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Mashup Score: 0
A significant part of my job as a pediatric hospitalist involves caring for newborns. It is arguably the best thing that I get to do as a physician, even if I do at times prefer the increased intellectual stimulation of the ill hospitalized child. While seeing newborns, I am almost always surrounded by happy and appreciative parents, grandparents and whoever else is…
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Mashup Score: 3
More mothers are requesting vaginal seeding, but does the evidence support this potentially risky intervention?
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Vaginal seeding, however, is unproven and risky. https://t.co/f2X8HKukkW
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Mashup Score: 7
Just recently, in casual conversation, someone commented to me that “they” already have a cure for cancer but are hiding it. This is a claim I frequently encounter. One survey, from 2005, found that 27.3% of those surveyed endorsed this belief. Another survey from 2014 found that 37% of people believe the FDA is suppressing natural cancer cures on behalf of “Big…
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RT @CaulfieldTim: Conspiracy Thinking & Alternative Medicine https://t.co/8y50AARto9 "That there is a huge overlap between CAM true belie…
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Mashup Score: 4Measles 2024: ‘Merica, are you okay? | Science-Based Medicine - 2 month(s) ago
Measles cases are increasing. Kids and even many adults are at risk of injury and death from this vaccine-preventable illness that should be a historical footnote.
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RT @19joho: From @SBMPediatrics https://t.co/rdtLhlRF5M
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Mashup Score: 8Doctors Shouldn’t Legitimize Pro-Tobacco, Child-Labor Advocates | Science-Based Medicine - 2 month(s) ago
As the adage says: “A man is judged by the company he keeps.”
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Doctors Shouldn’t Legitimize Pro-Tobacco, Child-Labor Advocates https://t.co/GkJyXLQktR via @19joho
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Mashup Score: 26
Vaccines save lives and money according to a recently published CDC report. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but it’s still nice to see.
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Vaccines: Saving Lives and Money for Over 200 Years My latest post is up at SBM: https://t.co/7QHAiTJQvM
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Mashup Score: 10Stanford University will host a conference on pandemic planning featuring the usual (COVID-19) suspects | Science-Based Medicine - 3 month(s) ago
This week, Stanford University announced a conference on pandemic policy that features several of the usual suspects who spread misinformation during COVID.
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Stanford University will host a conference on pandemic planning featuring the usual (COVID-19) suspects | Science-Based Medicine https://t.co/XOOBkaqoYL
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Mashup Score: 4Science-Based Satire: Acupuncture Researchers Find Powerful Proof of Ancient Mechanism of Action | Science-Based Medicine - 3 month(s) ago
Have researchers proven the existence of acupoints by shoving needles into subjects brains? Will you soon be able to buy an OTC acupuncture kit at CVS? No! This is satire.
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Science-Based Satire: Acupuncture Researchers Find Powerful Proof of Ancient Mechanism of Action “A weak electrical current was also applied to each needle in order to add several paragraphs to the study’s conclusion section.” https://t.co/nWxitXIX9w
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Mashup Score: 2There is really nothing super about Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea | Science-Based Medicine - 3 month(s) ago
Reports out of Massachusetts are raising concerns of a highly resistant strain of gonorrhea being seen for the first time in the United States. Are we close to living in a reality where there are no more effective treatments for this nasty, and potentially deadly, infection?
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RT @SBMPediatrics: Wrote about this last year when there were cases in Massachusetts. https://t.co/oCwZGsEKPE
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Mashup Score: 7Rabies Claims the Life of a 6-Year-Old Florida Child: The Tragic Case of Ryker Roque | Science-Based Medicine - 3 month(s) ago
Rabies is an incredibly deadly infection, but one that is virtually 100% preventable. Unfortunately a Florida child recently paid the ultimate price when his parents failed to seek out appropriate medical care for a bat bite, and despite an experimental but flawed treatment protocol.
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I discuss a tragic pediatric case here: https://t.co/L9dNsy8unF https://t.co/UToQbuX1CK
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One of the scariest things I’ve ever written about: https://t.co/NGtcCRdpLI https://t.co/hV7KZY5BqB https://t.co/GQXz8fj0E6