Interesting that our flight is delayed at #chicagooharedelayed and they moved to gait L8. Makes sense to me: L8= Late.

30 yrs ago, my wife was struggling with 3 small kids and bags at airport. My 2 yo daughter fell down, crying. A large man scooped her up and then carried her to terminal. That kind man was Franco Harris. RIP, Franco - you are a Pittsburgh icon.

#H2P!!!!

Attending the #LVIV National Philharmonic Orchestra of ⁦Ukraine / Україна⁩ performance. Brahms, and Sib#2. Excited!

Findings suggest PPPM total cost of care of patients receiving empagliflozin was similar to PPPM total cost of care of patients receiving nonempagliflozin antidiabetic medications. Read more from Bernie Good & colleagues: ow.ly/bBKt50ML9W5

Getting ready for the big game- Go Pitt!!! #H2P

I just got a hole in one.

The SGLT2i's just keep looking better and better: Comparative Effectiveness of Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for Recurrent Gout Flares and Gout-Primary Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2…

Come and learn how ICER, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, MassHealth, and Canada are assessing prescription digital therapeutics on Friday, Oct 13. Moderated by Bernie Good and Suzanne McGurn. Brought to you by the ISPOR #HTA Roundtable - North America.

Samuel Peasah, Bernie Good, & more found a financial incentive & refill reminder program was associated with improved adherence to antithrombotic meds, reduced ED use, & increased RX costs, but not in total pharmacy, medical, or total cost of care. 🗞️ jmcp.org/doi/10.18553/j…

Really great piece examining the business practices of medical journals. Authors provide manuscripts for free, and also have to pay to have it published! "Why I left the editorial board of the prestigious scientific journal NeuroImage ..." statnews.com/2024/02/01/sci… via STAT

A retrospective cross-sectional multi-year study by Samuel Peasah, Bernie Good, & colleagues found csDMARDs were highly used consistently in patients with #RheumatoidArthritis. Read more about their results in Drugs Real World Outcomes: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Bought new Kia America EV6 2years ago. Over weekend, car died, wouldn’t start. Kia supposed to provide free towing- got lied to for 3 hours waiting to be picked up. I cancelled and got car there myself. Kia Monroeville can’t find anything wrong- says battery was dead. No reason why.

Vaping as good as Chantix for smoking cessation. But what if you vape Chantix??? Electronic Cigarettes vs Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Adults jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

In 40+ years of watching a lot of #CollegeBasketball , I have never seen someone completely miss the basket on 2 consecutive foul shots. Until tonight. West Virginia player pulled it off. Go #pitt!!

I'm glad this is being looked at: Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery kffhealthnews.org/MTk1NjcxMg via KFF Health News

💊 A new study by Bernie Good & colleagues sheds light on demographic & clinical profiles of very high-cost #pharmaceutical users, revealing key 💵 drivers like HIV, cancer, & inflammatory conditions. Learn more about rising drug costs & policy solutions: journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcar…

Surgical Patient's Face Catches Fire; Drug Prices Up; Slime at Boar's Head Plant medpagetoday.com/practicemanage… This is one heck of a headline for today's medical news- patient face catching fire, and slima at a meat packing plant.

The picture, and reality. Thanks ⁦Chick-fil-A, Inc.⁩

You’ve heard of a dumpster fire? This was a real dumpster fire off Parkway East in Pittsburgh today. Trash truck caught fire- dumped it all on the road to save the truck.