Emma DiFiore, MD

Officially Dr. DiFiore!! Thank you to all of my friends, family, and mentors for getting me to this point. I owe you the world. It is an honor to have the opportunity to train in family & community medicine these next 3 years. I hope to make my future patients & community proud.

⚠️TYLENOL & AUTISM—RFK Jr and Trump are wrong—the largest & best study in the world in 2.5 MILLION KIDS—found no increased autism risk with acetaminophen (aka paracetamol, Tylenol) use by the mother during pregnancy. A crude unadjusted analysis found only a preliminary 5% risk, but once you adjust for family by matching using sibling controls (who didn’t get autism), the even tiny 5% risk vaporizes to 0% 📉. (Fun fact: I used to do drug safety epidemiology and have been whistleblower against big pharma when their drugs were dangerous—so I know a few things about drug safety data). Thread 🧵.

Here’s a nice analysis of 2.5M children about Tylenol and autism. The study found a small association between tylenol use in pregnancy and autism, but the association went away in sibling analysis. In sibling analysis you compare children born to the same mother where one child was exposed to Tylenol but not the other. This is a better comparison because genetics are similar between siblings whereas they differ greatly in non siblings from different families. Bottom line: no increased risk of autism with tylenol use in a huge population analysis. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Dear resident doctor who is doubting yourself at every turn, The undergrad you from all those years ago would be so proud of where you are and how much you know today.

From a med student to a second-year resident! Thank you @futurefamilymed for making me fall in love with the best specialty 2 years ago!! What an honor to be back as an FM resident #AAFPFuture #FMRevolution

Had the best time teaching current and future family docs how to perform vasectomies with our DIY models at @futurefamilymed! #FMRevolution

See you Thursday Kansas City! #AAFPNC #AAFPFUTURE #FMRevolution

Why do newborns get hepatitis B vaccine? Because 90% of hepatitis B infections in kids become chronic hepatitis. Because chronic hepatitis causes 60% of liver cancers. Because hepatitis B is NOT just sexually transmitted, it’s spread via contact with ANY bodily fluids. 1/

Today the HHS Secretary made an announcement that will cripple the health care system's ability to prepare for the fall respiratory season. The #AAFP will always fight for family medicine and public health.

As part of @AAFP_advocacy’s Speak Out Campaign to protect Medicaid, I wrote an op-Ed for “The Medical Care Blog” on the importance of the program from a primary care / public health lens. themedicalcareblog.com/undervalued-an…

Here’s the truth: family medicine is broad, flexible and essential. Whether it’s OB, inpatient or procedures—you can do it in family medicine. We’re not falling for the propaganda! Neither should you.

Overall TikTok seems to be a great tool in naloxone education and de-stigmatization efforts, reaching a wide audience in targeted age groups affected by the opioid epidemic.

With harm reductionists + laypersons authoring most videos, there is room for content produced by medical professionals. Though some audiences prefer to gain medical knowledge from medical experts, others may be more receptive to those with lived experiences as seen in this study

Excited to announce our manuscript “A Comprehensive Cross-Sectional Analysis of Naloxone-Related Content on the Social Media Platform TikTok“ is officially published in Substance Use and Misuse! tandfonline.com/eprint/4BBNBPA…

The @aafp @AmerAcadPeds @ACPIMPhysicians @ACOGAction @APApsychiatric @AOAforDOs urged the Senate to chart a better course for health care. This includes: ➡️protecting patients’ access to affordable health insurance, ➡️maintaining full access to loan borrowing and student loan forgiveness programs ➡️meaningfully reform Medicare physician payment to safeguard access to care bit.ly/43IMve7