Steven A. Radi, M.D.
@drsteveradi.bsky.social
Family Physician at The Center for Refugee Health. Disciple of Evidence-Based Medicine and Patient-Centered Care with Shared Decision-Making. Proponent of Health Care for All!
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Can’t say it often enough….get your Tdap booster to protect The Babies! Millions of families will gather for the Holidays and SPREAD DISEASES (along with Love)!
Can’t say it often enough….get your Tdap booster to protect The Babies! Millions of families will gather for the Holidays and SPREAD DISEASES (along with Love)!
More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough recorded this year, higher than pre-pandemic levels: CDC
More than 25,000 cases of whopping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Can’t say it often enough….get your Tdap booster to protect The Babies! Millions of families will gather for the Holidays and SPREAD DISEASES (along with Love)!
Can’t say it often enough….get your Tdap booster to protect The Babies! Millions of families will gather for the Holidays and SPREAD DISEASES (along with Love)!
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Study affirms what we thought of social media effects on adolescent mental health…
Study affirms what we thought of social media effects on adolescent mental health…
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November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Study affirms what we thought of social media effects on adolescent mental health…
Study affirms what we thought of social media effects on adolescent mental health…
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So, perhaps we should expand our lung cancer screening criteria? Food for thought for the Task Force uspstf.org
So, perhaps we should expand our lung cancer screening criteria? Food for thought for the Task Force uspstf.org
Age-Based Screening for Lung Cancer Surveillance in the US
This cohort study examines the proportion, clinical characteristics, and survival of patients with lung cancer who meet or are excluded from the current US Preventive Services Task Force criteria.
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So, perhaps we should expand our lung cancer screening criteria? Food for thought for the Task Force uspstf.org
So, perhaps we should expand our lung cancer screening criteria? Food for thought for the Task Force uspstf.org
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Please know your lipid profile numbers.
Please know your lipid profile numbers.
Most People Aren't Aware Of Genetic Risk For Dangerously High Cholesterol
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most folks with genetics that put them at risk for high cholesterol and early heart disease aren’t aware of their dange
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November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Please know your lipid profile numbers.
Please know your lipid profile numbers.
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As far as CRC screening, the Best Method is the one that gets done!
As far as CRC screening, the Best Method is the one that gets done!
CT Colonography Cost-Effective for CRC Screening in Black Adults
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In Black adults, computed tomography colonography (CTC) is cost-effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, accor
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As far as CRC screening, the Best Method is the one that gets done!
As far as CRC screening, the Best Method is the one that gets done!
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No surprise at the correlation. This is a worsening trend…
No surprise at the correlation. This is a worsening trend…
Maternity Care Access and Infant Mortality
This cross-sectional study evaluates whether county-level access to maternity care in the United States is associated with rates of infant mortality overall, by race and ethnicity, and by timing of th...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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No surprise at the correlation. This is a worsening trend…
No surprise at the correlation. This is a worsening trend…
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Helpful for what is an all too common disease.
Helpful for what is an all too common disease.
New test promises faster, more accurate Lyme disease diagnosis, researchers say
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November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Helpful for what is an all too common disease.
Helpful for what is an all too common disease.
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The Most Powerful Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease!!!
The Most Powerful Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease!!!
Even Low-Intensity Smoking Increases Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Death
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Even occasional or low-intensity smoking significantly increases cardiovascular and mortality risks, according to a
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The Most Powerful Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease!!!
The Most Powerful Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease!!!
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Present to ED with a headache = CT scan of head.
Present to ED with a headache = CT scan of head.
Head CT Scan Use Has Doubled In U.S. ERs
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Use of head CT scans in U.S. emergency departments has more than doubled over the past 15 years, a new study says.Nea
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Present to ED with a headache = CT scan of head.
Present to ED with a headache = CT scan of head.
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Worrisome…
Worrisome…
WHO warns of rising, worrisome levels of drug-resistant gonorrhea
Data from a new surveillance report show rising resistance to ceftriaxone and cefixime, the two antibiotics currently recommended for gonorrhea treatment.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Worrisome…
Worrisome…
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Amoxicillin is such an important first-line antibiotic that it’s imperative to know if a child actually is allergic…. Most are Not as the rash was from the virus which caused the initial illness…
Amoxicillin is such an important first-line antibiotic that it’s imperative to know if a child actually is allergic…. Most are Not as the rash was from the virus which caused the initial illness…
Amoxicillin Challenge May Be Safe for Kids Labeled Allergic
Direct amoxicillin challenges appear safe for identifying infants and toddlers with unnecessary penicillin allergy labels, researchers report.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Amoxicillin is such an important first-line antibiotic that it’s imperative to know if a child actually is allergic…. Most are Not as the rash was from the virus which caused the initial illness…
Amoxicillin is such an important first-line antibiotic that it’s imperative to know if a child actually is allergic…. Most are Not as the rash was from the virus which caused the initial illness…
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PLEASE get your Tdap updated!! If not for yourself do it for the Babies!!!!
PLEASE get your Tdap updated!! If not for yourself do it for the Babies!!!!
Whooping cough outbreaks surge, fueled by waning immunity and falling vaccination rates
New details from health officials suggest the whooping cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping vaccine coverage and waning immunity, with infants bearing the brunt.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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PLEASE get your Tdap updated!! If not for yourself do it for the Babies!!!!
PLEASE get your Tdap updated!! If not for yourself do it for the Babies!!!!
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“Official” Disinformation…
“Official” Disinformation…
CDC webpage no longer refutes link between vaccines, autism
The CDC updated its vaccine safety webpage on Wednesday to “correct” the statement that vaccines do not cause autism, stating that studies have not ruled out the link between vaccines and autism.
