Jussi Mustonen
@jusi.bsky.social
General practice, public health medicine, primary care, health stuff in general, evidence, medical conservative
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They should pay you to take it, actually
June 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
They should pay you to take it, actually
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BJGPLife: The shame of patient complaints
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May 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
BJGPLife: The shame of patient complaints
bjgplife.com/the-sha...
bjgplife.com/the-sha...
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🚨TI #BestEvidence webinar:
Thyroid Testing for Primary #Hypothyroidism:
Practical approaches for Health Professionals
👉REGISTER: ti.ubc.ca/2025/04/16/t...
✅ recognize indications for different thyroid lab tests
✅ apply thyroid lab tests appropriately
#MedEd #diagnosis
Thyroid Testing for Primary #Hypothyroidism:
Practical approaches for Health Professionals
👉REGISTER: ti.ubc.ca/2025/04/16/t...
✅ recognize indications for different thyroid lab tests
✅ apply thyroid lab tests appropriately
#MedEd #diagnosis
April 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
🚨TI #BestEvidence webinar:
Thyroid Testing for Primary #Hypothyroidism:
Practical approaches for Health Professionals
👉REGISTER: ti.ubc.ca/2025/04/16/t...
✅ recognize indications for different thyroid lab tests
✅ apply thyroid lab tests appropriately
#MedEd #diagnosis
Thyroid Testing for Primary #Hypothyroidism:
Practical approaches for Health Professionals
👉REGISTER: ti.ubc.ca/2025/04/16/t...
✅ recognize indications for different thyroid lab tests
✅ apply thyroid lab tests appropriately
#MedEd #diagnosis
Guava Heartburn, pretty sure that's an actual band
apple cephalgia
raspberry elbow pain
April 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Guava Heartburn, pretty sure that's an actual band
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I'm a big fan of USPSTF screening recommendations and cite them regularly, e.g., when teaching primary care providers about depression, anxiety disorders, and substance use.
This editorial, however, raises valid concerns about some of these screening recommendations.
Important reading.
#medsky
This editorial, however, raises valid concerns about some of these screening recommendations.
Important reading.
#medsky
Evidence Considerations for Recent USPSTF Recommendations www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/iss...
Evidence Considerations for Recent USPSTF Recommendations
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. The goal of the USPSTF is to make evidence-based recommendations regarding screening and prevention that improv...
www.aafp.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I'm a big fan of USPSTF screening recommendations and cite them regularly, e.g., when teaching primary care providers about depression, anxiety disorders, and substance use.
This editorial, however, raises valid concerns about some of these screening recommendations.
Important reading.
#medsky
This editorial, however, raises valid concerns about some of these screening recommendations.
Important reading.
#medsky
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Evidence Considerations for Recent USPSTF Recommendations www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/iss...
Evidence Considerations for Recent USPSTF Recommendations
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. The goal of the USPSTF is to make evidence-based recommendations regarding screening and prevention that improv...
www.aafp.org
March 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Evidence Considerations for Recent USPSTF Recommendations www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/iss...
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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These people are literal fucking lunatics.
“Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday (Jan. 23) that accelerated advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in biology, can lead to a doubling of human lifespans in as little as five to 10 years ‘if we really get this AI stuff right.’” 💀
Anthropic CEO Sees AI-Powered Advances Doubling Human Lifespans | PYMNTS.com
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday (Jan. 23) that accelerated advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in biology, can lead to a
www.pymnts.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
These people are literal fucking lunatics.
3 cups of coffee in the morning decreasing mortality like a GLP1RA yet having zero effect if you drink them in the afternoon seems a bit fishy for a pharmacological effect of something in the coffee
Coffee drinking timing and mortality in US adults
"Drinking coffee in the morning may be more strongly associated with a lower risk of mortality than drinking coffee later in the day."
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"Drinking coffee in the morning may be more strongly associated with a lower risk of mortality than drinking coffee later in the day."
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January 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
3 cups of coffee in the morning decreasing mortality like a GLP1RA yet having zero effect if you drink them in the afternoon seems a bit fishy for a pharmacological effect of something in the coffee
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#AMR is a risk to antibiotic failure & death, but if this happens, do we record it on death certificates? Our centre data = NO!
