Dan Blumenthal
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President @Novocardia Division of CVAUSA & Cardiologist @MGH; MD/MBA. father of 3 boys, husband. Harvard trained (@HMS/HBS). tweets=own
MGH, Boston, MA
Joined April 2015
Jeremy is right (and knows more about responding to Ebola than most) There have been 12 Ebola/Marburg outbreaks in the past 4 years Because of USAID and our work with WHO All of them have been stamped out locally with zero cases in the US Elon's gutting of USAID and our
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at @USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
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.@RoKhanna is right When I was @WhiteHouse46 I couldn't even accept a bottle of water from a lobbyist And when I left, was told I couldn't lobby the WH for 2 years Those were good policies made through Executive Order by President Biden We should codify them into law
BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna has introduced the Drain the Swamp Act. It will ban White House officials from accepting gifts from lobbyists or becoming lobbyists during the Trump term.
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This 3 minute video by @RepAuchincloss is exactly right and worth your time. Of course it’s easy to find some silly study or even the occasional bad science in nih grants But the solution to that is better peer review, not gutting the scientific enterprise
Basic science is inspired by curiosity, accountable to evidence, and subject to peer review. Politics should have no role.
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High-intensity statins lower LDL cholesterol in high-risk ASCVD patients, but combining moderate-intensity statins with ezetimibe offers similar benefits with a lower risk of new-onset diabetes and statin intolerance. https://t.co/p0OrAKjTEC
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Has anyone done an analysis of the cost for unemployment benefits for fired fed employees ? I don’t know the laws or costs across the country. So I’m curious.
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Terrific post by @Farzad_MD about first hand experience working in the EIS. The EIS’ work is essential for maintaining and improving public health.
@yellowstonegal @Farzad_MD @yellowstonegal Hello, here is your unroll: https://t.co/6hIDqU6L9S Have a good day. 🤖
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Essential thread by @Farzad_MD - we should be thanking our lucky stars for existence of EIS and folks like Farzad, @JeffDean’s father, and so many others, the very best and bravest and most curious and most determined. Instead: shuttering it? Absolute madness.
1/ After residency at Mass General Hospital, I reported to Atlanta to meet my fellow CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers. I have never felt so intimidated by my peers The best and the brightest, they were star clinicians, had served in disaster zones; MD/PhDs and MSF.
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@yellowstonegal @Farzad_MD @yellowstonegal Hello, here is your unroll: https://t.co/6hIDqU6L9S Have a good day. 🤖
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@Farzad_MD: 1/ After residency at Mass General Hospital, I reported to Atlanta to meet my fellow CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers. I have never felt so intimidated by my peers The best and...
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These great research institutions in red states are slated to lose about $1B in NIH research dollars
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PEPFAR is the epitome of soft power. It is a Republican initiative, it is pro-life, pro-America and the most popular U.S. program in Africa. There’s even a waiver acknowledging this, yet I’m told that drugs are still being withheld at clinics in Africa. This must be reversed
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Catholic Relief Services is the biggest recipient of USAID funding And now, @CatholicRelief is making deep cuts to its staff As Bishop Kicanas says, the people hurt are the poor, living in desperate situations Important story of impact via @NCRonline
https://t.co/7SbW1jgODR
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An internal email says CRS is likely to be cut in half this year from Trump's freeze of U.S. foreign assistance. Cuts will "cost people's lives and livelihoods," a former bishops' conference official...
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This is a very odd tweet and super disappointing to see from the esteemed @NIH The top 7 university recipients of nih funding do NOT include Harvard or Yale The top 7 are: Johns Hopkins UCSF U of Pennsylvania Duke Michigan Pittsburgh Washington U in St. Louis
Last year, $9B of the $35B that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted for research was used for administrative overhead, what is known as “indirect costs.” Today, NIH lowered the maximum indirect cost rate research institutions can charge the government to 15%, above
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What are “indirects costs” and why are they so high ? These are the institutional costs that allow the research to be conducted across all studies like: Utilities like heat, AC, water, electricity, phone & internet costs Facilities costs like rent, costs of the building and
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This Administration is trashing US standing, alliances with scores of countries built over half a century, world-leading capacity and expertise, and American security.
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With my mentor Dr. Eugene Braunwald celebrating our decades of work together The 80s, 90s, 00s 10s, & 20s have been a great ride He taught me most of what I know about science, trials, & people I owe so much to him as do so many others Thank you for all you do 🙏 #cmgsees
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Scott Solomon, M.D. Oil and Acrylic on 20 x 24 board by C. Michael Gibson 1/30/24 Dr. Solomon is a world class echocardiographer and has made seminal contributions to the field. He has advanced our understanding and treatment of congestive heart failure . He is a visual
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+1. Incredibly proud of the hard work that went into this comprehensive review on sudden cardiac arrest in athletes. Understanding these events in athletes has implications that echo far beyond the field and touches the health of all young adults. Discover what we know—and what
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@EiranGorodeski @HFSA @ACCinTouch @AHAScience We’ve been discussing this for a while, and I continue to think that the job market for these fellows to work at the top of their training is a major part of the issue. Is there any data on the initial jobs the last couple of classes took after fellowship?
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Really interesting study. CCTA certainly makes graft evaluation easier when there are no graft markers.
Is CT Coronary Angiography prior to invasive coronary angiography in patients with prior bypass surgery of benefit? 3-year results from the BYPASS-CTCA Trial @matt_kelham @AnneMarieBeirn1 @BhcIntervention #cardiotwitter #AHAJournals
https://t.co/9v03sV2qST
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