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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

My personal opinion is that it’s still ok to wear a mask in crowded indoor spaces even if no one else is. What is popular is not always right…

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@LarryListon10 @cologop @ColoSenGOP @COHouseGOP Wow. Just wow. You are the picture of entitlement. You serve us —the people—sir. And you do it very poorly. Shame on you.

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Ok, I'll join in. Infectious diseases physician here. Haven't made any extra money on #COVID19 . Working an average of 80-100 hours/week to meet all responsibilities including those to family. No increase in pay. No bonuses. Will continue to work bc I took a f* @king oath to do so.

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3 years

We don’t need “clean” and “dirty” cups for pens at restaurants. We need masks and people to be vaccinated.

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3 years

So for now, I’ll head into the hospital. Do my job. Care for people who wear shirts that say stupid stuff like the guy above. But please know, random guy at the deli, your words and your actions convey a lack of respect for MY life even as I care about yours (end)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

I *usually* am not hypercritical of specific government officials (or particularly negative on this platform) but in the last few days it has been incredibly difficult to remain quiet. Biden's declaration was extremely harmful on multiple levels. A brief thread (1/)

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2 years

Why am I not optimistic about our control of #monkeypox ? 1. No political will 2. Public distrust & entitlement 3. Public health infrastructure in shambles 4. Public health communication led by ppl with no sense of infectious epidemiology 5. Ignoring risk to marginalized people

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

As an ID physician, frontline worker, & public health professional, I think I’ve generally held my sh*t together pretty well over the past two years (not lashing out, being civil) but this garbage @TheAtlantic article undid me (let me explain)-please read

Where I Live, No One Cares About COVID

Outside the world inhabited by the professional classes in a handful of major metropolitan areas, many Americans are leading their lives as if COVID is over.

www.theatlantic.com

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3 years

I’m on my last empathy leg. On my way to the hospital, stopped to get a bagel. An older man with his young granddaughter came in. Both unmasked. But that’s not what bothered me. (1/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

Quick reminder: No one has their sh*t together right now. No matter how composed they seem.

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3 years

Ultimately, It’s fine to have your beliefs but come on people. I’m fucking exhausted after 20 months of this with no end in sight. Many of us in medicine and public health are doing our best to remain empathetic but my patience is wearing thin (4/)

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2 years

More than invalidating me, he invalidated the >800,000 lives lost. Shame on you, sir. And shame on @JeffreyGoldberg and the Atlantic for printing this garbage.

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2 years

I expected better. As an infectious diseases doctor, an American, and a human, I am profoundly disappointed in my President. And I am less optimistic for the future of our country than I have been in recent memory (end)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

🚨🚨 NEW in @Nature : 386 experts in #COVID19 response from 112 countries recommend specific actions to end this persistent global threat to public health. A CONSENSUS STATEMENT FOR THE WORLD. #CovidConsensus

A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat

Nature - A diverse, multidisciplinary panel of 386 experts in COVID-19 response from 112 countries provides health and social policy actions to address inadequacies in the pandemic response and...

www.nature.com

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

Finally, his declaration was the epitome of white supremacy culture. And old white guy with no true understanding of science, evidence or facts, shared his own opinion and now there are going to be significant ramifications for everyone else (8/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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1 year

Our study found that encampment clearance/sweeps could increase deaths among people experiencing homelessness by 25% by 2028. "Sweeping" people is not a solution to #homelessness , but is rather a form of (costly) state-sponsored violence.

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Ceasing involuntary displacement of people experiencing homelessness may mitigate some health-related harms associated with #homelessness .

