The Arkadelphian : Henderson to partner with NY medical school, two-year campuses – Magnoliareporter

Posted on by

LITTLE ROCK Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson expressed his full confidence, support, and excitement in the future of Henderson State University in a joint news conference Thursday with Henderson chancellor Chuck Ambrose.

Praising the leadership that has worked hard to right the ship to put Henderson State on a good path, Hutchinson said that Ambrose has made tough decisions. He has my support in the decisions hes made. The most important reason for his confidence, Hutchinson said, is Hendersons singular focus on student success and on making college education more affordable, to make it more successful, and to make it more engaged going through the lower grades all the way up to grad school.

Asserting that Henderson will meet the 21st-century workforce needs, Ambrose said that through new partnerships with Arkansas State University, other two-year campuses, and New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson will create pathways to high-demand jobs and meeting the needs of our communities.

Based in New York, NYIT-COM is an accredited private medical school with a degree-granting campus in Jonesboro. It is one of the largest medical schools in the U.S.

According to Ambrose, Henderson is involved in creating an I-30 learning community from Saline County to Arkadelphia, including K-12 partners, Arkansas State University-Three Rivers, Saline County Career and Technical Campus, and Henderson.

We will look a little different than higher education around the state, Ambrose said, and thats okay.

CLICK HERE to read more of this article at The Arkadelphian.

Read more:

The Arkadelphian : Henderson to partner with NY medical school, two-year campuses - Magnoliareporter

‘I want to leave my mark on the world’: 13-year-old girl gets accepted into medical school – 12news.com KPNX

Posted on by

Alena Analeigh made history by becoming the youngest black person to get accepted into medical school.

TEMPE, Ariz. At 13 years old, Alena Analeigh is making history as the youngest Black person to ever get accepted into a medical school in the United States.

In just one year, Alena has already finished two and a half years of college by taking a full course load at Arizona State University and Oakwood University.

I really want to leave my mark on the world. And lead a group of girls that know what they can do, Alena said.

12 News talked with Alena last year when she got accepted to ASUs engineering program at only 12 years old with dreams of one day working for NASA.

But another passion took over shortly after: biology.

It actually took one class in engineering, for me to say this is kind of not where I wanted to go, she said.I think viral immunology really came from my passion for volunteering and going out there engaging with the world."

She was inspired by a trip to Jordan and The Brown STEM Girl foundation.

What I want from healthcare, is to really show these underrepresented communities that we can help that we can find cures for these viruses, Alena said.

If everything goes as planned Alena will be 18 when she becomes a doctor.

I want to inspire the girls. I want them to see that there are no limits, she said.

Alena will attend the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine.

Up to Speed

Catch up on the latest news and stories on the 12 News YouTube channel. Subscribe today.

Follow this link:

'I want to leave my mark on the world': 13-year-old girl gets accepted into medical school - 12news.com KPNX

Autographs of Moonlight Graham of ‘Field of Dreams’ fame are discovered at Baltimore medical school he attended – The Killeen Daily Herald

Posted on by

BALTIMORE In the stuffy fourth-floor attic of a historic Baltimore academic building, amid discarded furniture and dusty filing cabinets, Larry Pitrof discovered treasure.

The trove isnt worth millions. But its a fascinating relic and a historic bridge between fact, lore and baseball.

Archibald Moonlight Graham played two innings of right field in a major league baseball game in 1905 and had zero at-bats. That was the extent of his big league career, a forgettable footnote in baseball history.

Then, years after his death, author W.P. Kinsella included Graham in his 1982 novel Shoeless Joe, which became the inspiration for the 1989 film Field of Dreams. The film that immortalized the phrase, If you build it, he will come, and which is beloved by American fathers and sons, launched Graham into folk hero status.

But Graham is no tall tale. He spent most of his life as a doctor and attended the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore in the early 1900s.

Pitrof is the medical school alumni associations executive director. Hes also a baseball fanatic whos long been intrigued by Graham.

Every few months, for one reason or another, hes visited the fourth floor of the schools Gray Hall, a 182-year-old building less than three blocks from Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Each time, hed pass a few cabinets, and each time, for 28 years, hed half-pause and half-wonder if anything from Grahams past was inside.

After Major League Baseball played its first Field of Dreams game on Aug. 12 next to the filming location in Iowa, Pitrof on a hunch there might be some trace of Graham decided to peek in the cabinets. There, within a stack of documents dating from 1812 to 1916, he found a dozen letters between the schools dean and one Archie Graham, one of baseball historys most unassuming legends.

There was that tingling feeling, Pitrof said.

The Graham documents span 1903 to 1905, the years Graham attended medical school in Baltimore while continuing his baseball career in the summers. They include Grahams matriculation cards and correspondence with the school.

Writing from Scranton, Pennsylvania where he played in the minor leagues after his MLB appearance with the New York Giants Graham noted he was enclosing $30, which he owed to the institution. In one letter, he sought a recommendation. In another, he asked whether there was any chance for me to get into Bay View in a training position, likely referencing the current Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center east of the city.

Before this discovery, there were only a handful as few as five or six known Graham signatures. In the letters, Pitrof found four more.

Graham went on to become an adored doctor, as depicted in the movie. He also made essential contributions to medical research. It was his 1945 study that prompted pediatricians to begin regularly monitoring blood pressure in children.

Theres a bounce in Pitrofs step and a thrill in his voice when he discusses Graham, who some categorize as a cult figure.

No, Pitrof protests. He was a role model.

Everybody had that chance that got away

Jonathan Algard created an eBay account in 2000 in pursuit of a historic needle in a haystack.

A baseball autograph collector who works in a foundry in Pennsylvania, Algard had the remote goal of landing a Graham signature. He took a meticulous approach, purchasing yearbooks from a high school in Chisholm, Minnesota, where Graham lived as an adult. He hoped Graham, a school physician, might have signed one for a student.

Dozens of yearbooks and 17 years into his search, Algard found it: a 1943 yearbook Graham signed for a graduate before the young man headed to World War II.

Algard, 52, has been collecting autographs since he was 5 years old, and his collection numbers in the thousands. He estimates he has six Hank Aaron autographs. But hes never gone to the lengths he did for a Graham autograph.

The character itself in the movie, I dont know, I think everybody can relate to, in a way, he said, trying to explain his and others fascination with Graham. Everybody had that chance that got away.

Its unknown why Grahams moniker was Moonlight. His medical school yearbook notes he enjoyed midnight walks and its also been suggested its because he moonlighted as a doctor. But articles at the time dubbed him Deerfoot for his supreme speed and Dr. Graham, because of his medical background. He was an exceptional minor league player and a fan favorite.

And yet, he had only the solitary MLB appearance 117 years ago last week stepping into the on-deck circle once, but never batting. He later served as a doctor for more than half a century, until his death at 88.

Field of Dreams, a reflection on the relationship between a father and son, stars Kevin Costner as an Iowa farmer who plows over his corn to build a diamond for ghosts of baseballs past. Graham is depicted both as a young ballplayer and, later in life, as a cherished pediatrician. When Costners character calls it a tragedy that Graham never realized his dream of batting in the big leagues, the fictionalized Graham replied: Son, if Id only gotten to be a doctor for five minutes, now that would have been a tragedy.

The movie takes artistic liberties, such as portraying Graham as living his whole life in Chisholm, making no mention of his origins in North Carolina nor of him attending medical school in Baltimore.

But, as in the movie, Grahams legacy is celebrated in real life. The high school in Chisholm awarded a scholarship in his honor for 20 years after the films release. The baseball field in the town is named for him, as is a festival held each August.

Grahams pioneering research into blood pressure in children was seminal, Pitrof says. And after the doctor died in 1965, a U.S. representative from Minnesota inserted his obituary which called Graham a champion of the oppressed for his generosity to children into the Congressional Record.

They did not embellish this mans character, Pitrof said of the movie.

Four signatures with a niche value

Letters between Graham and the University of Maryland School of Medicines dean sat in the cabinet, likely for decades. Despite not being preserved until recently, they remain in good condition. They are easy to read and detail practical matters: Graham sending a certification from a former school (the University of North Carolina), Graham requesting an academic catalog for a friend, and the dean writing that he is very glad to see that you have done so well academically.

Its a real glimpse into his life, said Tara Wink, the schools historical collections librarian and archivist.

