Shout out to the real heroes today: Those cancelling afternoon meetings before a 3-day weekend!

“I was sure macrophages would simply digest the microplastics and that would be the end of it. I was genuinely shocked by what we found,” said Adam Soloff, PhD, about his study presented at ATS 2025. Learn more about this key study reported on by Futura: www.futura-sciences.com/en/i-was-rea...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month ctisus.com/learning/fea...

Dismantling pandemic preparedness @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene warned that mounting political pressure on the Federal Reserve’s independence could spill over to the UK.

Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.

POTUS gave a convicted child sex abuser favorable treatment, and dangled the prospect of a pardon, so she would tell lies about if he was implicated in her crimes. That's not speculative or circumstantial, it's a cold hard proven fact, in and of itself more than enough to demand removal from office.

Back in February we enrolled and were approved for companionate use of our phase I solid tumor therapy for a patient given weeks to months to live. He’s here in clinic and hugging staff and everyone in site! Love this! Invest in science 😊

@panagis.bsky.social Greetings Dr. Galiatsatos, I invite you to check out a wildly fascinating and bizarre case report about a novel disease at curiouscaseofmv.me. It’s an unforgettable read.

Back in 2020, when in person shadowing was not allowed, I began virtual shadowing sessions to help students log their shadowing hours 😊 To date, we have continued these sessions, with our 1000 student signed up! If you know any students who would like some virtual shadowing hours (free), DMs open🤗

Monsters. Each and everyone one of these scientists to suggest such an arm in this trial.

The Trump administration issued a memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to fully fund November food-aid benefits for 42 million low-income Americans.

Calling patients who were discharged from the ICU while i was the attending. Always nice to hear about their improvements from them and family 😊 Reaffirms the work we do at their worse allows them to recover and strive again for their best. Invest in people.

Over the week: Two mentees published their first 1sr author papers One got into medical school And one told me they have their first mentee! Pay it forward AND invest in people 😊 This is the good that we can bring 💪

Alright. It happened. The meeting in person that is YEARS overdue. Good souls connecting with good souls. Here’s to amazing work moving forward, @ranaawdish.bsky.social

Who’s at Chest this week? Where are my lung lovers!

My father is not loving my Halloween decorations 🤦‍♂️

Hi, all! A small group of people with long COVID is hosting a virtual rally on Saturday at 2:30 pm Pacific. We recognize that not everyone is able to participate in person, so we started hosting protests online in April. You can read more here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/9

I am going to devote this arena for more coffee kindness. Be forewarned in case you get coffee from me 😊

My god i miss you all!

Find colleagues who will make time to stop and give you a hug. Appreciate you @iwashyna.bsky.social

Unfortunately it will be poor and marginalized communities that will suffer the worst health impacts. #SDOH Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/c... by @rdzombak.bsky.social via @nytimes.com CC: @panagis.bsky.social @nelsonroque.bsky.social

"When speaking with patients reluctant to get vaccinated, listen to their concerns, and convey respect and empathy."- @panagis.bsky.social #MedSky #WorldImmunizationWeek closler.org/connecting-w...

Επιτέλους!!

Spent the evening discussing 5 years later regarding the start of the COVID19 pandemic. I can STILL recall the first patient hand I held after their terminal extubation. A hand I held so they wouldn’t die alone, while the family cried over Zoom. That sound, that feeling, it is etched into my mind😞

One of the elders of our Greek community brought me a homemade baklava today 🥹 “I’m 89. When I make baklava it’s for special occasions. You don’t have your mom today but I know she would want you to have baklava for your birthday.” Love my community 💜

My patient brought me a copy of the local newspaper that highlighted our work in the community 🤗 And I LOVE THE HEADING! Who says you can’t spread laughter when promoting health and wellness? Glad the reporter credited my amazing dad jokes 😉

Yes, this seems to be not about policy differences, especially without a reasonable transition plan.

Patient months on a ventilator than a tracheostomy; today, they received their speaking valve. I love these moments, watching their families hear them, for the first time in months! It’s these moments that reaffirm humanity in the ICU and reset hope for all 🤗

Patients are breaking down in clinic today. Just scared. And running out of hope 😞 Let’s do what we can, good people.

Every Greek family member who’s called me today is asking if America is ok.

Being asked to consider removing from my biosketch that I work in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity as we apply for federal grants is not sitting well with me. Science cannot be silenced.

A dose of good: Long day at work finished by being in Turner Station teaching their Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts bystander CPR! May be biased, but as an ICU doctor, this is such a vital skill to learn. Invest in youth and teach them skills that make them super heroes 💪

Sent med student home early. Got the night staff dinner. Placed breakfast orders for the team tomorrow. The Greek Dad in me is in full force for my ICU team 😊

Worked four amazing years at the NIH. Caring for patients in the ICU. Researching on sepsis & healthcare policy. And I can say without any doubt: the NIH is the standard of healthcare & research. Much to do with the amazing people that work there. Medicine cannot be a public trust without the NIH.

“Negative in volume status, but positive in spirits” has been the theme today in our ICU.

"Effective & equitable asthma management requires a holistic approach that addresses the social determinants of health, including air quality, housing conditions, & environmental factors."- @panagis.bsky.social #MedSky closler.org/lifelong-lea...

Especially days like this, snow storm and all, parking should be free at hospitals. For all. Essential staff and patient loved ones are doing their best to get there. Least a hospital can do is assure free parking.

I’m hoping everyone’s 2025 goal is to use less “Reply All” emails.

Med student: the telemetry monitors are going off on a lot of the patients simultaneously. Nurse, without skipping a beat: patients are watching football.

Resident: Patient was not oriented to year. Me: it’s been 2025 for less than 24 hours, and we just extubated the patient. I think we can give them a mulligan on this one 🤣

The post code coffee always hits different.

My favorite place in NYC is the 4x4 space in the corner of the Edikted store. Made friends with two dads and one boyfriend 🤦‍♂️ 🤣

New York at Christmas time is unmatched!

These are the Deep Cuts – the redacted, the obscure and the overlooked records buried in stacks of newsworthy releases. Read Jason Leopold's last edition of FOIA Files in 2024 ⤵️

Running around to help a patient have the efficient process they need for tests, tests that will dictate management, reminds me of how fragile our health system is. Constant barriers forcing an arbitrary administrative timeline fails to recognize that diseases don’t abide by prior authorizations 😡

Evening rounds in the ICU end with coffee purchases for the night team. And because of the patients they are about to inherit, there will be cake too 😬 Supporting all night teams 😊

Pulmonary Hemorrhage

The number of daily active US users on X has dropped by 8.4% since early October, from 32.3 million to 29.6 million. Meanwhile the number of Bluesky users has risen by 1,064%👏 www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...

Being from Baltimore is suddenly a very different experience at the moment 👀