Ed Ostrin, MD, PhD
@eostrin.bsky.social
PCCM. Lung biology, cancer, biomarkers, indie music, nature, etc
Happy Silly Season to all those who celebrate
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy Silly Season to all those who celebrate
I believe this now officially qualifies as ‘real sicko shit’
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I believe this now officially qualifies as ‘real sicko shit’
September 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It’s been a momentous year. My wife’s brilliance was rewarded in a dean position. My kids are all doing well in school and life. CPRIT and NIH chose to fund my research. This however may be the highlight:
September 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s been a momentous year. My wife’s brilliance was rewarded in a dean position. My kids are all doing well in school and life. CPRIT and NIH chose to fund my research. This however may be the highlight:
Sometimes the universe is funny. Luckiest sumnabitch this side of the Pecos.
August 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sometimes the universe is funny. Luckiest sumnabitch this side of the Pecos.
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I just learned how the Grand Tetons got their name and 😑
August 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I just learned how the Grand Tetons got their name and 😑
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Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/w...
Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/w...
what's the MAHA position on leeches
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
White House says Trump diagnosed with vein condition
The White House says bruising on his hands is consistent with damage from too many handshakes while taking aspirin.
www.bbc.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
what's the MAHA position on leeches
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
An area of misery on par with Birmingham
July 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
An area of misery on par with Birmingham
Senior/Key Personnel $144,000
Other Personnel $210,000
Travel $36,325
Candles $1,200,000
Materials and Supplies $225,000
somebody who is good at the economy please help me with budget this. My lab is dying
Other Personnel $210,000
Travel $36,325
Candles $1,200,000
Materials and Supplies $225,000
somebody who is good at the economy please help me with budget this. My lab is dying
July 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Senior/Key Personnel $144,000
Other Personnel $210,000
Travel $36,325
Candles $1,200,000
Materials and Supplies $225,000
somebody who is good at the economy please help me with budget this. My lab is dying
Other Personnel $210,000
Travel $36,325
Candles $1,200,000
Materials and Supplies $225,000
somebody who is good at the economy please help me with budget this. My lab is dying
More incredible post rock. This will destroy you!
July 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
More incredible post rock. This will destroy you!
Seems like somebody watched Mountainhead this week and, true to form, totally missed that it is a parody.
June 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Seems like somebody watched Mountainhead this week and, true to form, totally missed that it is a parody.
Reposted by Ed Ostrin, MD, PhD
If you have trouble remembering Winters Formula (pCO2 = HCO x 1.5 +8±2), tell your attendings that you refuse to support the work of a thief:
www.nytimes.com/1982/05/16/n...
full text in the alt
www.nytimes.com/1982/05/16/n...
full text in the alt
June 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
If you have trouble remembering Winters Formula (pCO2 = HCO x 1.5 +8±2), tell your attendings that you refuse to support the work of a thief:
www.nytimes.com/1982/05/16/n...
full text in the alt
www.nytimes.com/1982/05/16/n...
full text in the alt
Cucamelons taking over the ligusturum in the front yard. Foraging in the front yard.
May 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cucamelons taking over the ligusturum in the front yard. Foraging in the front yard.
Explosions in the Sky. Just a fantastic lineup at Austin Psych Fest.
April 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Explosions in the Sky. Just a fantastic lineup at Austin Psych Fest.
I’m lifting my skinny fists like antennas to heaven.
April 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I’m lifting my skinny fists like antennas to heaven.
ACCP through CHEST was very early and loud with statements espousing diversity in pulmonary medicine. A bit of inside baseball but one of the biggest debates in recent years has been on moving beyond race-based algorithms in measuring pulmonary function.
1. This is so poorly written that the sentence that is -- I think -- supposed to convey a semi-veiled legal threat is incomprehensible.
2. I'm jealous of whichever lawyer gets to write the response.
2. I'm jealous of whichever lawyer gets to write the response.
April 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
ACCP through CHEST was very early and loud with statements espousing diversity in pulmonary medicine. A bit of inside baseball but one of the biggest debates in recent years has been on moving beyond race-based algorithms in measuring pulmonary function.
Butlerian Jihad tonite? 👀
Butlerian Jihad tonite queen??
Butlerian Jihad tonite? 👀
Butlerian Jihad tonite queen??
Butlerian Jihad tonite? 👀
The rise of end times fascism. An essay by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Butlerian Jihad tonite? 👀
Butlerian Jihad tonite queen??
Butlerian Jihad tonite? 👀
Butlerian Jihad tonite queen??
Butlerian Jihad tonite? 👀
Torsades lookin ass
April 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Torsades lookin ass
With everything crazy and changing for the worse faster than I can keep up with, getting hammered by an absolute brick wall of sound isn’t such bad therapy. #MONO
February 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
With everything crazy and changing for the worse faster than I can keep up with, getting hammered by an absolute brick wall of sound isn’t such bad therapy. #MONO
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Jan 30, 2025:
“CHEST remains steadfast in our mission to prevent, diagnose, and treat chest diseases using all available means to advance the best patient outcomes. We maintain that striving for health equity is essential to achieving this goal”
www.chestnet.org/newsroom/che...
“CHEST remains steadfast in our mission to prevent, diagnose, and treat chest diseases using all available means to advance the best patient outcomes. We maintain that striving for health equity is essential to achieving this goal”
www.chestnet.org/newsroom/che...
Reaffirming Our Pledge to the Medical Community - American College of Chest Physicians
Considering recent federal directives, CHEST reaffirms its commitment to education and initiatives that advance health equity, reduce barriers to care, and advance the medical profession.
www.chestnet.org
February 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Jan 30, 2025:
“CHEST remains steadfast in our mission to prevent, diagnose, and treat chest diseases using all available means to advance the best patient outcomes. We maintain that striving for health equity is essential to achieving this goal”
www.chestnet.org/newsroom/che...
“CHEST remains steadfast in our mission to prevent, diagnose, and treat chest diseases using all available means to advance the best patient outcomes. We maintain that striving for health equity is essential to achieving this goal”
www.chestnet.org/newsroom/che...
NYT Bee agrees that this is a word 100% made up by surgeons.
February 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NYT Bee agrees that this is a word 100% made up by surgeons.
Reposted by Ed Ostrin, MD, PhD
Share if you’re Gen X and you grew up:
- Licking lead paint off the walls
- Drinking leaded gasoline straight from the pump
- Chewing on a big bar of lead whenever you were bored
And you turned out fine!!!!
- Licking lead paint off the walls
- Drinking leaded gasoline straight from the pump
- Chewing on a big bar of lead whenever you were bored
And you turned out fine!!!!
January 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Share if you’re Gen X and you grew up:
- Licking lead paint off the walls
- Drinking leaded gasoline straight from the pump
- Chewing on a big bar of lead whenever you were bored
And you turned out fine!!!!
- Licking lead paint off the walls
- Drinking leaded gasoline straight from the pump
- Chewing on a big bar of lead whenever you were bored
And you turned out fine!!!!