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2 years

Heartfelt short thread (stream of consciousness) from a frontline doc. A new study in @JAMAInternalMed showed that 1 in 8 deaths during the pandemic period were ascribed to #COVID19 . There will likely be much chatter about these numbers. (1/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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3 years

But I’m headed into the hospital where an ACTUAL virus is killing people. Where an actual virus is exhausting the healthcare work force. Where an actual virus is overwhelming our capacity to care for people (3/)

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2 years

Ppl have blasted the POTUS for not following the science, but this is so much more. This is not following the science, surrounding yourself w/ppl who reinforce your world view, cutting yourself off from the global community, & reinforcing a system that prioritizes white ppl (11/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

And what @TheAtlantic and this author did was not say “thank you for your service” they said “f*ck you”. They said “you’ve wasted your time you academic elitist prick”

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Josh Barocas, MD

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3 years

Substance use is not a moral failure. Relapse is not a moral failure. Creating an environment where ppl feel like drug use is a moral failure, is actually the moral failure.

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2 years

But it's not. Not just from an infectious diseases perspective. Viruses don't care who is in charge or what those in charge say. They care about their own survival and right now, SARS-CoV-2 is doing a good job at maintaining it's own survival. (4/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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1 year

So the word is that @cologop @ColoSenGOP @COHouseGOP are REFUSING to speak with #EastHighSchool students about gun laws. The legislators are literally hiding behind locked doors with lights off. Afraid of their constituents. #copolitics #coleg

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The students have come to the Republican offices. Only Liston will speak with them although he doesn’t much like it. It’s problematic that Republicans are hiding from this very real problem.

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The author has completely invalidated my and my colleagues work for the past two years. We have tirelessly treated pts who did not listen. We comforted them when they were scared. We walked into tents to help vulnerable people WITHOUT PPE.

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4 years

I don't need "thoughts & prayers" I need "masks & gowns"-- #PPEshortage

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2 years

By declaring that the pandemic is "over", Biden signaled to global partners that the US would no longer be involved in responses to a global pandemic. He disregarded the words of the @WHO -- the organization responsible for declaring pandemics. (6/)

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This will mean that resources are trimmed and the response will be de-prioritized. Who will this impact? People experiencing poverty, those w/lack of transportation, housing, and freedom. He did the "Uncle Joe knows best, y'all" bit (9/)

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We have given up our lives. We have spent countless hours apart from our families and friends. We have fallen ill and, in some cases, died for our fellow humans.

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3 years

I honestly can’t believe that in 2021 we are still so dumb that we close syringe exchanges. We are so dumb.

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The truth remains: That every death was a person who didn't have to die. Who left this world prematurely. (6/)

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This is white supremacy culture, shrouded with some folksy charm (10/)

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3 years

He was wearing a shirt that said “the most deadly virus in America is the media.” Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve had problems with how the media reports on-well-pretty much everything. (2/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

From a global perspective, this was the wrong thing to say. Trump was criticized for being an isolationist -- and rightfully so -- but Biden's declaration was the ultimate in isolationism. (5/)

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3 years

It’s interesting that when we needed them, grocery worked/food delivery/auto mechanics/bus drivers were #EssentialWorkers . But now that they need a #CovidVaccine , they are somehow less essential.

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Josh Barocas, MD

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8 yo kiddo has #Covid . He has minimal symptoms and feels fine. It is a mild inconvenience/disruption to our lives. Why? BECAUSE HE HAD ACCESS TO VACCINES AND GOT VACCINATED. EVERY PERSON IN THE WORLD DESERVES THIS OPPORTUNITY! #VaccineEquity

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2 years

He isolated the US by saying "you guys do you, but the US is out." (7/)

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Behind every death is a story, not a number. Many of us will carry their stories, their faces, & their last breaths in our hearts & minds until it our turn to leave (8/)

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And from that fire we are scarred. Even as I write this, my throat is tight and my eyes are wet. These were not simply numbers. These were once warm bodies with voices and dreams. We knew them. And we grieve everyday for their passing (4/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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I'd ask you to remember that behind nearly every death there were docs, nurses, PAs, NPs, xray techs, respiratory therapists, & housekeepers who walked into their rooms, under dire conditions. We stayed in tents w/them. We were draped in airbag cloth & plastic sheets (2/)

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2 years

I understand what polls say. I understand that the president was doing what he thought was politically opportunistic. I also understand that most Americans aren't wearing masks. Most Americans are tired of the pandemic. (2/)

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2 years

This is what happens when you build a pandemic response team based on number of twitter followers and not actual expertise.

