Dr Vas
@durvas.bsky.social
Physician, humanist, short-term pessimist, long-term optimist.
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A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residencies across specialties in states with restrictions on abortion.
Medical residents are starting to avoid states with abortion bans, data shows
A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residencies across specialties in states with restrictions on abortion.
www.npr.org
May 9, 2024 at 5:10 PM
A new analysis shows that students graduating from U.S. medical schools were less likely to apply this year for residencies across specialties in states with restrictions on abortion.
The story doesn't quite say why it's taken 40 years for this drug to make it's way across the pond.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/h...
April 25, 2024 at 3:08 AM
The story doesn't quite say why it's taken 40 years for this drug to make it's way across the pond.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/h...
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Reposted by Dr Vas
When actor George Takei was 4 years old, he was labeled an "enemy" by the U.S. government and sent to a string of incarceration camps. His new children's book about that time is "My Lost Freedom."
George Takei 'Lost Freedom' some 80 years ago – now he's written that story for kids
When actor George Takei was 4 years old, he was labeled an "enemy" by the U.S. government and sent to a string of incarceration camps. His new children's book about that time is My Lost Freedom.
www.npr.org
April 20, 2024 at 4:53 PM
When actor George Takei was 4 years old, he was labeled an "enemy" by the U.S. government and sent to a string of incarceration camps. His new children's book about that time is "My Lost Freedom."
In ongoing coverage of the groundbreaking xenotransplant of a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a human - the recipient is doing so well, he's home! www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/h...
April 4, 2024 at 11:25 AM
In ongoing coverage of the groundbreaking xenotransplant of a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a human - the recipient is doing so well, he's home! www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/h...
My city is in the path of totality for the upcoming eclipse and these sentiments are shared by thousands 😄
April 4, 2024 at 11:09 AM
My city is in the path of totality for the upcoming eclipse and these sentiments are shared by thousands 😄
And, if you haven't already read it, a good time to add this book to your reading list bookshop.org/p/books/thin...
Of the very many who have influenced my view of the world and how things, and more importantly, people, work, Daniel Kahneman is close to the top. He and others who have developed the field of behavioral economics, have shaped my decisions significantly. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate who upended economics, dies at 90
Psychologist Daniel Kahneman found that people rely on shortcuts that often lead them to make wrongheaded decisions that go against their own best interest.
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March 27, 2024 at 8:14 PM
And, if you haven't already read it, a good time to add this book to your reading list bookshop.org/p/books/thin...
Of the very many who have influenced my view of the world and how things, and more importantly, people, work, Daniel Kahneman is close to the top. He and others who have developed the field of behavioral economics, have shaped my decisions significantly. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate who upended economics, dies at 90
Psychologist Daniel Kahneman found that people rely on shortcuts that often lead them to make wrongheaded decisions that go against their own best interest.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 27, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Of the very many who have influenced my view of the world and how things, and more importantly, people, work, Daniel Kahneman is close to the top. He and others who have developed the field of behavioral economics, have shaped my decisions significantly. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Another excellent analysis by The Commonwealth Fund, an entity that has advocated for universal healthcare coverage.
Medicaid Provides People with Important Financial Protections.
It Could Do Better.
It Could Do Better.
How Medicaid Protects Beneficiaries from Financial Stress — and How It Could Do More
It is essential to continue to monitor the extent of Medicaid’s financial risk protection for beneficiaries and whether it is being experienced equitably.
www.commonwealthfund.org
March 27, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Another excellent analysis by The Commonwealth Fund, an entity that has advocated for universal healthcare coverage.
And more coverage of what I'm hoping will continue to develop into a positive outcome for the person who received the organ, and prove to be a turning point in human history.
For the first time, surgeons have transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a living person, doctors in Boston said Thursday.
First human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney performed
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital said they transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a living human for the first time. The 62-year-old recipient has end-stage kidney disease.
www.npr.org
March 21, 2024 at 8:44 PM
And more coverage of what I'm hoping will continue to develop into a positive outcome for the person who received the organ, and prove to be a turning point in human history.
I've been following CRISPR almost since its invention and today, this headline still blew my mind!
www.statnews.com/2024/03/21/f...
www.statnews.com/2024/03/21/f...
March 21, 2024 at 2:08 PM
I've been following CRISPR almost since its invention and today, this headline still blew my mind!
www.statnews.com/2024/03/21/f...
www.statnews.com/2024/03/21/f...
Not having ever really been a regular Twitter user, I was nevertheless troubled by the Musk saga and decided to try out BlueSky. Now that I'm here, I am going to give putting some content out here a try. I'm going to start with a "breaking news" article this morning - one that clearly is a miracle!
March 21, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Not having ever really been a regular Twitter user, I was nevertheless troubled by the Musk saga and decided to try out BlueSky. Now that I'm here, I am going to give putting some content out here a try. I'm going to start with a "breaking news" article this morning - one that clearly is a miracle!