Note: ‘Encounters with Autism’ is an essay that’s been sitting in my drawer for a couple of years. It’s formatted and styled slightly different to my normal practice here, b…| Death is a Whale
It’s time for another long covid diary entry. (For my official "covid diaries" see here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; here; and here) As usual it’s a mixed …Continue reading →| nescio2
Alice Zhang and Jennifer Murphy write that vending machines that provide easy access to harm-reduction resources helps to normalize their usage. The post Opinion | Harm-Reduction Vending Machines Offer Free Naloxone, Pregnancy Tests and Hygiene Kits appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.| Mississippi Free Press
Today’s primary abortion battleground is the prescription pad. Now that most abortions are chemical rather than surgical, pro-life advocates have amped up pressure on lawmakers and officials to restrict access to abortion pills—but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week approved another generic version of the drug mifepristone. The move is a reversal Read more... The post FDA Approves Generic Abortion Pill appeared first on Christianity Today.| Christianity Today
One of my favorite things to do is to be super prepared (just ask my husband!). This translates to having lots of first aid kits and a fully stocked medicine cabinet (or two). 🙂 A few years ago my son started preschool… and started catching all the preschool bugs (and bringing them home). I wasn’t […] The post What to Keep in Your Integrative Medicine Cabinet appeared first on Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD.| Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD
The “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement has exploded in recent years, blending wellness culture, political populism, and deep distrust of mainstream medicine. Under current federal leadership, MAHA is reshaping health policy. But behind its promises of empowerment and clean living lies a troubling pattern: shifting responsibility onto women, amplifying shaky science, and ignoring systemic […] The post The Rise of the MAHA Movement and Implications for Women appeared first on Fe...| Feminist Majority Foundation
"Large language models are transforming medicine—but the technology comes with side effects."| Longreads
Multiple women are speaking out about their experiences with OBGYN Dr. Adolf Hamann, who is facing formal complaints| News Archives – The Independent
Ascension Wisconsin facilities are no longer in-network for those on UnitedHealthcare health insurance plans after the two companies failed to reach an agreement over reimbursement rates.| WPR
A new study suggests that exposing patients with advanced osteoarthritis (OA) to low doses of radiation reduced their pain significantly. The trial included 114 people with primary knee OA, diagnosed by moderate damage visible on X-rays, and significant pain with walking. They were randomly assigned to one of three groups: very low-dose radiation (0.3 Gy total, spread over six sessions| Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman
During her preoperative appointment at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville in July, Nicole Lembo was shocked to hear her A1C level, which measures blood sugar, was 11.3% — far beyond the normal range of 5.7% to 6.7%. The post Clinical and research programs at the UF College of Medicine aim to improve the lives of millions with diabetes<em> — Emily Mavrakis</em> appeared first on Explore Magazine.| Explore Magazine
A woman in Illinois has become the first to undergo a unique cancer treatment that allows chemotherapy drugs to be delivered directly to the liver, reducing side-effects. Chemotherapy drugs can shrink cancer tumors, but if administered generally can affect many other organs and tissues in the body. Via a Hepzato Kit, however, oncologists were able […] The post Oncologists Treat Patient’s Rare Cancer with Isolated Chemotherapy Delivery, Preventing Side-Effects appeared first on Good News N...| Good News Network
The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, established at Dufilho's pharmacy site, offers tours that highlight early pharmaceutical practices and their evolution. Engaging presentations foster understanding of historical treatments’ context and significance. Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
Listen & Subscribe on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Listen & Subscribe on Spotify Listen & Subscribe Stitcher. Listen & Subscribe Google. Listen & Subscribe PlayerFM. “We’ve had a limited understanding of our health. I believe our society and the collective consciousness is ready to disrupt it.” – Nicole J. Sachs Intro Discover how psychotherapist Nicole Sachs turned […]| Terri Cole
Jeannie Kelly, MD, a renowned expert in the care of women with opiate use disorders during pregnancy, has been named the new director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at WashU Medicine. The post Kelly to lead Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
WashU Medicine researchers received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will help speed development of an enhanced version of naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan. The post $5 million funds innovation of more-potent opioid overdose antidote appeared first on The Source.| The Source | Washington University in St. Louis
In a pair of studies, investigators from the lab of Huiping Liu, MD, PhD, have uncovered how specific cellular interactions in the bloodstream may be fueling the spread of breast cancer. The post Investigating How Tumor-Immune Cell Clusters Drive Cancer Spread appeared first on News Center.| News Center
