I spoke with hospitalists at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, WA about their early experiences and lessons learned caring for coronavirus patients: At US Ground Zero for Coronavirus, a Hospital Is Transformed medscape.com/viewarticle/92… via Medscape

Proud of my fellow residents of Washington State. This analysis shows a decline since a peak in late March. Trends in SARS-CoV-2 PCR Test Positivity Among Outpatients in Seattle and Washington State ja.ma/2WKvs94

Great thread and accompanying article in Science on how coronavirus spreads

A great viewpoint from a sportswriter on football players' protests and how their motives were misrepresented. Ask Kyle: Thoughts on NFL protests, police brutality and the future of the Lions mlive.com/lions/2020/06/…

Innovations in product design, testing, and manufacturing - along with exciting studies of checkpoint inhibitors, neoantigens, and immune regulators - are fueling a renaissance in #cancer #vaccine development. Freelance contributor Jim Kling explores how: ow.ly/cA0K50AiLy9

Simultaneously disturbing and uplifting story that reads like a novel. Amazing. #BlackLivesMatter The Black American Amputation Epidemic features.propublica.org/diabetes-amput…

Just signed Audubon's petition opposing plans to drill in the Arctic Refuge arcticrefugedefense.org/act/take-action

Convalescent Plasma: What are those 'signatures of efficacy'? timmermanreport.com/2020/08/conval…

Studying potentially dangerous microbes in animal models of the disease they cause takes some extra considerations, as researchers and staff must perform their work under the careful restrictions of different biosafety level laboratories. nature.com/articles/s4168…

NFL player Jeff Okudah read Meditations by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Wisdom). So I bought a copy. Amazon asked me if I want to follow the author for new release updates.

When I call you to cancel an appointment because I had a recent exposure to COVID, and I don't want to risk spreading it even though I don't have any symptoms, don't assume I'm lying. It's the quickest way to lose a client.

Email exchange with mechanic for my old pickup has led to a war of cliches in my head: "In for a dime, in for a dollar" versus "throwing good money after bad." Which one will win?

Dogs that have been sprayed by a skunk emit a smell reminiscent of a chemistry lab, even after deoderizing with a mixture of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and dish soap

I recently took over the leadership of the Endeavour Award, which recognizes fantasy and science fiction by Pacific Northwest authors. Find it/me at Endeavour Award