NEW: for the first time in the pandemic, a Covid infection now carries less mortality risk than a flu infection in England, the result of widespread immunity and the emergence of a less virulent variant in Omicron. Our story: ft.com/content/e26c93…

Daylight Savings Time barely affects you when you live your life with no discernible sense of order

CD Mathematics! CD34 = Blast CD3 = T lymphocyte CD19 = B lymphocyte CD33 = Myeloid CD19 + CD34 = B-cell ALL CD3 + CD34 = T-cell ALL CD19 - CD34 = B-NHL CD33 + CD34 = AML CD33 - CD34 = APL (promyelocyte one step more mature than blast so CD34 negative)

1/8 You start SQ insulin on a patient and they develop peripheral edema ? What is the mechanism of "Insulin edema" ? #MedTwitter #MedStudentTwitter

Stem cell in Spanish is "célula madre" which I find very perfect! Happy Mother's day!

Today is the 144th day of 2022. The Uvalde shooting is the 212th mass shooting of 2022. Gun violence is a public health crisis.

"Why are we here?" Sen. Murphy presses fellow senators in emotional speech after Texas elementary school shooting. "I am here on this floor, to beg, to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues ... find a way to pass laws that make this less likely."

Are you still telling CKD patients to avoid PPI? If so are you aware of this 3 year, placebo controlled trial of 17,000 patients showing no signal for increased CKD? 🔒gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-… 🔑sci-hub.se/https://doi.or…

The hospital needs more dogs and less machines that beep. It would be a happier place.

Papa's hematology cheat sheets! For the new residents and fellows All you need to know Print it out, fold it up and place in your pocket Visit Kamran Mirza MD PhD - کامران مرزا PathElective to download pathelective.com/papaheme

1/13 🤔Why does multiple myeloma cause anemia and not pancytopenia? If the issue is infiltration of the bone marrow with plasma cells, wouldn't all cell lines be low? Let's have a look.

SGLT2 inhibitors cause erythrocytosis! Important factoid to know given the increasing use of these medications. JAK2 wild-type erythrocytosis associated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor therapy ashpublications.org/blood/article/…

Spontaneous biceps rupture patient on anticoagulant for AF- a strong clue for TTR amyloidosis!

Hot coffee is superior to iced coffee, at all times of year. I will not be taking any comments or questions ✋

Five years ago, I chose Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York for lifesaving care from a team of oncologists and surgeons. In 2022, I was honoured to cut the ribbon with distinguished guests at MSK’s India centre in Chennai. Today, MSK serves India via a remote #secondopinion program, and

A lot of people are dragging this person. The knee jerk reaction of “92% coverage?! That’s amazing! Why are you complaining. Leave the country.” This shows how low the bar has been set for health insurance coverage in the US. Let’s put on our empathy hats for a moment. Imagine

👉👉👉FDA approves #imetelstat for low- to intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes with transfusion-dependent #anemia | ⁦U.S. FDA⁩ ⁦FDA Oncology⁩ | #MDSsm #leusm #MPNSM #TelomeraseInhibitor fda.gov/drugs/resource…

📝 A study presented at #SOHO2024 investigated the therapeutic benefit associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of #MDS. 📰 Read more about the study by vanthana bharathi of Saint Peter's HCS. ➡️ buff.ly/3z9Q2Xw

#PrecisionMedicine in #AML - a review of standard and investigational lower intensity treatment options for patients with newly diagnosed AML onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…