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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 3h

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NEJM AI @ai.nejm.org · 2d

Original Article by G. Starke et al.: Machine Learning–Based Patient Preference Prediction: A Proof of Concept nejm.ai/3IAIYrD

#AI #MedSky #MLSky

Table 2. Characteristics of the 1811 Included Study Participants, Meaning All Participants for Whom the Target Variable Was Available.

Table 3. Accuracy of Predicting Preferences Toward Attempting Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Case of Cardiorespiratory Arrest among Couples in the Sample.

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 3h

The big question to ask is why are the Trump Billionaires attacking free speech? What are they planning next?

Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 3h

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 4h

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JAMA Cardiology @jamacardiology.com · 8h

From @jama.com: #Microplastics are increasingly detected in human tissues w/ potential links to cognitive, cardiovascular, and inflammatory outcomes.

📌 Learn more: ja.ma/4nXm0dQ

A page from JAMA Insights, "Microplastics and Human Health" by Shruthi Mahalingiah et al., published online October 15, 2025. Text covers microplastic production, detection, and presence in human tissues.

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 4h

…🎯 Massie has drawn the Trump Billionaires’ anger by casting No votes on the Administration’s big spending bill, opposing military strikes on Iran, and leading the Republican charge to get a floor vote on releasing material related to the Trump Billionaires and Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump put an electoral target on Thomas Massie's back. Now the Kentucky lawmaker has a challenger

Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie now has a primary opponent. The outspoken House member has been the subject of a well-financed opposition campaign by Trump allies looking to unseat the lawmaker.

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 4h

The Trump Billionaires seem to have put a target on Republican Congressman Thomas Massie’s back. 🎯 Massie has drawn the Trump Billionaires’ anger by casting No votes on the Administration’s big spending bill, opposing military strikes on Iran, and leading the Republican…
www.wuky.org/wuky-news/20...

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American Journal of Preventive Cardiology @ajpcardio.bsky.social · 1d

🪑➡️🫀 New study finds:

More time lying/reclining = higher CVD risk score & multiple risk factors

Short sitting bouts & standing = opposite effect

Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/yyC350XbhG1

#HeartHealth #Cardiology #Prevention #CardioSky #MedSky

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 1d

Half of U.S. retail spending comes from top 10% of earners or those making more than $150,000 per year. The spending imbalance is at the highest levels it has been since Moody’s Analytics started collecting this data.
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Nearly half of U.S. retail spending comes from top 10% of earners

The spending imbalance is at the highest levels it has been since Moody’s Analytics started collecting this data.

www.marketplace.org

Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 1d

www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 2d

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American Journal of Preventive Cardiology @ajpcardio.bsky.social · 3d

🔬 New study: Systemic inflammation modulates how Lipoprotein(a) drives coronary stenosis in chronic coronary disease — suggesting inflammation isn’t just bystander but a key amplifier.
🔗 https://ow.ly/Q8B650Xairl

#Lp(a) #Inflammation #CVDPrevention #CardioScience

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 2d

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He told the officers that he was born in California. After objecting to being taken into custody and saying he hadn’t done anything wrong, an officer can be heard on the video saying, “We’re gonna put you in cuffs or you’re gonna get the dog.“

US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says

A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 2d

…attorney Michael Fuller said. In a video that Miranda took of his detention, he can be heard saying, “What do you mean, overstay? I don’t know what that is.” He told the officers that he was born in California. After objecting to being taken into custody and saying he hadn’t done …

US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says

A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 2d

…how to do it efficiently. Congress should step in and intervene as they are our elected officials 🇺🇸
US Citizen Frank Miranda was outside his place of work early on Oct. 2 when multiple agents wearing masks, who did not identify themselves, approached him and told him he was “on an overstay,” his…

US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says

A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump Administration has put incompetent people in charge of ICE and they need to find new people to run ICE. The current people in charge don’t seem to know that they have to check for US citizens’ IDs. It’s not as if checking IDs is a difficult thing to do, pretty much any bouncer could tell…

US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says

A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.

apnews.com

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 3d

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American College of Cardiology @accintouch.bsky.social · 5d

#AI-MRI body composition analysis has linked metrics such as visceral and muscle fat fraction to cardiometabolic risk, per a study of 33K adults. After further validation, it may become viable in identifying patients at high #cvMetabolic risk.

🔎 More: https://bit.ly/3WvCJIQ

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Dr. Monali Desai @drmonalidesai.bsky.social · 3d

… of lower prices and broad prosperity. One way to fight stagflation is for the Fed to raise interest rates, so Americans spend significantly less.