IBD Doctor
@ibddoctor.bsky.social
Interested in #rstats, reproducibility of medical research, soccer, cycling, and of course, improving care in #IBD
Grinching Thanksgiving.
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Grinching Thanksgiving.
DTW (the airport near Detroit) has a pet therapy dog program with dog trading cards - take a look here
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September 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
DTW (the airport near Detroit) has a pet therapy dog program with dog trading cards - take a look here
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A new podcast for those who pod:
We discuss crushes past and present, and what they can tell us about ourselves. Tune in as a new guest takes us on a crush retrospective: from their childhood crushes, to celebrities, to fictional characters, and everything in-between.
We discuss crushes past and present, and what they can tell us about ourselves. Tune in as a new guest takes us on a crush retrospective: from their childhood crushes, to celebrities, to fictional characters, and everything in-between.
August 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A new podcast for those who pod:
We discuss crushes past and present, and what they can tell us about ourselves. Tune in as a new guest takes us on a crush retrospective: from their childhood crushes, to celebrities, to fictional characters, and everything in-between.
We discuss crushes past and present, and what they can tell us about ourselves. Tune in as a new guest takes us on a crush retrospective: from their childhood crushes, to celebrities, to fictional characters, and everything in-between.
Baboons grooming in Kenya
August 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Baboons grooming in Kenya
Wildebeest of the day.
Wondering what's up.
Wondering what's up.
August 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Wildebeest of the day.
Wondering what's up.
Wondering what's up.
A baby baboon going for a ride with its mom in Kenya.
August 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A baby baboon going for a ride with its mom in Kenya.
Curious baby zebra of the day to you.
August 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Curious baby zebra of the day to you.
Yawning lioness of the day
August 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Yawning lioness of the day
Cheetah stops by to say hello in Kenyan Maasai Mara.
July 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Cheetah stops by to say hello in Kenyan Maasai Mara.
Get the robots to do it - but domestic robots with red hats.
No foreign robots, right?
No foreign robots, right?
May 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Get the robots to do it - but domestic robots with red hats.
No foreign robots, right?
No foreign robots, right?
Michael Cera plays him in the movie.
May 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Michael Cera plays him in the movie.
I was thinking donuts
April 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I was thinking donuts
Are many, many manuscripts in medicine being written by AI?
Does a bear s*** in the woods?
(note the axis break for "delve"
@statsepi.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Does a bear s*** in the woods?
(note the axis break for "delve"
@statsepi.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Are many, many manuscripts in medicine being written by AI?
Does a bear s*** in the woods?
(note the axis break for "delve"
@statsepi.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Does a bear s*** in the woods?
(note the axis break for "delve"
@statsepi.bsky.social
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Sharing this latest experiment in medical communication.
Take a look at phiggins.quarto.pub/spending-wis...
Take a look at phiggins.quarto.pub/spending-wis...
March 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sharing this latest experiment in medical communication.
Take a look at phiggins.quarto.pub/spending-wis...
Take a look at phiggins.quarto.pub/spending-wis...
Try the R/Medicine Data Challenge!
Tell a Data Story about Measles cases and/or Vaccination Rates in Quarto - Student and Pro Divisions, $200 Prizes!
#rstats #quarto
Details at rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we...
Tell a Data Story about Measles cases and/or Vaccination Rates in Quarto - Student and Pro Divisions, $200 Prizes!
#rstats #quarto
Details at rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we...
March 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Try the R/Medicine Data Challenge!
Tell a Data Story about Measles cases and/or Vaccination Rates in Quarto - Student and Pro Divisions, $200 Prizes!
#rstats #quarto
Details at rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we...
Tell a Data Story about Measles cases and/or Vaccination Rates in Quarto - Student and Pro Divisions, $200 Prizes!
#rstats #quarto
Details at rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we...
Try to use generic/short names for #IBD meds in talking to patients - this helps patients get used to the generic name, & reduces anxiety in the age of interchangeable biosimilars. This makes the name familiar before the switch to biosimilars. We *don't* need to help pharma with their marketing.
March 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Try to use generic/short names for #IBD meds in talking to patients - this helps patients get used to the generic name, & reduces anxiety in the age of interchangeable biosimilars. This makes the name familiar before the switch to biosimilars. We *don't* need to help pharma with their marketing.
DJT eagerly learning to be Putin's surrender monkey
March 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
DJT eagerly learning to be Putin's surrender monkey
I don't think (as of a month ago) quarto-live and quarto books were compatible. Had to go with webr for a test book.
phiggins.quarto.pub/rmrwr-quarto/
phiggins.quarto.pub/rmrwr-quarto/
February 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I don't think (as of a month ago) quarto-live and quarto books were compatible. Had to go with webr for a test book.
phiggins.quarto.pub/rmrwr-quarto/
phiggins.quarto.pub/rmrwr-quarto/
One that I am fond of as a reality check when we have multiple and varying endpoints - VWF tells us what the participants actually think of the trial drug.
February 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
One that I am fond of as a reality check when we have multiple and varying endpoints - VWF tells us what the participants actually think of the trial drug.
The VWF (Voting With their Feet) endpoint - who dropped out (7% w/900, 20% with 450 vs 20% PBO) makes me think they need to drop 450mg and try 900 vs. 1350 in phase 3. Compare to Upa U-Excel, only 6.3% dropout v. 11.9% PBO
February 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The VWF (Voting With their Feet) endpoint - who dropped out (7% w/900, 20% with 450 vs 20% PBO) makes me think they need to drop 450mg and try 900 vs. 1350 in phase 3. Compare to Upa U-Excel, only 6.3% dropout v. 11.9% PBO
While I have burned through the center of a thick bridge w/ APC (which took ~ 15-20 min), it is a lot easier with a needleknife if you have one available. At this point when I see one at our outpatient center, I schedule a followup scope with needleknife at the hospital endo unit for treatment. 4/4
February 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
While I have burned through the center of a thick bridge w/ APC (which took ~ 15-20 min), it is a lot easier with a needleknife if you have one available. At this point when I see one at our outpatient center, I schedule a followup scope with needleknife at the hospital endo unit for treatment. 4/4
Oresland, et al. reported an indicence of about 6% in 1989. It seems a bit lower today, but I may have been lucky. Oresland T, et al. The clinical and functional outcome after restorative proctocolectomy. A prospective study in 100 patients. Int. J. Colorectal Dis. 1989; 4: 50–56. 3/4
February 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Oresland, et al. reported an indicence of about 6% in 1989. It seems a bit lower today, but I may have been lucky. Oresland T, et al. The clinical and functional outcome after restorative proctocolectomy. A prospective study in 100 patients. Int. J. Colorectal Dis. 1989; 4: 50–56. 3/4
A short #IBD bluetorial about mucosal bridges as complications of J pouches.
These can occur 2-48 months after a J pouch surgery. Patients generally complain about an increase in evacuation difficulty, like "something is blocking the stool" 1/4
These can occur 2-48 months after a J pouch surgery. Patients generally complain about an increase in evacuation difficulty, like "something is blocking the stool" 1/4
February 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A short #IBD bluetorial about mucosal bridges as complications of J pouches.
These can occur 2-48 months after a J pouch surgery. Patients generally complain about an increase in evacuation difficulty, like "something is blocking the stool" 1/4
These can occur 2-48 months after a J pouch surgery. Patients generally complain about an increase in evacuation difficulty, like "something is blocking the stool" 1/4
