James_Weinberger MD, MBA
@weinbergermd
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Urologic Surgery Resident UCLA. By way of @DukeU @dgsomucla @uclaanderson. @DukeFOOTBALL alum. VMO https://t.co/xqPfUqxOVs
Joined April 2020
RT @JAMANetworkOpen: In this cross-sectional study, platelet-rich plasma for erectile dysfunction was offered at high cost, with no standar…
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RT @Gary_Shahinyan: New article from #UCLA_Andrology, an analysis of the market for PRP injection for #erectiledysfunction published in @JA…
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New @UrologyPractice from @eleswarapu @Gary_Shahinyan & team: secret-shopper study finds SWT for ED is performed primarily by nonurologists, is not standardized & costs >$3,000 per course.
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One finding that programs should be particularly aware of: over half of residents had concerns about surgical competency upon completion of residency due to #covid19 disruption in training. This was (predictably) more pronounced in high-covid regions
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Our county hospital is officially back in #covid surge protocol while Reagan in Westwood is back to allowing patient visitors—socioeconomic disparities in this health crisis are not just headlines: one illustration of larger systemic issues
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This should be expanded. E.g. Bill Withers ‘Lovely Day’ when a retained stent is not encrusted. Thoughts?
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Hopkins estimates we need 100k in contact tracers. @ASlavitt proposing a $46B plan for testing &tracing. As someone who’s done contact tracing for UCLA, no specialized degree is needed—just training. Govt should hire from newly unemployed pool to train necessary contact tracers
The Birx White House plan called for declining cases & testing & tracing, but Trump and many governors of both parties don’t want to wait. They don’t want to be the bad guys, don’t want to deliver an uncomfortable message. 19/
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Pre-published data from Italy shows 43% asymptomatic rate, no diff among age groups or viral load. (Confounding presymptomatic for asymptomatic?) If viral load doesn’t account for severe phenotypic differences, what does? Viral strain? Host factors?
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Headline frm NEJM study of pregnant NYC pts:87% asymptomatic rate. BUT-can extrapolate little frm single sample study of healthy/young pts who are high-touch w healthcare. Big takeaway is how much we’ll understand once we can screen gen population
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Love what my guys @Mr312 @Arthur_Leopold & the #cameo team are doing—leveraging their platform & huge cohort of talent to put on 1st ever couch-ella festival, all proceeds going to #COVID19. We all deserve a Mike Tyson /Mark McGrath Q&A rn
Pumped to announce the Cameo Cares Lineup! Join us April 16-18th for a three day virtual event featuring live performances, games, panels, & Q&A from your favorite pop culture icons! 100% of all Cameos booked during those three days will be donated to fight Covid-19 #CameoCares
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@physicsofus I think Gilead’s priority would be to have a positive study as quickly as possible—so, fewest patients necessary to achieve statistical significance (as @gaither_thomas said, hence the initial power calculation)
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Understand it’s anecdotal—but this is in line with my experience at LA Hospitals—#covid patients continuing to present at what feels like a linear rate. Social distancing seems to be holding off that exponential growth felt by docs in NYC cc: @david_furfaro
Italy—where the testing situation looks much like here (gradually increasing with fluctuations)—had a period of 10-12 days where new cases were roughly at a plateau, before taking a more unambiguous turn downward. The US has now been at a plateau for 7 or 8 days. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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RT @nataliexdean: 1/ I have a theory about what is going on here... One key difference in the updated IHME model is a new assumed value of…
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Proud of my guys @dMERSE and @theREALisaacmiz -- start-up founders pivoting to meet hospital needs during #COVID19: @Sharkbanz transitioning manufacturing from shark deterrent tech to PPE & Sunshine Tape converting from Beauty supplies to FDA approved hand sanitizer
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Great thread extrapolating important takeaways from recent @NatureMedicine article about aerosolization of non-#COVID coronaviruses --wearing a plain mask (not N95) prevents viral shedding. US needs to eliminate stigma around wearing masks in public to safely de-shelter
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