Ken Covinsky
@kencovinsky.bsky.social
Geriatrician, researcher, passionate about improving well being and quality of life for older persons
Statement from Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist US Rabbinic Assemblies condemning violence from the Department of Homeland Security
Proud of our Rabbinic leaders
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Proud of our Rabbinic leaders
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Jewish Cross-Denominational Statement Against Violent Immigration Enforcement - Central Conference of American Rabbis
January 21, 2026 ואהבתם את-הגר כי-גרים הייתם בארץ מצרים Love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:19) Adding our voices to millions of others across the United St...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Statement from Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist US Rabbinic Assemblies condemning violence from the Department of Homeland Security
Proud of our Rabbinic leaders
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Proud of our Rabbinic leaders
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Geriatric Syndromes and Mortality Among Hospitalized Older Adults
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January 28, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Geriatric Syndromes and Mortality Among Hospitalized Older Adults
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We Shall Overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
We shall overcome someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
We Shall Overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
We shall overcome someday.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
Reposted by Ken Covinsky
Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Football season's underway
Well, you'd better get ready for a brand new day
Hey, Chicago, what do you say?
Da Bears are gonna win today!
They're singing
Go, Bears, Go!
Go, Bears Go!
Hey, Chicago, what do you say?
Da Bears are gonna win today!
Well, you'd better get ready for a brand new day
Hey, Chicago, what do you say?
Da Bears are gonna win today!
They're singing
Go, Bears, Go!
Go, Bears Go!
Hey, Chicago, what do you say?
Da Bears are gonna win today!
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Football season's underway
Well, you'd better get ready for a brand new day
Hey, Chicago, what do you say?
Da Bears are gonna win today!
They're singing
Go, Bears, Go!
Go, Bears Go!
Hey, Chicago, what do you say?
Da Bears are gonna win today!
Well, you'd better get ready for a brand new day
Hey, Chicago, what do you say?
Da Bears are gonna win today!
They're singing
Go, Bears, Go!
Go, Bears Go!
Hey, Chicago, what do you say?
Da Bears are gonna win today!
Here is a feel good tear jerker!
Letter from Elsa Mendoza to her son Fernando on the eve of his Heisman Trophy Award
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Letter from Elsa Mendoza to her son Fernando on the eve of his Heisman Trophy Award
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STVa...
Fernando Mendoza’s Mom, Elsa, Pens Him a Letter | The Players’ Tribune
YouTube video by The Players' Tribune
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December 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Here is a feel good tear jerker!
Letter from Elsa Mendoza to her son Fernando on the eve of his Heisman Trophy Award
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STVa...
Letter from Elsa Mendoza to her son Fernando on the eve of his Heisman Trophy Award
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STVa...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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So proud of the reform Jewish clergy of Illinois calling for an end to the ICE mistreatment of immigrants
"It is our patriotic and holy obligation to uphold a just immigration policy and help protect our vulnerable neighbors"
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"It is our patriotic and holy obligation to uphold a just immigration policy and help protect our vulnerable neighbors"
rac.org/blog/illinoi...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
So proud of the reform Jewish clergy of Illinois calling for an end to the ICE mistreatment of immigrants
"It is our patriotic and holy obligation to uphold a just immigration policy and help protect our vulnerable neighbors"
rac.org/blog/illinoi...
"It is our patriotic and holy obligation to uphold a just immigration policy and help protect our vulnerable neighbors"
rac.org/blog/illinoi...
Much gratitude to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops for their condemnation of anti-immigrant rhetoric and plea to recognize the spark the eternal one in all of us
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsMQ...
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Special Pastoral Message on Immigration by the Bishops of the United States
YouTube video by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Much gratitude to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops for their condemnation of anti-immigrant rhetoric and plea to recognize the spark the eternal one in all of us
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsMQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsMQ...
Hey Chicago!
What do you say?
We have 3 Golden Glovers on the Cubs!
The best defensive team in baseball!
Bravo Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner, PCA!
What do you say?
We have 3 Golden Glovers on the Cubs!
The best defensive team in baseball!
Bravo Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner, PCA!
November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hey Chicago!
What do you say?
We have 3 Golden Glovers on the Cubs!
The best defensive team in baseball!
Bravo Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner, PCA!
What do you say?
We have 3 Golden Glovers on the Cubs!
The best defensive team in baseball!
Bravo Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner, PCA!
Wow. A World Series Game 7! There is nothing better!
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Wow. A World Series Game 7! There is nothing better!
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At the behest of corporate lobbyists, Trump's CFPB will block states from erasing medical debt from credit reports.
This comes as the GOP allows ACA subsidies to expire – which could cause millions to go uninsured and medical debt to skyrocket.
A perfect storm of cruelty.
This comes as the GOP allows ACA subsidies to expire – which could cause millions to go uninsured and medical debt to skyrocket.
A perfect storm of cruelty.
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
At the behest of corporate lobbyists, Trump's CFPB will block states from erasing medical debt from credit reports.
This comes as the GOP allows ACA subsidies to expire – which could cause millions to go uninsured and medical debt to skyrocket.
A perfect storm of cruelty.
This comes as the GOP allows ACA subsidies to expire – which could cause millions to go uninsured and medical debt to skyrocket.
A perfect storm of cruelty.
