Om Parkash, MD

Hospital Medicine

[NEJM @NEJM]

A 70-year-old man undergoing cholangioscopy to evaluate dilatation of the common bile duct was found to have flatworms in his biliary tract (shown in a video). Read the full clinical case: https://t.co/OK4X48EOne

[Lasker Foundation @LaskerFDN]

Happy birthday to Elizabeth Blackburn! She won a #LaskerAward for the discovery of telomerase - a remarkable RNA-containing enzyme that synthesizes the ends of chromosomes - and its implications for aging and #cancer .
@UCSF https://t.co/Adk7XIXTGr

[Lasker Foundation @LaskerFDN]

#LaskerLaureate George Wells Beadle was born #OTD. He was recognized for contributions to the understanding of the genetic control of metabolic processes. @Caltech https://t.co/0OJEibgCwL

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@SeeFisch You have been always vocal for IMGs. First you educate them through your superb Kaplan courses, and then you become their voice for visa-related issues! Thats the humanity!Thank You ❤️

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@scrubsnsunshine @WHO @FaheemYounus @DrJavaidKhan1 WHO has clarified that. It was misteported or taken out out context. Please read the update on that too.

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@scrubsnsunshine If somebody tells you about your mistake, you are lucky! These are your real friends.. baqiii wa wa karny waly to awein he hain.. keep writing, keep improving, keep learning

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@murtazawahab1 dear, there is fake news (i think) getting viral. "ARY NEWS" pic that you'll test everyone coming on kiryana or general store. Can you verify Is that correct or fake ?

[Jon Cohen @sciencecohen]

Finally, a clear-cut answer from a remdesivir study: It has a modest benefit in some hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Like AZT for HIV, it opens a door. But there's still a long road ahead to find a powerful treatment that helps most everyone survive.

https://t.co/yo6zckUoat

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@asadmk17 @sayedzbukhari there are many pakistani medical doctors stranded in New York City. Qatar Airways is not booking the tickets for 9th May flight from Doha with connection in USA. Please issue some proper guidlines.

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@nabuelezam Can you share the link of that video ?

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Protect yourself & others from getting sick:
1⃣ Wash your hands
🧼 after coughing or sneezing
🧼 when caring for the sick
🧼 before, during & after you prepare food
🧼 before eating
🧼 after toilet use
🧼 when hands are visibly dirty
🧼 after handling animals or animal waste

[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health @JohnsHopkinsSPH]

"It is true that most people who get [#COVID19] do fine," says @CMYeaton on @PublicHealthPod.

"But every single person should be thinking of themselves as a bridge to someone who is more vulnerable."

🔗 https://t.co/iZGlcf1nQG
#️⃣ #FlattenTheCurve

https://t.co/8Rsi1nXcSZ

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

To everyone in NYC but ESPECIALLY healthy people & people under 40 (bc from what I’m observing that’s who needs to hear this again):

PLEASE stop crowding bars, restaurants, and public spaces right now. Eat your meals at home.

If you are healthy, you could be spreading COVID.

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@deep_vankwani Fake news hai ada..

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@scrubsnsunshine ?????

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@scrubsnsunshine With time, everyone's priorities change. Some goes up, some goes down. Some friends become closer, some go far away. Thats the journey of life.

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@scrubsnsunshine Yes

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@scrubsnsunshine Waree keehn ?

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@scrubsnsunshine Hain ????

[Om Parkash, MD @omparkash_md]

@SeeFisch Correction MTB2, p500
Cryptorchidism: Orchiopexy is done before age 1yr NOT after.