Michael M. Crick

Privileged to have given the history of Hippocrates, why he is considered the father of modern medicine, and how we are continuing those attributes of patient centered care and learning at University Medical Center @UMCNO alongside @LSUHealthNO at the Hippocrates Tree Ceremony!

Proud to represent my school and my state at the @futurefamilymed national conference for a second year! 🌊⚜️

@TulaneMedicine's R. Shane Tubbs becomes the first American editor-in-chief of Gray’s Anatomy—one of the world’s most widely used medical textbooks, in print for 168 years. Learn more ⤵️ tulane.it/3PXsYDi

@loadingdrb @bcmhouston @emresidents Woo hoo!! Congratulations Bethany!! So proud of you and happy for you

I matched in Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Tx!! @bcmhouston #Match2026 #EMBound @emresidents

The number of cancer deaths worldwide has more than doubled since the 1980s. Does that mean we're losing the fight against cancer? Not necessarily, because it depends on how you measure it. On this chart, you can see three ways to look at the same data. The red line shows the total number of cancer deaths. It has increased by about 120%, but this measure doesn't account for the fact that the world's population has also grown enormously over this period. Another approach is to look at the death rate: the number of cancer deaths divided by the total population. That's the brown line, called the crude cancer death rate. It has increased too, but much less — around 20%. But there's still a problem: the world's population has been getting older. Cancer is mostly a disease of old age, so even per capita, we'd expect more cancer deaths simply because there are more older people than before. That's where the method of “age standardization” comes in. It's a way of asking: what would the cancer death rate look like if the age structure of the population hadn't changed? The blue line shows this age-standardized rate: it's fallen by about 25%. At any given age, people are now less likely to die of cancer than they were in the 1980s. The same underlying data gives us three different pictures. The absolute number of deaths is up; the crude rate is up slightly; the age-standardized rate is down. None of these are inaccurate, but they answer different questions. Age standardization is one of the most important statistical methods for making sense of health data. Without it, population aging can hide progress or mask problems.

For the first time EVER in #CFBPlayoff history, the CFP Semifinals do not include at least one of these 4 teams:

People are mad at Tulane and JMU, but the system was always set up for the power 5. It is not their fault that the PAC 12 was cannibalized and that the ACC champion wasn’t higher ranked. #RollWave

The #CFP included the 5 highest ranked champions back when there were 5 power conferences. The PAC-12 was dissolved for monetary reasons leaving 4. The system was set up to help the power 5. This year power 4 champ (Duke -ACC) lost to Tulane and didn’t deserve to get in 🤷🏻‍♂️

Finals are complete, marking the end of the academic Fall semester 📚 Still savoring our @American_Conf Championship victory. Now, all the focus shifts to @GreenWaveFB’s @CFBPlayoff game as we're officially one week out! 🏈🌊

@chesscom Chess

everyone who replies "chess" will be in our new twitter header next week

2025-26 College Football Playoff Field No. 1️⃣1️⃣ Seed: Tulane // @GreenWaveFB #CFBPlayoff 🏈🏆

Green Wave rolls on! No. 20 Tulane tops the American Conference for the second time in four seasons with a 34-21 win over No. 24 North Texas! #CFBPlayoff

@JohnBurrowsCFB @FTWCollective That’s me roll wave

The student section is PACKED for the American Conference Championship 🌊

“You never know what you can say to someone that can positively impact them when they need to hear it.” ❤️ @GreenWaveFB

Excited to be part of the clinical research team at @ASMI_INFO and @AndrewsSportMed as the medical student research fellow🏈⚾️🩺

Tips for healthy rounds of golf courtesy of @UABSportsMed @uabmedicine. Read more here: uab.edu/news/news-you-…

@panagis21 Congratulations to him and Roll wave! 🌊🌊

Three years ago I took on a mentee from a rural Appalachian region in Kentucky. Brought them to Hopkins, provided mentorship and research opportunities. Today, he emails me that he got into FOUR MEDICAL SCHOOLS (two of which are MD-PhD programs). Invest in people 🥹

Chronic stress may significantly increase stroke risk in young women, according to new research. Dr. Sarah Lindsey tells @Healthline that stress may reduce the cardiovascular protection women typically have, emphasizing key differences in stroke risk. ow.ly/8OeP50Ve2le

Last week, Dr. Buddy Savoie joined a distinguished group of Sports Medicine surgeons to share his expertise on an upper extremity case at the NFL Health & Safety #SuperBowl Medical Summit. Great work, Dr. Savoie! #TulaneDoctors #TulaneMedicine #Orthopaedics #TulaneOrtho

The forecast calls for calm & very cold conditions for Anchorage for at least the next few days. While there's no snow in the forecast, at least we received a small refresh, but that's not the only thing that showed up at our doorstep. Thanks for the king cake! @NWSNewOrleans

Thank you to the Family and Community Medicine Department at @TulaneMedicine for their shoutout post. To brag on the department here the picture they included is me standing on the Bering Sea in Nome, Alaska where I was able to do my family medicine rotation during my 3rd year.