One letter is signed, Your friend, Archie W. Graham, while another has a squeezed-in A.W. Graham. Two matriculation cards are signed Archibald Wright Graham.

A 1963 check signed by Graham sold for $3,000 in 2008, but signatures from the most germane period in a historical figures life are more valuable, making it possible the recently discovered letters are worth more. Still, their value is, like Grahams story itself, niche.

You could credibly make the argument that the signatures are a few thousands of dollars, and you could certainly make the argument that theyre tens of thousands of dollars, said David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions in Exton, Pennsylvania, which specializes in vintage sports memorabilia.

A modern-day Moonlight

Mark Hamilton reacts to news of the discovery the way many others do: Thats so cool.

Like Graham, Hamilton had a brief major league career, and like Graham, he became a doctor. Hamilton is a Baltimore native who attended Friends School before moving away at age 12. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 and hoped to return to the big leagues, but an injury sidelined him in 2013.

When major league opportunities dwindled, he heeded some advice from his father: Baseball is a young mans game. You can be a doctor forever. Around the age of 30, he, like Graham, retired from baseball and pursued medicine full time. He graduated from medical school in 2020 and is an interventional radiology resident at Northwell Health in New York City.

During his brief MLB career, he notched 12 hits.

I definitely didnt expect my final major league bat to be my final major league bat, he said last week. I thought Id probably get called back up.

In the film, Graham retires from baseball after his major league appearance. In reality, he played three more years in the minors, likely hoping for another shot at the big leagues.

His movie self expresses a sentiment similar to that of Hamilton: Back then, I thought, Well, there will be other days. I didnt realize that was the only day.

This is history

Pitrof said the letters will likely stay in an archive at the schools Historical Collections Department; the storied system boasts one of the oldest medical schools in the country, as well as the worlds first dental school.

But he said if other organizations the Baseball Hall of Fame or the Smithsonian Institution, for example sought to display the correspondence, the alumni association would consider such a request.

This is history, Pitrof said. This is a big deal that this was uncovered, and its bigger than us.

If the correspondence is exhibited, its likely to attract visitors. People will come.

If they ever put them on display, said Algard, who still flips through his Graham-signed yearbook on occasion. I will probably go see them.

2022 Baltimore Sun. Visit baltimoresun.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

See more here:

Autographs of Moonlight Graham of 'Field of Dreams' fame are discovered at Baltimore medical school he attended - The Killeen Daily Herald

Gerry Escovitz, retired vice dean and professor at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and charter school board member, has died at 85 – The…

Posted on by

Gerry Escovitz, 85, of Ardmore, retired vice dean and professor of medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, expert and international consultant on medical education, and former chair of the board of directors at Freire Charter School, died Sunday, May 29, of a cardiac event at his home.

Celebrated by his colleagues at Freire in 2020 for his consultation, strength, counsel, insight, and curiosity, Dr. Escovitz, they said, challenged students everywhere to become critical thinkers, doers, knowers, visionaries, inventors, and leaders ready to build the future.

Dedicated to education and inspired by young people, he served on the board of directors at the Philadelphia high school beginning in 2001, was vice chair, treasurer, chair of the education committee, and then, from 2014 to 2020, chair of the board. He had such passion for the school, said his wife, Francyn. He believed in the youth of tomorrow and today.

Dr. Escovitz helped Freire establish a permanent school on Chestnut Street, earn national attention for accelerating student growth, and add a middle school on Market Street, a tech school on Broad Street, and a second high school in Wilmington. He was inquisitive, involved, thoughtful, and very funny, Kelly Davenport, chief executive officer and network founder at Freire Schools, said in a tribute. But, most of all, he really loved our kids.

Dr. Escovitz helped 2,500 students graduate during his two decades of leadership at Freire. At their June board meeting, the directors said he always believed in the right for every student to have the best, top-notch college prep education regardless of race, background, zip code, or experience. Gerry, you will guide us, and our commitment is to honor you now after you have honored students all these years.

Before his time at Freire, Dr. Escovitz championed medical education and research for nearly three decades as a doctor, professor, and administrator at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, now the Drexel University College of Medicine, and as senior vice president and chief operating officer for the Allegheny Health Education and Research Foundation.

He published papers on continuing medical education, health-care accountability systems, and other medical topics, and directed domestic and international medical education projects with the American College of Physicians, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education.

Certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, he began his career in Philadelphia in 1969 as assistant professor and deputy director of the regional medical program at Jefferson Medical College, now the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He earned grants, served on medical committees, commissions, councils, and boards across the country and in Israel, and was a Rockefeller Foundation scholar in residence in Bellagio, Italy, in 1991.

Born June 26, 1936, in Boston, Dr. Escovitz graduated from Boston Latin School, still the oldest existing school in the United States. He earned a bachelors degree at Harvard College in 1958 and a medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate in Brooklyn in 1962. He worked for the U.S. Public Health Service in the 1960s and went on to serve with several organizations, including as president in 1983 of the Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education.

He married Ellen Strober, and they had daughters Karen and Lisa. After a divorce, he married Francyn Elion Sacks in 1998 and welcomed her two sons and two grandchildren into the family. I always said I hit the jackpot, his wife said.

Dr. Escovitz was a lifelong Red Sox fan, played tennis and golf, liked classical music, and became a choral singer in his 60s. He was witty, humorous, and optimistic, maintained many long-term friendships, and was interested in history and politics.

He was a Renaissance man, his wife said. He would help anyone. He cared about others. He was a special person.

In addition to his wife, former wife, and daughters, Dr. Escovitz is survived by three grandchildren, a brother, and other relatives.

Services were June 1.

Donations in his name may be made to the Dr. Gerald Escovitz memorial fund at Freire Charter School, Freire Foundation, PO Box 59028, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102.

More here:

Gerry Escovitz, retired vice dean and professor at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and charter school board member, has died at 85 - The...

‘It’s incredibly far-reaching’: medical students on the Roe reversal – The Guardian US

Posted on by

Fourth-year medical student Mackenzie Bennett was on a conference call when news broke that Roe v Wade had been overturned. The topic was telehealth and medication abortion.

We stopped the meeting, we just had to log off and sit in those feelings for a minute. It was honestly really devastating, says Bennett, who is pursuing dual medical and public health degrees specializing in OB-GYN at Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta.

In coming weeks, Georgia will probably ban most abortions after six weeks. For students like Bennett pursuing their medical education in states poised to ban abortion services, the ruling impacts not just the training they will receive, it leaves them grappling with the personal, moral and practical challenges of a common (and sometimes, life-saving) healthcare procedure becoming criminalized. Clinical training opportunities for providing abortions are already limited in the US typically, students who want that training have to seek it out. In the wake of Roes overturning, those opportunities will become even more limited, forcing some students to travel out of state to seek out full-spectrum training, potentially prompting an exodus of medical students from the states banning abortion services.

The medical institutions they attend are left wondering how their OB-GYN programs will be able to give students the required clinical training to maintain their accreditation. That clinical experience involves observation of, and hands-on training in, uterine evacuation procedures, including medication abortion, first-trimester aspiration abortion, and dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedures used not just for induced abortions, but also for miscarriage management and other aspects of reproductive healthcare.

If we cant show that were providing enough of an experience for them to gain competency in that area, then that threatens the accreditation of any program thats meeting that challenge, says Dr Carrie Cwiak, an Emory professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and director of the medical schools family planning division. Thats what were potentially concerned about.

Some of Bennetts classmates have raised concerns about the what-ifs: what happens if an ectopic pregnancy rolls into the emergency department? What does this mean for cancer treatment? It has implications for everyones practice and everyones personal life, says Bennett, who is a member of Medical Students for Choice. I think people are realizing that this impacts them no matter what specialty theyre pursuing. Its incredibly far-reaching.

Medical students are weighing implications of Roes reversal on both professional and personal levels. As someone who has a uterus and can get pregnant, this will affect me personally, says Laura Rush, a second-year student at a different medical school in Georgia (the school did not want students giving its name). But also as future physicians, potentially OBs, who want to treat our patients with empathy and using evidence-based medicine, it feels like its disregarding a lot of that.

Sachi Shastri, a second-year student at the same school, is considering a career in either OB-GYN or psychiatry. She says that the news, while not a surprise, was still shocking as is the sense that her future career could be in jeopardy. I dont think I let myself believe that this future was so close and so present.

