M.D., writer, public-health policy lecturer @YaleSPH, author of Clean @Riverheadbooks
Jan 27, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
One moment in the Beatles doc that stuck with me was when Ringo started playing Octopus's Garden, new song, in that way of "ha guys I'm totally just kidding." But George walked over with his guitar and took it seriously. That's all it took to let Ringo be clear he wasn't kidding.
George should never have done that. A dark day for rock history and the entire concept of music.
Dec 1, 2020 • 23 tweets • 6 min read
We're almost to the end of this tragic year, and I'm feeling hopeful. We'll have vaccines soon. In three weeks the days start getting longer. But please remember that the worst weeks of the pandemic are still ahead. More Americans are hospitalized with COVID now than ever before.
I wrote a lot this year. I'm going to put some of it in a thread chronologically. Starting with ...
Taking chloroquine for #COVID19 isn't a "debate" where "experts disagree" if it's good or bad. It's one of many drugs that may influence the disease, in ways good and/or bad. It's being studied to see if/how/when it's safe and effective, and if/how/when when it's not. That's it.
Oz was just on instagram bizarrely fawning over pre-publication hearsay from the doc who started this, Raoult. Oz said hadn't seen a manuscript but Raoult is "very focused on getting the word out as quickly as possible" so Oz told his millions it works. instagram.com/p/B-pkwHPpLE_/
