Depiction of Delirium in Contemporary Medical Television Dramas. #geriatrics https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70565
Blair Golden, MD MS
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Hospital medicine physician-scientist at UW-Madison | Interested in patient and caregiver communication, medical education, and delirium
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Statement on Re-Organization of the Department of Health and Human Services
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is extremely distressed by the recently announced reorganization and elimination of agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), coupled…
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"These kinds of shocks are going to lead to a mass exodus … for minorities in particular.” For my latest @science.org story, I spoke with early career researchers who have been affected by the federal upheaval and are concerned about what it means for their future. www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
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If you're a researcher impacted by the NIH/CDC/FDA travel and communication pause and are open to chatting about your experience, big or small, please reach out to me at jmogensen@motherjones.com or DM for Signal
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research! That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
Today the Trump admin abruptly and indefinitely terminated many of the activities of the National Institutes of Health, the $50B/year collection of agencies that power the US biotech and health ecosystems. Even if these orders were lifted tomorrow, the disruption would be enormous. Why care? 🧵
Why should the public care about the freeze on the NIH? Aside from the need for scientific pursuits to make our society better… -For every dollar we invest in NIH research, there is a $2.5 return. -Research dollars help fund universities that employ non-academics. (1/)
Great article by @docwithbowtie.bsky.social on how we communicate with patients & their caregivers
Health misinformation had a key role in the election outcome. Pseudoscientific anti-vaxxers (including some doctors) may ascend to gov positions. I discuss how we counter that. @medpagetoday.bsky.social Opinion | Fighting Misinformation Like a Doctor www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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