In a lot of ways, emergency medicine is predicated on justice. But we must not forget that we function within the context of structural racism. Not exclusive of it. Without awareness, acknowledgement, and action, we contribute to it. #BlackLivesMatter#WhiteCoatsForBlackLives
Medicine has never been apolitical. It wasn't when doctors went along with slaveowners to the auction blocks and it isn't now. The weight of our racist hx lives on our scrubs & white coats. We have a responsibility to forge something different- @EdwinLindo#whitecoats4blacklives
For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here’s what you need to know - based on the facts and data. A thread. (1/x)
#COVID19 Update
▶️Total patients tested for COVID-19 at Michigan Medicine since the pandemic began: 6,434
▶️ Total positive tests: 957
▶️ Current inpatients that are COVID-19 positive: 106
▶️ Total COVID-19 patients discharged: 378
▶️ Learn more: https://t.co/ukxkcQrbcO
Check out our latest blog post, an op-ed on residency training in the era of #COVID19 by one of our interns, Dr. Begres @BegresJake. Give him a warm welcome to the twitterverse! https://t.co/zu3QJ2EYvL
1332 #SARSCoV2#COVIDー19#HCoV19 PCR tests were done 4/21 @UWVirology. 7.1% positive. Remember not to read too much into a single day's rate. Overall trend still seems to be a slow decline in the positive %.
A month ago, it was all about flattening the curve.
Now, it's all about preventing a second peak.
Read why the @umich medical historian who helped coin the phrase #flattenthecurve is worried about a #COVID19 repeat of what happened in 1918: https://t.co/t4Jn4Qokor