Five year survival in glioblastoma? That's almost unheard of! Wow, this CAN-3110 stuff is amazing. Glad to see progress being made.
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On the emotional weight of a life in medicine. One thing they don't tell you in medical school is that you have to be prepared to encounter that day when a patient dies or suffers under your care. Maybe it was preventable. Maybe not. But if one incident like this can break you, then perhaps the field isn't for you. It's really, really hard when this happens.
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The Week the Dreaded AI Jobs Wipeout Got Real. The WSJ is talking about the massive layoff at Block, Jack Dorsey's fintech startup. But I agree with the commenters. It's not AI. It's just that Jack's startup was likely full of bloat, like there was at Twitter. Elon Musk got the company down to the size it needed to be, and it's still running great.
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When we take on new roles - which we do all our lives, but especially as we figure out how to become adults - we learn by doing and often by doing badly: being too formal or informal with new colleagues, too strait-laced or casual in new situations.
Nah, I disagree. There is no reason young kids need to put themselves into embarrassing situations and call it "growing up". Let's use the technology and learn some social skills by reading up instead of making a fool of oneself. I don't consider this a deficiency and wish I had something like this to adjudicate my behavior when I was growing up.
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I'm reading this post on Markdown with Superpowers. Maybe I'm missing the point, but wasn't there a major effort in the 1990s to create word processors that were WYSIWYG? Why mess with Markdown and have to open a preview panel to see what it looks like? Seems like we're regressing, no?
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Why is the American Medical Association still promoting puberty blockers for minors? Sick.
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Here's an eye-opener. 85% Of Babies In 2026 Will Be Born In Asia And Africa. The world is changing and we'd best be prepared.
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Nice article about what P < 0.05 really signifies and what else can be used to show significance.
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Good question. When enrollment in Oregon's public schools is falling, why should we pour money into it? Kate Brown killed off any educational standards that kids need to meet, so public school is just babysitting and activist training.
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Hilarious. Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead. No need for AI – I can do that!
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Ugh. Under Medicaid, people on Providence's health plan will have restricted access to specialists. Since February 15. This is how socialized medicine plays out, folks. Insurance companies dictate your health, and you have no say.
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Tax Foundation's 2026 State Tax Competitiveness Index. The only thing that saves Oregon from being near the very bottom is that it has no sales tax. But in the corporate tax column, Oregon is second worst. Only Delaware is worse. Washington is pretty awful, too.
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Wow, it must be hell to work in the emergency department in the Eugene-Springfield area. Peace Health River Bend is the only hospital there. Not enough space or staff. Ambulances bring in new bodies, and they're lucky to find a bed. What a mess.
Average wait times at RiverBend jumped to seven hours in 2024 after the University District emergency department closed and have stayed near that level through 2025, according to Oregon Health Authority data.