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Being On The Other Side
A week ago I had to activate EMS.  My husband,  who has diabetes,  collapsed in a seizure.  Long story short, his Continuous Glucose Monitor malfunctioned.  What he thought was a reading of 200 mg/…
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October 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Combating Anti-Science
Anyone who knows me knows that I love to read. If you follow my blog, you also know that I embrace science. Because of that, you can conclude that I abhor this movement toward psedo-science and ant…
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October 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Insurance Funding Matters
“…to inform you that x plan will no longer be continued…” due to the “rising costs of medical care”. Thousands of people received a letter with these words this …
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September 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Trust Then Verify
In the 1980’s, President Ronald Reagan used a Russian proverb. “Trust then verify” is the American translation. What the proverb means is that even though one uses a a trusted sou…
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September 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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EMS and Suicide Awareness
EMS Survey This one’s personal. In EMS, we all know that this is Suicide Awareness Month.  It’s well-published on TV, social media, and even the workplace.  One-fifth of our b…
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September 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Free Speech
CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF; OR ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF THE PRESS; OR THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE PEACEAB…
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September 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Euthanize the homeless? Demand FOX fire Brian Kilmeade for advocating for this.
September 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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@velshimsnbc.bsky.social Rudy tried banning the homeless too when he was mayor
August 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Men’s Health Awareness Month
June is Men’s Health Awareness Month. It’s not just about physical health, it’s about mental health, also. When you look in publications and on television, you see plenty of adver…
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June 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Oh SNAP!
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was initially known as Food Stamps. While many may believe that the program initiated in 1974, it has a far longer history. The goal of this ini…
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May 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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We Care. For Everyone
I was listening to the scanner today. I heard a cardiac arrest come in, and the agency for that area needed to gather a crew. A neighboring ambulance company heard the call, was in close proximity,…
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May 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Never Forget?
The World Trade Center Health Program is in danger. On January 2, 2011 the World Trade Center Health Program was established under the James Zagroda 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. Signed by Pres…
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May 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
In both health and political news, autism, more accurately known as Autism Spectrum Disorder, has been attracting attention. In the past, autism has been portrayed in pop culture. From Tommy Westph…
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May 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Pertussis
It has recently been making the headlines that there is a rise in the number of Whooping Cough cases in the United States. The news brought back memories of my maternal grandmother, who as a child …
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April 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Pink Cocaine
Pink Cocaine is a street drug that has become more common in the United States. It was developed in 2018 in Latin America. According to the NIH, its use began in Latin America, went to Europe, and …
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April 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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The Pitt
I had debated writing about this television show. It seems as if everyone else has been doing so over it’s fifteen week run. I had even questioned whether or not I was going to watch the show…
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April 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The Thing About Measles
As Americans, we are now facing one of the consequences of the anti-vax movement: a measles outbreak. Prior to the development of the measles vaccine, few were unaffected by this virus. Since the i…
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April 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM