Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Step out. Fly. Let yourself be carried by something larger than yourself. In this way you learn the freedom of imperfection. With this freedom comes #compassion for yourself and others. https://t.co/M21oJYRu7g
New patient in the office today had a CT scan ordered by her urologist for symptomatic kidney stones, denied by her insurance for 2 months. I ordered it stat, cash pay. Done in 30 minutes, $220. Coverage is not health care. #DPC
"Some 54 scientists have resigned or been fired as a result of an ongoing investigation by the NIH into the failure of grantees to disclose financial ties to foreign governments. In 93% of those cases, the hidden funding came from a Chinese institution." https://t.co/r0aghOdk6F
"DPC ... associated with a statistically significant reduction in ... emergency department usage (−40.51%)" and "a lower inpatient hospital admission rate (−19.90%)." https://t.co/67SmLinskn via @mdstrickland13
"All the patients who had taken this treatment before the onset of complications were cured and none died. So far we have only found 12 side effects, or about 2% of the time. Cardiovascular side effects were seen in 0.8% of cases and all side effects were mild."
Want to see the true potential impact of ignoring social distancing? Through a partnership with @xmodesocial, we analyzed secondary locations of anonymized mobile devices that were active at a single Ft. Lauderdale beach during spring break. This is where they went across the US:
"As someone who genuinely believes in maintaining the highest standards in my profession and specialty, I hope that the ABMS will be able to realize that in order to protect the integrity of medicine, they must first protect those who practice medicine." https://t.co/SQhExHMvuS
Walgreens "Rx Savings Club" price for this uninsured 95 y.o. patient are 1100% above avg. acquisition cost, 628% higher than GoodRx price at Costco, and 1000% more than what a #DPC practice might charge.
"Americans deserve accurate risk information and the right to choose whether or not to take HCQ. All Americans, not just the elite, should be able to access this life-saving, inexpensive, safe medication." https://t.co/V6n12z2Xf3