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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tuesday's final light over the Chicago Lakefront.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today, Scientific American turns 180—the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S. 🎉

Since 1845, we’ve shared the wonders of science with the world.

💫 Dive into 180 years of discovery: sciam.com/180
🧬 Explore pivotal moments in science: bit.ly/4mNTpGY
🎁 Win prizes: sciam.com/180contest

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · Aug 29

Real patriotism is wanting your country to be better.

Real patriotism is wanting every single person who lives in it to have a stake in its success.

Real patriotism is wanting the best for everyone in it. To have the best healthcare, education and life chances.

I don’t need a flag outside my door

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Polly Nator @madeincleveland.bsky.social · Aug 28

Remember when COVID vaccines were first available? Remember how they saved lives and helped us move toward normalcy? Remember how relieved and grateful we were? Remember how amazing our healthcare workers were? Remember how science rescued us?

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · Aug 29

A well-deserved honor. Roy Williams followed in his mentor Dean Smith's footsteps, in leadership on the court and never hesitating to speak out on important issues off the court. He's a proud son of Western NC
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Roy Williams to Receive North Carolina Award for Public Service - Chapelboro.com

Former UNC men's basketball head coach Roy Williams was named as one of six winners of the North Carolina Award earlier this week.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · Aug 29

As long as guns are easily available to crazy people, mass killings directed at so-called soft targets will continue. This is a fact. Countries where it's more difficult for crazy people to obtain guns have less shootings. This is also a fact. Do with these facts as you will.

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Evans Anderson @evansanderson.bsky.social · Aug 28

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 28

We are very happy to announce the seven pioneering researchers who are the first recipients of the prestigious Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships, long-term awards that support exceptional mid-career research leaders in the UK. #RSGrants royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...

Exceptional research leaders awarded first Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships | Royal Society

Seven pioneering researchers have been announced as the first recipients.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Aug 29

Between RFK decimating the CDC, normalizing Ashli Babbitt & the umpteenth school shooting... I'm losing the will to post.

#ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 28

The idea of perfectionism as a form of admirable striving is a dangerous misconception. “I can’t stand it when people talk about perfectionism as something positive,” a psychology professor said. “They don’t realize the deep human toll.”

The Pain of Perfectionism

It’s the fault people humblebrag about in job interviews, but psychologists are discovering more and more about the real harm it causes.

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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · Aug 29

The first hospital pagers were in use in 1949 (!)...but the terminology of resident/attending physicians being ‘on call’ feels increasingly obsolete. Our tools of communication and practice have evolved...so what do we call being ‘at the ready for urgent patient concerns?’ Neologism pls.
#medsky

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Philadelphia Inquirer Sports @phillysport.bsky.social · Aug 29

Kyle Schwarber became the first Phillie since Mike Schmidt and the 21st player in MLB history to finish a game with four home runs. He also set a franchise single-game record with nine RBIs.

Kyle Schwarber’s historic four-homer night leads Phillies to a dominant 19-4 win over Braves

Schwarber became the first Phillie since Mike Schmidt and the 21st player in MLB history to finish a game with four home runs. He also set a franchise single-game record with nine RBIs.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 29

NEW: More than two decades after victims and families of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the Saudi government responsible for aiding the Qaida terrorists who carried out the plot, a judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the kingdom can go to trial.

Sept. 11 Victims’ Lawsuit Against Saudi Government Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules

Information uncovered by plaintiffs has already undermined the FBI’s conclusion that two U.S.-based Saudi officials “unwittingly” helped al-Qaida hijackers after they arrived in America.

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STITCHES - the Best Papers in General Surgery @stitches.today · Aug 29

When not to place a drain may matter more than how to manage one.

After #pancreatoduodenectomy, routine drains aren’t the standard anymore:

✅ Omit in low-risk
✅ Use selectively in high-risk
✅ Remove early when safe

The End of the Automatic Drain in Pancreatoduodenectomy - STITCHES

Why knowing when not to place a drain may matter more than how to manage one. The Bottom Line: Routine prophylactic abdominal drainage after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is no longer universally necessa...

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA @tomvarghesejr.bsky.social · Aug 29

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JACS Missions Statement

Exceptional science for the practicing surgeon in The House of Surgery®.

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Tom Varghese Jr. MD, MS, MBA @tomvarghesejr.bsky.social · Aug 29

Honored to introduce our new mission statement for @acsjacs.bsky.social

“Exceptional science for the practicing surgeon in the House of Surgery”.

Looking forward to our work ahead. 🙏🏾

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Aug 29

Heart failure affects more than 55 million people worldwide. 🫀

A new Lancet Series, presented at #ESC2025, serves as a call to action for clinicians, health systems, and governments to prioritise the primary prevention of heart failure. tinyurl.com/2sty9386

Figure highlighting selected opportunities for promotion of CKM health and prevention of heart failure at the individual, health-care system and community, and population and policy levels. CKM=cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic. Copyright: 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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JACC Journals @jaccjournals.bsky.social · Aug 14

The new AHA/ACC/Multisociety #ClinicalGuideline on high #bloodpressure provides updated recommendations for clinicians on the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure in adults.

Get the details in #JACC: www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

#Hypertension #CardioSky #MedSky

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Dr Eric Levi @drericlevi.bsky.social · Aug 29

I visited the The Royal Flying Doctors Service base in Alice Springs & marvelled at their amazing work. Australia spans the width of Europe from Portugal to Ukraine & Turkey (see superimposed map). Delivering medical care to this great Southland is a challenge! #surgery #australia #RFDS #health

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Al Haddrell @ukhadds.bsky.social · Aug 28

When scientists say things like, "opening a window lowers the risk of transmission by 38%", where do they get these numbers? Well, they use airborne transmission models.

In my latest explainer video I walk through the history of these models, what they do, and what the don't.

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Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) @acsjacs.bsky.social · Aug 21

On the latest episode of the #OperativeWord, host @tomvarghesejr.bsky.social, is joined by Dr Timothy Pawlik to discuss his recent JACS article, "Association of Discharge Against Medical Advice with Surgical Outcomes and Healthcare Cost."

Listen at: theoperativeword.podbean.com/e/e36-associ...

E36: Association of Discharge Against Medical Advice with Surgical Outcomes and Healthcare Cost | The Operative Word

In this episode, Tom Varghese, MD, FACS, is joined by Timothy Pawlik, MD, FACS, from The Ohio State University. They discuss Dr Pawlik’s recent article, “Association of Discharge Against Medical Advic...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 3

Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."

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American College of Surgeons @facs.org · Jul 31

Only 7.9% of rural hospitals (excluding critical access hospitals) in the US are CoC-accredited, compared to 35% of urban hospitals.

This article describes favorable approaches to achieving accreditation for rural hospitals. 🏥

CoC Accreditation Is Becoming More Accessible to Rural Hospitals

CoC accreditation addresses disparities in rural cancer care by offering tools for program development and data monitoring.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 3

Utah…

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