Joe Graedon

@cpiller @PeoplesPharmacy @schrag_matthew Thank you Charles! It was your groundbreaking article in Science that got us excited about Dr. Matthew Schrag’s research. Your book is a tour de force!

Thanks to Joe and Terry Graedon and their @PeoplesPharmacy podcast for a great introduction to my new book, “Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s” – with an appearance by @schrag_matthew podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sho…

@davidkroll @gangrey @Jason_Aldean @watchhouseband Hi David!

@gangrey @Jason_Aldean Had the lovely pleasure of knowing Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz in Durham/CHill/Carrboro during their rise as Mandolin Orange/@watchhouseband and still keep a place NW of Warrenton. “The day that old Warren died, hate should've gone with him,” indeed. Hope you’re well, Ben.

A song to explain the @Jason_Aldean song. On history and pride and our predicament. It shoulda been different, it coulda been easy. spotify.link/4e3888cVDBb

@ePatientDave @ArjunMahadevan Go ePatient Dave! Speaking truth to power.

@ArjunMahadevan @ArjunMahadevan You have been severely bamboozled, buddy. Enormous amounts of clinician suffering preceded your falling for this. It IS a billing system with clinical workflow bolted onto it. Do your googling before you puff, pal.

What if I told you there is a billionaire who controls your medical records. She started Epic Systems in a Wisconsin basement in 1979. And now she's the richest woman you've never heard of. 10 matter-of-fact messages from the Midwest billionaire, Judy Faulkner: 1. “If you see a snake, kill it; don’t form a committee on snakes.” 2. “What you put up with is what you stand for.” 3. "One of the things that made Epic strong when I wrote the original code was that it never occurred to me to do anything other than put the patient at the center. I developed a clinical system at a time when the health care world had pretty much only billing and lab systems available." 4. “I have never had any personal desire to live lavishly.  I’m probably among the billionaires who are indifferent to the lifestyle that great wealth can buy.  There is no apartment in New York or Paris.  There is no ranch in Aspen.  There are no private or even corporate jets.” 5. “I was a programmer, I thought it was fun.  I’m not sure in the beginning I felt that I’m here to save lives.  Why do you come to work?  For the paycheck?  For something interesting to do?  For customers?  For the competition?  For the mission?  If I had to circle one reason, it’s for my customers.” 6. “Programming is a mix of language, math and art, and I remain a software developer at heart.  And I have no plans to retire or even slow down.” 7. “[On living in Wisconsin] The first thing you’ve got to like is the people.  It’s the Midwest work ethic, the Midwest nice.  I was just in an area with gated communities.  I do like the Midwest where there is much more a feeling of… we trust each other.” 8. “I think it’s very interesting, the difference between ‘thank you’ and ‘congratulations.’  To me, ‘thank you’ makes it a personal thing, like you did it for me, and I don’t like to take that from a person unless it was something they did for me.  So, I prefer to congratulate them on a job well done if that was something they did themselves.” 9. “Many years ago I asked my young children what two things they needed from their parents.  They said ‘food and money.’  I told them ‘roots and wings.’  My goal in pledging 99% of my assets to philanthropy is to help others with roots – food, warmth, shelter, health care, education – so they too can have wings.” 10. “I took the route of higher education and took a risk starting a business.  My success didn’t happen overnight, but over time with steady improvement.” *** Remember: It's never too late to turn your dream idea into your dream business. *** That's a wrap. Hope you enjoyed these matter-of-fact messages from Judy. If you did: 1. Follow me @arjunmahadevan for more like this (and for more on how to turn your dream idea into your dream US business with @doolaHQ) 2. RT this, if you can, to share these messages with a friend

@madrid_mike Never imagined agreeing with Darth Vader…but…

This isn’t an attempt to win the Wyoming primary. It’s a full frontal assault on the national GOP that’s endangering the country. God Bless the Cheney’s.

@RobLamme This is what we love about you Rob...ever the optimist!

Looking for a quality used car for under $30k. Hit me up if you have/know of one for sale.

@linseymarr It seems that proper ventilation is a way forward…but no one seems to be implementing strategies that do that. Why are our public health officials ignoring Dr Marr’s excellent work?

If you're interested in Covid-19 transmission on public transportation, Tables 5 and 6 list case studies from buses, trains, and airplanes. Highest transmission rates on coach buses. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This really is an astonish story. The disinformation trolls are not just under the bridge; they're manning the tollbooths.

Hydroxychloroquine Harm: Arrhythmias and Death peoplespharmacy.com/articles/hydro… via @peoplespharmacy

So beautiful.

If you're an early riser, tune in to hear me interviewed tomorrow morning on The People's Pharmacy--and call in with your questions! (Prefer to sleep in? It'll be posted as a podcast on their website next Monday.) peoplespharmacy.com/articles/show-…

@Pathfinder @DrDannySands @S4PM @dbhoch @terrygraedon @sgreene24 @DocJohnG @DrGreene @MsGreene @ePatientDave @edocarkansas @jonl @gfry @SusannahFox What a crew!

@DrDannySands @S4PM @dbhoch @JoeGraedon @terrygraedon @sgreene24 @DocJohnG @DrGreene @MsGreene @ePatientDave @edocarkansas @jonl @gfry @SusannahFox Group photo (framegrab from the dronie video).

Enjoying fascinating discussions with some of the founders of @S4PM at the beautiful & serene cgmf.org/p/cooks-branch… @Pathfinder @dbhoch @JoeGraedon @terrygraedon @sgreene24 @DocJohnG (but missing @DrGreene @MsGreene @ePatientDave @edocarkansas @jonl @gfry @SusannahFox)

@Pathfinder Just back from a great weekend at Cook's Branch!

Catching the sunrise at Cook's Branch Conservancy. (that's me on the dock) cgmf.org/p/cooks-branch…

People's Pharmacy Health Alert! Here's an unexpected and scary danger from the coronavirus epidemic. China makes a huge number of APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients) for drug manufacturers. An early report from India suggests there is already concern. Beware drug shortages!

[Podcast] Your Prescription May Not Have Been Tested: Exploring the World of Off Label Drugs – with @JoeGraedon blinc.media/2K1ywI4 #Pharmaceutical #medicines #prescriptions

Last signing in India at Delhi airport’s @WHSmith where #BottleofLies is #1 bestseller. Thank you to The Indian reading public for a wonderful trip. #India #booktour

Just finished @MartyMakary book and man oh man, our #drugs and #healthcare systems are simply a disaster.

All the MD talking heads say that getting the flu shot will reduce the severity of influenza even it it won’t prevent an infection. Is there ANY data to support that view, esp for this year’s H3N2 strain?

@DrDannySands @qz @DocJohnG @PsychCentral @slockemd Just like statins. A belief system trumps contradictory data. Confirmation bias is alive and well in the 21st century.

Fun to talk about Life After the Diagnosis with @JoeGraedon and @terrygraedon on @PeoplesPharmacy peoplespharmacy.com/watch-listen/r… @UCSF #hpm