By Caleb Prus Grief often feels as physical as it does emotional—like a weight on the chest, a flutter of the heart, or a tightening in the throat. The distinction between these physical and emotional symptoms is largely a product of modern medicine; in the premodern world, those boundaries were far blurrier. In The Canterbury Tales (c.1390), Chaucer’s Physician tells a story so tragic that the Host cries out, “I almost have caught a cardiacle”—a heart pain brought on by pity and so...| The Recipes Project
The Rise of Technological Marvel: AI Unleashes a Paradigm Shift in Oncology Cancer, a condition characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, continues to pose significant challenges in both detection and treatment. Despite advances in medical technology and an improved understanding of the disease, cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. […] <p>The post Redefining Oncology: How AI is Revolutionizing Cancer Detection and Treatment first appeared on Artific...| Artificial Intelligence Magazine | AI Webezine
I was pleased to get to respond to Suzanne O’Sullivan’s The Age of Diagnosis for Fairer Disputations. She wrote a compassionate, curious book on a highly charged issue: O’Sullivan isn’t…| Leah Libresco
“If we can target necrosis, we could unlock entirely new ways to treat conditions ranging from kidney failure to cardiac disease, neurodegeneration, and even aging itself.” – Dr Carina …| For Better Science
Many afternoons, as I remember it, my mother would get a headache, take a Vincent’s powder and retire to her room for a lie down. Vincent’s, wrapped in flat papers in their trademark blue and yellow box, were a fixture in our home for a number of years – along with a red-labelled bottles of […]| Photo Time Tunnel
1972 CDC Team in Panguma Sierra Leone investigating outbreak of Lassa Fever. Carlos Campbell, Panguma Mission Hospital doctors, Verne Newhouse, Tom Monath, David Fraser and Graham Kemp 53 years ago…| Medicynic
Archaeologists have uncovered a 34,000-year-old mystery that's rewriting our understanding of early human behavior, and our use of indigo.| The Debrief
NHS England » NHS marks major milestone with 100,000 people home tested for hepatitis C| www.england.nhs.uk
Navigating the modern medicine can feel overwhelming, especially when patients are faced with multiple treatment options, and care systems.| Mom With Five
Alexandra Rutz, a biomedical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to create 3D bioelectronic scaffolds for ovarian follicles, to be used for infertility and aging research.| The Source
Nathan O. Stitziel, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine and of genetics at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, has received the Harrington Discovery Institute 2025 Scholar-Innovator Award to support the development of breakthrough treatments for heart disease.| The Source
Welcome to the Common Questions, an exciting initiative brought to you by the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this series, we bring together some […]| Wabash Center
Northwestern scientists have discovered that the organization of a cell’s genetic material dictates cancer’s ability to adapt, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The post New Strategy Doubles Chemo Effectiveness in Treatment-Resistant Cancer appeared first on News Center.| News Center
A new study in mice by Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine researchers identifies a possible strategy for cardiac immunotherapy that could boost beneficial immune cells that, surprisingly, travel from the spleen to the heart and orchestrate healing after a heart attack.| The Source
An expert in global public health told UM’s newest medical students that a career in medicine offers countless potential paths, and when opportunities come their way, take them. Dr. Marissa Becker,| news.umanitoba.ca
My mom died about two years ago, and even though she generally avoided doctors, one thing she always said was that she wanted her body to be donated to science, medicine, whatever, because she wanted the world to get some use out of her mortal remains, and because she thought the whole funeral industry was […]| Hmm Daily
Synthetic torpor has potential to redefine medicine| Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery
To support the operational expenses and training costs of the Train New Trainers program, which delivers evidence-based and efficient primary care behavioral health. The post Medical Education- Train New Trainers appeared first on Brilliant Future: The Campaign for UCI Secure giving.| Brilliant Future: The Campaign for UCI Secure giving
A 48-year-old rock singer named Zion was killed by AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine and a string of misdiagnoses and medical malpractice in May of 2021. When all was said and… Read more "Neurosurgeons Testify Covid Vaccine Killed Fiancée"| Political Vel Craft
Around the world, scientists race to develop a vaccine or treatment against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Now,… Read more "Ivermectin Kills Coronavirus In 48 Hours"| Political Vel Craft
Prof David J Burn will take the helm as University of Galway’s new president, commencing his term as its 14th president this September.| Silicon Republic
Danielle Ofri interviews neurologist (and BLR author) Pria Anand to celebrate the publication of her first book, The Mind Electric. Danielle and Pria discuss writing, medicine, and the intricacies …| Danielle Ofri
If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere wellIt were done quickly. Miranda is a college theatre director working on a production of All’s Well That Ends Well, one of Shakespear…| Laura Tisdall
