Hafeez Thaikulathil

EM Physician, Web Junkie, Determined Dreamer. I adore #FOAMed

[Samuel Hume @DrSamuelBHume]

One of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen: a standing ovation for the full Daraxonrasib results

I feel inspired and energised, to put it mildly — we have a targeted therapy for pancreatic cancer now, and nothing is undruggable anymore

[Dhruv Rathee @dhruv_rathee]

Indian Media will NEVER show you this!

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Concerns about genAI related to medical education
https://t.co/nilubGje7d

[Aakanksha @aakancvedi]

Something strange is happening in India's stock markets

In 2025, 63% IPO money raised didn't go to companies, but went to promoters and private equity

And this is not by accident, I spent weeks digging SEBI filings to understand how IPOs are rigged, here's what I found

1/12

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

Cancer patients who got a COVID shot lived significantly longer.

No, that’s not a typo.

A new study found that a simple mRNA vaccine - originally made for COVID - nearly doubled survival in patients with advanced lung and skin cancer.

Let’s break it down 👇 🧵 1/

[Hafeez Thaikulathil @drwiz]

@theliverdoc Funny thing, turmeric feels bigger in the US than in India right now. I’ve seen so many people taking it in capsule form, often prescribed by their doctors.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Gentle reminder that Madhya Pradesh government spent 100 million Indian rupees from public funds to print medical texts books in Hindi language for MBBS course which not a single student bought, or wrote their exams in. There is no hope for this country.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

My outpatient and ER is seeing many patients with liver disease and acute-onset flu-like symptoms. Some of them are turning out to be Covid-19 positive.

The predominant symptom is runny-nose (which is terrible) that lasts for a day, followed by back of the throat irritation which also lasts for a couple of days and then they are fine (but long term effects, still terribly worrying). Not much fever, just "feverishness."

Watch out for these in yourself, children and your family. Stay home if you are sick. Mask up in public places. Get the updated vaccines where you can. India is hopeless in this matter. No updated vaccines are here. Useless Health Ministry.

Here are the cardinal symptoms of all Covid-19 strains from the one that started it all.

Ancestral (Wuhan/D614G): hallmark loss of smell/taste.

Alpha (B.1.1.7): loss of smell/taste stayed strikingly common.

Gamma (P.1): cough predominated among hospitalized cases.

Delta (B.1.617.2): runny nose with predominant headache.

Omicron BA.1: upper-airway disease; sore throat.

Omicron BA.2 (“stealth”): similar cold-like illness; sore throat prominent.

XBB.1.5 (“Kraken”): Vague throat congestion/ irritation.

EG.5 (“Eris”): runny nose along with sore throat.

BA.2.86 (“Pirola”): Sore throat common.

JN.1: Omicron descendant; sore throat with "bad" headache.

KP.2/KP.3 (“FLiRT” family): typical cold with sore throat.

NB.1.8.1 (“Nimbus”): notorious very painful sore throat (“razor-blade throat”) with diarrhea.

XFG (“Stratus,” latest): scratchy or hoarse throat, change in voice and one day runny nose (annoyingly so) is the standout complaint.

[Supriya Shrinate @SupriyaShrinate]

True that

[Hafeez Thaikulathil @drwiz]

Next up at @aiims_newdelhi Chakra alignment workshops and quantum healing with WhatsApp forwards. Why bother with peer review when you can have vibes? This isn't just embarrassing, it's dangerous!

[AIIMS, New Delhi 🇮🇳 @aiims_newdelhi]

Miracle of Mind with Sadhguru
We are delighted to invite you to an eye-opening session with Sadhguru on quiet rise of mental imbalance & how we can take charge of our inner wellbeing.
On 30/07/2025, 5:00-6:15 pm at JL Auditorium
Seating:Auditorium,Conf. Hall, LT 2 & Board Room

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

🗨️ “Vaccines have done more to improve public health than any other medical intervention.”

A Viewpoint focuses on cancer vaccines and the future of immunotherapy—analysing trials, different vaccine approaches, and how the next generation of cancer vaccines can help improve patient outcomes and quality of life. https://t.co/5VXTVKx4Jd

[nithinkd @nithinkd]

Well played

[Hafeez Thaikulathil @drwiz]

@kropershap42154 @nithinkd Correct. Quickshare have a feature to send file to iphone also, by scanning a QR. Guess it goes through cloud.

[Jash Dholani @oldbooksguy]

Nietzsche wrote in 1889 that overworking is a "modern vice." You get lost in a thousand little things that don't matter so you have an excuse to avoid the 2-3 big things that are heavy, difficult, and important. Work becomes a tool not for power, or even happiness, but evasion...

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Please don't drink your urine (or others) because a Bollywood actor says so.

There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that drinking urine provides any health benefits.

In fact, consuming urine can be harmful, potentially introducing bacteria, toxins, and other harmful substances into the bloodstream.

Your kidneys work very hard to remove toxic stuff out of your body through urine. Don't insult it by putting it back in.

Urine is NOT sterile.

Urine is a potent combination of salts and chemicals that your body is attempting to remove. These chemicals can cause significant health problems if you consume them.

Paresh Rawal is the perfect example of the Indian WhatsApp Boomer Uncle. He's saying this to stay alive in the media.

[B/R Football @brfootball]

109'—Manchester United trail Lyon 6-4 on aggregate

120+1'—Manchester United lead Lyon 7-6 on aggregate

FOOTBALL! 😱

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

People like Scamdev are among India's biggest obstacle towards rational progression - specially from healthcare and medicine point of view.

They literally promote communalism and hate masked as healthcare 'tradition and culture'.

This pathetic man, invited by many major educational institutions including medicine and science colleges as "a motivational speaker" has been the most anti-science thorny-prick that this nation ever produced.

His actions have been the sole reason for thousands of people leaving science-based medicine and flocking towards untested and unregulated supplements and landing up with adverse events or worsening disease. And he does all of this, by bad mouthing medical science and fear mongering the public - zero evidence to promoted claims.

His Ayurveda company, Patanjali, is the worst that has happened to Ayurvedic practice, selling substandard proprietary products based on fudged studies and fraud 'science' at the preclinical level.

Because the Supreme Court rapped him on this wrists for "public mischief," after he defrauded the public by selling third-rate products and marketed them as 5-star items "based on scientific evidence" that never existed, he has to figure out another way to sell his garbage.

And what better way than to bring religion into it. Because India is a land of educated fools with religious brain-rot and zero scientific temperament and zero tolerance towards those trying to improve scientific temperament. Not far into the future, he will do this with medicines too - probably calling Paracetamol as Christian Medicine and his herbal medicine as Pure Vegetarian Hindu Medicine.

These low lifes are a burden to earth and waste of oxygen on the planet. It is a pity that the governance does not hold these thugs accountable, but keeps feeding these buffoons without an iota of concern for public health.

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

The more you speak the truth, the more you'll gain haters. More people will start attacking you, instead of critiquing your content. They will push the person upfront instead of the narrative, because it's easier to cancel the person than their principles and practices.