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Apr 26 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
🎉 Podcast announcement 🎉

Over the past few months, I’ve had the pleasure of being a guest on podcasts of friends, colleagues, & people I admire ...

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... For example, I spoke with my friend & colleague @VPrasadMDMPH about the relevance of mental health to our physical health, the harms of moralizing human behavior, & how to approach & appreciate varying/diverse POVs during a global health crisis. 1x

My dear friend and ICU doctor @kwadwo777 & I discussed navigating risk during COVID, getting teens & kids back to normal life, & the mental health impacts of the pandemic.... 2x

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cov…
...@Caitlin98714163 & I discussed the disruptions the pandemic imposed on people’s emotional well-being & how to put facts in the driver's seat of our everyday decisions - from parenting to COVID testing ... 3x

podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6L…
So now, I’m launching my own pod. (I actually talk, listen & learn for a living!) I've spent 2O+ yrs talking w patients abt everything from dementia to diabetes, helping ppl connect the dots btw physical & #mentalhealth & redefine health as more than the absence of disease. 4x
I view #primarycare providers like me as trusted advisors & critical points of contact, esp as we wade thru medical misinformation. As we dig out & reflect on the last 2 yrs, we must focus on treating our whole selves by addressing mental & physical health in tandem. 5x
My podcast is called *Beyond the Prescription* & will be available wherever you get your podcasts starting May 3rd. Subscribe now for a sneak peek!

What's the deal? Here's the trailer ... 6x

spoti.fi/3MrbjwP
Each week I'll bring guests into my office to break down how a comprehensive approach to their health has propelled them to greatness—& how *grappling* with their health—behavioral, physical, emotional (or all) --played a key role in their "success" (however they define it). 7x
Human beings are endlessly flawed, complex & interesting. There's *always* more than meets they eye. Our bodies are complex systems. Our symptoms are just the beginning. I hope you'll join me & my guests as navigate the human condition (& this adventure!) together. 🎉 / end

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Apr 28
As we dig out from the last two years & transition to endemicity, we must invest in the unmet physical, behavioral & #mentalhealth needs of millions of Americans.

My ode to #primarycare & my latest for @thehill

A 🧵...

thehill.com/opinion/health…
Last week, a federal judge overturned the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation. When a reporter asked whether ppl should wear masks on flights, President Biden responded, “That’s up to them,” signaling another step toward the “new normal” ... 2x
... and a shift from government-issued mandates to individual decision-making.

Lifting mask mandates at this moment makes sense. COVID isn’t going away, yet vaccines, therapeutics and tests are widely available. Deaths and hospitalizations are low. 3x
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Apr 5
FAQs from some of my low-risk patients this week:

Wouldn't a 4th shot prevent me from...

... getting COVID?
... sickening my unvax'd child/immunosuppressed son/elderly parent?

These are excellent questions but demonstrate how woefully we've messaged the vaccine.

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Sure, some patients are anxious. That's normal.

Sure, some patients get told by Google/a neighbor/TV pundit to get a 4th shot regardless of age & health. That's our world.

Sure, some patients truly *need* a 4th shot to reduce the risk for severe COVID. That's my job.

2x
But when so many of my patients call w the very same question, I want to know why. 🙋‍♀️

After all, my pts are smart, well-intended, & paying attn. I've been writing a free weekly C19 newsletter x 2 yrs trying to help ppl understand nuance & contextualize data.

So what's up?

3x
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Apr 1
I was honored to speak in front of @HouseScience committee yesterday abt the importance of trusted messengers in a crisis— & what we need to do for the next phase of #Covid_19.

Here is my opening statement … 🧵 1x

#Vaccines #VaccinesSaveLives #PrimaryCare
As we inevitably face more C19 waves & variants, I worry abt the ongoing devastation from the virus *and* abt the collateral damage from the mitigations themselves. Mostly I worry abt ppls’ confusion & resulting anxiety abt not knowing who to trust in a global health crisis.2x
I’m here to share with you what I’ve learned firsthand caring for patients almost every day during COVID—real people on the receiving end of often confusing public health guidance & the unfortunate politicization of science. 3x
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Mar 3
I was honored to testify today in front of congressional @EnergyCommerce committee:

"Lessons from the Front-Line: #COVID19's Impact on American Health Care."

My opening statement ... followed by congressional member questions...

#mentalhealthishealth

🧵 1x
Mental, physical & behavioral health are inseparable.

The pandemic has laid bare our vast vulnerabilities.

#Primarycare is where ppl can be fully seen & heard, where trust is born & where we apply broad public health advice to pts' unique medical issues & lived experience ...2x
Approx 80M Americans don't have a primary care provider.

We must scale up/increase access to needed #primarycare services, as a hub for problem-solving for medical conditions like obesity, diabetes & depression, in order to heal from trauma & prepare for the next pandemic...3x
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Feb 17
My tripled vax'd, COVID-recovered, PCR-tested, masked son in college w/ a 99% vax rate got to see the inside of the University's dining hall for 1st time in *2 yrs* last week.

Today? It closed again. Student dining is back to *outside* only - or alone. Socializing limited ...🧵
My son has been loathe to speak out, worried abt being shamed for not caring abt other ppl (this kid has a ❤️ of gold - a lover not a fighter) or being labeled anti- x, y, z. But watching his friends suffer from anxiety, depression, substance use issues, he spoke out tonight...2x
My son is an old soul. Wise, empathetic, kind. (Not that I'm biased.) He's had struggles. He has made lemonade out of lemons. He has tolerated the loss of normalcy w grace & maturity. Not a complainer. But enough is enough. How safe is safe? When have I done enough, mom?....3x
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Feb 15
Just bc #mentalhealth is harder to quantify doesn't mean it's any less important to our physical health ... or to policy-making.

After talking teens & parents for the past 2 yrs, it's never been more clear to me (& my #primarycare colleagues) that #mentalhealth is health. 1x
Not every child, teen, or parent is suffering from mental health issues. Our lived experiences during COVID have been varied & diverse. Indeed, some kids are pandemic-proof. Some of my teen patients have actually thrived during COVID... but 2x
I think it's fair to say that the absence of normalcy has been hard for many kids, adolescents, & parents - & the disruptions to school life have disproportionately affected the same populations who have tragically been disproportionately devastated by COVID-19. 3x
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