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For Many Disabled Patients, the Doctor Is Often Not In
By Emma Yasinski November 7, 2022 Ben Salentine, associate director of health sciences managed care at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, hasn’t been weighed in more than a decade. His doctors “just kind of guess,” his weight, he said, because they don’t have a wheelchair-accessible scale. He’s far from alone. Many people with disabilities describe challenges in finding physicians prepared to care for them. “You would assume that medical spaces would be the most accessible places there are, and they’re not,” said Angel Miles, a rehabilitation program specialist with the Administration for Community Living, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Not only do clinics…
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The World Series of the Apocalypse?
October 27, 2016 By Chris Lamb In it, Al Tiller, the manager of the Chicago Cubs, is haunted by a prophetic dream that the world will end if the Cubs defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League pennant. This puts Tiller in a bind: He must choose between momentary glory or the end of the world. Those familiar with the short story may have braced themselves on Oct.…
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The Trump Card
by Gene Myers January 22, 2017 The following essay is not intended to either sway opinion, insult, or convert anyone to my thought process. It is simply an unfiltered opinion relating to recent national issues as analyzed by me. And who among humanity doesn’t want to hear my opinion? If not, read no further. Easy, huh? So, here we are months after the presidential vote, and a new leader has been installed. Still, most of what I see and hear on television / radio news shows, NPR, and read in print has to do with sobbing, complaining, swearing, and hand-wringing over the results. As much as I enjoy the asinine…
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How Back-to-School Shopping Is Like Modern Politics
Gary M. Galles August 21, 2019 As 2019’s campaign unpleasantness has accelerated (OMG—there’s still way over a year to go), many Americans have been going through another sometimes-unpleasant experience: back-to-school shopping. Seemingly overlooked, however, is that the frequent parent-child conflict of back-to-school shopping illustrates why politics expands Americans’ disunity. Parents and Children Have Different Values Parents and children value back to school items differently. And the difference is often large. That is because parents’ more practical considerations can be way out of line with children’s “where will this put me on the social pecking order at school?” concerns. And when their valuations differ substantially, requiring them to make decisions jointly…
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How Seinfeld (Hilariously) Exposed the Creepy Authoritarianism of Aggressive Do-Gooders
Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) October 3, 2021 The writers of Seinfeld saw how the human instinct to do good can breed a fanaticism that is anything but funny. If you asked me what my favorite Seinfeld episode is, I’d have a hard time answering. There are just too many winners. Many would say the best ever is “The Contest,” the Emmy Award-winning episode where Jerry and company compete to see who is “master of their domain.” And who can forget “The Soup Nazi” or “The Merv Griffin Show” or Kenny Rogers chicken (“The Chicken Roaster”)? Personally, I’ve always been a fan of “The Race,” the one where Elaine is dating a…
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Why do holes horrify me?
Trypophobia is the fear of clusters of holes and cracks. Its origin may be evolutionary but as awareness spreads online, is it becoming a social contagion? Julia was around 11 the first time it happened. She let herself into her dad’s apartment in Malmö, Sweden, dropped her schoolbag and flopped on to the sofa. She switched on the TV and turned to her favourite channel in time for the cartoons. The screen filled up with a cartoon man with a huge head. On his chin, in place of skin or a beard were huge cracks. Suddenly, she felt like she was going to throw up in disgust. She screwed up…
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How recess helps students learn
Published: February 14, 2022 3.03pm EST Author William Massey Assistant Professor of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University As parents and schools seek to support students’ social and emotional needs – and teach them what they need to learn – some education leaders are missing one particularly effective opportunity. The U.S. Department of Education has offered guidance on how to help students navigate the stress and trauma of the pandemic and readjust to in-person schooling after long periods of closed schools. But as someone who studies recess in connection with child development, I couldn’t help but notice recess was missing from the federal guidance and from many local…
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Kids’ access to recess varies greatly
On any given day, young children have their recess taken away for academic or behavioral reasons and must stay inside, walk laps or sit on a sidewalk and watch their friends play.
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MS, mood swings, and waterproof mascara.
MS, mood swings, and waterproof mascara. Waterproof mascara has become my valuable ally against MS mood swings. When my eyes begin to water out of anger or frustration, waterproof mascara keeps me from looking like a raccoon. Wearing it allows for a quicker recovery when life with MS becomes overwhelming. The littlest things can irritate me now. Last week, just the sight of our cluttered kitchen table drove me over the edge. My husband and son ran for cover as I hurled random papers and half-filled water bottles into the trash. Although our kitchen table really looked like it belonged on an episode of Hoarders, I still hate that I…
