@johndwoods
@johndwoods.bsky.social
Likes include tech, sailing, navigation, maps & photography. Nephrologist. Planning to spend more time sailing my RS Aero.
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One of Skep’s greatest hits: how Marty Makary made up the ‘preventable errors as third common cause of death’ trope into the BMJ
skepticalscalpel.blogspot.com/2016/05/are-...
#MedSky
skepticalscalpel.blogspot.com/2016/05/are-...
#MedSky
August 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
One of Skep’s greatest hits: how Marty Makary made up the ‘preventable errors as third common cause of death’ trope into the BMJ
skepticalscalpel.blogspot.com/2016/05/are-...
#MedSky
skepticalscalpel.blogspot.com/2016/05/are-...
#MedSky
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Hilarious (and sobering) essay on the use of AI in medical research & manuscript writing
Read the whole thing!
John Daugirdas has been on the cutting edge of tech in meded before #MedEd was thing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#MedSky #NephSky
Read the whole thing!
John Daugirdas has been on the cutting edge of tech in meded before #MedEd was thing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#MedSky #NephSky
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Writing. The Danger of Trying Too Hard to Please
The author describes his experience using several artificial intelligence programs to assist in the process of editing or preparing manuscripts for publication. While the programs were very useful to...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hilarious (and sobering) essay on the use of AI in medical research & manuscript writing
Read the whole thing!
John Daugirdas has been on the cutting edge of tech in meded before #MedEd was thing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#MedSky #NephSky
Read the whole thing!
John Daugirdas has been on the cutting edge of tech in meded before #MedEd was thing
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#MedSky #NephSky
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@pelosi.house.gov: "On January 6th...we begged the president of the United States to send in the National Guard. He would not do it...And yet, in a contra-constitutional way, he has sent the National Guard into California. Something is very wrong with this picture."
June 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
@pelosi.house.gov: "On January 6th...we begged the president of the United States to send in the National Guard. He would not do it...And yet, in a contra-constitutional way, he has sent the National Guard into California. Something is very wrong with this picture."
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Nigel Farage still insisting that he has "never ever, ever suggested anything other than the NHS should be free".
Here's what he's said in the past behind closed doors
Here's what he's said in the past behind closed doors
May 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Nigel Farage still insisting that he has "never ever, ever suggested anything other than the NHS should be free".
Here's what he's said in the past behind closed doors
Here's what he's said in the past behind closed doors
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BREAKING: Democrat Mallory McMorrow just launched her Senate campaign in Michigan with this incredible video. This is amazing.
April 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Mallory McMorrow just launched her Senate campaign in Michigan with this incredible video. This is amazing.
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This is my election statement for the elections for Council of the @rcphysicians.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This is my election statement for the elections for Council of the @rcphysicians.bsky.social
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Get him Tim 😂😂😂
Tim Walz Reveals The Hilariously Petty Way He Adds A 'Boost' To His Day Thanks To Musk
We love to see it 😂
www.comicsands.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Get him Tim 😂😂😂
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Honoured to be nominated for RCP Council by @drasifqasim.bsky.social @respirologist.bsky.social & @martinmckee.bsky.social
Time to get our college back on track. I strongly support @drasifqasim.bsky.social for PRCP and @drlkvaughan.bsky.social for VP.
#VoteAsifQasim #RCPtimeforchange
Time to get our college back on track. I strongly support @drasifqasim.bsky.social for PRCP and @drlkvaughan.bsky.social for VP.
#VoteAsifQasim #RCPtimeforchange
March 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Honoured to be nominated for RCP Council by @drasifqasim.bsky.social @respirologist.bsky.social & @martinmckee.bsky.social
Time to get our college back on track. I strongly support @drasifqasim.bsky.social for PRCP and @drlkvaughan.bsky.social for VP.
#VoteAsifQasim #RCPtimeforchange
Time to get our college back on track. I strongly support @drasifqasim.bsky.social for PRCP and @drlkvaughan.bsky.social for VP.
#VoteAsifQasim #RCPtimeforchange
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💥 Voting for the new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President opens on Monday. 💥
Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president:
Decency.
Integrity.
Courage.
Candour
The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine.
The true #VoiceOfPhysicans.
#VoteAsifQasim
Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president:
Decency.
Integrity.
Courage.
Candour
The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine.
The true #VoiceOfPhysicans.
#VoteAsifQasim
March 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
💥 Voting for the new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President opens on Monday. 💥
Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president:
Decency.
Integrity.
Courage.
Candour
The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine.
The true #VoiceOfPhysicans.
#VoteAsifQasim
Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president:
Decency.
Integrity.
Courage.
Candour
The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine.
The true #VoiceOfPhysicans.
#VoteAsifQasim
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You should see some of the PD prescriptions that I see in a cohort of >25,000 PD patients. Those put 2x HD to shame.