She says peers at her school who previously never expressed opinions about abortions are now speaking up. Rush adds that in the wake of the supreme court ruling, there was an increase in signups for her campuss chapter of Medical Students for Choice.

There is only one accrediting body for OB-GYN residency training in the US, The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). In response to the supreme court decision, ACGME is proposing possible changes to its rules for OB-GYN programs: in states where laws prevent students from receiving clinical experience, programs will have to provide students access to training in a state that does. (Students with religious or moral objections can opt out.) While some medical students OB-track or otherwise seek out elective travel rotations already as a way to broaden their experience, Cwiak points out that abortion bans could make these travel rotations mandatory a financial and logistical burden for some students.

Cwiak says when it comes to abortion education lectures wont change, and educators might increasingly incorporate simulations with models. In medical education, we need to ensure that people have direct observation of the care we provide, and participation in that care, under supervision, says Cwiak. Especially when youre talking about procedures: you have to develop a skill, and confidence in that skill, and make sure youve done enough cases to learn that skill adequately.

To learn those skills, some students are limiting their residency options to states where abortion is legally protected. I think thats a large undertone of the conversations Im having with other medical students, especially ones that are in their last year like me, as were applying for residency, Bennett says. This has a major impact on where you can get trained, and what kind of training you can get. And, by extension, where medical trainees choose to eventually practice.

Others are concerned that the training they have already lined up in restricted states will no longer be available to them. Ive got a rotation lined up in reproductive health [in Georgia] where I would get that training on doing medical abortions, and Im worried that I wont be able to get the training I want, says Ben Haseen, a medical student at Atlantas Morehouse School of Medicine. Haseen adds that, as a transgender man, access to reproductive care is a personal issue, not just a professional one. Its a big deal for me, because medical access is my biggest passion, he says.

With the restrictive laws, you likely will see a behavioral change, that people will make decisions about where they choose to train, where they choose to practice, depending on the legislative landscape [in that state], explains Cwiak. If states and their legislations are interfering with your ability to practice safe, effective, ethical healthcare, like abortion care, you could understand that people would be reticent about training and practicing there.

Its an ethical dilemma for some trainees: leave their state to seek out the training they want, or stay and try to train and practice within the legislative confines of their state. Im very conflicted because I do not want to leave the south, says Haseen. I love being in the south because I love the patients here. Im at this crossroads where I could get training up north and then come back, but I also dont want to leave my patients here and abandon them.

With over half the countrys states likely to ban or severely restrict abortion, students and educators alike are also concerned that an exodus of providers from these states, will further compound healthcare disparities and worsen existing public health crises. (Data show that states with abortion restrictions have higher maternal mortality rates. In Georgia, half of the states counties lack a single OB-GYN provider, and maternal mortality rates are among the worst in the country.)

The people who live in these states still deserve an excellent quality of care and excellent doctors with world-class training, just like everywhere else in the country, says Bennett. But if people feel like they cant get a full education here, theyre not going to want to come here, and that just makes everything worse down the line.

More:

'It's incredibly far-reaching': medical students on the Roe reversal - The Guardian US

Passion for rural healthcare earns med student national honors | University of Hawaii System News – University of Hawaii

Posted on by

Thorne receives the 2022 Excellence in Public Health Award from Lieutenant Commander Toya Kelley, U.S. Public Health Services

Tyler Thorne grew up in the Hmkua district on Hawaii Island, and though he appreciated its beauty and small town charm, he also experienced the reality of living in a rural community with severe disparities in healthcare. Disparities he witnessed firsthand watching his mother battle cancer.

That experience led Thorne to the University of Hawaii at Mnoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), where he is a fourth-year student with a commitment to improving healthcare to rural areas. That commitment has not gone unrecognized as Thorne has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2022 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS). The national award is presented annually to medical students who are public health champions advancing the mission to protect, promote and advance the health and safety of our nation and who are helping to address public health issues in their community.

(My mother) had a delayed diagnosis due to the lack of providers and had to fly to another island for her treatment, said Thorne. I believe that my medical education is a great opportunity and responsibility to serve and promote change in my communitythese are all opportunities I could not have gotten at any other medical school.

Thornes work to address issues related to rural healthcare include an internship working with the Palau Ministry of Health and Public Health Department to investigate the use of telemedicine and provide suggestions for improvements, which were ultimately implemented.

As an active member of JABSOMs Rural Health Community Group (RHCG), he has taught fourth-graders about the dangers of tobacco and vaping ands led a series of healthcare career days to high school students throughout Hawaii Island, Lnai and Molokai. This work inspired him to organize a healthcare career program at his alma mater, Honokaa High School, to expose the students to medicine and other jobs in healthcare.

Pursuing a Certificate of Distinction in Rural Health at JABSOM, Thorne has engaged in activism for bills impacting healthcare in rural communities. He spent a significant amount of his medical school training on rural islands and training in Federally Qualified Health Centers. From these experiences he co-authored a publication focused on the effectiveness of the RHCG in promoting medical students interest in serving rural communities.

In addition, Thorne co-authored a journal article and a book chapter on the shortcomings of medical education in presenting racially diverse dermatological pathologies in textbooks. He recognized that the lack of diverse representation hurt patients due to skin concerns that were difficult to recognize due to the providers unfamiliarity with common pathologies on dark skin. This prompted Thorne to lead a group of students in the construction of the online database, The Color of Skin, composed of images of skin conditions in racially diverse populations to be used as a learning resource and reference for UH students and physicians.

Currently, Thorne is doing a year of research at the University of Utah, focusing on orthopedic trauma as well as the genetic and cellular aspects of fracture healing. He will graduate from JABSOM in May 2023. His long term goals include returning home to provide orthopedic care for adults and children on Hawaii Island while continuing research to improve clinical outcomes for surgeries.

Thorne joins an exclusive list of only five JABSOM students to have received the USPHS award, including Jester Galiza (2021), Kalei Hosaka (2020), Elisabeth Young (2018) and Brandyn Dunn (2014).

Read more on the JABSOM website.

Go here to read the rest:

Passion for rural healthcare earns med student national honors | University of Hawaii System News - University of Hawaii

Bowdoin College Expands Need-Blind Admissions Policy to Include International Students – Bowdoin College

Posted on by

This step is one of many that the College has taken over the past decade to remove barriers for students, and it makes Bowdoin one of just seven institutions nationally with comprehensive need-blind aid policies for all students, regardless of citizenship.

Ensuring access to a Bowdoin education is central to our mission. This commitment to need-blind admission for our international applicants is another important part of a remarkable program of access and affordability that only a few other colleges and universities are able to provide, said Bowdoin College President Clayton Rose.

Bowdoin has long been a leader in eliminating barriers for students, including adopting the countrys first test-optional admissions policy in 1969.

As it seeks to be accessible to all students, regardless of their financial circumstances, the College currently provides students with financial aid awards that meet their full calculated need and has done so without loans since 2008.

Now Bowdoin joins Harvard University, Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, Dartmouth College, and Amherst College in including all students, regardless of citizenship, under its need-blind admissions policy.

It is critical that a great liberal arts education like Bowdoins be accessible to students from all economic backgrounds and all citizenships, said Claudia Marroquin, senior vice president and dean of admissions and student aid.

This latest policy makes Bowdoins message clearwe welcome the worlds most talented students, regardless of background, and we are doing all we can to support students from admission to graduation, Marroquin said.

Our highest priority is making a Bowdoin education affordable for everyone.

See more here:

Bowdoin College Expands Need-Blind Admissions Policy to Include International Students - Bowdoin College

To spur diversity in sports medicine, NFL teams will host med students from HBCUs – WFYI

Posted on by

The National Football League is launching a program to invite medical students from historically Black colleges and universities to work with NFL teams medical staffs this season. The goal is to help diversify the pipeline of Black doctors who are interested in careers in sports medicine.

As part of their coursework, third- and fourth-year medical students do one-month clinical rotations focused on different specialties, often within the teaching hospitals affiliated with each medical school. The NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative will allow students interested in sports medicine to do a rotation at an NFL club, working alongside physicians caring for professional athletes.

What we're really looking to do is to have the students understand all of the elements to go into the care of the NFL athlete, and also connect with mentors and advisors who they can stay in touch with as their careers develop, said Dr. Allen Sills, a neurosurgeon and the NFLs chief medical officer.

