Poem
Make the BedThe city sleeps way past dawnDuring the enforced lock down.These morning gray clouds look blanketed,Heaped up, fluffed, unruly.I get that anxious feeling of seeing my unmade bed.A deep itch prompts an obsessional reachFor the sky to find the edges.Then I ’m tugging at the cornersSnapping down the sidesTucking them in tight.The hollows in the billowsOf the duvet are just shadowsBut I smooth them down all the same.The sun lurks, bursting white through gaps.By noon the clouds will have moved onDispersed by spring winds,Burned off by the heat of day.For the sun can be structurally ruinous.What remains--- this cle...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - June 27, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD FACS Source Type: blogs
5 Reasons Your Definition of Love Sets You Up for Failure
Unlucky in love? Your definition of love is probably the reason.
Universally, there are only two things every person wants: Love and money. Of the two, money is so much simpler to understand and obtain. It’s transactional. You provide a service. You make money. Done.
The definition of love, on the other hand, is harder to pin down. And so much more complicated when what you think you know is both ironic and contradictory.
Love is fleeting. Love is forever. It’s all-consuming, yet mercurial. Difficult to keep.
A marriage is love that lasts a lifetime, though you better enjoy the honeymoon period, because it won’t las...
Source: World of Psychology - June 27, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Publishers Relationships YourTango Boundaries Love Self-Esteem Unconditional Love Validation Source Type: blogs
Wednesday Bible Study: The holy swag
I said at the beginning that nobody reads Leviticus. It ' s mostly boring and extremely weird, offering little that is meaningful to modern sensibilities. Some fragments of ritual or practice survive in orthodox Judaism, but they are largely removed from their original context. The most important survival is probably the liturgical calendar, which we will get to shortly. In Leviticus 22, however, we return to rules of the sacrifice, which have no moral resonance and theologically make God seem like an anal compulsive nut. (That ' s the least of his psychological disorders. Just wait till we get to the book of Numbers...
Source: Stayin' Alive - June 24, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Joking About Suicide: Is It Ever Okay?
Is it ever OK to joke about mental illness or suicide? In today’s Not Crazy podcast, Gabe and Lisa welcome Frank King, a comedian who’s turned his struggles with major depression and suicidal thinking into comedic material.
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Source: World of Psychology - June 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Depression Disorders General Inspiration & Hope Interview Mental Health and Wellness Not Crazy Podcast Suicide Source Type: blogs
The Itchy, Bumpy Blues: How to Treat and Prevent Mosquito Bites and Related Conditions
Mosquito bites may be a nuisance, but fortunately, in the U.S., they tend to amount to nothing more than that. Upon being bitten, most Americans experience a bit of swelling and itchiness, and nothing more. However, there are exceptions to this, including stronger allergic reactions to bites and cases of mosquito-borne illness.
Insect and arachnid bites, including ticks, account for approximately 2,000 cases of malaria and 30,000 cases of Lyme disease in the U.S. annually. In addition, millions of people worldwide die of malaria each year. It is helpful to protect yourself against insect bites, not only to avoid pesk...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - June 7, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Environmental Health Insect Bites & Stings Insects & Animals Outdoor Safety Source Type: blogs
Resolve Otitis Externa Fast with an Ear Wick
Emergency providers expeditiously sift and sort patients on their shifts and streamline procedures like how to place an ear wick in a patient with otitis externa, a quick and useful procedure for a patient who will reap the rewards.Standard ear wicks. The material is made from a dehydrated sponge composed of hydroxylated poly(vinyl acetate). It increases in size when liquid is applied. Photo by M. Roberts.Otitis externa can cause significant swelling, irritation, pruritis, and pain to the ear canal. Occasionally, the canal is so swollen it may be difficult to administer ear drops. An ear wick can be inserted between the...
Source: The Procedural Pause - June 2, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: A plague upon your house!
Today ' s excerpt is fairly short, which gives me an opportunity to say something about the origin of the Tanakh, and particularly the Torah/Pentateuch. The Torah is thought to have first been compiled around 600 BC, or perhaps considerably later. However, no documents anywhere near that old have survived. The text which is the basis of all modern Torahs and Christian Bibles is the so-called Masoretic text, which dates to around 600 AD but the oldest extant copies were made in the 9th Century. A somewhat older source is a Greek translation called the Septuagint, which differs in some mostly minor ways. The so-called Dead S...
Source: Stayin' Alive - May 10, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Skin Diseases
For those who claim that the Bible is the literal and inerrant word of God, and who claim to live by the Bible, Leviticus 13 and 14 ought to pose a considerable problem. Of course nobody who makes that claim is sincere. They just skip the embarrassing parts. Noah ' s ark is a fun story with animals. You can build a theme park around it. These chapters, however, are just deeply weird.It ' s important to note that " leprosy " here does not mean the disease which has been given that name in modern times, now more properly called Hansen ' s Disease. None of the symptoms described here correspond to those of Hansen ' s disease,...
