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Monthly Archives: July 2023
Estelle Ackerman Kaplan, A’H
I am going to date myself. (No, not that kind of date!)
I am going to share a few tidbits about my mom, Estelle Ackerman Kaplan whose birthday would be this coming Sunday were she were still alive.
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Heat Pumps
My buddy always laments that his heat pump doesn’t work well when the outside temperature is running cold. That’s because he has what can be called an ancient device (more than a decade old). There have been major improvements in the devices, which is why the recent tax law changes all provided tax credits to install heat pumps. Because now they work over a wide range of temperatures.
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A crucial result in Alzheimer’s treatment?
How about a real Alzheimer’s breakthrough?
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Let’s Innovate
Yes, I am a techie.
But, I know that innovation doesn’t only get introduced from a research lab or a design studio. After all, I invented my artificial kidney in my basement. Colon lavage via a thought experiment. The concept for a neurosurgical drill during a midnight reverie. And, so on.
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Anti-semitism. McCarthyism. Science
Those are among the major themes covered by the new movie, Oppenheimer.
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When a diagnostic test is dead wrong
Expectant parents always want to know what’s in store for their baby to be. Unfortunately, too many of the prenatal tests simply fail to provide accurate results.
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No, Roy. Not another wine warning. (This one is different!)
Here’s another discussion about alcohol. But, this one has a completely different basis- so read it carefully!
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A New Generation?
So, on the 15th of June, the FDA (food and Drug Administration) approved a new osmotic laxative for colonoscopy preparations (NOTE: It seems that this will not be useful as a colon lavage prep for bowel surgery; it lacks the osmotic capabilities to completely clear the colon.)
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Two Months until we know the outcome between UNOS and Buckeye
Dr. Deepali Kumar (University of Toronto, Director Transplant at University Health Network) was reflecting on his outgoing year as president of the American Society of Transplantation. Basically, despite all the improvements made over the past 70 or so years, we still have a limited organ supply that restricts the best long term outcomes.
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