👉In 1 year, 4% of deaths were AMR-attributed & NONE were recorded on death certificates!👈
Need to quantify this better to increase awareness! #IDSky @jac-amr.bsky.social
👉In 1 year, 4% of deaths were AMR-attributed & NONE were recorded on death certificates!👈
Need to quantify this better to increase awareness! #IDSky @jac-amr.bsky.social
Antimicrobial resistance–attributable mortality: a patient-level analysis
AbstractBackground. The impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on death at the patient level is challenging to estimate. We aimed to characterize AMR-att
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January 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#AMR is a risk to antibiotic failure & death, but if this happens, do we record it on death certificates? Our centre data = NO!
👉In 1 year, 4% of deaths were AMR-attributed & NONE were recorded on death certificates!👈
Need to quantify this better to increase awareness! #IDSky @jac-amr.bsky.social
👉In 1 year, 4% of deaths were AMR-attributed & NONE were recorded on death certificates!👈
Need to quantify this better to increase awareness! #IDSky @jac-amr.bsky.social
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human health.
Bur it's GROSSLY under reported
This study showed 4% of ALL deaths at a major London hospital were actually caused AMR but NONE were on the death certificate as cause of death.
Bur it's GROSSLY under reported
This study showed 4% of ALL deaths at a major London hospital were actually caused AMR but NONE were on the death certificate as cause of death.
#AMR is a risk to antibiotic failure & death, but if this happens, do we record it on death certificates? Our centre data = NO!
👉In 1 year, 4% of deaths were AMR-attributed & NONE were recorded on death certificates!👈
Need to quantify this better to increase awareness! #IDSky @jac-amr.bsky.social
👉In 1 year, 4% of deaths were AMR-attributed & NONE were recorded on death certificates!👈
Need to quantify this better to increase awareness! #IDSky @jac-amr.bsky.social
Antimicrobial resistance–attributable mortality: a patient-level analysis
AbstractBackground. The impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on death at the patient level is challenging to estimate. We aimed to characterize AMR-att
academic.oup.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to human health.
Bur it's GROSSLY under reported
This study showed 4% of ALL deaths at a major London hospital were actually caused AMR but NONE were on the death certificate as cause of death.
Bur it's GROSSLY under reported
This study showed 4% of ALL deaths at a major London hospital were actually caused AMR but NONE were on the death certificate as cause of death.
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I'm an epidemiologist and a father. I'm not overly concerned about COVID-19 and my daughter's health now in 2025.
Here's why:
gidmk.substack.com/p/children-a...
Here's why:
gidmk.substack.com/p/children-a...
Children And COVID-19 In 2025
Why I'm not overly concerned about my daughter and COVID-19
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January 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I'm an epidemiologist and a father. I'm not overly concerned about COVID-19 and my daughter's health now in 2025.
Here's why:
gidmk.substack.com/p/children-a...
Here's why:
gidmk.substack.com/p/children-a...
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About a million people die every year due to antimicrobial resistance. Causes:
- Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics
- 70% of antibiotics are given to livestock
- No financial incentive to develop new antibiotics
- no new antibiotic classes since 1980
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics
- 70% of antibiotics are given to livestock
- No financial incentive to develop new antibiotics
- no new antibiotic classes since 1980
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’
As superbugs spread across the globe, death rates from antimicrobial resistance are set to double, says England’s former chief medical officer
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January 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
About a million people die every year due to antimicrobial resistance. Causes:
- Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics
- 70% of antibiotics are given to livestock
- No financial incentive to develop new antibiotics
- no new antibiotic classes since 1980
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics
- 70% of antibiotics are given to livestock
- No financial incentive to develop new antibiotics
- no new antibiotic classes since 1980
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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December 15, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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If you've been wondering where I went: my team in Oxford (60 of us!) build beautiful tools for NHS data. We help researchers work on the whole nation's GP records while protecting - provably - everyone's privacy. It's big potatoes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
OpenSAFELY in a nutshell
YouTube video by Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
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November 16, 2024 at 5:20 PM
If you've been wondering where I went: my team in Oxford (60 of us!) build beautiful tools for NHS data. We help researchers work on the whole nation's GP records while protecting - provably - everyone's privacy. It's big potatoes!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjR...
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Closely related: 67.32% of clinical practice is based on a paper from 1967 where a doctor made measurements on 18 patients, drew a line through the data points, and calculated a slope.
Now I've come across several instances of people writing, essentially:
'Let me provide a very rough estimate. Don't take this number literally, because it has several flaws.'
