David Goldberg
@goldbergdadr.bsky.social
Hospitalist. Alzheimer’s Advocate
@melodyschreiber.com thank you writing this. The health care workers who provided direct care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic remember what that time was like. One of the many reasons why I wanted to offer a course on the COVID-19 response this semester
Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · last mo.Republicans are trying to scapegoat the infectious disease expert, even as they have gutted healthcare amid outbreaks of measles, cyclosporiasis and Ebola
All of the dystopic novels assured me our leaders would be more charismatic than this
I was very, um, passionate when @melodyschreiber.com interviewed me for her terrific news feature in @theguardian.com I’m not great at holding back or at hiding my feelings lol The horrific destruction & politicization of science & public health by the MAHA & MAGA kooks will cause lasting damage
I-270, Exit 1@i270exit1.bsky.social · last mo.When the GOP's policies and pandering imperil our health, they blame scientists. Read the article from @melodyschreiber.com with insight from @gavinyamey.bsky.social
It is perhaps not surprising Katie Miller would turn to Fauci; the rest of America did, too. But her actions contrast with the intensity and speed at which Covid was politicized – and the extent to which Fauci would draw conservatives’ ire, even years later. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Why making Anthony Fauci the enemy will harm US public health for years
Republicans are trying to scapegoat the infectious disease expert, even as they have gutted healthcare amid outbreaks of measles, cyclosporiasis and Ebola
theguardian.com
RFK Jr.’s recent comments risk rewriting what happened during COVID. We should examine public health’s failures, but accountability is not misinformation.
@meghin.bsky.social @vpm.org if you know any students at VCU who may be interested in learning about the COVID-19 response, please send them this info! It’s also offered completely online so anyone can take the course as a non-degree seeking student
David Goldberg@goldbergdadr.bsky.social · 2mo agoAnother reason why I think it’s important to teach students about the COVID-19 response
Next Wednesday is Fauci’s show trial. Ask if your tax dollars should go towards prosecuting lifelong public servants for imaginary crimes. Thank you @zeteo.com and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for the opportunity to put this on everyone’s already full radar
Zeteo@zeteo.com · 2mo ago“The regime is already using invented pseudoscientific justifications to grossly violate civil liberties...” @angierasmussen.bsky.social explains the Trump administration’s attempt to imprison Anthony Fauci & the dangerous precedent it’s setting for the American people. 🔗 zeteo.com/p/tulsi-trum...
Another reason why I think it’s important to teach students about the COVID-19 response
Angie Rasmussen@angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2mo agoNext Wednesday is Fauci’s show trial. Ask if your tax dollars should go towards prosecuting lifelong public servants for imaginary crimes. Thank you @zeteo.com and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for the opportunity to put this on everyone’s already full radar
@vcusoph.bsky.social Very excited to be teaching this course on the COVID-19 pandemic in the fall! I’m very grateful for the guest speakers who will be joining us, including @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social !
Wanted to share this fantastic resource for caregivers living in Virginia:
The CDC has delayed the publication of a report showing that the Covid vaccine significantly reduced the likelihood of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter. This is a clear example of putting politics over science at the cost of lives. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/h...
Top C.D.C. Official Delays Report on Covid Shot’s Effectiveness
nytimes.com
millercenter.org/news-events/...
Health care policy and the midterms: An early assessment | Miller Center
REGISTER FOR IN-PERSONREGISTER FOR ONLINEMajor changes in health care policy have been among the defining elements of President Trump’s second term. Policy experts from the Miller Center and UVA Healt...
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Happy National Hospitalist Day! www.hospitalmedicine.org/about-shm/na...
National Hospitalist Day
Occurring the first Thursday in March annually, National Hospitalist Day celebrates the fastest growing specialty in modern medicine and hospitalists’ enduring contributions to the evolving healthcare...
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Liver exerkine reverses aging- and Alzheimer’s-related memory loss via vasculature: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Liver exerkine reverses aging- and Alzheimer’s-related memory loss via vasculature
Liver exercise factor GPLD1 rejuvenates blood-brain barrier integrity and reverses cognitive impairments in aging and Alzheimer’s disease models by targeting GPI-anchored proteins on brain endothelial...
cell.com
www.vdh.virginia.gov/clinicians/u...
Updates on Virginia Department of Health Vaccine Recommendations - Clinicians
February 19, 2026 Updates on Virginia Department of Health Vaccine Recommendations Dear Colleague, To date, VDH has now reported 10 cases of measles in 2026 — twice the number of ...
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Great day at the Virginia Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day! I had the chance to meet with Delegate @maynivar.com & Senator @scvanvalkenburg.bsky.social at the General Assembly to talk about how the Commonwealth of Virginia can invest in dementia care and support.
@vpm.org @jahd.bsky.social Tomorrow is Virginia Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day on the Hill in Richmond! Looking forward to speaking with state legislators about how they can help improve Alzheimer’s care in Virginia. open.substack.com/pub/davidgol...
Virginia Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day
On Tuesday, February 10th, Alzheimer’s advocates across the Commonwealth of Virginia will come to Richmond for the Virginia Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day.
open.substack.com
I’ve spent my career inside ERs and health systems. In 2025, I watched what many patients already knew: the system finally broke. I wrote this in TIME magazine this morning to name what failed—and what has to change. How America’s Health System Broke in 2025 time.com/7342307/amer...
How America’s Health Care System Broke in 2025
2025 exposed the consequences of political interference, rising costs, workforce strain, and unregulated AI.
time.com
“AZT killed more people than AIDS” is false. I was a medical resident in the late 1980s. AZT wasn’t perfect, but it saved lives and was the first step on the way to modern HIV therapy. Evidence, history, and context here. paulsaxmd.substack.com/p/no-azt-did...
No, AZT Didn't Kill More People than AIDS
Some statements are wrong enough to make your head explode.
paulsaxmd.substack.com
Excellent conversation with @jonykipnis.bsky.social & @erictopol.bsky.social
Eric Topol@erictopol.bsky.social · 9mo agoHow Our Brain Drains Its Waste Products and its relevance to our sleep quality and risk of neurodegenerative diseases A podcast with @jonykipnis.bsky.social and illustrative text summary of 3 of his recent review articles erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-br...
How Our Brain Drains Its Waste Products and its relevance to our sleep quality and risk of neurodegenerative diseases A podcast with @jonykipnis.bsky.social and illustrative text summary of 3 of his recent review articles erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-br...
How Our Brain Drains Its Waste Products
Particular Relevance to Sleep, Alzheimer's Disease and Immune Surveillance
erictopol.substack.com
We've got a MASSIVE DEEP-DIVE rebuttal to the NIH leadership’s recent essay. They're arguing for a head-in-the-sand approach to pandemic preparedness. The great @angierasmussen.bsky.social joins me in an extraordinarily detailed, line-by-line fact check. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/a-rebuttal...
A rebuttal to NIH leadership's screed against pandemic preparedness.
Dr. Angela Rasmussen joins Inside Medicine for a tag-team response to a poorly reasoned essay by NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and his deputy, Dr. Matthew Memoli.
insidemedicine.substack.com
Hospital at Home and other telemedicine services should not have been tied into this continuing resolution. It’s time to pass permanent legislation www.ama-assn.org/about/leader...
Making telehealth flexibilities permanent is the right call
Lifesaving telehealth regulatory flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30. Congress must act now to pass bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth.
ama-assn.org
Noah Wyle won the #Emmy for best lead actor in a drama series for "The Pitt." Accepting his Emmy, he thanked medical workers going off or coming on shift. bit.ly/46kJJwR
