Brian Lenzkes, MD
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Internal Medicine Doc...through my own struggles with weight gain following the "standard of care" now having great success with the Low Carb/IF lifestyle.
San Diego, CA; Prescott, AZ
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When we take joy in the suffering of others who have a different opinion than our own, we must examine our own humanity and value system.
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NIH now recommends Vitamin C, D3 and Zinc for prevention and treatment of Covid-19. The rest of us who have recommended it for the past 18 months don't even want an apology.
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I recently got banned from YouTube because I had a discussion w/ another doc about what we were seeing in clinic. It was labeled as " medical misinformation" by the fact checkers. Amazing that they know better about what we're seeing in clinic than us docs do.
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For those who don't understand, what
@P_McCulloughMD
did on
@joerogan
was the equivalent of a 5 star general taking the hill without cover while the infantry hides in foxholes.
His courage and self sacrifice should inspire all physicians to be better doctors and people.
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When I was a young doctor, whenever we saw shingles in young people our first thought was checking for HIV. I've talked w/ 4 family friends under the age of 50 with shingles in the past 5 days. This is pretty odd. None have HIV risk factors. They do have one thing in common.
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It would be great if the Surgeon General and Fauci went on
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to clear up the "misinformation" that he is spreading. This would give them a huge platform to educate us all and set Joe straight with their "information." They can give us the science to prove they are right.
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Every time I see
@P_McCulloughMD
speak, he specifically quotes at least 5 or 6 studies to support his views. When Fauci speaks, he rarely quotes any studies at all. I hereby nominate
@P_McCulloughMD
to be The Science...He actually reads (and understands) it.
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I take a week off of social media. I return to find out that sick hospital workers are OK to work but healthy ones who previously had covid are fired because they are not injected. Makes perfect sense...if you drink a lot.
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I've been practicing medicine for almost 20 years. I can't recall a time when a med that had a higher all cause mortality in the treatment group than the control group was overwhelmingly approved by the FDA & our licensing bodies threatened us for questioning it.
Can you?
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I have decided to come out as pro Informed Consent for patients. Sorry if it offends you but I was trained this way and my patients seem to like it that way.
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1/2) People just don't realize the nightmare that's coming. We are seeing sicker patients with destroyed immune systems while doctors & nurses are leaving the system at an alarming rate. Suicide rates among healthcare workers or skyrocketing.
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I've always wondered how so many of the good people of Germany never stood up against the inhumanity they were seeing. I now have a better understanding. Many doctors demonstrated the same by not admitting what they were seeing in clinic. The desire for self preservation.
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"People will never listen to a podcast that lasts 3 hours and focuses on interviewing people from all points of view."
@joerogan
can give you 50 million reasons why you were wrong....annually!
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I have been practicing medicine for almost 18 years now and have never performed an influenza test on an asymptomatic person even during our worst epidemics. Has anyone been doing this?
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I am trying to think of a time in the history of medicine where physicians' licenses were threatened for sharing what they are seeing in clinic.
If there are a couple of docs older than me who remember, please let me know if there was ever such an intervention or medication.
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When multiple people get food poisoning at the same time, public health quickly traces the source of the outbreak & closes the plant.
When multiple young people die of sudden cardiac death or suffer severe neurologic conditions, public health scratches their head.
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It will likely take 5 yrs for most people to realize what absolute heroes
@P_McCulloughMD
@richardursomd
@akheriaty
@FatEmperor
@PierreKory
Dr. Zalenko & Dr. Malone really are.
They stood for the scientific method when it was under attack & put their careers on the line for us.
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I wonder how many doctors are going home every night saying, "Honey, I should say something but I can't afford to lose my job. We have worked so hard to get here. I am more effective behind the scenes encouraging doctors who have the courage to stand up."
You know who you are.
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Before you embrace the person who sets you free, remember who locked you up in the first place.
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I personally know 6 nurses who are opting for early retirement rather than fight the system any longer. These are all highly skilled & compassionate people who all have natural immunity from serving on the front lines.
Multiply this to understand the impact on your future care.
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I have decided only to treat people who are either vaccinated, unvaccinated, have acquired immunity, or any combination of these.
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I wonder why people aren't calling the CDC irresponsible for now saying that cloth masks don't work.
When good docs said this a year-and-a-half ago based on the science, we were called irresponsible and dangerous. Now you can just call us right.
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It appears that based on what I'm seeing on social media that
@joerogan
has more experience in treating Covid than many of the public health experts. I would pay Pay Per View prices to see him go on the View to have a medical debate with them. That would be prime time gold!
