I'm looking for medical misinformation on the internet. Where should I be looking for it?
https://midwest.social/post/24642003
I'm looking for medical misinformation on the internet. Where should I be looking for it? - midwest.social
I’m a 3rd year medical student and I’ve already been caught off-guard a few
times by the WILD medical misinformation my patients talk about, and figured
that I should probably get ahead of it so that I can have some kind of response
prepared. (Or know what the hell they’ve OD’d on or taken that is interfering
with their actual medications) I’m setting up a dummy tablet with a new account
that isn’t tied to me in any reasonable way to collect medical misinformation
from. I’m looking at adding tik tok, instagram, twitter, reddit, and facebook
accounts to train the algorithms to show medical misinformation. Are there any
other social media apps or websites I should add to scrape for medical
misinformation? Also, any pointers on which accounts to look for on those apps
to get started? I have an instagram account for my artwork and one for sharing
accurate medical information, but I’ve trained my personal algorithm to not show
me all the complete bullshit for the sake of my blood pressure. (And I have
never used tik tok before, so I have no goddamn clue how that app works)
I wrote an essay (with sources! and data!) about what cutting Medicaid actually means because people don't have good perspective on it.
https://midwest.social/post/23953277
I wrote an essay (with sources! and data!) about what cutting Medicaid actually means because people don't have good perspective on it. - midwest.social
Lemmy
I wrote an essay (with sources! and data!) about what cutting Medicaid actually means because people don't have good perspective on it.
https://midwest.social/post/23953275
I wrote an essay (with sources! and data!) about what cutting Medicaid actually means because people don't have good perspective on it. - midwest.social
Lemmy
I wrote an essay (with sources! and data!) about what cutting Medicaid actually means because people don't have good perspective on it.
https://midwest.social/post/23953272
I wrote an essay (with sources! and data!) about what cutting Medicaid actually means because people don't have good perspective on it. - midwest.social
Lemmy
I've started writing some essays about my experiences in medicine and I'd appreciate any feedback folks have to offer.
https://midwest.social/post/23492247
I've started writing some essays about my experiences in medicine and I'd appreciate any feedback folks have to offer. - midwest.social
I’m working on creating a little social media presence for medical communication
and education, and that includes a little substack where I’ve been posting some
essays on my experiences in medicine. I would really appreciate any feedback
folks have to offer or suggestions for topics that might be interesting to read
about. (I’m holding off on posting some of my spicier opinion pieces until I’ve
graduated from medical school and gotten into residency, but I do try to be
candid in my writing.)
Systematic Review of Avian Influenza Virus Infection and Outcomes during Pregnancy
https://midwest.social/post/22241820
Systematic Review of Avian Influenza Virus Infection and Outcomes during Pregnancy - midwest.social
I really have no idea what we can do as medical professionals to protect our
pregnant patients. I try not to be pessimistic, but if H5N1 becomes another
pandemic, I’m not very confident that Trump or those of his ilk in other
countries are going to do anything useful about it. This is a very small case
series, but there aren’t that many cases to study (yet). I still find it to be
very concerning, even if it is a very small sample size.
A week of chaos in public health - Your Local Epidemiologist
https://midwest.social/post/22194321
A week of chaos in public health - Your Local Epidemiologist - midwest.social
Lemmy
A week of chaos in public health - Your Local Epidemiologist
https://midwest.social/post/22194320
A week of chaos in public health - Your Local Epidemiologist - midwest.social
Lemmy
A discussion post (and request for suggestions) regarding Vaccination
https://midwest.social/post/21678395
A discussion post (and request for suggestions) regarding Vaccination - midwest.social
I’m currently on my pediatrics rotation and on my first day in clinic, I had
about 40% of families decline vaccinations. For the last visit of the day, the
patient was a 3 week old coming in for her newborn followup and her parents said
that they were against all vaccinations. I asked them to tell me what their
concerns were and spent an hour debunking conspiracy theories and answering all
the questions they had. By the end of the discussion, they agreed to look at the
CDC fact sheets for the recommended childhood vaccinations for the first year of
life and said they would look at doing a delayed vaccination schedule at least.
They wanted specific numbers and data about complication rates, but I didn’t
have that on hand. They seemed okay with my explanation that the data is
everyone walking around that got all their childhood vaccinations and are doing
fine. Now, as a medical student, my time is basically worthless and I can
absolutely sit there for an hour and answer questions, but I won’t be able to do
that in practice. I’d love any suggestions on how to compress that discussion
(or confirmation that I’d just have to schedule those appointments at the end of
the day and spend the hour.)
Insurers continue to rely on doctors whose judgments have been criticized by courts
https://midwest.social/post/21178093
Insurers continue to rely on doctors whose judgments have been criticized by courts - midwest.social
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23719065
[https://lemmy.world/post/23719065] > Summary > > ProPublica investigates health
insurers’ reliance on controversial doctors to deny mental health treatment. > >
Highlighting Emily Dwyer’s case, it details United Healthcare’s rejection of
coverage for her anorexia treatment, despite evidence she was gravely ill. > >
Courts have criticized insurers for “arbitrary and capricious” denials, with
judges pointing to factual errors and dismissive reviews by company-hired
psychiatrists. > > While some families, like the Dwyers, fought back in court,
most lack resources to challenge insurers. > > Critics call for reforms as
denials often worsen health outcomes and highlight systemic issues in mental
health care access.
