Vinay Prasad MD MPH Check out our new paper in BMJ: bmj.com/content/371/bm…

אין ולא תהיה הצדקה לסגר אין ולא תהיה הצדקה לחיסון בכפיה אין בריאות הציבור בלי הציבור גם במגיפה, קודם כל להיות בני אדם הציבור לפני הכל

Vinay Prasad's thoughtful review of the Danish Mask trial medpagetoday.com/blogs/vinay-pr…

It feels at times as if the enlightenment age never happened. In many ways, our response to #COVID19 seems to me not that different from our ancestors' reaction to the Black Death, with its toxic mix of superstition, millenarianism, dogma, fear, anger and ostracism. 2/

The Beatles - Free As A Bird youtu.be/ODIvONHPqpk via YouTube “...Whatever happened to The life that we once knew? Can we really live without each other? Where did we lose the touch That seemed to mean so much? It always made me feel so... Free as a bird...”

Being able to protect yourself from #COVID19 is a privilege. 1) Job allows for remote work 2) Can isolate from others in household if needed 3) Can order everything needed--voila it shows up at your house How about supporting policies that don't just reinforce your privilege?

A well-researched piece on the very 'non-apocalyptic side' of the spectrum. David Wallace-Wells would have been slaughtered had he written this a few months ago (he could have - the data was there). Now, he should largely get away with it. The world is healing. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

“Mercy is a value that should be at the heart of any functioning and tolerant society.” #Nickcave #theredhandfiles

Essential role of the histone lysine demethylase KDM4A in the biology of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) | British Journal of Cancer ⁦Brigham and Women's Thoracic Surgery⁩ ⁦Dana-Farber⁩ nature.com/articles/s4141…

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. -- Nelson Mandela

Don't know how common this feeling is among mathematical epidemiologists but as someone who has worked on population dynamics of infection & immunity for 20 years I felt hopeless to see herd immunity threshold (HIT) concept degenerating in front of my eyes during pandemic. Thread

"Rather than young people being an afterthought whose education and freedom can be forfeited to combat Covid, we should be prioritising them — and stop viewing our youth as just a means to an end." unherd.com/thepost/childr…

"Councils across England have called for more support after a “harrowing” rise in child deaths and serious cases of harm linked to abuse or neglect of children since the first Covid lockdown." --h/t: Collateral Global Charity independent.co.uk/news/health/co…

On #WorldTourismDay we look at how humans have used #elephants in #tourism and look towards a future where they're no longer exploited euronews.com/green/2021/09/…🐘 #tourist #travelling #traveling #traveler #ecotravel #responsibletourism #conscioustravel #sustainabletourism #vacation

Important work by my husband Moshe Lapidot Moshe Lapidot Novel therapeutic approaches for mesothelioma patients #mesothelioma Brigham and Women's Thoracic Surgery Galilee Medical Center

Our Paper in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (#JTCVS) on Outcomes of Pleurectomy Decortication in Biphasic Mesothelioma. In selected patients prolonged survival after PDC is expected. Brigham and Women's Thoracic Surgery sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

מרגש כל כך: בונו מ-U2 מקדיש את השיר "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" לקורבנות הטבח בפסטיבל נובה ואף משנה את מילות השיר. מלך 👑❤

As reports and scenes of extreme violence continue to emerge across news and social media channels, a letter by Shani Paluch-Shimon and colleagues urges the intl. medical community to join calls for the immediate, unconditional release of Israeli hostages. hubs.li/Q025kZz30

אני חושב שזה הזמן הטוב ביותר לביטול חוק הלאום,ממש עכשיו. למען אלפי החיילים, השוטרים ואנשי כוחות הביטחון הדרוזים שנלחמים עכשיו בעזה, בגבול לבנון ובכל הגזרות למען 4 בני העדה שנהרגו בקרב עד כה, למען אותם פצועים מהקרבות שנמצאים בבתי החולים. למען השותפות! ולא זה לא פוליטי זה צו השעה.

I am happy to share our review of the significant role of surgery in the diagnosis and treatment of pleural mesothelioma. mdpi.com/2072-6694/16/9… Galilee Medical Center iMig2023 MDPI The Mesothelioma Center