America ’s Violent Extremists: Past Tragedies, Future Threats
Patrick G. EddingtonTwenty ‐eight years ago today, two Army veterans utilized a truck bomb in Oklahoma City to kill 168 people, including 19 children. It was the high watermark of right ‐wing violent extremist activity in the 20th century, justified by its key perpetrator, Timothy McVeigh, as a reaction to alleged and actual state ‐sponsored violence against other Americans.McVeigh had been inspired by a small but influential white supremacist novel calledTheTurner Diaries which espoused a “leaderless resistance” concept. The author, William Luther Pierce III, wrote it under the pseudonym ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 19, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Patrick G. Eddington Source Type: blogs
When life happens … .
Most of my writing comes from mulling over recent events as played out either in social media or research findings. Today’s post is a little different. It’s no secret that I live with persistent pain, fibromyalgia to be exact. I’ve found that being open about my diagnosis, and that all the strategies I advise to others are also strategies I employ, and that none of them are ‘the secret.’
I posted recently about a struggle I have dealing with reviewer’s comments on papers I submit for publication. Now peer review is a thing, I think it’s a good thing though somewhat exploitative ...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - April 16, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: St. Martin ’s Academy
Colleen Hroncich“Boys thrive when they’re challenged and when they’re doing hard things. Especially when they’re doing hard things together.” This is some of the insight Daniel Kerr has developed after founding and runningSt. Martin ’s Academy, a Catholic boarding school for boys on a sustainable farm in Fort Scott, Kansas.Daniel ’s dream of founding a school was inspired byThe Restoration of Innocence: An Idea of a School, an unpublished work by John Senior. After years of dreaming and then planning, St. Martin ’s Academy opened in 2018.“The school is situated on a 5 ‑acre parc...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 14, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Quotations Missing from Bartlett ’s
David BoazOverat The Dispatch (ungatedhere) I have a critique of the latest edition ofBartlett ' s Familiar Quotations. As I say,Bartlett ' sis " the gold standard of quotations, the place anyone can go to confirm a quote and see the source. " But its editors " seem far more familiar with the words of liberal, leftist, and socialist sources than those of conservatives and libertarians. "Over the past 40 years, since the rise of Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, John Paul II, and even Deng Xiaoping, the world has seen a turn toward markets and economic freedom (albeit with a fall in 2020 during the pandemic lockdowns). But...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 6, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
What ’ s On Your Plate? Culinary Medicine as an Innovative Nutrition Education Model
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, guests Courtney Newman and Jaclyn Albin, MD, join host Toni Gallo to discuss culinary medicine and its role in teaching nutrition, nutrition counseling, and hands-on cooking skills to medical students. The conversation also covers how culinary medicine programs build connections and community and improve the well-being of students, faculty, and patients.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else podcasts are available.
A transcript is below.
Read the article discussed in this episode: Newman C, Yan J, Me...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - February 20, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast culinary medicine medical education nutrition patient care Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 myocarditis illusions: A new cardiac MRI study raises questions about the diagnosis
BY ANISH KOKA
One of the hallmarks of the last two years has been the distance that frequently exists between published research and reality. I’m a cardiologist, and the first disconnect that became glaringly obvious very quickly was the impact COVID was having on the heart. As I walked through COVID rooms in the Spring of 2020 trying to hold my breath, I waited for a COVID cardiac tsunami. After all social media had been full of videos from Wuhan and Iran of people suddenly dropping in the streets. My hyperventilating colleagues made me hyperventilate. Could it be that Sars-COV2 had some predilection for heart...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Medical Practice Anish Koka COVID-19 Misinformation myocarditis Vaccine Source Type: blogs
From science nerd to accomplished ballroom dancer: my story as a hospitalist
“Life is about taking chances, trying new things, having fun, making mistakes, and learning from them.” – Anonymous Early journey as a science nerd In high school, science was my thing. I wasn’t like the others. I wasn’t interested in teenage drama. The boys didn’t chase me, and I didn’t chase them. I was that
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From science nerd to accomplished ballroom dancer: my story as a hospitalist originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Aaron Morgenstein, MD & The “Antebellum Paradox”: What is it and why it matters.
