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#	Date	Post	↓ Outlier	Views	Likes	Reposts	Bookmarks
1	Mar 1, '22	Antibodies derived from natural COVID infection are more abundant and at least 10x more potent than immunity generated by vaccination alone. That’s not something we should ignore,	102×	0	9.4k	4.6k	1.1k
2	Feb 25, '19	The inventor of #ibuprofen has died. He created the drug to help deal with a vodka-induced hangover.	74.2×	0	7.5k	3.2k	123
3	Oct 26, '19	70% of physicians would tell their loved ones to steer clear of the medical profession.	10.5×	0	988	575	33
4	Sep 15, '19	70% of physicians would tell their loved ones to steer clear of the medical profession.	10.0×	0	909	545	28
5	Jun 21, '23	The FDA has approved empagliflozin and empagliflozin combined with metformin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in children aged 10 years and older.	9.6×	170k	817	224	54
6	Jun 3, '19	New CDC guidelines: Healthcare workers should be tested for tuberculosis when they are hired and should be retested only after an occupational exposure.	8.4×	0	783	460	21
7	Dec 24, '18	70% of physicians would tell their loved ones to steer clear of the medical profession.	7.9×	0	673	484	23
8	Apr 5, '23	A 9-year-old was evaluated for a week-long history of rash on the feet. She reported the rash being pruritic but not tender. She was being treated with topical corticosteroids with	⚡ 7.8×	1.8M	390	43	48
9	Jan 18, '22	Should the unvaccinated pay more for their healthcare?	6.8×	0	270	389	7
10	Dec 29, '18	Narcissistic Personality Disorder symptoms include a grandiose sense of self-importance, lack of empathy and arrogant behavior.	6.5×	0	668	276	20
11	Jun 5, '20	Conjunctivitis may sometimes be the only coronavirus symptom. It’s this week’s Clinical Trend.	6.4×	0	664	365	27
12	Nov 6, '25	De-escalating GLP-1 therapy from weekly to every-other-week dosing following weight normalization may be an effective strategy for maintaining both weight and metabolic improvement	6.3×	111k	279	70	122
13	Aug 24, '19	An individual who was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness is thought to be the first US death associated with vaping.	6.2×	0	479	423	18
14	Sep 13, '25	The results of a recent study published online in JAMA Network Open show a substantially higher risk for heart failure (HF) in people taking the antiseizure medication pregabalin f	5.7×	101k	1k	325	402
15	Oct 8, '20	Conjunctivitis is a common symptom of #COVID_19.	5.6×	0	631	277	19
16	Apr 7, '23	Mask wearing in hospitals had little impact on COVID omicron transmission	5.5×	97k	269	91	28
17	Nov 17, '18	Researchers have reported for the first time that they have found inflammation in the brains of patients with #fibromyalgia, opening the door to potential treatment.	5.4×	0	556	317	26
18	Nov 9, '19	70% of physicians would tell their loved ones to steer clear of the medical profession.	4.9×	0	490	263	13
19	Jul 11, '20	Masks are not a belief system. You’re just blatantly ignoring scientific evidence.	4.9×	0	447	285	15
20	Mar 24, '18	New research suggests that heavy drinking strongly linked to #dementia. via @ArefaMD	4.7×	0	363	360	5
21	Dec 10, '18	70% of physicians would tell their loved ones to steer clear of the medical profession.	4.7×	0	327	306	8
22	Jan 15, '19	An egg a day keeps diabetes away, new study suggests. 🥚	4.6×	0	479	256	14
23	Jun 18, '19	👍 JUST IN: FDA approves glucose-lowering drug liraglutide for patients as young as 10, making it the first noninsulin drug approved for treating pediatric #T2D in almost 20 years.	4.5×	0	470	267	15
24	Oct 7, '18	70% of physicians would tell their loved ones to steer clear of the medical profession.	4.4×	0	316	264	10
