Steven A. Radi, M.D.
@drsteveradi.bsky.social
Family Physician at The Center for Refugee Health. Disciple of Evidence-Based Medicine and Patient-Centered Care with Shared Decision-Making. Proponent of Health Care for All!
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If you are in the USPSTF recommended group to have annual CT lung cancer screening….Please ask your PCP to order and get it scheduled. uspstf.org
If you are in the USPSTF recommended group to have annual CT lung cancer screening….Please ask your PCP to order and get it scheduled. uspstf.org
More Lung Cancer Screening Could Prevent Over 60,000 U.S. Deaths by 2030
Only one in five eligible adults currently undergo screening
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If you are in the USPSTF recommended group to have annual CT lung cancer screening….Please ask your PCP to order and get it scheduled. uspstf.org
If you are in the USPSTF recommended group to have annual CT lung cancer screening….Please ask your PCP to order and get it scheduled. uspstf.org
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Exercise Is Medicine!!!
Exercise Is Medicine!!!
Dementia Risk Intertwined With Exercise at Two Life Stages
Higher physical activity in midlife tied to 40% less dementia risk
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Exercise Is Medicine!!!
Exercise Is Medicine!!!
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Worth repeating….Get Your Flu Vaccine….Please…
Worth repeating….Get Your Flu Vaccine….Please…
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Worth repeating….Get Your Flu Vaccine….Please…
Worth repeating….Get Your Flu Vaccine….Please…
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More and more it seems that what we are exposed to in our environment makes us sick.
More and more it seems that what we are exposed to in our environment makes us sick.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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More and more it seems that what we are exposed to in our environment makes us sick.
More and more it seems that what we are exposed to in our environment makes us sick.
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Another outbreak of this Terrible, Ebola-Like virus. No vaccine yet for this virus…
Another outbreak of this Terrible, Ebola-Like virus. No vaccine yet for this virus…
Ethiopia confirms deadly Marburg virus outbreak
Ethiopia has initiated an emergency response after confirming the first cases of Marburg virus in the country’s history.
Health officials in the country said Monday that three people are confirmed to ...
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Another outbreak of this Terrible, Ebola-Like virus. No vaccine yet for this virus…
Another outbreak of this Terrible, Ebola-Like virus. No vaccine yet for this virus…
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Vaccinate the children!!!!
Vaccinate the children!!!!
Vascular and inflammatory diseases after COVID-19 infection and vaccination in children and young people in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked electronic health recor...
Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases
up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis
or pericarditis up to 4 week...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Vaccinate the children!!!!
Vaccinate the children!!!!
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We spend the Most of every country in the world&still get this outcome-we are So Broken! Public Option Universal Healthcare Now!Presently about 150 million Americans are covered by Medicare+Medicaid +VA+Tri-care-are we almost there?Let’s put it all in one.A good start?!!
We spend the Most of every country in the world&still get this outcome-we are So Broken! Public Option Universal Healthcare Now!Presently about 150 million Americans are covered by Medicare+Medicaid +VA+Tri-care-are we almost there?Let’s put it all in one.A good start?!!
March of Dimes Report Card
The 2025 March of Dimes Report Card highlights the collective factors that contribute to maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in the United States (US), Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico.
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We spend the Most of every country in the world&still get this outcome-we are So Broken! Public Option Universal Healthcare Now!Presently about 150 million Americans are covered by Medicare+Medicaid +VA+Tri-care-are we almost there?Let’s put it all in one.A good start?!!
We spend the Most of every country in the world&still get this outcome-we are So Broken! Public Option Universal Healthcare Now!Presently about 150 million Americans are covered by Medicare+Medicaid +VA+Tri-care-are we almost there?Let’s put it all in one.A good start?!!
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Seven new mutations of the H3N2 influenza A strain since the vaccine was manufactured may make this season quite challenging…Please get the vaccine anyway as it should make the disease less virulent.And use Respiratory Precautions of course!!!
Seven new mutations of the H3N2 influenza A strain since the vaccine was manufactured may make this season quite challenging…Please get the vaccine anyway as it should make the disease less virulent.And use Respiratory Precautions of course!!!
