Al Franken
The comment thread on my " ethnicity " post digressed to Al Franken. I want to direct your attention to a lengthy discussion of the Franken matter byLaura McGann. She understands why people are so pained by his resignation and many still question it. She covers various points of view and all the arguments, but it ends up being very clear that he habitually engaged in behavior that required him to resign. The alternative would have been great damage to the Democratic party, and to women. I urge you to take the time to read the whole thing but I will give an excerpt that, I hope, makes the point.Journalists also picked up th...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 19, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Trump and America ’s Longest War
Today ’s high schoolers don’t know a time when the United States was not at war in Afghanistan. Conservative estimates find thatU.S. taxpayers have spent almost $1 trillion in the country since 2001. Of this amount, $126 billion has gone toward Afghanistan reconstruction – more in inflation-adjusted dollars than was spent to rebuild Europe after World War II. At least another $750 billion has been spent on warfighting. Despite such efforts, the Taliban controls more territory than at any timesince the war began. It is obvious that reversing these trends would require a level of effort that Americans will not abide.Pr...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 6, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Christopher A. Preble Source Type: blogs
American Weapons in Yemen: A Cautionary Tale
CNNbrokean important story today outlining how Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have intentionally transferred American-made weapons to violent non-state actors. Intended as a government to government sale, everything from American rifles to Oshkosh armored vehicles to TOW anti-tank missiles have made their way into the hands of “Al Qaeda-linked fighters, hard-line Salafi militias, and other factions waging war in Yemen. ”Although the extent of the problem in Yemen is disturbing, the illegal dispersion of American weapons is nothing new. And the fact that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are unreliable customers...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 5, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: A. Trevor Thrall, Caroline Dorminey Source Type: blogs
Games people play - "Be Afraid" on the Macro level
"That thing that you do," or "that thing that always happens to you" is the key idea of Schema therapy.Back in the 60s this idea of repetitive patterns of behavior was popularized as Games People Play by Eric Berne, the father of Transactional Analysis.Several decades later the idea of dysfunctional repetitive patterns of behavior became offical with the DSM - III (Diagnoses and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, third edition) axis 2 diagnoses of personality disorders.There is a new tag being created on MBH, "games people play" which will identify articles which describe these repetitive patterns ...
Source: Markham's Behavioral Health - February 4, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: David G. Markham Source Type: blogs
Meet the Academic Medicine Editorial Board: What experience has had the biggest impact on your career?
We asked the members of the Academic Medicine editorial board about the experience that has had the biggest impact on their career. This is what they said.
Colin P. West, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic
I don’t know that I can pick out one single experience. Instead, I think the general principle that has served me well is to ensure that every project I work on offers intentional value: I am passionate about it directly, or it is a conduit to other projects I care about deeply, or I will gain a new skill set by participating.
John P. Sánchez, MD, MPH, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
The one experience that had the biggest impac...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - January 22, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Journal Staff Tags: Editorial Board Q & A Featured CPD curriculum international medical education MedEdPORTAL mentoring narrative medicine professional development research teaching Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Financial And Political News Relevant To E-Health And The Health Sector In General.
December 27, 2018 Edition.-----The lunacy of the Trump Administration has exploded. He has fired Gen. Mattis, threatened to fire Jay Powell, Chair of the Fed Reserve and is pulling troops out of Syria and Afghanistan against most advice. Add to this we have had share-market plunge and then recovery and he Trump even went to see the troops in Iraq!Brexit is on hold again till early Jan.In Australia it really seems to be going to hell in a handbasket with the Morrison Government having wandered off the reservation and the Opposition hoping not to fluff their chances of winning. I might be speaking out of turn but I think the...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - December 27, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
How to Cope with Tragedy and Loss
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” – Thomas Campbell
People often ask me how I deal with tragedy and loss. I have experienced what many would say is an abundance of both. Yet I remain resilient, optimistic and happy with my life. I’m happy to share my thoughts here on what works for me. Maybe it will help others as well.
A 2018 study found that serious loneliness spans across human lifetime, with particularly acute periods in the late-20s, mid-50s, and late-80s. The study also found that wisdom serves as a protective factor for loneliness.1 Behaviors that define wisdom include empathy, self-reflec...
