There are no two people who are the same. And they make up organizations. Therefore every organization is different, and every design has to be customized. Let people work out how to work together. #Video produced by Collectiver @brovkin.bsky.social youtu.be/_P3y0EM-wzU

I feel like Native American law enforcement should start detaining whites and asking for proof of citizenship?

An impressive sleep study goes deep on links to lifestyle and diseases —impact of gut microbiome and diet re: sleep apnea —big contribution of lifestyle factors —ability to predict across 16 body systems from sleep data www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you think serendipity in science & innovation is rare and not all that important, you'd be wrong. @rasushrestha.bsky.social @arpa-h.bsky.social kimbellard.medium.com/expect-the-u...

Alberta doctors push back on provincial #COVID19 task force report, saying it is rife with misinformation and poses a threat to public health. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca @albertadoctors.bsky.social

No, aging is not a disease. Yes, many diseases are age-related. And why are older adults pervasively represented with a walker? www.wsj.com/health/welln...

In today's @wsj.com I review latest Reed Hoffman book, "Superagency," which offers an upbeat assessment of AI in general, & of its ability to enhance rather than diminish human agency in particular. Last 2 grafs of revw below... www.wsj.com/arts-culture... #biosky #medsky @nachristakis.bsky.social

😡The FDA pulls key #DEI initiative for cancer studies from its website www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/fdas... @fda.gov #medsky #clinicaltrials

"Bad Medicine" by michaelpramirez.com

Overall #trust in local public health agencies has dropped finds @kff.org polling. This is critically important. Local health agencies support some of the most vulnerable communities and provide basic #publichealth services that support everyone. #healthpolicy www.kff.org/health-infor...

"Team rituals" are regular activities/practices, eg huddles, team lunches, check-ins, celebrations. New research shows teams with more rituals have more engagement, psychological safety, knowledge & job satisfaction, leading to higher productivity/performance: lnkd.in/eXNNvP-G Art: lnkd.in/e_XmBeg9

I terminate trolls (as well as naddering nabobs of negativism) with extreme prejudice

At CES 2025, 8 intriguing technologies for health were unveiled, including Withings' AI-powered Omnia mirror, a health-tracking Circular Ring 2, and Kirin's electric spoon for low-sodium diets. Innovations redefining health and wellness! #CES2025 #HealthTech #AI #Innovation

Behold PhD level #AI “super agents”!! Imagine a world where complex tasks aren't delegated to humans. Instead, they're executed with the precision, speed, and creativity you'd expect from a Ph.D.-level professional. www.axios.com/2025/01/19/a...

What is the biologic basis for itch? www.cell.com/current-biol... For more on the PIEZO ion channels erictopol.substack.com/p/ardem-pata... w/ @ardemp.bskyverified.social

In a very large dataset of people with diabetes treated with GLP-1 drugs cf other medications, there were benefits seen for reduced clotting disorders, seizures, neurocognitive disorders (including Alzheimer's), by @zalaly.bsky.social and colleagues www.nature.com/articles/s41...

As expected, unfortunately. My take below.

"I envy the people working on AI innovation, but I don’t envy those trying to figure out how to best regulate it." @danielkraft.bsky.social @yuriquintana.com @zaynakhayat.bsky.social @navin.halfloop.com medium.com/@kimbellard/...

Sleep is "like turning on the dishwasher before you go to bed and waking up with a clean brain” —Maiken Nedergaard “Neurons that fire together, shower together.”—@jonykipnis.bsky.social

Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again." She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.

Not sure I can stomach Americans talking about freedom and democracy anymore. More ludicrous than ever.

"There is no scenario in which Lithuania would be left without electricity. We've evaluated all scenarios, including operating without any interconnections. Those reserves have been assessed, and scenarios A, B, C, D and so on have been worked out..." bsky.app/profile/kyiv...

This is interesting--teaching robots 'laziness' so that they will be more energy efficient. Telling them they don't have to be scanning the entire built environment all the time, but rather recognize clues as what may be changing and focus there. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

My latest, on disconnect betw misery of healthcare delivery & remarkable progress in biomedical innovation, & the need to ensure that as we address delivery problem (critical!), we preserve & refine what's actually working in biomedical science. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-best-o... #biosky #medsky

From fintech revolutionizing money to AI transforming retail, why is filling our cart with healthy food still so challenging? An inspiring dive into the future of smart shopping and how technology might finally make healthy choices the easy choice. 🛒🥗 medium.com/@bart.collet...

