Daniel Shalev, MD
@pallipsych.bsky.social
Asst. Prof of Medicine/Psychiatry @ Weill Cornell. Palliative care/CL psychiatry doc, researcher in #hapc #pallipsych, Psychosocial AE @ @jpsmjournal.bsky.social , NIA Beeson Scholar. Most importantly hubby to Nuri and companion to Frasier the dog.
Academic Halloween jumpscare 🫠🫣
October 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Academic Halloween jumpscare 🫠🫣
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More work with @pallipsych.bsky.social is out today! We asked nursing home staff about their perceptions of palliative care, their engagement with advance cafe planning and which components of pall care are most valuable to them. doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
Training and Practice Gaps in Nursing Home Palliative Care: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Background Palliative care needs are prevalent among nursing home (NH) residents. However, access to and integration of palliative care services remain limited. NHs often rely on a workforce with va...
doi.org
September 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
More work with @pallipsych.bsky.social is out today! We asked nursing home staff about their perceptions of palliative care, their engagement with advance cafe planning and which components of pall care are most valuable to them. doi.org/10.1111/jgs....
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“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time rather than his current ability to kill by the thousands. Why is it that killing a single person is seen as murder but killing masses is excused if you are a politician?”
Dr Bill Foege
Dr Bill Foege
August 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time rather than his current ability to kill by the thousands. Why is it that killing a single person is seen as murder but killing masses is excused if you are a politician?”
Dr Bill Foege
Dr Bill Foege
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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This #NIH Notice that came out yesterday virtually makes every major university INELIGBIBLE for NIH funding (recipients can't operate any program that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion). This is asinine, but why haven't I heard academic fighting back? #medsky grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-090: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Civil Rights Term and Condition of Award NOT-OD-25-090. NIH
grants.nih.gov
April 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This #NIH Notice that came out yesterday virtually makes every major university INELIGBIBLE for NIH funding (recipients can't operate any program that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion). This is asinine, but why haven't I heard academic fighting back? #medsky grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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I think most people have a hard time believing that the USAID/PEPFAR cuts are as bad as they are bc it's impossible to stomach that policymakers would knowingly kill millions. But this is what is happening.
PEPFAR supported antiretroviral therapy for 20.6 million people.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
PEPFAR supported antiretroviral therapy for 20.6 million people.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Portraits: A 10-year-old, a house painter and a mom who are running out of HIV pills
HIV medications were supposed to be exempt from U.S. aid cuts. In Zambia, for example, those on the ground say otherwise.
www.npr.org
April 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I think most people have a hard time believing that the USAID/PEPFAR cuts are as bad as they are bc it's impossible to stomach that policymakers would knowingly kill millions. But this is what is happening.
PEPFAR supported antiretroviral therapy for 20.6 million people.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
PEPFAR supported antiretroviral therapy for 20.6 million people.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Angel of the Lord: He is not here, He is risen, just as He said.
Come and see the place where He lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead.
Alito: Okay, first of all, this violates ALL sorts of rules
Thomas: This was a LAWFUL execution, who is God to interfere
Come and see the place where He lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead.
Alito: Okay, first of all, this violates ALL sorts of rules
Thomas: This was a LAWFUL execution, who is God to interfere
April 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Angel of the Lord: He is not here, He is risen, just as He said.
Come and see the place where He lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead.
Alito: Okay, first of all, this violates ALL sorts of rules
Thomas: This was a LAWFUL execution, who is God to interfere
Come and see the place where He lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead.
Alito: Okay, first of all, this violates ALL sorts of rules
Thomas: This was a LAWFUL execution, who is God to interfere
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This damage will be irreparable. www.thetransmitter.org/funding/prop...
Proposed NIH budget cut threatens ‘massive destruction of American science’
A leaked draft of a Trump administration proposal includes an approximately 40 percent cut to the National Institutes of Health’s budget and a major reorganization of its 27 institutes and centers.
www.thetransmitter.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This damage will be irreparable. www.thetransmitter.org/funding/prop...
Waiting to wake up from this surreal nightmare 😩
Who needs accurate health information? Not the US government.
Pandemic truthers take over HHS Covid site
Covid.gov now redirects to a page attacking masks, New York, and Anthony Fauci.
www.motherjones.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Waiting to wake up from this surreal nightmare 😩
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"When a US Attorney wields the power of his office to target medical journals bc of their content & editorial processes, he isn't doing his job. He's abusing his authority to try to chill protected speech." #saveourscience This is such bullshit.
Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ
At least three journals received letters from a U.S. Attorney asking about 'competing viewpoints'
www.medpagetoday.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"When a US Attorney wields the power of his office to target medical journals bc of their content & editorial processes, he isn't doing his job. He's abusing his authority to try to chill protected speech." #saveourscience This is such bullshit.
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NEW: The CFPB has been gutted. More than 1,400 workers received RIF notices this afternoon, agency sources tell me. Around 200 employees are left. www.wired.com/story/cfpb-h...
