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Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

Good advice @thinkingpowers.bsky.social

The transformative power of keeping a daily journal In a new book, writer Suleika Jaouad explains why journaling is a form of alchemy — and offers tips on how to reignite your practice if you're feeling stuck, bored or uninspired by your own writing.

In a new book, writer Suleika Jaouad explains why journaling is a form of alchemy — and offers tips on how to reignite your practice if you're feeling stuck, bored or uninspired by your own writing.

“We take vaccines so for granted in the United States” ...“Women in the developing world know the power of [vaccines]. They will walk 10 kilometers in the heat with their child and line up to get a vaccine because they have seen death.”

Melinda Gates

How My ADHD Went Undiagnosed for Decades — And Why It Matters

ADHD doesn’t always look the way you expect. I was recently asked to write a letter to my younger self for a project Find the ADHD Girls is working on. It made me realize how many signs of ADHD I had growing up ... and how easy they were to miss.
#adhd #ADHDinWomen #ADHDinGirls #Masking

I’ve enjoyed being part of Narrative Mindworks - The World’s Leading International Narrative Practices Association; consider joining the global community advancing the art and practice of narrative in healthcare, education & communication. #healthhumanities #medicalhumanities
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The community health workers protecting pregnant women from dangerous heat in Delhi In one of the world's hottest capital cities, a specialist team is working to help pregnant women survive the scorching temperatures.

The community health workers protecting pregnant women from dangerous heat in Delhi

“India is expected to be among the 1st countries where temps exceed safe limits for healthy people by 2050, even while resting in the shade, which could impact labour productivity, economic growth & quality of life”

Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful women who ever lived Astonishing new archaeological finds and ancient DNA analysis leave no doubt that throughout prehistory women were rulers, warriors, hunters and shamans

Astonishing discoveries by archaeologists and analysis of ancient genomes mean we must rethink the emergence of patriarchy and the roles of women in prehistoric societies.

I was premed when I saw this and many years later, after a very short residency in neurology, I have been EM since then and the lack of attention span is too accurate. Best wishes to your daughter!

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year—it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” Wise words from the great John Lewis.

If you were forced to flee your home because of floods or wildfires, would you expect to be received with dignity and be supported?

Yes?

That’s exactly what all refugees everywhere deserve

Heartwarming moment baby turtle is rescued from a ghost net…..
Thank you for rescuing the little beautiful creature…. 🐢
🥹🥰

Bright orange and pink peony flowers with green leaves over blue in the background. Beige box with black text in center “May life treat you exactly the same way you treat servers, store clerks, senior citizens, children, and farm workers.”

If you’re having a bad day, here’s a cute bunny eating...

If you can best a sundowning Meemaw you can best an ICE agent or two. The ICE agent probably cares about his own safety, Meemaw is ready to fight God and walk backwards into hell.

Sweet! Are you vanlifing?

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Teaching PACE and other graded assertiveness tools shifts the culture.

We stop equating silence with agreement.
We start treating speaking up as an act of care.

#SurgicalEducation #SpeakUp #PACE #NonTechnicalSkills #ORLeadership #PsychSafety

Forest Plot of the Effect of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists (GLP1-RAs) vs Placebo on Mental Health–Related Quality of Life (QOL). A total of 17 studies were included (GLP1-RA, n = 5818, vs placebo, n = 4212). The summary effect size indicates that GLP1-RAs are associated with improved mental health–related QOL relative to placebo, with Hedges g of 0.15 (P < .001). RE indicates random effects; SMD, standardized mean difference.

Important finding:

GLP-1 receptor agonists improve mental health outcomes in people with diabetes and/or obesity & do not increase risk of psychiatric adverse effects, according to a systematic review & meta-analysis of 80 RCTs involving 107,860 patients.

#medsky

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Incredibly moving piece from an incredible human. I’m proud to know you @craigspencer.bsky.social. Thanks for inspiring us.

Rural Hospital Closes Due to GOP’s Gargantuan Medicaid Cuts Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

There will be mane more hospitals that will shut down. There are projected hospital closures - critical access hospotals who often represent the only available healthcare people in that area have. People go to those hospitals as they would to the office.

new @NUEMblog post:

Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens

UCSF School of Medicine Class of 2025: Advocating for a Better World | UCSF Medical Education The UCSF School of Medicine Class of 2025 arrived during the COVID-19 pandemic, then learned and lived through complex and uncertain times, showing extraordinary determination and resilience over the…

Louise Aronson, MD, MFA delivered the UCSF Med Class of 2025 keynote: “Graduating is a big deal. But creating a good human being is the biggest deal of all.” Read more: meded.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-sc...

I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country — as if these people haven't lived through enough horror... I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question — it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her "Miss Daisy") Miss Daisy out for a drive. Before we took off on our road trip, to the end of The Road and back, in our landlocked little town (Juneau, Alaska), I set my copy of The Onion down in front of her. Over our two-hour excursion, tiny Miss Daisy read that front page at least a dozen times and each time she would snicker, giggle, and guffaw, then put it down on the dash board and, a minute later, discover it anew. I think it was the best afternoon of my life. We don't often hear them laugh and when they do, it's the sweetest thing you've ever heard. ... Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the really important work all of you do. You make the world a better place.

I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.

The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.

This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.

Is this real life?! 👀 Special guests from the @HBO hit series, The Pitt, are joining us in SLC! 🎉 Hear from star, Noah Wyle, writer & producer Joe Sachs, MD, FACEP, & medical advisor @melherbert.bsky.social , for an exclusive panel discussion @ ACEP25! Get registered! 📲 #ThePitt #acep25

Margaret standing at podium with a slide protected behind her. Text on slide- Data and Al • "create both less work and more work.. • both empower and disempower • both uncover concerns and cover up concerns • tighten organizational control and generate new forms of organizational disintegration." Hoeyer, K. (2023) * with light edits

Cheering Prof Margaret Bearman delivering the opening keynote at #asme2025 Edinburgh.🎉

Talks about AI often give me the cold horrors- and Margaret acknowledges the frequent polarisation and breathless but unrealistic futurism- so it's refreshing to get SENSIBLE scholarship. 🤗🙏 #MedEd #MedSky

Overcome Laziness With These 7 Japanese Productivity Hacks  - CITI I/O In a world chock-full of diversions and ever-mounting demands, conquering laziness can be a right challenge. But you…

Overcome #Laziness With These 7 #Japanese Productivity Hacks

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Here are my top 10 summer dogs of all time!

This is worth 3 minutes of your time. No one wants to eat at a restaurant that only serves bland chicken. (It’s not about chicken, or restaurants, tho)

Quote saying: I get tired of "under 40" lists. Show me someone who got their PhD at 60 after losing everything. Give me the 70-year-old debut novelist who writes from a lifetime of love and grief. Give me calloused hands and tender hearts.

AGEISM

YouTube video by Siris Health The World is...Toxic?

The world is toxic, or so wellness influencers want you to believe.

What does that even mean? I ask medical toxicologist @ryanmarino.bsky.social on Clarity Lab. Drops tomorrow!

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