Adam Cifu
@adamcifu
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Internist, professor, patient. Author: Ending Medical Reversal; Symptom to Diagnosis; Sensible Medicine. Podcasts: S2D & Clinical Excellence. Loves Baseball.
Chicago, Illinois
Joined October 2011
A wonderful read today, but also don't miss the comments. The House Call https://t.co/NtGKKX6mOs
sensible-med.com
Leaving the house that night, I knew it would be the last time I would see him. I was physically tired but felt energized by my visit.
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Thinking about the latest, best, though still inadequate, COVID vaccine study. Association of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine with COVID-19 Outcomes in U.S. Veterans
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A Critical Appraisal
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This Fortnight in Medicine XI. I reconsider my stance on dementia prevention and a little argument about the role of cholesterol in, well, everything. https://t.co/oT0WsFGnVm
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Pleased by all the attention garnered by this article about the targets we set for medical school applicants that do not align with what is necessary for success as a doctor.
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This is a new term for me, which I can’t stop thinking about in clinical practice. Decontextualized Risk Information
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Decontextualized risk information comes from the results of a test that nobody asked for.
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Good essay about the constantly increasing opportunity costs of becoming a physician...
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Reading any of @drjohnm pieces makes me read every article more closely. https://t.co/oJw6MJZS0a
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A paper in a prominent cardiac journal that proclaims "no benefit" to statins in patients who have negative CT angiograms is flawed
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Just trying to invite hate… https://t.co/xkMWMCzZRx
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Is there any situation that could make a divided nation support a vaccine mandate?
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This is a great piece by @CoryRohlfsen. Give it a read, especially if you read the article in @nytimes An X-ray Likely Would Not Have Changed Sam’s Outcome: Sick vs Not Sick
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A critique of a recent article in the lay press that deals with clinical reasoning, written by a master in the field, what’s not to like?
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Best clinic conversation today. Me: It was nice seeing you today. Patient: Better to be seen than viewed.
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@adamcifu illustrating Goodhart's Law in medical school admissions "Those uninterested in research sacrifice time during which they could be doing what they love to fill third-tier journals with drivel" Goodharts Law and Medical School Admissions, Sensible Medicine Oct 10, 2025
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Even the best surrogates often fail... Randomized Trial of Targeted Indoor Spraying to Prevent Aedes-Borne Diseases | New England Journal of Medicine
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Targeted indoor residual spraying focuses insecticide applications on common resting surfaces of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (an arboviral disease vector) in houses, such as exposed lower sections of ...
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Postint Fortnight X on X today. @drjohnm, special guest @AndrewFoy82, and I disuss leucovorin & autism and GLP1s & HFrEF. A bit of good-natured disagreement on this one.
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"Indeed, it's been said that evidence-based medicine is the worst form of practice, except for all other forms that have been tried." @adamcifu
https://t.co/JfTIXAZ7mi
conexiant.com
Systemic biases and industry influence have undermined the movement's foundational principles, potentially compromising patient care across multiple specialties.
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Evidence-Based Medicine Requires Urgent Reform, Physician Says
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Systemic biases and industry influence have undermined the movement's foundational principles, potentially compromising patient care across multiple specialties.
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This was a total treat. Give it a listen!
I had a chance to sit down with one of my favorite colleagues (@adamcifu) to discuss the unique relationship between cancer doctors and our patients. Thanks, Adam, for sitting down and chatting with me: https://t.co/zgUEhEFFa0
https://t.co/SffRkiuxcf
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What medications do you primarily prescribe for their side effects? I'm thinking of things like trazodone for insomnia or colchicine for constipation.
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Writing a clinic note. Pt went to an outside clinic for STI tests. Had serum abs for HSV. I wish I could add a face-palm emoji to my note.
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