New Flu Strain Poised for Possible Takeover
Data from Canada, UK, and Japan reveal an H3N2 flu variant that may affect 2025-2026 season.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Seven new mutations of the H3N2 influenza A strain since the vaccine was manufactured may make this season quite challenging…Please get the vaccine anyway as it should make the disease less virulent.And use Respiratory Precautions of course!!!
Seven new mutations of the H3N2 influenza A strain since the vaccine was manufactured may make this season quite challenging…Please get the vaccine anyway as it should make the disease less virulent.And use Respiratory Precautions of course!!!
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Lifestyle Medicine is on Fire! Tripled membership in 5+ years.
Lifestyle Medicine is on Fire! Tripled membership in 5+ years.
Lifestyle medicine membership tripled since 2019: ‘This is what momentum looks like’
DALLAS — American College of Lifestyle of Medicine membership has tripled since 2019, growing to more than 15,000 members across the health care sector, Padmaja Patel, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, CPE, a...
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Lifestyle Medicine is on Fire! Tripled membership in 5+ years.
Lifestyle Medicine is on Fire! Tripled membership in 5+ years.
Reposted by Steven A. Radi, M.D.
Reposted by Steven A. Radi, M.D.
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
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He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
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RSV Vaccine is highly effective!!
Older adults should be immunized. Got mine two years ago!!!
RSV Vaccine is highly effective!!
Older adults should be immunized. Got mine two years ago!!!
RSV vaccine more than 90% effective in real-world study
Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine was more than 90% effective among older adults during the first season it was available, including among those with underlying conditions or severe d...
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RSV Vaccine is highly effective!!
Older adults should be immunized. Got mine two years ago!!!
RSV Vaccine is highly effective!!
Older adults should be immunized. Got mine two years ago!!!
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How do we police what marketing our kids are exposed to? Huge challenge!
How do we police what marketing our kids are exposed to? Huge challenge!
Binge drinking rates higher in adolescents exposed to alcohol marketing
Among adolescents, exposure to digital alcohol marketing correlated with increased odds of recent alcohol use, binge drinking and susceptibility to drink, according to a systematic review published in...
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How do we police what marketing our kids are exposed to? Huge challenge!
How do we police what marketing our kids are exposed to? Huge challenge!
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Sobering news. But, we CAN alter this!
Sobering news. But, we CAN alter this!
More than half of US adults have obesity under new Lancet report criteria
ATLANTA — New criteria that put greater emphasis on body composition to diagnose obesity show greater prevalence of the disease in the U.S. compared with BMI alone, according to data from a cross-sect...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Sobering news. But, we CAN alter this!
Sobering news. But, we CAN alter this!
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Knowing your risks when younger may give you time to make positive changes. Risk Calculators can be very helpful tools.
Knowing your risks when younger may give you time to make positive changes. Risk Calculators can be very helpful tools.
New heart disease calculator predicts 30-year risk for young adults
Factors linked to heart problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and bad cholesterol levels, can start years, sometimes decades, earlier.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Knowing your risks when younger may give you time to make positive changes. Risk Calculators can be very helpful tools.
Knowing your risks when younger may give you time to make positive changes. Risk Calculators can be very helpful tools.
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Increase in recreational activity post COVID is very good news!
Let’s keep this up!!
Increase in recreational activity post COVID is very good news!
Let’s keep this up!!
Following COVID-19 Pandemic, Cardiovascular Health Trends Suggest Increased Physical Activity | Drug Topics
US adults show an increase in recreational activity post-COVID-19, but lingering cardiovascular risks from infection highlight the need for ongoing health vigilance.
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Increase in recreational activity post COVID is very good news!
Let’s keep this up!!
Increase in recreational activity post COVID is very good news!
Let’s keep this up!!
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Interesting!
Interesting!
Surprise! Migraine Risk Linked To Disruptions In Daily Routine
FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to avoid migraines? Stick to your boring routine, a new study suggests.Any major disruption to a person’s daily ro
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November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Interesting!
Interesting!
