So aren’t we the lucky ones, we residents who celebrated together when we helped her get better; who hugged in the stairwell when he died alone; who now know, for the rest of our lives, hard things don’t require despair; we can just keep calling on each other. /end

They’re right. Learning to care for people who come to us because they are suffering is hard. But, as pediatric oncologist and writer Chris Adrian reminds us, hospital and clinic walls are no barrier; suffering is everywhere as we step out into the world. /3

The other day a medical student asked me, ‘Residency seems hard. Now that you know, would you do it again?’ /2

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Realizing this vision requires the union of government leadership, technology, cross-sector partnerships, and capital. And the outstanding B2F team is actually doing it...starting with the new $100m initiative Common Health Coalition just launched to double hepatitis C tx /4

Of course, bold claims abound regarding AI in health. The techno-utopian vision of doubling life span with AI seems a stretch. But should we not find the status quo, in which the average US citizen celebrates only a single healthy birthday after age 65, just as unbelievable? /3

Bridging the stubborn gap between what we know and what we do in health has typically required campaigns and small armies for identification, engagement, and treatment. Could AI help with radically compressing the time frame? /2

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Led by the Common Health Coalition with funding from the OpenAI Foundation, the initial cohort of partner state governments include Illinois, Massachusetts, Alabama, and Louisiana, with four more to follow.

B2F aims to close the discovery-to-delivery gap by combining public health approaches with clinical AI, starting with the bold goal of doubling hepatitis C cure rates within two years.

Which treatments reach fewer than half of patients who could benefit? Cures for hepatitis C, PrEP for HIV, blood pressure control for hypertension--each is a breakthrough undermined by a failure to follow-through.

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He is terrified of needles; at visits, she still sits with him and tries something new to work through the fear.
How lucky we are to call her our colleague and friend at Brookside. And it is no surprise she received one of The Kraft Center for Community Health Champions Awards this year!

One patient has severe, uncontrolled diabetes. When his insurance lapsed, she spent hours on the phone sorting it out. She called the pharmacy every month to ensure his medications were ready for him. When he could not get there, she drove there herself to pick them up.

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