Alex Limkakeng
@limkakeng.bsky.social
Glass Half Full Professor of EM
VC Clinical Research @dukeemergency
🚑, ♥️, 🧬 research; from yinz to y'all, posts=like, just my opinion, man.
VC Clinical Research @dukeemergency
🚑, ♥️, 🧬 research; from yinz to y'all, posts=like, just my opinion, man.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Robert H. Bartlett, Father of Innovative Life-Support System, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
Robert H. Bartlett, Father of Innovative Life-Support System, Dies at 86
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November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Robert H. Bartlett, Father of Innovative Life-Support System, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
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November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party Did Not Accept SNAP www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party Did Not Accept SNAP
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November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party Did Not Accept SNAP www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Congratulations Catherine Staton et al. on Effectiveness of a brief intervention and text-based booster in the emergency department to reduce harmful and hazardous alcohol use: A pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial in Moshi, Tanzania @plos.org PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Effectiveness of a brief intervention and text-based booster in the emergency department to reduce harmful and hazardous alcohol use: A pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial in Moshi, Tanzania
In an adaptive clinical trial in Tanzania, Catherine A. Staton and her colleagues investigate whether a culturally adapted brief intervention with text-based boosters, called Punguza Pombe Kwa Afya Ya...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Congratulations Catherine Staton et al. on Effectiveness of a brief intervention and text-based booster in the emergency department to reduce harmful and hazardous alcohol use: A pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial in Moshi, Tanzania @plos.org PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe ‘serious concerns’ about his conduct
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FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe ‘serious concerns’ about his conduct
The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday amid concerns about his personal conduct. A federal spokesperson said Dr.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe ‘serious concerns’ about his conduct
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New BMJ Research: Intracoronary infusion of stem cells within 3-7 days after acute myocardial infarction reduced the incidence of heart failure and its related hospital admission, finds clinical trial.
Includes a visual abstract summarising the study
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Includes a visual abstract summarising the study
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
October 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
New BMJ Research: Intracoronary infusion of stem cells within 3-7 days after acute myocardial infarction reduced the incidence of heart failure and its related hospital admission, finds clinical trial.
Includes a visual abstract summarising the study
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Includes a visual abstract summarising the study
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Exclusive: Most of the government editorial staff at Preventing Chronic Disease, an academic journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more than 2 decades, have been told they’re being terminated, leaving the publication’s future uncertain. https://scim.ag/3LAtvJ6
Exclusive: Future of chronic disease journal in limbo after cuts at CDC
Researchers dismayed by the targeting of Preventing Chronic Disease’s editorial staff
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October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Exclusive: Most of the government editorial staff at Preventing Chronic Disease, an academic journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for more than 2 decades, have been told they’re being terminated, leaving the publication’s future uncertain. https://scim.ag/3LAtvJ6
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Even as the anti-vax lobby erodes public trust, new evidence confirms that "immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza have shown consistent effectiveness & safety and are associated with a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization & severe disease"
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October 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Even as the anti-vax lobby erodes public trust, new evidence confirms that "immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza have shown consistent effectiveness & safety and are associated with a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization & severe disease"
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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It was never “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It was never “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.
The Doctor Who Hates Medicine www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
Opinion | The Doctor Who Hates Medicine
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October 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Doctor Who Hates Medicine www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
‘I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find That Gambling Is Going On in Here’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
Opinion | ‘I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find That Gambling Is Going On in Here’
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October 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
‘I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find That Gambling Is Going On in Here’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/o...
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It’s more than just bad priorities. It’s about lack of basic decency.
October 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It’s more than just bad priorities. It’s about lack of basic decency.
Trump’s Path of Destruction Is Far-Reaching www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Path of Destruction Is Far-Reaching
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October 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Trump’s Path of Destruction Is Far-Reaching www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Symbolically appropriate.
Trump Is Wasting No Time in Tearing Down the East Wing [of White House] www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Trump Is Wasting No Time in Tearing Down the East Wing [of White House] www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Trump Is Wasting No Time in Tearing Down the East Wing
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October 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Symbolically appropriate.
Trump Is Wasting No Time in Tearing Down the East Wing [of White House] www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Trump Is Wasting No Time in Tearing Down the East Wing [of White House] www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Where you live still affects how long you live, new global study finds medschool.duke.edu/news/where-y...
Where you live still affects how long you live, new global study finds
Despite leading the world in health spending, the U.S. lags in preventing premature deaths, performing worse than expected for its wealth.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Where you live still affects how long you live, new global study finds medschool.duke.edu/news/where-y...
Getting You in Sooner: How Duke Urology Used Data to Streamline Care medschool.duke.edu/stories/gett...
Getting You in Sooner: How Duke Urology Used Data to Streamline Care
A data-driven shift at Duke Urology slashed appointment wait times by focusing on the toughest prostate cancer and infertility cases first.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Getting You in Sooner: How Duke Urology Used Data to Streamline Care medschool.duke.edu/stories/gett...
Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas
Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Is Dragging Us Down to His Level www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Dragging Us Down to His Level
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October 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Trump Is Dragging Us Down to His Level www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...