Saturday, August 11, 2018
Friday, August 10, 2018
Cause of Death
An excerpt from the Washington Post -
Death reports make the opioid crisis personal for doctors
By Carolyn Y. Johnson
The form letters from the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office were supportive but grim.
“This is a courtesy communication to inform you that your patient (Name, Date of Birth) died on (date). Prescription drug overdose was either the primary cause of death or contributed to the death,” said the letters, sent to hundreds of doctors who in the past 12 months had prescribed opioids to patients who later died. “… We hope that you will take this as an opportunity to join us in preventing future deaths from drug overdose.”
The notices were a simple but unusual experiment — part of a growing research effort aimed at finding solutions to the opioid epidemic that is estimated to have killed almost 50,000 people from overdoses last year. They also addressed an almost astonishing gap in the American health-care system — the gulf between the care doctors provide and their knowledge about the consequences for patients. Many doctors who prescribe painkillers may believe that addiction is a problem that happens to other doctors' patients, because they never learn about their own patients who died of an overdose.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/08/09/death-reports-make-the-opioid-crisis-personal-for-doctors/?utm_term=.31b4b34c34c8&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Death reports make the opioid crisis personal for doctors
By Carolyn Y. Johnson
The form letters from the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office were supportive but grim.
“This is a courtesy communication to inform you that your patient (Name, Date of Birth) died on (date). Prescription drug overdose was either the primary cause of death or contributed to the death,” said the letters, sent to hundreds of doctors who in the past 12 months had prescribed opioids to patients who later died. “… We hope that you will take this as an opportunity to join us in preventing future deaths from drug overdose.”
The notices were a simple but unusual experiment — part of a growing research effort aimed at finding solutions to the opioid epidemic that is estimated to have killed almost 50,000 people from overdoses last year. They also addressed an almost astonishing gap in the American health-care system — the gulf between the care doctors provide and their knowledge about the consequences for patients. Many doctors who prescribe painkillers may believe that addiction is a problem that happens to other doctors' patients, because they never learn about their own patients who died of an overdose.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/08/09/death-reports-make-the-opioid-crisis-personal-for-doctors/?utm_term=.31b4b34c34c8&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Priceless
Just like catcalling, I don’t owe a response to unsolicited requests from men with bad intentions.— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) August 10, 2018
And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled to one. pic.twitter.com/rsD17Oq9qe
Thursday, August 9, 2018
He Buys Groceries for Strangers
An excerpt from Vulture -
The Only Good Story of 2018 Is This New York Times Investigation Into Ludacris Buying Groceries for Strangers
By Dee Lockett
Ludacris has been out here committing random acts of kindness in the form of buying groceries for strangers at Atlanta supermarkets for “years and years.” YEARS AND YEARS!
And how do we know this delightful information, pray tell? From the New York Times, which allotted valuable reporting resources to investigate over a hundred social-media claims that some kind soul named Chris — LudaCRIS — had been covering people’s grocery bills. In person. Just regularly showing up at Whole Foods, Sprouts Fresh Market, Publix, Costco, you name it, and carrying out God’s plan.
http://www.vulture.com/2018/08/breaking-news-ludacris-is-buying-groceries-for-strangers.html
The Only Good Story of 2018 Is This New York Times Investigation Into Ludacris Buying Groceries for Strangers
By Dee Lockett
Ludacris has been out here committing random acts of kindness in the form of buying groceries for strangers at Atlanta supermarkets for “years and years.” YEARS AND YEARS!
And how do we know this delightful information, pray tell? From the New York Times, which allotted valuable reporting resources to investigate over a hundred social-media claims that some kind soul named Chris — LudaCRIS — had been covering people’s grocery bills. In person. Just regularly showing up at Whole Foods, Sprouts Fresh Market, Publix, Costco, you name it, and carrying out God’s plan.
http://www.vulture.com/2018/08/breaking-news-ludacris-is-buying-groceries-for-strangers.html
Fans Petition for LeBron James to Replace Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Ed...
https://sports.yahoo.com/thousands-petition-lebron-james-secretary-education-174618029.html
Enough Already
An excerpt from the Root -
Enough With the Shit, Green Party. The Coming Midterms Are Too Important for Your Shenanigans
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr
In theory, the Green Party is vitally necessary for a two-party system with party platforms so rigid and legacy-laced that not all potential candidates can get with either of them. I get it.
But in practice, the Green Party has become a catch-all for wackos and faux-Democrats who wouldn’t have a shot in hell in winning the dominant parties’ bids to continue fucking up the country for the rest of us.
Ohio’s congressional special election on Tuesday between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor is so close that less than 1 percent separates the winner from the eventual loser. While the race is essentially a practice run for November midterms, it was a prime opportunity to send a strong message to the Trump administration. A Democratic victory in Ohio, a state Trump won handily in the 2016 presidential election, would signal to Trump that America is tired of his bullshit.
https://www.theroot.com/enough-with-the-shit-green-party-the-coming-midterms-1828199109?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2018-08-09
Enough With the Shit, Green Party. The Coming Midterms Are Too Important for Your Shenanigans
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr
In theory, the Green Party is vitally necessary for a two-party system with party platforms so rigid and legacy-laced that not all potential candidates can get with either of them. I get it.
But in practice, the Green Party has become a catch-all for wackos and faux-Democrats who wouldn’t have a shot in hell in winning the dominant parties’ bids to continue fucking up the country for the rest of us.
Ohio’s congressional special election on Tuesday between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor is so close that less than 1 percent separates the winner from the eventual loser. While the race is essentially a practice run for November midterms, it was a prime opportunity to send a strong message to the Trump administration. A Democratic victory in Ohio, a state Trump won handily in the 2016 presidential election, would signal to Trump that America is tired of his bullshit.
https://www.theroot.com/enough-with-the-shit-green-party-the-coming-midterms-1828199109?utm_source=theroot_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2018-08-09
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