Bangladesh’s telemedicine program overcame tech barriers to connect rural residents to city doctors until this year.| Rest of World
A trader selling herbal medicine, her beautiful children, and a trail of empty cribs. +++ A DAY FROM TOWN, BY A MUDDY BANK Auntie Sa is breaking camp. Her four daughters douse the fire pit; her two sons load fist-sized jars and child-sized urns onto handcarts. Her youngest boy sits on a log. Auntie Sa towels his head dry. He sits hunched, staring into space, arms pressed to his chest like a rat, like an insect. + AUNTIE SA’S MIRACLE MIX Auntie Sa sells medicine, not pottery—jars of paste ...| Zedeck Siew's Writing Hours
The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s SB1, limiting gender-affirming care for minors, disregarding significant medical consensus.| Fancy Comma, LLC
Initially, medical school is hard in two different ways. In the basic science courses, you're afraid of failure: you can't cram all the symptoms and invisible signs into your brain fast enough. Then, in the clinical courses, you're afraid of shame: you'd think that navigating a conversation around awkward topics like your patient's bowel movements, their sex life, and their drug use would be the biggest challenge.| Yohann's notebook
To support the 144-bed acute care hospital tower complete with a 24-hour emergency department in Irvine. The post UCI Health — Irvine Medical Campus appeared first on Brilliant Future: The Campaign for UCI Secure giving.| Brilliant Future: The Campaign for UCI Secure giving
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam KayMy rating: 5 of 5 stars “So I told them the truth: the hours are terrible, the pay is terrible, the conditions are terrible; you’…| books are life
This is by no means a jolly read - with vivid stories, Liz Kalaugher takes us into the world of zoonotic diseases, both where humans are inf...| popsciencebooks.blogspot.com
Keep Ozempic safe—store unopened pens in the fridge (36°F–46°F), and once opened, use within 56 days at room temp below 86°F or keep refrigerated.| Health Conscious
Study results suggest generative AI could be used in training medical students and residents.| Asian Scientist Magazine
In our last episode, we examined the relationship between military medicine and tactical effectiveness, as well as some of the incredible advances in combat medical care over the last few decades. In this episode, Manny Menendez asks some hard questions about how well the excellent casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) system developed and refined over 20+ years of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq will transition to large-scale combat operations. In a wide-ranging discussion with podcast host Darrell D...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
Once upon a time, a wound as simple as a scratch could lead to death. Many of incredible advances in medicine and medical care since were driven by the exigencies of war. Tanisha Fazal has conducted a fascinating study that examines the relationship between military medicine and military effectiveness in interstate wars globally since 1900. She's in the studio with podcast editor Ron Granieri to discuss the outcomes of the study and the methodology her team used to arrive at their conclusions...| A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast
To support clinical care, equipment, research and education within the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at the discretion of the program director. The post Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program appeared first on Brilliant Future: The Campaign for UCI Secure giving.| Brilliant Future: The Campaign for UCI Secure giving
This unique collection of vintage medical ephemera includes three authentic prescription-related pieces from the early 20th century—perfect for junk journalers, […] The post Vintage Prescription Ephemera appeared first on The Old Design Shop.| The Old Design Shop
Dermot Casey responds to "The Age of Diagnosis" and its suggestions that there are just too many ADHD people around these days. This is the Gist.| The Gist
The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network brings together cancer researchers, doctors, patients, and survivors nationwide to improve cancer diagnoses and treatment| The Independent
Before introducing the theme of his April 22 talk on abuses in medical research, University of Minnesota philosophy professor Dr. Carl Elliott discussed a literary device in detail. “Man-in-a-hole,” coined by the acclaimed American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, describes a story structure in which the main character, upon facing adversity, plunges into crisis yet overcomes this […] The post Blowing the Whistle: Bioethics’ Role in Medicine appeared first on Research Blog.| Research Blog
Biomedical engineering. Climate science. Political science. Global Health. While these departments are housed in buildings far from each other on campus, their current research was all spotlighted at the Duke Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 10. Over the course of two hours, 120 budding researchers presented their work in Penn Pavilion, eagerly chatting with peers, […] The post Posters Galore and More: Undergraduate Research in the Spotlight appeared first on Research Blog.| Research Blog
.. “So I have heard The Hum… The rest of what I’m about to tell you is beyond reasoning, and understanding.” Here, in a Reddit post, Michael A. Sweeney prefaces their story of their first encounter with “the hum,” an unexplained phenomenon heard by only a small percentage of listeners around the world. The hum […]| Sounding Out!
