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HeatherLoggheMD.bsky.social

@heatherlogghemd.bsky.social
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🪷 The Listening Surgeon General surgeon • Palliative care physician Founder of #ILookLikeASurgeon Writing about communication, belonging, and surgical illness.

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HeatherLoggheMD.bsky.social @heatherlogghemd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Women in medicine have always been essential. Who is in the room shapes which assumptions are questioned, which problems are taken seriously, and ultimately the medical knowledge we create.
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HeatherLoggheMD.bsky.social @heatherlogghemd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I second that! And as a general surgeon, I’m constantly reminded to exercise and care for my metabolic health. Seeing visceral fat from the inside is a pretty powerful motivator to avoid accumulating it. 😅
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dave @davembmd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
If you or someone you love has had or may need orthopaedic surgery one day please contact your representatives now.
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Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery @jtraumacutesurg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
AAST/ACS-COT established a clinical protocol for diagnosis and management of rib fractures. www.ovid.com/jnls/jtrauma/abstract/…
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This Is Our Lane @thisisourlane.org · 26/08/2026
New research finds that exposure to gun violence — including witnessing violence, knowing someone who was shot, or living in communities affected by violence — is linked to poorer health outcomes, including chronic conditions. bit.ly/4qIsrUi
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How Gun Violence Exposure Influences Racial Health Disparities among Adults in the United States - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Gun violence is a pressing public health concern that disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities in the United States (US). This study examined whether gun violence exposure (GVE) connect...
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JAMA Surgery @jamasurgery.com · 28/08/2026
Same-admission #cholecystectomy for acute gallstone-related #pancreatitis was associated with the lowest recurrence risk and lowest rate of gallstone complications compared to ERCP or no intervention. ja.ma/4xMpIv1
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Cholecystectomy vs ERCP or No Intervention After Gallstone-Related Acute Pancreatitis
This study compares cholecystectomy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography only, and no intervention in relation to recurrent acute pancreatitis and other gallstone-related complications, accounting for death as a competing event.
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HeatherLoggheMD.bsky.social @heatherlogghemd.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
After seven years of residency, excited to step back into the arena of social media. I've already followed the community posting #ILookLikeASurgeon --would love recs on other leaders to follow! As always, listening seems the perfect place to start 🫶🏻 🪷 More to come from #TheListeningSurgeon!
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