-The lyric is meant to be sung. With or without instrumentation it is inseparable from music, the purpose of which is to express the inexpressible. -The lyric is language compressed. All poetry is a condensation of language; the lyric exists at the event horizon between what can be said...
April has bruised me. While its reputation as the cruelest month may be contested, it knows how to pack a punch. The dance injury I acquired months ago continued to plaque me. I woke up multiple times every night in pain, exhausted but unable to sleep. My schedule intensified. Project...
It was raining and the amusement ride that is the Pot-holed Roads of Boston was mildly entertaining. It was a familiar route and I navigated the potholes like an expert video gamer (disclaimer: aside from playing Pac-man once, I have never played a video game). I was listening to a...
The holidays have been a time for me to catch up and friends and these last few weeks have been particularly poignant. Most of them are professionals in the 45-65 age bracket, with hard-won respect and success in their careers. And yet as we reflected on the past year, many were wincing...
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A monarch caterpillar is shown in 6 stages of shedding until the skin falls away and a chrysalis begins to take shape. The first stage happens after the caterpillar has fastened itself with silk to a branch and hangs in the shape of a J. Then the skin of the caterpillar slowly splits and...
You can learn a lot about someone if you know their family members. That’s why we’re looking at Tuberculosis in this episode. 1.8 billion of the world’s population has been infected by TB. Most of them have latent infection. 10.6 million had active infection in 2021...
We’ll discuss the general process of vascular calcification and some common risk factors for this. How do smooth muscle cells in the blood vessel wall contribute to the process? And what about macrophages? How do statins affect calcification? What about CAC-scores? What would happen...
Learn about the role of macrophages in atherosclerosis. Where do they really come from? How do they contribute to the plaque? How are they driving the immune reaction? What’s the relation between macrophages and T cells? We’ll also look at vascular inflammation in the form of...
Sometimes, when things fall apart, it just might be a sign that they are falling into place. That’s one of my favourite sayings. I’ve found it to be true in my life and in the lives of my patients. Jean knew something was wrong. He was tired all the time and couldn’t go full out in the...