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Josh Barocas, MD

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3 years

Stop simplifying the situation by saying “masks work” & “get immunized”. People need housing, access to healthcare, safe spaces, transportation, food. Often these take priority over masks & vaccines 4 ppl. Pandemics are complex & require comprehensive action not catchy slogans.

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

Since @VP thinks that “most scientists” didn’t see delta or #Omicron coming (which isn’t true), she should know now that there will be another variant AFTER omicron. We can see it coming. #SCIENTIST

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

He spit in my face and might as well have called me a “baby killer” as they did my father when he returned from war. And I’d be ok with all of that…except…

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Josh Barocas, MD

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We had reused our masks, shredded. And yet, we walked into the fire. INTO THE FIRE. We walked in with our own fate unknown, to comfort them in their last days and minutes. We walked in when it was too late and found many bodies consumed. (3/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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4 years

I’m an infectious diseases doctor on the #COVID19Pandemic #frontlines with nearly $300,000 in student loans from med school. Does anyone think these loans should be forgiven or paid for me at this point as I run into the burning building? @HHSGov @BillGates @NIH

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Josh Barocas, MD

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4 years

Hi fellow #whitepeople . Before you post anything today (even about covid), remember that a black man was suffocated and killed by a white cop. This one death is as significant as the 100,000 from covid. But no front page spread on the @nytimes . #whiteprivilege #BlackLivesMatter

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

Brief thread on #homelessness and humanity. Yesterday, I took my son to a baseball game. We parked a few blocks away, which meant that we needed to walk down a street with a large encampment (1/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

As we begin the arduous journey of another infectious #pandemic , I will strive for a response that is guided by WE, rather than I. I hope you do too...

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Josh Barocas, MD

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3 years

personal news: I'm headed home! I excited to announce I accepted a position at the University of Colorado School of Medicine @CUAnschutz GIM and ID divisions. I’m excited to head home to my family and mountains!! And will always cherish my time in Boston at @mgh_id and @The_BMC

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Amidst the chaos, we have lost our way. Some will argue about whether these were "deaths with COVID" or "deaths due to COVID." Some will deny. Some will scorn me for even saying this. But amidst your daily arguments, your "let's move on", your urgencies of whatever (5/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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3 years

This entire #covid pandemic has been a case study for why libertarianism doesn’t work.

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

4 years

If @senatemajldr puts up a nominee, time to stage some sit ins, block the nominee, and get in #GoodTrouble . Who’s with me? @AdyBarkan ? @choo_ek ? @DrIbram ? @BarackObama ? I’ll go alone if I have to but would be nice to have some friends there. Silence is not an option.

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Josh Barocas, MD

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Who left family and friends. Who left a home and clothing, never to be lived in or worn again. Who left childhood pictures and memories, many of which will be forgotten. Behind every death is a community shaken and torn (7/)

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As @MKushel has said, anyone who thinks that ppl experiencing homelessness are the perpetrators rather than the victims is dead wrong. I cannot understand how we believe it is ok for our fellow human beings to suffer. (7/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

We need to be having more honest conversations with kids about drugs. And by honest conversations, we (adults) have to recognize that they are going to experiment/use. We need to be willing to hear that and help educate them on how to use safely.

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2:30am. Just finished standing up a temp healthcare facility for #COVID2019 persons experiencing homelessness w @jessiegaeta @Boston_Mackin garen stone @RobbieForChange @BHCHP @kgsulliv . Everyone settled in for the night. 1 of the greatest accomplishments of my life. #frontliners

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

I understand that many of his appointees, his Chief of Staff, and the remainder of his advisors believe that this is the best thing to help the country move forward (3/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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3 years

Calling people "hard to reach" takes the onus off the provider and the overly complicated health care system. Maybe as clinicians, we're just "hard to access." #SDoH

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3 years

Dear New Interns, I’ll share a secret with you. Even your ATTENDINGS feel inadequate and like imposters. You’ll be great! Sincerely, Your Imposter Attending #medtwitter #IDtwitter

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Josh Barocas, MD

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3 years

This virus is a f*cking nightmare.

