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Are medical schools overlooking an important skill for doctors?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

Doctors undergo a lot of training in order to diagnose, treat and heal their patients. But there’s one “missed opportunity” a neurologist believes should have more emphasis.“Doctors are not trained in communication,” said Dr. Adina Wise, a neurologist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York.The traditional model of medical education goes from undergraduate to medical school.“There’s really an emphasis on learning the foundational concepts, but also on a lot of memorization, so that you can essentially regurgitate that information for exams,” Wise said.Then there’s the time spent in clinical situations to gain that experience, but Wise said there’s no room in the current model for opportunities for physicians and future doctors to “really take time to hone in on the best ways to communicate both with the public at large, and with patients.”Wise called that a missed opportunity that is being better taught to studen...

Mike Pence afirma que Trump estaba mal asesorado y rodeado de abogados “chiflados”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

WASHINGTON – Mike Pence, el que fuera vicepresidente de Estados Unidos en la Administración de Donald Trump (2017-2021), afirmó este miércoles que el exmandatario estaba rodeado de abogados “chiflados” que lo asesoraron mal tras las elecciones que perdió en 2020 contra Joe Biden.Pence, que compite con Trump por la nominación republicana para las presidenciales de 2024, se distanció del expresidente al rechazar su plan para revertir los resultados electorales, que derivó en el asalto al Capitolio.El exvicepresidente dijo a medios locales estadounidenses que Trump estuvo mal asesorado porque estaba “rodeado de un grupo de abogados chiflados que no dejaban de decirle lo que sus oídos querían escuchar”. “Puso en peligro a mi familia”: Mike Pence lanza fuertes críticas contra Donald Trump por el asalto al Capitolio “Tiempos diferentes exigen un liderazgo diferente”, el video con el que Pence se postula a presidente ...

All-Star SS Corey Seager activated from IL after Rangers went 3-6 without him, homers in 1st AB

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was activated from the injured list Wednesday after he missed nine games for the Texas Rangers because of a sprained right thumb. Texas made the move a before its game against the Chicago White Sox. Seager was back in the lineup playing shortstop and batting second, after an original lineup had Josh Smith listed at short. The Rangers went 3-6 without Seager, who returned with a two-run homer in his first at-bat back, putting the Rangers up 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning. It was his 16th homer of the season. The Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of Cleveland earlier Wednesday for their 62nd win, one more than Texas though they still were a percentage point behind the Rangers in the AL West standings. Seager got hurt July 21 when his right hand jammed awkwardly into the base when reaching on a head-first slide against the Los Angeles Dodgers, his former team. An MRI showed no structural damage for what is his bot...

Rodríguez drives in go-ahead run and steals home to lead Mariners past Red Sox 6-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez hit a tiebreaking RBI single and stole home in a four-run seventh inning, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.Rodríguez’s broken-bat grounder rolled into left field when Boston shortstop Yu Chang and third baseman Rafael Devers collided while trying to field the ball, allowing Tom Murphy to score. “It wasn’t pretty,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “There have been much prettier singles. Your bat gets blown up and it goes right at the shortstop when he’s trying to field the ball. But, we often talk, it’s baseball. You need a little luck once in awhile.”Eugenio Suárez followed with an RBI single to right field, giving the Mariners a two-run lead. Then, Rodríguez, on a double steal with Suárez, scored from third when Boston catcher Connor Wong threw to second base. Rodríguez now has a career-high 27 game on-base streak, the longest active streak in MLB and Seattle’s longest sin...

Aparatoso choque de tren con autobús deja varios muertos y heridos en México

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

QUERÉTARO — Autoridades en el estado de Querétaro, México, investigan un aparatoso choque que dejó al menos siete muertos y 17 heridos la mañana del miércoles.De acuerdo a Protección Civil de Querétaro, el choque se registró en la comunidad de San Rafael, municipio El Marqués, Querétaro y ocurrió cuando el conductor del autobús aparentemente intentó ganarle el paso al tren, pero fracasó. De las 25 personas que viajaban en el autobús, al menos siete perdieron la vida y 17 resultaron lesionadas, resaltó protección civil. Las autoridades señalan que la colisión de la locomotora con el autobús fue de tal magnitud que el autobús fue arrastrado por al menos 60 metros (200 pies) antes de detenerse. Se informó que el autobús estaba de ida a la localidad de Atongo tras pasar por el municipio El Marqués.Esta historia tiene elementos que podrían no funcionar en nuestra aplicación. Pulsa aquí para abrir la historia en el navegador de internet. Source

