#MedTwitter , This is an important 🧵 from a bereaved husband’s perspective as a caregiver. I’ve been an oncologist for >20y; all of my patients by definition have a serious illness. So I hadn’t thought much about the power of affirming it. When the #COVID19 #pandemic began… 1/

1/Watching the senate testimony on Long COVID and I am overwhelmed by the recurrent theme of LC victims and their struggles with simply being believed

My late wife began exhibiting 'flu-like' symptoms in January of 2012 of which the primary manifestation was easy exhaustion and

My full testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Video here thanks to Dr. Lucky Tran

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We need to balance societal needs vs preventing disease transmission. Of course.

But policy that results in giving infections/fevers to others bc you got over your fever yesterday but still remain infectious, isn’t good public health

Just bc we do it for flu/RSV, doesn’t mean…

Happy Friday DC! We’re so excited to have you join us tonight for the opening reception of Legacy: Civil Rights at 60!

Check out this special invitation from our Executive Director Aaron Myers!

Go to dcarts.dc.gov to RSVP.

#TheDCArts

Something must be happening now when a three year old paper about pervasive damage from COVID to blood vessels in children is suddenly in the news. This damage has many consequences that appear over time.

When will people act?

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Report:
thesun.co.uk/health/2451937…

Friend w/ cancer after years of #LongCovid is sorting through treatment options & preparing for the next phase of her battle.

Her oncologist said she’s seen a considerable uptick in cancers since C-19.

But “can’t talk about it” w/her medical colleagues.

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

CEO pay of the largest carmakers in the world.

Honda: $2.3M
Nissan $4.5M
Toyota: $6.7M

BMW: $5.6M
Mercedes: $7.5M
Porsche: $7.9M

Ford: $21M
Stellantis: $25M
GM: $29M

Folks, don't believe it for a second that US automakers can't afford to pay workers better wages.

Now that the GOV is again giving out free rapid tests (covidtests.gov)

If you do turn Positive this fall/winter, your rapid test may tell you more about your status (at the time of testing) than you think!

How much time X how dark it gets

Here's how I think about it:

So pleased to report that our Mount Sinai-Yale long COVID (MY-LC) paper with @putrinolab & others is now published!! Proud of the hard work of all who contributed. We found biological signatures that can distinguish people with vs. without #longCOVID (1/) nature.com/articles/s4158…

I told the Financial Times Financial Times that Long Covid results in a staggeringly high burden of disability & disease

Our effort to address Long Covid must match its scale & urgency

Treatment trials must be done at scale and urgently

A piece by Hannah Kuchler

ft.com/content/24865d…

The safety of our kids should be our highest priority.

Cleaning the air is one of the best ways to help protect them. As Covid and Long Covid surge and the Climate Crisis worsens, effective air filtration and ventilation should be mandated in every classroom and school bus in…

We’re excited to announce that our #PaxLC trial is now open to most US states. If you are suffering from #LongCOVID and live in these states, please join our Paxlovid RCT by signing up here. Our trial requires no travel on your part. Kindred Long COVID Support

medicine.yale.edu/cii/research/p…

We need new, enforceable indoor air quality rules for every workplace in America.

I don't know how many COVID waves it's going to take before we accept:

1) Vaccines alone won't end this crisis.

2) Mass infection is a recipe for long COVID, death, and suffering.

This is one of the most concerning examples of #SARS -CoV-2 persistence to date 👉 The team found SARS-CoV-2 RNA + Spike protein in the stool of 11/14 newborn babies born to mothers who had #COVID -19 resolve 10+ weeks before delivery: nature.com/articles/s4139…

Instead of fighting BS culture wars, this President is laser-focused on helping real people.

This woman has a message for President Biden Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Harris.

Please amplify her video. Everyone should watch this.

Volta pool packed in its last hour of 2023. I understand staffing pressures but w warm temperatures through September, we should have pools open more.

Top hint for journalists.

If you want to write a story about BA.2.86 Pirola, don't go to the people who said that the pandemic was over.

Go to the people who warned that it wasn't.