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1 year

@AMLazear @LarryListon10 @cologop @ColoSenGOP @COHouseGOP That would be @joshua_bly — he seems not to be very good at his job

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

3 years

Carry naloxone and know how to use it. That's the tweet.

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

2 years

There is a bill being heard next week in #COHouse that would make even small possession of #fentanyl a felony. What lawmakers do not understand is that fentanyl is ubiquitous & that ppl often don't KNOW they have it. I haven't seen a Urine tox w/o fentanyl in years.

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Josh Barocas, MD

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4 years

Yes, as a healthcare worker, I'm scared. I'm scared of this #COVID ー19 disease. I'm scared that it will take me from my wife & children. I am scared. But I will go to work because courage triumphs over fear. And my community needs me. #standwithhealthworkers #protectUs , stay home

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@jabarocas

3 years

Please care about people struggling with substance use. It’s not a moral failing. It’s a chronic disease exacerbated by structural inequities and racism.

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

@michaelmina_lab @TheAtlantic I completely agree that there is this reality. And I hope that we can continue to reach people, sincerely I do. I'm here to help and (try to) heal. The PIECE (and the author's rhetoric) though was invalidating, condescending, and void of compassion/empathy.

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Josh Barocas, MD

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2 years

It is well past time to ensure that every person has access to safe housing, can live without fear of eviction, and has wrap around services that they need to thrive. (8/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

4 years

As #COVID19 cases & hospitalizations rise, I begin the inpatient infectious diseases service again tomorrow. Not coincidentally, the death nightmares started again last night. Don't let anyone tell you that providers aren't traumatized by this.

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

1 year

Last night, I testified in support of Overdose Prevention Sites. Lawmakers listened but ultimately some decided to vote no based on their "feelings" instead of the evidence. Legislating should not be based on feelings when there is scientifically valid evidence. I'm disappointed.

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

4 years

@choo_ek I’m an infectious diseases physician and take medication for my anxiety. It helps and I’m a better doc, husband, father for it. #destigmatize mental health.

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

2 years

Update. A few weeks ago I posted about a man experiencing #homelessness who was in our alley, that we talked, he ate. At the time, I offered our front yard hammock and he declined (1/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

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3 years

It's disappointing to me that @twitter has a blue check option for journalists, but not for researchers/scientists. Wouldn't you want to know if the scientist that you're listening to is a legit expert just like a journalist?

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@jabarocas

2 years

I'm a board certified infectious diseases MD who sees patients. I #vaccinated my kids against #COVID19 & all other vaccine preventable disease for which they are eligible for vaccination. They will stay up to date. I did it to protect them & to protect the people around them.

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I have researched substance use and vulnerable populations for the past 12 years. All to help lawmakers make better decisions. Today, @GovofCO ignored decades of research including my own to push for criminalizing drug use. And we wonder why so many people leave academia.

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@jabarocas

2 years

Target is offering $24 an hour. Starting research assistant in academics is about $22. We’ve got problems in academia.

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Medical scribe companies offering $12 an hour. McDonald's offering $18. Catch up to keep up.

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Josh Barocas, MD

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4 years

Reading a lot of “now the real work begins” re: #COVID19 . I understand the sentiment but as a healthcare worker, it’s pretty insulting. We’ve been working our butts off for months. Now is the time for the fed govt to play their part, catch up, & give us some f*cking support.

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

3 years

The US healthcare system is set up for one type of person: someone who has unlimited time and money.

