When public health issues are converted into politics, people hurt physically, emotionally, many die, and usually affects the most vulnerable populations. We have to approach gun violence and abortion rights as public health urgencies.
Human tendency to conform, especially when in large groups, is terrifying. Propaganda machines leverage this throughout human history.
The way out is to think freely, detached from the divisive narratives of the day that masquerade as universal truths.
This often feels lonely.
Lai et al in this small prospective single center study showed increase in SVR & CI in prone position in preload dependent patients. The results bring to the readers the potential hemodynamic benefit of the prone position.
@CritCareMed Link:https://t.co/oFCS7EjsWa
1/ 🧵Wisdom in Medicine
What’s going on here? And why it’s key in #COVID19
It’s quite simple: we finally had the #wisdom to ask Mr. D the right question! He and his wife encouraged us to use this picture to teach what we learned.
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It would be cool if for Mother’s Day we collectively worked to achieve things that would actually benefit mothers like childcare, universal healthcare, pay equity, and maternity leave policies that enable bonding and don’t cause harm. But sure, flowers are nice.