Isaac Erbele, MD
@isaacerbele.bsky.social
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Citation is power. Citation is epistemology. Citation is the creation of legitimacy and the gifting of authority.
Some things should not be given currency in our disciplines.
Some things should not be given currency in our disciplines.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Citation is power. Citation is epistemology. Citation is the creation of legitimacy and the gifting of authority.
Some things should not be given currency in our disciplines.
Some things should not be given currency in our disciplines.
It should be illegal to share AI products without clearing stating that it's AI
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It should be illegal to share AI products without clearing stating that it's AI
If you're a researcher working with animal models, this is a must-read.
The rural town of Yemassee, South Carolina (population 1,080), is home to four times as many monkeys as humans. Last year, 43 rhesus macaques escaped from a breeding and research facility. Then things got political.
The Runaway Monkeys Upending the Animal-Rights Movement
“I wasn’t fooled by these walls of my body / but loved them touched.”
www.newyorker.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If you're a researcher working with animal models, this is a must-read.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Reposted by Isaac Erbele, MD
And if a dog barely even nips someone and cannot show that he’s been vaccinated for rabies, gov’t officials will almost always require the dog be killed to test his brain for rabies. Refusing vaccinations is a potential death sentence for an animal in *multiple* ways.
“Clients accused her of pushing the vaccines to line her own pockets. And, increasingly, pet owners insisted on spacing out shots or refused vaccines altogether, including for deadly and incurable viruses like rabies. “I actually had someone scream…and storm out because we required rabies vaccines”
October 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
And if a dog barely even nips someone and cannot show that he’s been vaccinated for rabies, gov’t officials will almost always require the dog be killed to test his brain for rabies. Refusing vaccinations is a potential death sentence for an animal in *multiple* ways.
Also true of academic medicine
As a supervising attorney, I am here to tell young lawyers that AI is absolutely a threat to your career. I do not mean that it will replace you. I mean that if you use it, you increase the risk that another attorney will replace you when you are fired. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Two federal judges say use of AI led to errors in US court rulings
Two federal judges admitted in response to an inquiry by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley that members of their staff used artificial intelligence to help prepare recent court orders that Grassley called "error-ridden."
www.reuters.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Also true of academic medicine
Early identification of hearing loss allows early intervention of therapy, and may allow for a cause. This can affect speech development and success with cochlear implant.
October 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Early identification of hearing loss allows early intervention of therapy, and may allow for a cause. This can affect speech development and success with cochlear implant.
Don't worry babe. It's just the eye of god.
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Don't worry babe. It's just the eye of god.
I'm procrastinating on working on my talk so here's the Iris Nebula
October 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I'm procrastinating on working on my talk so here's the Iris Nebula
Comet C/2025 R2 Swan on Saturday night (when I had darker skies)
October 23, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Comet C/2025 R2 Swan on Saturday night (when I had darker skies)
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The “oh well he was in the military, of course he’s racist” type arguments are getting on my nerves, condescending bullshit from people who have no idea how big and diverse the military is
October 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The “oh well he was in the military, of course he’s racist” type arguments are getting on my nerves, condescending bullshit from people who have no idea how big and diverse the military is
I worked in a hospital in the South that, as a policy, required that we mark our S.urgical S.ite with "SS."
I was 100% not on board with that nonsense.
I was 100% not on board with that nonsense.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I worked in a hospital in the South that, as a policy, required that we mark our S.urgical S.ite with "SS."
I was 100% not on board with that nonsense.
I was 100% not on board with that nonsense.
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"For the deaf and hard-of-hearing, interacting with the healthcare system can be a major source of stress, Grein said. A doctor who knows some basic signs, or even how to work with an interpreter, can substantially improve patients’ experiences." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... @harvard.edu
When communication could mean life or death — Harvard Gazette
Workshops on delivering better medical care to deaf patients stress importance of sign language, body language.
news.harvard.edu
October 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"For the deaf and hard-of-hearing, interacting with the healthcare system can be a major source of stress, Grein said. A doctor who knows some basic signs, or even how to work with an interpreter, can substantially improve patients’ experiences." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... @harvard.edu
Conductive hearing loss with an intact tympanic membrane is one of my favorite topics to discuss with residents.
But I would not have included this in my diferential!
But I would not have included this in my diferential!
This case report describes a patient who presented with isolated left-sided conductive hearing loss. ja.ma/4oqunhI
October 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Conductive hearing loss with an intact tympanic membrane is one of my favorite topics to discuss with residents.