25	Jul 20, '19	#HPV vaccine exceeds expectations, raising hopes that cervical cancer can be eradicated. #ccsm	4.4×	0	451	270	9
26	Mar 30, '19	🎉 Happy #NationalDoctorsDay! This is a day to celebrate docs and celebrate being a doc. Let's start a thread - In 5 words or less, explain why being a doctor is so important to yo	4.2×	0	474	182	4
27	Feb 8, '19	Physicians are plagued by loneliness and isolation. Two NJEM perspectives.	4.1×	0	363	213	47
28	Sep 29, '22	#LongCOVID is likely to cost the US economy trillions of dollars and affect multiple industries, from restaurants struggling to replace low-wage workers, to airlines scrambling to	4.0×	0	415	186	45
29	Jul 7, '18	Physicians who learn to draw make better doctors.	3.8×	0	403	191	15
30	Jan 13, '19	Drinking diet soda may increase the risk for proliferative diabetic retinopathy , a severe type of diabetic eye disease that can lead to blindness.	3.6×	0	303	253	10
31	Sep 14, '19	The inventor of #ibuprofen passed away not too long ago. He created the drug to help deal with a vodka-induced hangover.	3.5×	0	374	196	13
32	Sep 4, '17	Residents spend 1.7 hours daily with patients – and 5.2 hours using computers.	3.3×	0	207	228	0
33	Nov 28, '17	Drink coffee, lower risk of early death, two large studies suggest.	3.2×	0	262	225	0
34	Aug 17, '19	People who eat dark chocolate less likely to be depressed.	3.1×	0	326	152	9
35	Mar 30, '19	STUDY: The hemoglobin A1c blood test used widely to diagnose diabetes is highly unreliable and misses many cases.	3.1×	0	232	179	27
36	Apr 30, '21	Doctors, especially younger doctors, are leaving the UK in considerable numbers to practice elsewhere.	3.1×	0	167	107	39
37	Oct 19, '19	If exercise were a drug, we’d prescribe it for every cancer patient. via @fitaftercancer	3.1×	0	313	185	11
38	Feb 23, '19	#Diabetes patients taking metformin should have their vitamin B12 levels assessed regularly to avoid peripheral nerve damage, say UK researchers.	3.0×	0	278	199	13
39	Apr 13, '19	STUDY: The hemoglobin A1c blood test used widely to diagnose diabetes is highly unreliable and misses many cases.	3.0×	0	266	198	12
40	Apr 9, '20	The drug used to treat head lice killed the #coronavirus in less than 48 hours in a lab setting.	3.0×	0	242	156	13
41	Apr 6, '20	Some #COVID_19 patients also present with neurologic disorders, including encephalopathy, stroke, Guillain-Barre syndrome.	2.9×	0	184	193	15
42	Jun 2, '20	Medicine takes a stand on #racism. #WhiteCoatsforBlackLives	2.8×	0	363	126	5
43	Jun 8, '19	According to a new study, consuming more than 2 portions of mushrooms per week may reduce the odds of developing mild cognitive impairment by as much as 50%. Read more on this #Med	2.8×	0	288	157	8
44	Apr 4, '21	A single pill of the investigational drug molnupiravir taken twice a day for 5 days eliminated SARS-CoV-2 from the nasopharynx of 49 participants. #CROI2021	2.6×	0	253	143	19
45	Feb 3, '19	Drinking diet soda may increase the risk for proliferative diabetic retinopathy , a severe type of diabetic eye disease that can lead to blindness.	2.6×	0	208	169	12
46	Jun 14, '20	.@ProfKarolSikora was right. Urgent cancer referrals made by GPs are down 60%.	2.5×	0	405	80	2
47	Nov 4, '18	70% of physicians would tell their loved ones to steer clear of the medical profession.	2.5×	0	210	149	8
48	Oct 10, '22	Weighted blankets may help promote sleep in patients with insomnia by prompting the release of a higher concentration of melatonin, according to results from a small, in-laboratory	2.5×	0	298	79	32
49	Jul 25, '18	UK school children will now learn #CPR and first aid as part of their regular curriculum.	2.5×	0	232	138	3
