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This is good news. I'm glad to see the AMA step up as they realize patients are understandably "less willing to provide health information to physicians, as they are worried

On your health records:Whenever you ask for your records, ask for ALL records and indicate 2 extra things - a copy of everything in the "media tab" and an "accounting

The thing about "elective" surgeries is that elective only means you aren't dying in that exact moment. For ex, the spine surgery I need is still considered "elective" until I

Language around infectious diseases tells us what we think about our fellow human beings. We should take lessons from the HIV/AIDS movement and advocates. @marganina is one of those voices

Because police powers won't be misused... (/s)Because privacy is sacrificed in a false dichotomy that it can't exist during public health crises... (/s)This is dangerous thinking.https://twitter.com/Farzad_MD/status/1246042243070414848 In a p

Everything is urgent right now. But it's really depressing to see how few think trauma informed care is among the urgencies we should consider right now. Trauma affects literally everyone

We need Trauma Informed Care for everyone asap.https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1245562327883227139 See my previous discussion on trauma informed care and why it's important:https://twitter.com/GilmerHealthLaw/status/1245464727783792641?s=19 W