Daily Archives: July 10, 2024

Thursday’s Health Talk – 11 AM in the MBR

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Sleep expert Brandon Peters-Mathews returns to Skyline once again to update us on a subject near and dear to us: What goes on during that one-third of our lives while we sleep? Brandon is a Virginia Mason neurologist who has … Continue reading →

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Optimism

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. “Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that … Continue reading →

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It’s time for a smile

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Maria Prymachenko⁠ — Folk Pacifist from Ukraine

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Jim deMaine

by ZUZANNA STAŃSKA Thanks to Pam P. Maria Prymachenko, A Dove Has Spread Her Wings And Asks for Peace, 1982 Have you heard of Maria Prymachenko? She was an internationally acclaimed self-taught artist who drew from traditional Ukrainian folk art. What distinguishes … Continue reading →

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H5N1 Influenza Virus (“Bird Flu”) Is Unlikely to Become a Human Pandemic

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Here’s why: by Paul Offit (thanks to Ed M.) In May 1997, a 3-year-old boy died in Hong Kong of influenza. His death wasn’t unusual. Every year in every country in every corner of the world healthy children die from … Continue reading →

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