Sean C. Lucan, MD

Evidence over ideology. Reason over irrationality. Follow the #science.
#COVID, #epidemiology, #family #practice, #nutrition, #obesity #medicine, #PublicHealth

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

@mcdee_andy @HanDusty12 @LfcBecky Thanks.

With emphasis: Antigen tests are *NOT* less "accurate;"
they are *MORE* accurate for what you actually care about -- infectiousness!

*** #AntigenTest approach = MORE ACCURATE ***

Summary:
https://t.co/OOLuXJwLWP

#COVID #testing #facts

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Let's start with the leaf blowers!
Let's get rid of them them today!!
https://t.co/CfXqTesvFg via @washingtonpost

#GetARake!!!

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Not fit to serve!
https://t.co/QUoDEBt40e via @AmJPrevMed

(the problems of #BMI as a #clinical measure notwithstanding)

#obesity #diet #health #fitness #Military #NationalSecurity

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Death to the ROS!
https://t.co/4zghC6fVqh via @JAMA_current

#accuracy? #relevance? #efficiency? ... #harm!

(nonsense exam components too!)
#evidence #medicine #healthcare

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

" #socialmedia tends to reward moral outrage at the expense of nuance and can heighten affective polarization and confirmation #bias "
https://t.co/B1m0tC3HWd via @JAMA_current

#misinformation

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

#DaylightSavingTime #sleep #health
Clearest explanation I've heard yet.
https://t.co/IqoNmN0BF6 via @washingtonpost

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

#LongCovid risk:
- older age, female sex = higher risk
- more education, urban dwelling = lower risk
- newer #SARSCoV2 #variants = lower risk
- #vaccination = lower risk
https://t.co/yTHDqOM77v via @JAMANetworkOpen

(also, not in this study but: #Paxlovid = lower risk too)

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

@SDIwantweet Yes!
- Better for landscaper (core workout + less hearing damage, fewer fumes, less aerosolization of mold spores, lower gas costs, greater efficiency, etc.)
- Better for the neighbors
- Better for the environment

#WinWinWin

STOP THE MADNESS. GET A RAKE!!!

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Landscapers: blowing and blowing and blowing a giant pile of leave in futility (while making noise/air pollution)

Me: bringing over a rake to demonstrate how efficiently it moves the pile.

Landscapers: grab rakes, finish the job.

STOP THE BLOWING MADNESS! GET A RAKE!!!

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

@jerry_shannon Wait, correlation is not causation? I mean we're talking turkey here.

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Harmful “Forever Chemicals”
https://t.co/2RkW8dlJMU via @JAMA_current

#PFAS #environment #health #risk #healthcare
@EPA @CDCgov

@theNASEM report ... 😬

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

When is a placebo NOT a placebo?
https://t.co/w3kD0G8Csz via @JAMACardio

Which "Placebo Effect"? (And Why It Matters)
https://t.co/A507ZGhAxm

#Cardiovascular #medicine #triglycerides #treatment #HeartHealth

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

There is an analogy here ... or probably several.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Orcas producing a sub-surface wave

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Amazing. And Terrifying. Especially in an age of disinformation.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

I often wonder how unprepared we are for deepfake technology

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Ode to a #leafblower:
https://t.co/sSmUU5HzOA

- Inefficient
- Air pollution
- Noise Pollution
- Ecosystem destruction
- Etc.

GET A RAKE!

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Most people don’t know what early #pregnancy actually looks like.
That complicates #abortion discussions.
https://t.co/0pYJrQK3d7 via @verge

#FactsMatter

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

✊
https://t.co/8h69IxuMZv via @medpagetoday

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Pandemic Learning Loss: Glass Half Full?
https://t.co/xYmPMZ6wmF via @DavidWallaceWe1 in @nytimes

#ContextMatters #PersepctiveMatters

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

#COVID19 symptom rebound -- No #Paxlovid required
https://t.co/6Jl5shcWVl via @JAMANetworkOpen

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Food as Medicine
https://t.co/jjQd8rUvrN via @NewVentureAdvsr

#food #medicine #community #healthcare #equity #health

[Sean C. Lucan, MD @SeanLucan]

Good questions.

[Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 @jilevin]

If a fetus is a person…