Laura Foster

Neurologist, palliative care physician, ALS, medical educator

[Laura Foster @LauraFosterMD]

@Dr_RShatsky Staying curious, what does a cure look like? Are there treatments you would consider? Is there someone in a similar situation who made choices you respect? or wouldn’t want for yourself? Ex, distinctions between cytotoxic chemo and immunotherapy, traditional healing rituals

[Laura Foster @LauraFosterMD]

@NathanAGray Really vivid and applicable. My new favorite thing to share with team members.

[Laura Foster @LauraFosterMD]

via @NYTimes raising awareness for #EndALS https://t.co/qnsDD8GKbO

[Neurology Today @NeurologyToday]

Read one of our most popular stories: @Neuropalcare was recently developed in response to increased interested in neuropalliative care among medical students, #neurology residents, and practicing neurologists.#NeuroTwitter @NeuroHomecareMD https://t.co/edQeNvT0Cn

[Jane deLima Thomas @JdeLimaThomasMD]

EXCELLENT article about time-limited trials in the ICU, a family-centered intervention to avoid the false dichotomy of “fighting” vs “giving up.” Featuring our own ⁦@releiter⁩ and ⁦@jatulsky⁩.
⁦@BrighamWomens⁩ ⁦@DanaFarberNews⁩ ⁦ https://t.co/sstY92AfJk

[Brian Wallach @bsw5020]

My 5 year old’s friend asked her recently why her dad didn’t pick her up from school. She explained that I have ALS and it would take me forever to get there.

So today I surprised her and picked her up from school. Her reaction was e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. (sound on).

[UMN Medical School @umnmedschool]

Tomorrow, @PaganoniMDPhD joins us to discuss clinical trials accelerating the development of effective treatments for #ALS as the keynote speaker of the Licht Lecture.
➡️https://t.co/SIwMfIc4L8

[Dana-Farber/Boston Children's @DFBC_PedCare]

Congratulations to Jonathan M. Marron, MD, MPH, whose paper, "Waging War on War Metaphors in Cancer and COVID-19," was the most-viewed JCO Oncology Practice paper in 2020: https://t.co/cHn9JWefwV Cc: @JonMarronMD, @mtmdphd, @ASCO #COVID19 #ChildhoodCancer

[Olivia Davies, MD @oliviamtdavies]

Today, I led an M1 class on #Failure in medicine & life. I asked each student to begin crafting their own #FailureCV (a concept popularized by Dr. Melanie Stefan: https://t.co/EsbW1e5SFp).

Dear #MedStudentTwitter, here's mine.
Last update: Today. Join us!

#MedEd #FailForward

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

Fabulous trial reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety in Meals on Wheels participants who live alone over four weeks.

How? College volunteers w 2 hrs training simply called a roster of 6-9 folks 2-5X/week (elders' choice) to ask how they are.

https://t.co/XjzamfhCkJ

[Laura Foster @LauraFosterMD]

Yes, let’s be kind to each other.

[Brian Wallach @bsw5020]

Everybody breaks. There is no shame in that. Don’t give it a second thought. Instead focus on being the kind of person who extends a helping hand to the person who broke without them having to ask. It’s harder than you think...

Good night moon.

[Laura Foster @LauraFosterMD]

Shampoo, definitely!

[Shunichi Nakagawa @snakagawa_md]

In a family meeting, after you explained the situation is worse, I see many doctors ask,

"What would he WANT?"

I think this is a BAD question, although I'm aware it is well-intentioned.

I will tell you why...(thread)

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[Laura Foster @LauraFosterMD]

Touching account of living with Lilliputians he could only see through his wife’s eyes https://t.co/GrbumYYY4B

[BJ Miller @bjmillermd]

sad tales but important history in the making too, heralding a long-awaited inflection point towards the law evolving to serve people through the end of their lives
https://t.co/NBoiHkcpST

[@CUPallCARE @cupallcare]

The SUPPORT Study in 1990's demonstrated poor communication at EOL.
Maybe lawsuits can help? We have tried everything else.
@cupallcare @cuonline Filing Suit for ‘Wrongful Life’ https://t.co/b00UJXWCyU

[Paul Sax @PaulSaxMD]

Lots of questions about the Covid-19 vaccines -- here are some of the more common ones, with my answers. Directed at clinicians, but probably something here for all. Any that we missed?
@NEJM https://t.co/DiTt1ExlyP

[Duke Neurology @Duke_Neurology]

Our Rick Bedlack is listening to patients--and enlisting their help--in his search for possible new therapies for #ALS: https://t.co/hwjAPspAfx

[Prilenia @PrileniaTx]

We're pleased to announce to have enrolled the first participant in our pivotal #ALS trial at the Healey Center for ALS @MassGeneralNews. #Pridopidine, a highly potent & selective S1R agonist, will be evaluated for #safety & efficacy. #HealeyHope https://t.co/DPFMoSSU2e

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Pat Quinn, who helped raise $220 million to fight ALS by promoting the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014, died on Sunday. He was 37. https://t.co/r6eq3ayVLH