But I would not have included this in my diferential!
But I would not have included this in my diferential!
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Just once again want to express my love and appreciation for ENTs, especially otologists. I can hear and move both sides of my face because of them!
Very, very cool!
I remembered a brief exchange between you and @pallbro.bsky.social about cholesteatomas, but couldn’t remember if that was something you treated or not. 🫣
I remembered a brief exchange between you and @pallbro.bsky.social about cholesteatomas, but couldn’t remember if that was something you treated or not. 🫣
October 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Just once again want to express my love and appreciation for ENTs, especially otologists. I can hear and move both sides of my face because of them!
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Q-Collar studies are great for learning about confounding factors and here is why. www.linkedin.com/posts/mu-yan.... @jsmoliga.bsky.social @bachynski.bsky.social @isaacerbele.bsky.social
This is a continuation of our discussion a "Brain protection" device call Q collar https://lnkd.in/eBQ4YXzH
We see NFL players and military personnel wearing the Q collar in ads (photo sou...
This is a continuation of our discussion a "Brain protection" device call Q collar https://lnkd.in/eBQ4YXzH
We see NFL players and military personnel wearing the Q collar in ads (photo source: https...
www.linkedin.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Q-Collar studies are great for learning about confounding factors and here is why. www.linkedin.com/posts/mu-yan.... @jsmoliga.bsky.social @bachynski.bsky.social @isaacerbele.bsky.social
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JAMA Otolaryngology is now on Bluesky! 🦋
Stay connected for timely updates on innovative research, expert reviews, and the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, and throat conditions.
#Otolaryngology #OtoSky
Stay connected for timely updates on innovative research, expert reviews, and the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, and throat conditions.
#Otolaryngology #OtoSky
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
JAMA Otolaryngology is now on Bluesky! 🦋
Stay connected for timely updates on innovative research, expert reviews, and the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, and throat conditions.
#Otolaryngology #OtoSky
Stay connected for timely updates on innovative research, expert reviews, and the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, and throat conditions.
#Otolaryngology #OtoSky
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Any excuse to post the best tweet ever.
Variations of this catchphrase - in our worst french accents - “put an egg on it and now it is my wife” are now a staple part of my domestic routine.
Variations of this catchphrase - in our worst french accents - “put an egg on it and now it is my wife” are now a staple part of my domestic routine.
October 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Any excuse to post the best tweet ever.
Variations of this catchphrase - in our worst french accents - “put an egg on it and now it is my wife” are now a staple part of my domestic routine.
Variations of this catchphrase - in our worst french accents - “put an egg on it and now it is my wife” are now a staple part of my domestic routine.
Reposted by Isaac Erbele, MD
Thanks for sharing!
For more insight about the Q-collar story, check out my two substack posts:
1. Data anomalies: beyondtheabstract.substack.com/p/error-corr...
2. FDA authorization, despite weak data: humanlimits.substack.com/p/proven-to-...
For more insight about the Q-collar story, check out my two substack posts:
1. Data anomalies: beyondtheabstract.substack.com/p/error-corr...
2. FDA authorization, despite weak data: humanlimits.substack.com/p/proven-to-...
beyondtheabstract.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thanks for sharing!
For more insight about the Q-collar story, check out my two substack posts:
1. Data anomalies: beyondtheabstract.substack.com/p/error-corr...
2. FDA authorization, despite weak data: humanlimits.substack.com/p/proven-to-...
For more insight about the Q-collar story, check out my two substack posts:
1. Data anomalies: beyondtheabstract.substack.com/p/error-corr...
2. FDA authorization, despite weak data: humanlimits.substack.com/p/proven-to-...
Reposted by Isaac Erbele, MD
NHANES gave the first clear evidence that too many Americans had too much lead in their blood leading to unleaded gasoline requirements, and its data are part of children's growth charts ubiquitous in pediatricians' offices.
Make Our Children Healthy Again??
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/...
Make Our Children Healthy Again??
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/...
October 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
NHANES gave the first clear evidence that too many Americans had too much lead in their blood leading to unleaded gasoline requirements, and its data are part of children's growth charts ubiquitous in pediatricians' offices.
Make Our Children Healthy Again??
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/...
Make Our Children Healthy Again??
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/...
Training with cadavers is essential for medical education, particularly for the surgical specialties like mine.
October 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Training with cadavers is essential for medical education, particularly for the surgical specialties like mine.