Thomas D. Kirsch, MD, MPH

📍HUGE—Covid may cause greater loss of gray matter and tissue damage in the brain 🧠 than naturally occurs in people who have not been infected with the virus, a new study finds—the first study with both brain scans before and after #COVID19 infection. 🧵 nytimes.com/2022/03/07/hea…

@SeanLangenfeld This is why we need to simulate #cricothyroidotomy. @rob_leeper @JSurgEduc @BetsyHuntMD @VinciyaPandian @nmdalesio @DisasterProf sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I'm tired of ethicists telling me what to do- "It’s far too easy to assign broad duties to others when sitting safely at home typing on a laptop" #ethics #bioethics #ethicalhacking #ethical tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Protecting healthcare workers keeps us all safe. "There is no question that HCWs have a sense of duty. The question is, at what cost?" @Laurie_Garrett @AskNurseAlice @drJoshS tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I'm finally ethical! Here's my latest publication about the moral imperative to protect healthcare workers. I had to use really big words for this one. My rants continue. @ACEPNow @ACEPAdvocacy @AACNursing @CTZebra @COVID19Tracking tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Perhaps the greatest workplace catastrophe in American history... thehill.com/opinion/judici… #COVID19 #nurse #HealthcareNews

COVID is killing the nation's workforce — The Supreme Court needs to act now bit.ly/3K0oGUb Via @DisasterProf

@realTuckFrumper @CentristRn Poor Bri Bri. Virtual hug

Brian Kemp Throws A Tantrum And Blames Biden And Stacey Abrams For MLB Moving All-Star Game politicususa.com/2021/04/02/bri…

Marcel Santiago, 49yo Paramedic, NYC, died of #covid19 3/25/20. He was a gentle giant with a huge heart, deeply loved by his family and colleagues. #healthcareheroes #WearAMask mobile.twitter.com/maiorana473/st… google.com/amp/s/www.dign…

Where's the OUTRAGE!? CDC says 705 dead healthcare workers but capture <1/4 = >2500 DEAD. A plane crashes and kills 3 or a mine accident kills 6, we investigate. 2500 DEAD in 6 mo. WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE? INVESTIGATIONS? We're fodder for the fools @SEIUNURSES @YesWeCan4Us @ACEPNow

@MorrisonCSIS Thanks for sharing Steve - Dr. Piot would have been a huge loss for all of us

So relived you survived, Peter Piot! And grateful you shared your story. ‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19 sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/f…

WATCH THIS. This is why wearing masks SHOULD BE MANDATORY when we are around others for the next 6-12 month. #covid19 #sciencematters #StayHome #WearAMask nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… #nejm

Guess how many Americans will die from #COVID19 daily in July? Use logic not hope. Start with facts - Under lockdown- 81,000 dead since 3/1, avg 1894 DAILY DEATHS. The virus is still there/still killing & now 'opening'! Your estimate? 500? 1000? 3000? 5000 a day? #ScienceMatters

Still the FIRST INNING. 2 days ago the Spanish govt released an antibody survey of 60,000 people. lamoncloa.gob.es/serviciosdepre… BAD NEWS- Only 5% have been infected and a fatality rate of almost 1%. That would mean MILLIONS of American deaths. #coronavirus #COVID19 #ScienceMatters

@chachaspillane My Mom died

@DisasterProf Uh oh, long time no tweets, Dr. Kirsch...

COVID has barely started. 2 days ago the Spanish govt released an antibody survey of 60,000 people. lamoncloa.gob.es/serviciosdepre… BAD NEWS- Only 5% have been infected and a fatality rate of almost 1%. That would mean MILLIONS of American deaths. #coronavirus #COVID19 #ScienceMatters

How many Americans will die daily in July? Use logic not hope. Start with facts. Under lockdown- 81000 dead since 3/1, avg 1894 DAILY DEATHS. The virus is still there & now were 'opening'! Send me your best estimate - 500? 1000? 3000? 5000 a day? #COVID19 #ScienceMatters