50	Mar 25, '21	An outbreak of a mysterious neurologic disease, close in origin to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and with symptoms similar to mad cow disease, has been reported in Canada.	2.5×	0	200	81	16
51	Nov 8, '20	.@vivek_murthy will head up the Biden coronavirus pandemic task force, according to reports. See what he had to say about quarantine and social connections in this recent interview	2.4×	0	356	93	8
52	Mar 17, '20	The novel coronavirus, #SARSCoV2, remains viable in aerosols for hours and on surfaces for days, according to a new, as-yet unpublished study. #covid19	2.3×	0	165	161	12
53	Mar 28, '21	10 most common neurological symptoms associated with long-haul COVID.	2.3×	0	226	137	15
54	Jun 27, '19	#HPV vaccine exceeds expectations, raising hopes that cervical cancer can be eradicated. #ccsm	2.3×	0	213	150	3
55	Aug 6, '18	UK school children will now learn #CPR and first aid as part of their regular curriculum.	2.3×	0	237	127	0
56	Dec 30, '19	70% of physicians would tell their loved ones to steer clear of the medical profession.	2.2×	0	213	115	6
57	Aug 4, '21	Mattel has created a Barbie doll of Oxford COVID vaccine designer Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert.	2.2×	0	267	94	2
58	Jun 10, '18	Celebrities who die by #suicide make the news. But in truth, physicians have the highest suicide rate of any profession.	2.1×	0	154	154	0
59	Feb 23, '20	A study of over 58,000 students aged 12-18 years found that the risk of allergic #rhinitis, #asthma, and atopic #dermatitis was increased with the use of cigarettes and other tobac	2.0×	0	213	117	12
60	Mar 30, '21	Happy #NationalDoctorsDay. Tag a doc you ❤️ ❤️ !	2.0×	0	291	69	2
61	Feb 12, '21	This week the CDC officially recommended #DoubleMasking to prevent COVID. It's this week's clinical trend.	2.0×	0	175	130	10
62	Jun 1, '18	New research suggests that heavy drinking strongly linked to #dementia. via @ArefaMD	2.0×	0	149	140	3
63	Aug 4, '18	The latest evidence for the health benefits of #coffee.	1.9×	0	193	117	4
64	May 6, '19	JAMA: Every single patient in a small trial testing OTC sunscreens quickly developed systemic levels of active ingredients that exceeded FDA recommended safety guidelines.	1.9×	0	144	113	14
65	Sep 23, '19	FDA approves semaglutide, the first oral glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist.	1.9×	0	225	110	4
66	Jul 26, '19	It’s time to stop prescribing aspirin for CVD prevention, report says.	1.9×	0	173	112	17
67	Sep 30, '18	Physicians who learn to draw make better doctors.	1.8×	0	206	85	5
68	Apr 7, '19	📽 Candida auris is the first identified multidrug -resistant fungus.	1.8×	0	157	115	4
69	Jul 1, '21	Those at low risk for COVID should be allowed to weigh their vaccine decisions without anyone being tarred as an antivaxxer. via @drjohnm #AgainstAbsolutism #myocarditis	1.8×	0	208	76	11
70	Sep 27, '19	The beta-blocker propranolol may improve social and cognitive impairment in #autism, new research suggests.	1.8×	0	200	97	12
71	Jul 9, '18	Physicians who learn to draw make better doctors.	1.8×	0	181	86	6
72	Jun 4, '19	25 cups of coffee daily (!!!) still safe for the heart.	1.7×	0	148	86	3
73	Sep 30, '18	The myth of drug expiration dates – and why it persists:	1.7×	0	158	101	14
74	Aug 3, '20	Metformin may lower risk for fatal COVID-19.	1.7×	0	186	82	7
75	Mar 30, '20	Emergency use of convalescent plasma for seriously ill #COVID-19 patients wins FDA approval.	1.7×	0	152	105	4
76	Dec 31, '18	Drinking diet soda may increase the risk for proliferative diabetic retinopathy , a severe type of diabetic eye disease that can lead to blindness.	1.7×	0	141	110	5