The program will accept 16 medical students interested in either primary care sports medicine or orthopedic surgery from four HBCUs: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Howard University College of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine and Meharry Medical College.

Students will be placed with one of eight participating NFL clubs: Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans and Washington Commanders.

Participants will learn how to provide care to players "both in practice situations, game day situations, in the training room, possibly in physicians offices, and even in surgery as well, Sills said. So it's a comprehensive overview of the sports medicine team of a professional team.

Nearly 86 percent of the members of the National Football League Physicians Society identify as White, and only 5 percent identify as Black, according to an NFL press release citing internal surveys.

Sills said the NFL has a long way to go to increase diversity among its medical staff. But the problem of lack of diversity in U.S. medicine is even broader.

According to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, less than 12 percent of U.S. physicians identify as either Hispanic or Black, but census data shows these groups make up 18 percent and 13 percent of the U.S. population, respectively. Parts of sports medicine fall under orthopedic surgery, which is among the least diverse specialties in medicine, with only 3.4 percent of medical school faculty identifying as Black, according to one study.

We need to be very intentional about that. And we need to work on this pipeline of people who are choosing these careers, and making sure that we assist them, Sills said.

According to a statement from the NFL, the program will recruit medical students from additional academic institutions in future years, and expand to include placements at more NFL clubs across the U.S. in 2023.

The program will also work toward widening the sports medicine pipeline for other people of color and women in the seasons ahead [and] broaden to disciplines beyond primary care sports medicine and orthopedic surgery.

Disciplines that may be added in future years include: physicians assistants, certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists and behavioral health clinicians.

This story comes from a reporting collaboration that includes the Indianapolis Recorder and Side Effects Public Media, a public health news initiative based at WFYI. Contact Farah at fyousry@wfyi.org. Follow on Twitter: @Farah_Yousrym.

Continued here:

To spur diversity in sports medicine, NFL teams will host med students from HBCUs - WFYI

Bills address the physician workforce shortage, especially on the neighbor islands | University of Hawaii System News – University of Hawaii

Posted on by

Gov. David Ige with state lawmakers, UH and JABSOM leadership, and leadership from affiliated health partners.

Gov. David Ige signed two bills to help combat the states increasing physician shortage and support the University of Hawaii at Mnoa John A. Burns School of Medicines (JABSOM) mission to retain more of its graduates to practice medicine in Hawaii. Ige signed Senate Bill 2657 and Senate Bill 2597 into law on July 7 at JABSOM.

The Hawaii Physician Workforce Assessment Project Report indicates that Hawaii is in need of at least 750 doctors, with the greatest statewide shortage being in primary care specialties. The proportional need is greatest on the neighbor islands, with both Maui and Hawaii County experiencing a physician shortage of 40%.

In addition to the bills introduced by the legislature, Ige identified the physician shortage as a priority at the start of the 2022 legislative session by including funding to expand JABSOMs residency program in his proposed budget.

My administration is committed to supporting the development and expansion of high-quality educational and training sites, especially on the neighbor islands where we face the greatest challenge, said Gov. Ige. Mahalo to our lawmakers for also making this a priority and to JABSOM and our local medical partners for their dedication to ensure our local residents can access the healthcare they need now and in the future.

Senate Bill 2657 funds JABSOMs expansion of medical residency and medical student training opportunities on the neighbor islands, and with the U.S. Veteran Affairs (VA) Pacific Islands Healthcare System sites across the statespecifically in areas where healthcare is most needed. The VA is a valuable partner in JABSOMs academic programs. Internal medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, geriatrics and addiction medicine residents or fellows have part of their curriculum based at VA sites.

Currently, some medical students complete pre-clinical rotations for up to three months on the neighbor islands of Hawaii Island, Lanai, and starting this academic year, Kauai. Third-year students participate in a longitudinal clerkship program where groups of students train in the same location for a five-month long rotation in rural communities. Third year students presently train at several locations on Hawaii Island, Maui and Kauai.

Data show that more than 80% of physicians who graduate from both JABSOM and its residency programs tend to stay in Hawaii to practicethat is one of the highest retention rates in the country, said JABSOM Dean Jerris Hedges.We know that physicians who train in rural areas on our neighbor islands are also more likely to put down roots and nurture the communities that theyre in. We look forward to expanding our medical training opportunities to these underserved areas and to stay true to JABSOMs vision of ALOHA: Attain Lasting Optimal Health for All.

More than 80% of physicians who graduate from both JABSOM and its residency programs tend to stay in Hawaii to practiceJerris Hedges, JABSOM Dean

To alleviate the shortage of physicians in the state, more than 225 physicians participate in JABSOMs Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited residency and fellowship programs. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii also has a primary care internal medicine residency program and the Hilo Medical Center is the sponsor of the Hawaii Island Family Medicine Residency Program. With the exception of the Hilo-based program, the remainder of these civilian residency programs are on Oahu, with some having clinical rotations on the neighbor islands. The neighbor island rotationsthrough the VA clinics or in partnership with other neighbor island physicians and health systemsgives residents and fellows the opportunity to train and eventually practice in rural areas.

Residency Programs, as the employer of the JABSOM residents and most fellows, is committed to our rural and at-risk communities by training our future physician workforce, said Natalie Talamoa, executive director of Hawaii Residency Programs. We are excited that the State of Hawaii shares our goal and look forward to working together on this initiative to invest in our neighbor island communities that have been hardest hit by the physician shortage. This funding will increase access to training opportunities for our residents and fellows, and provide them exposure and understanding of our most vulnerable populations so that they want to return to serve these communities.

The VAs ability to expand Graduate Medical Education can help reduce the effects of a forecasted physician shortage here in the Pacific Islands, especially in Hawaii, thanks to the partnership we have with the John A. Burns School of Medicine, said Adam Robinson, Jr., director of the Veteran Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System. We take pride in providing the largest education and training enterprise for health professionals in the nation, but we cant do it without the relationships we share with our valued academic affiliate residency sponsors.

Senate Bill 2597 allows for more loans to be given in the Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program, which helps graduates of JABSOM and other health professions reduce their educational debt in exchange for remaining in Hawaii to practice. Loan repayment programs are a critical part of addressing the health professional workforce shortage, and Hawaiis program has proven to be highly successful.

According to JABSOMs Hawaii and Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center Director Kelley Withy, 83& of loan repayers have remained in Hawaii to practice, and 70% have remained at the site where they performed their service. Currently, there are 25 active providers in the program with another seven waiting for funding. We are very thankful to the legislature for the matching funds so that we can provide more opportunities to those interested in caring for communities where there is a dire shortage of healthcare providers.

Health care professionals who have benefited from the loan repayment program serve on all islands and in the communities of Waimea, Kihei, Waianae, Hilo and Wailuku; at Federally Qualified Health Centers in Kalihi-Palama and Kokua Kalihi Valley; and in public institutional settings at the federal detention center in Honolulu, the Halawa correctional facility and the Maui County correctional center. Health care professionals who are eligible to participate in the program include physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers and many others.

Those present at the bill signing ceremony included state lawmakers Rep. Gregg Takayama, Rep. Ryan Yamane, Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole, UH President David Lassner, JABSOM Hedges, JABSOM Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, JABSOM Associate Dean for Administration and Finance Nancy Foster, as well as leadership from affiliated hospitals, the Hawaii Residency Programs, Inc., the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System, and leaders from several of JABSOMs clinical departments and the Office of Medical Education that oversees the MD Program curriculum.

Read more:

Bills address the physician workforce shortage, especially on the neighbor islands | University of Hawaii System News - University of Hawaii

Wall to direct pediatric and adolescent orthopedics Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis – Washington University School of Medicine…

Posted on by

Visit the News Hub

Pediatric hand specialist also will be orthopedic surgeon-in-chief at St. Louis Childrens

Lindley B. Wall, MD, a professor of orthopedic surgery and a member of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery's hand and microsurgery service, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Orthopedics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Lindley B. Wall, MD, a professor of orthopedic surgery and a member of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgerys hand and microsurgery service, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Orthopedics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Wall also has been named orthopedic surgeon-in-chief at St. Louis Childrens Hospital.

