Northern lights from my brother’s farm just west of Saint Louis.

Is there a more beautiful city park than Forest Park in StL?
Despite the loss of a thousand plus trees due to the recent tornado, it’s still such an amazing place.

@forestparkforever.bsky.social

CDC used to be one of the most trusted agencies in the US and world. I’ve been there a couple of times as part of a task force to promote maternal health. Very dedicated professionals. Trump did his best to try ruin the CDC during his first term and seems to achieving that goal this time with RFKJr.

Lovely rainbow this evening

Me and my bunny, Francis. I love seeing all the bunny pictures. @dailybunnies.bsky.social

Happy Easter

At least it’s Spring!

Moon with ring of light

I love them too. I have quite a collection. I would always buy one every time I was in NYC in Times Square. I’m chair of an advisory board that met every Spring in one of the boutique hotels off Broadway, usually the Muse. Sadly they moved the meetings to DC. I hope you enjoy wearing it.

Pelvic floor disorders are common in the US, especially after birth. Two studies reported rates of ~25% of US women aged > 20 yr with 1 or more pelvic floor disorders (Nygaard et al., 2008; Wu et al., 2014). Pelvic floor physical therapy may be helpful.

journals.lww.com/mcnjournal/a...

Induction of labor (IOL) in US continues to increase. Women having their first live birth have higher rates (41.2%) than multiparous women (28%) based on data from 2023. Graph shows data up to 2022. First 9 mo of 2024: IOL rate 41.5% for this pop.
wonder.cdc.gov/natality-exp...
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My twin bro sent me this picture this morning from his walk to work. In the midst of all the news of the shooting yesterday, he said to remember there’s still a lot good happening in NYC.