Art Walaszek, MD
@walaszek.medsky.social
I am a medical educator, geriatric psychiatrist, public health researcher & book author in Madison, Wisconsin. The views expressed on this account are mine alone.
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Art Walaszek, MD
@walaszek.medsky.social
· Nov 26
Good evening! Here's a photo from my trip to Machu Picchu this summer, one of my favorite trips of all time.
“I’m an old-fashioned novelist. Everything in my novels came from looking at the world around."
Margaret Atwood discusses her craft and her new memoir in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Margaret Atwood discusses her craft and her new memoir in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
‘It is the scariest of times’: Margaret Atwood on defying Trump, banned books – and her score-settling memoir
At 86, she’s a literary seer and saint – and queen of the Canadian resistance. So what does the writer make of our dystopian world?
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“I’m an old-fashioned novelist. Everything in my novels came from looking at the world around."
Margaret Atwood discusses her craft and her new memoir in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Margaret Atwood discusses her craft and her new memoir in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
1- Wonderful case study of resilience and aging in @agsjournal.bsky.social, and a lovely example of using a narrative-based approach to challenge ageist assumptions.
Read Cocota's story here:
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #medsky #ageism
Read Cocota's story here:
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #medsky #ageism
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
1- Wonderful case study of resilience and aging in @agsjournal.bsky.social, and a lovely example of using a narrative-based approach to challenge ageist assumptions.
Read Cocota's story here:
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #medsky #ageism
Read Cocota's story here:
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #medsky #ageism
Physicians with H-1B visas are more like to practice in rural counties & high-poverty counties.
The new $100k visa fee may worsen physician shortages & access to health care in these already disadvantaged areas.
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The new $100k visa fee may worsen physician shortages & access to health care in these already disadvantaged areas.
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Health Care Professionals Sponsored for H-1B Visas in the US
This national study evaluates the percentage of US health care professionals sponsored for H-1B visas in fiscal year 2024 across occupation groups and county characteristics.
jamanetwork.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Physicians with H-1B visas are more like to practice in rural counties & high-poverty counties.
The new $100k visa fee may worsen physician shortages & access to health care in these already disadvantaged areas.
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The new $100k visa fee may worsen physician shortages & access to health care in these already disadvantaged areas.
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"When you're 90, you're going to think that 70's young."
Rémy Métailler interviews the amazing Betty Birrell, still riding North Shore trails at age 77.
www.pinkbike.com/news/video-7...
Rémy Métailler interviews the amazing Betty Birrell, still riding North Shore trails at age 77.
www.pinkbike.com/news/video-7...
Video: 77-Year-Old Betty Birrell Shreds the North Shore With Rémy Métailler - Pinkbike
Betty is still going strong on Vancouver's North Shore trails.
www.pinkbike.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"When you're 90, you're going to think that 70's young."
Rémy Métailler interviews the amazing Betty Birrell, still riding North Shore trails at age 77.
www.pinkbike.com/news/video-7...
Rémy Métailler interviews the amazing Betty Birrell, still riding North Shore trails at age 77.
www.pinkbike.com/news/video-7...
Remarkable photoessay by photographer Don McCullin, who turned 90 and reflected on 70 years of documenting war and suffering.
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Remarkable photoessay by photographer Don McCullin, who turned 90 and reflected on 70 years of documenting war and suffering.
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
There's emerging evidence that GLP-1 receptor agonists
could be helpful for treating substance use disorders by reducing the rewarding properties of alcohol, opioids, nicotine & stimulants.
Learn more in this review. We need more research in this area.
#medsky
academic.oup.com/jes/article/...
could be helpful for treating substance use disorders by reducing the rewarding properties of alcohol, opioids, nicotine & stimulants.
Learn more in this review. We need more research in this area.
#medsky
academic.oup.com/jes/article/...
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
There's emerging evidence that GLP-1 receptor agonists
could be helpful for treating substance use disorders by reducing the rewarding properties of alcohol, opioids, nicotine & stimulants.
Learn more in this review. We need more research in this area.
#medsky
academic.oup.com/jes/article/...
could be helpful for treating substance use disorders by reducing the rewarding properties of alcohol, opioids, nicotine & stimulants.
Learn more in this review. We need more research in this area.
#medsky
academic.oup.com/jes/article/...
Mental health needs in rural & underserved areas are huge. One way to address these needs is to train psychiatrists in these settings.
Learn more at the @acgme.bsky.social interest group session:
"Psychiatry GME in Rural & Underserved Areas"
11/18 1 pm CT
#medsky
dl.acgme.org/pages/mua-in...
Learn more at the @acgme.bsky.social interest group session:
"Psychiatry GME in Rural & Underserved Areas"
11/18 1 pm CT
#medsky
dl.acgme.org/pages/mua-in...