Source: Stayin' Alive - April 19, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Cool Images: The Hidden Beauty Inside Plants
Spring brings with it a wide array of beautiful flowers, but the interior structures of plants can be just as stunning. Using powerful microscopes, researchers can peek into the many molecular bits and pieces that make up plants. Check out these cool plant images from our Image and Video Gallery that NIGMS-funded scientists created while doing their research.
Credit: Arun Sampathkumar and Elliot Meyerowitz, California Institute of Technology.
In plants and animals, stem cells can transform into a variety of different cell types. The stem cells at the growing tip of this Arabidopsis plant will soon become flo...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 15, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Pamela Morrison Tags: Molecular Structures Tools and Techniques Cool Images Cryo-Electron Microscopy Source Type: blogs
Allergies? Common cold? Flu? Or COVID-19?
With so many of us wrestling with fears and unknowns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, every throat tickle, nose drip, or cough is suspect: do I have coronavirus? By now, we all know that COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus, can cause severe, life-threatening symptoms, although the majority of people who have it will experience a mild to moderate version.
Of course, it is spring, so many people may be experiencing their annual springtime tree pollen allergies. Colds also remain common, just as was true before the coronavirus. And although influenza season is coming to an end, perhaps you’ve wondered if some o...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna R. Wolfson, MD Tags: Allergies Cold and Flu Health Infectious diseases Source Type: blogs
Scrubbing your hands dry? Soaps, moisturizers, and tips to help keep skin healthy
If you’re like most people trying to do their part in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, you’re washing your hands diligently with soap and water many times a day. Excellent hand hygiene is one essential public health measure to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Unfortunately, additional handwashing can result in dry skin and hand dermatitis, a rash that can manifest as red, itchy, cracked, or sore skin. People who have a history of eczema or who are prone to dry skin may be even more likely to develop dry, chapped hands during this pandemic.
What’s happening to your hands?
Intact skin acts as a protect...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Janelle Nassim, MD Tags: Health Infectious diseases Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
Alcohol Damage to the Liver – What Happens?
Alcohol use disorder and heavy drinking present many harmful health risks. They can include everything from high blood pressure to fatal seizures. One of the most well-known health risks that come along with prolonged heavy drinking is liver damage. How does alcohol impact the liver, and what types of alcohol damage to the liver are there?
In order to better understand alcohol damage to the liver, it is important to learn how the liver processes alcohol. According to MyDr, there are 2 ways that alcohol can be processed by your liver:
Most alcohol is broken down, or metabolized, by an enzyme in your liver cells known as a...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - March 4, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Alcohol Alcohol Rehab Information Alcoholism Detox Resources for Alcohol and Drugs/Opiates alcohol abuse alcohol dependence alcohol detox alcohol treatment alcohol treatment center alcohol treatment facility Source Type: blogs
Coronavirus: What parents should know and do
As a parent, you can’t help but worry about the safety of your children. So it’s natural that as stories about the novel coronavirus that started in China flood the news, parents worry about whether their children could be at risk.
We are still learning about this new virus; there is much we do not know yet about how it spreads, how serious it can be, or how to treat it. The fact that so much is unknown is a big part of what makes it frightening. But there are things we do know — about this virus and other similar viruses — that can help us keep our children safe and well.
All of the advice below assumes that you a...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Children's Health Infectious diseases Parenting Source Type: blogs
Medical Records in Primary Care: Keeping the Story of Phone Calls and Medication Changes with Less than Perfect Tools
By HANS DUVEFELT, MD
I need the right information at the right time (and in a place that makes sense to me) to make safe medical decisions.
Here’s another Metamedicine story:
In learning my third EMR, I am again a little disappointed. I am again, still, finding it hard to document and retrieve the thread of my patient’s life and disease story. I think many EMRs were created for episodic, rather than continued medical care.
One thing that can make working with an EMR difficult is finding the chronology in office visits (seen for sore throat and started on an antibiotic), phone c...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Hospitals Medical Practice Patients Physicians Primary Care EHR EMR Hans Duvefelt Medical Records medication list medication reconciliation Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 575
Answer:Ctenocephalides canis.This nice little male flea has characteristic pronotal and genal combs, and a more rounded head thanC. felis.There are other important differentiating characteristics as well (you can read about themHERE) and so identification to the species level is best performed by experts.Thanks to Anon for the lovely poem. I should have thought of this for Christmas!Anonymous said...a little late, I would have preferred a fleas navidad..fleas navidad, fleas navidadoy contraro fleas are so bad.I want to wish you a itchy ChristmasI want to wish you a itchy Christmasfrom the bottom of my scratch...Happy New y...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - December 29, 2019 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