Wall is a national leader in the treatment of pediatric hand and upper-extremity congenital deformities and spasticity conditions. She also treats fractures and complex nerve injuries affecting the upper limbs. Wall has advanced the understanding of and therapies for these conditions through qualitative research focused on patient and caregiver expectations in these unique populations.

Dr. Wall is a national leader in pediatric hand surgery, and in her new position, she will drive excellence throughout the entire pediatric orthopedic program, said Regis J. OKeefe, MD, PhD, the Fred C. Reynolds Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Wall has been a key member of our hand and microsurgery service for a decade, and her leadership and commitment will enable the Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Orthopedics at Washington University to continue its ascent among the top programs in the country.

Wall succeeds Charles A. Goldfarb, MD, a professor of orthopedic surgery who now is serving as the departments executive vice chair.

It is an honor to have the opportunity to serve the Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Orthopedics in this new role, Wall said. I look forward to working with St. Louis Childrens Hospital to continue to elevate orthopedic care for children by developing new and exciting clinical programs and initiatives, and increasing our geographic reach.

Wall earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University before earning a medical degree and completing her residency in orthopedics at Washington University. She subsequently completed the Mary S. Stern Hand Surgery Fellowship in Cincinnati. After a pediatric hand surgery fellowship at the orthopedics hospital Scottish Rite for Children in Dallas, she returned to Washington University in 2013 as a faculty member in orthopedics. In 2017, she earned a masters of science in clinical investigation from the university.

An author on more than 80 peer-reviewed research papers, Wall was nominated and elected to the national medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha in 2011. She also is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America. Wall is an associate editor for The Journal of Hand Surgery (American Volume) and a reviewer for the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Washington University School of Medicines 1,700 faculty physicians also are the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Childrens hospitals. The School of Medicine is a leader in medical research, teaching and patient care, and currently is No. 4 in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Through its affiliations with Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Childrens hospitals, the School of Medicine is linked to BJC HealthCare.

Go here to see the original:

Wall to direct pediatric and adolescent orthopedics Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis - Washington University School of Medicine...

Inhaled nitric oxide reduces hospital stay and improves oxygenation in pregnant patients with COVID-19 pneumonia – EurekAlert

Posted on by

BOSTON High dose inhaled nitric oxide gas (iNO) is a safe and effective respiratory therapy for pregnant women hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, resulting in a more rapid weaning from supplemental oxygen and reduced length of hospital stay, according to a research team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). In a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers from four Boston hospitals reported that the addition of twice-daily nitric oxide to standard of care oxygen therapy decreased the respiratory rate of pregnant women with low oxygenation levels of the blood without causing any side effects.

To date, very few respiratory treatments to complement supplemental oxygenation in COVID-19 pregnant patients have been tested, says senior author Lorenzo Berra, MD, with the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, MGH. Investigators from all four medical centers that participated in our study agreed that administration of high dose nitric oxide through a snug-fitting mask has enormous potential as a new therapeutic strategy for pregnant patients with COVID-19.

Pneumonia triggered by COVID-19 is particularly threatening to pregnant women since it may quickly progress to oxygen insufficiency in the blood and bodily tissues, a condition known as hypoxemia, requiring hospitalization and cardiopulmonary support. Compared to non-pregnant female patients with COVID-19, pregnant women are three times more likely to need intensive care unit admission, mechanical ventilation, or advanced life support, and four times more likely to die, notes Carlo Valsecchi, MD, lead author in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, MGH. They also face a greater risk of obstetric complications such as preeclampsia, preterm delivery, and stillbirth.

Nitric oxide is a therapeutic gas that was initially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1999 for inhalation treatment of intubated and mechanically ventilated newborns with hypoxic respiratory failure. With MGH driving many early studies, iNO in high concentrations was also shown to be effective as an antimicrobial in reducing viral replication of SARS-CoV-1 and, more recently, SARS Co-V-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. During the first wave of COVID-19, MGH treated six non-intubated pregnant patients with iNO at high doses of up to 200 parts per million (ppm). Findings of a more favorable outcome with iNO led MGH clinicians to offer this treatment to other pregnant patients, and to design the current study to determine the safety and efficacy of iNO200 for COVID-19 pneumonia in pregnancy.

To that end, a collaborative network of four medical centers in the Boston area was formed. In addition to MGH, it included Tufts Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Medical Center. Researchers and clinicians from multiple departments -- including critical care medicine, respiratory care, and maternal fetal medicine -- studied 71 pregnant patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia admitted to these hospitals, 20 of whom received iNO200 twice daily. The study found that iNO therapy at this dosage, when compared to standard of care alone, resulted in reductions in the need for supplemental oxygen and in hospital and ICU lengths of stay. No adverse events related to the intervention were reported in either mothers or their babies.

Being able to wean patients from respiratory support quicker could have other profound implications, including reducing stress on women and their families, lowering the risk of hospital-acquired infections, and relieving the burden on the health care system, notes Berra. Above all, our study supports the safety of high dose nitric oxide in the pregnant population, and we hope more physicians will consider incorporating it into carefully monitored treatment regimens.

Berra is an associate professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School (HMS), and medical director of Respiratory Care, MGH. Valsecchi is a post-doctoral fellow and investigator in the Department of Anesthesia, MGH. Co-authors include William Barth, Jr., MD, vice chair of Obstetrics, MGH, and an associate professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, HMS; Ai-ris Collier, MD, investigator and instructor in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Ala Nozari, professor of Anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center; Jamel Ortoleva, MD, assistant professor of Anesthesiology at Tufts Medical School, and cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and critical care physician at Tufts Medical Center; and Anjail Kaimal, MD, chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, MGH, and an associate professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, HMS.

About the Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital, founded in 1811, is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. TheMass General Research Instituteconducts the largest hospital-based research program in the nation, with annual research operations of more than $1 billion and comprises more than 9,500 researchers working across more than 30 institutes, centers and departments. In August 2021, Mass General was named #5 in theU.S. News & World Reportlist of "Americas Best Hospitals." MGH is a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system.

Obstetrics and Gynecology

High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide for the Treatment of Spontaneously Breathing Pregnant Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia

7-Jul-2022

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.

See the article here:

Inhaled nitric oxide reduces hospital stay and improves oxygenation in pregnant patients with COVID-19 pneumonia - EurekAlert

What doctors wish patients knew about the impact of caffeine – American Medical Association

Posted on by

Many people cant imagine starting their day without a cup of coffee or tea. Consuming caffeine can even help people get through that afternoon slump. About 85% of adults consume 135 milligrams of caffeine daily in the U.S. This is equivalent to 12 ounces of coffee, which is the most common source of caffeine for adults.

Caffeine is a chemical stimulant that can be found naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves, cacao beans, guarana berries and yerba mate leaves and quickly boosts alertness and energy levels.

Caffeine can also be made synthetically and added to drinks, food, tablets and supplements. Yet while caffeine is often talked about for its negative effect on sleep and anxiety, it can offer some benefits too. Three physicians share what to know about caffeine.

The AMAsWhat Doctors Wish Patients Knew series provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about todays health care headlines.

In this installment, three AMA members shared what doctors wish patients knew about caffeine. They are:

Pay attention to consumption

The amount of caffeine in brewed coffee can vary greatly depending on the type of bean, the amount of grind, the size of the particles, the brew time and other factors pertaining to the source, said Dr. Kilgore. And then, of course, tea and soft drinks tend to have less caffeine.

Most people have safely under 400 milligrams a day, which is what the Food and Drug Administration considers safe, she said.

Of course, if you're getting jittery, it's too much caffeine, said Dr. Clark. But, in general, about two 8-ounce cups of coffee should be the limit because a cup of coffee has between 100 and 200 milligrams of caffeine.

Try small, frequent doses

One of the things that people don't realize is, if you think of it as a medicine, then the best way to use it is in small, frequent doses, said Dr. Kilgore. So, 20 milligrams to 100 milligrams at a time as opposed to the standard American mug of coffee.

And then just getting it into your brain a small amount at a time, she added, noting that if you're home with the increase of telework and things like that it might be easy to just serve yourself a little bit at a time throughout the day.

Then, when you start to feel your mental performance lagging, take it a little bit moreup until 2 p.m., Dr. Kilgore said.