October 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Mental health needs in rural & underserved areas are huge. One way to address these needs is to train psychiatrists in these settings.
Learn more at the @acgme.bsky.social interest group session:
"Psychiatry GME in Rural & Underserved Areas"
11/18 1 pm CT
#medsky
dl.acgme.org/pages/mua-in...
Learn more at the @acgme.bsky.social interest group session:
"Psychiatry GME in Rural & Underserved Areas"
11/18 1 pm CT
#medsky
dl.acgme.org/pages/mua-in...
Thoughtful editorial by Mia Yang & Josh Chodosh in @agsjournal.bsky.social re: barriers to lecanemab administration to veterans with #Alzheimer's disease.
They argue that we should be educating clinicians on comprehensive #dementia care.
#medsky
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
They argue that we should be educating clinicians on comprehensive #dementia care.
#medsky
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thoughtful editorial by Mia Yang & Josh Chodosh in @agsjournal.bsky.social re: barriers to lecanemab administration to veterans with #Alzheimer's disease.
They argue that we should be educating clinicians on comprehensive #dementia care.
#medsky
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
They argue that we should be educating clinicians on comprehensive #dementia care.
#medsky
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
I was intrigued to learn about Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日), the third Monday in September, a "national Japanese holiday that serves as a time to pause and reflect on how the older generations have paved the way for us."
And congratulations to Jiro Ono on his 100th birthday!
And congratulations to Jiro Ono on his 100th birthday!
Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so.
Japan's sushi legend Jiro Ono turns 100 and is not ready for retirement
Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so.
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I was intrigued to learn about Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日), the third Monday in September, a "national Japanese holiday that serves as a time to pause and reflect on how the older generations have paved the way for us."
And congratulations to Jiro Ono on his 100th birthday!
And congratulations to Jiro Ono on his 100th birthday!
The New England Journal of Medicine (@nejm.org) and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (@cidrap.bsky.social) will share regular public health alerts - information formerly provided by the CDC MMWR.
#medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
#medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
www.statnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The New England Journal of Medicine (@nejm.org) and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (@cidrap.bsky.social) will share regular public health alerts - information formerly provided by the CDC MMWR.
#medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
#medsky
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
Moving account by Anne Enright in @theguardian.com about caring for her mother, then grieving, then clearing her parents' belongings.
"By then, we were not concerned about her personality so much as her personhood, which had to be honored as capacity fell away."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
"By then, we were not concerned about her personality so much as her personhood, which had to be honored as capacity fell away."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
October 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Moving account by Anne Enright in @theguardian.com about caring for her mother, then grieving, then clearing her parents' belongings.
"By then, we were not concerned about her personality so much as her personhood, which had to be honored as capacity fell away."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
"By then, we were not concerned about her personality so much as her personhood, which had to be honored as capacity fell away."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
1- A course of ketamine (up to 8 twice-weekly infusions) was not found to be better than IV midazolam as an adjunctive treatment for moderate-to-severe depression in hospitalized patients.
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Serial Ketamine Infusions for Depression
This randomized clinical trial evaluates outcomes following adjunctive ketamine infusions vs midazolam for depression.
jamanetwork.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
1- A course of ketamine (up to 8 twice-weekly infusions) was not found to be better than IV midazolam as an adjunctive treatment for moderate-to-severe depression in hospitalized patients.
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Art Walaszek, MD
Second, an assistant/associate-rank search in semiconductor materials for electronics and optoelectronics
We are particularly looking for someone who will be excited to work with our MOVPE reactors, including one currently used for III- arsenide, phosphide, and antimonide materials
We are particularly looking for someone who will be excited to work with our MOVPE reactors, including one currently used for III- arsenide, phosphide, and antimonide materials
Assistant/Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Advanced Semiconductor Materials) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
jobs.wisc.edu
October 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Second, an assistant/associate-rank search in semiconductor materials for electronics and optoelectronics
We are particularly looking for someone who will be excited to work with our MOVPE reactors, including one currently used for III- arsenide, phosphide, and antimonide materials
We are particularly looking for someone who will be excited to work with our MOVPE reactors, including one currently used for III- arsenide, phosphide, and antimonide materials
Join us for the @wisconsinadrc.bsky.social 2025 Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture, "Lewy Body Dementia, Caregiving and Advocacy" w/ Angela Lunde, Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center & Brother John-Richard Pagan, veteran/monastic/advocate.
10/21 at 3:30-5 pm CT
iea.wisc.edu/event/2025ka...
10/21 at 3:30-5 pm CT
iea.wisc.edu/event/2025ka...
