Hi, ER Doc here.
I use this account to teach people about medical emergencies. It’s my 10 year Twitter anniversary today and would love to hit 650K followers to be able to reach more people.
Can I get some follows and RTs to help me get there?
MAJOR BREAKING NEWS
#Semaglutide in Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes lowers kidney events 24%, heart related death 29%, and all cause death 20%
3533 participants, median follow-up was 3.4 years
Early trial cessation was recommended at a prespecified interim analysis.
Primary endpoint was composite of the onset of kidney failure (dialysis, transplantation, or an eGFR of <15 ml per minute per 1.73 m2), at least a 50% reduction in the eGFR from baseline, or death from kidney-related or cardiovascular causes.
The risk of a primary-outcome event was 24% lower in the semaglutide group than in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.66 to 0.88; P=0.0003).
Results were similar for death from cardiovascular causes (hazard ratio, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.56 to 0.89).
The mean annual eGFR slope was less steep (indicating a slower decrease) by 1.16 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 in the semaglutide group (P<0.001),
Risk of major cardiovascular events 18% lower (hazard ratio, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.68 to 0.98; P=0.029),
Risk of death from any cause 20% lower (hazard ratio, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.67 to 0.95, P=0.01).
Serious adverse events were reported in a lower percentage of participants in the semaglutide group than in the placebo group (49.6% vs. 53.8%).
https://t.co/htmFkMf2AI
Today, I met the people who saved my life.
I’ve been tweeting about my cardiac arrest since I woke up in the ICU and re-downloaded twitter (@LGlaucomflecken deleted it for my own safety and concluded that if I could figure out how to get it back, I was safe to tweet again)
Misogynistic men are punching women in New York.
Yet, we've seen many headlines state, "women are being punched", and just like anytime misogynistic men commit violence against women those men are politiely removed from the spotlight to bring the focus on "what did she do to deserve it".
Misogynistic men are committing violence against women not because of poverty, carrer opportunities,etc. They are committing violence against women because of misogyny.
Texas SB8:
•Doctor performs abortion: $100K fine, lose license, life in prison
•Woman gets abortion: $10K fine, life in prison
•Man forces wife to take abortion pills: $0 fine, 180 days jail
It was never about life. It was always about control of women
https://t.co/OLdcuEOl1M
A TX man slipped abortion pills to his wife &severely damaged the fetus.
He got sentenced to 180 DAYS & got to keep his law license.
If she had taken the abortion pills voluntarily, she would have been charged with MURDER.
This is about controlling women.
COPIED FROM JOE BECIGNEUL: THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO TICK SOME PEOPLE OFF, AND I HOPE IT DOES. BUT I’M GOING TO KEEP ON SHARING IT AND SAYING IT. AND ONCE AGAIN, I AM NOT A SWIFTIE, BUT I AM A HUMAN BEING, A DAD AND, A MONSTROUS FOOTBALL FAN.
I am extremely disappointed in so many of you who think that "not being a fan" of someone means you're entitled to shit all over them.
I want to remind you of something.
Your children are watching you complain about Taylor Swift sitting at a football game, being happy, and cheering for a man she loves in what appears to be a very loving, respectful relationship.
Your Children are watching you judge a woman for literally just EXISTING and taking up space happily.
And you know what? Ms. Swift has won 324 awards? How many do you have?
She brought $5 BILLION dollars in consumer spending and boosted the U. S. economy so significantly, that leaders from other countries actually beg for her to play there?
Did you know that there are over 20 college courses about her skills as an artist, lyricist, and musician - including at places like Harvard, Stanford & UC Berkeley?
Did you know that Taylor Swift quietly donates mass amounts of money to local food banks in every city she performs in?
AND DID YOU KNOW …
That Taylor Swift was sexually assaulted by a radio DJ, and she got him fired? When he sued HER for over $3 million for defamation, she counter sued for a symbolic $1 in a court case that took 2 YEARS for her to win. And, she did that just to show women that fighting for what's right has no price tag & to never be silent in the face of oppression.
WELL IF YOU DON’T CARE BY NOW, YOU SHOULD.
Because your daughters, nieces, and your nephews are watching you run your mouth. And they are seeing the world hate a woman who does so much good, simply because she exists in their line of sight.
DO BETTER PEOPLE.
Teach your boys to respect women. Teach your girls that as women - they are ALLOWED to take up space.
Fix it. Become aware of your words. Because we all have the ability and the obligation to fight for the future of our children with simple moments. And we need to consciously choose to be better for them.