Dan Blumenthal

President @Novocardia Division of CVAUSA & Cardiologist @MGH; MD/MBA. father of 3 boys, husband. Harvard trained (@HMS/HBS). tweets=own

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

And life expectancy was 32.

Personally I'm a fan of a world where kids survive childhood because of vaccines

Where people don't die of infections that you can't treat

And cool new mRNA based vaccines treat cancer so people can live long healthy lives

But that's me

[Dr. Gerald Parker @DrGerryParker]

The only way proven way to suppress and eradicate NWS is through SIT. The current USDA plan is necessary but not fast enough for the unfolding crisis. Additional sterilized flies are needed now. There are modular options that were scientifically validated in the 1950s that have potential to scale within months to provide an initial operational capability to start closing the sterilized fly gap long before the planned fixed facilities may come on line at the end of 2027, at the earliest. The fly is not waiting to spread, why should we wait to accelerate new options?

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Sending Americans who are exposed to or infected with Ebola to Kenya (instead of bringing them home) is an extraordinarily bad idea and it will backfire

On the surface -- it seems smart. Why not send people elsewhere instead of bringing them home

For three reasons actually

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[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Ebola in DRC's Ituri Province. 246 suspected cases, 65 deaths.

If confirmed, already one of the 10 biggest Ebola outbreaks in history

We're just hearing about this now? That makes no sense. Those numbers take weeks to accumulate

Suspected cases in Bunia, the provincial capital — a city with airports. That matters enormously for spread

CDC and global partners need to surge resources in. Ituri is where the 2018 outbreak ignited.

A slow response creates unnecessary risks to people everywhere

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Literally no one who did more to advance our understanding of -- and treatments for -- heart disease than Gene Braunwald. Ever.

One of the greatest physicians of the last 50 years has passed away at the age of 96

Know someone who survived a heart attack? You can thank EB

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Gene Braunwald died at 96.

In a normal world, this would be front page of the NYT and WSJ.

The father of modern cardiology.

Fled the Holocaust as a boy

Went on to save millions of lives

The most important clinician-scholar of the last 50 years. We should all know his name

[Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP @rkwadhera]

Millions of Americans skip medications because they can't afford them. Did the Inflation Reduction Act help?

In @JAMAInternalMed, we find the IRA's 2024 drug provisions ⬇️⬇️cost-related medication nonadherence—especially in those w/ multiple conditions
https://t.co/HiKzTtYmmI

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

This is just absolute, unequivocal bullshit. The IAEA says this is a lie. The UN says its a lie. The US intelligence community can't back up this assertion, nor can the Israelis. This is as bad as claims that Iraq had WMDs if not worse.

[Joseph Marine @DrJMarine]

@jaygirimd We still have the @ACCinTouch Collaborative Maintenance Pathway (CMP). We have many volunteer editors, authors, and question writers. We are grateful for their time, effort, and support. https://t.co/8NR7SBSrpJ

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Jeremy is right (and knows more about responding to Ebola than most)

There have been 12 Ebola/Marburg outbreaks in the past 4 years

Because of USAID and our work with WHO

All of them have been stamped out locally with zero cases in the US

Elon's gutting of USAID and our withdrawal from WHO leaves the world -- and us -- vulnerable

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

.@RoKhanna is right

When I was @WhiteHouse46 I couldn't even accept a bottle of water from a lobbyist

And when I left, was told I couldn't lobby the WH for 2 years

Those were good policies made through Executive Order by President Biden

We should codify them into law

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

This 3 minute video by @RepAuchincloss is exactly right and worth your time.

Of course it’s easy to find some silly study or even the occasional bad science in nih grants

But the solution to that is better peer review, not gutting the scientific enterprise

[JAMA Cardiology @JAMACardio]

High-intensity statins lower LDL cholesterol in high-risk ASCVD patients, but combining moderate-intensity statins with ezetimibe offers similar benefits with a lower risk of new-onset diabetes and statin intolerance. https://t.co/p0OrAKjTEC @CardioSSoon

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

Has anyone done an analysis of the cost for unemployment benefits for fired fed employees ? I don’t know the laws or costs across the country. So I’m curious.

[Dan Blumenthal @blumenthalDM1]

Terrific post by @Farzad_MD about first hand experience working in the EIS. The EIS’ work is essential for maintaining and improving public health.

[Thread Reader App @threadreaderapp]

@yellowstonegal @Farzad_MD @yellowstonegal Hello, here is your unroll: https://t.co/6hIDqU6L9S Have a good day. 🤖

[David Shaywitz @DShaywitz]

Essential thread by @Farzad_MD - we should be thanking our lucky stars for existence of EIS and folks like Farzad, @JeffDean’s father, and so many others, the very best and bravest and most curious and most determined. Instead: shuttering it? Absolute madness.

[Thread Reader App @threadreaderapp]

@yellowstonegal @Farzad_MD @yellowstonegal Hello, here is your unroll: https://t.co/6hIDqU6L9S Have a good day. 🤖

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

These great research institutions in red states are slated to lose about $1B in NIH research dollars

[U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. @SenBillCassidy]

PEPFAR is the epitome of soft power. It is a Republican initiative, it is pro-life, pro-America and the most popular U.S. program in Africa. There’s even a waiver acknowledging this, yet I’m told that drugs are still being withheld at clinics in Africa. This must be reversed immediately!!

[Ashish K. Jha @ashishkjha]

Catholic Relief Services is the biggest recipient of USAID funding

And now, @CatholicRelief is making deep cuts to its staff

As Bishop Kicanas says, the people hurt are the poor, living in desperate situations

Important story of impact via @NCRonline

https://t.co/7SbW1jgODR