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally-mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
NEW: The CFPB has been gutted. More than 1,400 workers received RIF notices this afternoon, agency sources tell me. Around 200 employees are left. www.wired.com/story/cfpb-h...
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Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
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"Pausing" scientific research is like "pausing" a car in the middle of the highway—it's liable to have catastrophic, long-term effects that restarting it won't fix.
April 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Pausing" scientific research is like "pausing" a car in the middle of the highway—it's liable to have catastrophic, long-term effects that restarting it won't fix.
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It is *so* hard to get NIH funding.
I can’t imagine how awful it must feel to have finally gotten the grant that lets you do the meaningful research you want to do and then have it ripped away.
I can’t imagine how awful it must feel to have finally gotten the grant that lets you do the meaningful research you want to do and then have it ripped away.
March 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It is *so* hard to get NIH funding.
I can’t imagine how awful it must feel to have finally gotten the grant that lets you do the meaningful research you want to do and then have it ripped away.
I can’t imagine how awful it must feel to have finally gotten the grant that lets you do the meaningful research you want to do and then have it ripped away.
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Me: ooof this task I need to do is difficult. Let me check out what’s happening in the world.
…opens social media app. Reads 2-3 posts…
Me: everything is awful, I am so angry and upset.
…closes social media app…
Me: ooof this task I need to do is terrible. Let me…
Ad infinitum 🫠
…opens social media app. Reads 2-3 posts…
Me: everything is awful, I am so angry and upset.
…closes social media app…
Me: ooof this task I need to do is terrible. Let me…
Ad infinitum 🫠
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Me: ooof this task I need to do is difficult. Let me check out what’s happening in the world.
…opens social media app. Reads 2-3 posts…
Me: everything is awful, I am so angry and upset.
…closes social media app…
Me: ooof this task I need to do is terrible. Let me…
Ad infinitum 🫠
…opens social media app. Reads 2-3 posts…
Me: everything is awful, I am so angry and upset.
…closes social media app…
Me: ooof this task I need to do is terrible. Let me…
Ad infinitum 🫠
Feeling my hope meter slightly refilled by #standupforscience NYC.
March 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Feeling my hope meter slightly refilled by #standupforscience NYC.
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WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?
March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
WHERE WILL YOU BE TOMORROW?
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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
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Make a huge mistake. Then make a false claim about how you fixed it.
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Make a huge mistake. Then make a false claim about how you fixed it.
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
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#America rushing to see how we can go from the smartest to the dumbest the fastest.
What is the point of court orders if these agencies can just defy them?
What is the point of court orders if these agencies can just defy them?
NIH is again throttling research funding in defiance of a federal court order
A freeze on "new and continuation awards" will "remain in place" pending DEI review, states a new internal memo.
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
#America rushing to see how we can go from the smartest to the dumbest the fastest.
What is the point of court orders if these agencies can just defy them?
What is the point of court orders if these agencies can just defy them?
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The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear.
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
Trump's segregationist agenda is a reaction to Obama
And we need to talk about it.
karenattiah.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Trump regime's segregationist agenda is clear.
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
I argue that having a Black man as president of white America enraged a portion of this country so much, that they decided to destroy any pipeline to Black advancement in academia, government, & workplaces.
karenattiah.substack.com/p/trumps-seg...
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This morning, the National Science Foundation fired 168 probationary employees, effective immediately. The number represents roughly 10% of its workforce.
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Trump Tracker: Firings, lawsuits, and U.S. science in chaos
Follow President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally
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February 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This morning, the National Science Foundation fired 168 probationary employees, effective immediately. The number represents roughly 10% of its workforce.
Follow Science’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally. ⬇️ scim.ag/40XtSSi
Follow Science’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally. ⬇️ scim.ag/40XtSSi
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Musk and his network of neo-fascists are highly organized and pose a real, not theoretical, existential threat to democracy, civil rights, and the rule of law. This isn’t just an attack on DEI; it’s the calculated dismantling of protections that stand in the way of authoritarian control.
Records show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next
A DOGE team plans to fire federal workers who are not in DEI roles and employees in offices that protect equal rights, internal documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Musk and his network of neo-fascists are highly organized and pose a real, not theoretical, existential threat to democracy, civil rights, and the rule of law. This isn’t just an attack on DEI; it’s the calculated dismantling of protections that stand in the way of authoritarian control.
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This…should not be high on the agenda of investigating life expectancy declines in the U.S.
What about declining childhood vaccination…that must be in here somewhere, right?
What about declining childhood vaccination…that must be in here somewhere, right?
"assess the prevalence of and threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, stimulants, and weight-loss drugs"
good time time become an antipsychiatry grifter in the US
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
good time time become an antipsychiatry grifter in the US
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This…should not be high on the agenda of investigating life expectancy declines in the U.S.
What about declining childhood vaccination…that must be in here somewhere, right?
What about declining childhood vaccination…that must be in here somewhere, right?