Baseball is an amazing and awesome game!
October 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Baseball is an amazing and awesome game!
NICO!
Nico Hoerner shines his golden glove!
Cubs Win!
Cubs Win Wild Card Series!
Cubs advance to NLDS!
11 Ws to glory!
Nico Hoerner shines his golden glove!
Cubs Win!
Cubs Win Wild Card Series!
Cubs advance to NLDS!
11 Ws to glory!
October 3, 2025 at 4:58 AM
NICO!
Nico Hoerner shines his golden glove!
Cubs Win!
Cubs Win Wild Card Series!
Cubs advance to NLDS!
11 Ws to glory!
Nico Hoerner shines his golden glove!
Cubs Win!
Cubs Win Wild Card Series!
Cubs advance to NLDS!
11 Ws to glory!
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WE ARE ALIVE, BABY.
October 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
WE ARE ALIVE, BABY.
12 more W's to Glory!
September 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
12 more W's to Glory!
Interesting baseball season. No team achieved 100 wins in the regular season. No team even finished with a winning percentage of .600 or better. (Brewers were .599)
September 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Interesting baseball season. No team achieved 100 wins in the regular season. No team even finished with a winning percentage of .600 or better. (Brewers were .599)
NICO!!!!!!
Brilliant Defense from Nico Hoerner. Time for another golden glove
PS: @Cubs Win! Cubs clinch home field advantage for the Wild Card Series! Post Season baseball returns to Wrigley Field!
Brilliant Defense from Nico Hoerner. Time for another golden glove
PS: @Cubs Win! Cubs clinch home field advantage for the Wild Card Series! Post Season baseball returns to Wrigley Field!
September 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
NICO!!!!!!
Brilliant Defense from Nico Hoerner. Time for another golden glove
PS: @Cubs Win! Cubs clinch home field advantage for the Wild Card Series! Post Season baseball returns to Wrigley Field!
Brilliant Defense from Nico Hoerner. Time for another golden glove
PS: @Cubs Win! Cubs clinch home field advantage for the Wild Card Series! Post Season baseball returns to Wrigley Field!
Excellent article: Best practices for the use of artificial intelligence in medical education
Educational Strategies for Clinical Supervision of Artificial Intelligence Use | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Educational Strategies for Clinical Supervision of Artificial Intelligence Use | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Educational Strategies for Clinical Supervision of Artificial Intelligence Use | NEJM
Many learners are more facile with the use of large language models in medicine than
their supervisors are. The authors provide an approach to clinical supervision that
can mitigate the perils and ...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Excellent article: Best practices for the use of artificial intelligence in medical education
Educational Strategies for Clinical Supervision of Artificial Intelligence Use | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Educational Strategies for Clinical Supervision of Artificial Intelligence Use | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Breaking News!
Chicago @Cubs clinch playoff spot!!
There will be October baseball in Chicago!
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Chicago @Cubs clinch playoff spot!!
There will be October baseball in Chicago!
youtube.com/shorts/NiB7g...
Ian Happ gets emotional after the Cubs clinched a postseason berth
YouTube video by Marquee Sports Network
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September 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Breaking News!
Chicago @Cubs clinch playoff spot!!
There will be October baseball in Chicago!
youtube.com/shorts/NiB7g...
Chicago @Cubs clinch playoff spot!!
There will be October baseball in Chicago!
youtube.com/shorts/NiB7g...
What happens when older patient gets admitted to hospital from ER but hospital has no beds? Often they "board" on stretcher in ER Hallway Great article describes this terrible experience from patient perspective "Hallways Feel Like Homelessness" agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hallways Feel Like Homelessness: The Geriatric Boarder Experience
Older adults who are admitted to the hospital but boarding in the Emergency Department (ED) can have varied experiences depending on whether they board in an ED room, a hallway, or in a room in a ded....
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September 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
What happens when older patient gets admitted to hospital from ER but hospital has no beds? Often they "board" on stretcher in ER Hallway Great article describes this terrible experience from patient perspective "Hallways Feel Like Homelessness" agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Justice Sonia Sotomayor:
"I Dissent"
"I Dissent"
September 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Justice Sonia Sotomayor:
"I Dissent"
"I Dissent"
Moving essay!
"Entering patient rooms on crutches, my clumsiness trumpeted my disability, and my facial grimace communicated how intimately I shared their pain. I was in the trenches with them, navigating the same rugged terrain of disability+vulnerability"
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"Entering patient rooms on crutches, my clumsiness trumpeted my disability, and my facial grimace communicated how intimately I shared their pain. I was in the trenches with them, navigating the same rugged terrain of disability+vulnerability"
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The View From 18 000 Feet
This essay describes the author’s experience with a mountaineering injury and how this immobility, frustration, and loss of autonomy provided a glimpse into patients’ persistent pain, fear, and grief ...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Moving essay!
"Entering patient rooms on crutches, my clumsiness trumpeted my disability, and my facial grimace communicated how intimately I shared their pain. I was in the trenches with them, navigating the same rugged terrain of disability+vulnerability"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"Entering patient rooms on crutches, my clumsiness trumpeted my disability, and my facial grimace communicated how intimately I shared their pain. I was in the trenches with them, navigating the same rugged terrain of disability+vulnerability"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...