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The surging security relationship between the United States and Taiwan is exposing some long-simmering differences, with questions about Taiwan ' s defense investments atop Washington ' s list of concerns. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - July 24, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael J. Lostumbo Source Type: blogs
Cardiology Image quiz : A diagnosis no one wants to make !
What is the lesion?
It looks like an Intracardiac tumor, a myxoma ? a variant of HCM ? Is it a hydatid cyst, ?
No it’s not. I can give one clue. This is a man-made condition.
Oh ok, did this happen inside the cath lab ?
Yes, you got it, right. But need a diagnosis.
Can you give me one more clue?
This patient was undergoing PCI for chronic total occlusion.
So, it must be a complication. Then I need to know the list of complications during CTO PCI.
Yes, but you may not find this one in the conventional list. Let me come out with the answer.
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Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - July 10, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Taiwan, Gun Violence, Fishing in the Arctic: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the potential for a Chinese attack on Taiwan, America ' s persistent gun violence problem, managing Arctic fisheries, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - July 7, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Can Cheap Drones Be the Answer to Tensions in the Taiwan Strait?
The more we learn about the war in Ukraine, the more we come to know that drones will play an increasingly important role on the modern battlefield. But how is the U.S. military thinking about what role these aircraft might play in future wars? When paired with modern sensors, could they offer an asymmetric advantage in future competitions? (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - June 29, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Andrew R. Hoehn; Thom Shanker Source Type: blogs
Taiwan's Will to Fight May Be Stronger Than You Think
Should China mount an invasion, Taiwan ' s political leadership and degree of social cohesion will be the most important factors in its defense. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - June 27, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Timothy R. Heath Source Type: blogs
Trade in Real Life: Sorry Charlie (and Senator Warner) for Terrible Tuna Tariffs
Gabriella Beaumont-SmithDuring the pandemic, Senator Mark Warner (D ‑VA) released a video showcasing his tuna melt recipe —complete with a surprising amount of mayonnaise and heated in a microwave (no judgement). The “unhinged” recipe video went viral and three years later,Washingtonian sat down with Senator Warner to have him taste ‐test seven tuna melt sandwiches from DC and Virginia restaurants.Senator Warner ’s tuna‐melt obsession reminded me of a tariff reclassificationcase I read about last year. Starkist Co. is well‐known for its single‐serve pouches of tuna and argued to the Fede...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 12, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Gabriella Beaumont-Smith Source Type: blogs
Upcoming Presidential Election Will Clarify Taiwan's China Policy
Until the Taiwanese presidential election next January, China, the United States, and many other countries will be watching Taiwan with bated breath. Across the Indo-Pacific region and the world, the hope would simply be that no matter who is elected, peace and stability continue to prevail in the Taiwan Strait. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - May 19, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Waiting to Impale: Defending Taiwan with Artificial Reefs
Deterring a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is arguably the most important defense problem of the next few decades. Artificial reefs could help to deter China simply by waiting to impale any potential invasion force. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - May 10, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Scott Savitz Source Type: blogs
As China Ascends, Concerns Grow It Might Be Tempted into a'Splendid Little War '
When a nation newly ascends or returns to the status of a leading international power, it often feels the need to publicly demonstrate its rise through a brief, victorious war. Today, China ' s increasing strength may tempt it to pursue such a conflict, and not necessarily with Taiwan, if it anticipates that victory will be swift, decisive, and demonstrative. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - April 11, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Scott Savitz Source Type: blogs
Juggled Plan for McCarthy-Tsai Meeting Does Taiwan No Favors
Instead of traveling to Taiwan like Nancy Pelosi did, U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is abiding by the advice of President Tsai Ing-wen to skip the trip. They will meet in California. This could be seen as a major victory for China ' s aggressive stance toward U.S. ties with the island and could embolden Beijing. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - March 24, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Opioids in America, Silicon Valley Bank, Semiconductors: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on addressing America ' s illicit opioids problem, Silicon Valley Bank ’ s demise, Taiwan ’ s semiconductor dominance, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - March 17, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Is China Mellowing?
John MuellerIs China mellowing? If so, Secretary of State Antony Blinken ’s upcoming visit there could lead to important changes in U.S.-China relations.When necessary, China ’s president Xi Jinping seems able to abandon even policies with which he has been closely identified. In 2016, he grandly proclaimed his Belt and Road Initiative to be“a project of the century,” but when loans to a rash of unworthy creditor nations went sour, the program was slashed from $75 billion per year to $4 billion in 2019. And in December he abruptly (perhaps much too abruptly) abandoned his cherished zero ‐Covid policy afte...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 2, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: John Mueller Source Type: blogs
' Strategic Ambiguity' May Have U.S. and Taiwan Trapped in a Prisoner's Dilemma
For its proponents, the idea of strategic ambiguity seems to have become an end in itself that has not adapted, and logically cannot adapt to the disruptive growth in Beijing ' s military power. The conditions under which the policy worked seem to have evaporated with China ' s rise. Strategic clarity may offer a way out of this dilemma. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 18, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Raymond Kuo Source Type: blogs
Playing the Long Game in U.S.-China Relations
John MuellerRush Doshi is currently Director for China in the Biden ’s administration’s National Security Council. In his 2021 book,The Long Game: China ’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order, he examines that strategy and darkly concludes, rather tentatively, that the Chinese “might” be seeking to establish an “order” that would “involve the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Japan and Korea, the end of American regional alliances, the effective removal of the U.S. Navy from the Western Pacific, deference from China’s regional neighbors, unification with Taiwan, and the resolution of territorial disput...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 9, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: John Mueller Source Type: blogs
Could Taiwan Defend with Uncrewed Surface Vessels?
Ukraine has demonstrated the ability of explosive uncrewed surface vessels to target ships. These weapons could play a role in preventing Chinese forces from successfully invading Taiwan in potential future scenarios. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 9, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Scott Savitz Source Type: blogs
