Samender Randhawa, MD

PET scan patterns of dementia @teachplaygrub #MedEd

Promoting wellness in our Geriatrics Fellowship with a trip to Shorty's Pins x Pints for games and dinner! We had a great time with our current amazing fellows, who only have a few short months left of their program to go. #GeriatricsFellowship

Whatever you do you will be criticized, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do anything. Go for what you want.

I think every investor should read this letter from Jeff Bezos when Amazon's stock fell -80% back in 2000. It will teach you a lot about emotional discipline & irrational markets:

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Life is too short, that someone is not your person. Move along and find your person/s.

Rates stay at 0.5% as #BOJ weighs U.S. #tariffs, #politics, and #wage growth. With dissent on the board, a #hike could come as soon as October. The #ETF unwind shows confidence in #Japan’s recovery but also underscores risks from higher costs and #globaltrade tensions #QQQ #SPY

The #BOJ will begin slowly unwinding its $251B #ETF #portfolio, offloading ~$2.2B a year—a cautious but symbolic step away from #Abenomics-era #stimulus. #Markets dipped as the #Nikkei fell 0.6% after the move, highlighting investor jitters #QQQ #SPY

#Berkshire #Hathaway is down 10% since #Buffett announced he’ll step down as #CEO, erasing its “Buffett #premium.” Weak #buyback activity, #insurance cycle worries, & leadership uncertainty weigh; yet its $330B cash pile & strong core #businesses leave room for upside #QQQ #SPY

The Conference Board’s Leading #Economic #Index fell 0.5% in August—its sharpest drop since April—signaling further #slowdown for the U.S. economy. Weak #manufacturing, softer consumer #expectations, labor pressures, and #tariffs are weighing on growth #QQQ #SPY

#Markets now price in an 82% chance of two more #ratecuts by December. Analysts say the Fed is balancing still-high #inflation with rising #job risks—hinting at a longer rate-cutting cycle into 2026. #Investors remain cautious despite the policy shift. #SPY #QQQ

#Google #Chrome 140 patches #CVE202510585, the 6th #ZeroDay of 2025. A type confusion bug in #V8 engine was exploited in the wild, likely by #spyware vendors. #Update also fixes flaws in #WebRTC, #Dawn, and #ANGLE. #CyberSecurity #Infosec #Google #BrowserSecurity #PatchNow

#Radware uncovered #ShadowLeak, a server-side #dataexfiltration attack on #ChatGPT’s Deep #Research. No user clicks needed—#malicious emails triggered silent data theft via OpenAI’s cloud. #OpenAI patched it, but #risks remain. #AIsecurity #Infosec #CyberSecurity #ZeroClick

#Nvidia buys $5B stake in struggling rival #Intel, launching joint chip dev for PCs & data centers. $INTC +30% pre-market, $NVDA +3%. US gov & SoftBank also invested. #AI #Semiconductors #TechStocks #CHIPSAct #Investing #Geopolitics #Trump #JensenHuang #DataCenters #QQQ #SPY

#FedEx Q1 #earnings preview: EPS seen at $3.63 on $21.7B sales—barely up YoY. #Logistics faces weak volumes post-Covid + #tariff pressure. #Analysts turning cautious: $FDX price targets trimmed. #Stocks #SupplyChain #Investing #MarketOutlook #QQQ #SPY

The #Fed cut #rates by 0.25% to 4–4.25%, but #WallStreet barely budged: S&P 500 -0.1%, #Nasdaq -0.3%, #Dow +0.6%. #Powell signaled two more #cuts possible this year as growth cools, #unemployment edges higher, and #inflation stays elevated

Central #banks and #fund #managers are boosting gold holdings as a #safehaven. With steady support at its 200-day average, #Deutsche Bank sees prices hitting $4,000 next year. Don’t sell too soon- gold remains a key asset in uncertain markets.

#Gold futures are up 121% in 3 years, topping the #SPY 500’s 71%. #Inflation, market #volatility, and surging central bank demand have fueled the rally. Despite the run, history shows gold has room to climb - analysts see potential #gains ahead. #QQQ #ratedecision

#ZeroTrust turns 15, but full adoption remains tough. Despite challenges—legacy systems, culture shifts, and integration hurdles—experts say it's worth it for stronger #cybersecurity, reduced #risk, and better #accesscontrol. #Infosec #IdentitySecurity #SecurityStrategy

#ALONEAF trial shows stopping #anticoagulation after #AFib ablation lowers risk of #stroke, embolism & major bleeding vs continuing therapy. In low-risk patients without arrhythmia recurrence, discontinuation may be safer. #Cardiology #JAMA #MedTwitter