Beth Koval
@bethkoval.bsky.social
Emergency Physician, amateur weaver
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This explains a lot about the current government in the US. And why the cycles of revenge aren't likely to stop any time soon.
The World’s Deadliest Addiction Is Popping Up on Brain Scans. And It’s Not Even a Drug.
There’s a reason our culture is so obsessed with revenge, and it starts in the brain.
slate.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This explains a lot about the current government in the US. And why the cycles of revenge aren't likely to stop any time soon.
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July 21, 2025 at 3:46 AM
July 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Self portrait in the mirror right now. Oil on linen paper.
When you lack a model there’s always yourself, we even take the same coffee breaks.
#portraitart #portraits #portrait #selfportrait #painting
When you lack a model there’s always yourself, we even take the same coffee breaks.
#portraitart #portraits #portrait #selfportrait #painting
July 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Self portrait in the mirror right now. Oil on linen paper.
When you lack a model there’s always yourself, we even take the same coffee breaks.
#portraitart #portraits #portrait #selfportrait #painting
When you lack a model there’s always yourself, we even take the same coffee breaks.
#portraitart #portraits #portrait #selfportrait #painting
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I don't think I've ever posted these here, so have some old pen drawings
June 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I don't think I've ever posted these here, so have some old pen drawings
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I sat with my anger
until it grew bored
and wandered off.
Sometimes
the best defense
is tea and silence.
#poem #poetry #buddhism #mindfulness #right-effort #non-reactivity
until it grew bored
and wandered off.
Sometimes
the best defense
is tea and silence.
#poem #poetry #buddhism #mindfulness #right-effort #non-reactivity
June 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I sat with my anger
until it grew bored
and wandered off.
Sometimes
the best defense
is tea and silence.
#poem #poetry #buddhism #mindfulness #right-effort #non-reactivity
until it grew bored
and wandered off.
Sometimes
the best defense
is tea and silence.
#poem #poetry #buddhism #mindfulness #right-effort #non-reactivity
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June 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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June 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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We're finding lots of Spear Thistle Lacebugs in the garden this year. The adults are easy to overlook, being only a few millimetres long.
June 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We're finding lots of Spear Thistle Lacebugs in the garden this year. The adults are easy to overlook, being only a few millimetres long.
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Platypus swimming
prints to usa: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
t-shirts, prints, tote bags and much more to usa, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1598...
prints to usa: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
t-shirts, prints, tote bags and much more to usa, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1598...
June 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Platypus swimming
prints to usa: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
t-shirts, prints, tote bags and much more to usa, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1598...
prints to usa: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
t-shirts, prints, tote bags and much more to usa, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1598...
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June 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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This might be a good time to recall Arnold Relman's wise words: "There really is no such thing as alternative medicine-- only medicine that has been proved to work and medicine that hasn't."
gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-is-op...
gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-is-op...
RFK Jr. Is Opening the Alternative Medicine Floodgates
Kennedy plans to make it easier for people to take unregulated, potentially unsafe treatments like stem cell and chelation therapy.
gizmodo.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This might be a good time to recall Arnold Relman's wise words: "There really is no such thing as alternative medicine-- only medicine that has been proved to work and medicine that hasn't."
gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-is-op...
gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-is-op...
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100% of people who need CPR are already dead
Although CPR has become synonymous with medical heroism, nearly 85 per cent of those who receive it in a hospital die. Why has it remained the norm?
The Hidden Harms of CPR
The brutal procedure can save lives, but only in particular cases. Why has it become a default treatment?
nyer.cm
June 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
100% of people who need CPR are already dead
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Oil sketch without underdrawing #portraitchallenge
June 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Oil sketch without underdrawing #portraitchallenge
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World Otter Day? Don't mind if I do! We had river otters where I grew up and they were truly delightful to see in the wild. Here's a sea otter with a gift for you
May 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
World Otter Day? Don't mind if I do! We had river otters where I grew up and they were truly delightful to see in the wild. Here's a sea otter with a gift for you
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Does it matter if the pilot has never landed an aircraft before?
