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Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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I have a master's degree in Ancient Greek and Roman Studies, I've studied the 'Odyssey' in Ancient Greek, and I've been writing about the ancient world for over a decade. This is my exhaustive review of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'. #Odyssey #classics talesoftimesforgotten.com/2026/07/23/a...
An Ancient Historian's Breakdown of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' - Tales of Times Forgotten
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is perhaps the most highly anticipated new film of the 2020s. It has already received near-universal acclaim from film critics and earned more at the box office in its ...
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Sharing the updated University of Michigan Severe UC Protocol - it can now be found here in version 3.01. New versions will stay at this web address. Updated regularly and publicly available. Highlights in this version include targeted use of ketorolac for pain hgshiny.med.umich.edu/UM_Severe_UC...
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New research - Appendicectomy versus switching to a JAK inhibitor in inducing remission in patients with active ulcerative colitis after biologic therapy failure (COSTA): 1-year results of a multicentre, prospective, cohort study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IBD #GastroSky #MedSky
Twin cities friends: I'll be speaking tomorrow at the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science on how AI disrupts the sometimes precarious balance of scientific incentives.
Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science@mcps-philsci.bsky.social · 11mo agoExcited to welcome @lmesseri.bsky.social, @cameronbuckner.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com to campus a week from today for the “AI and the Nature of Science: Concepts and Controversies” event. 14.11.25, 1400 - 1800.
I suspect, but cannot prove, that this effect is temporary. A ‘Termination Shock’. H/t to @nealstephenson.bsky.social
Eric Topol@erictopol.bsky.social · last yr.Does A.I. support of physicians lead to their deskilling? A new report of gastroenterologists doing colonoscopy for polyp detection, with and without A.I., raises the possibility www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The gut's 'sixth sense' microbiome regulating eating behavior in real time, another new path for the gut-brain axis, "neurobiotic," in the mouse model www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The unintended consequences of a gut microbiome transplant www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
Microbiome mismatches from microbiota transplants lead to persistent off-target metabolic and immunomodulatory effects
Fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) may not always effectively restore small bowel microbiota due to regional differences in gut environments, potentially causing unintended effects on metabolism and ...
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Our new clinical practice update in @aga-cgh.bsky.social offers insights on diagnosing and treating sclerosing mesenteritis — a rare, often asymptomatic condition of the bowel mesentery. 📄Read more here: gastro.org/news/expert-.... #GIsky
Today is #WorldIBDDay! Some recent #IBD related highlights in the journal: 1) Overcoming the challenges of overtreating and undertreating inflammatory bowel disease www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #gastrosky #ibdsky #medsky
Overcoming the challenges of overtreating and undertreating inflammatory bowel disease
Several therapeutic advances have been achieved over the past two decades for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The expanding therapeutic armamentarium and the increasingly ambitious treatment targets...
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The Minneapolis VA Medical Center got it’s CMS rating today; based on mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and access. We are one of 2 (out of 19) Twin cities hospitals to get the highest 5-star rating. The VA is outstanding- but under threat.
My parasocial relationship with Ed Yong really helped me through the pandemic. Excellent journalist with a well-deserved Pulitzer.
Ed Yong is offline@edyong209.bsky.social · 2y agoI’ve had a several dozen requests to write or be interviewed about the 5th anniversary of Covid and said no to all of them… except this one with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social. Here’s our chat on the things we’ve memory-holed, and where we go from here. www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
The emulsifiers that are best to be avoided in foods www.wsj.com/health/welln... like polysorbate 80, xanthan gum, guar gum, carboxymethylcellulose
A concern about medical A.I. is that its reliance by physicians could lead to degradation of performance. Here is one such example of de-skilling with GI doctors and colonoscopy for detection of polyps (preprint) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Endoscopist De-Skilling after Exposure to Artificial Intelligence in Colonoscopy: A Multicenter Observational Study
Background: Randomized trials show that artificial intelligence (AI) improves adenoma detection rate (ADR) in colonoscopy. However, it is unknown if continuous
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An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
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As 2024 draws to an end, several significant publications have advanced our understanding of inflammatory bowel disease treatment. Key studies offer important insights and a few are worth highlighting... ...continue reading at --> substack.com/home/post/p-... #IBDSky #GISky
Notable IBD publications in 2024
As 2024 draws to an end, several significant publications have advanced our understanding of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment.
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Medicine focuses a lot on the question “will this help my patient” but not on the question “when will it help my patient.” The latter becomes important as we age. We’ve developed a “time-to-benefit” tool on eprognosis.ucsf.edu to help answer this question. Here is a snapshot #MedSky #FOAMed #meded
That’s my guy! Good to see Bilal settling in at Colorado but we miss him here in Minnesota.
CU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology@cugastrohep.bsky.social · 2y ago✨We sat down with our newest faculty member @bilalmohammadmd.bsky.social 🤩to learn more about 3rd Space Endoscopy & the Advanced Endoscopy Section at @cuanschutz.bsky.social! Check out the 👇 link for the full Q&A! 💪 #GISky #GastroSky medschool.cuanschutz.edu/gastroentero...
