Alex Jordan
@AlexJordanMD
Geriatrician and palliative medicine physician @WCMGeriPal | @MontePCSIM/@EinsteinMed '23 | @TuftsMedSchool '20
Registered! So looking forward to this, organized by @PsychosocialFo1!
Celebrating E•MO•TION’s 10th anniversary by re-reading Jia Tolentino’s best piece of writing on CRJ from 2015
My thoughts on Carly Rae Jepsen as the utterly present, deliberately absent, delirious pop mystic of our time theawl.com/2015/08/notes-…
21 years ago, ‘BEFORE SUNSET’ released in theaters.
Do you stop reading when a book offends you? In our new column A Closer Read, @garthgreenwell argues it’s often worth staying with the discomfort. yalereview.org/article/garth-…
"The urgent questions before us have much more to do with building the political conditions under which a healthcare revolution is possible than with once again demonstrating truths that have already been so well-established." proteanmag.com/2025/04/15/car…
THREAD: The Trump administration said their research did not "enhance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness." Thousands of scientists disagreed. We heard from 150+ researchers impacted by the NIH grant terminations on what is being lost in the cuts. 👇
Great news! Private equity ownership results in worse care at higher costs. I hope more states follow.
A major new law has just been signed in Oregon that blocks private-equity firms from controlling healthcare practices. It's the strictest ban on corporate influence in medicine in the country.
We all had an absolutely wonderful time last night, and were treated to readings from @NifMuhammad, @kinseymads, David Buuck, and @kycarrerolopez that were genuinely extraordinary. Thank you so, so much to everyone who came out.
protean poetry reading tonight was leagues ahead of every reading ive been to since ive been here. no competition really
Are AI chatbots solving the loneliness crisis for older adults? Dr. Walter Boot @WeillCornell weighs in: fortune.com/well/us/2025/0…
Viewpoint: Most ICU patients survive but need careful transitioning to general wards, and the SIMPLER checklist helps ensure safe transfers by addressing vital signs, medication review, and contingency planning. ja.ma/43nZgvG
Medicaid is a lifeline for over 70 million people nationwide — including 4 million New Yorkers — who rely on it for health care and economic security. We must all urge the Federal government to keep Medicaid fully funded. Read @NYCHealthCommr’s op-ed: bit.ly/4iNUzj5
NEW: A report finds worsening racial disparities in NY’s parole decisions. Since 2016, there would have been 4,152 more releases granted to people of color if their release rates matched white people’s, including 1,833 since Gov. Hochul took office. We demand Parole Justice!
For @spike_art food issue, I propose a theory: the RISE of foodie-ism, i.e. food/restaurants becoming a need-to-know category offering cultural cachet, can be directly attributed to the DECLINE of traditional haute culture forms—art, fashion, cinema etc (1/x)
Bottom lines from Updates in Geri #SGIM25. @SocietyGIM Outstanding Session!!! #Geriatrics @NMGeriatrics
Harron Walker (@HarronWawker) chatted about her amazing new book, digital media labor, girlbosses, and The Devil Wears Prada! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
Dr. @AlexJordanMD presents “Opioid Prescribing and Risk in Older Adults with Serious Illness: A Nationwide Clinician Survey” #AGS25
To our readers, supporters, and friends: We're very pleased to invite you to a world first—a live Protean event. On June 7th in NYC, we'll be hosting readings by exceptional poets and celebrating the 8th year of the magazine. Space is limited. More details and tickets below...
Reading and enjoying a New Yorker essay by a writer named Lena Dunham
