🆕 @jamainternalmed.com, CP3's @bryantshuey.bsky.social, @timandersonmd.bsky.social, & Dr. Ted Park break down new ASAM #benzodiazepine tapering guidelines, highlighting how to support safer #deprescribing, especially for high-risk patients. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @pittgim.bsky.social

New pub alert 🚨 #MedSky #Medtwitter “Implementing Benzodiazepine Deprescribing in the Primary Care Clinic,” just published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine. Short thread to follow!

ICYMI: CP3's @bryantshuey.bsky.social was recently chosen as a @nam.edu State Health Policy Fellow. Dr. Shuey will use his expertise in addiction issues to advise the PA Department of Health's Office of Drug Surveillance and Misuse Prevention. www.medschool.pitt.edu/news/bryant-...

1 in 10 children who received #opioids during a dental visit experienced an overdose or persistent #OpioidUse. The message is clear: guideline-based nonopioid pain management is essential in pediatric dental care. Read more from @Sudamonas & colleagues: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41081662/

📢BREAKING: Just left the courthouse for our NIH grant termination case Judge ruled terminations are “VOID & ILLEGAL” As a plaintiff, I felt a wave of relief & hope; he acknowledged the discrimination & harm Closed by asking, ‘Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?’

A single question about how bothersome pain feels can predict depression, social satisfaction, & life impact in #ChronicPain. A study led by Dr. Karlyn Edwards validates this approach. Read the full study in @thejournalofpain.bsky.social‬: www.jpain.org/article/S152...

The current state of NIH is the epitome of waste- once the scientific institute vets the carry forward request, it goes into a black box where someone (political) outside the scientific institute has to approve the carry forward request before it is released. a thread...🧵

An important message on naltrexone in patients with liver disease: ✅Naltrexone can help reduce alcohol use without harming the liver. 🚫Alcohol DOES harm the liver. We do not need any more barriers to treat patients with AUD➕ALD! @nejm.org @ebtapper.bsky.social www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

⚖️Heartbroken but proud to stand with fellow researchers in court today⚖️ NIH’s sudden grant cuts: 🚫 Silence lifesaving health equity work ⏳ Undermine years of progress ⚠️ Put vital discoveries at risk We won’t stop fighting for science & justice 🧪 👇More details from our @aclu.org representation👇

This trend is *very* concerning given that alcohol damages the liver of females at 2x the rate of males. We are seeing so many young females (20s and 30s) who get very sick and often die from🍸🍷🍻-associated liver disease! We need to work on strategies to 📉 alcohol use in this population! #liversky

Young adult females had significantly higher rates of past month binge drinking from 2021-2023 than their male counterparts. This is the first time to our knowledge of a subgroup of females consuming alcohol at higher rates than males. Findings have implications for risk of alcohol use disorder../

New in @jama.com, we find that young adult females now binge drink at a higher rate than young adult males. While males have historically had higher levels of alcohol use, this gap has narrowed, and among young adults, has now reversed.

🚨 BREAKING: I'm suing #RFKJr @ #HHS & #JayBhattacharya @ #NIH Canceling medical research grants threatens innovations benefiting ALL Americans, no matter your politics! 🇺🇸 Thanks to my lawyers @aclu.org @aclum.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org & @cspi.bsky.social Long 🧵 on why I'm suing 👇 1/

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🚨 Scientists: If your NIH grant was terminated like all of mine, help us uncover why 👇👇👇 We've been monitoring terminations from the start & are now diving into the data 🔍 Your research is crucial for health & a thriving democracy! ✊ #HealthEquity #MedSky #PublicHealth #NIH #Autocracy #Democracy