Jonathan LaPook, M.D

“The natural disaster in our area is not hurricanes, or tornadoes, or earthquakes; it is Lyme disease,” says MIT associate professor and pioneer in genetic engineering Kevin Esvelt, describing the severity of the tick-borne illness in the Northeast. cbsn.ws/3Rsnxgu

On this Memorial Day weekend, I’m thinking about my father, a WWII veteran who landed at Utah Beach and served with General Patton. When he was 97, he tried to re-enlist!!! Listen to what happened.

I wrote about the remarkable proliferation of cancer immunotherapies, and what's in store erictopol.substack.com/p/the-remarkab…

This can be prevented by reintroducing wolves and cougars to predate deer; and keeping wildlife like opossums, hawks, and snakes around to control the tick and rodent populations.

Lyme disease has afflicted 15% of residents in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The tick-borne illness is found primarily in the Northeast, but it’s spreading across the U.S. cbsn.ws/3Kid3fX

"I grew up watching 60 Minutes. I was a weird little kid. I liked watching news,” says @AndersonCooper. He says he knew all the correspondents by name and felt like he knew them. Cooper first reported for the Sunday 60 Minutes broadcast in 2006. “Suddenly, to be in the halls of 60 Minutes, working on a story. I could not believe that I was on 60 Minutes,” he says. “It's been the honor of a life." cbsn.ws/3R7RrXl

This is the kind of work, published today, that should be fully supported and prioritized at the highest level. Currently, there is no vaccine vs the Ebola Bundibugyo virus, the source of a major outbreak pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

His health worsened. He needed help finding a wheelchair, getting home. He passed away a couple of weeks ago. I’m grateful for the time with him. I was there to help a patient, but felt I was also caring for a friend. @nyulangone #empathy #StoriesOfEmpathyInTheWorkplace

SKILLS: Sit down, it signals presence.   Ask a non-medical question…their pet’s name or their hobby. It costs seconds, means everything.   Revisit the basics…return to the fundamentals of human connection.   Forgive yourself; say sorry when you hurt somebody, including yourself

“This is not going to be a pandemic”: More than a dozen Americans are in Nebraska, in quarantine, after being evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, where multiple people died of hantavirus. @drlapook, CBS News’ chief medical correspondent, breaks down how the illness is spread — and why Americans shouldn’t worry about contracting the virus.

@NYUEmpathy @nyulangone THIS!!!

Here are some NYU Langone Health storytellers. They pay it forward by sharing a personal empathic encounter at work. Empathy is everywhere. Seemingly small gestures can have an enormous impact on the course of a day, a decision, or a life @nyulangone #empathy #companyculture

A patient told me about his dog Douglas who was nearing the end of his life. He feared he wouldn’t have the chance to say goodbye to his pal. We arranged a visit, he was able to feed Douglas a cheeseburger and say farewell #empathy #StoriesOfEmpathyInTheWorkplace @nyulangone

The CDC has released guidance on the hantavirus, saying the risk of the virus to the public remains very low, with health experts stressing it is not a pandemic. Dr. @celinegounder has more on how this is different from the coronavirus.

We asked CBS News chief medical correspondent @DrLaPook the public’s questions about hantavirus, from how it spreads to the symptoms to watch for.

Study finds visceral pain boosts empathy more than skin pain medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-v… Visceral pain like a stomach ache feels worse than somatic pain like burning a finger. We empathize more strongly w/ persons experiencing visceral pain, esp if we know them well #empathy

Family meetings can be complex, especially when perspectives differ. Creating space for everyone to feel heard, while still centering the patient, is often where the most meaningful conversations happen.