Raul M Martinez

working to promote health + well-being

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Who's dying in the US?
All ages, last 3 months, weekly, per 100,000 people
https://t.co/kQ5k33u3Kx

[Raul M Martinez @rmartinez44]

@AmericanAir Thanks for the reply. Flight crew started providing more updates.

[Raul M Martinez @rmartinez44]

@AmericanAir: We’ve been redirected and stuck in Tulsa (flight #2554) and are still waiting to get back to Dallas with another connecting flight to Sacramento. Not getting updates. Please advise.

[Teddy Mitrosilis @TMitrosilis]

Most team meetings are a waste of time.

7 dead-simple tips to make yours good:

[Lourdes Castro Ramírez @LCastroRamirez]

🚨Today, @HUDgov released $365M in new funding to serve and house unsheltered families, domestic violence survivors & veterans.

Excellent opportunity to synchronize and leverage federal funds with local @California_HCD #Homekey & @Cal_ICH #EncampmentResolutionFund sites.

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

Here's the timeline:
Exposed: May 2-6
First symptoms: Sat May 7 (13d ago)
First positive rapid test: Sunday day 2
Started Pax: Mon day 3
Finished Pax: Fri day 7
Test turned neg: Sun day 9
New head-cold symptoms (on top of mild persistent fatigue), test turns pos: today, day 13

[California Health Care Foundation @CHCFNews]

To support greater collaboration between the health care and homeless service sectors, CHCF and @CHCShealth are launching Partnerships for Action, which will include up to six competitively selected cross-sector teams.

https://t.co/ZoSty2HzLu

[California Health Care Foundation @CHCFNews]

Many Californians don't apply for or effectively use Medi-Cal because they cannot read or understand the program's forms and documents.

This expert review of selected Medi-Cal print communications makes actionable recommendations to improve them.

https://t.co/tFmbl3tmXT

[Andy Slavitt @ASlavitt]

COVID Update: Denmark has effectively declared COVID over. There are merits and flaws to their thinking.

There’s also the simple matter of how the US is just not Denmark. 1/

[Equal Measure @EqMeasure]

"I think about it like an avalanche that hit the childcare ecosystem." To what extent were early learning systems ready for the shock of COVID-19? Read our new brief with @EngageRD https://t.co/8FkZOg9iFk #EarlyEdResilience

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

Wonderful & fast-paced @UCSFDOM Grand Rounds today: review of Omicron surge plus questions answered (by George Rutherford, Sarah Doernberg, & @PCH_SF) on BA.2, vaccines in kids, boosters, schools, isolation, immunosuppressed, J&J, masks, & much more. Link: https://t.co/iFc3i5CGpX

[California Health Care Foundation @CHCFNews]

The pandemic exerted a significant impact on the mental and emotional health of many Californians with low incomes, especially those who already considered their mental health to be “fair or poor.”

Learn more key findings from our survey. https://t.co/mJnWXgFCpM

[Paul Offit @DrPaulOffit]

Kids, masks, school and COVID-19. In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt
https://t.co/YlrEHgUnsR

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

I’ve been tweeting about Covid for nearly 2 years. But this week it became personal when my 28-year-old younger son got it.
With his permission, I’ll describe his experience & how I approached his situation, given the realities of life and the rapidly changing evidence.(1/25)

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 647 (!)
I haven’t done a San Francisco update for a while. Now seems like a good time, since SF – the most vaxxed big city in the U.S. – may offer lessons for the nation about how an Omicron surge is influenced by high vax (& masking) rates.(1/25)

[Bob Wachter @Bob_Wachter]

FINALLY, real data on Omicron's severity – from So. Africa & Australia, summarized in threads from @jburnmurdoch & @andrewlilley_au:
https://t.co/MtXUxW2HXI
https://t.co/laTWs8zfBY
Bottom line from these preliminary studies: looks like Omi's per case hospitalization rate ...(1/4)

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

With an infographic

[California Health Care Foundation @CHCFNews]

"Health equity is taking what’s real in the community and integrating it into a system that doesn’t know about it."

Gain new tools and a big dose of inspiration in this #podcast episode with Vision y Compromiso Executive Director Maria Lemus.

https://t.co/8cGc0ngNSn

[Tatiana Prowell, MD @tmprowell]

As we head into winter with #DeltaVariant & #Omicron, it’s time to upgrade our masks. Here’s great article on the need to #WearAMask & how to find effective, affordable, non-counterfeit masks. See the non-profit @projectn95 too.

https://t.co/RiON89cBFM

[Clare Nolan @claremnolan]

Evaluator friends 🧵👇