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Based on current reasoning, I am pretty sure that the medical community will soon be blaming people who have never taken antibiotics for antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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I am praying that Cher and Bette Midler give Spotify the same ultimatum that Neil Young did. Who would you add to the list?
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Do you wonder why the news isn't making a huge deal about Pfizer having whistleblowers coming forward about fraud and them not wanting to release data for 55 years?
It would not be financially wise to attack your sponsors.
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My heart is broken after a conversation I just had w/ a friend of mine who is a boarder patrol agent. I asked him if the stat that 80% of the women & girls crossing into the US from Mexico have been raped. He said, "Brian, that's a very conservative estimate." Tragic.
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2/2) Healthcare workers w/ natural immunity have been fired. Those in training w/ natural immunity cannot do rotations. We had better figure this out very quickly. The lives of our families & friends depend on it. Experience matters in medicine. Critical thinking will save lives
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May 2022 be the year that Informed Consent returns to medicine. I pray that we will have the courage and strength to speak the truth even if people aren't ready to hear it.
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Patient: Doctor, how many times have you been censored or de-platformed on social media in the past 3 years?
Dr : A total of 5 times.
Patient: You're my new doctor! My old doctor was never censored even once! That's how I knew I had to change docs to someone who I could trust.
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The doctors who strongly believe in censoring other doctors are generally the same doctors who would be offended if their patient got a second opinion.
A competent physician is never afraid of a second opinion. They actually encourage it in order to help their patient to thrive.
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Sad to see the USC-Cal game cancelled. I hope they make a quick recovery.
"44 players and staff tested positive for coronavirus. These seem to be breakthrough cases, since Cal says 99 percent of the team is fully vaccinated."
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I met a new patient yesterday who lost 3 family members to a novel treatment and 2 were under the age of 40. His doctor fired him for not receiving it after experiencing these tragedies.
Medicine has lost its way.
I am honored to be a part of his healing journey.
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Who would have ever believed that doctors would be threatened by their own medical boards for providing informed consent? This is painful to accept.
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In the past two weeks I met two new patients with the diagnosis "idiopathic pulmonary embolism"... Neither have personal or family history or risk factors. They were both nurses in compliance with hospital policy within the past 2 weeks. No reports were done on either.
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A healthy control group can really screw up scientific experiments.
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@ebennett74
I can confirm that I received this letter today. It is quite remarkable and chilling. We are ethically called to provide informed consent. Is providing informed consent now grounds for losing a medical license? Docs now must figure out which science we are allowed to discuss.
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I was wrong.
In a private conversation with
@DrAseemMalhotra
over 2 years ago he told me that he was seeing warning signs and was investigating the evidence thoroughly before he spoke on it. He said that when he confirmed it, he would speak out publicly because it was the
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2/2) right thing to do & that he is guided by his conscience not public opinion.
He was not the first doctor who told me this. I figured that he would remain silent for self preservation like the others.
I was wrong.
@DrAseemMalhotra
is a man of his word & a peaceful warrior.
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The tide has turned and many of the big ships are going to get smashed against the rocks. Many "experts" are fighting for life jackets before abandoning ship and acting like they were never on board.
Fortunately, social media keeps permanent records.
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I have had the pleasure of spending time with
@DrAseemMalhotra
. He is not one to react without critically weighing the evidence. I have watched him change his opinion based on data and clinical experience. He is a man of great courage and conviction.
The most important announcement of my life and career so far. Please watch, listen and share with family and friends. I reached these sobering conclusions reluctantly. To read the free full open access peer reviewed medical journal articles visit
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When public health officials go on trial for fraud and corruption, many citizens will open nice bottles of wine and sit back in their recliners to enjoy the show. They will look at their friends and say "I F-ing told you."
Just wait....and buy a wine fridge.
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I have been practicing 20 years, and have never seen such a long waits to see a cardiologist, neurologist, or oncologist for my patients. The wait lists are also full.
Either these specialists are only working part-time, or...
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I've had 3 young men in clinic in the past week struggling w/ major depression, insomnia, social phobia, & panic attacks. They were all well-adjusted prior to lockdowns. 2 of the 3 have strongly considered suicide because of lack of hope for the future. Consequences of "science."
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Feeling controversial this morning:
First do no harm
Patient autonomy
Informed consent
Respect patient privacy
That Hippocratic Oath thingy
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So people are traveling to a third world nation in order to buy an FDA-approved medication over the counter. Doctors who prescribe this FDA approved med in the United States will be reported to the medical board and potentially lose their license. Seems about right.
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I am seeing a majority of the people in San Diego, CA not complying with the current mandates. The people have seen enough. How are things in other parts of CA?
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The more I learn about functional medicine, the more I think that I had been practicing dysfunctional medicine for 18 of my 20 years!
