Doctor S
@doctorsmd.bsky.social
Primary Care Physician. Here for education and entertainment. Posts are my opinions-not my employers and not medical advice.
Love seeing more Lp(a) research being performed. Looking forward to when this is a common lab test that insurance will one day cover
Big news! Our paper on Lp(a), stroke, and brain MRI findings in Hispanic/Latino adults (HCHS/SOL + SOL-INCA MRI) just got featured on Blogging Stroke, the Stroke journal blog by the @americanheart.bsky.social
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
#StrokeResearch #LipoproteinA #HCHSSOL #NeuroMRI #AHA
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
#StrokeResearch #LipoproteinA #HCHSSOL #NeuroMRI #AHA
American Heart Association Journals
www.ahajournals.org
July 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Love seeing more Lp(a) research being performed. Looking forward to when this is a common lab test that insurance will one day cover
This number seems incorrect. Definitely not a reality for my area of the southeast.
Primary Care Doctor Pay Hits $330,000 As Workload Mounts
Primary care physician compensation hit $300,000 last year as today’s doctors see heavier workloads due to a shortage of medical care providers.
www.doximity.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This number seems incorrect. Definitely not a reality for my area of the southeast.
Brings me back to residency. Could never forget Light’s Criteria!
Always more nuanced than it would seem.
Always more nuanced than it would seem.
1/ 🚨 NEW #5Pearls: Pleural Effusions 🌊
Did you know up to 30% of pleural effusions of have more than one etiology?
Let’s dive in!
🖥️: www.coreimpodcast.com/2025/07/09/p...
Sponsor: Oakstone CME
Featuring: @pulmpeeps.bsky.social
Did you know up to 30% of pleural effusions of have more than one etiology?
Let’s dive in!
🖥️: www.coreimpodcast.com/2025/07/09/p...
Sponsor: Oakstone CME
Featuring: @pulmpeeps.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Brings me back to residency. Could never forget Light’s Criteria!
Always more nuanced than it would seem.
Always more nuanced than it would seem.
Reposted by Doctor S
The USPSTF is very important for primary care in this country. What happened to Kennedy's focus on prevention?
HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of the USPSTF, an expert panel that evaluates the nation’s preventative care recommendations.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/u...
Kennedy abruptly cancels preventative care committee meeting
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly canceled a meeting of the USPSTF, an expert panel that evaluates the nation’s preventative care recommendations.
www.statnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The USPSTF is very important for primary care in this country. What happened to Kennedy's focus on prevention?
Very scary to see. The USPSTF is a very NECESSARY organization for primary care physicians.
I, like many others, am very worried about the future of medicine.
I, like many others, am very worried about the future of medicine.
RFK Jr abruptly called off tomorrow's scheduled USPSTF meeting
Notice came from the immediate Office of the Secretary
"There is extraordinary concern," among those connected to the task force, "that it's about to be dismissed, like ACIP was," a source familiar tells us
www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/h...
Notice came from the immediate Office of the Secretary
"There is extraordinary concern," among those connected to the task force, "that it's about to be dismissed, like ACIP was," a source familiar tells us
www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/h...
HHS abruptly calls off meeting of expert panel on preventive care, raising questions about its future | CNN
The US Department of Health and Human Services called off an upcoming meeting of expert advisers on preventive health care, raising questions about the future of the longtime, nonpolitical advisory gr...
www.cnn.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Very scary to see. The USPSTF is a very NECESSARY organization for primary care physicians.
I, like many others, am very worried about the future of medicine.
I, like many others, am very worried about the future of medicine.