#Health

David Hogg

davidhogg111

The shooter at my high school was a white supremacist. The shooter in El Paso was a white supremacist.One of the top predictors for where gun violence occurs the most

Wendell Potter

wendellpotter

For the first @realdonaldtrump and @JoeBiden debate tomorrow, we asked 3,200 business leaders at @BusinessM4A what they wanted to hear from the 2 candidates. What they said will probably stun

Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA

celinegounder

1/ Late last month, Dr. Bill Foege—@CDCgov Director '77-83, central figure in smallpox eradication, former Task Force for Global Health & Carter Center leader, Senior Fellow at the @gatesfoundation, and

Texas Tribune

TexasTribune

1/ As coronavirus cases steadily rise in Texas, the state has recently cut hundreds of workers from its contact tracing workforce. Today, about 2,800 contact tracers work in Texas —

Nikhil Taneja

tanejamainhoon

#Thread on mental health wrt to the corporate sector:It's been 6 weeks since a lot of us have been working from home. I earlier found it to be a testament

Adenireti Jaiyeoba

denireti

So I'm doing a thread for the first time ever. This is sequel to a dm sent to me yesterday after I commented on @lady_noks post on pubic symphysis diasthesis.

Dr.MargaretMcMenamin

DrMcM

We have done a good job of flattening the curve in NJ. Mitigation worked. Positive tests, Hospitalizations, ICUs admissions, ventilator use COVID19 deaths are decreasing. We saved our health care

Sandro Galea

sandrogalea

This pandemic is a reminder that health is shaped by the design of where we live, work, travel, and play. The built environment of communities has taken on central importance,

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Trump’s “immunity” is likely artificial & temporary says experts. His synthetic antibodies could actually prevent his body from making own. Regeneron antibodies have a half life of 21–25 days—thus, by

profound thots

runawaytonight

Privilege is being outraged by the destruction but indifferent to its casualties https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843483/ https://www.physiciansweekly.com/nonwhite-patients-get-less/ https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/how-we-fail-black-p

Jennifer Williams

JenWilliamsMEN

Things public health directors had to shout for months for, but eventually got:- any pillar 2 test data- pillar 2 postcode level data - pillar 2 patient identifiable data -

Orla Kelly

osie_0

A lot of opinions informed and otherwise currently surrounding #NPHET recommendations are doing the rounds – and I see distinct discordance between the economists and the doctors I follow. So,

Timothy Huyer

tim4hire

One of the many weaknesses that #COVID has revealed relates to how public health agencies function. And while it is still too early to do a full review, some ideas

Dr Marie Casey

marietcasey

1. A lot of discussion about the need to balance the economy and also public health in decision making.Public health consultants understand this very well. A poor economy is bad

Ilan Shahin

IlanShahin

Innovate? Build companies to make care better? Why bother?? “Frankly, many of these companies are small operations that will not be able to keep their promises. MyChart, on the other

Megan Ranney MD MPH 🗽

meganranney

2. And if we can increase (b), (c), and (d) .... then (a) #SocialDistancing is not so necessary.WITHOUT these standard #publichealth measures, we'll see new hot-spots emerge, watch infections &