May 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Does it matter if the pilot has never landed an aircraft before?
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May 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It’s just that it’s my name
sometimes in hospitals etc nurses are compelled to inform physicians of things (sometimes useful, sometimes… pro forma) and often document "MD aware" as in "yeah i told the doc but you and i know both know this is vague maybe liability busywork" and we are all in on it
explain your username:
there used to be two kellys in my friend group but the other one did something unforgivable, so they needed to differentiate between us until she was transitioned out and I became fun kelly. then my best friend & i worked together for years so everyone just calls me fun.
there used to be two kellys in my friend group but the other one did something unforgivable, so they needed to differentiate between us until she was transitioned out and I became fun kelly. then my best friend & i worked together for years so everyone just calls me fun.
April 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
It’s just that it’s my name
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The Indian Tortoiseshell is reminiscent of Europe's Small Tortoiseshell -- but redder. We spotted this one near a gorgeous waterfall in southern Bhutan. #butterfly #Bhutan #FieldGuidesBirdingTours
April 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Indian Tortoiseshell is reminiscent of Europe's Small Tortoiseshell -- but redder. We spotted this one near a gorgeous waterfall in southern Bhutan. #butterfly #Bhutan #FieldGuidesBirdingTours
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Did you hear about the guy who got severely injured playing peekaboo?
Ended up in the ICU
Ended up in the ICU
April 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Did you hear about the guy who got severely injured playing peekaboo?
Ended up in the ICU
Ended up in the ICU
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Doctor Here 👋
-41% of babies’ births are covered by #Medicaid.
-49% of #children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP.
-62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid.
-35% of people with #disabilities are covered by Medicaid.
- Medicaid saves lives!
#medsky #publichealth
-41% of babies’ births are covered by #Medicaid.
-49% of #children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP.
-62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid.
-35% of people with #disabilities are covered by Medicaid.
- Medicaid saves lives!
#medsky #publichealth
April 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Doctor Here 👋
-41% of babies’ births are covered by #Medicaid.
-49% of #children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP.
-62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid.
-35% of people with #disabilities are covered by Medicaid.
- Medicaid saves lives!
#medsky #publichealth
-41% of babies’ births are covered by #Medicaid.
-49% of #children are covered by Medicaid or CHIP.
-62% of long-term care residents in nursing homes are covered by Medicaid.
-35% of people with #disabilities are covered by Medicaid.
- Medicaid saves lives!
#medsky #publichealth
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If I could give any advice to anyone struggling with the complexities of what’s happening, it’s this: get to know ONE immigrant. Get to know ONE trans person. Every issue you think is complex becomes extremely simple the moment you love someone.
April 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If I could give any advice to anyone struggling with the complexities of what’s happening, it’s this: get to know ONE immigrant. Get to know ONE trans person. Every issue you think is complex becomes extremely simple the moment you love someone.
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Every year at this hour, we walk down to the marker where the British boats landed on 18 April 1775 (inland now, because the river is narrower) and read the Longfellow poem.
I offered the children the option to walk the British route to Concord in time for the shot, but they declined.
NO KINGS
I offered the children the option to walk the British route to Concord in time for the shot, but they declined.
NO KINGS
April 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Every year at this hour, we walk down to the marker where the British boats landed on 18 April 1775 (inland now, because the river is narrower) and read the Longfellow poem.
I offered the children the option to walk the British route to Concord in time for the shot, but they declined.
NO KINGS
I offered the children the option to walk the British route to Concord in time for the shot, but they declined.
NO KINGS
Making napkins! 8/2 cotton, 20 epi, pattern from “the green book” schacht wolf pup loom #handwoven
April 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Making napkins! 8/2 cotton, 20 epi, pattern from “the green book” schacht wolf pup loom #handwoven