Trying a new Thread. You can find me @spidadoc at Zuck’s new place.
Peter Bornstein
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Johns Hopkins BA/Rush MD/Carlson (Minnesota) MBA Infectious Disease consultant. All posts personal/do not reflect views of SPIDA, AllinaHealth, Fairview Health Services, or any pathogens.
It often felt like I was working three jobs per day: taking care of patients; taking care of my institution; taking care of my family
How Infectious Disease Experts Impacted the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response: Lessons From the Front Lines | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciad137/7145892
Fascinating interview. Dr Fauci is at turns combative and humble. I also think he, and his role at NIH, were broadly misunderstood by the general public. He is a physician-scientist, but not a public health officer.
There were many missteps responding to this pandemic, some avoidable, some not. We can do better.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/24/magazine/dr-fauci-pandemic.html
“What is now clear is that the study was not removed because of faulty research. Instead, it was withdrawn at the direction of Chinese health officials amid a crackdown on science.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/world/europe/chinese-censorship-covid.html
Unraveling a hidden cause of UTIs — plus how to prevent them
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/23/1171428486/uti-infection-prevent-treat
Dimitri DrekonjaOn #tax day, I’m always reminded of the Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: “taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.” But increasingly I’m also reminded that the ultra-wealthy and powerful pay far too little into the system (which fits the OWH quote well, since they really do seem to want to be part of a totally separate society from the rest of us).
ID Experts Urge Healthcare to Shed Universal Masking | MedPage Today
Today is the day we go “masking optional” at two healthcare systems where I work.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/104065
Eric TopolBacteria and cancer.
First we didn't believe that bacteria were present or had a role in tumor progression.
Now there's the potential of engineering bacteria to treat cancer.
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-fascinating-and-evolving-story
First we didn't believe that bacteria were present or had a role in tumor progression.
Now there's the potential of engineering bacteria to treat cancer.
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-fascinating-and-evolving-story
“The state of emergency might be over, but Covid is still out there. At this point, it’s kinda like a crazy ex. Like you deleted her number, but you still have to worry you might run into her at a bar one night.”
—Jimmy Kimmel
My latest blog post.
Why didn't Minneapolis and St. Paul ever merge?
I often say, “the Mississippi River is 100 miles wide between Minneapolis and St Paul”
Most people only cross the River for sporting events or popular concerts. Certainly not for health care.
https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-st-paul-twin-cities-merger-history/600263454/
