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Pulmonary and Critical Care physician, Brigham & Women's Hospital. Contributing Opinion Writer, @nytimes. TV writer, THE RESIDENT, DOC.

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31 Jan 2024
In @nytopinion: Future generations will see breakthroughs that cure many kinds of diseases, writes @danielalamasmd. But where does that leave current patients? nyti.ms/3HDrLtF

Opinion | When a Cure Comes Too Late (Published 2024)

Future generations will see breakthroughs that cure many kinds of diseases. But where does that leave current patients?

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6 Dec 2023
When it comes to sickle cell disease, “the medical establishment, I think, has really let down those who suffer from it,” @danielalamasmd says in this audio essay. But F.D.A. approval of gene therapy for the disease could change that. Listen: nyti.ms/4a83GrJ

Opinion | A Brutal Disease, Gene Therapy and a Chance to Undo Past Wrongs (Published 2023)

A decision by the F.D.A. this week could change care for thousands of Americans living with sickle cell.

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6 Jul 2023
“Though medicine is a field where breakthrough innovation saves lives, doctors are — ironically — relatively slow to adopt new technology,” writes @danielalamasmd. nyti.ms/3NHgniH

Opinion | There’s One Hard Question My Fellow Doctors and I Will Need to Answer Soon (Published...

How will A.I. change how we practice medicine?

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Gervasio Lamas MD@GLamasMD
13 Jun 2023
Contaminant Metals as Cardiovascular Risk Factors Published: June 12, 2023 Read our Scientific Statement and accompanying editorial by Prof Howard Hu, which really puts it in context. Traditional risk factors and biological mechan…lnkd.in/epid6BnK lnkd.in/eRw4-vS5

Contaminant Metals as Cardiovascular Risk Factors | Gervasio Lamas

Contaminant Metals as Cardiovascular Risk Factors Published: June 12, 2023 Read our Scientific Statement and accompanying editorial by Prof Howard Hu, which really puts it in context. Traditional...

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21 May 2023
In Opinion “When people are frightened, they seek someone to blame, to create a narrative — even if that narrative is false — in which disease is punishment rather than a random unlucky event,” writes @danielalamasmd. nyti.ms/42Uo3EJ

Opinion | Not Every Pandemic Needs Someone to Blame (Published 2023)

A case for ending the epidemic blame game.

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My thoughts on the past months of motherhood and breastfeeding — which is so much harder and also sweeter than I ever expected. nytimes.com/2023/05/13/opini…

Opinion | I Know the Pressure of Being a Doctor. Motherhood Is Something Else. (Published 2023)

A new mother squares her expectations with the reality of having a baby.

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Imagine if your life expectancy increased by decades within your own lifespan. That’s the story for cystic fibrosis right now. My view into this fascinating moment in time for CF. nytimes.com/2023/02/06/opini…

Opinion | What It’s Like to Learn You’re Going to Live Longer Than You Expected (Published 2023)

Cystic fibrosis patients had early deaths. But a drug treatment has changed the prognosis.

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Marc Halsey@MarcHalsey
18 Jan 2023
Check out our season finale tonight! Featuring the work of these fine folks and so many others. #TheResident
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Season finale tomorrow!!! Don’t miss it !
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Love this Spanish translation of my essay.
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9 Jan 2023
Desde Opinión: “¿Qué tal si el arco del envejecimiento que he aprendido a esperar en mi trabajo en el hospital no es inevitable?“, escribe @danielalamasmd. nyti.ms/3Zqujmk
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Gail@gsob822
8 Jan 2023
Renew The Resident for season 7 and beyond !!
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Nida Qadir, MD@NidaQadirMD
8 Jan 2023
The prayers for #DamarHamlin are beautiful, but @NFL, please also consider spending 2 minutes before tomorrow’s games showing a demo of hands-only #CPR & encouraging viewers to learn. With your audience, this could save lives ❤️🙏🏽 Read on to learn how to do hands-only CPR ⬇️
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High quality CPR saved Damar Hamlin’s life. But CPR is a procedure like any other, its benefit is all about context. Which is how the same lifesaving protocols that were used on that football field have become a ritual of dying in the intensive care unit. nytimes.com/2023/01/07/opini…

Opinion | Damar Hamlin and What CPR Can and Cannot Do (Published 2023)

A doctor considers the different ways CPR is used.

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My thoughts on longevity medicine, watching my father do pull-ups, and “geriatric pregnancy.” Maybe the arc of aging we have come to expect is not inevitable. nytimes.com/2023/01/04/opini…

Opinion | As a Doctor, I See Aging Differently (Published 2023)

Reflections on longevity.

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2 more weeks of the season, these episodes are going to be great. Don’t miss them!! @ResidentFOX
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22 Nov 2022
From Opinion: ECMO is a lifesaving technology, giving patients a second chance. But as @danielalamasmd writes, in some cases, if recovery isn’t possible, “the machine ‌‌becomes what we refer to as a ‘bridge to nowhere’ and ‌has to stop.” nyti.ms/3OuBdlA

Opinion | When the Treatment of Last Resort Sends a Life Into Limbo (Published 2022)

Even lifesaving treatments come to an end.

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This was a tough piece to write, about one woman’s life and death, and the impossible situations we find ourselves in as medical technology outpaces our ethical frameworks. nytimes.com/2022/11/22/opini…

Opinion | When the Treatment of Last Resort Sends a Life Into Limbo (Published 2022)

Even lifesaving treatments come to an end.

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While severe Covid was a disease of the vulnerable, Covid follow-up appears to be a privileged of the well resourced. The reasons for this observation are many, and nuanced. This piece is a view into that complexity. nytimes.com/2022/09/26/opini…

Opinion | Where Are All Our Post-Covid Patients? (Published 2022)

Post-Covid care has become a luxury.

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