Something you don't see every day! Digitizing the human proteome in >53,000 individuals with 15-year follow-up and, with machine learning, unraveling nearly 500 disease-causing proteins www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... open-access

A fab post and interview with my friend Lauren Sunshine at BMS - Why Aren't We Using More Wearables In Clinical Trials?

On living to 100. How much does genetics play a role? Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/w...

Our latest newsletter is out, with a focus on self-driving taxis. Inspired by a terrific story in @wired.com that argues that the future is upon us, we look at the opportunity to ask what we want from it. Plus @dkthomp.bsky.social on why we're spending so much time alone and more! bit.ly/3Pv061I

In over 460,000 women throughout Germany, #AI second readings of mammograms led to improved breast cancer detection, a lower recall rate, and significantly reduced workload nature.com/articles/s41... open-access

Drug Company to Share Revenues With #Indigenous People Who Donated Their Genes. Variant Bio of Seattle, is using genetic information from Indigenous people to develop drugs for obesity and diabetes, by Brendan Borrell www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/h... via @nytimes.com #genomics #bioethics

I'm thrilled to announce: I authored a four page article on #PatientsUseAI in Men's Health magazine, on newsstands now! It's GREAT to see patient empowerment in a well edited consumer magazine. Stories from the #PatientsUseAI Substack, and more! patientsuseai.substack.com/p/patientsus... #medsky

Proactive healthcare services will come from private initiatives. "The ethos of what we’re doing here revolves around proactive and preventative healthcare" www.ft.com/content/eeef...

FDA Proposes Framework to Advance Credibility of AI Models Used for Drug and Biological Product Submissions

A vision-language foundation #AI model for cancer from 50 million path images, a million path-text images, with high performance for predicting clinical outcomes, relapse, response to immunotherapy and other benchmarks nature.com/articles/s41... @nature.com (bad name for model—MUSK)

Your new president, America.

"Can we accept a profoundly new and asymmetric labor arrangement in which workers in low-wage countries use robotic interfaces to perform physical tasks for us at home?" www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/23/1...

The scientist who is responsible for driving GLP-1 drugs for the treatment of obesity and testing them for prevention of Alzheimer's disease—Lotte Bjerre Knudsen— tells her story in a remarkable conversation. Full transcript, or video, all free, no ads. erictopol.substack.com/p/lotte-bjer...

3/ The goal should not be ‘survival of a profession’ - it should be ⬆️ quality, outcomes, experience, access and ⬇️ cost and complexities. When spreadsheets came out, most accountants didn’t lose their job. Folks adopted & adapted and became better accountants and financial managers. 1000x now.

The gut microbiome signature from different diets in 20,000 individuals. Red meat intake correlated with reduced cardiometabolic health; the opposite for plant-based foods or in omnivores with enriched plant-based intake www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why Is the American Diet So Deadly? A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity. @DhruvKhullar www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Feeling proud of yourself for getting ready for #AI? Don't get too cocky: #quantum computing is right around the corner. H/T @psiquantum.bsky.social @lizziegibney.bsky.social @danielkraft.bsky.social @zaynakhayat.bsky.social @bijans.bsky.social kimbellard.medium.com/its-quantum-...

Loved reflecting on 2024 in digital health and expectations for the future with @lucienengelen.com @zaynakhayat.bsky.social and @danielkraft.bsky.social. Now available as a recording: youtu.be/hwexC4heHGU?... or podcast: podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/f...

People, whose job it is to predict the future are actually pretty shit at it. Chart enclosed

Australians can now have their e-prescriptions available in the #MyHealth app. #gamechanger 😎 More upgrades are coming next year, but fab this could be done in time for the Xmas break where so many are travelling &away from home #MyHR www.9news.com.au/national/maj...

and this is why I adore the Irish. (Found via @kitdewaal.bsky.social) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Microsoft and Google combined now use around the same amount of electricity each year as Portugal.

Thinking differently about change. - Transformation: large-scale, top-down initiatives aimed at achieving an ideal end state. vs. - Trajectory change: deep, values-aligned shifts, rooted in adaptability, collaboration & shifting power. charlierataj.medium.com/from-transfo.... By Charlie Rataj .

“Impulse bullet buying”

Explore the fascinating concept of a 1000x Hackathon, where ambitious ideas take shape to solve real-world problems on a massive scale. A thought-provoking read on pushing boundaries and redefining innovation. 🚀