Wayne Wood
@gwwood.bsky.social
Writer, editor, sky watcher. I read the news today, oh boy.
The remarkable life of Harold Jordan, the first African American resident physician at Vanderbilt. Take a look at this photo and think of the world he walked into in 1964. Literally the only Black person in a sea of white.
Harold Jordan, VUMC's first African American resident, who forged a career in academia and public service, dies at 87
Dr. Jordan was "a Vanderbilt and a civil rights legend."
news.vumc.org
December 31, 2024 at 11:03 PM
The remarkable life of Harold Jordan, the first African American resident physician at Vanderbilt. Take a look at this photo and think of the world he walked into in 1964. Literally the only Black person in a sea of white.
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Truly, one of the best changes to Medicare in decades. If you need a very expensive medicine (or a lot of medicine) and you are on Medicare you now have a hard cap on spending starting on 1/1. That is awesome.
Medicare's $2,000 prescription drug cap will take effect at the start of the new year.
The yearly limit on out-of-pocket payments, under the Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to lower millions of seniors' medical costs.
The yearly limit on out-of-pocket payments, under the Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to lower millions of seniors' medical costs.
Medicare $2,000 prescription drug cap starts Jan. 1
The yearly cap will be $2,000 in 2025.
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December 29, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Truly, one of the best changes to Medicare in decades. If you need a very expensive medicine (or a lot of medicine) and you are on Medicare you now have a hard cap on spending starting on 1/1. That is awesome.
The amazing 1958 Tampa Snow Show: The idea: 3 tons of "snow" (shaved ice) in the downtown shopping district. Santa! A huge Xmas tree! A Norwegian ski champion! The reality: A heat wave = slush. Santa turned out to be a jewel thief. The tree hit a sewer line. This should be a movie! shorturl.at/nCDqe
In 1958, a man made 3 million pounds of snow in Tampa. Disaster followed.
Step back in time to the ill-fated Tampa Snow Show.
www.tampabay.com
December 24, 2024 at 4:53 PM
The amazing 1958 Tampa Snow Show: The idea: 3 tons of "snow" (shaved ice) in the downtown shopping district. Santa! A huge Xmas tree! A Norwegian ski champion! The reality: A heat wave = slush. Santa turned out to be a jewel thief. The tree hit a sewer line. This should be a movie! shorturl.at/nCDqe
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This is so spot on. As a climate scientist and public intellectual, I see or experience these often
December 10, 2024 at 12:57 PM
This is so spot on. As a climate scientist and public intellectual, I see or experience these often
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When Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022, physicians at a Ballad Health facility said he couldn't be expected to recover. At a non-Ballad hospital, he received a heart transplant. Brett Kelman with @kffhealthnews.bsky.social reports on Ballad Health, a state-sanctioned hospital monopoly.
Six years into an Appalachia hospital monopoly, patients are fearful and furious • Tennessee Lookout
Ballad Health has failed to meet quality-of-care goals, leaving some patients afraid of their local hospitals but with no other options near.
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December 6, 2024 at 2:52 PM
When Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022, physicians at a Ballad Health facility said he couldn't be expected to recover. At a non-Ballad hospital, he received a heart transplant. Brett Kelman with @kffhealthnews.bsky.social reports on Ballad Health, a state-sanctioned hospital monopoly.
About earthquakes in that region: Kathryn Schulz won a Pulitizer for her 2015 New Yorker article about the coming earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. The Cascadia subduction zone licks its chops and waits...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
December 5, 2024 at 9:50 PM
About earthquakes in that region: Kathryn Schulz won a Pulitizer for her 2015 New Yorker article about the coming earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. The Cascadia subduction zone licks its chops and waits...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
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Truly under appreciated how much bigger houses are now than back then.
There is a lot that we could and should do to increase housing affordability, but the basic reality is that a nice suburban 1950s family house would be *tiny* by contemporary American standards which is why they were affordable on lower incomes.
December 4, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Truly under appreciated how much bigger houses are now than back then.
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Hey so NC5 got the field sobriety test from TN Senate GOP caucus chair Senator Ken Yager’s DUI after a hit-and-run crash in Georgia, and we can’t help but notice he appears to have forgotten to use the restroom before he started driving.
Full: www.newschannel5.com/news/authori...
Full: www.newschannel5.com/news/authori...
