Last week the American Medical Association voted,for the first time,to declare obesity(肥胖) a disease.How should the rest of us respond?When we meet obese people,should we cast them a knowing glance of concern and ask how they are doing?Should we send flowers and"get well soon"cards to...
inJapanandChile.AnditwasinChileshediscoveredshecould getlast-minutecheap dealson shipsgoingto Antarcticafrom theislandsoff TierradelFuego,thesouthernmosttip ofthe SouthAmericanmainland.“IjustdecidedIwantedtogo,”shesays.“IhadnoideaaboutwhatI?d findthereandIwasn?tnervous.Ijustwantedto doit.AndIwantedto...
aSkeptics were dismayed several years ago when a group of societies including the American Medical Association tried to end the debate by issuing a joint statement:"At this time, were over 1,000 studies point overwhelmingly to causal connection between media violence and aggressive behavior in some...
duringthestudythanthosewhoneveratenuts.LeadresearcherDr.CharlesFuchs,fromtheDanaFarberCancerInstituteandBrighamand Women?Hospital,said,“Themostobviousbenefitwasa decreaseof29%indeathsfromheartdisease,butwealsosawasignificantreduction—11%—inthe dangerofdyingfromcancer.”Theysuggestnutsareloweringcholesterol(胆固醇...
Passage 2(2021三湘名校教育联盟第三次大联考)When was the last time you thought aboutbreathing? Most people usually do not. When weare healthy, breathing happens naturally andeasily. Without much effect on our part, thehuman respiratory system(呼吸系统)works hard.Experts say we take about 20,000...
The problem wasn’t that there was a system(系统)that didn’t work well enough; the problem was that we didn’t have a system at all. We didn’t have a group of doctors ready to go. We didn’t have a medical team ready either. Many more people lost their lives just because no...
The subject of Goldman’s complaint was internist Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, Florida’s Surgeon General and head of the Florida Department of Health. However, the investigation manager for the Medical Quality Assurance Program’s Bureau of Enforcement notified Goldman in November thatno actioncould be...
In conclusion, the gender demographics of residency trainees have profoundly changed during the 5 decades since abortion was last restricted. The leadership of hospital systems and graduate medical education programs must be swift in their intentional actions to address the effects of abortion restrictions...
of interests and abilities.The highlight forme was the relay race, which saw an incredible display of teamwork and determination. Additionally, many students,me included,were impressed with the good organization ofthe events,the excit...
Medical ethicsWorld War, 1939-1945MedicinePhysiciansCourage is required of an individual who has been touched by the Holocaust, as was Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, to write about it. (His father, Sidney, was among the American troops that liberated Dachau.) Dr Caplan, the prominent director of ...