Pico Iyer is a true world traveler. Born of Indian parents, childhood in Britain and USA, now lives in Kyoto, Japan with his wife. I have read most of his books, some more than once. If you want to start with his writing, I recommend “Sun After Dark”. Or consider starting with reading his essays….
Nothing to do with medicine or photography but had to post this one from BBC – Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges!
Photographs from Colorado and Washington.
Impromptu trip to the Low Countries. There were a few things that made an impression on me: Bicycles Canals Windmills Junk food – beer, chocolate and waffles – lots of it but not many are overweight – bicycles and walking? Tolerant attitude Railways
I had to be sitting down to read this one. This is a HUGE development in the field of AFIB, probably the most important one of 2019! Basically, by looking at sinus (normal) rhythm ECGs, artificial intelligence algorithms were able to predict future occurrence of AFIB with sensitivity, specificity and overall accuracy of 79%. This…
The earth has its music for those who will listen – George Santayana
Sleep serotonin, growth hormone, melatonin, prolactin Exercise endorphins Meditation serotonin, growth hormone, melatonin, DHEA, GABA, endorphins Walk in nature endorphins, decreases cortisol Or you can try the synthetic variety – your choice. Aldous Huxley predicted America’s dependence on pills with great accuracy.
Just got back from a road trip along Highway 1, Central California Coast. It was a treasure trove of photographic opportunities and definitely something I will do again!
As a physician one is used to getting compliments from patients when things go according to plan. A few weeks ago, I was floored and humbled by a unique compliment I received from Dave Remington (posted with his permission). He told me “the best thing that happened to me is that my ablation did not…