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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 1h

“When David Heard” by Welsh composer Thomas Tomkins (1622), text fromfrom 2 Samuel 19:1. Performed by The Gesualdo Six, conducted by Owain Park at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, England. The acoustics - wow www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKL4...

When David Heard (Tomkins) The Gesualdo Six at Ely Cathedral

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 1d

Cellist Gautier Capuçon performs "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" (music from Michael Nyman's score for the 1993 film “The Piano”), orchestrated by Jérôme Ducros www.youtube.com/watch?v=YegX...

Gautier Capuçon plays Nyman: "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" (from The Piano)

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 1d

And soon, it appears, he will be gone. What a horrible mess. I shudder to think of the chaos to come

Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 22d

If true, this is really good news. Not only can Dr. Pazdur be the "adult in the room" with this crowd, but he's a world class scientist, seasoned administrator, and compassionate physician of impeachable integrity. With a proven track record at the agency. Good luck Rick 🤞🏻

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22d

The Trump administration plans to name longtime FDA oncology expert Richard Pazdur as the nation’s top drug regulator, according to three people.

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 1d

RICK PAZDUR is now planning to resign at the end of the year — three weeks after taking the job as FDA's top drug regulator.

Big shake-up after a year of turbulence at the agency.

Story w @rachelroubein.bsky.social.

(And credit to Stat's @lizzylawrence.bsky.social, who beat us out the door.)

Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 2d

I was not aware that Aaron Copland did an arrangement of the familiar hymn tune “At the River.” Performed here by baritone Will Liverman and pianist Jonathan King, it was sung at the memorial concerts for Copland and for Leonard Bernstein www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTKr...

At The River- Will Liverman, Baritone, Jonathan King, Piano

YouTube video by Skillman Music

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 2d

Having served my internal medicine residency at UCSF/SFGH 1985-8 at the peak of the AIDS epidemic in SF, like many peers I was drawn to this book. How absurd and insulting the US government is not commemorating World AIDS Day today

Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 11d

Yikes. One in 20 in an unselected population is not a small number

JAMA @jama.com · 11d

Pathogenic variants in key cancer susceptibility genes were detected in 5% of US adults in the All of Us study, exceeding prior estimates and highlighting race-based differences in prevalence.

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JAMA "Research Letter: Pathogenic Germline Variants in Cancer Susceptibility Genes" Published online October 16, 2025. The figure displays gene-level distribution with P/LP variants, pathogenicity rates by sex, ethnicity, and race in bar graph format.

JAMA @jama.com · 11d

Pathogenic variants in key cancer susceptibility genes were detected in 5% of US adults in the All of Us study, exceeding prior estimates and highlighting race-based differences in prevalence.

ja.ma/47UCKwD

Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 12d

I’ve posted other versions of this wrenching Judee Sill song “The Kiss,” but this cover by Adam Brett Ward is very nice www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxYj... And if you don’t know who Judee Sill is, you can read her tragic personal story online and hear her music on YouTube. Worth checking out

The Kiss (Judee Sill cover)

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 13d

“Lux Aeterna” (from the Requiem text), written by Swiss composer Ivo Antognini and dedicated to his parents. Performed by the Salt Lake Vocal Artists (cond. Brady Allred) www.youtube.com/watch?v=scQG...

Lux Aeterna - Salt Lake Vocal Artists

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 13d

Screenshots of the CDC website with today's edits. The 2nd pic is the footnote. I'm not going to share the link so it doesn't get amplified but you can google it. How utterly F-ing shameful is this

Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 15d

A Sarah Jarosz live performance of “Blue Heron” from her 2021 album, with Jeff Picker on bass and Jefferson Hamer on guitar www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7pw...

Sarah Jarosz - Blue Heron - Live performance from World on the Screen

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 16d

Aoife O'Donovan & Chris Thile (Live From Here) perform the Joni Mitchell classic "A Case of You" www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ze5...

A Case of You (Joni Mitchell) - Aoife O'Donovan | Live from Here with Chris Thile

YouTube video by Radio Heartland

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · 16d

NIH cuts disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds. “Those findings suggest that there's a bias towards termination of grants that have nothing to do with the quality of research being conducted.” www.fiercebiotech.com/research/nih...

