Proud of my most recent graduate. College of Ed praised this class for persisting during a pandemic, but no apology for banning students from campus and remote study. No acknowledgement or advice to future educators for these errors. Did warn about conspiacy theories, though.

14 months after #bariatricsurgery Patricia is down 150# and off all meds for #diabetes and HTN! #SADI #SIPS

Great to see Amber today 18 months and 200# after #bariatricsurgery. Congrats! #SADI #SIPS

.Tracy Høeg, MD, PhD's opening statement at today's Congressional hearing on the topic of the assessing the CDC failures.

Shirley was 100# heavier and on 3 meds for diabetes (including insulin) just 1 yr ago. Now off meds, A1c 4.8. Way to go! #bariatricsurgery #SIPS #SADI

The new era of the medical Rxment of #obesity comes with new questions to be answered over the next few years Nature News & Views nature.com/articles/d4158…

Kayla's looking and feeling great after losing 110# with her #sleevegastrectomy. Congrats!

Lack of evidence for statin therapy for those with high LDL-c on low carb diet by Paul Mason MD, David Diamond, Benjamin Bikman journals.lww.com/co-endocrinolo…

Life under lockdown settled all philosophical difficulties and faced with a course of action, one wasn’t to ask, “Is this the right?” but “Does this Flatten The Curve?” 🤔 ~ Maximilien Lacour brownstone.org/articles/why-d…

Acute cholecystitis in pregnancy associated w/worse outcomes. Non-op AC even worse outcomes at every trimester. #NoSONOS Operative vs Nonoperative Management of Acute Cholecystitis During the Different Trimesters of Pregnancy jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…

'Even in the darkest of times, we should know we are on a wondrous journey, and the truth is that more and more fellow travellers are joining every day. The more you speak, the easier it becomes to say more. I say know you are right. Don’t doubt that you are right.' @TheCoastGuy

Ten New Year’s Resolutions to Restore Medical Freedom brownstone.org/articles/ten-n… via Brownstone Institute

"People with reasonable knowledge of the subject knew the rhetoric to be incorrect, though relatively few said so. The rest, presumably, were fooled."

A year ago Katrina needed insulin, back surgery, and was close to starting dialysis. After her #gastricbypass and 100# weight loss she takes no meds, has good kidney function, and avoided back surgery. Happy and healthy!

RFK Jr: “Trusting the experts is a feature of religion and totalitarian systems, not of democracy or science” “The biggest group of scientists right now in this country is working for the processed food industry. They’re designing foods that are designed to not fill you up, to

Judith is 83, and has maintained an 80 pound weight loss for over 15 years with the #lapband #bariatricsurgery. Reflux cured as well. It's never too late to get healthier!

What has happened to the field of public health that it now embraces totalitarianism? This was not the case in my medical school years in SF during the AIDS pandemic. The entire medical-scientific community should disavow the approach described below. Jay Bhattacharya

The WHO now works for a pandemic industrial complex. Forty years ago, Mpox would have been viewed in context, proportional to diseases that are shortening life expectancy. ~David Bell What’s Really Happening with Mpox brownstone.org/articles/whats…

Great to see Tamara today for her 1 year follow-up after #gastricbypass. Down 100#, no more diabetes!