@TimPlattsMills

Emergency Physician, Clinical Researcher

Joined November 2011
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Short monologue. Worth listening to. Mr. Jones was executed yesterday evening. We need to change. nytimes.com/2021/05/10/opini…
Lots of factors contribute to the trajectory of the pandemic. This important work by Serhan Ziya and colleagues looks at the effect of access to testing. Big picture: testing a lot saves lives/reduces the amount of social distancing needed. arxiv.org/abs/2005.14700 @uncstor
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“We know from previous studies that school closures are likely to have the greatest effect if the virus has low transmissibility and attack rates are higher in children. This is the opposite of COVID-19,” said an expert at Univ College of London. reut.rs/2XcE9dQ
Important survey on older adults just released by @johnahartford and Web MD. img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/we…
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Tim Platts-Mills retweeted
UNC Emergency Medicine@UNCEM5 Sep 2018
NIH Director highlights work by @UNCEM faculty Sam McLean!
UNC Hospitals@UNCMedCenter4 Sep 2018
Today NIH Director Francis Collins highlighted new research from the UNC School of Medicine in a post on the NIH Director's Blog. @UNC_SOM @UNC_Health_Care @UNC @UNC_Anesthesia
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Democrats Are Wrong About Republicans. Republicans Are Wrong About Democrats. 53eig.ht/2tA3myB The more important point here (nicely articulated by the author) is that strong partisan ties lead people to care more about their party winning than about actual policies.
Philly Doesn’t Care What Trump Says About the Eagles nyti.ms/2M69pDA
Replying to @UNCEM
@UNCEM's Dr. Joey Grover et al's findings suggest naloxone administration is limited as a surrogate marker of opioid overdose, and its use as such could be underestimating the opioid epidemic. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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This was a man with a great attitude! climbing.com/news/fred-becke…

North American Climbing Legend Fred Beckey Passes Away

Fred Beckey: January 14, 1923–October 30, 2017

climbing.com
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Supper important article in the New Yorker. newyorker.com/magazine/2017/…
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Article on importance of initial management of acute musculoskeletal pain in older adults: @TimPlattsMills @NCMedJ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2896…

Musculoskeletal Injures in Older Adults: Preventing the Transition to Chronic Pain and Disability -...

The increase in the number of active and independent older adults has, unfortunately, led to an epidemic of musculoskeletal injuries in this population. Chronic pain and functional decline are common...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Fine to start using if you monitor quality and outcomes. Needs more research to understand impact, mechanisms. xitter.cf/epid_mehul/status/8782…
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Check out great interview with Carpenter and Milne - shared decision making in the ED for older adults with pain bit.ly/1MzFsV0
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