Richard Strax, MD, FACR

Timothy Crummy, MD discussing the value of @RadiologyACR to our patients at the @TxRadSociety annual meeting in Austin.

“There are times when women’s health focuses too much on losing weight. Menstrual abnormalities, infertility, or fatigue are common and often associated with weight problems rather than other factors.”

👉🏾 Please don’t view women as cultural stereotypes!

www.mdlinx.com/article/broo...

Trump orders pause to all federal grants and loans It's a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars.

“The administration moved on Tuesday to stop the distribution of drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis” to foreign countries.

👉🏾 When drug resistant Tb comes back to the US from overseas, this will feel more personal than foreign.

www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

New year, new adventures in the world of social media! 👋

Who should the #JACR be following on #Bluesky?

#radiology #medicalimaging

The best of friends. Grateful for this crew and having opportunities to meet regularly at our radiology meetings, this time at The @RadiologyACR RBMA Practice Leadership Forum! #RBMAPLF2024 #Gratitude

It was so awesome catching up at at The ACR-RBMA Practice Leadership Forum with one of my former residents, Dr. Mike Subrize. He’s now two years into clinical practice as an Interventional Radiologist. It brings me a lot of joy to see my former trainees flourishing in the field. #Proud #Gratitude

No, aging is not a disease.
Yes, many diseases are age-related.
And why are older adults pervasively represented with a walker?

www.wsj.com/health/welln...

The hospital-at-home movement is in its early days. Lots of potential using multimodal A.I. remote monitoring and validation via randomized trials
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38413704/

“It is estimated measles vaccination averted 57 million deaths between 2000 and 2022. Measles was eliminated from the U.S. in 2000. New cases were found when someone contracted measles abroad, generally individuals unvaccinated or under-vaccinated.”
@bcmhouston @DrPaulKlotman

President Trump's 1st-day healthcare moves: 7 things to know President Donald Trump signed multiple healthcare executive orders and selected additional cabinet members after he was sworn into office Jan. 20.

Trump rescinded Medicare drug price negotiation which reduced prescription drug costs for Americans, including a plan to cap generic drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries at $2.

👉🏾 Bad news for our patients paying much more for meds than Canada and UK

www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-man....

Somatic CAG repeat expansion in blood associates with biomarkers of neurodegeneration in Huntington’s disease decades before clinical motor diagnosis - Nature Medicine A comprehensive longitudinal analysis of individuals with preclinical Huntington’s disease identifies biomarkers of neurodegeneration and somatic expansion in blood DNA, detectable years before sympto...

Excited to share my joint first-author paper (with @rachiscahill.bsky.social) published today in Nature Medicine (@natmedicine.bsky.social, @nature.com). Our findings are timely as the #HD therapeutic landscape expands toward preventive clinical trials. 🔓 Open access: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ❄️☃️🧤
📍Rhône-Alpes, France 🇲🇫
#travel #nature #visit #winter

Check out the latest edition of the #HD Clinical Trials Update, now available online in the Journal of Huntington's Disease @profwild.bsky.social 🔓 Open access link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Drugmakers to raise US prices on over 250 medicines starting Jan. 1 Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 250 branded medications including Pfizer COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, Bristol Myers Squibb's cancer cell therapies and vaccines from France's Sanofi at the start of 2025, according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.

Drugmakers to raise US prices on over 250 medicines starting Jan. 1

The U.S. pays more for prescription medicines than any other country.

👉🏾 Unlike other products, if you produce pharmaceuticals and overcharge, that’s not OK. Some people will die as a result.

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Our assessment of a person's epigenetic ("biological") age has been centered on DNA methylation. A new report shows that a set of 7 histone markers has comparable accuracy and also uncovers new pathways of aging biology
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

“With every mistake, we must surely be learning.”
— George Harrison

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not seen in samples from an infected backyard flock on the patient's property.

“Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says.”

👉🏾 Still not a cause for immediate concern but bears watching.

www.reuters.com/business/hea...

“Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is responsible for 1.27 million deaths annually. According to the WHO, if no measures are taken promptly, AMR could lead to more deaths than cancer by 2050.”

👉🏾 As antibiotics become less effective, vaccination is more important than ever.

mdedge.com/infectiousdi...

The Soundtrack of Strategy: Finding Your Vocal Signature — Falk Rehkopf Your voice shapes how others perceive your leadership. By refining pitch, pace, and pauses, you can project confidence, emotional intelligence, and authority. Research shows these nuances drive engage...

Your voice is more than words—it’s a core part of your #Leadership. Pitch, tone, and pace shape how others see your competence and credibility. Leaders who master their vocal #ExecutivePresence build trust, inspire, and amplify their #Influence. Read now:
www.falkrehkopf.com/blog/the-sou...

This kind of coordination and support will work to the benefit of our patients and the health of our society 👍🏾

Is/was the chimney graft patent? Merry IR #Christmas  🎄

@brianchiong.bsky.social
@judywawira.bsky.social

🏃‍♀️ Running is for everyone 🏃‍♂️

You don’t need to be super fast 🐢 or run massive miles 🛤️ to call yourself a runner. It’s about showing up, moving your body, and enjoying the journey. 🌿✨

Celebrate your pace, your distance, and YOUR effort. 🏅 💛

#RunningCommunity #KeepMoving

Three panels showing electron microscopy photos of tiny 'microstructures' for protein patterning. They show grey panels with darker grey or lighter grey blobs in specific patterns. I have added colored boxes to show blobs that look remarkably similar.

Oh dear.
Images from a 2004 paper by a senior researcher who has won the U.S. National Medal of Science, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and the 2024 Kavli prize.

#ImageForensics

Cardiac circulation 🫀

#medsky
#cardiosky

@laurengroner.bsky.social
@ericatirr.bsky.social
@drmonikaradike.bsky.social
@minipakkal.bsky.social

American doctors hate the health care system almost as much as you do How being a doctor in America compares to other countries.

"American doctors are frustrated with the health care system as you are.
How being a doctor in America compares to other countries."
www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Some Lay's chips recalled in U.S. over potential allergen Frito-Lay is recalling some 13-ounce bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips in the U.S. because they may contain undeclared milk.

Frito-Lay is #recalling some 13-ounce bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips because they may contain undeclared milk.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/some-...

“Advanced nursing students face an uphill battle securing clinical placements.”

👉🏾 Much like physician training 100 years ago. Insufficient oversight and variable clinical quality. This is certain to improve as demand for NP‘s increases in our system.

www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/the-...