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Which specialty do you think ranks happiest in medicine? (It's not dermatology.) Answer from 5,700+ physicians below.

Who should control a medical practice: physicians or corporations? A new federal bill picks a side. Here's what's in it: tinyurl.com/ywe4z39r #HealthPolicy #MedTwitter #PrivateEquity

Charting: 3 hours. Lunch: 4 minutes. Today's Medical Matchup: the best 2 minutes of your shift. New puzzle daily, now easier to read and more fun to play. tinyurl.com/3br7e3u5 #MedicalMatchup #PhysicianWellness #HCP #MDLinx #MedX

Inside the $17M malpractice suit and the lesson for every post-op shock workup: tinyurl.com/3etxphtz #malpractice #CTSurgery #CardioTwitter #ECMO #MedX

77% of doctors got this wrong last week. 💡This week's quiz: tinyurl.com/2yjw5y43 #smartestdoc #trivia

A new gel from UB is runny going into the knee, then firms up and slowly releases the drug for weeks. That could mean fewer OA injections. It hasn't been tried in people yet. How many shots a year do your OA patients get? tinyurl.com/4rxzuzhf #Osteoarthritis #Rheumatology

Radiation oncology clinicians are fine with AI helping, not running alone: 94% are okay with basic support, 12% with full autonomy. 65% said the treating doctor still owns a bad outcome. What would earn full autonomy? tinyurl.com/3uersja6 #ASTRO26

Over-attributing MF anemia to inflammation isn't minor — it's how Luspatercept and ESA candidates get overlooked while JAK inhibitors get the focus. The 3 misclassifications, with ASH's @AaronGerds : tinyurl.com/4ydva5xb #MPNsm #HemeOnc

Landmark ctDNA detection at week 12 vs. serial monitoring in early breast cancer: ESMO 2026 showed these identify partially overlapping patient populations — not the same patients. The clinical implications for adjuvant escalation decisions are different depending on which strategy you're using. tr.ee/T1HT4R #ctDNA #ESMOBreast2026 #oncology

FDA rejected MDMA-assisted therapy. Psilocybin is still Schedule I. Ketamine is legal and widely available. Nearly half of physicians aren't comfortable counseling patients on any of it, even as the questions multiply. Clinical framework for the conversation you're already having: tr.ee/sjufvS

AAN 2026: Plasma biomarkers (p-tau217, Aβ42/40) are approaching rule-in/rule-out performance in Alzheimer’s—potentially shifting PET/CSF to second-line. If validated, this changes triage, referral timing, and diagnostic flow. mdlinx.com/cc/AAN-conference…

TV medicine isn’t just inaccurate— It’s clinically relevant. These 5 shows are surprisingly useful tools for patient conversations; if you know how to use them. tr.ee/wax98K

Worst states to practice medicine (2026): Malpractice, pay, workload—some regions are heading in the wrong direction. Is your state on the list? tr.ee/78irqw

A familiar format—adapted for clinical thinking. Medical Connections challenges pattern recognition across specialties: 16 terms, 4 groupings, one daily puzzle. No prep. No catch-up. Just a quick way to engage your clinical instincts. mdlinx.com/games/matchup

Nearly half of patients may be missing a key CRC risk signal tied to family history. Not just first-degree relatives, and it’s not always captured in practice. If the data are clear, why does the gap persist? See the signals most workflows miss. Read the breakdown. tr.ee/67YqUa