The lost dream of a small-town doctor
As a child, I was a daydreamer, especially in algebra class. Picture this: my teacher, reminiscent of Droopy Dog but on a heavy dose of barbiturates, droned on from the textbook. And just like that, my mind would escape – soaring out of the window of my quaint Midwestern high school, wandering around the courtyard
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The lost dream of a small-town doctor originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anonymous Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Study finds positive self-reported aspects of the ADHD experience among young women, especially related to hyperactivity and hyperfocus
– Three young Norwegian women. Source: Young and Promising show (SBS)
As is true for children and adolescents, many adults experience substantial challenges related to having ADHD. These challenges often include relationship problems, educational and work challenges, difficulty adhering to long-term plans and goals, and time and money management difficulties.
Given these well-documented difficulties, it is not surprising that ADHD treatment with adults has largely adopted a deficit model that emphasizes reducing the symptoms and impairments associated with the condition.
While these are important treatment goals, and the...
Source: SharpBrains - November 30, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. David Rabiner Tags: Attention & ADD/ADHD ADHD experience ADHD-Treatment cognition cognitions cognitive cognitive-abilities cognitive-behavioral-therapy deficits impairments resilience treatment research ymptoms Source Type: blogs
Chest pain and new regional/reciprocal ECG changes compared to previous ECGs: code STEMI?
Written by Jesse McLaren A 45 year old presented with two weeks of recurring
non-exertional chest pain, now constant for an hour. Below is old and then new
ECG (old on top; new below). What do you think?Both ECGs have normal sinus rhythm, normal conduction and
normal voltages. There ’s a change in axis that may interfere with direct
lead-to-lead comparison, but there appear to be larger T waves in I/aVL and new
TWI in III/aVF. But do they represent acute coronary occlusion? Because of the ECG changes in a patient with chest pain, and
with inferolateral hypokinesis on POCUS, the cath lab was activated. But...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - November 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jesse McLaren Source Type: blogs
A Primer on NIGMS Research Capacity Building Opportunities
This post is part of a series outlining NIGMS research priorities, funding opportunities, and the grant application process. You can read more posts in this series and sign up to receive all future posts delivered straight to your inbox.
Now that you understand the major types of research project grants NIGMS supports and where to apply, let’s discuss our Institute’s funding opportunities that focus on research capacity building.
What Is Research Capacity Building?
Part of NIH’s mission is to increase the participation and representation of researchers at institutions that don’t receive large amounts of NI...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 16, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Resources NIGMS Grant Basics Research Capacity Building Submitting an Application Source Type: blogs
Spotlighting SEPA for National STEM Day
The NIGMS Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program provides opportunities for pre-K-12 students from underserved communities to access STEM educational resources. SEPA grants support innovative, research-based, science education programs, furthering NIGMS’ mission to ensure a strong and diverse biomedical research workforce. SEPA projects generate resources that are mapped to state and national teaching standards for STEM and are rigorously evaluated for effectiveness; most are also available at no cost. These resources include mobile laboratories, interactive health exhibits in museums and science centers, edu...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 8, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: STEM Education Research Roundup SEPA Training Source Type: blogs
A Call for Your Scientific Images and Videos
We’re always looking to add stunning images to our gallery, like this one from Tina Weatherby Carvalho, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Have you seen our image and video gallery? We’d love to feature your work there!
The gallery contains photos, illustrations, and videos that showcase NIGMS-supported science. It’s a place where anyone, including teachers, students, and journalists, can get images that help people understand and appreciate biomedical research. Images in the gallery are freely available for educational, news media, or other noncommercial purposes, as long as the user credits the source (i.e., you/your ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 31, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Resources Source Type: blogs
Faculty Perspectives on Responding to Microaggressions Targeting Clerkship Students
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, Meghan O’Brien, MD, MBE, and Research in Medical Education (RIME) Committee members Tasha Wyatt, PhD, and Javeed Sukhera, MD, PhD, join host Toni Gallo to discuss new research into faculty perspectives on responding to microaggressions targeting medical students in the clinical learning environment. They explore several tensions that affected how faculty responded to the microaggressions in the study scenarios as well as some of the strategies the faculty used to respond effectively.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else p...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - October 31, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast faculty development medical education medical students microaggressions RIME Source Type: blogs
Sunday Sermonette: Elihu yammers on
I will address the question of the sustainability of Medicare and Social Security anon. I will say that while I don ' t know that there ' s a single, unified Democratic plan there are certainly some viable proposals. Unfortunately, right now I ' m stuck with posting more endless gibberish. Fortunately, today ' s post concludes our encounter with the logorrheic Elihu, after which the story will begin to move on.36 And Eli ′hu continued, and said:2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God ’s behalf.3 I will fetch my knowledge from af...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 29, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Understanding RNA-Modifying Enzymes: Q & A With Jeffrey Mugridge
Credit: Courtesy of Jeffrey Mugridge.