In the past, I have written an extensive blog post on the abomination of Christian Zionism and a major post on the Israeli “false flag operation” of October 7, 2023, which was simply an extension of Israel’s long-standing policy of creating and infiltrating opposition terrorist groups in order to create a pretext for conquest and […]| James Perloff
The future of biology is quantum, and it holds the promise of transforming our world in ways we are only beginning to imagine.| GenuineProspect
My goals for my week in Haiti have shifted from "bring medical care to some of the neediest populations in the world" down to "avoid having tarantulas drop on my head when I am asleep." I think this started either when our driver pointed out the "tarantula field" as a landmark on the way into the…| web.archive.org
High Desert, Arizona on the border with Mexico, one of the book's main territories| Charlotte Du Cann
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"Conversations in Critical Psychiatry" is my interview series for Psychiatric Times that explores critical and philosophical perspectives in psychiatry and engages with prominent commentators within and outside the profession who have made meaningful criticisms of the status quo.| A Myth in Creation
In this blogpost I am collecting| A Myth in Creation
Some reflections in a piece for CLOSLER on looking at success in academic medicine through the lens of virtue ethics.| A Myth in Creation
“David Geier is the ideal fit to the purposes of RFK Jr. For the only reliably loyal underlings are incompetent ones who know they have no future anywhere else. ” – Smut Clyde| For Better Science
Zdravo! The Serbian word for 'hello' or ‘hi’ actually means that you wish someone good health. We all want good health for ourselves, our family and our friends. In almost every country in t| Foreign Office Blogs
Stony Brook Medicine, Southampton Hospital Association and the Southampton Hospital Foundation held a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 5 to celebrate the late spring opening of the Stony Brook East Hampton Emergency Department. Once open, the Stony Brook East Hampton Emergency Department, an off-campus extension of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Emergency Department, will be one| SBU News
Background Clustering of patients to find new “phenotypes” is now a fad. For example, repeating the false assertion that diabetes was ever a binary diagnosis, Ahlqvist et al claimed to have found 5 diabetes subtypes using a purely statistical analysis not driven by clinical knowledge. What they found is likely just inefficient prognostic stratification that could be improved upon by directly relating patient characteristics to outcomes. Maarten van Smeden showed that clustering algorithms...| Statistical Thinking
Jeffrey Stringer has merged an AI app with a portable ultrasound device to improve maternal and child health.| UNC Research Stories
This guide will equip you with the tips, advice, resources, and insights you need to rise to the challenge of the NREMT examination and your EMT certification.| Brainscape Academy
Discover what to expect from EMT school, the requirements for enrollment, how the classes are delivered, and what you can do to set yourself up for success!| Brainscape Academy
From education and training to field responsibilities and salary, this article explores the differences between emergency medical technicians and paramedics.| Brainscape Academy
By R.E. Wermus ~ Medical researchers are engaged in a vigorous debate over the potential dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine after a journal urged for immediate global market withdrawal of all COVID va…| PA Pundits International
New Secretary of State Marco Rubio's waiver ensures PEPFAR's vital HIV/AIDS relief continues despite Trump's aid freeze, but the exclusion of gender identity programs raises concerns.| Advocate.com
I changed my mind about euthanasia in June 2015. The world has been rushing in the other direction. For The Dispatch I explain why MAiD makes an idol of autonomy and endangers our sense of what it means to be human. Moving past the desire for “death with dignity” requires admitting that autonomy is not the ordering principle of a human life. Every person begins their life as a burden to someone else. It isn’t […]| Leah Libresco
From graduating high school to passing the NREMT-P exam, this guide walks you through how to become a paramedic for an exciting career in EMS.| Brainscape Academy
Everything you wanted to know about paramedic jobs, from where you can find work and how to stand out as a candidate, to salary and nailing your interviews.| Brainscape Academy