And then their number becomes cited as the canonical figure on the topic.
'Let me provide a very rough estimate. Don't take this number literally, because it has several flaws.'
And then their number becomes cited as the canonical figure on the topic.
November 26, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Closely related: 67.32% of clinical practice is based on a paper from 1967 where a doctor made measurements on 18 patients, drew a line through the data points, and calculated a slope.
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To celebrate the advent of threads on Bluesky, here is a tweetorial
When to use azithromycin as first line treatment of respiratory tract infections in children (who aren’t penicillin allergic)
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When to use azithromycin as first line treatment of respiratory tract infections in children (who aren’t penicillin allergic)
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November 9, 2024 at 6:20 PM
To celebrate the advent of threads on Bluesky, here is a tweetorial
When to use azithromycin as first line treatment of respiratory tract infections in children (who aren’t penicillin allergic)
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When to use azithromycin as first line treatment of respiratory tract infections in children (who aren’t penicillin allergic)
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Here is the recording of the talk for anyone who might be interested.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xT...
October 29, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Here is the recording of the talk for anyone who might be interested.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xT...
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BALANCE is an RCT of 3,608 pts with bloodstream infections randomized to 7 vs 14 days antibiotics
Excl: Staph aureus, S lugdunensis, fungi, deep seated infections, severe immunocompromise
No dif in 90d mortality or relapse
Firmly establishes 7d as SOC
#IDSky
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
Excl: Staph aureus, S lugdunensis, fungi, deep seated infections, severe immunocompromise
No dif in 90d mortality or relapse
Firmly establishes 7d as SOC
#IDSky
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
Antibiotic Treatment Regimen for Bloodstream Infections Can Safely Be Cut by Half
www.idsociety.org
October 18, 2024 at 1:59 PM
BALANCE is an RCT of 3,608 pts with bloodstream infections randomized to 7 vs 14 days antibiotics
Excl: Staph aureus, S lugdunensis, fungi, deep seated infections, severe immunocompromise
No dif in 90d mortality or relapse
Firmly establishes 7d as SOC
#IDSky
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
Excl: Staph aureus, S lugdunensis, fungi, deep seated infections, severe immunocompromise
No dif in 90d mortality or relapse
Firmly establishes 7d as SOC
#IDSky
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
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New article from me and
@tah-sci.bsky.social
🔥
On what immunity debt actually means, and why it alone is sufficient to explain disturbances in seasonal communicable disease dynamics post pandemic
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@tah-sci.bsky.social
🔥
On what immunity debt actually means, and why it alone is sufficient to explain disturbances in seasonal communicable disease dynamics post pandemic
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
October 11, 2024 at 5:05 PM
New article from me and
@tah-sci.bsky.social
🔥
On what immunity debt actually means, and why it alone is sufficient to explain disturbances in seasonal communicable disease dynamics post pandemic
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
@tah-sci.bsky.social
🔥
On what immunity debt actually means, and why it alone is sufficient to explain disturbances in seasonal communicable disease dynamics post pandemic
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
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Sincere kudos to the editors of the American Journal of Gastroenterology for publishing our letter (with @timpmorris.bsky.social).
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October 2, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Sincere kudos to the editors of the American Journal of Gastroenterology for publishing our letter (with @timpmorris.bsky.social).
journals.lww.com/ajg/citation...
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New post on Substack looking at a great new study
Examines the effect of narrowing the spectrum of beta lactam antibiotics on reducing bacterial resistance at a patient level
But all is not as it first seems…
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Examines the effect of narrowing the spectrum of beta lactam antibiotics on reducing bacterial resistance at a patient level
But all is not as it first seems…
alasdairmunro.substack.com/p/fighting-l...
Fighting La Résistance
Can narrowing beta lactam antibiotics reduce gram negative resistance?
alasdairmunro.substack.com
June 23, 2024 at 4:44 PM
New post on Substack looking at a great new study
Examines the effect of narrowing the spectrum of beta lactam antibiotics on reducing bacterial resistance at a patient level
But all is not as it first seems…
alasdairmunro.substack.com/p/fighting-l...
Examines the effect of narrowing the spectrum of beta lactam antibiotics on reducing bacterial resistance at a patient level
But all is not as it first seems…
alasdairmunro.substack.com/p/fighting-l...