

[Bill Gates @BillGates]

Rwanda’s health system has become a model for other nations to follow. The country’s example should inspire all leaders to renew their commitments to primary health care. #Astana2018

[Muin J. Khoury @MuinJKhoury]

Enough said.

[Muin J. Khoury @MuinJKhoury]

Genetic risk scores look increasingly promising in clinical practice but empirical data will be needed to evaluate whether they can lead to behavior change. https://t.co/ji9ArBg9d9 @cecilejanssens @skathire @EricTopol @ATorkamani https://t.co/Mez6XpaEPp

[Muin J. Khoury @MuinJKhoury]

Applying genome sequencing in healthy individuals is often justified by its
relatively low cost. But even if sequencing becomes truly inexpensive, substantial
medical costs can result actions that their results trigger. Via @JAMA_current. https://t.co/ToCqdM900q

[George A. Mensah, M.D. @ProfMensah]

SUICIDE is more than a mental health condition:
1. Nearly 45,000 lives lost to #suicide in 2016.
2. Suicide rates up more than 30% in half of states since 1999.
3. More than half of people who died by suicide did not have a known #MentalHealth condition.
https://t.co/Y5WJf0OMPs

[George A. Mensah, M.D. @ProfMensah]

Important article highlights post-discharge vulnerability:
1 Sleep Disruption
2 Malnourishment
3 Mobility Restriction
4 Other Stressors
5 Allostatic Overload
It also suggests interventions that might improve outcomes.
https://t.co/E4sEybdCE5 … https://t.co/OrnzlhrcHX

[Paul Sax @PaulSaxMD]

This is a powerful image from an important paper -- will resonate with anyone who has experienced hospitalization, either personally or in family. Let's make hospitals places for healing, not stress! @hmkyale https://t.co/OTmvCkhKia

[George A. Mensah, M.D. @ProfMensah]

Frameworks are emerging for integrating Social Determinants of Health (#SDoH) into #PrimaryCare. The 5 questions we need to ask and what we need to learn to make this a reality: https://t.co/j48m63CYbN.

[George A. Mensah, M.D. @ProfMensah]

One single cell-level #epigenetics mechanism explaining why advancing age is such a powerful marker of #CardiovascularDisease and All-Cause #Mortality .
#Aging #HLBSpopOmics #PHGKB
https://t.co/pr6rufDfAa … … https://t.co/BqRo6w3D0O … https://t.co/BqRo6w3D0O

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

At the single cell level, how our #epigenetic markers change with aging https://t.co/m1FxZCjNBy @CellCellPress @CellPressNews @StanfordMed

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On #WorldNoTobaccoDay, we support all who are trying to quit or recently quit #smoking. Tools, tips, and other resources are available at https://t.co/WtAI2cS0cQ.
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The Global Burden of Disease keeps saying the same things...but we still don’t listen, says Graham MacGregor.

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The CHIP you don't want https://t.co/7IbS126sHA @AnnalsofIM
Succinct summary of what we know and don't know about "Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential," a new risk factor for heart disease and pre-#cancer marker, common w/ aging