Caffeine may help depression

In low doses, caffeine may help depression, said Dr. Clark. The reason is because caffeine stimulates dopamine, which is a chemical in your brain that plays a role in pleasure motivation and learning.

Low levels of dopamine can make you feel tired, moody and unmotivated, among other symptoms, she said. But having more dopamine helps patients with depression by improving their mood.

How it is metabolized varies

Caffeine is rapidly absorbed, typically within 45 minutes, and is metabolized in the liver at rates subject to significant genetic variability, said Dr. Devries.

It is highly metabolized with about 3% or less being excreted in the urine, said Dr. Kilgore. The half-life of the drug typically is around four to five hours, but it can range dramatically from as quickly as an hour and a half to as much as nine hours, depending on genetic factors and coadministration with other medications, including oral contraceptives, and smoking.

Smokers have massively increased clearance, so they will keep it around for a shorter time, she added, noting that pregnancy gets greatly reduced metabolism, so women need to watch how much caffeine theyre drinking.

With insomnia, limit caffeine

Fortunately, typical intake of caffeine within the range of most coffee and tea drinkers has minimal risk, apart from perhaps difficulty sleeping for some, Dr. Devries said.

The obvious side effect is that it can cause insomnia because it is intentionally trying to keep someone awake, said Dr. Kilgore. In people who dont regularly drink caffeine, theyre the most vulnerable to the insomnia component.

When people drink it regularly, they sort of learn what they can do, but in general its best not to drink after about 2 p.m., she said. But some people will be able to drink it right before bed if theyre a chronic user, so it just depends on their own experience.

Coffee and tea have health benefits

Coffee and tea are true feel-good stories in nutritionwe like them, and they like us back, said Dr. Devries. Both coffee and tea are linked to a host of health benefits, including reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, lower risk of type 2 diabetes and improved longevity.

Most of the benefits are noted with intake in the range of 25 cups per day, he added, noting the source of the benefits, beyond caffeine, are a wide range of biologically active polyphenolschemicals with powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Caffeine can help with exercise

It actually can help exercise as well, said Dr. Kilgore. It's shown to improve endurance and speed as well as just having a decreased perception of fatigue.

By using caffeine in different forms, people might be able to maintain exercise longer in a session, she said, noting that athletes often will take it intentionally before they exercise.

Some people may feel anxious

There are concerns about increasing anxiety for some people, said Dr. Clark. This is because caffeine is a stimulant and it stimulates some of the chemicals in your brain, speeding everything up.

Even in moderate amounts it can cause jitteriness and anxiety, said Dr. Kilgore, noting that caffeine can also increase respiratory rate, heart rate and blood pressure, which is most often fine in normal people, but if they have a light health condition it should be under consideration.

Brewing method affects cholesterol

Interestingly, brewing method does matter, said Dr. Devries, noting that unfiltered coffee made with a French press or Turkish style and, to a lesser extent, espresso, are associated with a small but significant increase in LDL cholesterol that does not occur with filtered coffee.

The reason is that filtered coffee removes much of the cafestol, a compound naturally found in coffee that raises blood cholesterol levels, he added.

There can be withdrawals

The most common concern about coffee is that it has a withdrawal syndrome, said Dr. Kilgore. When this occurs, people feel like they need to keep using it, even if they don't need it that particular day for its intended benefit of increasing alertness; and that withdrawal effect can happen as soon as 12 hours after the last coffee in people who use it regularly.

It can last up to one to two days if intentionally stopped after prolonged use, she added, noting that some effects can last even up to nine or 10 days with headache, nervousness and fatigue.

Too much may lead to headaches

If you consume too much caffeine, it can also cause headaches, said Dr. Clark. This is often in addition to feeling nervous and anxious.

But caffeine can also sometimes help headaches, she said, noting that for some people, it can actually treat their headaches or migraines.

Caffeine can also be used medically to treat headache because it improves the absorption of other analgesics, said Dr. Kilgore. It actually causes vasoconstriction. That by itself can also make the headache go away. So, it can cause headaches, and it can also help.

Weight gain may be decreased

Caffeine can actually decrease weight gainnot necessarily cause weight loss, said Dr. Kilgore. It increases your base metabolic rate and can suppress appetite a bit, which is useful if someone's thinking of trying to be careful about their weight.

The important thing, of course, is that in the United States so much of our coffee has all this added cream and sugar, which adds to weight gain, she said. So that really only pertains to black coffee, which has two calories a cup.Because it can make you feel less hungry and reduce cravings, but then for people who always have sugar in their coffee it probably increases cravings because of the sugar, Dr. Kilgore added.

Decaf is not free of caffeine

Decaffeinated coffee has only slightly lower levels of polyphenols than regular coffee, Dr. Devries said. Because of the preservation of high polyphenol levels, the association of decaffeinated coffee intake with improved longevity remains.

It is important to point out that decaffeinated coffee isnt zero caffeine, but certainly much less, said Dr. Kilgore. A lot of people think it's without caffeine, but it's not. It's about 2 to 15 milligrams, so certainly far less than caffeinated.

But even if you went to decaf, you would probably have some withdrawal symptoms if you dont withdraw judiciously, she added.

Try to avoid energy drinks

The more serious risks of caffeine are mostly related to heavy consumption from use in energy drinks and in supplement form, said Dr. Devries. Anxiety and unsafe behaviorsespecially in adolescentsare associated with energy drink use.

High blood pressure, palpitations and arrhythmias are other possible risks with high intake of supplemental caffeine, he added.

Dont cut caffeine right away

Its important to know how much you're drinking in the first place, so really be honest with yourself about how much youre drinking and keep track of it for a few days, said Dr. Kilgore. This will allow you to get a true sense of how much caffeine youre consuming.

If you need to reduce the amount of caffeine you are consuming, slowly decrease your intake, said Dr. Clark. This means you can do half caffeinated or you can mix in some decaffeinated beverages in sodas and coffee.

Dont cut out caffeine completely all of a sudden because them you may experience some bad withdrawal syndromes, she said. If you need help with how to decrease your intake or youre getting headaches when youre trying to go off caffeine, talk to your doctor.

Decrease intake if pregnant

For people who are pregnant, you should decrease your intake of caffeine, said Dr. Clark. This is because the caffeine does go to the baby and can speed up the babys heart rate.

Additionally, the baby can become dependent on caffeine and have withdrawals when the baby is born, she said. Thats why you should dramatically limit your caffeine intake when pregnant. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends that those who are pregnant limit caffeine intake to less than 200 milligrams per day.

Read the original here:

What doctors wish patients knew about the impact of caffeine - American Medical Association

David F Walker on DC Wanting Tattooed Cyborg to be More ‘Thugged Out’ – Bleeding Cool News

Posted on by

|

Comic book writer David F Walker wrote the Cyborg comic book from DC Comics in 2015, talking about creating a whole world for the character within the DC Universe. However he only lasted for nine issues, before Marv Wolfman, the character's co-creator took over for the final three. Walker left saying it was fun, but it was time to move on. The character would later become a hot-button focal point regarding the differing versions of the Justice League movie, by Zack Snyder and by Joss Whedon, including the influence of Geoff Johns on the movie, and the experience of actor Ray Fisher. This week, he talked a little more on social media about his experience working at DC Comics on the character.

He was originally linked to an old Bleeding Cool story, about Cyborg returning to a more human-orientation, with more of his body as organic and male, after previous criticisms that Cyborg, as an African-American man had been castrated by DC Comics, and that David F Walker's proposed changes were welcomed at DC Comics by then-CCO Geoff Johns. Walker replied;

Untrue. All of my changes were met with opposition. I was the ONLY person interested in restoring his humanity. In fact, I was told that Cyborg needed to have more skin showing so he could have tattoos and be "thugged out."

When asked if it was then-publisher Dan DiDio or then-EIC Bob Harras, David F Walker replied;

No, it was neither of them. Nor was it Geoff Johns. It wassomeone who shall remain unnamed. It was NOT said to me by Johns, but it was said to me by several people in positions of power and influence. The original redesigns of Vic had his arms covered in tattoos. I went behind the back of editorial and asked the artist to not draw him that way.

For the recordI have NO beef with Geoff Johns and NO allegiance to Zack Snyder. I've met and talked to both, and neither is capable of walking on water, nor do they have horns and a pitchfork.