2025 Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture: Lewy Body Dementia, Caregiving and Advocacy
This year's event is designed for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) researchers and professionals working in dementia care, including memory care providers, neuropsychologists, nurses, ...
iea.wisc.edu
October 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Join us for the @wisconsinadrc.bsky.social 2025 Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture, "Lewy Body Dementia, Caregiving and Advocacy" w/ Angela Lunde, Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center & Brother John-Richard Pagan, veteran/monastic/advocate.
10/21 at 3:30-5 pm CT
iea.wisc.edu/event/2025ka...
10/21 at 3:30-5 pm CT
iea.wisc.edu/event/2025ka...
Great opportunity: UW-Madison has an incredible array of faculty & resources dedicated to aging & associated conditions, including the Wisconsin Institute on Aging, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, and the Center for Aging Research and Education.
Gender & Women’s Studies at UW-Madison is currently hiring for a tenure-track position focused on gender/sexuality & AGING! We are an interdisciplinary department & welcome scholars across fields (humanities but also PSYCH, POP HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, etc.) Deadline: Nov 11! jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
jobs.wisc.edu
October 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Great opportunity: UW-Madison has an incredible array of faculty & resources dedicated to aging & associated conditions, including the Wisconsin Institute on Aging, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, and the Center for Aging Research and Education.
Revisiting our informative & engaging Fall Community Conversation on "Addressing Hearing Loss for Better Brain Health," hosted by @wisconsinadrc.bsky.social
Video of the event via link below 👇
#medsky @kmueller123.bsky.social @uw-iea.bsky.social @uwmadison.bsky.social
www.adrc.wisc.edu/fcc2025
Video of the event via link below 👇
#medsky @kmueller123.bsky.social @uw-iea.bsky.social @uwmadison.bsky.social
www.adrc.wisc.edu/fcc2025
October 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Revisiting our informative & engaging Fall Community Conversation on "Addressing Hearing Loss for Better Brain Health," hosted by @wisconsinadrc.bsky.social
Video of the event via link below 👇
#medsky @kmueller123.bsky.social @uw-iea.bsky.social @uwmadison.bsky.social
www.adrc.wisc.edu/fcc2025
Video of the event via link below 👇
#medsky @kmueller123.bsky.social @uw-iea.bsky.social @uwmadison.bsky.social
www.adrc.wisc.edu/fcc2025
To support artists, there are many alternatives to Spotify.
I subscribe to @qobuz.bsky.social, buy vinyl & cassettes, and go to shows.
Besides King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, the bands Deerhoof and Massive Attack have also left Spotify.
I subscribe to @qobuz.bsky.social, buy vinyl & cassettes, and go to shows.
Besides King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, the bands Deerhoof and Massive Attack have also left Spotify.
King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’
King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’
Australian band’s decision to remove catalogue in protest of CEO’s military investments an easy one, frontman says, and making music with friends remains ‘top of the triangle’
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
To support artists, there are many alternatives to Spotify.
I subscribe to @qobuz.bsky.social, buy vinyl & cassettes, and go to shows.
Besides King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, the bands Deerhoof and Massive Attack have also left Spotify.
I subscribe to @qobuz.bsky.social, buy vinyl & cassettes, and go to shows.
Besides King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, the bands Deerhoof and Massive Attack have also left Spotify.
October 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Neuroimaging (tau PET) findings help track disease progression in preclinical Alzheimer's disease and could be used to detect whether interventions are effective at slowing disease progression.
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
p-Tau 217, Tau PET, and Cognition in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease
This diagnostic/prognostic study examines longitudinal data from studies of older patients without cognitive impairment to consider whether plasma phosphorylated tau 217 and tau positron emission tomo...
jamanetwork.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Neuroimaging (tau PET) findings help track disease progression in preclinical Alzheimer's disease and could be used to detect whether interventions are effective at slowing disease progression.
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#medsky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Outstanding review of cardiovascular benefits (none) and risks (atrial fibrillation) of fish oil by my @uwmadison.bsky.social colleague, Dr. Jim Stein @jamesstein18.bsky.social.
His excellent advice: Instead of taking supplements, eat real food.
#medsky
jamesstein18.substack.com/p/fish-oils-...
His excellent advice: Instead of taking supplements, eat real food.
#medsky
jamesstein18.substack.com/p/fish-oils-...
Fish Oils: When the Facts Spoil a Good Story
The health benefits of fish oil supplements have been touted since the early years of my medical training in the 1990s.
jamesstein18.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Outstanding review of cardiovascular benefits (none) and risks (atrial fibrillation) of fish oil by my @uwmadison.bsky.social colleague, Dr. Jim Stein @jamesstein18.bsky.social.
His excellent advice: Instead of taking supplements, eat real food.
#medsky
jamesstein18.substack.com/p/fish-oils-...
His excellent advice: Instead of taking supplements, eat real food.
#medsky
jamesstein18.substack.com/p/fish-oils-...