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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · 21d

Beyond thrilled for my friend Alex’s film In Transit premiering at NewFest 2025! Couldn’t be prouder; see you there! newfest.org/events/intra...

IN TRANSIT - NewFest

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · 29d

We're so aligned; just splurged on my fall candle collection—

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josh farkas 💊 @pulmcrit.bsky.social · Sep 8

Nalbuphine is the Diet Coke of opioids: fresh blog

🥤 Multimodal mechanism of action: partial mu-opioid agonist (like buprenorphine) & kappa-opioid agonist

🥤 Reduced incidence of mu-opioid agonist side-effects (respiratory suppression, emesis, abuse potential)

emcrit.org/pulmcrit/nal... #EMIMCC

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tickets secured for October's New Yorker Festival! 🫡

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Jul 30

“When a person recovers from an illness, it is usually seen as the end of the story. But becoming sane also causes a kind of narrative collapse, a confrontation with a personal history that is no longer recognizable."

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Jul 28

A woman with a 20-year psychiatric history began taking an immunosuppressant. Suddenly, her seeming schizophrenia vanished.

Mary Had Schizophrenia—Then Suddenly She Didn’t

Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane?

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Jul 23

Registered; so looking forward to this, organized by @parapraxismag.bsky.social

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 26

Morgan Lieberman's "Hidden Once, Hidden Twice" is a documentary photo and film project bringing visibility to the lives of senior lesbian couples across the U.S.

Photos: Decades in, these women's love was 'Hidden Once, Hidden Twice'

Morgan Lieberman's "Hidden Once, Hidden Twice" is a documentary photo and film project bringing visibility to the lives of senior lesbian couples across the U.S.

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Jun 14

"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/c...

Carceral Health and Obscured Cruelty • Protean Magazine

Physician Jake Sonnenberg reviews All This Safety is Killing Us: Health Justice Beyond Prisons, Police, and Borders, which collects writings that cast light on the flagrant injustices of for-profit he...

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Jun 1

Go Rams! 🐏! @fordham.edu!

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Artie Vierkant @avierkant.bsky.social · May 20

“Homelessness is the product of collaboration between the state and real estate” — @city.bsky.social

Death Panel @deathpanel.bsky.social · May 20

In our latest, @reallandsend.bsky.social and @city.bsky.social speak with ‪Brian Goldstone about how we systematically, and intentionally, undercount the homeless, and Brian’s new book There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America

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There Is No Place For Us w/ Brian Goldstone (05/19/25) | The Death Panel

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WCM Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine @wcmgeripal.bsky.social · May 9

Dr. @alexjordanmd.bsky.social presents “Opioid Prescribing and Risk in Older Adults with Serious Illness: A Nationwide Clinician Survey” #AGS25

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Apr 16

"I see an artist doing what artists do: opening the wound, peering into it, and extracting what she can." www.latimes.com/lifestyle/im...

These images, that light. In Hollywood with Paz de la Huerta

Through fashion, hair and makeup, De la Huerta directs herself into three viable paths her life could’ve taken, including the ghost of Marilyn Monroe.

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Apr 14

"Criminal justice scholars say that when scores based on immutable facts are weighted so heavily in parole decisions, prisoners from impoverished, racially segregated communities are more likely to be hurt."

ProPublica @propublica.org · Apr 13

Under Gov. Landry’s tough-on-crime agenda, Louisiana has eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1.

For most prisoners already behind bars, an algorithm is now deciding if they have a shot at early release.

By @richardawebster.bsky.social w/ @veritenews.org

An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.

A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm…

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Mar 20

Grateful for the opportunity to be able to present this work @wcmgeripal.bsky.social!

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Mar 14

Honored to have played a role in securing compassionate release for this patient last year through the incredible work of Medical Justice Alliance! For more information on how to get involved: medicaljusticealliance.org

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Mar 10

Was listening to "Are You Happy Now?" this morning..... chills....

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GeriPal Podcast @geripal.bsky.social · Feb 27

Today we discuss Substance Use Disorder & Serious Illness, including harm reduction, buprenorphine vs methadone, countertransference, clinic setup, & more. Guests Janet Ho, Sach Kale, and Julie Childers.

Ep bit.ly/GeriPalEp345 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Feb 21

Already purchased tickets!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Feb 8

When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos.

Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g

A notecard with the prompt, "What is something that was important to you that was taken in a sweep? How did it impact you?" The handwritten statement below says, "My momma’s ashes were displayed on my table in my tent. I came back one day — and EVERYTHING was gone, including her ashes. They were clearly labled 'In loving memory — my mom, my best friend…' and her name. Her ashes were all that I had left of her. No one stored my stuff. I called tons of places and NO ONE knew anything. It is very difficult for me still, everyday. No warning, no remorse, nothing."

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Feb 8

Gail Butensky’s spontaneous approach to shooting punk and indie-rock musicians match the scrappiness still inherent to the genre, Amanda Petrusich writes—“less ‘Fake it till you make it’ and more ‘Fuck making it.’ ”

Finding a Home Among the Punks

Gail Butensky’s photographs of alternative and punk rockers find poignancy in the scene’s dissonance.

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Feb 7

"The truth is, nursing homes can meet these standards. The for-profit nursing home industry diverts hundreds of millions in profits to executives and shareholders — money that could be redirected toward hiring more nurses." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...

Opinion | Nursing Homes Owe More to Their Residents

New rules requiring increased staffing and care are under attack.

www.nytimes.com

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · Feb 4

Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work

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Eric Widera, MD @ewidera.bsky.social · Jan 28

We are doing a GeriPal podcast on caring for people with serious illness and substance use this Thursday with some amazing palliative care & addiction medicine providers. What burning questions do you have (some of mine are below)
#medsky #palliative #hospice

Question’s on cancer pain & SUD

Is buprenorphine your go-to for pain and SUD?
What do you do about prn opioids?
Do you do pill counts and UDTs on everyone?
How many days of opioids do you give out?
When should PC refer to addiction medicine?
What does the palliative care clinic do when cancer is cured, but they still have SUD needs?

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Donovan Maust @dtmaust.bsky.social · Jan 24

In case you didn't have enough to be mad about this week. (the tl:dr version . . . the glaring inadequacies of the amyloid hypothesis and the sketchy science underlying it)
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...

Opinion | The Long Shadow of Fraud in Alzheimer’s Research (Gift Article)

Fraud in research needs to end.

www.nytimes.com

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Alex Jordan @alexjordanmd.bsky.social · Jan 16

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/o... I've wanted to be a geriatrician and palliative care physician since my medical school days, and it's still the best decision I've made.

Opinion | The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All

The growing number of older people may suffer, but the geriatric approach can help every patient.

www.nytimes.com

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