In this episode of “Not Otherwise Specified,” Richard Rosenbaum, a neurologist and the uncle of host Lisa Rosenbaum, tells the story of his own progressive neurologic disease and considers his coping mechanisms and the care he has received. Listen now: nej.md/3UMueaV

That’s why I’m speaking out now: because the Linfield University President and Board will continue to abuse their power until someone with more authority stops them. (23/23)

This is not a story I expected to write. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The pandemic is an unwelcome, tragic societal stress test. We should learn from it and work to fix the cracks that were revealed especially since the lessons apply broadly. New piece analyzing five key pitfalls that hampered us—and how to move forward. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Part 2 of my thoughts on vaccine hesitancy-partly about vaccines, but also about the line between science and values, the ways we process information, and the many I admire who still manage to doctor effectively despite our flawed system

I’ve come to believe that attention (and how we extract it, wield it, waste it, abuse it, sell it, lose it and profit from it) is key to understand the world we live in. ⁦So I found ⁦Michael H. Goldhaber⁩, the man who predicted the attention economy 30 yrs ago nytimes.com/2021/02/04/opi…

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#WhatsYourWhy

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Her: “You probably think I’m stupid.”
Me: “That’s not true, sis. I’ve worked with you too long to think that.”
Her: “Okay. Well I bet you think me saying no to a #CovidVaccine when I work in a hospital is dumb.”

I shook my head.

I wrote about vaccine messaging, moral panic, and why our collective focus needs to be on getting the highest-risk people vaccinated as quickly as possible—not on faulting vaccinated people for a few unmasked hugs. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

So seriously proud of you, mom

Boston health care workers dancing on the sidewalk to celebrate the arrival of the first covid-19 vaccine.

Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine 

#COVID19 #IDTwitter

Mr. Obama talked about what he learned, as a young writer, from James Baldwin; how he admired Baldwin's 'searing honesty and generosity of spirit,' his ability 'to look at things, squarely, and yet still have compassion' for people he distrusted or was angry at.

Why has the United States handled this pandemic so badly? The Editors note that although we came into this crisis with enormous advantages, our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent.

Everything - healthcare, economy, racial justice and much much more - is on the ballot this year. What's your motivation?

Encourage your family, friends, & colleagues to vote! #VoteTogether

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I have loved everything Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH has written during the pandemic, especially bc each essay has pushed me to reconsider my assumptions. This piece-on why police enforcement of public health measures won't work-is yet another example of her brilliance, empathy, and pragmatism

Lastly, Fauci gets so many of same Qs, so it would be fun to quiz him on personal history … tho not the best use of time with expert during pandemic.

But look at how he came alive for this question about NBA legend (and fellow Holy Cross alum) Bob Cousy after podcast was over.

Worked w/ Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH when she was an intern & was so inspired by her humanity but didn't know her story. She tells it in this brilliant TEDMED talk which is about navigating radical uncertainty, living w illness, & how we're all narrating our way through this life. It's so so good