Bijan Salehizadeh

Ok this clip about navigating the American Healthcare System from the recent South Park ozempic special (which was brilliant) needs to be the opening of every healthcare conference panel

If you've had a kidney stone, you've been advised that the most important thing to prevent another bout is to increase hydration. Now a randomized trial of hydration in over 1600 participants showed no benefit, despite evidence of increase during volume. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

65% OF AMERICANS EXPECT U.S. WILL DEPLOY TROOPS FOR LARGE-SCALE GROUND WAR IN IRAN BUT ONLY 7% SUPPORT THE IDEA, REUTERS/IPSOS POLL FINDS

Cash Dubai crude (balance of the month) just broke above $170 per barrel. To my knowledge, no crude has ever commanded more than $170/bbl before.

QatarEnergy CEO says the Iranian attack overnight damaged ~17% of its LNG production capacity, and it would take 3-5 years to repair the damage. reuters.com/business/energ…

@BilgeEbiri These can be 3-6 weeks if uncomplicated so there is a chance he’s back for 2nd round at latest unless it’s a very very bad case. Still sucks for DET

Holy shit, that’s awful.

March 19 (Reuters) - The Saudi port of Yanbu, one of two major remaining export routes for Gulf Arab oil after Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, has stopped oil loadings, two sources told Reuters on Thursday, after the Saudi defence ministry said it intercepted a ballistic missile over the city. The ministry said earlier that a drone crashed at the SAMREF refinery, with damage assessment underway.

Child vaccination rate drops sharply in Michigan under RFK Jr's influence reuters.com/business/healt…

A power outage at Denver International Airport impacted operations for a couple of hours on Wednesday morning and prompted the FAA to ground flights. According to witness accounts from inside the airport, passengers were not allowed to board waiting planes, and power outages were impacting bathroom services.

@daviesbj As my friend says everything is now lead gen for a high margin spirits business If BYD and Xiaomi sold here, Tesla would be toast.

What in the fresh hell is this

How specific are therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, really? In our new paper, @Yile_Dai led a collaboration with Adimab to profile 174 FDA-approved and clinical-stage mAbs against 6,172 human extracellular proteins. What we found surprised us.🧵 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Radiohead is gearing up to play 20 shows per year on different continents in the coming years, says guitarist Ed O’Brien. The band’s 20 European shows last year were apparently the first step in this this plan: “What we’re going to do is, every year we’re going to do a different continent, and we’re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less.” While no new dates have been announced yet, the plan is to re-start in 2027 and cover North and South America continents as well as Asia and Australia and New Zealand. variety.com/2026/music/new…

Ketamine, an operating-room anesthetic also prized as the street drug “K” is now at the heart of a largely unregulated online industry offering depression relief. wsj.com/health/wellnes… via @WSJ

BREAKING Israel says it has killed Ali Larijani, the de facto leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Gholamreza Soleimani, the head of the Basij, the infamous paramilitary force that the regime uses to suppress protests and control civilians. In January, Larijani was said to have overseen the crackdown on protesters that resulted in many thousands of Iranians being killed in the streets by the regime and many more being imprisoned. Full Story: bit.ly/4rzuEQo

OPENAI IN ADVANCED TALKS WITH TPG, BAIN CAPITAL, ADVENT AND BROOKFIELD ON JOINT VENTURE TO DISTRIBUTE AI PRODUCTS, SOURCES SAY PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS COULD COMMIT $4 BILLION FOR EQUITY STAKES IN OPENAI JOINT VENTURE WORTH $10 BILLION, SOURCES SAY

“At a meeting in the Oval Office last week, a frustrated Mr. Trump pressed Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about why the United States could not immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz.” nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/…

To Address Farm Labor Shortage, Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/…

SNL MAHAspital - so good

After driving the China-made Xiaomi SU7 electric car on U.S. roads, @JoannaStern asks why American automakers are so far behind—and when these advanced vehicles will make it here. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4s6P5FJ

Larry David returns. We’re celebrating. Everybody’s kissing. Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness is coming June 26 to HBO Max.

@Seanglass @StuartBlitz Ground stops lifted and looks now like Ground Delay. You might get home yet. fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherd…

@bijans @StuartBlitz 🤦‍♂️👎 - good luck my friend. I just got an update from southwest that we’re now scheduled to depart around 10PM

Looks like all incoming planes into DCA IAD BWI and RIC being diverted to RDU, PHL, and a few to JFK. Others returning to departure airports based on Flightradar. Gonna be a long night