Bob Kerns
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Bob Kerns
@bkerns.bsky.social
Psychologist, professor emeritus Yale
Experiencing low back pain. Here’s some good advice from my colleague, Dr. Christine Goertz.

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Opinion | Five Things Patients With Low Back Pain Need From Their Doctors
Insights from the 'Spine Squad'
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March 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Please join us 03/04/25 @ 11am EST, as Drs. Steven George and @HastingsNicki present their AIM-Back trial @vahsrd Cyberseminar Spotlight on Pain Management.
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March 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
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February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It’s trying so hard.
January 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Join @Collaboratory1 for a virtual workshop,” Digging into Dilemmas of Pragmatic Clinical Trials,” on February 5 and 6, 2025. Learn more: duke.is/2025-nih-vir... #pragmatictrials
January 9, 2025: NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Will Hold Virtual Workshop on Emerging Issues in February - Rethinking Clinical Trials
The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory will hold a virtual workshop on February 5 and 6, 2025, on “Digging Into Dilemmas of Pragmatic Clinical Trials.” Mike Cuffe, executive vice president and […]
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January 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM