Debora Porter

In honor of Pride Month, join us on 6/21 at 7pm ET for a special livestream event, "LGBTQ+MED: Full Spectrum Care," led by Dr. Søren Estvold from University of Medicine and Health Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5DsJWNAGsU via UMHS YouTube Channel

In honor of Pride Month, join us on 6/21 at 7pm ET for a special livestream event, "LGBTQ+MED: Full Spectrum Care," led by Dr. Søren Estvold from University of Medicine and Health Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5DsJWNAGsU via UMHS YouTube Channel

  OUT OF THE OLD BLACK BAG   New Relic Discovered in Troy Hill — Part 1 By  Anthony L. Kovatch, M.D.   Musical Accompaniment: “You Were Meant for Me” , sung by Helen Forrest and featured in the sentimental movie, “Penny Serenade.” Music by Nacio Herb Brown with lyrics by Arthur Freed (1929).   The neighborhood of Troy Hill rests on a plateau overlooking the Allegheny River on Pittsburgh’s Northside; it is approximately 3 kilometers long and only 1 kilometer wide. In the center of this quaint village sits the Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua which purportedly contains sacred relics, including the complete skeletal remains of a saint named Demetrius, a tooth of the chapel’s patron Saint Anthony, and a thorn from the true Crown of Thorns of the crucifixion of the Christ. All of the 4,000 to 5,000 relics in the chapel have original certificates of authenticity from the Vatican (the oldest of which dates from August 12, 1716), except for one which mysterio...

A male infant born at 39 weeks’ gestation with weight 3200 g was referred to our center at four days of life for abdominal distention. The baby was born to a primiparous mother and breast fed exclusively. He had passed meconium on multiple occasions since birth. Despite gross abdominal distention, he had no vomiting. On perineal examination, small cysts were arranged in a “string of pearls” fashion, emerging from the anal dimple and reaching the mid scrotum along the midline raphe (blue arrow, Figure 1). source https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(23)00356-6/fulltext?rss=yes

  Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer in women in the United States (excluding skin cancer) and the second-leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2023, nearly 300,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer and more than 55,000 with early-stage ductal carcinoma in situ will be diagnosed in the U.S. Although mortality from breast cancer has dropped steadily over the last several decades due to early screening and better treatments, the ACS still expects about 43,700 will die from the disease in 2023. Despite the reduction in mortality, the incidence of breast cancer in the U.S. has actually been rising about 0.5% every year. Earlier this month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (an independent government agency) issued  new and critically important draft recommendations for breast cancer screening. The USPSTF now recommends that all women  should be screened for breast cancer with mammogra...

  Like most conscientious and loving parents, Nancy Reynolds worries about her children (a lot!), even as they’ve gotten older and asserted their independence during their teen years: When my kids were young, I worried about whether they’d take a nap or share their toys during playdates. Now I worry about BIG stuff like them driving alone, staying safe when they’re out with friends, whether they’re aware of their surroundings when they’re walking to their car, and whether they’ll make good decisions when the chips are down. I can’t protect my kids from everything … I know that. But what I can do is prepare them, educate them and make them more aware .   Reynolds’ list of “50 Potentially Life-Saving Safety Tips Every Teenager Should Know” deserves to be read by every parent raising a child, and every teenager living in these dangerous times. Reading some of these commonsense reminders may trigger feelings of anxiety and sadness in some parents, like this everyday s...

Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee by John Hambrock ( Arcamax.com/thefunnies )           source https://www.thepediablog.com/2023/05/21/sunday-funnies-558/