BG

certified genetic counselor • amateur baker • rescue dog lover // all tweets are my own // #gcchat

[ACOG Action @ACOGAction]

Today leading medical organizations, representing over 600,000 physicians and medical students released a joint statement on #SB8. We thank our colleagues @aafp @AmerAcadPeds @ACPinternists @AOAforDOs @APAPsychiatric for joining us in condemning this law. https://t.co/PfRSollMjc

[BG @bethdgeorges]

#slcrepro

[Lauren Ryan @LaurenRyanGC]

This thread by @helenkimgc should be read and re-read in its entirety. Genuinely opened my perspective on an issue about which I feel strongly, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. So proud to be a part of this community and critical dialogue. #gcchat

[Nina Totenberg @NinaTotenberg]

A Jewish teaching says those who die just before the Jewish new year are the ones God has held back until the last moment bc they were needed most & were the most righteous. And so it was that #RBG died as the sun was setting last night marking the beginning of RoshHashanah

[Esther Choo, MD MPH @choo_ek]

I keep thinking how in the ER when someone rolls in gasping "I can't breathe, I can't breathe" we all jump to our feet and run to assess and help them. It's #1 and 2 of our "ABC's" - Airway, Breathing, Circulation - that comes before any other concern.

[Lucy Kalanithi @rocketgirlmd]

Last three paragraphs.

[Yogangi Malhotra @YogangiM]

https://t.co/Sx0wkajhgl

[Peter Kolchinsky @PeterKolchinsky]

If you are hearing about #covid19 “reinfections” in Asia, I can offer you my take as a virologist. The best explanation for what we’re seeing is likely due to three things...

[The ObG Project @TheObGProject]

US COVID-19 Pregnancy registry is now open! Do you have pregnant patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection? Please refer patients so that our obstetric community can get the answers we need https://t.co/vYRpxfp88l
#midwives #nurses #obstetricians #Doctors #doulas

[NYCEM - Notify NYC @NotifyNYC]

#MissingVulnerableAdult Justin Garcia Nunez M/W/20 with Down syndrome, from The Bronx, NY. Seen? Call 9-1-1. Multilingual & ASL Link: https://t.co/YuJCWU4Yr9.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

96% of airline profits over the last decade went to buying up their own stocks to juice the price - not raising wages or other investments.

If there is so much as a DIME of corporate bailout money in the next relief package, it should include a reinstated ban on stock buybacks.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Health care is a human right.

[BG @bethdgeorges]

I entered the Lottery for #PublicWorks #Hercules on @TodayTix! Tap here to enter too: https://t.co/IHMsu6lRvA

[BG @bethdgeorges]

I entered the Lottery for #PublicWorks #Hercules on @TodayTix! Tap here to enter too: https://t.co/IHMsu6lRvA

[CGA-IGC @CGAIGC]

It's #LynchSyndromeAwarenessDay! DYK: Lynch syndrome has these lifetime risks for cancer-
CRC: 52%-82% (mean 44-61 yo)
Endometrial ca: 25%-60% (mean 48-62 yo)
Gastric ca: 6%-13% (mean 56 yo)
Ovarian ca: 4%-12% (mean 42.5 yo). #GCChat #MedTwitter #ColonCancerAwarenessMonth

[SLCGeneticCounseling @slc_gc_grads]

Happy #RareDiseaseDay2018! Though rare individually, together these conditions are common. #SupportResearch #SupportAwareness #SupportKnowledge

[BG @bethdgeorges]

AR form of Noonan syndrome identified in 2 families #gchat #SLCRepro https://t.co/rMler4MyMO

[Genetics in Medicine @GIMJournal]

New study confirms the existence of AR Noonan syndrome and identify biallelic mutations in LZTR1 as a cause @UDNconnect https://t.co/RqPXyVouuG

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

“As a doctor, I feel I have a duty to inform the public of what I have learned as I have observed these wounds and cared for these patients. It’s clear to me that AR-15 or other high-velocity weapons... have no place in a civilian’s gun cabinet.” Must read. https://t.co/Q0LNDFLbz9

[BG @bethdgeorges]

Highlighting the need for more cost and outcome data (not just diagnostic yield but quality of life and treatment metrics) when evaluating utility of WES/WGS. #SLCRepro https://t.co/cWPtngfh4I

[ACMG @TheACMG]

A systematic review to summarize the current health economic evidence for whole-exome sequencing (WES) and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) @GIMJournal https://t.co/or205G229s

[BG @bethdgeorges]

The latest ep of #GenePod #podcast from @GIMJournal focuses on puzzling & discordant NIPS results due to maternal incidental findings & is a teaser for the last part of our aneuploidy lecture! #SLCRepro https://t.co/qbnUkND7l7

[BG @bethdgeorges]

@JisunKim7 #SLCRepro