Intent To Tweet And A Failure Of Communication

For more than 15 years I’ve been trying to figure out how physicians can get involved with social media without devolving into Beliebers. It’s not easy. I often joke that the job is a bit like being the social director on a cruise for people with Asperger’s. But here’s the twist: it’s easy to be the social director on a cruise for sorority sisters…

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Burton Sobel, Towering Cardiologist, Dead At 75

Burton Sobel, a towering scientist and cardiologist, died at home on May 3 at the age of 75. Sobel had been treated in the past for prostate cancer and had suffered a recurrence, but it is not known if this was the immediate cause of his death. Sobel was among the most powerful and influential…

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