“We know that the system sets you up to crash, but we expect you to never make a mistake. If it crashes, it’s your fault.” That’s kind of the message to doctors in some parts of the world at the moment.

Student, you don't study to pass tests; you study because one day YOU will be the ONLY thing between your patient & the grave. MT Mark Reid, MD #meded

So frustrating. This is the easiest case to make. Helping others fight disease outbreaks keeps Americans safe. Cutting this funding makes us vulnerable -- and costs us more in the medium run. Viruses don't respect borders. x.com/afrakt/status/…

This is an exceptional piece of journalism on the appalling state of forensic “science”, by Meehan Crist & Tim Requarth. It deserves the widest possible audience. thenation.com/article/the-cr…

The more the data comes out on coffee, the better it looks :-) ☕️ Biggest review yet (w/ caveats articulated) annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.114… Annual Reviews Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @NNEdPro

It worked in mice, so it'll obviously work in humans #science A Guy Just Injected Himself With a DIY Herpes Treatment on Stage at a Body Hacking Conference gizmodo.com/a-guy-just-inj… via @gizmodo

"Our system sucks" - another shared sentiment by a healthcare "insider". How much more will it take? houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-mat…

Our first publication "Global Monitoring of Disease Outbreak Preparedness," is now available! Read the full report goo.gl/5fhVmh & summary goo.gl/cj78nL #OneHealth #globalhealthsecurity The Center for Global Health Science & Security Peter Sands Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH National Academy of Medicine Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

My 9 yo says: "Mom, can I write a grant too?". I say "Sure, but what do you think a grant is?" he says "It's pretty much a long story about a good cause that you beg the government for money for". 😍 😂#SupportTheReport

You don't have to be a genius to become a doctor. Just be willing to work while the other kids play.

This has been years in the making - what will Jeff Bezos do next? finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-re… Amazon reportedly launching a delivery service for businesses; FedEx, UPS shares slide via Yahoo Finance

"The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease."-- Sir William Osler. #Meded

UN risk chief Robert Glasser is right on pandemic and epidemic risks: "In this area, there is so much work to do." World must act faster to prevent pandemic diseases - U.N. risk chief. news.trust.org/item/201802101…

Novartis’s 41-year-old CEO vows to revolutionize the company’s R&D with data science and digital tech wsj.com/articles/novar…

A lot of great reads today. But the best one, by far, was written by Christine Yared, a 15 year-old, New York Times Opinion nytimes.com/2018/02/18/opi…

"Taking a [patient] history is as much about giving as about taking" thelancet.com/journals/lance… The Lancet #meded by @ProfKneebone

I’m grateful that people and organizations like Peter B. Bach, MD @Drsforamerica Bruce Rector, MD David Mitchell Patients For Affordable Drugs @policydeb AARP AARP Policy Ameet Sarpatwari Cedric Kanode @ShamMailankody Daniel Goldstein MD and others have taken on the issue of high cost of prescription drugs. See slide 👇👇

Doctors. Revolt! nytimes.com/2018/02/24/opi… on the inspiration of @bernardlown Lown Institute for all of us in medicine New York Times Opinion by Rich Joseph Brigham and Women's Hospital

It's hard to imagine a worse business model than #US #healthcare: 1. #1 economy by jobs 2. Least life expectancy of developed countries (and declining) 3. Worst LE vs. #healthcare $ of developed countries (+ the curve is bending) 4. Worst infant, childhood, & maternal mortality

House Panel Probes Organizations that Accredit Most U.S. Hospitals wsj.com/articles/house… via The Wall Street Journal