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1/2) Many physicians are questioning the value of medical boards. We were warned that if we even question the dogma that we could lose board certification. Will patients be seeking out physicians who decided to forgo certification in order to provide better Medical Care?
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My question for the day: Do you think that all of those people who took their wedding pictures in masks will actually be sharing them with their kids and grandkids in a couple of decades?
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It is interesting that our life expectancy has dropped and our infant mortality has skyrocketed, yet there is no change at the top of public health.
If planes crashed every day, would the FAA get bonuses and promotions?
We need a major house cleaning.
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We have lost our way in medicine. It is time for new leadership from those who believe in patient autonomy and informed consent.
Medicine used to be —and should be —a free exchange of ideas.
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I am baffled by how so many doctors are "baffled". I wonder how many questions these "baffled" physicians ask...or refuse to ask.
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Sad commentary that one of the greatest neurosurgeons in history & a role model for all communities, Dr. Ben Carson, had his name removed from a school. He represents the American dream & has funded over 250 reading rooms for underprivileged students. Ideology over humanity.
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In fact, they could have went to the Senate hearing yesterday with
@PierreKory
@richardursomd
@MdBreathe
@P_McCulloughMD
and so many others to set them straight once and for all!
They were prolly busy doing more important stuff.
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This will end when people at the top start turning on each other to save their own skin. The fingers will be pointing in all directions. Nobody will take responsibility.
The people who stand up will be testifying against their former bosses and co-workers.
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So the crazy functional medicine people called it correctly apparently:
BOOM!
Vitamin D works to prevent Covid deaths & severe illness - The evidence is in and it's conclusive.
New study out:
Full John Campbell video:
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I am so embarrassed, I have been telling people that there were only 96 studies on the power of natural immunity. I can't let a whole week go by without checking the number again. My bad. Up to 122 now.
now up to 122 studies affirming the superiority of natural immunity, in contrast to one highly flawed, non-peer reviewed CDC study.
122 Research Studies Affirm Naturally Acquired Immunity to Covid-19: Documented, Linked, and Quoted
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1/2) I feel sorry for the doctors who have compromised their integrity. Whether it was out of fear or for financial gain, they will have to live with it for the rest of their lives. The people will remember who pushed fear over hope.
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1/2) I have personally talked to 3 previously healthy physicians, all under the age of 45 experiencing severe cardiac symptoms necessitating extensive workup. All were asymptomatic prior to the intervention. None of them have discussed this with their healthcare
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My friend wants a degree in political science. What medical school do you think he should go to?
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According to current thinking doctors should refuse to treat:
A smoker who gets lung cancer, an obese person who gets diabetes, a skateboarder who breaks a limb or a fireman who sustains burns at work.
Maybe we should have less judgment and more compassion. We all take risks
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My biggest disappointment was not the people who sold out for money. They will always be among us. It was the good people who knew what they were seeing and said nothing to preserve their careers. That is the toughest part to accept.
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Prayers would be appreciated if you are so inclined. A good friend of mine suffered a heart attack today. He was out for about 5 minutes but was awake and alert when the paramedics arrived. His name is Carlos.
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Those who are hesitant about a medical procedure are the same radicals who:
1) Make sure the water is deep enough before diving in
2) Check their oil and tires before a long trip
3) Make sure their kids are buckled in
4) Read owner reviews before buying a car
Dangerous radicals
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The answer: More than 14,000.
The question: How many drugs have been removed from the market after being called 'safe & effective' by the FDA in the last 10 years alone?
Why were these drugs removed? Practicing physicians reported what they were seeing anecdotally in clinics.
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I get it. You wanted to believe. You wanted them to lead you out of your oppression & fear. You wanted a way out. They presented you with a path out but it got darker & darker with each step.
They lead you down the wrong path. It is time to turn around & head toward the light.
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Have you noticed that the great injustices of history have been overturned when one person had the courage to stand up? This gave others the courage to do the same. It takes that first person to ask the question and they all realize that they aren't alone.
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Courage is contagious. After Patricia Lee, MD whom I trained with at USC went public despite knowing the personal cost she would have to pay, multiple other physicians have risked their careers to give sworn testimony of their experiences. Please share.
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I am curious. For those who were excluded (or if you excluded family members) from Holiday gatherings 2 years ago based on Vax status, what is happening this year? Are you re-invited or permanently banned? Were there apologies and forgiveness or did nobody discuss it?
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Propaganda works for a while, but the truth always wins in the end. You would think that people would figure this out. It is always the same.
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Just saw a 34 yo male patient who lost 18 lbs during lockdown. "I just stopped eating fast food every day for lunch and am making real food at home." Sounds way too restrictive and complicated. 😉 He has not increased his exercise at all.
