Dr. Glaucomflecken

Our latest video in partnership with @glaucomflecken.bsky.social summarizes the ALLEGORY trial that evaluated the efficacy and safety of obinutuzumab when added to standard therapy in adults with active systemic lupus erythematosus. Read the full study for free: https://nej.md/DrG49 #rheumatology

Our latest video in our partnership with @glaucomflecken.bsky.social summarizes recent research into therapy for atrial fibrillation in patients with drug-eluting stents. Read the full study for free: nej.md/DrG36 #cardiology #AFib

Hey I did a fun thing with @warren.senate.gov about breaking up giant healthcare conglomerates

The only hope of uniting this country is in our shared hatred of health insurance companies. We should lean into that.

Quite possibly the most important medical discussion of our time: THE FIRST SPHINCTER DRAFT listen/watch the latest episode of Knock Knock Hi on YouTube or anywhere you get podcasts. let us know who’s team of sphincters is best. Youtube: tinyurl.com/2n74fmnm @glaucomflecken.bsky.social

I think I’m at this point with the “doctors are pharma shills/root cause of disease” crowd. You do you buddy, I’ll see you for your cataract surgery.

They removed it through her medial orbit. I do not advise going through the eye to reach anything not inside the eye.

There’s a stray cat who comes around our house. He was looking skinny, so we’ve been leaving out cat food. Haven’t seen him in awhile, but the food was gone every morning, so I assumed he was eating it. Turns out a fat ass possum has been eating it. Asshole has been living like a king on cat food.

one time i took my broken glasses to an old school eyeglass repair shop and the guy did a fantastic job, couldn’t even see the original break, but i saw a bit of smudge on the lens so i tried to wipe it with my t-shirt and he yelled “no!” at me and snatched them back to clean them properly

People do this in healthcare and it always irritates me. “Look at that patient. They sit there with an iPhone but say they can’t afford their medications?” Buddy, you are mad at the wrong thing.

I made this video 2 years ago. I had a lot of people tell me I was being dramatic. Now we know UNH are pushing nursing home to get residents to sign DNRs. I’m so glad people are waking up. youtube.com/shorts/ZZtHN...

When you’re an anti-vaxxer and also bad at Zelda

The tanking UHG stock price is cool and everything, but what really makes me smile is the thought of their investors crying and filling their diapers because UHC isn’t killing poor people good enough.

I’d like to dedicate the DOJs ongoing investigation into Medicare fraud committed by Unitedhealth Group to one of the health insurance industries staunchest defenders

I am absolutely DELIGHTED by Unitedhealth Group’s latest misfortunes.

Happy 5 year anniversary of the worst Mother’s Day gift I have ever given my wife: The opportunity to perform chest compressions on me for 10 minutes.

youtube.com/shorts/CuSwN... I made some people big mad with this one

I’m curious why Casey Means actually quit in *year 5* of ENT residency. Like I get burning out and leaving medicine to own a bakery or something, but the stated reason is bc she wanted to treat the “root cause” of disease? What? ENT gotta be top 10 in specialties that cure disease. It’s surgery.

This is part of what makes health care feel so hopeless. We should have more power as consumers, but where do you go if you don’t like your health insurance company? Just die, I guess?

Amazing. UHC shareholders are suing because after the CEO shooting, the company was “no longer willing” to use “aggressive, anti-consumer tactics” to generate the profits they were promised. A gift from the content gods.

Is pseudoscience cyclical? Like will the whole metabolic/seed oil/diet-cures-all-disease stuff eventually burn out allowing for a return to critical thinking, or is this just it now. Did this all happen 40 years ago and we just need to ride it out? Looking for a bit of hope.

Lmao it was all a fucking act. I mean, we all knew it, but it’s funny to see his hypocrisy laid out so beautifully.

Heard a great talk by a commercial airline pilot about safety regulations for pilots compared to surgeons. I asked if older pilots get mad when younger pilots voice safety concerns because they think the only way to be a great pilot is to work while exhausted and he looked at me like I was crazy.

Just passing along some friendly advice on how to approach potential changes to the Australian health care system @drruthmitchell.bsky.social

When you meet @glaucomflecken.bsky.social and he’s even more amazing in actual human person. Fantastic discussion about pituitary tumours causing visual field defects. And my glasses. The ophthalmologist likes my glasses. #RACS25 #meetyourheroes #skullbasesurgery #visualfields #neurosurgery

I got briefly confused checking into my hotel in Sydney because the revolving doors revolve the other direction and I had to reassure the hotel staff that I do in fact understand the concept of doors.

On my way to Sydney where I’ll be giving a talk called “Dr. Glaucomflecken’s Really Fun & Incredibly Uplifting Guide to US Healthcare.” The takeaway message: do the opposite of the thing that we’re doing.

My 13 yo daughter was on the computer laughing. I asked what was so funny. She said “I found this website called The Onion it’s so funny” and reader lemme tell you, the elder millennial dad noise I let out could be heard 3 towns over.

“what do you understand about your condition?” “only what they’ve told me” “what have they told you?” “it’s in my chart” “can you summarize it for me?” “doc, i’ve been a patient since before you were born. i know how to evade any question to conceal my cognitive decline. i can do this all day”

I understand this concern, but the anti-vaxx arguments are already everywhere on social media. We have to have people refuting this stuff. Can’t let it go completely unchecked.

I don’t think it’s possible to change minds on vaccines in that format (maybe any format), but Dr. Mike tried and he represented the medical community well by staying level headed and compassionate. I applaud him for that.

The Dr. Mike debates anti-vaxxers video is a real life Parks and Rec town hall meeting.

Dr. Mike is the most patient man on Earth