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Sean C. Lucan, MD

@seanlucan

Evidence over ideology. Reason over irrationality. Follow the #science.
#COVID, #epidemiology, #family #practice, #nutrition, #obesity #medicine, #PublicHealth

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Most people don’t know what early #pregnancy actually looks like. That complicates #abortion discussions. buff.ly/3FL3u4W via The Verge #FactsMatter

Most people don’t know what early #pregnancy actually looks like. 
That complicates #abortion discussions. 
buff.ly/3FL3u4W via <a href="/verge/">The Verge</a> 

#FactsMatter
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Ode to a #leafblower: buff.ly/3Ef71qZ - Inefficient - Air pollution - Noise Pollution - Ecosystem destruction - Etc. GET A RAKE!

Ode to a #leafblower:
buff.ly/3Ef71qZ 

- Inefficient
- Air pollution 
- Noise Pollution
- Ecosystem destruction
- Etc.

GET A RAKE!
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When is a placebo NOT a placebo? buff.ly/3TpRRDR via JAMA Cardiology Which "Placebo Effect"? (And Why It Matters) buff.ly/2VjGtwI #Cardiovascular #medicine #triglycerides #treatment #HeartHealth

When is a placebo NOT a placebo?
buff.ly/3TpRRDR via <a href="/JAMACardio/">JAMA Cardiology</a> 

Which "Placebo Effect"? (And Why It Matters) 
buff.ly/2VjGtwI 

#Cardiovascular #medicine #triglycerides #treatment #HeartHealth
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Landscapers: blowing and blowing and blowing a giant pile of leave in futility (while making noise/air pollution) Me: bringing over a rake to demonstrate how efficiently it moves the pile. Landscapers: grab rakes, finish the job. STOP THE BLOWING MADNESS! GET A RAKE!!!

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#LongCovid risk: - older age, female sex = higher risk - more education, urban dwelling = lower risk - newer #SARSCoV2 #variants = lower risk - #vaccination = lower risk buff.ly/3EjiZ33 via JAMA Network Open (also, not in this study but: #Paxlovid = lower risk too)

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" #socialmedia tends to reward moral outrage at the expense of nuance and can heighten affective polarization and confirmation #bias " buff.ly/3DYuJGV via JAMA #misinformation

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Death to the ROS! buff.ly/3hsmPhd via JAMA #accuracy? #relevance? #efficiency? ... #harm! (nonsense exam components too!) #evidence #medicine #healthcare

Death to the ROS!
buff.ly/3hsmPhd via <a href="/JAMA_current/">JAMA</a> 

#accuracy? #relevance? #efficiency? ... #harm!

(nonsense exam components too!)
#evidence #medicine #healthcare
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Not fit to serve! buff.ly/3WNYjY4 via American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) (the problems of #BMI as a #clinical measure notwithstanding) #obesity #diet #health #fitness #Military #NationalSecurity

Not fit to serve!
buff.ly/3WNYjY4 via <a href="/AmJPrevMed/">American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM)</a> 

(the problems of #BMI as a #clinical measure notwithstanding)

#obesity #diet #health #fitness #Military #NationalSecurity