NIH grant cuts have disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds

The second Trump administration has been defined by widespread cuts to federal spending, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | The second Trump administration has been defined by wid...

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 19d

One of the best vocal ensembles in the world - Tenebrae, conducted by Nigel Short - perform Thomas Tallis’ 1572 motet “Sancte Deus” www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Kv...

Sancte Deus - Tallis - Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 20d

The MSU Chorale performs “The Dying Soldier” (traditional), arranged by Nigel Short & Mack Wilberg. Quite the baritone solo by that young man www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1tq...

MSU Chorale: The Dying Soldier - arr. Nigel Short & Mack Wilberg

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 22d

If true, this is really good news. Not only can Dr. Pazdur be the "adult in the room" with this crowd, but he's a world class scientist, seasoned administrator, and compassionate physician of impeachable integrity. With a proven track record at the agency. Good luck Rick 🤞🏻

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22d

The Trump administration plans to name longtime FDA oncology expert Richard Pazdur as the nation’s top drug regulator, according to three people.

FDA plans to tap oncology-expert Pazdur as nation’s top drug regulator

Richard Pazdur, a longtime Food and Drug Administration employee, would lead its center that oversees over-the-counter and the majority of prescription drugs.

www.washingtonpost.com

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22d

The Trump administration plans to name longtime FDA oncology expert Richard Pazdur as the nation’s top drug regulator, according to three people.

FDA plans to tap oncology-expert Pazdur as nation’s top drug regulator

Richard Pazdur, a longtime Food and Drug Administration employee, would lead its center that oversees over-the-counter and the majority of prescription drugs.

www.washingtonpost.com

Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 23d

"O Crux Ave" written by Latvian composer Rihards Dubra, performed by Coro da Camera del Conservatorio di Como (Como Conservatory Chamber Choir). Directed by Domenico Innominato www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2hB...

Rihards Dubra - O crux ave

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Tom Lawton @lawtontri.bsky.social · 24d

My new plan for encouraging resident colleagues to document in the electronic patient record appropriately...

Keyboard with drawing pins on Ctrl, C, and V

Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 26d

Chills. Laufey, dodie, and Jacob Collier perform “Wild Mountain Thyme” with NSO live at the Kennedy Center in 2024. The orchestra tutti and chord change at 8:38 is just epic www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz1L...

Laufey, dodie, and Jacob Collier perform 'Wild Mountain Thyme' with NSO | Next at the Kennedy Center

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 26d

Precision Oncology and Modernizing Evidence Standards: A Critical Commentary on the Cochrane Review | Journal of Clinical Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....

Precision Oncology and Modernizing Evidence Standards: A Critical Commentary on the Cochrane Review

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 27d

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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 27d

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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 27d

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 28d

John Legend sings “Ordinary People” live in 2016, with some nice vocal and piano improvisation for this familiar hit www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fWd...

John Legend - Ordinary People (Live on the Honda Stage at iHeartRadio Theater LA)

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 28d

In a qualitative analysis from UAB, 21 pts w/ breast ca declining clinical trial participation cited the following reasons: fear (of the unknown; AEs; Rx effectiveness), mistrust (re experimentation; re who benefits from the trial), & various practical burdens (eg, time) ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....

Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · 29d

A song made popular in the 90s by Canada’s beloved Celtic folk band The Rankin Family, here is a beautiful choral version of “Fare Thee Well, Love” (arr. James Q. Mulholland), performed by the Atlanta Master Chorale youtu.be/r1Sb6FkMd8E?...

Fare Thee Well Love (Rankin/Arr. Mulholland) | Atlanta Master Chorale

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · Nov 3

This is why I love YouTube. Paul Simon in 1992 singing a jazzy version of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” with the late Richard Tee on piano (excellent piano transcription by Timothy Gondola) www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6jO...

when a jazz pianist meets Paul Simon

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Robert S Miller MD @rsm2800.bsky.social · Oct 30

I can’t get enough of videos of the late Chick Corea performing live. Here he is with Gary Burton in one of those NPR Music Tiny Desk concerts playing “Señor Mouse” from 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=15IH...