“As...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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“Official” Disinformation…
“Official” Disinformation…
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If you are in the USPSTF recommended group to have annual CT lung cancer screening….Please ask your PCP to order and get it scheduled. uspstf.org
If you are in the USPSTF recommended group to have annual CT lung cancer screening….Please ask your PCP to order and get it scheduled. uspstf.org
More Lung Cancer Screening Could Prevent Over 60,000 U.S. Deaths by 2030
Only one in five eligible adults currently undergo screening
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November 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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If you are in the USPSTF recommended group to have annual CT lung cancer screening….Please ask your PCP to order and get it scheduled. uspstf.org
If you are in the USPSTF recommended group to have annual CT lung cancer screening….Please ask your PCP to order and get it scheduled. uspstf.org
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Exercise Is Medicine!!!
Exercise Is Medicine!!!
Dementia Risk Intertwined With Exercise at Two Life Stages
Higher physical activity in midlife tied to 40% less dementia risk
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Exercise Is Medicine!!!
Exercise Is Medicine!!!
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Worth repeating….Get Your Flu Vaccine….Please…
Worth repeating….Get Your Flu Vaccine….Please…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Worth repeating….Get Your Flu Vaccine….Please…
Worth repeating….Get Your Flu Vaccine….Please…
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More and more it seems that what we are exposed to in our environment makes us sick.
More and more it seems that what we are exposed to in our environment makes us sick.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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More and more it seems that what we are exposed to in our environment makes us sick.
More and more it seems that what we are exposed to in our environment makes us sick.
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Another outbreak of this Terrible, Ebola-Like virus. No vaccine yet for this virus…
Another outbreak of this Terrible, Ebola-Like virus. No vaccine yet for this virus…
Ethiopia confirms deadly Marburg virus outbreak
Ethiopia has initiated an emergency response after confirming the first cases of Marburg virus in the country’s history.
Health officials in the country said Monday that three people are confirmed to ...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Another outbreak of this Terrible, Ebola-Like virus. No vaccine yet for this virus…
Another outbreak of this Terrible, Ebola-Like virus. No vaccine yet for this virus…
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Vaccinate the children!!!!
Vaccinate the children!!!!
Vascular and inflammatory diseases after COVID-19 infection and vaccination in children and young people in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked electronic health recor...
Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases
up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis
or pericarditis up to 4 week...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Vaccinate the children!!!!
Vaccinate the children!!!!
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We spend the Most of every country in the world&still get this outcome-we are So Broken! Public Option Universal Healthcare Now!Presently about 150 million Americans are covered by Medicare+Medicaid +VA+Tri-care-are we almost there?Let’s put it all in one.A good start?!!
We spend the Most of every country in the world&still get this outcome-we are So Broken! Public Option Universal Healthcare Now!Presently about 150 million Americans are covered by Medicare+Medicaid +VA+Tri-care-are we almost there?Let’s put it all in one.A good start?!!
March of Dimes Report Card
The 2025 March of Dimes Report Card highlights the collective factors that contribute to maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in the United States (US), Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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We spend the Most of every country in the world&still get this outcome-we are So Broken! Public Option Universal Healthcare Now!Presently about 150 million Americans are covered by Medicare+Medicaid +VA+Tri-care-are we almost there?Let’s put it all in one.A good start?!!
We spend the Most of every country in the world&still get this outcome-we are So Broken! Public Option Universal Healthcare Now!Presently about 150 million Americans are covered by Medicare+Medicaid +VA+Tri-care-are we almost there?Let’s put it all in one.A good start?!!
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Seven new mutations of the H3N2 influenza A strain since the vaccine was manufactured may make this season quite challenging…Please get the vaccine anyway as it should make the disease less virulent.And use Respiratory Precautions of course!!!
Seven new mutations of the H3N2 influenza A strain since the vaccine was manufactured may make this season quite challenging…Please get the vaccine anyway as it should make the disease less virulent.And use Respiratory Precautions of course!!!
New Flu Strain Poised for Possible Takeover
Data from Canada, UK, and Japan reveal an H3N2 flu variant that may affect 2025-2026 season.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Seven new mutations of the H3N2 influenza A strain since the vaccine was manufactured may make this season quite challenging…Please get the vaccine anyway as it should make the disease less virulent.And use Respiratory Precautions of course!!!
Seven new mutations of the H3N2 influenza A strain since the vaccine was manufactured may make this season quite challenging…Please get the vaccine anyway as it should make the disease less virulent.And use Respiratory Precautions of course!!!
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Lifestyle Medicine is on Fire! Tripled membership in 5+ years.
Lifestyle Medicine is on Fire! Tripled membership in 5+ years.
Lifestyle medicine membership tripled since 2019: ‘This is what momentum looks like’
DALLAS — American College of Lifestyle of Medicine membership has tripled since 2019, growing to more than 15,000 members across the health care sector, Padmaja Patel, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, CPE, a...
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Lifestyle Medicine is on Fire! Tripled membership in 5+ years.
Lifestyle Medicine is on Fire! Tripled membership in 5+ years.
Reposted by Steven A. Radi, M.D.
Reposted by Steven A. Radi, M.D.
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
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He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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RSV Vaccine is highly effective!!
Older adults should be immunized. Got mine two years ago!!!
RSV Vaccine is highly effective!!
Older adults should be immunized. Got mine two years ago!!!
RSV vaccine more than 90% effective in real-world study
Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine was more than 90% effective among older adults during the first season it was available, including among those with underlying conditions or severe d...
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RSV Vaccine is highly effective!!
Older adults should be immunized. Got mine two years ago!!!
RSV Vaccine is highly effective!!
Older adults should be immunized. Got mine two years ago!!!