Sunil Sood

Thanks to @NYCMayor for championing a single policy change that has the potential to improve so many New Yorkers' lives — an expansion of the Essential Plan could do just that by making those who are uninsured eligible for health care coverage. gothamgazette.com/130-opinion/11…

Masks for airborne disease are like boil water advisories for waterborne disease. Measures that you use to keep people safe while you build infrastructure and change regulations…let’s get going.

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Beauty Parlor #Stroke Syndrome 1. I recently saw a 50-year old woman with symptoms of dizziness, nausea & vomiting, which started during her hair wash with shampoo in a beauty parlor. Initially, she was taken to a gastroenterologist, who treated her symptomatically. #Medtwitter

Save this thread, like / retweet, all that jazz. Share it with a family member / friend. It could legitimately save someone’s life. Do your own research too and see what you find.

@RodGerardo ⁃avoid “I have a consult for you,” instead specify if curbside Q or they want you to see pt. at some point ⁃For ID, be ready with basic exposure/epi history ⁃don’t jump from history to labs, tell us your exam and prelim assessment first

Any other tips on how to make these phone calls more efficient? What do you do when you call? What do you like to hear?

Med students and interns - Calling for a consult can be nerve wracking. A long time ago, my chief taught me how to call a consultant and it hasn't steered me wrong yet so here is a 🧵

NOW is the time for heightened awareness to be on the lookout for cases of acute flaccid myelitis in patients presenting with weakness: reports of widespread enterovirus D68 circulation across the US + Europe, and polio recently detected in NY and UK. THINK AFM

thelancet.com/article/S0140-… sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Now that Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) cases are re-emerging in the US, Europe, and other places it is time to review updated concepts for diagnosis and management. Take a look at the Lancet review and the supplemental material!!

JPeds: Timely, important description of challenges in recognition of acute flaccid myelitis. Only ~1/4 cases promptly diagnosed, ~3/4 with non-AFM initial dx leading to delayed AFM dx/tx @AFMWG #relatedArticles" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">jpeds.com/article/S0022-…

465 Americans lost their lives today from COVID19. Depending on the org crunching numbers, Covid = 2nd 3rd or 4th leading cause of death on a daily basis in USA. It ain’t over. And some of us expect (me for example) yet another major variant this winter. Get your bivalent booster

Poliomyelitis: What to do and how to manage a suspected case youtu.be/R5Cs3NnekF4 via @YouTube A panel discussion about poliomyelitis by the AFM working group. Get the update!

In addition, see the great explainer🧵below from @firefoxx66 on current #EVD68 situation and modeling, implications for #AFM in the US and Europe 👇👇👇twitter.com/firefoxx66/sta…

Be alert, EV-D68 is out there right now! When I get calls with questions about AFM, I'm going to just refer to this great thread.

As school resumes with changing COVID protocols, here's what parents should know about masking and their children's development: 🧵

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My fellows doctors and healthcare providers, if you support firearm safety and agree with common sense gun violence prevention strategies to make our communities safer please retweet this with #DoctorsForGunSafety - this isn’t about the second amendment, just public health

Throughout #AAPIHeritageMonth, our staff are sharing what the theme of "Advancing Leaders Through Collaboration" means to them. Hear from Rishi Sood, Executive Director of Health Care Access and Policy ⬇️

Why would you rip off, with glee, something that prevents you from getting sick? news.alaskaair.com/guest-experien… @AmericanAir @delta @united @spiritairlines @flyfrontier @AlaskaAir @jetblue @Southwestair #PublicHealth

National Public Health Week is April 4-10, a time to remember our public health professionals who work to keep our communities healthy and safe. But effective public health requires all of our support because the health of one of us affects the health of all of us. #immunizeusa

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So, as they say… Some news For all the progress we’ve made in this pandemic (and there is a lot) We still have important work to do to protect Americans’ lives and well being So when @POTUS asked me to serve, I was honored to have the opportunity nytimes.com/2022/03/17/us/…