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 story of "misguided ethical thinking, and the human weakness for the power of narrative." The Embarrassing but Necessary Lesson in a Drug Removal From the Market
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Nearly everyone but Vinay Prasad was wrong about the Factor Xa reversal agent.
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A request for help muddling through this. https://t.co/wosyQ0Bzkq
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Is choosing to undergo a screening like buying a lottery ticket in that you will not benefit, but you are helping someone else who might?
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@hubermanlab The Sensible Medicine Substack run by @adamcifu just published a good piece by Elspeth Davies on the early detection vs over diagnosis debates and why the “for vs against” mindset fails us https://t.co/vrswbVTYRe
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We can choose to keep fighting from our ideological trenches—or we can collectively climb out of them. The path forward lies in recognising shared aims, refining our language, and renewing our...
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Great article today about talking across yet another set of silos. https://t.co/IoaaPC2rj9
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We can choose to keep fighting from our ideological trenches—or we can collectively climb out of them. The path forward lies in recognising shared aims, refining our language, and renewing our...
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For me, the best part about doing this podcast is getting an excuse to sit down and talk to incredicably smart, dedicated, interesting people. Here is one.
Check out our latest episode as we sit down with the '24-'25 Clinical Excellence Award winner, @StefanKertesz. Nominations for the '25-'26 Award are now open! Podcast: https://t.co/nHs1mMPjdS Award: https://t.co/32qb9a9MNN
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Happy Friday. “Be safe out there” this weekend. 😉 https://t.co/ZGNmfhX2nC
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A response to the unmitigated horror I experienced when I read the recent JAMA article, As Pickleball Continues to Gain Players, Injuries Are Increasing.
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I can do no better than how just about every one of comments in the comment section begins: “great essay”. So proud to host this one. The Horseshoe Theory of Alternative and Conventional Care
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Both ends curve toward the same mistake — toward an outsourcing of agency (whether to the white coat or the wellness influencer, the hospital system or the biohacker podcast) and a hunger for...
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Reminder that the Bucksbaum-Siegler Clinical Excellence Award Nomination Submissions are now open! Deadline to submit is January 15th. Nominate a deserving colleague today: https://t.co/32qb9aakDl
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We have a great series of articles coming up about primary care — the wonderful parts of the job, the current difficulties in doing the job, and some possible solutions. Here is the first. Fix the Primary Care Doctor Shortage by Allowing Doctors to Practice Primary Care
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Maybe there is an easy solution to the shortage of PCPs
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Love this essay. A great take by a doctor in the making. Balancing Work and Life
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The reality of work-life balance in medicine is that it's often no balance at all.
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An homage to Dr. Todd Stern. https://t.co/KyF3neFLQo
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An homage to Dr. Stern and a reminder of all the ways one can mentor.
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In case you are looking for something new to worry about today: https://t.co/HH6AhHGd9K
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This report describes the public health response to a patient who died after transplantation with an organ from a donor with undiagnosed rabies.
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Harms vs benefits of the COVID vaccine in young people years ago https://t.co/jYmfU4TxqC via @AndrewFoy82 & @adamcifu & @drjohnm @Vageesh_Jain
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Harms vs benefits of the COVID vaccine in young people years ago and how to a patient with stable chest pain.
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A busy day @Sensible__Med today. This Fortnight in Medicine podcast and this article by Howard Bauchner and Frederick Rivara https://t.co/SWV4foEv6Q
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New episode! Transplant hepatologist @marurinella joins @adamcifu to explore the human side of caring for patients with complex liver disease—building trust with guarded patients, supporting families, and carrying the emotional weight of loss. Listen now: https://t.co/nHs1mMPjdS
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Tembo works autonomously with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and more. Ship features, review code, and take on work from Slack, Linear, or anywhere else.
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So happy to have been hosted by @thecurbsiders for this episode. A fun and informative discussion!
NEW Episode! 🧠 🔥 #506 DIGEST — Hotcakes Edition 🔥 Your quick stack of the latest must-know research: 👉 PSA Screening — What’s new in prostate cancer detection? 👉 Acetaminophen & Autism — Exploring recent associations 🧠 And much more! https://t.co/WAA2nXaTKO to listen!
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Reasons to doubt what you’ve been reading about melatonin. https://t.co/FdwJ7Xp4zy
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