Avraham Cooper
@avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social
Pulm/Crit physician, medical educator, The Curious Clinicians podcast FORTHCOMING BOOK: WHY DOESN’T YOUR STOMACH DIGEST ITSELF? (W.W. Norton)
On our latest episode "Null Neutrophils," @tonybreu.bsky.social asks a fascinating physiologic question: Why is Duffy Null status associated with lower neutrophil counts? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1... open.spotify.com/episode/3SdI...
If you think you’re tough, consider the tardigrade… In 2007, 3,000 of these tiny animals orbited the Earth OUTSIDE a space rocket for 12 days. >2/3 of them survived the vacuum of space and being blasted with solar radiation. www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
This really feels like science fiction- a bespoke CRISPR gene editing treatment for a baby with a urea cycle disorder www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Thank you so much to @corewellhealth.bsky.social and Dr Steve Doyle for the invitation to speak on the art of medicine at their annual education and research day!
Yeesh - if Pseudomonas wasn’t a bad enough actor already, it also apparently secretes an enzyme that degrades plastic www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Each episode, producer @gbuonomomed puts together a paired show notes blog post. For our latest episode, 'Alpha-gal again', we tackle the question: how could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer? curiousclinicians.com/2025/04/24/e... open.substack.com/pub/thecurio...
On our latest episode, Alpha-gal Again, we share new insights on how alpha-gal could potentially be used to treat cancer! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/1GpK...
This story really blew my mind - that alpha-gal could be an entirely new way to treat cancer using immunotherapy
The Curious Clinicians Podcast@curiousclinpod.bsky.social · last yr.This week, @avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social shares new insights on the topic of a previous episode: alpha-gal! We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/1GpK...
This week, @avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social shares new insights on the topic of a previous episode: alpha-gal! We tackle the question: How could alpha-gal be used to treat cancer? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/1GpK...
1/THREAD As the old idiom goes, one deliberately causes additional pain by "pouring/rubbing salt in an open wound". But this is also literally true. Physiologically, why would it hurt so much to have salt poured into a wound?
I’m always amazed by our similarities and homologies with bacteria. Our version of a foreign nucleic acid sensor called STING, which activates interferon, is almost identical to the version that bacteria use to sense and defend against viruses. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Looks like this year at #CHEST2025 I’ll be talking about some combination of: - Invasive hemodynamic monitoring - #ThePeoplesVentricle - VA coupling at the bedside - Portopulmonary hypertension See you in Chicago!
Very interesting and insightful perspective on whether zoster vaccines reduce dementia risk from @chrisworsham.com and Bapu Jena t.co/EBUyx3kRbT
https://time.com/7275048/shingles-vaccine-dementia-christopher-worsham-anupam-jena/
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Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of rain aka petrichor? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1... open.spotify.com/episode/4eDF...
I love this episode… why does freshly fallen rain smell so good??
The Curious Clinicians Podcast@curiousclinpod.bsky.social · last yr.This week, we dive into a question inspired by nature: Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of the rain? And why does fresh rain smell so good? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/4eDF...
This week, we dive into a question inspired by nature: Why do humans have such a keen smell for the scent of the rain? And why does fresh rain smell so good? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/4eDF...
107 - The Smell of the Rain
Podcast Episode · The Curious Clinicians · 03/27/2025 · 34m
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Was truly an honor to give this talk for OSU Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. In times of uncertainty, curiosity and humanism can help us find joy as clinicians.
Inspiring IM Grand Rounds presentation from the one and only @avrahamcoopermd.bsky.social on curiosity, humanism, and joy in medicine
My writing website is live! Huge thank you to the endlessly talented Miriam Hiersteiner for designing it www.avrahamcooper.com
Excited to share a little piano piece I wrote and presented at the 2025 OSU College of Medicine Arts Festival!! medartsgallery.squarespace.com/work/cooper
Classic but very cool study. Does aspirin reduce the risk of cancer metastases? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ooooh our latest editorial is out on stories in the icu!!! These are the papers I get excited about writing 😁 I hope you enjoy it! aacnjournals.org/ajcconline/a...
Narrative Reflection in Critical Care | American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC) | American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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