I’m heartbroken at the loss of life..families, children, in Israel & Gaza💔 @WCKitchen has been working to start operations..feeding in both Gaza & Israel today. To support these efforts for innocent families, I’m giving $1 million..I’ll share more about our work here everyday.
@rubinstein_md@bdermanmd Ugh in the community sometimes can’t even get an automatic immunofixation when there is an M protein present. This is a great idea!
Let's do a little thought experiment. People are advocating that a fertilized egg (pre-implantation), or that embryos at time of implantation be considered a "life." We know these cell aggregates are not sentient beings. Everyone KNOWS that.
Brief tweetorial on our (@COVID19nCCC) article published today @BCD_AACR, demonstrating increased risk of COVID-19 severity in patients recently treated for B-lymphoid malignancies 1/
“They just told me I have cancer. It’s everywhere in my body. And you say you’re a kidney doctor? What the hell are you doing here?”
His voice is gruff, and as he looks at me, I feel the weight of his gaze.
For a moment I hesitate, then ask.
“Mind if I sit down?” 1/
Please help 7y old Lillian who is living with #leukemia find a bone marrow donor #match to save her life. We especially need to spread the word in #Asian communities. Please RT & tag #AAPI community leaders & influencers. #OncTwitter#leusm
One of the emotions I struggle with most as an oncologist is guilt
In trying to help, I still do harm, and cannot always discern therapeutic benefit
So these beyond-gracious words from a patient’s widow are a balm to my queasy conscience
Sometimes I wonder who’s treating whom
We 👏 👏 @SenJackyRosen, @SenJohnBarrasso, @SenatorBaldwin for introducing a bipartisan bill to increase access to palliative blood transfusions for patients with the Medicare hospice benefit. Read the full statement: https://t.co/X47oLv2F2l #Fight4Hematology
Beyond baffling - vaccines are simply one of the most powerful tools we have to prevent potentially fatal infectious diseases. "Tennessee abandons vaccine outreach to minors — not just for COVID-19" https://t.co/MDcgkwKlVd via @tennessean
ICYMI: @ASCO Daily News features our own @Sonyareid07 @TuyaPalMD Ingrid Mayer, Laura Kennedy. Addressing Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment #ASCO21 https://t.co/g9Eudhisk6
ICYMI: @ASCO Daily News features our own @Sonyareid07 @TuyaPalMD Ingrid Mayer, Laura Kennedy. Addressing Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment #ASCO21 https://t.co/g9Eudhisk6