Out today! An introduction to Mark Watson's 'The Plant Pamphlets', a voyage round 12 flowers and a hands-on plant practice.| Dark Mountain
Alumnus Khalid El Bairi shares his thoughts about the ideas you can gain by meeting Nobel Laureates. Additionally, he talked to a fellow scientists from his university about his sources for inspiration.| Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
Get the comprehensive advice, tools, and insights you need to pass your paramedic training and the NREMT-P examination.| Brainscape Academy
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Critical decisions are made every second in health care, each undertaken with layers of both medical and legal considerations. A health care compliance plan gives providers guidance and processes to meet regulations and ethical standards.| eCornell #IMPACT
Discover specialized cocaine recovery methods near Carlsbad with SCRC's tailored, holistic treatment approaches and support.| Southern California Recovery Centers
Fauci damaged his own reputation by trashing sound scientists, denouncing inconvenient evidence, and even going so far as to say “I represent science.”| Evolution News
Explore fentanyl addiction, its impact, and holistic treatment approaches at Southern California Recovery Centers.| Southern California Recovery Centers
Alisha Rankin, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of history in the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. Courses that she has developed focus on Renaissance and Reformation Europe, gender and family, science and… Read More| Communications
Dr. Mozaffarian is Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. As a cardiologist and epidemiologist, his research focuses on the effects of diet and lifestyle on cardiometabolic health, including… Read More| Communications
As we reflect on how COVID-19 continues to shape society, the centrality of nursing during health care emergencies becomes clear. While many health care professionals were involved in the response …| Nursing Clio
If you knew when you were going to die, wouldn’t that actually make life better? “The initial impetus for SO was an attempt to alleviate the unsustainable pressures exerted by an ageing population. Soon after the SO implementation, however, other major benefits emerged. By contrast, none of the potential problems predicted by critics of the scheme has materialised. There were very few cases of SO participants changing their mind. Although (or perhaps because) such cases received wide publ...| Arcfinity
The demonstration of clinical competence is required by anyone in the medical field who is going to provide patient care. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers are required to be clinically competent before they can start taking care of patients. The post What is Clinical Competence? appeared first on The Nerdy Nurse.| The Nerdy Nurse
Dr. Henry Manning practiced medicine in Youngstown, Ohio from around 1811 until his death in 1869. He served as a surgeon in the Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. He was one of two doctors in the town of about 400 people. He traveled to patients’ homes on horseback on dirt roads at all… Continue reading Dr. Manning’s 1834 daybook→| Melnick Medical Museum
Some stuff about my newly acquired radial implant. And nasty pictures.| blog.dbrgn.ch
Background A binary endpoint in a clinical trial is a minimum-information endpoint that yields the lowest power for treatment comparisons. A time-to-event outcome, when only a minority of subjects suffer the event, has little power gain over a pure binary endpoint, since its power comes from the number of events (number of uncensored observations). The highest power endpoint would be from a continuous variable that is measured precisely and reflects the clinical outcome situation. An ordinal ...| Statistical Thinking
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Beyond Human Boundaries: The Uncharted Territory of AI in Revolutionizing Healthcare and Medicine In the ever-evolving landscape of technological advancements,| Artificial Intelligence Magazine | AI Webezine
The following is a PSA-type video for anyone contemplating having this type of surgery, as well as to those who have inquired why I have a slash across my neck. No I didn’t have a run-in with ISIS or Dr. Frankenstein. I had a near-catastrophic cycling crash whose injuries triggered CT scans and an MRI, which revealed a chronic degeneration of three of my neck vertebrate and ensuing surgery.| Michael Shermer
