Alex Rice, MD

Wearing a mask consistently will genuinely do more for you than all of these things combined and its not even close lol

Pancreatic cancer is taking away too many of our Black icons in such a short time frame. Everyone please get regular screenings this shit is not a game!

She’s still strong and healthy at 102 years old, incredible 🖤❤️

Medicare is no longer covering telehealth visits. Congress has not extended the coverage given during the pandemic, and with the government shutdown that extension is unlikely anytime soon. So elderly patients on Medicare can no longer take medical appointments from home.

It would be so cool if Novavax would drop everywhere right now and everyone could access it for free in every part of every country wouldn’t that be cool guys

Oura has partnered with Palantir and the United States Department of Defense, so we probably shouldn’t use these products anymore.

medicine has used male cells as a point of reference for decades and thus paid scant attention to Xist, a ribonucleic acid present in all female cells. when stanford researchers bioengineered male mice to have the Xist gene, the males developed lupus at a similar rate to females

I’m sharing an actual recent peer-to-peer call that shows what physicians and patients face when trying to get a surgery approved. This call felt as absurd as it sounds. The peer-to-peer call was to advocate for surgery to prevent and treat lymphedema for a patient with breast cancer. Her risk is high and we can perform a surgery to lower it. The doctors from the insurance company on the call were an ophthalmologist with a subspecialty in oculoplastic surgery and a plastic surgeon who currently has a cosmetic practice. Neither doctor has ever performed lymph venous bypass…the surgery I was trying to get approved for my patient. Neither doctor would provide their name or license number. At the conclusion of the call, the doctors told me that they didn’t have the power to make a determination or decision to perform the surgery. They were just there to inform me of United’s decision to deny it. The Medical Decision was not up to the doctors on the call. It had already been made by United. So here I am, appealing again. Medical decisions should be made by doctors who are well informed and patient-centered. Patients deserve access to the care that they paid for with their premiums.

Love his passion for getting the kid comfortable