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by sxg 3mo ago
We already routinely ultrasound limbs! This is primarily for muscle, tendon/ligament, and other superficial soft tissue injuries because ultrasound is very good at imaging these structures. Cancers and other subtle yet dangerous pathol
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by sxg 3mo ago
Here's my take as a radiologist: this seems like a neat imaging tool that complements existing imaging tools (CT/MR) with new tradeoffs and questionable value. If whole-body ultrasound does provide value, it'll take quite a w
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by sxg 3mo ago
> But are you all forgetting that they literally injected a homeopathic drug on the author? I'm no fan of pseudoscience either, but this is where things get blurry. The placebo effect is real even if patients are aware of it. If you
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by sxg 3mo ago
I get what you're saying, but I'm not deciding what should and shouldn't count as an alternative to X. I'm trying to answer the counterfactual: how do people behave in an alternative world without Wikipedia but otherwise
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by sxg 3mo ago
It does both: https://www.openevidence.com/user-guide/visits-overview
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by sxg 3mo ago
The specific case doesn't matter--it's meant to make you think about the general question throughout this thread: when an expert isn't available, should non-experts use AI (or other tools) to help themselves? Sometimes the an
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by sxg 3mo ago
We're discussing calcific tendinitis ( https://radiopaedia.org/articles/calcific-tendinitis?lang=us ). If you think you have it, you can see a doctor and consider shoulder radiographs to start.
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by sxg 3mo ago
I used the phrase "most likely alternative" intentionally. The library is where people should go to get answers in a world without Wikipedia, but the vast majority of people won't. So in practice, most non-experts either lear
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by sxg 3mo ago
In certain circumstances, the answer is yes. If an airplane's pilots are incapacitated, do you simply give up and crash the plane because there are no other pilots on board? Or would you rather have someone on the ground try to coach a
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by sxg 3mo ago
I see your argument, but it's not exactly news that an expert found a flaw in a popular tool. You could say the same about Wikipedia--experts have tons of issues with it, but Wikipedia still provides value to non-experts. The most like
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by sxg 3mo ago
They do. Ultrasound in orthopedics is a relatively newer field, and there aren't quite as many sonography techs and radiologists experienced in reading these studies, which is likely why you don't see it offered more widely. Edit:
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by sxg 3mo ago
I'm a radiologist but can't really weigh in without seeing the full 3D MRI dataset. Regarding this point: > They performed shockwave therapy on my shoulder even though a recent clinical practice guideline says clinicians should
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by sxg 3mo ago
You can create custom aliases on your own domain. I do this for every log in and am migrating old emails to my custom domain aliases.
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by sxg 5mo ago
I'm a physician and have recently been on both sides of the hiring process for new physicians and residents at a few different institutions. It's absolutely not meritocratic--you'd be shocked at how strong a role connections
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by sxg 5mo ago
Take a look at how things worked before (and still do): employers decide who get jobs based on a combination of personal biases, nepotism, and ulterior motives while applicants present distorted versions of themselves and network/pull
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by sxg 6mo ago
Some of it is lack of imagination, but some of it is because many truly visionary examples would largely sound stupid to most of today's audience. Imagine it's 2007 and you're explaining how the smartphone will change society
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by sxg 6mo ago
KDE was far less mature than macOS and Windows 10 years ago. Of course it’s come a long way.
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by sxg 7mo ago
I think you may have missed the original commenter's point. Residents (and medical students) are highly incentivized to publish unrealistic numbers of papers and case reports. One case report doesn't cut it—you need literally doze
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by sxg 7mo ago
How can you determine whether it's as good as Opus 4.5 within minutes of release? The quantitative metrics don't seem to mean much anymore. Noticing qualitative differences seems like it would take dozens of conversations and perh
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by sxg 7mo ago
Yes, you could early-detect something, but the likelihood of this thing being life-threatening are extremely low. If you choose to manage this thing aggressively anyway, you have to undergo more invasive testing (e.g., biopsies, surgery, an
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by sxg 7mo ago
The underreported story is how we over-trust human-coded software.
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by sxg 8mo ago
Just curious: what browser do you currently use? Firefox, Zen?
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by sxg 9mo ago
Interesting how Stratechery (Ben Thompson) is #15 in the last 5 years but not even top 100 in 2025. Similar with Julia Evans: #5 in the last 5 years but not in the 2025 top 100.
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by sxg 9mo ago
This sounds super cool and useful to me, but how does this work with a partner who's non-technical? Managing personal finances is something that we do together and having a nice clean UI that makes sense to her is important. Is there a
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by sxg 9mo ago
There's also an orange light for the microphone.
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by sxg 9mo ago
I think you're missing the point of the post, which I actually also initially missed based on the misleading title. The author isn't saying that the camera app activating the camera and green light is a problem. The author is sayi
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by sxg 9mo ago
Mochi.cards Very similar to Anki but with a sane UI.
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by sxg 10mo ago
Are you comparing residents to specialists? They're not at all comparable. Residents in the US are typically within 3–7 years of graduating med school and are not able to practice independently. Specialists have typically finished 6–9
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by sxg 11mo ago
Anecdotally, it's worked out for a number of friends and people on /r/PSLF. There's definitely poor communication around PSLF, but it is a real program.
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by sxg 11mo ago
Public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) exists and a huge number of people in medical professions actually take advantage of it. I know of multiple medical students and residents with over $500k in debt that are in the process of having all

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