It appears we are a week or so behind Italy. A ban on flights from Europe isn’t going to change that. More decisive federal action — massive testing and social distancing — appears to be necessary to “flatten the curve.”

Great evidence based review of COVID pathophys, dx, and tx from JAMA . Highly recommend for the non COVID-19 expert. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

The U.S. "could have the testing capacity we need within weeks," Atul Gawande writes. "The reason we don’t is not simply that our national leadership is unfit but also that our health-care system is dysfunctional." nyer.cm/4zZhlH2

Phenomenal article from The New Yorker , depicting course of events, successes and failures in the COVID-19 epidemic nyer.cm/zmAlS6y

My favorite fiction & nonfiction books that I read in 2020: #americandirt and #thesplendidandthevile

just watched #myoctopusteacher - the fact that this was shot mostly by someone with just snorkel gear is remarkable

President Trump vaguely threatened Georgia’s Republican secretary of state with “a criminal offense,” if he didn't "find” enough votes to overturn the presidential election, according to audio excerpts from the conversation. nyti.ms/3n6oA0R

✔️ #ghostmap Steven Johnson . Great story of how the cholera epidemic in 1850s London was solved. Despite evidence, took yrs for action & creation of modern day sewers. A different world with #COVID19 & vaccine approved. But still many ignore precautions & vow to refuse vaccine

Vaccinating people over 60 is the most effective way to mitigate mortality from #COVID19, a new age-based modeling study suggests. Kate Bubar Marc Lipsitch @yhgrad Stephen Kissler fcld.ly/p1inwsl

🐐 G.O.A.T. 🐐

1 in 695 Americans have died from covid-19 It was 1 in 1,000 on December 26. ------------ Of large countries with > 20M people, by CSSE at JHU, only 2 have a higher fatality rate (does not take excess mortality into account) Peru 1 in 755 Spain 1 in 733 Italy 1 in 650 UK 1 in 577

Great review from NEJM on new therapeutic options for IBD nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Congratulations to our chiefs on their fellowship matches! 🎉 We are so proud! 👏👏 WashU Medicine Department of Surgery

Emergent procedures still going 24/7, even mid COVID wave

Americans spent ~$50 billion on vitamins and supplements in 2021. A new systematic review of 84 studies shows they are a "waste of money," lacking value in non-pregnant adults, and specifically risk of beta-carotene and lack of Vit E effect JAMA

Wonder if any of this was saved? Wasn’t around while I was training

Sam Webb and Josh Newkirk recap Michigan's Rose Bowl win over Alabama in CFP x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Terrible targeting call.. hopefully Michigan will appeal and suspension for Barham first half next week lifted.