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Further attempts to unlock the causes of Parkinson’s Disease…. Toxins/environmental, genetic, now dietary…
Further attempts to unlock the causes of Parkinson’s Disease…. Toxins/environmental, genetic, now dietary…
Eating sweets, red meat may raise risk of Parkinson’s, study finds
Eating fruit may lower the risk of Parkinson’s, while diets high in sweets and processed meats appear to increase the risk of it developing.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Further attempts to unlock the causes of Parkinson’s Disease…. Toxins/environmental, genetic, now dietary…
Further attempts to unlock the causes of Parkinson’s Disease…. Toxins/environmental, genetic, now dietary…
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KERNEN: If we're reversing some tariffs to try to help affordability, isn't that acknowledging that tariffs were responsible for some of the higher prices and inflation?
HASSETT: This is nothing new
HASSETT: This is nothing new
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
KERNEN: If we're reversing some tariffs to try to help affordability, isn't that acknowledging that tariffs were responsible for some of the higher prices and inflation?
HASSETT: This is nothing new
HASSETT: This is nothing new
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Affordable coverage leads to earlier diagnoses, better management of chronic disease, and fewer hospitalizations. ACA subsidies are essential, but they’re also a reminder: access should never hinge on subsidies at all. We need universal coverage. #SinglePayerNow #M4A #HealthJustice #HealthcareForALL
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Affordable coverage leads to earlier diagnoses, better management of chronic disease, and fewer hospitalizations. ACA subsidies are essential, but they’re also a reminder: access should never hinge on subsidies at all. We need universal coverage. #SinglePayerNow #M4A #HealthJustice #HealthcareForALL
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Please be aware of this relatively “new” clinical syndrome. Another reason to protect against tick bites…
Please be aware of this relatively “new” clinical syndrome. Another reason to protect against tick bites…
First documented alpha-gal syndrome fatality from mammalian meat reported
Researchers have documented the first fatality due to alpha-gal syndrome after consumption of mammalian meat, according to data published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice...
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Please be aware of this relatively “new” clinical syndrome. Another reason to protect against tick bites…
Please be aware of this relatively “new” clinical syndrome. Another reason to protect against tick bites…
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Highly pathogenic H5N5 avian flu has mostly been detected in wild birds and transmitted from Europe to N. America by pelagic seabirds. Mammals (seals, walrus, cats) have been infected, but this is the 1st documented human case. Some have a PB2-E627K mutation known to facilitate mammalian adaptation.
A case in WA of H5N5 (not H5N1), a strain of avian influenza not seen in humans before:
“This is a severely ill patient,” hospitalized w/ high fever, confusion & respiratory distress, said the state epidemiologist.
They have a mixed backyard flock...
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“This is a severely ill patient,” hospitalized w/ high fever, confusion & respiratory distress, said the state epidemiologist.
They have a mixed backyard flock...
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First U.S. case of human bird flu in 9 months confirmed in Washington state
The U.S. has reported its first human case of bird flu since February, with a confirmed infection in Washington state
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November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Highly pathogenic H5N5 avian flu has mostly been detected in wild birds and transmitted from Europe to N. America by pelagic seabirds. Mammals (seals, walrus, cats) have been infected, but this is the 1st documented human case. Some have a PB2-E627K mutation known to facilitate mammalian adaptation.
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Concerning Valproate link to neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
Concerning Valproate link to neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
Dads' Valproate Use May Raise Red Flags for Kids' Neurodevelopment
Analysis follows children in three Nordic countries
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November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Concerning Valproate link to neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
Concerning Valproate link to neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
The trend of unproven peptides is spreading through influencers and RFK Jr. allies
People spending Billions on unproven and potentially Dangerous “supplements”
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People spending Billions on unproven and potentially Dangerous “supplements”
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The trend of unproven peptides is spreading through influencers and RFK Jr. allies
More Americans are turning to peptides for muscle building, skin rejuvenation, and to try and live longer even though the substances aren’t FDA approved.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The trend of unproven peptides is spreading through influencers and RFK Jr. allies
People spending Billions on unproven and potentially Dangerous “supplements”
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People spending Billions on unproven and potentially Dangerous “supplements”
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Could this be the link to increased colorectal cancer cases in younger adults??
Could this be the link to increased colorectal cancer cases in younger adults??
First-of-its-kind study may help explain why colorectal cancers are rising sharply in young people | CNN
High intake of ultraprocessed foods is associated with a higher risk of colorectal tumors that often lead to cancer, a new study has found.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Could this be the link to increased colorectal cancer cases in younger adults??
Could this be the link to increased colorectal cancer cases in younger adults??