Chris Hendel
Adjunct Research Instructor of Medicine ; Working on COVID-19 projects with ; former chief medical researcher , 1989-2018
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ACP: Falsely Accusing Physicians of Overcounting COVID-19 Deaths For Financial Gain is Reprehensible | ACP Newsroom | ACP
Acponline.org 89d 11 tweets
Statement attributable to: Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP President, American College of Physicians Philadelphia, PA (October 25, 2020) – The American College of Physicians (ACP), on behalf of internal medicine physicians (internists) and related...
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Chris Hendel 👇 ACP: Falsely Accusing Physicians of Overcounting COVID-19 Deaths For Financial Gain is Reprehensible 89d
Mortality among Adults Ages 25-44 in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
medRxiv 90d 8 tweets
Abstract: Introduction: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has caused a marked increase in all-cause deaths in the United States, mostly among adults aged 65 and older. Because younger adults have far lower infection fatality rates, less attention...
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Chris Hendel Mortality among Adults Ages 25-44 in the US During the #COVID19Pandemic by , , Katherine Dickerson, Zhenqiu Lin, , via #COVID19 #mortality 89d
3.17 COVID-19 and Schools in Norway with Dr. Atle Fretheim & Cancer Biology with Dr. Anthony Letai
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This week we sit down virtually with Dr. Atle Fretheim, Research Director of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, to talk about how Norway has responded to the COVID-19 crisis - specifically, how
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Chris Hendel More weekend listening c/o as chats w/ , Research Director of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health & discusses how #Norway has responded to the #COVID19 crisis, specifically as it pertains to public schools. 98d
Awash in red ink: US posts record $3.1T 2020 budget deficit
AP NEWS 98d 1 tweets
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3.1 trillion in the 2020 budget year, more than double the previous record, as the coronavirus pandemic shrank revenues and...
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Chris Hendel Gulp. US government posts record deficit of $3.1 trillion in 2020 budget year as pandemic shrinks revenues, fuels spending via 98d
STAT examination: Pharma showers state capitols with campaign cash
Lev Facher - STAT 100d 7 tweets
STAT's first-of-its-kind analysis compiles political donations from the pharmaceutical industry across the 50 states.
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Chris Hendel "In several states, taking drug industry 💵 was more the norm than the exception: In Illinois, more than 79% of the state’s 177 elected lawmakers have cashed such a check. In California, over 85% of lawmakers have taken pharma 💰." 99d
Covid-19: Trump tests positive as US cases climb
The BMJ 112d 2 tweets
The US president has announced that he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, only hours after he claimed that the “end of the pandemic is in sight.” Donald Trump’s positive result is likely to complicate his re-election plans even...
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Chris Hendel "Trump is the 8th national leader believed to have contracted the virus, joining some others who were notably dismissive of its gravity. The leaders of the UK, Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Armenia have all had the disease, w/ varying symptoms" 112d
The bench: reflections on an incurable diagnosis and control at the end of life—an essay by Paul Cosford
The BMJ 114d 9 tweets
Incurable lung cancer has prompted Paul Cosford to consider again his personal views on assisted dying Perhaps it is the same for us all, whatever our age—if we know that we are approaching the end of our life, it is helpful to have a place of...
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Chris Hendel Wow. 💪😢💪 The bench: reflections on an incurable diagnosis and control at the end of life—an essay by Paul Cosford #endoflife #reflections #Life #AssistedDying And more from Dr. Cosford here: 114d
Even for a pandemic expert like me, life in isolation has been a struggle
Publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk 296d 3 tweets
I love my job. For ten years I have worked at Public Health England (PHE) and its predecessor, the Health Protection Agency, responding to major public health emergencies including the ebola outbreak and the Novichok poisoning. There is nothing more...
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Chris Hendel Wow. 💪😢💪 The bench: reflections on an incurable diagnosis and control at the end of life—an essay by Paul Cosford #endoflife #reflections #Life #AssistedDying And more from Dr. Cosford here: 114d
3.13 COVID-19 and Schools, COVID-19 and Scott Atlas, and COVID-19 Policy
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This week's episode is all about COVID-19. We discuss general COVID-19 health policy and how spread of SARS-CoV-2 has been managed and should be managed; we discuss whether or not schools should be re
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Chris Hendel This ought to be good. 's latest is all about the virus "We discuss general #COVID19 health policy & how spread of #SARSCoV2 has been managed & should be managed; we discuss whether or not schools should be re-opened" & more 120d
A Solution for Guideline Overkill—More Guidelines or Shared Understanding?
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Thirty years ago, the practice of medicine began a radical change of direction. As the pace of therapeutic discovery slowed in the late 1980s, many came to believe that the greatest benefit in the future might come not from innovative breakthroughs,...