Source: World of Psychology - December 26, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Grief and Loss Personal Self-Help Coping Skills grieving Source Type: blogs
On Syria and Afghanistan
I haven ' t been keeping it up lately, but for many years I have maintained a blog calledToday in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have followed the U.S. involvement in these places closely since the U.S. first invaded Afghanistan. Here are some thoughts on the recent abrupt announcement of troop withdrawals.The sudden announcement by Individual 1 that the U.S. military will withdraw entirely from Syria, and troop strength in Afghanistan will be reduced by half, has created shock around the world. I have tried to be circumspect about my own opinions here, but I think it ' s clear I view the Afghanistan operation as a Sisyphean and ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 22, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Heroin Addiction Explained: How Opioids Hijack the Brain - The New York Times
THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC is devastating America. Overdoses have passed car crashes and gun violence to become the leading cause of death for Americans under 55. The epidemic has killed more people than H.I.V. at the peak of that disease, and its death toll exceeds those of the wars in Vietnam and Iraq combined. Funerals for young people have become common. Every 11 minutes, another life is lost.So why do so many people start using these drugs? Why don ' t they stop?Some people are more susceptible to addiction than others. But nobody is immune. For many, opioids like heroin entice by bestowing an immediate sense ...
Source: Psychology of Pain - December 20, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Trump Is Right to Withdraw From Syria
President Trump has ordered a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. This is the right decision. The U.S. military presence in Syria has not been authorized by Congress, is illegal under international law, lacks a coherent strategy, and carries significant risks of entangling America in a broader quagmire in yet another Middle Eastern country.As I wrote inAxios:The Obama administration first deployed U.S. troops to Syria to complement its aerial bombing campaign against ISIS with special operations forces and coordinate with local anti-ISIS militias on the ground, gradually expanding from hundreds of troops to roughly 4,000...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 19, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: John Glaser Source Type: blogs
Another Failed Defense of the Jones Act
As the Cato Institute continues to press the case forJones Act reform, defenders of this flawed and failed law have repeatedly made clear that they ’ve taken notice. Fresh evidence of this was seen earlier this month with the publicationof an op-ed on the leading maritime website gCaptain.com. Entitled “CATO’s Continued Attempt to Skin the Jones Act,” the piece was an obvious preemptive salvo launched a day prior to Cato’srecent conference on the law ’s shortcomings. A close reading, however, reveals it to be another instance of Jones Act defenders missing the mark.Examining the law ’s history, author Sal Mer...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 17, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: December 15, 2018
Would you be more successful if you had a pet? Why does visiting a place from your past bring back more vivid memories? Does a significant salary difference matter when it comes to the success of a relationship?
Let’s find out all and more in this week’s Psychology Around the Net!
Does Sharing Your Life with Pets Make You More Successful? I’m just going to go ahead and guess yes.
How Returning to a Prior Context Briefly Heightens Memory Recall: It’s probably not news to you that visiting an old haunt — say, your childhood home, your high school, or basically anywhere significant happeningsR...
Source: World of Psychology - December 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Health-related Memory and Perception Military Money and Financial Psychology Around the Net Relationships Research Success & Achievement Memories mental hacks Pets soldiers The Independence Fund Veterans Health Administration Source Type: blogs
What Connects Isis, Sharks And The Radical Left?
It was December 26th 1975 and I was stood in line at my local movie theatre waiting to see Jaws.
Even though it was released in the summer in the US this was the first showing in the UK and I was pumped.
And a bit scared.
Because I’d already read the book and sharks are scary, right? Even big plastic two-dimensional ones.
With that movie, Steven Speilberg created fear in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people who ventured into the ocean over the following years after watching the film.
People who had previously never given sharks a second thought were all of a sudden having an extra look around before getting ...
Source: A Daring Adventure - December 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tim Brownson Tags: Controversial Source Type: blogs
Trump Cut Muslim Refugees 91%, Immigrants 30%, Visitors by 18%
ConclusionThe bottom line is that the Trump administration is leading a major overhaul in the types of travelers, immigrants, and visitors who are coming to the United States. His administration reduced Muslim refugees by 91 percent and has overseen a 30 percent cut to immigrant visas for majority Muslim countries and an 18 percent cut to temporary visas. These policies lacka valid national security justification, but they are nonetheless having a significant effect. President Trump is certainly following through on his promise to limit Muslim immigration, even if a “total and complete shutdown” has not happened.Table ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 7, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
2018 Midterms: The Year of the Female Physician
By NIRAN AL-AGBA MD
While women make up more than half of the U.S. population, an imbalance remains between who we are as a nation and who represents us in Congress. The gender disparity is no different for physicians: more than one third of doctors in the U.S. are women, yet 100 percent of physicians in Congress are men. To date, there have only been two female physicians elected to Congress.
However, in the coming midterm election, there are six races with a chance at making history. It’s these battles which could make 2018 “The Year of the Female Physician.”
I remember being a first-time voter in 199...
Source: The Health Care Blog - November 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Physicians Politics Midterm Elections Niran Al-Agba Women Source Type: blogs