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If people are banned from social media for giving false or misleading information, I have no idea why most public health officials still have accounts. There must be a loophole I'm not aware of.
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I am looking forward to Fauci going on
@joerogan
to clear the air. I'm sure he has some outstanding arguments to support his position.
Likely Bigfoot will be scheduled first.
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Has anyone come up with a valid explanation of why our all cause mortality has risen so quickly and dramatically? This is after accounting for infectious disease. Us docs worry about all cause mortality. We need to find the root cause based on facts not emotion.
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Imagine if we had done a two month trial of the effects of smoking. We never would have found a link with lung cancer. Now imagine that there were no control group and everyone crossed over after 4 weeks.
Imagine if we based our future Public Health messaging on this study.
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It is amazing that a physician like
@P_McCulloughMD
with over 1000 published studies and years of leadership in medicine can be "Fact Checked" by a kid sitting in mom's basement licking Cheetos powder off of her/his/their fingers. No facts, just community guideline training.
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I'm starting to second guess doing this low carb stuff. Costing me $$ now. My patient came in today & lost 7 diagnosis codes: Morbid Obesity, Insulin Dependent, Hypertension, GERD, Insomnia, Chronic Fatigue & knee pain. We get paid more for having sicker patients. Not good😉
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It is amazing that the same exact people who campaigned against bullying & preached tolerance were the first ones to engage in bullying & intolerance. They dehumanized & vilified people for making a different choice after careful investigation.
This is how atrocities occur.
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So you can produce a highly complex product in a few months, but it takes you 75 years to release the data?
Makes sense.
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It's remarkable how many people without a medical degree, haven't spent a day in residency, haven't worked in the hospital on the holidays, nor delivered terrible news to the patient or held the hand of the grieving family member..Seem to know more about medicine than physicians
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After 2 years, it would be great if Fauci and team debated any practicing doctor with the moderator of their choosing. There is a very good reason that this isn't happening.
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@DrAseemMalhotra
So apparently
@DrAseemMalhotra
wasn't making all this stuff up after all! Either he is a really lucky guesser or he followed the data and made clinical observations.
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This is an update for people just to clarify. He initially said that masks were useless and just "Virtue signalling" then he said that they were probably helpful. Then he made them mandatory. Then he said It was just "common sense" to wear two masks. Now there's no data for that.
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Lost one of my best friends, hiking buddy, running companion, swimming champion and family protectors today... Bella made it 13 years and died peacefully and suddenly in her favorite spot. Such great family memories...Dogs are truly man's best friend.
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Instead of moving the clock back an hour, I am proposing we move it ahead 3 years.
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People laugh at me for putting my life in the hands of God while they place their lives at the feet of 8 mice.
I will stick to my madness for as long as it works.
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There are times in life when we have to draw a line in the sand. I believe this is a time when we have to draw a line in the concrete.
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There is a reason why math teachers want you to show your work, not just the answer.
Doctors kind of feel the same way when we hear study results.
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Anxiety and fear destroy the immune system. Hope, laughter, and Faith enhance them.
Choose wisely today... and for the rest of your life.
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Throughout my career people have asked me how I could believe in God & be a scientist. In the past 6 months, my faith in science has plummeted & my faith in God has soared by necessity. The power of faith & hope will sadly never be understood by those who could use it the most.
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Nurses have often shown way more integrity and courage in recent months than the doctors who they work with.
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@nickelypickely
@DrAseemMalhotra
Let me clarify, I knew that he was correct and I had a good idea about what he was investigating. I just wasn't sure that he would speak out 100% because of massive implications.
He did what he said that he would do after examining the data. Others also knew and said nothing
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So there is a massive fire in our neighborhood. We are being evacuated. Your thoughts and prayers would be greatly appreciated.
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2/2) system or reported to a government agency. None have spoken publicly or on social media. It is a sad day when physicians can't be honest because of fear of losing their livelihood.
How do the rest of us have a reasonable discussion w/ patients regarding risks and benefits?
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@misterchambo
@TPostMillennial
I would love to see the "experts" have a public debate with
@P_McCulloughMD
@DrJBhattacharya
@akheriaty
@PierreKory
and
@SabinehazanMD
over policies. This would clear up a lot of confusion and speculation.
I know which side would be very hesitant.
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These brilliant scientists don't all lose their minds at the same time and sacrifice their brilliant careers for the glory of being ridiculed and denounced. They do it because they care about science and people.
Let's also remember that Prof John Ioannidis is the most cited living medical scientist. Ignoring his opinion is not usually a wise choice.
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