Sean Teebagy, MD

A freak baseball accident left @UConnBSB standout Connor Lane partially blind in his right eye. His vision may be impaired but his baseball hopes are not. A @MLB catching prospect before the injury, Lane is now motivated to make it as a pitcher @UConnHuskies @WTNH

@CBSSportsCBB any clips of the injury that lead to him needing this?

"He's like a boxer that went to his corner." -Ian Eagle on Cameron Boozer

@VinnysCorner1 Vince carter 100%

FIRST PLAYER THAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU SEE THIS LOGO IS…

@OGdukeneurosurg Gotta be worried about CCF

Causes ?

@JahangirAsgha10 Is there a particular reason an independent physician cannot write these off as losses? Is it the way their business is structured?

As an independent practitioner, I get no tax breaks. If a patient or insurer doesn’t pay their bill, even when the claim was pre-approved and the care already provided, we have almost no recourse. There’s no legal department, no institutional protection, and no write-off cushion. That’s just income I never receive for work performed. I can’t claim those losses the way large hospital systems or “non-profits” do. Non-profit hospitals collect billions in tax exemptions under the banner of “community benefit,” while still suing patients for unpaid bills. For-profit systems write off bad debt as an operating expense, backed by legal and billing departments that exist solely to enforce collection. Both are protected and subsidized by policy. Independent physicians absorb those losses personally. We provide the care, pay our staff, rent, malpractice, equipment, and taxes — all out of the same margin. There’s no safety net, no tax shield, and no regulatory protection when patients can’t or don’t pay — or when insurers simply delay, deny, or underpay. That’s the irony of American healthcare finance. Hospitals collect billions in tax breaks for “serving the community.” Private physicians are the community — and we’re the ones left holding the bill.

@dog_rates 13/10 dog, 15/10 leash

This is Maverick. He's not the biggest fan of this rain jacket but has learned the value of choosing his battles. Has chosen to raise hell in the bathtub later instead. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

Simple one of the most exciting games of baseball I have watched in a long time

Bryce Harper is owed $153.23 MM over the remaining 6 years of his deal. That would give him an AAV of $25.53 MM for whatever team that acquired him. Also, has a no-trade clause and has been vocal about wanting more years. 1 OAA at 1B. Even in a “down” year, he had a 131 wRC+.

@WashProbs Dan's Cafe -> Decades -> Chicken & Whiskey -> Astoria for 2am wings

Hey DC, if you could relive one DC nightlife moment for one night only, what would it be?

I know this might sound crazy, but people who have real direct patient care experience should own and operate our healthcare system.

@whatever Every procedure I do as an intern takes me back to the lessons learned in the anatomy lab. I’m forever grateful to those who donated their bodies, allowing us—when we barely knew how to hold a scalpel—to learn in ways no textbook could teach

There’s new tech that allows blind people at NBA arenas to follow the game. Amazing. (via @asfvision / TikTok)

Hey UNITED HEALTHCARE

It was raw, resilient, and fully human. And it was a lesson... Patients show us what it means to live, even in difficult moments, and in that, they give us an unexpected gift.

The way she said it, the way he smiled back, it wasn’t a moment of dark humor, it was pure resilience. These were people facing a harsh reality, but they found a way to keep it light, to keep connecting, to keep living in the face of what was to come.

Walking through the hospital cafeteria the other day, I witnessed a couple that stopped me in my tracks. The woman, late 20s or early 30s, was pushing a man (who appeared healthy), around the same age, in a wheelchair. They were bantering, easy and light.

Twenty years ago tonight, the Red Sox lost for the last time in the 2004 postseason. We just had no idea what was coming.

New study from #StanfordCDH finds AI-generated responses to patient messages show higher satisfaction than clinician responses. Could AI improve patient-clinician communication? @JKim_1003, @StanfordKidCMIO #HealthInformatics #AIinHealth @JAMANetworkOpen bit.ly/4h7bTzQ

Victor R. Ambros, PhD, @UMassChan's Silverman Chair in Natural Sciences and professor of molecular medicine, has won a Nobel Prize. Media: Email UMassChanCommunications@umassmed.edu for news conference info and interview requests. #NobelPrize #BreakingNews #AdvancingTogether