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Imaging and the Brain

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Advances in imaging technology are essential to better results for patients. The latest improvement is for dementia.

An old saying in business management is that “you can’t manage something if you can’t measure it.” The medical equivalent is that “you can’t treat something if you can’t see it.” It’s the reason certain kinds of cancers are so problematic. The pancreas is hidden below and behind the stomach and there’s no easy way to see a growth on the cervix or in the esophagus. Most of the time, by the time a patient recognizes there might be a problem, it’s already Stage 4 with little chance of survival.

Cutting open bodies to see what’s inside is costly and has a host of associated risks: infections, anesthesia impact on brain function, the creation of scars, etc. It’s not something you do unless absolutely necessary. When the body part in question is the…

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Avian Flu Diary: Daily COVID Cases Double Overnight In China (n > 5,300)

Yesterday China reported 1,437 new confirmed cases (and an additional 906 new asymptomatic infections) bringing their 24 hour total to 2,343 cases.  Today, that number has more than doubled, with Jilin province (now under lockdown) contributing more than 3,000 new cases.

As I reported yesterday, roughly 50 million people in China are under some form of lockdown, while millions more are under enhanced restrictions. All of this is taking a toll on China’s economy, with both the Hong Kong and Shanghai markets down sharply overnight.

Source: Avian Flu Diary: Daily COVID Cases Double Overnight In China (n > 5,300)

Electric Kool-Aid ‘No Fly’ Test

“…An unnamed US official told Defense One that most Russian warplanes firing on Ukraine are doing so from inside Russian airspace. The official claims that Russia is flying about 200 sorties a day and is mostly launching long-range missiles from its airspace.

If this report is true then the ‘no-fly zone’ is a moot point…..the zone will not stop Russia from sorties in their own airspace.

I’m not saying you’d learn *more* about what’s going on in Ukraine by turning off all cable news, but your knowledge deficit would be much lower.

Stop drinking the stupid kool-aid…..”

In Saner Thought

It seems this issue needs to be written about yet again.

Daily we are scolded for not imposing a ‘no-fly zone’ over Ukraine by the president of Ukraine, pundits, interviewees, some Americans as well as some of our Congresspeople….daily these people are calling for all out war with Russia.

I understand their urgency but a bigger picture needs to be seen as well…..Ukraine could become the Serbia of the 21st century.

I have given my opinion and explanation of the ‘no-fly zone’ here on IST……

 
But since no one wants to heed the warnings of the dangers of this situation let me try one more time…..
 
In an article written by Paul W. Singer for defenseone.com……

Many are calling for a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine. Few appear to be grappling with the details required to make it an actual policy proposal. If you’re proposing an NFZ, here…

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Women Warriors: Ukraine & Beyond

Stories of remarkable heroism by women in Ukraine have captured the imagination of the world over the past few weeks. How have women warriors shaped conversations over gender, violence, and heroism over the course of United States history?

Heather and Joanne discuss the Revolutionary War figures Molly Pitcher and Deborah Sampson, Harriet Tubman’s Civil War spying raids, and Ukrainian sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko’s 1942 tour of the U.S.

Source: Women Warriors: Ukraine & Beyond

Qué bella es la vida

Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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Qué bella es la vida, al despertar de los sueños y contemplar el amanecer, los colores y las luces que diluyen las sombras nocturnas, los fondos ennegrecidos de la noche cargada de luceros. Qué bella es la vida, al sentir las caricias del viento en el rostro, en las manos, con los perfumes que arrastra de rutas lejanas, con los rumores y los silencios que trae consigo. Qué bella es la vida, al llover y deslizar las gotas diáfanas sobre mi piel y sentir que existo, en realidades de arcilla y de esencia. Qué bella es la vida, al comprobar que a mi lado hay seres humanos a los que amo tanto y con los que comparto una historia, un destino, una encomienda, una temporalidad y un infinito. Qué bella es la vida, al saberme amado y al devolver…

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Shades of Kharkiv: Parallels between the conflicts in Myanmar and Ukraine — Radio Free Asia

As the war in Ukraine drags on, with no clear-cut Russian victory in sight, we are seeing important parallels with the conflict in Myanmar, which has fallen from the headlines.

The Russian offensive in Ukraine has faltered, and there has been a heavier reliance on indiscriminate air attacks with non-precision guided munitions and artillery. The Russians don’t have sufficient forces to capture and hold cities, so they surround them and use long-range artillery fire.

They are intentionally targeting civilians, apartment blocks, and hospitals. Like Myanmar’s military, Russian forces have laid siege and prevented humanitarian convoys from reaching civilians. There can be no pretense that this is simply collateral damage.

The Tatmadaw, as the Myanmar military is known, has razed villages, burning down at least 6,700 homes, according to the group Data for Myanmar. It’s a punitive act because they cannot hold territory. And yet their ruthless “Four Cuts” strategy – employed for decades to deny insurgents support from local people – has not deterred the public from supporting the shadow National Unity Government since last year’s coup.

 

Left: A wounded woman stands outside a hospital after the bombing of the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces invade Ukraine. Credit: AFP Right: A protester holds onto the shirt of a fallen comrade, during a crackdown by security forces on demonstrations against the military coup, in Hlaing Tharyar township in Yangon, March 14, 2021. Credit: AFP
Left: A wounded woman stands outside a hospital after the bombing of the eastern Ukraine town of Chuguiv on February 24, 2022, as Russian armed forces invade Ukraine. Credit: AFP Right: A protester holds onto the shirt of a fallen comrade, during a crackdown by security forces on demonstrations against the military coup, in Hlaing Tharyar township in Yangon, March 14, 2021. Credit: AFP

Source: Shades of Kharkiv: Parallels between the conflicts in Myanmar and Ukraine — Radio Free Asia