Boback Ziaeian
@boback.bsky.social
MD/PhD | Asst Prof | CVD Outcomes & HSR | no COI | social disparities=health disparities | facts over hype | funny on occasion 🤦🏻♂️
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Boback Ziaeian
@boback.bsky.social
· Nov 20
“Ultimately, the secret of quality is love. You have to love your patient, you have to love your profession, you have to love your God. If you have love, you can then work backward to monitor and improve the system.” - Donabedian
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I think we’re nearing the end of civilization
January 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I think we’re nearing the end of civilization
High speed rail has arrived.
January 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
High speed rail has arrived.
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BREAKING: Mobile phones in Iran are able to call abroad again more than four days after service was cut during a crackdown on nationwide protests. Witnesses say text messaging is still down and the internet remains cut off from the outside world.
Iranians able to make some calls abroad while internet access is still out after protests
Mobile phones in Iran were able to call abroad Tuesday after a crackdown on nationwide protests in which the internet and international calls were cut.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM
BREAKING: Mobile phones in Iran are able to call abroad again more than four days after service was cut during a crackdown on nationwide protests. Witnesses say text messaging is still down and the internet remains cut off from the outside world.
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Many ICE officers appear to be white supremacists who were unable to obtain jobs in other branches of law-enforcement. Some liberal critics say that’s a bad thing.
January 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Many ICE officers appear to be white supremacists who were unable to obtain jobs in other branches of law-enforcement. Some liberal critics say that’s a bad thing.
Seems ICE has killed more people than illegal immigrants since Trump took office.
January 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Seems ICE has killed more people than illegal immigrants since Trump took office.
2026 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Performance Measures www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/... @americanheart.bsky.social
2026 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Perform...
This document describes the 2026 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures
for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease, which were developed to guide clinicians,
researchers, quality assurance...
www.ahajournals.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
2026 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Performance Measures www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/... @americanheart.bsky.social
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ICE just murdered an American civilian. But my liberal coworker keeps sharing videos of John Oliver talking about “Donald Drumpf”. I have never felt more politically homeless.
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
ICE just murdered an American civilian. But my liberal coworker keeps sharing videos of John Oliver talking about “Donald Drumpf”. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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I voted for Trump because I’m tired of wars. I don’t regret it.
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I voted for Trump because I’m tired of wars. I don’t regret it.
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RFK Jr. ordered the CDC to terminate their flu vaccination ad campaign immediately after taking office. Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines. www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Robert F Kennedy cancels flu vaccination ad campaign and key vaccine policy meeting
The new US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to halt its publicity campaign encouraging uptake of this year’s seasonal flu vaccine...
www.bmj.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
RFK Jr. ordered the CDC to terminate their flu vaccination ad campaign immediately after taking office. Just in case anyone was curious about his silence in the face of what is emerging as an unusually severe flu season and why he’s not out encouraging vaccines. www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Tonight on CBS, Steven Pinker and Robert F Kennedy Jr. debate “Have vaccines failed American children?”
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Tonight on CBS, Steven Pinker and Robert F Kennedy Jr. debate “Have vaccines failed American children?”
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A person appearing to be the former Prince Andrew emailed Ghislaine Maxwell asking if she had any 'new inappropriate friends' for him ahead of an official royal visit to Peru. ft.trib.al/CunAjlw
December 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A person appearing to be the former Prince Andrew emailed Ghislaine Maxwell asking if she had any 'new inappropriate friends' for him ahead of an official royal visit to Peru. ft.trib.al/CunAjlw
Woke up to 417 unread emails thanks to reply all. New PR. Great work VA!
December 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Woke up to 417 unread emails thanks to reply all. New PR. Great work VA!
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Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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The notice about a delay in showing the segment "Inside CECOT" only released a few hours prior to the episode airing.
’60 Minutes’ Faces Backlash For Pulling Trump El Salvador Prison Segment
www.newsweek.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The notice about a delay in showing the segment "Inside CECOT" only released a few hours prior to the episode airing.
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Newly discovered phone call recordings show how far Trump went to attempt overturning the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia
Trump told the Speaker he could call the session “for transparency, and to uncover fraud,” adding, “Who’s gonna stop you for that?” trib.al/b6NRAnR
Trump told the Speaker he could call the session “for transparency, and to uncover fraud,” adding, “Who’s gonna stop you for that?” trib.al/b6NRAnR
December 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Newly discovered phone call recordings show how far Trump went to attempt overturning the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia
Trump told the Speaker he could call the session “for transparency, and to uncover fraud,” adding, “Who’s gonna stop you for that?” trib.al/b6NRAnR
Trump told the Speaker he could call the session “for transparency, and to uncover fraud,” adding, “Who’s gonna stop you for that?” trib.al/b6NRAnR
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Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
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So good.
This is a real headline on the New York Times website.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So good.
California Hires Former C.D.C. Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration
A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former chief medical officer of the agency will advise the state on public health issues. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former chief medical officer of the agency will advise the state on public health issues. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
California Hires Former C.D.C. Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
California Hires Former C.D.C. Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration
A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former chief medical officer of the agency will advise the state on public health issues. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former chief medical officer of the agency will advise the state on public health issues. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
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Ramirez to Noem: "You lied on the record and you lied to members of this committee. You violated court orders by not turning around deportation flights bound for El Salvador where we know that hundreds of people under your leadership reported they were raped, beaten, and nearly died."
December 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Ramirez to Noem: "You lied on the record and you lied to members of this committee. You violated court orders by not turning around deportation flights bound for El Salvador where we know that hundreds of people under your leadership reported they were raped, beaten, and nearly died."
Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 www.healthdata.org/research-ana...
Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden o...
IPV and SVAC were among the top contributors to the global disease burden in 2023, particularly among females aged 15–49 years, ranking as the fourth and fifth leading risk factors, respectively, for ...
www.healthdata.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 www.healthdata.org/research-ana...
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Jared Kushner offers Vladimir Putin a 51% stake in Warner Bros.
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Jared Kushner offers Vladimir Putin a 51% stake in Warner Bros.
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Trump pardoned Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, for trafficking 500 tons of cocaine to USA
The Honduran AG just issued an international warrant for his arrest, saying, "America's not sending its best people, they're drug dealers, they're rapists, & some, I assume, are good people."
The Honduran AG just issued an international warrant for his arrest, saying, "America's not sending its best people, they're drug dealers, they're rapists, & some, I assume, are good people."
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Trump pardoned Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, for trafficking 500 tons of cocaine to USA
The Honduran AG just issued an international warrant for his arrest, saying, "America's not sending its best people, they're drug dealers, they're rapists, & some, I assume, are good people."
The Honduran AG just issued an international warrant for his arrest, saying, "America's not sending its best people, they're drug dealers, they're rapists, & some, I assume, are good people."