When it was suggested that the tattoo demand was because the character was an American football player, he replied;

No. You're wrong. The exact words said to me were "make him more thugged out." No one said "make him cooler or edgier," they said "more thugged out." And if you don't think that's dehumanizingwellthere's nothing more to say.

David Walker concluded, saying;

Honestly, I don't mind talking about CYBORG, but at the end of the day, it was a work-for-hire gig that didn't go as I had hoped (that's comics for you). I'd rather talk about the work that matters more to me personally, like THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY.

Well, happy to oblige! We can link to a previous article about The Black Panther Party by Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson from two years ago, where Walker stated;

Well I can tell you a few weeks ago as I was watching the news and it was the first night of the protests in Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd and then progressively we watched city after city start to burn and people protesting and the entire time I was watching that I was thinking well I knew this was coming and part of the reason I knew this was coming because I'd read theKerner Commission's report as part of research for graphic novel that I just finished writing on the Black Panther Party and so I started talking to people and explaining to them what you're seeing in the news right now is nothing new, it's happened before and it was foretold in 1968 and in six months there's going to be a comic book, a graphic novel that's going to come out and you're going to learn more than you ever thought you would know about the history of police brutality and history of organized resistance and I think about that all the time, I think about everything that comics gave me when I was a kid.

As well as a preview of The Black Panther Party, published by Ten Speed Press last year.

Follow this link:

David F Walker on DC Wanting Tattooed Cyborg to be More 'Thugged Out' - Bleeding Cool News

Holm, Cyborg, McCaskill And Cameron On The Table For Katie Taylor’s Next Fight – The Sportsman

Posted on by

Eddie Hearn has revealed that undisputed lightweight world champion Katie Taylor has a number of options on the table following her win over Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden in April.

However, the Matchroom chairman has said that plans for a rematch with the seven-weight champion at a packed out Croke Park in Dublin will have to be put on ice for the time being.

Speaking on the Lightweight Boxing Show, Hearn said: People are talking about maybe a crossover fight with Holly Holm or [Cris] Cyborg. There's other fighters, world champions as well. [Hyun-Mi] Choi, who's down at super featherweight, could be an option. Im disappointed we couldnt make the Serrano rematch, but she wanted another fight before she considered that.

READ MORE:

And then you've got the other undisputed all about to be undisputed, Chantelle Cameron, Jessica McCaskill. They actually could fight each other, which would be an absolute war because they just come forward or not. But, you know, I do believe that Chantelle Cameron and Jessica McCaskill are also potential opponents to Katie Taylor as well.

It has long been a dream of Taylors to fight at Croke Park and it was initially planned that the Bray Bomber would meet Serrano there in September. Although that fight doesnt look like coming into fruition this year, Hearn insists a rematch with the Puerto Rican superstar would be perfect for the stadium next year.

I think that has to be for the Serrano rematch. Youve got Cyborg, youve got Holly Holm - these are huge fights, but I feel like they'll happen later on in the year. We were pushing for September for Croke Park with Serrano - unfortunately, she didn't want that fight. So I think Croke Park would have to sit on ice for spring/summer of 2023.

Its a must for me - 80,000 at Croke Park for the rematch. I mean, that was the disappointing thing about not being able to engage Serrano in those talks. But it is what it is and, you know, we move on.

Hearn was speaking ahead of this weekends heavyweight rematch between Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the O2 Arena. Chisora is entering the bout on a run of three straight defeats, having been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk in 2020 and then Joseph Parker twice in 2021, andHearn admits that this is a must win fight for Del Boy.

He does [need to win]. The thing is, when you lose a fight, generally you come back with an easier fight. With Derek, I actually thought after the Parker fight, Look, theres a lot of people saying you should walk away. Let's come back with a good win and then he was like Whos out there? Give me [Adam] Kownacki, give me [Kubrat] Pulev...

I feel a bit for Derek because when you look at his losses: [Tyson] Fury twice, Oleksandr Usyk, Vitali Klitschko, got robbed against [Robert] Helenius, lost to Joseph Parker, lost to Dillian Whyte in two really close fights.

The moment he starts deteriorating in the ring, the moment he starts looking bad in training - that's the moment the people around him will go Derek, its time. People love Derek in the game, there's a lot of people that would say to him, Mate, you need to stop but hes sparring well, hes training well - he loves it. And the funny thing is, I said to him, If you beat Kubrat Pulev, youll probably fight Wilder or somebody like that, you know.

So I don't know what he's going to do, but I know he wants to winand I know we're going to get a great fight. The one thing with Derek just always, you know, when he turns up, he'll give you everything.

Also on this weeks Lightweight Boxing Show, Hearn talks about Anthony Joshuas camp ahead of his rematch with Usyk, the Conor Benn vs Chris Eubank Jr rumours and the effect of Lawrence Okolie and Liam Smiths departure to Sky Sports.

Go here to read the rest:

Holm, Cyborg, McCaskill And Cameron On The Table For Katie Taylor's Next Fight - The Sportsman

Where to Watch and Stream I’m a Cyborg, but That’s OK Free Online – EpicStream

Posted on by

Cast: Im Soo-jungRainChoi Hee-jinLee Yong-nyeoSon Young-soon

Geners: DramaComedyRomance

Director: Park Chan-wook

Release Date: Dec 07, 2006

Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.

Unfortunately, I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK is not available on Netflix. Although you can access the vast library of shows and movies on Netflix under various subscription costs depending on the plan you choose: $9.99 per month for the basic plan, $15.99 monthly for the standard plan, and $19.99 a month for the premium plan.

They're not on Hulu, either! But prices for this streaming service currently start at $6.99 per month, or $69.99 for the whole year. For the ad-free version, it's $12.99 per month, $64.99 per month for Hulu + Live TV, or $70.99 for the ad-free Hulu + Live TV.

No, I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK is not streaming on Disney Plus. With Disney+, you can have a wide range of shows from Marvel, Star Wars, Disney+, Pixar, ESPN, and National Geographic to choose from in the streaming platform for the price of $7.99 monthly or $79.99 annually.

You won't find I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK on HBO Max. But if you're still interested in the service, it's $14.99 per month, which gives you full access to the entire vault, and is also ad-free, or $9.99 per month with ads. However, the annual versions for both are cheaper, with the ad-free plan at $150 and the ad-supported plan at $100.

As of now, I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK is not available to watch for free on Amazon Prime Video. You can still buy or rent other movies through their service.

I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK hasn't made its way onto the Peacock streaming library. Peacock has plenty of other shows and movies for only $4.99 a month or $49.99 per year for a premium account.

I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK is not on Paramount Plus also. Paramount Plus has two subscription options: the basic version ad-supported Paramount+ Essential service costs $4.99 per month, and an ad-free premium plan for $9.99 per month.

I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK isn't on Apple TV+ at the moment, sorry! In the meantime, you can watch top-rated shows like Ted Lasso on Apple TV with a subscription cost of $4.99 a month.

No, I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK isn't available to watch on Now TV Cinema. You can still gain access to other great shows and movies on Now TV Cinema for 9.99 a month.

I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK is not available to stream now.

Originally posted here:

Where to Watch and Stream I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK Free Online - EpicStream

Posthumanism and Theological Anthropology – OnePeterFive

Posted on by

What is Posthumanism and what does it mean for theology?

First of all, any movement or time period with the prefix post attached to it (Postmodernism for example) lacks substance by its very name. It is literally defined by what came before it, precisely as just coming after it. Today we live in an era that is built around this proliferation of the posts, which again, says nothing about itself. We may be able to conclude that it is all embracingall inclusive, as we commonly hear todayand for that reason the posts have no real identity per se because delimitation is simply denied and thus avoided.

A grandchild of Postmodernism is the more sinister Posthumanism, the dominant philosophy today. Philosophical Postmodernism seeks to deconstruct human reason while philosophical Posthumanism intends to deconstruct the human itself. For the posthumanists, the prior era (from the Enlightenment to the 20th century, roughly), that is, the era of Humanism, was too anthropocentric. The exceptionalism of man or past anthropocentrism suppressed the emergence of other types of beings, especially artificial beings according to them.

