Check out my new @CAPCpalliative blog post on how evidence-based, integrative therapies can expand the healing toolkit and enhance symptom relief for individuals living with serious illness.

Great advice from an indomitable spirit and leader. It’s never too late to get vaccinated!

A) "Everyone will be exposed to Omicron" B) "Everyone will get Omicron" They're different. (A) promotes appropriate caution till surge ends: boost, N95, outdoor>indoor. (B) promotes counterproductive behavior as hospitals are overwhelmed. Biggest difference: A is true. B is not.

I've interviewed a lot of health-care workers over the last two years, at various points of the pandemic. Here's something you should bear in mind as you read these stories (and their first-hand accounts) about what they're experiencing. 1/ https://t.co/1OmtMu1mw7

From November through February, wood smoke from the 1.4 million fireplaces and woodstoves in the Bay Area is the #1 source of air pollution, contributing about one-third of the harmful fine particulate pollution in the air. Consider a cleaner way to heat your home this winter!

Instagram and Facebook are currently not working, as are democracy, society and a healthy sense of self.

Why mandates? Because of situations like this – I doubt this teacher wanted to infect half of her class or thought she was putting them in danger. But she did and she was. It must not be allowed.

We have to be careful when asking yes/no Qs to patients. Do you want to continue? Do you want dialysis? In order to answer those, you need to be able to comprehend the context you are in. It's not fair just to ask these questions to someone who is not clear-minded.

Another paper came out in @PalliativeMed_j This is to show our gratitude from @PallCareCUIMC to help from UCSF, Stanford, Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Virtual Interinstitutional Palliative Care Consultation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City https://t.co/aYfNiAX9Q4

I do love a good pre-noon discharge!

Here’s my statement on today’s violence at the Capitol.

"we've got insulin everywhere, it's like water." I'm a physician. It's not. Raise your hand if you've admitted a DKA patient who couldn't afford their insulin.

This holiday weekend, let’s be safe and smart. It’s going to take all of us to beat this virus. So wear a mask. Wash your hands. And listen to the experts, not the folks trying to divide us. That's the only way we’ll do this—together. https://t.co/UwNKAzL8JU

A Meditation for This Crazy Time, blog post by @BriezeKeeleyMD A great meditation to help us through https://t.co/dqAt9lk3x5

What’s the deal with heart disease, diabetes, and #COVID19? This has been in the news in part because Tom Hanks, who has COVID, also has diabetes. #COVID19Med 1/x

Thank you @UCSF medical students for demonstrating such amazing leadership and providing support for our community during an incredibly difficult time!

https://t.co/NAVPYa4uFQ This is terrifying but true. Act now to save lives.

So excited to support this incredible candidate, colleague, and friend in his inaugural run for Congress! This is the change we need!

The House voted 354-60 to demand President Trump reverse course in Syria. Senator McConnell: Put the bill on the Senate floor. There's no better way to pressure the President to undo his damaging, dangerous actions. The lives of Kurds—and our national security—are at stake.

Resubmitting to different journals