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Chris Hendel A Solution for Guideline Overkill—More Guidelines or Shared Understanding? by & via Identifying Recommendations for Stopping or Scaling Back Unnecessary Routine Services in Primary Care 130d
Identifying Recommendations for Stopping or Scaling Back Unnecessary Services in Primary Care
Jamanetwork.com 130d 5 tweets
This systematic review describes recommendations made by an expert panel across internal medicine disciplines on decreasing the frequency of or discontinuing testing and therapy not deemed to be necessary.
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Chris Hendel A Solution for Guideline Overkill—More Guidelines or Shared Understanding? by & via Identifying Recommendations for Stopping or Scaling Back Unnecessary Routine Services in Primary Care 130d
UK university reopenings risk Covid 'public health crisis', teaching union warns
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As students prepare to return, lack of government preparedness mean that nation is ‘sleepwalking into a disaster’
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Chris Hendel “The , which represents over 120,000 academics, lecturers & university workers accused the government of “encouraging a public health crisis”, warning that British universities are just “weeks away” from “sleepwalking into a disaster” via 146d
Unexpected Health Insurance Profits and the COVID-19 Crisis
Jamanetwork.com 149d 5 tweets
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed unprecedented financial stress on most of the US health care system, including physician practices, emergency medical service systems, and hospitals. But there is one notable exception:...
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Chris Hendel Out today in Great work, Caroline Plott, & ! "Now is not the time to be cautiously holding onto extra revenues for a rainy day. Now is the rainy day." Unexpected Health Insurance Profits and the #COVID19 Crisis 148d
Controlling the coronavirus narrative
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The corruption of scientific results has serious consequences for human health. Climate change deniers ([ 1 ][1], [ 2 ][2]) and people who amplify anti-vaccine messages ([ 3 ][3]) have created dangerous, enduring myths, giving rise to new problems...
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Chris Hendel Deserving of retweet. "Irresponsible, unscientific voices have killed too many because of their reach and efficacy." Controlling the coronavirus narrative by via #COVID19 #COVID19Pandemic #misinformation #conspiracytheories 156d
Should You Risk Covid-19 to Get Routine Health Screenings?
Undark Magazine 164d 8 tweets
Health care facilities are urging patients back for routine screening tests. Critics say Covid-19 begs a recalibration.
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Chris Hendel Excellent piece by my very good friend here for ! Should You Risk #Covid19 to Get Routine Health Screenings? via 164d
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Chris Hendel And 👏 “My biggest disappointment is that we are putting fear in people’s mind, which is not healthy...How much fear have we put into their hearts that they are worried about not being able to do screening at the time of a pandemic?" #Cancer 164d
Outbreak of Salmonella Newport Infections | Outbreak of Salmonella Infections | July 2020 | Salmonella | CDC
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Read about CDC's outbreak investigation of Salmonella Newport infections - July 2020
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Chris Hendel Such an amazing statement really (and NOT ) 👇👇👇 "If you don’t know where your onions are from, don’t eat, serve, or sell them or any food prepared with them." Wow. Okay then. 🧅 #onions #Salmonella #foodsafety 168d
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and Infection Among Attendees of an...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 175d 48 tweets
Limited data are available about transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), among youths. During June 17–20, an overnight camp in Georgia (camp A)...
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Chris Hendel Just out in What a mess. #SARS_CoV_2 Transmission & Infection Among Attendees of an Overnight Camp — Georgia "...children of all ages are susceptible to #SARSCoV2 infection & contrary to early reports might play an imp't role in transmission." 175d
Summary: Encouraging Adoption of Protective Behaviors to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19: Strategies for Behavior Change
The National Academies Press 183d 6 tweets
Learn more about "Encouraging Adoption of Protective Behaviors to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19" by the National Research Council.
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Chris Hendel Encouraging Adoption of Protective Behaviors to Mitigate the Spread of #COVID19 Strategies for Behavior Change via #MaskUp #MaskUpAmerica #MaskOnVT #FreeMasksForAll #FreeMasks4All #COVID19Pandemic 179d
3.04 Listener Questions & MedTwitter and Risk-Benefit Profile of Ramucirumab with Dr. Bishal Gyawali
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This week we respond to several questions sent in by listeners and then we interview Dr. Bishal Gyawali of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on MedTwitter, other recent events, and his r
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Chris Hendel Some weekend education courtesy of >> This week we respond to several questions sent in by listeners and then we interview on #MedTwitter, other recent events, and his recently published paper on #ramucirumab 182d
POLITICO Nightly: Coronavirus Special Edition
POLITICO 318d 9 tweets
Your intelligence briefing on how coronavirus is impacting politics and public policy, the economy and global health.
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Chris Hendel "Without adequate funding and better control of this pandemic, we’re setting ourselves up for failure. And tragically, we’ll be failing the students who can least afford this lost time to learn and thrive.” #schoolopenings #schoolreopenings 185d