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That brought back some bad memories.

The US has approximately 4.4% of the world's population. Of all the children worldwide who died of gun shots in the world, 91% were in the US. 91%. We should be so ashamed. We are a pathetic and embarrassing culture that we tolerate this degree of slaughter. Source: https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(15)01030-X/fulltext

You guys are quibbling over whether Richmond or DC has marginally higher murder rates than the other. They both have murder rates that are orders of magnitude greater than most cities in the developed world. London's 2017 murder rate? 1.5. Berlin's? 1.6. Tokyo? 0.3! We have a stupid amount of people dying from gunshots. Every single one is a waste.

From my perspective, with about 33,000 gun deaths per year, we, as a country and culture, have clearly demonstrated that as we don't have the responsibility or common sense needed to have easy access to guns. Since there appears to be no acceptable way (from the NRA perspective) to figure out or screen for who can be trusted with guns, it seems to me broad and significant limitations is the only thing that may work at decreasing gun deaths. 33,000 unnecessary deaths per year (mostly of young and healthy people) is a horrifying national health crisis that is not being addressed in any meaningful way. I would be open to any legislation that decreases gun deaths. I would have no problem with gun ownership if people would just stop dying from gunshots.

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Re: the Oregon tetanus case. Just a reminder that tetanus causes excruciatingly painful muscle contractions and nerve inflammation. It is supposed to be just awful. That child was in horrible pain for weeks. Those parents' negligence led to his torture. They should be arrested for child abuse.

My 15yo son just came in 5th in the state chess tournament. Top freshman in the state. Now if only he spent that much effort on his english homework....

13 years is nuts. Way too much uncertainty to go that long... I wish him luck, but not too much.

Hmmm.... I have no idea who ate the masking tape. Why do you ask Dad? And I love you.

Ugh. I hate Kimbrel with an irrational passion. HIs stupid pre-pitch posturing drives me nuts. Ironically, I love Doolittle.

If we do resign Bryce, I wonder if the plan is to give him or Soto time at 1st, and ease Zimm into the sunset this year instead of play him too much. Or maybe they trade Eaton... I'd hate to lose Eaton. I think he's great, if he could only stay healthy...

I've made most of these: https://www.seriouseats.com/roundups/pressure-cooker-recipes and they're all great. The green chiles (the chicken or pork ones, towards the bottom) are both in heavy rotation in our household. It works well. I thought it was a gimmick too, at first, but its pretty useful.

I'm disappointed that real thieves didn't get glittered. Still an awesome watch.

I love this so, so much. We get a monthly box from amazon of dog poop bags, paper towels, and my daughter's favorite oatmeal. Whole thing doesn't cost much, but its a big and impressive box. Had it stolen once. I wonder what those thieves thought...

I would soften my stance. There are some extenuating circumstances in this particular case that were not clear in the initial reporting. But not completely. Fundamentally, as soon as a child is in custody of the US government, she is our responsibility. She was obviously sick, even if not reported as such by her family, and we should have professionals able to recognize signs of septic shock/dehydration. They are not subtle and every minute counts. These migrants are desperate people who are incredibly vulnerable. Food and safe water are hard to come by on the journey, so our teams should be primed to recognize people who are dehydrated and sick. I think it is clear that the health and safety of the migrants are not the priority of this administration or most of the agents on the front line. Full disclosure - I'm a doc who spent a good chunk of last friday reviewing our pediatric septic shock response protocols and reviewing the relevant literature. It is clear that every hour counts, and any delays in instituting appropriate therapy (defined as antibiotics and IV fluids - nothing complex) can mean the difference between life and death. I continue to believe that if her condition was recognized and prioritized, she would likely be alive right now. I think the efforts by the Trump administration to make life more difficult for migrants, and to make the US less welcoming and less safe, will undoubtedly lead to deaths, sometimes of children. I think that is shameful. I will note that this is not new, and not just a Trump issue. There is a video floating around of a border control agent from (I think) a few years ago intentionally pouring out water intended for thirsty people crossing the border. The lack of empathy and lack of humanity in that guy is absolutely gross.

https://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-sandy-hook-school-evacuated-for-threat-20181214-etqofjqcmjfjrlvdqpxaulcqgy-story.html What the hell is wrong with people.

6 years. This thread from the daughter of the principal at Sandy Hook had me sobbing. I can still hardly believe that happened, and continues to happen. What an awful stain on our culture.

This is murder. She needed IV fluids. Immediately. Any ambulance/EMT could have saved her life. Waiting 8 hours before calling for medical help? Shame on us. Disgraceful. I pray for accountability but have little hope.

This is one of my favorite photos from one of my medical mission trips to Uganda. I sent it home to my wife. She was not amused.

We have lost any ability to even pretend to be moral leaders in the world. I am so ashamed of our country. I wish we were better than this, but we clearly aren't. We are not a country of compassion.

I saw Widows yesterday. Pretty darn good.

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-the-last-call-20181122-story.html This is harrowing, and beautiful. Highly recommended.

Active shooter refresh time. Now at Chicago’s Mercy hospital. I despise this part of our culture.

Spreading them out is BS and makes no sense. The recommended schedules have been studied extremely carefully and extensively and are based on real science. Many pediatricians accommodate parents because spreading them out is better than not doing them at all. Disseminated varicella (chicken pox) is an awful way to die. Extraordinarily painful (the virus can directly infect nerves - same bug as shingles). When idiots say "what's the big deal about chicken pox" I just want to scream. Prior to the vaccine, ~15,000 people were hospitalized and 100+ people died every year from it (usually vulnerable patients - chemo, immune deficiencies, HIV, etc). Now its just a handful, but those preventable deaths will come back if the anti-vaxxers have their way.

Early on in my medical training, I watched a 5 year old with treatable leukemia die from chickenpox. I will never forget that kid, and I will never forgive anti-vaxxers.