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

3 years

Getting a lot of questions from friends, family, & patients about the J&J vaccine (compared to Moderna & Pfizer). The question is ask is: why do you want the #COVID19Vaccine ? If the answer is to "avoid hospitalization or death from #COVID19 " then all are equal!

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I refuse to believe that 1000 deaths/day from #covid and 275 deaths/day from #overdose in the US is the best that we can do. #notnormal

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4 years

Tonight we are opening up East Newton Pavilion @The_BMC to provide care for #COVID19 patients who are experiencing homelessness. This is what we do! #BMCproud cc @jalves1490 @KateWalshCEO

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I figured out how to prevent a tweet from going viral: Advocate for vulnerable or economically disenfranchised populations. Prove me wrong.

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3 years

Today we leave Boston for new adventures in Colorado. Thank you to my @The_BMC family for making this a home for me & helping me be a better person and physician. You are all exceptional. @CUAnschutz here I come!

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3 years

My son thinks that only I think that “the princess bride” is one of the best movies ever. Please help me prove him wrong.

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2 years

I have been holding something that I need to get off my chest. I’m a 40 yo man and I love @taylorswift13 ! That woman can SING! That’s some talent! Thank you for holding space for this confession.

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2 years

If you need a little tenderness this morning, meet our new rescue puppy. We named her Etta.

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This about sums it up...

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In honor of #WorldMentalHealthDay , in an effort reduce #Stigma : my name is Josh Barocas. I’m a physician, dad and husband. and I suffer from anxiety. Some days are harder than others but I’m doing ok! Cc: @drjessigold @choo_ek

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this isn't the whole story. what about butlers and housekeeping, gardeners, cooks, other the low wage workers who don't have the same access to care that were there too? need to make sure that they have equal access to testing & care. their lives are just as valuable #SDOH

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Most on these list were at the Supreme Court nomination ceremony in the Rose Garden one week ago today:

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A recent discussion w/pt experiencing #homelessness , pt says: "Everyone is mad that people are sh*tting in the street. I agree, it's gross, but there isn't another place to sh*t." People are w/o options to survive or have basic needs met. And no, you wouldn't be any different.

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The news media and commentators and congresspeople need to stop saying "this is the sort of thing that happens in 3rd world countries." We need to stop demonizing others to escape our own failures. This is the sort of thing that happens in #America .

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2 years

Colorado lawmakers have been debating a controversial question: Can the threat of more severe criminal penalties help people break an addiction to fentanyl? via @AndyKnny

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I genuinely believe that any @NIH funded study of interventions for people who use drugs must have a “housing” component. This goes for #HIV or treatment for SUD. Who the hell cares about taking meds when they don’t have a place to sleep? #HousingCrisis

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@jabarocas

3 years

When the rise in #COVID19 cases inevitably comes, it will not be because of complacency of the American people. It will be because of our #pandemicexhaustion and the unwillingness of our elected officials to see and alleviate our suffering.

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Top 4 pieces of advice for new ID fellows 1. Just go see the patient 2. Read the OP note 3. Nothing beats a face to face conversation w primary team 4. Remember, you’re getting called bc the team & patient need assistance. Be kind and patient. @IDSAInfo #IDtwitter #MedTwitter

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@jabarocas

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My research lab has been working to study the impact of forced displacement (I.e., sweeps) on ppl experiencing #homelessness . You think that criminalizing drug use is deadly (it is), wait till you here about criminalizing homelessness…

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

2 years

As we walked down the sidewalk, one of the people yelled “child walking thru”—which was the most human thing I’ve ever seen. (4/)

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

2 years

After a difficult week on ID clinical service, I’m reminded that it is the structural factors, not the individual, that leads to disease. Inadequate housing & transportation. Stigma against pain. Racism. Lack of universal healthcare. It’s not the patient. It’s us. #MedTwitter

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Josh Barocas, MD

@jabarocas

4 years

Posting on Twitter is humbling. You share a comment/thought that you think is profound/important & it gets crickets. Goes nowhere. Someone posts a picture of their dinner & it goes viral. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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