Ben Thompson

UF College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2026 | he/him

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Pharmacy Benefit Managers

[Dr. Shadowgazer @DShadowgazer]

internal medicine will be like “so just a quick history on this patient…” then go on to read you the entire first draft of the biography they’ve started writing

[Dana Wessel @DanaWessel]

Had someone tell me today they won't watch Ted Lasso because they don't care about soccer. Oh, but you are really passionate about regional paper companies?

[Shematologist, MD @acweyand]

Years ago I met a woman w/pregnancy induced cardiomyopathy.

She developed cardiomyopathy w/an earlier pregnancy & early in this pregnancy her heart function began to drop precipitously.

The physicians informed her she would not survive the pregnancy & advised termination.
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[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Me, an ophthalmologist, asking an @Aetna customer service representative for permission to do cataract surgery on a 90 year old patient who can no longer read, just as Hippocrates intended.

[Andrew Stolbach, MD, MPH @toxicologist12]

14 yo: What is an “IV lounge?”

Me: People pay for intravenous fluids

14 yo: Can’t they just drink water?

Me: Yes

[Paula Herald @PGH_PharmD]

Thank you for this opportunity @DGlaucomflecken

[Nat Geo Travel @NatGeoTravel]

A lone bison stands in snow covered Yellowstone National Park in this image by photographer Sarah Leen.

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

How to speak internal medicine

[Lakshman Swamy @laxswamy]

Today I wrote "significant" and then deleted it and wrote "not insignificant" and I am such an internist and also the worst ever.

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Tell your residents how much you appreciate them

[JP @jpbrammer]

ok does anyone else have any ideas

[The Onion @TheOnion]

Study Finds American Women Delaying Motherhood Because The Whole Thing Blows https://t.co/2PAnebjwjn

[Jay 🕋☪️✈️ @jay_kobbe]

JFC... The Simpsons predicted another one

[The Serfs (youtube.com/theserftimes) @theserfstv]

Not your enemy

[Mary Tracy 🍉 @MaryTracy]

World's greatest democracy

[jacky @JackWilliamRtF]

cannot wait to have a little fourth grade child and show them Napoleon Dynamite be like "this came out when i was your age and it was my favorite movie in the world" and for them to be like this is the worst piece of shit in the world dad i hate you

[The Onion @TheOnion]

White House Warns Supply Chain Shortages Could Lead Americans To Discover True Meaning Of Christmas https://t.co/GmE9lGkI44