Lyft driver warns of scammers posing as the ride-share company to steal earnings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Teresa Grasmick started driving for Lyft in July to save a little money for an upcoming vacation. The last thing she thought when she signed up for the job is that she'd become the victim of a scam. "They could have told me anything to get my adrenaline, going to get me to give them that information," Grasmick said. Back on July 21, she said she had just dropped off a passenger at Denver International Airport and got a ping that another rider requested a ride leaving the airport. But she said when she made it to the pickup point, they never showed up. “Then I got a text message from a specific number asking me to call them saying they were Lyft,” Grasmick said. Colorado pay growing at one of the highest rates in the nation Grasmick said she called the number that she believed was Lyft. “They told me they got a report that I was smelling of alcohol or my vehicle was smelling of alcohol and they were going to disable my app while they verified some information on m...

Johnston reveals plans for first encampment cleanup of his administration

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's plan to decrease homelessness continues to progress in the city. The mayor announced Wednesday, the first encampment cleanup of his administration will happen later this week. Not everyone thinks this is good news.Most agree, getting people off the streets is a good thing but there are some concerns about where people will go next."We did approve the first cleanup of my administration this week, it is in process. We have changed the way that the city goes about how we engage in that so let me say a little about that," Johnston said at his press conference Wednesday morning.Johnston said the clearing of encampments in Denver will look different under his leadership."The first thing is we have started what we will be doing is seven-day notice postings at all these locations. We have focused really on places where we have significant public health risk. This is a place where we had a significant rat infestation in the encampments, we were v...

Amelia’s 1931 in West Kendall serves up eclectic cuisine with a speakeasy’s retro vibes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

When people discuss time travel, they often talk about going on an adventure to the future to see how life will turn out. Bo-ring!At Deco we’re going back in time. Case in point: a 1930s-themed restaurant in West Kendall. Hello, Amelia, nice to meet you.Ready to leave your troubles from 2023 behind for a night? Then come on down to Amelia’s 1931.Eileen Andrade: “We opened it about five years ago, originally as a diner, and we just rebranded to fine dining.”A fine dining experience that will transport you back to the 1930s … but who’s Amelia, and why so specific of a year?Eileen Andrade: “I wanted to pay homage to my grandmother, which is Amelia, and so we named it Amelia’s 1931 after her name and the year she was born. When you walk in, we are kind of paying homage to the fact that my grandmother was a seamstress, and also, this location used to be a dry cleaners. so when you walk in, you’ll see a lot of clothes hanging, a washing mach...

Wu speaks out about surge of criminal activity, violence around Mass and Cass

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

Mayor Michelle Wu is now sounding the alarm about the situation in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, or Mass and Cass, and said it’s reaching a breaking point.“With additional drug activity, human trafficking and violence, the number of emergency calls have gone up significantly,” Wu said Wednesday. “The workers who’ve been out there day after day after day, are not feeling comfortable and like they can safely be there anymore.” For years, homeless people have flocked to the troubled area around Mass and Cass near where the South End and Roxbury neighborhoods meet. It’s also been a hub for drug dealing and for those with opioid-use disorder.“As always, we’re looking to connect people with housing, services, and supports, but we also know many of the people at Mass and Cass during the day do have housing. We continue to engage regularly with everyone to understand what their needs are,” Wu said.The mayor said she’s worked to sec...

Motorcyclist struck by truck in Plaistow, NH

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:04:34 GMT

A motorcyclist was hit by a truck in Plaistow, New Hampshire, and witnesses said the driver drove away from the scene without stopping.State and local police responded to the 100 Block of Main Street around 3:30 p.m.A local business shared video of the crash with local police, and while it was not shared for broadcast, it shows the moment of impact and when the truck drove away.Neighbors said speeding is a major issue in the area.“Unfortunately I have to see these things all the time,” said Jay Gordon who lives on the street. “It happens quite a bit here on this road, cars come whipping down here, and sometimes they don’t stop.”