December 4, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Hey so NC5 got the field sobriety test from TN Senate GOP caucus chair Senator Ken Yager’s DUI after a hit-and-run crash in Georgia, and we can’t help but notice he appears to have forgotten to use the restroom before he started driving.
Full: www.newschannel5.com/news/authori...
Full: www.newschannel5.com/news/authori...
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Ed Schultz was a pioneer in biomedical informatics, and also...a great bass player in the band Soul Incision.
We at Vanderbilt (@vumc-insights.bsky.social) mourn the loss of our friend and colleagues, Informatics and HealthIT leader Dr. Edward Shultz. Our condolences go out to his family and loved ones. news.vumc.org/2024/12/04/v...
Vanderbilt mourns loss of informatics and HealthIT leader Edward Shultz
Edward Shultz, MD, MS, a pioneer in biomedical informatics, data science and IT architecture at Vanderbilt, died Nov. 30. He was 76.
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December 4, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Ed Schultz was a pioneer in biomedical informatics, and also...a great bass player in the band Soul Incision.
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PSA: When you’re threatening to pull children’s hospital funding because doctors don’t want to turn kids away over their immigration status, you might not be the good guys in the story. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
November 30, 2024 at 2:41 PM
PSA: When you’re threatening to pull children’s hospital funding because doctors don’t want to turn kids away over their immigration status, you might not be the good guys in the story. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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The clearest image of Pluto
November 29, 2024 at 4:36 PM
The clearest image of Pluto
Stand tall, Nashville! The third most clogged city on the busiest plumbing day of the year: brown Friday. www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
'Brown Friday': Plumbers report an uptick in service calls the day after Thanksgiving
Most plumbing calls on Brown Friday are about fixing kitchen sink clogs, not restroom issues.
www.usatoday.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Stand tall, Nashville! The third most clogged city on the busiest plumbing day of the year: brown Friday. www.usatoday.com/story/graphi...
What's the story? Still blooming on Nov. 29!
November 29, 2024 at 4:03 PM
What's the story? Still blooming on Nov. 29!
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We will at least tie the record for latest freeze (11/27/2009). Our first official freeze is coming: 35° Weds 11/27, 32° Fri 11/29, and for sure Sat 11/30 with a hard freeze (27°). Data from @nwsnashville.
November 24, 2024 at 10:08 PM
We will at least tie the record for latest freeze (11/27/2009). Our first official freeze is coming: 35° Weds 11/27, 32° Fri 11/29, and for sure Sat 11/30 with a hard freeze (27°). Data from @nwsnashville.
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The Andromeda Galaxy | NASA
November 23, 2024 at 11:39 AM
The Andromeda Galaxy | NASA
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I love it when people twist the truth when responding to my reporting, not fully comprehending that I ALWAYS have receipts! I’m going to enjoy my weekend, but next week will be fun!
November 24, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I love it when people twist the truth when responding to my reporting, not fully comprehending that I ALWAYS have receipts! I’m going to enjoy my weekend, but next week will be fun!
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The fact is Trump campaigned on retribution. No one knows exactly how bad—how egregious and hateful it will be—but it would be foolish to believe he wasn’t serious.
I’m keeping my eyes on those who stand up for principle, for democracy and decency, and don’t act out of fear.
I’m keeping my eyes on those who stand up for principle, for democracy and decency, and don’t act out of fear.
November 24, 2024 at 12:11 AM
The fact is Trump campaigned on retribution. No one knows exactly how bad—how egregious and hateful it will be—but it would be foolish to believe he wasn’t serious.
I’m keeping my eyes on those who stand up for principle, for democracy and decency, and don’t act out of fear.
I’m keeping my eyes on those who stand up for principle, for democracy and decency, and don’t act out of fear.
JFK, a few months before 11-22-63: “There will always be those who scoff at intellectuals, who cry out against research, who seek to hamstring and hamper our education system....the educated [must] reject...prejudice and violence and reaffirm the values of freedom and law.” shorturl.at/TzPXs
When Nashville was Camelot
It was a sunny, magnificent day as President John F. Kennedy smiled and waved to the crowds along the sidewalk. Riding in a convertible, the young president’s coppery hair shimmered
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November 22, 2024 at 3:09 PM
JFK, a few months before 11-22-63: “There will always be those who scoff at intellectuals, who cry out against research, who seek to hamstring and hamper our education system....the educated [must] reject...prejudice and violence and reaffirm the values of freedom and law.” shorturl.at/TzPXs