EPPC fellow, host of Searching for Medicine's Soul (https://xitter.cf/t.co/edIkzkfSN8…), neurovascular doc (opinions expressed here are my own)
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Horrible and shockingly common
A stretcher in a hallway is not a hospital bed. The wrenching story of my dying husband’s last days. For @TheAtlantic and @KFFHealthNews theatlantic.com/health/2026/…
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Pts who suffer ischemic #stroke despite #aspirin don’t clearly benefit from switching #antithrombotic. Alternatives (#DOAC, #DAPT, #warfarin) were not associated with a reduction in recurrent stroke & #MACE 👉 bit.ly/4ptCLNx @StrokeAHA_ASA @WorldStrokeOrg @AaronRothstein
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Meta-analysis shows that for patients who had an ischemic #stroke while on aspirin, switching antithrombotic therapy did not significantly reduce recurrent stroke or composite vascular events. ahajrnls.org/4q8GwZZ
ALT Graphic abstract in Rothstein et al.
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A stunning array of 139 menorahs spanning two millennia and four continenets @TheJewishMuseum ....but I also raise questions: on.wsj.com/4qemAVg
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Switching From Aspirin Monotherapy After Noncardioembolic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis | Stroke ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/…
ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/… @AHAScience @StrokeAHA_ASA do we switch patients from aspirin after a stroke while on aspirin? We tried to answer that question here, an important question that had not yet been answered with RCT data
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"For $10.99, you can design your MAID experience with the help of the Be Ceremonial app; suggested rituals include a story altar, a forgiveness ceremony, and the collecting of tears from witnesses."
Astonishing, chilling piece by @elainaplott
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"After cycling through a dizzying array of psychiatric medications, Scott Griffin found himself with the barrel of a gun in his mouth in November."
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What a terrifying story this is.
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#STROKE: This literature review critically appraises the literature on neurostimulants in poststroke recovery across the domains of motor function, language, cognition, and mood. @JensWitsch @kellysloaneMD @aaronrothstein #AHAJournals ahajrnls.org/3YHoUIM
ALT Graphic abstract in Chesnais et al.
It was a pleasure to interview @cpiller of @ScienceMagazine on @EPPCdc Searching for Medicine's Soul about his new and terrific book, Doctored podbean.com/ew/pb-jhtvd-1840…
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You can also read @AaronRothstein's review of "Doctored" in the @WSJ here: wsj.com/arts-culture/books/d…
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Thanks to @AaronRothstein of Searching for Medicine’s Soul podcast for a terrific conversation about my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” open.spotify.com/episode/2Ew…
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Researchers avoid citing sexual harassers, but not frauds
science.org/content/article/…
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The journal @ScienceMagazine has a review of my new book "Doctored" - about the troubled state of play in Alzheimer's research. I work for Science, did not see this review until its publication. Thanks to the insightful @FearLoathingBTX for his close read. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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My latest for @WSJBooks @WSJopinion on a wonderful new book by @cpiller exposing some terrifying fraud at the highest levels of scientific expertise. @EPPCdc
‘Doctored’ Review: Medical Promise Betrayed wsj.com/arts-culture/books/d… via @WSJBooks
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"A dramatic & damning investigation of scientific transgression" Wall Street Journal @AaronRothstein reviews #Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance & Tragedy in the Quest to Cure #Alzheimers by @ScienceMagazine journalist @CPiller from @AtriaBooks wsj.com/arts-culture/books/d… via @WSJBooks