David Shaywitz

MD/PhD, healthtech exec building tools that enhance our agency and help us become more capable authors of our own health. DBMI, AEI. Be kind & be well.

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“I've lost close family members to cancer that didn't yet have treatments available, the hardest part for them wasn't affording it.

A lack of innovation is access problem we often overlook because it isn't as salient-but it is a far larger barrier than price.” - @C_Garthwaite

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@jpodhoretz @DanielJDrucker @dansenor @JonahDispatch Perhaps of interest:
GLP-1 book rev (@wsj): https://t.co/3WdjhCAo72
GLP-1 discovery context: https://t.co/CgdMsSHgtX
Why I'm a "(grounded) biotechno optimist...." https://t.co/Qq60Vy7Hbu
Why our belief in ability to change world for better so important: https://t.co/oleB5HldCy

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Somehow, pt 2 of the @dansenor hosted discussion w @jpodhoretz & my @AEI colleague @JonahDispatch, focused on domestic politics, even more interesting than pt 1; https://t.co/nImtq8OwLR
Thought they might leave out impact of emerging tech but (spoiler) it’s discussed at end.

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Also-hard agree w @jpodhoretz expressions of enthusiasm and amazement for the many egs of biomedical & tech progress (why I love working at ∩ of these domains); his Gila monster/glp1 narrative slightly off, might connect w @DanielJDrucker for deets… @dansenor @JonahDispatch

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Unfortunately true - @GovernorShapiro has an uncanny knack for being right, and this is one the few times I wish he wasn’t…

[Governor Josh Shapiro @GovernorShapiro]

Welcome to Philly, JB! Sixers get way better and, as a bonus, the Celtics got worse!

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@ShaiDavidai context -> https://t.co/vTOLuAyiRx

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@EliLake Icymi via @ShaiDavidai on the asa’s… https://t.co/18ZnZagd6U

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cc @OnlyInBOS

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@emollick Miles' Law...

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@CliffordAsness Sadly accurate

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In context of recent convulsive political developments in NYC & elsewhere, feels like a good time to recommend first two volumes of Stephen Kotkin’s Stalin biography-as we look forward to final volume, expected in 2028?
@EliLake @Kasparov63 @CathyYoung63 @SethAMandel @jpodhoretz

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I’ve discussed these themes-tidy narratives, visionary vs Vulcan, serendipity & persistence, etc in a range of essays over decades but I’ve not yet assembled the pieces in a more compelling, coherent & powerful fashion than @rplenge does here: https://t.co/xkJCmqMrWG @zakkohane

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@dansenor @EliLake @harrysiegel @BreakingHistPod @TheFP @jpodhoretz And while we’re highlighting worthy recent pieces on this theme, I’d also recommend this muscular piece @WSJ by @CliffordAsness and Aaron Brown in which, like Michael Corleone, they settle all family business-> https://t.co/KCSNZQ9fmr

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@dansenor @EliLake @harrysiegel @BreakingHistPod @TheFP Agree and would add that in addition to Eli and Harry’s outstanding episode on the topic I would also commend to your attention this excellent @jpodhoretz essay in @TheFP https://t.co/HjSGASq7Oe

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The amount some choose to spend monthly (on top of hefty membership) is staggering…
But the facilities (based on several experiences on guest passes) are fantastic. Nothing encouraging to say about some of the upsold wellness bullshit (massive margins there btw).

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Informative @wsj video story on @Equinox https://t.co/x5S6zwsN2N

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@AndrewKerrNC @FreeBeacon https://t.co/mryWXnX6jJ (esp apt since @MelBrooks just celebrated his 100th bday!) cc @jpodhoretz @EliLake @elianayjohnson

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Here's @jpodhoretz @thefp outstanding piece on the broader national history and context of Dem's evolution/devolution depending on your POV: https://t.co/J01qNFHCFL

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More great @TheFP content re: politics and NY - yesterday was terrific and quite thorough read from @jpodhoretz on national history and context; now @EliLake is here on @BreakingHistPod w @harrysiegel focused on NYC politics specifically. https://t.co/qJ3nH4C6OL

[Eliana Johnson @elianayjohnson]

“Rep. Ro Khanna has emerged as a potential contender for the Democratic nomination while denouncing the ultra-rich who ‘hoard wealth and engage in financial speculation.’ But the progressive congressman lives a life of staggering luxury, fueled by dynastic wealth he did not earn and protected by the same thicket of trusts, anonymous corporations, and foundations that Khanna condemns” via @AndrewKerrNC - https://t.co/GDpx8QGoyF