You had one job . . . (25th printing of this book) @picadorbooks.bsky.social

#medaky

Mahmet Oz: “Trump has long defended his preference for sweet drinks and fast food as part of his approach to staying healthy. “He doesn’t want to get sick, so he eats junk food, but it’s food made in large, reputable chains because they have quality control,” Oz said on the podcast.”

Each red block, a student without a placement. Burned-out physicians said yes anyway.

A narrative essay on mission, medical education, and tomorrow’s workforce, from Baharak Tabarsi, MD: journals.stfm.org/familymedici...

Episode 203: melatonin for dementia, new PE guidelies, inhaled steroids for asthma Podcast Episode · Primary Care Update · April 5 · 29m

In the latest episode of the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social and his co-hosting primary care physicians discuss several new studies: melatonin for older adults with cognitive impairment, new pulmonary embolism guidelines, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Here you go, America. You were looking for a new model of masculinity I think.

History repeats: As it’s the 50th anniversary, I re-watched the movie “All the Presidents Men,” and also “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.” Fedoras have been replaced with baseball caps, but otherwise, not much in government seems to have changed.

To anyone who sees characters on TV taking medicine without water, remember these are actors taking sugar pills and not taking a medicine that can tear up your esophagus if not moved with water to your stomach. Don’t do it

Well said: “. . . but one cannot overemphasize the power of human anxiety to commit the most appalling gymnastics of mind to justify anything.” #JamesHollis, Living a Life Examined

And maybe, as a general rule, everyone should read the work they are citing and perhaps even critique it for validity?

"This hidden curriculum, spoken through silence, revealed the unknown unknowns of patient care: the subtleties of presence, restraint, and empathy that every patient teaches but no textbook names."
A beautiful & evocative essay in @fammedjournal.bsky.social
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"With early integration of librarians into an information
mastery and information management curriculum,
medical students were able to successfully formulate clinical questions, correctly categorize them, and use appropriate resources to find evidence-based answers." #medsky tinyurl.com/3ms4fpwa

A picture of an empty Starbucks when the customer internet was down

A Starbucks I was at, in the middle of the afternoon, when their customer internet was down

This brand didn’t age well.

As a resident, Dr. Shana-Kay Lambert-Johnson is passionate about promoting the family medicine specialty, reducing medical errors to improve patient outcomes and advocating for residents. Read more about how she's elevating family medicine training: https://bit.ly/4tzz501

Family Medicine: Spotlight on Methods

If you're interested in medical education research, the most recent issue of the journal Family Medicine has a collection of articles on research methods.

journals.stfm.org/familymedici... #medsky

Episode 200: implant bleeding, introducing yourself, avoiding LP for infants, anticoag for AF with stroke Podcast Episode · Primary Care Update · 02/16/2026 · 33m

Join primary care faculty Kate Rowland, Gary Ferenchick, Henry Barry and @markebell.bsky.social as they discuss 4 practice changing studies: norethindrone acetate for uterine bleeding with the contraceptive implant, introducing yourself to a new patient, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Yeah, I looked into this when my then 17 year-old son wanted to start taking it

Professional Identity Misformation and Burnout: A Call for Graduate Medical Education to Reject “Provider” An official website of the United States government

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Hmm. . . The results of the meta-analysis suggest that creatine supplementation did not significantly alter serum creatinine levels (standardized mean difference = 0.48, 95% confidence interval 0.24-0.73, P = .001, I2 = 22%) doi.org/10.1053/j.jr...

Sobering thought: the majority of cells in a human are not human cells, but rather those of the bacteria and fungi that live in and on us.

BPS Publications Sage, in collaboration with Biogen, submitted a new drug approval for zuranolone for postpartum depression (PPD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) in December 2022. In August 2023, the US Food and ...

A critical review of how (we think) #zuranolone, a treatment for #postpartumdepression was rushed through the #FDA, resulting in cut corners that allowed its marketing without much evidence of benefit. #medsky bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Did my prostate cancer screening do more harm than good? After I was diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, I came very close to undergoing surgery I didn't need.

Did my prostate cancer screening do more harm than good? www.statnews.com/2026/01/21/w... via @statnews.com

In this editorial associated with the "Action Collaborative on Traumatic Brain Injury Care: Adapted Clinical Practice Guideline" article, the author calls the guideline a long-awaited & important step towards standardizing TBI care and improving patient outcomes.

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Easy ways to resist change in medicine These time honoured techniques will help doctors resist the forces that prevail on them to change their ways of taking care of patients Numerous forces have been imposed on physicians to make them c...

Easy ways to resist change in medicine. These time honoured techniques will help doctors resist the forces that prevail on them to change their ways of taking care of patients www.bmj.com/content/329/...

If you are a dad pushing a stroller you are too old to wear a baseball cap backward . . . Also, stay off my lawn

Episode 194: CBD safety, HTN guideline, choosing DM drugs, and COVID-19 vax efficacy Podcast Episode · Primary Care Update · 11/26/2025 · 33m

In this week's episode of the Primary Care Update podcast, @markebell.bsky.social, Henry, and Kate discuss the safety of CBD, a new guideline for managing adults with hypertension, COVID-19 vaccines, and a living guideline to help choose the best diabetes drugs:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

DOs Are Becoming the Backbone of American Family Medicine Why are MDs avoiding primary care? Dr Kenny Lin details the systemic issues facing family medicine, and why DOs are filling the gap — for now.

DOs Are Quietly Becoming the Backbone of American Family Medicine www.medscape.com/viewarticle/... via @medscape.com

As it turns out, escitalopram is just a marketing parachute for citalopram.

Oops!
/undoes escitalopram Rxs that could have just been cheaper and equalky safe/effectivr citalopram… 😬👀

Hmm . . . Not exactly a disease model. Substitute diabetes and sugar for AUD and alcohol and suddenly it doesn’t sound quite right.