Mark Attiah

Neurosurgery Resident. Harvard, U Penn, Columbia alum. A focus on the brain, bioethics and public health. My opinions are my own.

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#MyFirstAANS was in Philadelphia as a medical student. Was super excited to see all of the energy around neurosurgery. Still am. It’s part of the reason I’m in it today.

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The death throes of a mortally wounded animal. https://t.co/WLVrenrYYn

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Chalk one up for the good guys.

[Vox @voxdotcom]

Democrats have taken control of the Senate by winning 50 seats, @DecisionDeskHQ reports.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris can cast a tie-breaking vote, which means Democrats have reclaimed the majority for the first time since 2014. https://t.co/j5IO4DJrDM

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Just received the #CovidVaccine at #uclahealth. At a time when we have record breaking daily mortality rates and full ICUs here in California, it’s like a light at the end of the tunnel.

[Karen Attiah @KarenAttiah]

My latest: A dispatch from the Failing States of America.

How Western media would cover Minneapolis if it happened in another country https://t.co/MjbbGv5jqU

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Having the distinct pleasure of listening to the great vascular neurosurgeon Michael Lawton of #Barrow give a presentation to #UCLA about his experience with complex intracranial bypasses.

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The #WHO is the latest victim in Donald Trumps game of chicken against the world. Maybe part of the problem is that the world flinches too often.

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Despicable.

[Breaking News @BreakingNews]

President Trump threatens to make U.S. funding freeze to the World Health Organization permanent. https://t.co/SZHoxrFyi2

[Newsweek @Newsweek]

CDC unveils new antibody study as national testing nearly doubles https://t.co/YbogzF0qaJ

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Exactly. That question is philosophical for many, but very practical and relevant to the decision makers— governors, mayors business owners, and the like, who quite literally have both people’s livelihoods and now lives in their hands.

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The contrast between states reopening and those still on lockdown has set up a social experiment that asks the question — Which is more valuable: livelihoods or lives?

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To those excited to be starting life again after the #COVID pandemic beginning, remember that just because we’re bored of the virus doesn’t mean it’s bored of us.

[David Schenkein @schenkein]

Will Medicine Just Recover or Will It Get Better- Terrific article by @DrSidMukherjee: What the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals About American Medicine https://t.co/tz7Aa1AlOa via @NewYorker

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Presenting at a conference with our partner hospital China, sharing experiences operating on patients with the #Coronavirus

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Now we’ll see a clash between the economic ideology of reopening economies and remaining in lockdown. Please stay safe and smart regardless of where you are.

[Amol Navathe @AmolNavathe]

OUT! Zeke Emanuel and I outline how #COVID could SAVE our health system in @nytimes https://t.co/Fq1Ki2Nwtw

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Right in our backyard. https://t.co/khD3LicBej

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Glad that my father finally made it back home from Ghana on a repatriation flight this morning. Thanks to @KarenAttiah for coordinating his rescue mission!

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Windows down, masks on for both of you, with him in the back of the car.

[Karen Attiah @KarenAttiah]

@MarkAttiah, windows up or down?

[Arthur Caplan @ArthurCaplan]

dangerous? how about as stupid as is humanly possible to be.