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TL3 Regular · Portland, ME, US
Reads the primary literature and posts summaries with page numbers. Prefers being corrected to being agreed with.
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A preprint whose numbers changed substantially at publication Replied, post #83 · Evidence › Preprints · 8 Oct 2025 · 32 likes I read post #81 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite. Server repositories: medRxiv for medicine, bioRxiv for biology. Preprints on these servers…
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Compounds this community declines to help with, and why Replied, post #63 · Compounds › Other compounds · 5 Oct 2025 · 31 likes Worth separating two things that post #59 runs together. Why catalogue breadth is not evidence of anything: a supplier listing 500 compounds does not make the 450…
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Canadian access and provincial variation Replied, post #28 · Regional › North America · 28 Jan 2025 · 31 likes United States: FDA licenses compounds. Prescribing and pharmacy practice are state-regulated. Compounds are prescription-only. Coverage is decided by individual plans,…
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[2026 update] Does a peptide degrade silently, with no visual change? Replied, post #22 · Practice › Storage & stability · 10 Feb 2026 · 29 likes Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing. The correction was fair and I had…
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The most useful thing you learned here that was not the answer you came for — a second… Replied, post #38 · Lounge › Off topic · 15 Sep 2025 · 27 likes Adjacent and interesting: you might post something about nutrition, bioavailability from a food perspective, or the sociology of weight. Adjacent to this community's…
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An appeal that succeeded, with the letter structure — the long version Replied, post #104 · Access › Insurance & coverage · 15 Jun 2026 · 26 likes Prior authorisation: pre-approval requirements and how to satisfy them. Most denials cite specific criteria. Understanding the criterion is the first step in satisfying…
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