Eellan Sivanesan, MD, FASA
@doctorsivamd.bsky.social
Pain physician & Neuromodulation Director at Johns Hopkins. Cancer pain & neuromodulation research. Collaborating with MedTech & DigitalHealth startups.
Chronic pain remains a major challenge—despite scientific progress, many patients still face delays, stigma, and limited options. I shared thoughts with @newsweek.com on why scientific advances haven’t always translated into better care.
www.newsweek.com/2025/08/22/c...
#ChronicPain #PainResearch
www.newsweek.com/2025/08/22/c...
#ChronicPain #PainResearch
Chronic pain science has advanced. Why are treatments stuck in the past?
Science had its 'chronic Pain revolution.' So why is treatment still broken, delayed and out of reach?
www.newsweek.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Chronic pain remains a major challenge—despite scientific progress, many patients still face delays, stigma, and limited options. I shared thoughts with @newsweek.com on why scientific advances haven’t always translated into better care.
www.newsweek.com/2025/08/22/c...
#ChronicPain #PainResearch
www.newsweek.com/2025/08/22/c...
#ChronicPain #PainResearch
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UPDATE: The pause was scrapped Tuesday evening after intervention by top White House officials. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Administration Scraps Effort to Pause Health-Research Funding
The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.
www.wsj.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
UPDATE: The pause was scrapped Tuesday evening after intervention by top White House officials. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Reposted by Eellan Sivanesan, MD, FASA
i wrote an essay for @thetransmitter.bsky.social about what it feels like to serve on an NIH grant review panel (study section) right now
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
Fear and loathing on study section: Reviewing grant proposals while the system is burning
As grants are canceled, delayed and subject to general uncertainty, participating in study sections can feel futile. But it’s more important than ever.
www.thetransmitter.org
July 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
i wrote an essay for @thetransmitter.bsky.social about what it feels like to serve on an NIH grant review panel (study section) right now
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...
Reposted by Eellan Sivanesan, MD, FASA
The double-edged nature of trained immunity
Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.
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Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.
buff.ly/X51GxD5
July 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The double-edged nature of trained immunity
Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.
buff.ly/X51GxD5
Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.
buff.ly/X51GxD5
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What do you see when you stare at this grid of line segments: a series of rectangles, or a series of circles?
The way you perceive this optical illusion may tie back to the visual environment that surrounds you, a recent preprint suggests. scim.ag/4kTxbmd
The way you perceive this optical illusion may tie back to the visual environment that surrounds you, a recent preprint suggests. scim.ag/4kTxbmd
July 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What do you see when you stare at this grid of line segments: a series of rectangles, or a series of circles?
The way you perceive this optical illusion may tie back to the visual environment that surrounds you, a recent preprint suggests. scim.ag/4kTxbmd
The way you perceive this optical illusion may tie back to the visual environment that surrounds you, a recent preprint suggests. scim.ag/4kTxbmd
Reposted by Eellan Sivanesan, MD, FASA
You bet. @robgereau.bsky.social giving an overview of the amazingly rapid process of developing these HEAL pain research recommendations, including a nod to our colleagues at the OPPP now gone from NIH. Also describing 5 core principles to be considered in all #painresearch
May 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
You bet. @robgereau.bsky.social giving an overview of the amazingly rapid process of developing these HEAL pain research recommendations, including a nod to our colleagues at the OPPP now gone from NIH. Also describing 5 core principles to be considered in all #painresearch
Reposted by Eellan Sivanesan, MD, FASA
Public service announcement. They are not Dire Wolves. They have 20 single letter changes in their entire genomes. I’ve done shits with more mutations.
Every time journalists write up a Colossus press release, They are making people stupider. Client journalism by a ridiculous company.
Every time journalists write up a Colossus press release, They are making people stupider. Client journalism by a ridiculous company.
April 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Public service announcement. They are not Dire Wolves. They have 20 single letter changes in their entire genomes. I’ve done shits with more mutations.
Every time journalists write up a Colossus press release, They are making people stupider. Client journalism by a ridiculous company.
Every time journalists write up a Colossus press release, They are making people stupider. Client journalism by a ridiculous company.
Reposted by Eellan Sivanesan, MD, FASA
Reposted by Eellan Sivanesan, MD, FASA
ICU Doctor on the Impact of Funding Cuts
YouTube video by Johns Hopkins University
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April 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Reposted by Eellan Sivanesan, MD, FASA
A major paper @nature.com this week found a significant decline in dementia after an outdated Shingles vaccine.
I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
The Shingles Vaccine and Reduction of Dementia
A compelling new study adds to the body of data supporting some protection provided by the vaccine
erictopol.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A major paper @nature.com this week found a significant decline in dementia after an outdated Shingles vaccine.
I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
I've reviewed the study and many other relevant ones here
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-shingl...
Reposted by Eellan Sivanesan, MD, FASA
A special issue of Science explores the complex and close associations rats share with humans—from their ubiquity in the human environment to their crucial role as biomedical models.
🐀 Learn more on #WorldRatDay: scim.ag/3E7Xo04
🐀 Learn more on #WorldRatDay: scim.ag/3E7Xo04
April 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A special issue of Science explores the complex and close associations rats share with humans—from their ubiquity in the human environment to their crucial role as biomedical models.
🐀 Learn more on #WorldRatDay: scim.ag/3E7Xo04
🐀 Learn more on #WorldRatDay: scim.ag/3E7Xo04