Hey #MedTwitter you’re invited to join in the Penn Global Surgery Group discussion of “Ethical Issues in #GlobalSurgery” hosted by Dr Jordan Swanson (Peds plastic surgery). 10/26@12pm EST. *DM for meeting link.*

MASKS WORK. Fresh data from Vanderbilt here are powerful. Chart shows growth in #COVID19 cases from Tennessee counties with or without mask mandates #MasksSaveLives #ScienceMatters #publichealth Penn Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻 Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician) Esther Choo, MD MPH

Today was a very, very odd day I testified before @senatehomeland They held a hearing on hydroxychloroquine. Yup, HCQ In the middle of the worst surge of pandemic HCQ It was clear how our information architecture shapes questions of science and medicine of COVID A thread

I'm left pondering a quote from Barack Obama An idea any American, liberal or conservative, would understand "If we do not have the capacity to distinguish what’s true from what’s false... the marketplace of ideas doesn’t work. And by definition our democracy doesn’t work" Fin

.Johns Hopkins Medicine surgeon Andrew Cameron and his team performed a life-altering liver transplant on a patient who connected with her donor via Facebook. Hopkins Surgery WMAR-2 News wmar2news.com/news/local-new…

A Thanksgiving gift for a critically ill man with #covid who got new lungs after ~5 tough months on #ecmo, longest in the world. Our off-hour thanksgiving meal at work to celebrate his courage and the success of 13 grueling hours. Samuel Kim, MD Northwestern Surgery Northwestern Medicine

Emergency department visits declined significantly at the start of the #COVID19 pandemic📉 New research led by Penn LDI's Neil Ray, @AriBFriedman (Penn EM Residency) & Guy David (The Wharton School) sheds light on who stayed home & what kinds of care they deferred bit.ly/3cKgMi7

Not everyday you see a starting pitcher throw 101mph and hit a 450ft HR in the same inning! youtu.be/axoZha_zhEk

congrats to MS2 David Helfer - fantastic presentation at Penn EM Residency research day! One of 4 #PSOM medical students presenting today - the future looks bright. David Helfer @CharlotteTisch Isabelle S Mullen Penn Medicine MD @PennMedEVDCSO

Hey we’re the new med students…Could someone show us the room where we can keep our bikes? Dr. Glaucomflecken Jackson Bowers #EMclerkship Day 1

An elegant display of humility and humanism, thank you Dr. Chaudhri for sharing with us your illness journey. Your message and wisdom lives on.

Today “officially” marks Andrew Cameron 1st day as our director. Dr. Cameron has been with us for 15 years, attended medical school Johns Hopkins University & was even born at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. We’re excited to move forward with Dr. Cameron at the helm!

Good luck to all those Matching today!! Wishing for the best 😀🚀

Heat is on to 90 degrees. Every door automatically opens from 10 ft away. The wall paper smells like soap. The front desk called me “Honey”. And there’s a Lipitor clock on the wall…Tell me you’re in Geriatrics clinic without telling me. 🤪🙂

Cheers to the unscripted journey of parenthood… here we come!

Tragic racial disparities impact survival from cardiac arrest. Important & beautifully written opinion piece from one our #emergencymedicine residents lays it out clearly: inquirer.com/opinion/commen… #CPR #damarhamlin Penn EM Residency Penn Medicine News Penn Medicine MD @PennMedEVDCSO @ResusOne