Our latest video in our partnership with @glaucomflecken.bsky.social summarizes recent research into therapy for atrial fibrillation in patients with drug-eluting stents. Read the full study for free: nej.md/DrG36 #cardiology #AFib

Hey I did a fun thing with @warren.senate.gov about breaking up giant healthcare conglomerates

The only hope of uniting this country is in our shared hatred of health insurance companies. We should lean into that.

Quite possibly the most important medical discussion of our time: THE FIRST SPHINCTER DRAFT listen/watch the latest episode of Knock Knock Hi on YouTube or anywhere you get podcasts. let us know who’s team of sphincters is best. Youtube: tinyurl.com/2n74fmnm @glaucomflecken.bsky.social

I think I’m at this point with the “doctors are pharma shills/root cause of disease” crowd. You do you buddy, I’ll see you for your cataract surgery.

They removed it through her medial orbit. I do not advise going through the eye to reach anything not inside the eye.

CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · last yr.

There’s a stray cat who comes around our house. He was looking skinny, so we’ve been leaving out cat food. Haven’t seen him in awhile, but the food was gone every morning, so I assumed he was eating it. Turns out a fat ass possum has been eating it. Asshole has been living like a king on cat food.

one time i took my broken glasses to an old school eyeglass repair shop and the guy did a fantastic job, couldn’t even see the original break, but i saw a bit of smudge on the lens so i tried to wipe it with my t-shirt and he yelled “no!” at me and snatched them back to clean them properly

People do this in healthcare and it always irritates me. “Look at that patient. They sit there with an iPhone but say they can’t afford their medications?” Buddy, you are mad at the wrong thing.

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · last yr.

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop. “If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???” Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.

I made this video 2 years ago. I had a lot of people tell me I was being dramatic. Now we know UNH are pushing nursing home to get residents to sign DNRs. I’m so glad people are waking up. youtube.com/shorts/ZZtHN...

Health Insurance Companies Don’t Care About You

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When you’re an anti-vaxxer and also bad at Zelda

The tanking UHG stock price is cool and everything, but what really makes me smile is the thought of their investors crying and filling their diapers because UHC isn’t killing poor people good enough.

I’d like to dedicate the DOJs ongoing investigation into Medicare fraud committed by Unitedhealth Group to one of the health insurance industries staunchest defenders

I am absolutely DELIGHTED by Unitedhealth Group’s latest misfortunes.

Happy 5 year anniversary of the worst Mother’s Day gift I have ever given my wife: The opportunity to perform chest compressions on me for 10 minutes.

I’m fascinated by scientific breakthroughs that were universally hailed in the moment, like pasteurization, that are now vilified by some people. Is this a uniquely American thing? Anybody written a book about why/how this happens? Like the psychology behind it. I’d love to learn more.

youtube.com/shorts/CuSwN... I made some people big mad with this one

The Dangers of Raw Milk

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You are also cooked.

My wife just used chat gpt to successfully diagnose a bad ignition coil in her car. Doctors are so cooked you guys it’s only a matter of time.

I’m curious why Casey Means actually quit in *year 5* of ENT residency. Like I get burning out and leaving medicine to own a bakery or something, but the stated reason is bc she wanted to treat the “root cause” of disease? What? ENT gotta be top 10 in specialties that cure disease. It’s surgery.

I can tell Casey Means was not a “top performer” in ENT residency or whatever they’re claiming cause none of her social media has ever mentioned the use of Q-tips

This is part of what makes health care feel so hopeless. We should have more power as consumers, but where do you go if you don’t like your health insurance company? Just die, I guess?

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer.online · last yr.

This is what #TeslaTakedown is about, to me: fascists have ignored all of the nice, polite, norms of how we are supposed to wield power in politics, which means those of us who oppose them must find and embrace other means of wielding power as well. Our power as consumers is massive.

I posted this last night as a joke, but after sleeping on it, I’m even more convinced it’s a genuinely good idea.

Dr. Glaucomflecken@glaucomflecken.bsky.social · last yr.

Bring back the stocks. Bad consult for some stupid kidney thing? Spend an hour in the stocks. Public humiliation is underutilized at the attending level.

I still check in on the bad place & post there occasionally. I’m used to people shitting on docs, but these MAHA appts have brought out the worst of humanity. I honestly don’t think it’s safe for physicians over there. These are people who find your address and report you to the medical board

Amazing. UHC shareholders are suing because after the CEO shooting, the company was “no longer willing” to use “aggressive, anti-consumer tactics” to generate the profits they were promised. A gift from the content gods.

Justin Hensley@ebmgonewild.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey @glaucomflecken.bsky.social I'm not sure how to process this. Can Jimothy help? www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

What if I told you erythromycin ointment at birth obstructs newborn vision, preventing light from entering the eye and depolarizing rod photoreceptors, resulting in lifelong night blindness.

The rats have chosen a new pope.

Is pseudoscience cyclical? Like will the whole metabolic/seed oil/diet-cures-all-disease stuff eventually burn out allowing for a return to critical thinking, or is this just it now. Did this all happen 40 years ago and we just need to ride it out? Looking for a bit of hope.

Lmao it was all a fucking act. I mean, we all knew it, but it’s funny to see his hypocrisy laid out so beautifully.

Lizzy Lawrence@lizzylawrence.bsky.social · last yr.

Exclusive: In his first address to FDA staff on Wednesday, new CBER director Vinay Prasad emphasized his commitment to evidence, his admiration for agency employees, and his desire to serve the American public. Read more, based on a recording obtained by STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/05/07/v...

Heard a great talk by a commercial airline pilot about safety regulations for pilots compared to surgeons. I asked if older pilots get mad when younger pilots voice safety concerns because they think the only way to be a great pilot is to work while exhausted and he looked at me like I was crazy.