Brieze Bell

Integrative Palliative Care & Internal Medicine Doctor

[Brieze Bell @BriezeKBellMD]

Check out my new @CAPCpalliative blog post on how evidence-based, integrative therapies can expand the healing toolkit and enhance symptom relief for individuals living with serious illness.

[CAPC @CAPCpalliative]

📰 Integrative Palliative Care: An Emerging Field in Palliative Medicine by @BriezeKBellMD
🔗 https://t.co/p5oVqge1hw

Explore how evidence-based integrative medicine therapies and palliative care intersect to expand the healing toolkit for patients with serious illness.

[Brieze Bell @BriezeKBellMD]

Great advice from an indomitable spirit and leader. It’s never too late to get vaccinated!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise. Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative.

It’s a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven’t already, even as cases go down.

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

A) "Everyone will be exposed to Omicron"
B) "Everyone will get Omicron"
They're different. (A) promotes appropriate caution till surge ends: boost, N95, outdoor>indoor. (B) promotes counterproductive behavior as hospitals are overwhelmed.

Biggest difference: A is true. B is not.

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

I've interviewed a lot of health-care workers over the last two years, at various points of the pandemic.

Here's something you should bear in mind as you read these stories (and their first-hand accounts) about what they're experiencing. 1/

https://t.co/1OmtMu1mw7

[Bay Area Air Quality @AirDistrict]

From November through February, wood smoke from the 1.4 million fireplaces and woodstoves in the Bay Area is the #1 source of air pollution, contributing about one-third of the harmful fine particulate pollution in the air. Consider a cleaner way to heat your home this winter!

[Brieze Bell @BriezeKBellMD]

@kfarr @AirDistrict @AIRNow As a physician I agree that this ‘typical’ air pollution is concerning and not a pattern I consider healthy for long-term exposure, even for healthy adults.

[Brieze Bell @BriezeKBellMD]

@AirDistrict @AIRNow Yes, I agree it is moderate. But I’m curious why that is given that fires have been fairly well-controlled following recent rains? It’s concerning to see this pattern of intermittent moderate/poor air quality even outside of fire season, and it makes me wonder what’s happening.

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

Instagram and Facebook are currently not working, as are democracy, society and a healthy sense of self.

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

Why mandates? Because of situations like this – I doubt this teacher wanted to infect half of her class or thought she was putting them in danger. But she did and she was. It must not be allowed.

[Shunichi Nakagawa @snakagawa_md]

We have to be careful when asking yes/no Qs to patients.

Do you want to continue?
Do you want dialysis?

In order to answer those, you need to be able to comprehend the context you are in.

It's not fair just to ask these questions to someone who is not clear-minded.

[Shunichi Nakagawa @snakagawa_md]

Another paper came out in @PalliativeMed_j

This is to show our gratitude from @PallCareCUIMC to help from UCSF, Stanford, Dartmouth-Hitchcock.

Virtual Interinstitutional Palliative Care Consultation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City https://t.co/aYfNiAX9Q4

[Allison Bond @AllisonRBond]

I do love a good pre-noon discharge!

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Here’s my statement on today’s violence at the Capitol.

[Brieze Bell @BriezeKBellMD]

@ClareMalone You have always been the best part of the @538politics podcast and I will miss you so much. I know there are many great things ahead for you!

[Brieze Bell @BriezeKBellMD]

@HillaryClinton Thank you for being the tip of the spear for all of us. You deserve better. We see you and we respect you.

[Alex Garbarino (he/him) @DrGarbs]

"we've got insulin everywhere, it's like water."

I'm a physician. It's not. Raise your hand if you've admitted a DKA patient who couldn't afford their insulin.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

This holiday weekend, let’s be safe and smart. It’s going to take all of us to beat this virus. So wear a mask. Wash your hands. And listen to the experts, not the folks trying to divide us. That's the only way we’ll do this—together.
https://t.co/UwNKAzL8JU

[UCSF MERI Center for Education in Palliative Care @UCSFMERI]

A Meditation for This Crazy Time, blog post by @BriezeKeeleyMD A great meditation to help us through
https://t.co/dqAt9lk3x5

[Allison Bond @AllisonRBond]

What’s the deal with heart disease, diabetes, and #COVID19? This has been in the news in part because Tom Hanks, who has COVID, also has diabetes. #COVID19Med

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