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Blogpost #82: Illusory Truth, Lies, and Political Propaganda: Part 1

Repeat a lie often enough and people will come to believe it.

Posted Jan 22, 2020

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Blogpost #83: Illusory Truth, Lies, and Political Propaganda: Part 2

From Russia’s “firehose of falsehood” to Trump’s “alternative facts”

Posted Jan 23, 2020

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Is #azithromycin (an antibiotic, not an antiviral) + #chloroquine (an antimalarial) effective?

Maybe, maybe not. This is why clinical trials are vital... even when the outcomes are negative.

nytimes.com/2020/03/18/hea…
meanwhile, when we have political leaders who don't understand science and the necessity of randomized clinical trials to demonstrate safety/efficacy...

nytimes.com/2020/03/20/hea…
here's the link to the clinical trial on hydroxychloroquine + azithromycin... NOT randomized, NOT blinded, only N=6 pts treated with combination treatment = take the results with a HUGE grain of salt

mediterranee-infection.com/hydroxychloroq…
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1/6 THREAD re: @TheDemocrats primaries.

I would like to get behind @ewarren, but I think she, @BernieSanders, & @AOC need to seriously consider rebranding their platforms.

First, immediately purge the term "socialism" & replace w/ the term, #COMPASSIONATECAPITALISM
2/6

Second, sit down w/ a panel of bipartisan economists & seriously review any proposals that hinge on "free (healthcare, education, whatever etc.) for all."

Explain VERY CLEARLY how any plan would be paid for and how it wouldn't hurt the middle class. Convince us.
3/6

Re-emphasize that any tax increases will hinge on getting large companies & the 1% to pay their FAIR SHARE in taxes, highlighting how those like Trump or Amazon have not been doing so.

Get those tax returns!
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THREAD 1/7

Some thoughts on the association of SSRIs and violent behavior...

Without question, there is a literature on an *association* between SSRI prescriptions & aggressive/violent behavior including violent crimes (as well as suicidality).
2/7

The strongest evidence from RCTs indicates that the risk is limited to young people < 24 years old (see Sharma et al. 2016)

bmj.com/content/352/bm…
3/7

I once saw a pt hospitalized for plans to commit a mass shooting. He had been treated with SSRIs in the past, but:

- was not taking them in months prior to hospitalization
- was not in withdrawal and did not have tardive akathisia
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