It’s always difficult when you lose a friend, and so many besides me I know feel the same way.We have lost Jerry Blavat at the young age of 82. “The Geator” or “The Boss with Hit Sauce” was so nice to me as a kid in my career. Memories in Margate will never be the same #RIPGeator

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From Hospital to Home'spital.... The “hospital at home” movement is figuring out how to create an inpatient level of care anywhere. by Helen Ouyang in the The New York Times nytimes.com/2023/01/26/mag…

This is simply incredible. AI Passes U.S. Medical Licensing Exam medpagetoday.com/special-report…

Based on a deficiency of aldehyde dehydrogenase Put Down the Beer: Alcohol Flush May Be a Deadly Sign thedailybeast.com/alcohol-flushi… via The Daily Beast

Early release from prison for organ donations? Maybe in Massachusetts bostonherald.com/2023/01/30/ear…

3-year study of NPs in the ED: Worse outcomes, higher costs | American Medical Association ama-assn.org/practice-manag…

Great interview with Mitchell Katz whose work in SF and LA prepared him well for the challenges in NYC.

#Throwback_Thursday Yesterday for #WWYD_Wednesday we ran a poll on a 24 yo man s/p GSW to the L lower chest, traversing to the R lower chest. A few might have recognized this to be the case of Lee Harvey Oswald, from 1963. The operative note from Dr. Shires was preserved:

Sixers have fired Doc Rivers, per Adrian Wojnarowski

I should tattoo my editor @peterblackstock’s unforgettable words on my body: “This book needs to be as many pages as it needs to be.” His genius and his quiet confidence made COVENANT what it is. A writer gets too much credit.

A joyous moment in Brooklyn the other night with Ralph Horwitz MD, who recruited me to Stanford when he took the position of Chair of Medicine. My definition of a mentor is “the one who sees more in you than you see in yourself.” Thank you, Ralph!

A humpback whale swam along with a kayaker near Bondi Beach, Australia cnn.it/46tRNup

A man who seriously injured a dog after shooting the animal in the face was sentenced to 18 months in prison, Florida authorities say. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/f…

Some sad news at the Tapper home

I think he’ll grow up to be a good person. 💙 x.com/perry_ron/stat…

Too soon?

Fascinating That man deserves heaven on earth. ❤️💕 The happiness of the dogs when they saw the man who set up a shelter for paralyzed dogs.

We said goodbye today to Tucker after 8.5 wonderful years. When we first rescued him, we were told he was from South Carolina. It was clear he’d had a rough puppyhood. He had scars on his face and chipped and missing teeth. Early on, I took him for a run and later that day he was

RETWEET if you stand with ABC News reporter Terry Moran against Stephen Miller!