77	Oct 2, '17	Breaking: Nobel Prize 4 Physiology/Medicine goes to 3 Americans for work on circadian rhythms: Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, Michael Young.	1.6×	0	163	114	0
78	Dec 30, '19	#HPV vaccine exceeds expectations, raising hopes that cervical cancer can be eradicated. #ccsm	1.6×	0	171	100	7
79	Jan 22, '21	🎥 If half the US population could rapid test themselves every 4 days, "we could achieve vaccine-like herd effects." with @drrobertglatter @michaelmina_lab	1.6×	0	195	69	13
80	Apr 4, '21	10 most common neurological symptoms associated with long-haul COVID.	1.6×	0	151	97	18
81	Jul 25, '19	#HIV-preventing implant that lasts a year may be the PrEP breakthrough we’ve been waiting for. #IAS2019	1.6×	0	148	90	4
82	Jul 9, '18	The latest evidence for the health benefits of #coffee.	1.5×	0	145	88	6
83	Feb 9, '19	#Diabetes patients taking metformin should have their vitamin B12 levels assessed regularly to avoid peripheral nerve damage, say UK researchers.	1.5×	0	151	95	3
84	Apr 27, '19	Metformin not only lowers blood glucose levels, it may also help people who lose weight keep it off.	1.5×	0	173	78	9
85	Sep 3, '21	New recommendations on the diagnosis and management of ME/CFS is this week’s Medscape Clinical Trend. #ChronicFatigue	1.5×	0	162	67	18
86	Mar 26, '20	Everyone is talking about hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19, but there is no time to wait for large randomized trials.	1.4×	0	188	62	8
87	Aug 4, '19	What gunshot wounds do to bodies. A physician's perspective. @drrobertglatter @AJGTempleSurg @JosephSakran #thisisourlane #elpassterroristattack #daytonshooting	1.4×	0	141	90	6
88	May 17, '20	#VitaminD can lower respiratory infection risk by 70% in those that are deficient, new study finds.	1.3×	0	139	76	9
89	Apr 19, '21	4 new stroke guidelines you need to know.	1.3×	0	159	57	19
90	Mar 31, '21	Takotsubo syndrome, often known as ‘broken heart syndrome’, may not start based on exposure to the stressor, but may be caused by preexisting brain wiring, according to a new study	1.2×	0	159	58	4
91	Dec 8, '19	Vaginal birth + breastfeeding = lower allergies and asthma in children.	1.1×	0	135	59	4
92	Apr 16, '20	Here's a sneak peek at TONIGHT's #FunnyYouShouldMask #PPEshortage event to help raise money for @projectcure. Click the link for more info: @kenjeong @OsmosisMed @RishiDesaiMD	1.1×	0	140	52	0
93	May 3, '20	Cancer services cannot restart soon enough! via @ProfKarolSikora	1.0×	0	173	35	0
94	Apr 23, '20	.@ProfKarolSikora on #coronavirus: Test, test, test.	1.0×	0	143	40	3
95	Nov 9, '25	De-escalating GLP-1 therapy from weekly to every-other-week dosing following weight normalization may be an effective strategy for maintaining both weight and metabolic improvement	1.0×	18k	153	40	58
96	May 18, '20	Kickstarting the UK back to normal after coronavirus. via @ProfKarolSikora	1.0×	0	153	29	10
97	Jul 26, '18	@ChronicKarina Wanted you to know that we have contacted the publisher of this quiz and they are in the process of reviewing the information. We will keep you informed. Thx again f	0.9×	0	190	13	1
98	Apr 26, '22	🗓Tomorrow: Drs Bhargava and Arora will be hosting an insightful discussion on medical education. Set a reminder, you won’t want to miss this!	0.9×	0	141	29	4
99	Jul 10, '21	There is no magic wand. @TaschnerNatalia explains in the latest blog why a meta-analysis is only as valuable as the trials it includes.	0.8×	0	168	17	0
100	Mar 3, '21	Dozens of gynecologists agree with @DrJenGunter -- there is no need for products that promise a vaginal "Glow Up.”	0.7×	0	122	23	2

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