Getting into medical school was a dream come true. Little did you know, that life was slowly going to get sucked from your soul and you would end medical school with a 3x higher risk of depression and suicide. #MedTwitter
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There is no true comprehensive data on medical student suicides. There needs to be a way to accurately and safely track suicides of doctors in training, and reporting needs to be mandated across the board.
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I am an internal medicine resident in NYC giving it my all caring for patients with #covid_19. This is hard for all the reasons you would expect: it is traumatic, heartbreaking, exhausting.
But it’s also hard because of how we as residents are being treated. a thread… 1/12
The evidence of the paucity in protection, and by extension the disposability of the lives we have failed to protect, is everywhere. #MedTwitter#COVID19 https://t.co/jMNG8qR7OJ
BREAKING: While America’s reeling from the #COVID19 crisis, my old industry - the private health insurance racket - is winning big. The proof? This morning, the nation's biggest insurer UnitedHealth Group, revealed its earnings for the last 3 months. The amount: $5 BILLION. (1/8)
IMPORTANT: Will be very interesting tomorrow when the nation’s biggest insurer UnitedHealthGroup announces its recent earnings. Why? As ER docs & other physicians risk their lives treating #COVID19 patients, UnitedHealth is playing games to rake in profits. Let me explain: (1/10)
The U.S. shouldn’t bail out billionaires and hedge funds during the coronavirus pandemic, Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya says. “Who cares? Let them get wiped out.” https://t.co/dIbizumtqG
Surgical masks significantly reduced detection of influenza in droplets and corona in aerosols, with a trend toward reduction of corona in droplets. So surgical masks could prevent transmission of #COVID19. 😷
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Amid multi-billion dollar bailouts for millionaire CEOs and near-limitless forgivable SBA loans, emergency and critical care docs are taking 50%+ pay cuts to work extra hours and risk our lives. Many other physicians are being laid off or fired outright.
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This extraordinary effort by staff will be extremely tiring, stressful, and demanding. Staff are dealing with physically and emotionally challenging situations every hour of every day. #MedTwitter#COVID19
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