March 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
You should see some of the PD prescriptions that I see in a cohort of >25,000 PD patients. Those put 2x HD to shame.
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Who pays Trump's new tariffs?
Spoiler alert: it's not Canada, Mexico, or China.
It's YOU. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=UEYERynxqVk8ORMZ
Spoiler alert: it's not Canada, Mexico, or China.
It's YOU. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=UEYERynxqVk8ORMZ
The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs
Inflation rose in January. Working people are struggling to make ends meet. Trump’s newly planned tariffs will make the problem worse. Let me explain.
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Who pays Trump's new tariffs?
Spoiler alert: it's not Canada, Mexico, or China.
It's YOU. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=UEYERynxqVk8ORMZ
Spoiler alert: it's not Canada, Mexico, or China.
It's YOU. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=UEYERynxqVk8ORMZ
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⚡️US deliberately orchestrated Zelensky-Trump Oval Office clash, Friedrich Merz says.
"It was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelensky, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office," Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, said.
"It was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelensky, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office," Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, said.
US deliberately orchestrated Zelensky-Trump Oval Office clash, Friedrich Merz says
"It was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelensky, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office," Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, said.
kyivindependent.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
⚡️US deliberately orchestrated Zelensky-Trump Oval Office clash, Friedrich Merz says.
"It was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelensky, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office," Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, said.
"It was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelensky, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office," Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, said.
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18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million.
A thread about 18F:
A thread about 18F:
18F is *precisely* what Musk and team claim should exist within government. But when his team found it, they destroyed it, because it is evidence that government works well (can’t have that!), and because like Zelensky, 18F didn’t bend the knee.
March 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million.
A thread about 18F:
A thread about 18F:
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Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hundreds of NOAA employees are being fired by Trump and DOGE.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
The National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA, provides life saving weather forecasting in the US.
A study found that for every $1 invested in NWS, it produces $73 in value to Americans.
Again, this isn't about efficiency.
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Starmer literally having Zelenskyy’s back today while trying to build bridges.
Somehow a huge relief to watch Starmer doing this so incredibly well.
Somehow a huge relief to watch Starmer doing this so incredibly well.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer walks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to his motorcade after their meeting in Number 10
March 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Starmer literally having Zelenskyy’s back today while trying to build bridges.
Somehow a huge relief to watch Starmer doing this so incredibly well.
Somehow a huge relief to watch Starmer doing this so incredibly well.
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Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored
The sickest patients are supposed to get priority for lifesaving transplants. But more and more, they are being skipped over.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Roald Dahl's open letter re the death of his daughter from measles;
February 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Roald Dahl's open letter re the death of his daughter from measles;
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We urge the Administration and Congress to reconsider and roll back these actions immediately so potential cuts can be made in a thoughtful and safer manner. To do otherwise may result in absolute tragedy for the American people.
NKF Statement on Mass Staff Terminations at HHS
www.kidney.org
February 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We urge the Administration and Congress to reconsider and roll back these actions immediately so potential cuts can be made in a thoughtful and safer manner. To do otherwise may result in absolute tragedy for the American people.
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I guess only a few of my followers are Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London but, if you are, I’m strongly supporting @drasifqasim.bsky.social in the election for President. We desperately need a change and he is the person to make it happen
asifqasim.co.uk/prcp
asifqasim.co.uk/prcp
PRCP Election — Dr Asif Qasim, MA PhD FRCP
Dr Asif Qasim candidate for election at President of the Royal College of Physicians - restoring the RCP as the Voice of Physicians
asifqasim.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I guess only a few of my followers are Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of London but, if you are, I’m strongly supporting @drasifqasim.bsky.social in the election for President. We desperately need a change and he is the person to make it happen
asifqasim.co.uk/prcp
asifqasim.co.uk/prcp
This is good open.substack.com/pub/minnalan...
The Trump administration should be careful what they wish for
If Europe were to implement everything the US demanded of it last week, it would end up empowering Europe at the cost of US power
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
This is good open.substack.com/pub/minnalan...
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No BP no pee pee 😊
February 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
No BP no pee pee 😊
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It’s been buried in all the news today, but every scientist in the US should pay attention to this:
Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪
Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪
NEW: In a further sign of turmoil at the NIH, Mike Lauer, who oversees the agency's $39 billion extramural budget that goes to research outside the NIH, has resigned effective tomorrow.
This comes after top NIH official Larry Tabak abruptly retired yesterday.
This comes after top NIH official Larry Tabak abruptly retired yesterday.
February 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It’s been buried in all the news today, but every scientist in the US should pay attention to this:
Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪
Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪
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I am standing for election to the Council of the Royal College of Physicians. Please support me; things need to change.
February 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I am standing for election to the Council of the Royal College of Physicians. Please support me; things need to change.