“One of the best aspects of research is the excitement of discovery, being the first person in the world to know a small detail about the system you’re studying,” says Jeffrey Mugridge, Ph.D., an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Delaware in Newark. We talked with Dr. Mugridge about how a pet store job sparked his early interest in science, why he decided to change his career trajectory after graduate school, and what he believes is key to being a successful researcher.
Q: How did you first become interested in science?
A: ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 25, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Profiles RNA Source Type: blogs
“Doomscrolling” – Call the doctor!
by MIKE MAGEE
Exactly 1 year ago, mental health experts alerted the medical world to their version of an assessment scale for yet another new condition – “doomscrolling.”
As defined in the article, “Constant exposure to negative news on social media and news feeds could take the form of ‘doomscrolling’ which is commonly defined as a habit of scrolling through social media and news feeds where users obsessively seek for depressing and negative information.”
No one can deny a range of legitimate concerns. Faced with continued background noise from the pandemic, add global warming, renegade AI, and...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Medical Practice Democracy Doomscrolling Nurses Physicians Source Type: blogs
Learner Perspectives on the Learner Handover Process
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, Tammy Shaw, MD, MMed, and Research in Medical Education (RIME) Committee member Arianne Teherani, PhD, join host Toni Gallo to discuss new research into learner perspectives on the learner handover process. They discuss the role of trust in this process, the potential for bias, the purpose of handovers vs. how they’re perceived by learners, and recommendations for making handovers safer and more effective.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else podcasts are available.
This episode is the first in thi...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - October 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast bias handovers medical education RIME trust Source Type: blogs
Given The Health Divide Between Indigenous And Non-Indigenous Australiana The Referendum Needs Some Commentary!
This appeared least week:
Indigenous voice to parliament: ‘Out here’
in the APY Lands, early death the great divide
Exclusive By Greg Bearup Feature writer, The Weekend Australian Magazine 3:44PM October 7, 2023 Out here, the houses are overflowing with kids and cousins. The cost of fuel an d fresh food is eye-watering. Teachers out here use a device called a Soundfield to amplify their voices (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 12, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
A shop teacher ’s daughter on transforming patient safety
Just a few weeks ago, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a report, “A Transformational Effort on Patient Safety.” This was both a “surprise” and “not a surprise” to me because I’m a nurse, a subject matter expert in patient safety, and a shop teacher’s daughter. PCAST’s call for action
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A shop teacher’s daughter on transforming patient safety originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - October 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Barbara L. Olson, RN Tags: Conditions Public Health & Policy Source Type: blogs
Money Is a Psychedelic Too
Money is actually psychedelic. Let me ‘splain…
Money isn’t as intense as the psychedelics you put directly into your body – physical consumption changes the intentionality – but money still behaves very much as a psychedelic substance.
Money responds powerfully to set and setting, the set being your mindset and the setting behind the environment of other relationships that you bring to your interactions with money.
When this realization popped in, I asked my higher self if this was true, and he said, “Bingo! Indeed it is.”
I see this very clearly in my own relationship with money as it...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - September 27, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Abundance Creating Reality Source Type: blogs
Non-invasive Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TES) shows early promise to treat ADHD symptoms in children
While tDCS uses constant current intensity, tRNS and tACS use oscillating current. The vertical axis represents the current intensity in milliamp (mA), while the horizontal axis illustrates the time-course. Source: Wikipedia.
Many children with ADHD benefit from medication treatment, behavioral treatment, or their combination, but others do not. In addition, parents are often reluctant to start their child on medication and high quality behavioral treatments are not readily accessible in many areas. The long-term efficacy of these treatments is also less than desirable. Thus, despite these evidence-based ADHD treatments, t...
Source: SharpBrains - September 19, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. David Rabiner Tags: Attention & ADD/ADHD Technology & Innovation ADHD behavioral treatment ADHD medication treatment ADHD rating scale Cognitive-Training Cognitive-Training-Program Computerized-cognitive-training transcranial electrical stimulation Source Type: blogs
