Watching Pete Buttigieg refuse to step into traps laid for him by standard shallow media framing of complex issues is a beautiful thing. [via Paris Tirone]

A note to the hordes of incoming interns – there are two kinds of residents:

1) The kind who ask someone else to get the ice chips
2) The kind who remember to unmute the TV when leaving the patient's room

Be a hero; be #2.

I have a Carl Reiner story that I hold very dear to me. I figured I'd share it today, on the day of his passing, because I hope it will bring some other people some joy the way it does me.

I started working with HumanFirst (formerly Elektra Labs) last year because I was inspired by the work they were doing to advance research and patient care in the digital age. They continue to lead the charge by making COVID-19 resources freely available. Kudos Andy Coravos, Christine Manta Campbell et al

Imagine you want to track your heart rate at home. 💓

Should you use ECG/EKG or PPG? What's better?

New from the HumanFirst (formerly Elektra Labs) research team: Christine Manta Campbell, Hannah Curren, and Manny Fanarjian, MD!

My mom, worried about the many free and reduced priced lunch kids in West Virginia, just suggested that school bus drivers keep their routes but deliver meals Mon-Fri. And it’s... kinda brilliant?

“Twitter that, maybe someone will listen!” she says.