BY MIKE MAGEE
I recently made the case that “Health is foundational to a functioning democracy. But health must be shared and be broadly accessible to be an effective enabler of good government.” I also suggested that the pursuit of good health is implied and imbedded in the aspirational and idealistic wording of our U.S. Constitution, and that the active pursuit of health as a nation is essential if we wish to rise to Hamilton’s challenge in Federalist #1 and prove that we are “capable of establishing good government from reflection and choice.” So why are native white males lagging behind in health?
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Source: The Health Care Blog - January 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy antebellum paradox health informatics Mike Magee Population Health Source Type: blogs
84 Selfish Parents Quotes to Help You Not Feel Alone and Live a Healthier Life
Selfishness.
Sometimes it can be freeing as we cast off the burden of always people pleasing and being helpful and as we shift our internal balance to also focus on what want and need to be happier and healthier.
But most often selfishness hurts.
We can hurt others in our lives when we lean into it. Or other people in our lives like friends, co-workers or family can hurt us with how they think and act.
In today’s post I’d like to share 84 powerful selfish parents quotes.
To help you see that you're not alone. But also to help you find a healthier and happier path forward starting today and for the rest of your life.
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Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
Take a break from cardiology : How to debate a complex topic in a forum ?
Pardon ,this video is nothing to do with cardiology. It is from the archives of the United nations library .This can teach some important lessons in art of communication , sharing to all folks, especially medical students. It was recorded in 1959 in Newyork, UN head quarters.Four 17 year old school girls & boys were invited for a debate on a complex topic. Does God exist ? How do you pray ? and what is the purpose of different religions ?
I keep wondering , how these youngsters accumulated so much wisdom and express it in such a polite manner too. Mind you, this was recorded , when learning happened with ...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - January 16, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized evidence based cardiology medical education religion and god medical profession Source Type: blogs
It ’ s not only rock and roll
We were quite content with vinyl. Indeed, aside from the occasional warped record and friends who didn’t hold them properly by the edges, we loved our US import 45s, our double gatefold sleeve live rock albums and our picture discs. We put up with the crackles and pops and built our bedroom collections. We lent our vinyl to friends, despite their not understanding about sleeve liner orientation and they lent us theirs. We recorded them on to cassette when we couldn’t the latest and greatest and we made mixtapes, the playlisting of a Generation X. They even tried to stop us by telling us that “Home taping ...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - December 31, 2022 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Music Source Type: blogs
Reflecting on health and wellness: Celebrating the wins and learning from the losses
The game came down to the last seconds. Down by three, we scored on a layup. Now a one-point game. And then, it was over. A narrow 1-point loss in the championship game for our middle school boys team. One started crying, then another. It caught on like something infectious, and suddenly parents were tearing
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Reflecting on health and wellness: Celebrating the wins and learning from the losses originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 18, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anthony Fleg, MD Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Robbers Cave Experiment: How Group Conflicts Develop
The Robbers Cave experiment was a famous social psychology study of how prejudice and conflict emerged between two group of boys. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - December 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Social psychology Source Type: blogs
A Medical Student Perspective on Loss and Self-Awareness
“There are these two young fish swimming along and they meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, ‘Morning, boys. How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and eventually one of them looks at the other and goes, ‘What is water?”– David Foster Wallace, Kenyon College Commencement 2005, “This is Water.”
The journey from medical school to residency goes fast: there scarcely seems time enough to do it all. Although we practice again and again so we can better discern what troubles our patients, we do not do the same for ourselves. In fact, unti...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - December 6, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Laura Siegel Tags: Mental Health Self Care wellness Source Type: blogs
The Republican Base
Donald Trump knows that he can ' t win an election if he alienates his neo-Nazi constituents. FromThe Guardian: Donald Trump repeatedly refused to disavow the outspoken antisemite and white supremacist Nick Fuentes after they spoke over dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort, rejecting the advice from advisers over fears he might alienate a section of his base, two people familiar with the situation said. . . . Trump eschewed making outright disavowals of Fuentes, the people said, and none of the statements from the campaign or on his Truth Social account included criticism of Fuentes, despite efforts from advise...
Source: Stayin' Alive - November 28, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
