@usnehal

Founder, MIT Sloan, coach, fmr Chief Med Officer & Medicaid med dir, Top Voice 4x, data nerd, digital health, MedEd, humanist, Tweets personal, RT🚫endorsement

 Cambridge, MA
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Joined May 2009
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My experiences: -as child in hospital -as #womenshealth patient -caregiver/advocate for my WOC mom w/ #COVID19 in #ICU -#MedEd -#FQHC (#NYC #Boston) -#globalhealth Inform how: I am a doctor I ask❓on #data & standards #MedTwitter #research #innovation #WomenInSTEM #WomenInTech
Umbereen S Nehal, MD, MPH, MBA
@usnehal30 May 2018
Replying to @usnehal @DocLauraLawler @BetaMomma @drbatraneo @MAhealthforkids @mainlinehealth
As doctors we must understand: asymmetry of power/knowledge in the doctor-patient relationship vulnerability of patients the sacred trust they put in us by sharing their stories, bodies, hopes, fears, pain An x-ray is not just an x-ray. Is someone’s body part #medtwitter
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Dignity for patients matters.
Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi
@birgitomoOct 21
In the middle of a demanding shift, this nurse took the time to wash, brush and style her patient’s hair. It may seem small, but it wasn’t. It was dignity. It was compassion. It was making a patient feel human. It’s the little things.
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“Gossip”, though denigrated, has its purpose in human behavior and dynamics. Think about it: when you apply for a job or buy a house, you might ask around on what it is like to work there or live there. “Word on the street” has purposes. I find this stuff all very interesting.
Brandon Luu, MD
@BrandonLuuMDOct 20
Workplace gossip has actually been studied, and unsurprisingly, it can help coworkers bond and work together better.
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Daniel Kraft, MD
@daniel_kraftOct 20
The Medical Selfie: Facial appearance offers a non-invasive window into health…
Eric Topol
@EricTopolOct 19
There's a lot in a face photograph about health that AI can detect, as seen in this foundation model of >40 million face images, including outcomes from cancer, biological age, influence of lifestyle factors, and survival @LancetDigitalH thelancet.com/journals/landi…
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Instead of seeking the one perfect data source, use multiple. All have their flaws, gaps, weaknesses. Combining data types gives you a better picture. #qualitativeresearch #research #academictwitter
Juanlu_CabanillasGar@JuanluCaba_UnexOct 17
Qualitative triangulation strengthens research by combining multiple data sources, methods, researchers, or theoretical perspectives to explore the same phenomenon. The result? Richer insights, greater credibility, and more trustworthy findings. 🔺📚 #QualitativeResearch
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There is a first time for everything… including a sushi roll with lump crab covered with crab salad that is served in a ring of fire. Can you guess the city?
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Good advice
Howard Luks MD
@hjluksOct 17
Living longer and better doesn't require anything remotely complicated. I'm 63 and have been an orthopedic surgeon for 30 years. The people who do best aren't doing anything crazy or exotic. They just refuse to let their lives narrow and acting accordingly. Here’s my Twitter book … - Don't smoke - Keep alcohol modest or absent. - Move - Move more - Keep moving - Push and pull heavy things - Sleep 7 hours. - Have friends - Keep moving. - Find a reason to get out of bed in the morning! - A sense of purpose is key. - See your friends in person. - Keep moving. For real benefit- consider 500+ min/wk. Sure… 120 min/week works. But my goal is vastly higher. - Eat real food that you cook. You can read books that say something else. You can try one of a thousand supplements or research grade injectables. Won’t matter one bit for most of you. Might hurt some of you. Simple works really well. Form the habits… they will largely determine your destiny. There are no shortcuts. There are no shortcuts.
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It is the little things 🥰
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Sesame Street
@sesamestreetOct 16
Our hearts are with our friends in Oregon. ❤️ When hard things happen, little ones can have big feelings, and so can the grown ups who love them. These free resources can help you offer comfort, talk together, and help children feel safe and secure: m.sesame.org/CircleofGoodX
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Whenever you hear of a hiker meeting a tragic end, it often is because he got between a momma grizzly & bear cubs. The protective instinct of women and of moms is unmatched. That female teacher is a hero and her actions saved lives.
Jason “Storm Chaser” Nelson
@RealJasonNelsonOct 17
It’s not lost on me that before an armed civilian saved those kids, an unarmed female teacher went after that MF’er like a female grizzly to protect those children. Proud of you, ma’am.
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Texas is where it’s at, agree. I might come across as a Boston/NYC type, but I trained in Houston & have family in Dallas & you can see how much growth and innovation is happening there. Plus, “y’all” and “all y’all” are just so convenient & satisfying to say.
Chris Powers
@fortworthchrisOct 17
The world’s most consequential region of the next 20 years.
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💯% all day, everyday, and twice on Sunday. #MedTwitter
Lexie Mannix, MD@ALMannixMDOct 17
EM runs on teamwork. Nothing gets you through a brutal shift like nurses who trust you and who know you trust them.
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Empowering patients with knowledge of options is critical to “shared decision making.” In an ideal world we would need less self advocacy when we are patients, of course.
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD@MVGutierrezMDOct 16
How do you ask for treatment you don’t know exists? In our new study, only 56% of respondents reporting poststroke spasticity symptoms knew drug treatments were available. We need to start that conversation. doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2026.1…
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Interesting! Goes to show we should not live in silos or echo chambers.
Jay Van Bavel, PhD
@jayvanbavelOct 16
Politically polarized teams produce better work on Wikipedia Research from the University of Chicago of more than 200,000 Wikipedia pages finds that collaborations bridging the political spectrum produce higher-quality work than articles edited by moderate or one-sided teams. Wikipedia pages covering politics, social issues and science written by editors with a broader range of political affiliation rank better on Wikipedia’s own quality scale, because of diverse perspectives, increased debate and appeals to community guidelines Balanced ideological diversity produce higher quality articles, as long as there are clear normative guidelines. news.uchicago.edu/story/poli…
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Same tool. Same law firm. Different outcomes. Frame #AI as empowering and increase agency, not just “efficiency.”
Stanford HAI
@StanfordHAIOct 13
Two divisions at the same law firm got the same AI tool. One manager pitched it as a way to work faster. The other asked paralegals what they’d rather spend their time on. Stanford HAI Faculty Affiliate Arvind Karunakaran on why that difference shaped how workers used AI: hai.stanford.edu/news/want-e…

