Amid widespread deregulation, private law is poised to play an increasingly central role in the health care system, argue Christopher Robertson, JD, PhD (Christopher Robertson), and Wendy N. Epstein, JD (Wendy Netter Epstein), in a new Perspective. But reliance on private law comes with risk.

The Gothic Revival Cadet Chapel at West Point is stunning.

The busiest gal in town on a foggy summer morning. Hey lady, where are you going to walk is this morning? Woof woof!

Viewpoint: The discovery of PCSK9's role in familial hypercholesterolemia has led to the development of effective PCSK9 inhibitors that lower LDL cholesterol and improve cardiovascular outcomes. ja.ma/460xDJh

A picture of us and the kids at their wedding in Seoul 20 years ago now. All 300 guests including us wore traditional Korean formal wear which made it quite a colourful event. Hey, I even had hair then!

Deer Arm Brook at the base of Gros Morne Mountain is as dry as I have ever seen it. All of Newfoundland and Labrador are still under extreme wild forest fire alerts as everything is so dry.

When we were younger the Mrs. went with me on my motorcycle adventures and we used this larger highway bike on the right. Once she lost interest in biking I started driving smaller sport bikes because they were much lighter and easier to handle in city traffic.

Just another wonderful sunset in paradise. Don’t you wish you were sitting here where there is plenty of peace and quiet.

Only together, only by becoming one Body in which even the most fragile participate with full dignity, are we the Body of Christ, the Church of God. This happens when the fire that Jesus came to bring burns away the prejudices, cautions, and fears that still marginalize those who

Eliminating barriers to #mentalhealth care for physicians is essential to prevent untreated conditions and suicides, improve well-being, and maintain high-quality patient care. ja.ma/46V2qsV

🖋️ He earned a master’s degree in American history and social work, working in a homeless shelter, with juvenile offenders and in a literacy program before choosing hospice work. He saw his work as a way to serve people who had been marginalized. archive.is/ZChHr#selectio…

Large Language Models for Psychiatric Phenotype Extraction from Electronic Health Records - goo.gl/scholar/ZGu8EX #ScholarAlerts

From 2010 to 2022, international medical graduates made up approximately 18% of the US #physician workforce, particularly in underserved urban areas, despite growing numbers of US medical graduates. ja.ma/3V5KVPk #MedEd

(Basic) ICU Hemodynamic “Secrets” - Part2: I know you know them, but let’s remind ourselves of some additional basic hemodynamic "secrets":

Oncologists are constantly walking the tightrope between hope & hype but I like to think we are in an era of legitimate optimism where we can extend lives longer than ever before

Military Medicine directly impacts morale. Center for Health Services Research Military Health System Department of Defense 🇺🇸 #Health & healthcare are essential to #NationalSecurity

ICU Stories: 80 yo patient, intubated w bacteremic MRSA pneumonia, FiO2 90% (severe ARDS), known dialysis pt (now on CRRT), cardiac arrest before intubation (CPR x 10min), AST/ALT 5,000-10,000, on 3 pressors, lactate 20 mmol/l... The person with power of attorney (a physician)

understands that the prognosis is dismal but, if the patient arrests, he wants us to do CPR for "no more than 8 minutes" because the patient had explicitly said that "wanted everything done"

Even though it's a common view that ICU physicians cannot prognosticate, the clinical course of this unfortunate patient (getting worse since ICU admission, 18 hours ago and now with whole-body mottling) gives me no hope that this is a survivable illness What would you do?