Want Employees to Embrace AI? Stop Selling It as a Productivity Tool | Stanford HAI

How managers introduce and support AI determines whether workers engage with or resist the technology.

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Walks are good for both body and mind.
Nicholas Fabiano, MD
@NTFabianoOct 13
You are one walk away from a happier day.
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Dr Kings
@kingspsiquiatraOct 14
De las mejores cosas que podemos hacer para ser feliz. Imagina que tu bienestar no depende de dar un giro radical a tu vida, sino de ajustar con intención algunos hábitos cotidianos que tu cerebro y tu mente realmente notan. Una revisión amplia de estudios bien hechos muestra que prácticas sencillas como el ejercicio regular, la atención plena (mindfulness) y la gratitud generan mejoras modestas pero consistentes en la satisfacción con la vida: el ejercicio ayuda a regular el ánimo a través del cuerpo (mejor sueño, energía y químicos cerebrales), el mindfulness reduce la rumiación y te ancla en el presente, y la gratitud entrena tu atención para registrar lo que sí funciona en lugar de quedarse solo en lo que falta.
Scholarship for PhD
@ScholarshipfPhdOct 13
Happiness isn't always about changing your life. Research suggests that small, intentional changes in daily habits from exercise to mindfulness and gratitude can improve life satisfaction.
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Haha. Not untrue.
Reads with Ravi
@readswithraviOct 13
Computer scientist Sara Hooker on underestimating difficulty:
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Good advice. Finishing things is an important muscle or skill to develop.
Reads with Ravi
@readswithraviOct 12
finish something.
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Less access to care. Higher mortality. We are a high GDP country with examples of extreme wealth. There is no reason we cannot offer (at least) basic care to all Americans. We have to commit to caring about and for each other.
JAMA Network Open@JAMANetworkOpenOct 11
In Texas, rural hospital closures were associated with higher county-level mortality from #TimeSensitiveConditions, with effects extending beyond closure counties to nearby communities. ja.ma/4B35tMo
Four graphs on mortality rates. A & B show unadjusted mean deaths per 100k residents, where 'Treated' groups rise sharply after a vertical dotted line (closure), while 'Controls' remain stable. C & D show adjusted deaths in treated counties, trending slightly upward after closure, with error bars.

ALT Four graphs on mortality rates. A & B show unadjusted mean deaths per 100k residents, where 'Treated' groups rise sharply after a vertical dotted line (closure), while 'Controls' remain stable. C & D show adjusted deaths in treated counties, trending slightly upward after closure, with error bars.

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Terms “non profit” and “for profit” do not always mean what you think it means in healthcare.
Ge Bai
@GeBaiDCOct 12
New study in @JAMAHealthForum: Profitability of Nonprofit and For-Profit Ambulatory Surgery Centers jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… h/t Elizabeth Plummer & Kahler Doyle @JHUCarey @JohnsHopkinsSPH @NeeleySchoolTCU
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