According to the posthumanists, the very notion of human must be reassessed. Posthumanism proceeds from the Critical Theory philosophy which basically re-interprets reality, with the Marxist binary lens, as those who are oppressors and those who are oppressed (believe it or not there is a Critical Cyborg Theory based on The Cyborg Manifesto). The goal is to erase all inequalities in many different aspects, depending what the focus of the specific Critical Theory is. In the case of Posthumanism, dualisms such as human/animal, human/machine, and, more in general, human/nonhuman are re-investigated through a perception which does not work on the oppositional schemata. In the same way, the Posthumanist deconstructs the clear division between life/death, organic/synthetic and natural/artificial.

Posthumanism leads directly to nihilism or the belief of empty values, since no immutability exists. It is an attack on nature itself. For that reason, it can, in no way, be accepted as a sound philosophy for true Catholic theological progress. True progress in theology stems from solid philosophy applied to the mysteries of our faith. There is definitely philosophical pluralism within the Catholic tradition, but this in no way means that Catholicism can be philosophically all-embracing. There are philosophies that cannot be accepted for orthodox theological progress. In fact, all the heresies are simply rooted in bad philosophy (Nestorianism, Modalism, Monophysitism, etc.). The Church has a duty in promoting good philosophy for the sake of having a theology that can convey the truths of the divine mysteries in human terms.

Posthumanism cannot be applied to our faith to make a good theology. In particular, Posthumanism would eliminate a good anthropology that would allow for a correct understanding of man according to divine revelation. If man is purely mutable, and can ultimately merge with the artificial forming a new being (a cyborg), then in what aspect is man created in Gods image and likeness? How could Our Lord Jesus Christ assume a nature of something that in our day needs to be essentially reassessed? Man is substantially body and soul and he cannot essentially change.

Posthumanism promotes not only an indifference towards the essence of man, but an outright hatred for it. According to this view, the artificial being must emerge and ultimately replace our outdated and rigid concept of man in the strictly naturalistic sense. However, the truth is that man is the synthesis of Gods creation (matter plus the spirit) and God loves man for his own sake. God not only created man but re-created man in Jesus Christ, His only Begotten Son. The love of man and his dignity is fundamental in Catholic theology, especially in Christology, and this dignity is something Posthumanism negates. Profound love has to be based on an immutable good, for true love is in a sense immutable. So we see here another clear example of bad philosophical anthropology leading to bad theological anthropology.

We see clearly today that Satan is attacking nature as a means to attack supernature. The assault is extremely intelligent and strategic. The demonic attacks on philosophy have always been for the sake of attacking theology. The devil knows well the intimate relationship between heterodox theology and the condemnation of souls.

I would say that the biggest hindrance to evangelization is precisely a prevalent erroneous anthropology, especially the Posthumanist view. For if we do not know what man is, we surely will not know what is man for. For the final cause of a thing is imbedded in its very nature. Let us ask Gods grace and do our part also in studying good solid philosophy, especially anthropology. Let us also avoid theologies that diminish the importance of philosophical (metaphysical) underpinnings, like existentialist theology for example.

In the end, the existence of immutability is vital for the salvation of our very souls. Truth is essentially immutable since it refers to universal concepts (truth, charity) or historical events (Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilate), and these obviously never change. Truth is our only true guide in a changing world and the basis of all truth is Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Immutable Truth Himself.

View original post here:

Posthumanism and Theological Anthropology - OnePeterFive

The Rundown: July 6, 2022 Multiversity Comics – Multiversity Comics

Posted on by

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on comic news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email our team at rundown@multiversitycomics.com.

In case you missed it, we interviewed cartoonist Hambonous about his webcomic Amunito.

Cover by Adriana Melo

Via Screen Rant, comiXology announced Beatrix Rose: Vigilante, an original series based on Mark Dawsons novels of the same name. Written by Stephanie Phillips with art by Valeria Favoccia, the series follows Beatrix a former asssassin for British intelligence as she takes on work for a triad group in Hong Kong. It is the first comic to be based on a Kindle Direct Publishing line of books. The five-issue series will run monthly exclusively on comiXology beginning Tuesday, July 12.

Titan and StoneBot Comics announced former Power Rangers artist Hendry Prasetya will pencil the upcoming miniseries Kamen Rider Zero-One. The book, written by Brandon Easton, is based on the 2019 incarnation of the long-running Japanese TV show, which took place in a futuristic Japan, and followed Aruto Hiden, a newly appointed tech CEO who becomes Kamen Rider Zero-One. The four-part adaptation will begin sometime later this year.

Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros. Animation announced an animated, direct-to-video Justice League/RWBY (pronounced Ruby) crossover film. Created by Monty Oum, RWBY is a fantasy series set in the world of Remnant, that follows four young women training to become huntresses, who protect Remnant from monsters known as Grimm. RWBY previously crossed over with DC in last years comic book series RWBY x Justice League, written by Marguerite Bennett with art by Aneke, Stephanie Pepper and Emanuela Lupacchino, however the film will reportedly feature a new storyline. It will be released sometime in 2023.

The CW announced Stargirl season three will premiere on Wednesday, August 31, at 8/7c pm. The new season, subtitled Frenemies, will see Brec Bassingers Courtney Whitmore/Stargirl contend with the return of Sylvester Pemberton, the original Starman (played by Joel McHale), as well as a murder mystery that will require help from Blue Valleys supervillains to solve. The CW also announced dates for several other shows in October, which you can view at the link here.

The crowdfunded documentary Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters will receive its first public screening at Los Angeless Million Dollar Theater on Saturday, August 13. The film will be preceded by a screening of Bride of Frankenstein, the 1935 horror classic that inspired much of Mignolas work, and followed by a Q&A with Mignola, filmmakers Jim Demonakos and Kevin Konrad Hanna, and Secret Movie Club founder Craig Hammill. You can find out more at AIPT, and order tickets at Eventbrite.

Following last weeks 30-second tease, Amazon Prime Video released a full trailer for Paper Girls, the series based on Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiangs comic of the same name. A time travel story, Paper Girls follows four newspaper delivery girls from 1988, who get embroiled in a conflict between rival factions of time travelers, and are brought forward to 2019, where they meet their older selves (one of whom, Erin, is played by Ali Wong.) Paper Girls premieres Friday, July 29.

Finally, David F. Walker opened up slightly on Twitter about his time writing DCs solo Cyborg comic, disclosing he was told that Cyborg needed to have more skin showing so he could have tattoos and be thugged out.' Walker, who confirmed the suggestions did not come from Dan DiDio, Bob Harras or Geoff Johns, said the ideas came from several [other] people in positions of power and influence. The original redesigns of Vic had his arms covered in tattoos. I went behind the back of editorial and asked the artist to not draw him that way. Walker ultimately wrote nine issues of the 2015-16 run; the last three issues were written by Marv Wolfman.

See the article here:

The Rundown: July 6, 2022 Multiversity Comics - Multiversity Comics

Jordan: Bethany Beyond the Jordan a place of peace – The Lutheran World Federation

Posted on by

(LWI) - When the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) opened the Bethany Beyond the Jordan baptismal (BBJ) retreat almost 8 years ago, the initiative was to offer Holy Land pilgrims a place of contemplation and respite in the historical site of Jesus baptism, but pilgrimages stalled when the pandemic shut down travel.

With travel being reinstated around the world, the church is now welcoming visitors again; international groups, Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches and other organizations, to make a pilgrimage, once again, to the sandy colored chapel that sits along the River Jordan.

Since its opening, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Church of Sweden, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the United Methodist Church have sponsored and sent caretakers to live on site and greet visitors.

The current caretakers until September 2022 are Rev. Knut Kittelsaa and Ann Kittelsaa from the Church of Norway. After the Kittelsaas departure, the ELCJHL is hoping to receive caretakers for a three- or four-year term.

Rev. Imad Haddad, pastor of the ELCJHL Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at Amman located about 45 minutes away from the desert retreat, said that the site was left without visitors or a permanent caretaker for two years. BBJ is a part of Haddads responsibilities as pastor of the church in Amman.

In comparisons to 11 baptisms recorded in 2018 before the pandemic, this year there have been five baptisms and affirmations of baptisms this year, mostly for tourist agencies who called on us, Haddad said.

The baptism grounds are being revived and visitors are coming more and more, However, we do not have many coming directly to the BBJ.

A small section of the winding River Jordan on the Baptismal Site in Jordan. Photo: ELCJHL/B.Gray

Historians say that dating back before the 14th century, Christian monks and pilgrims had come to the baptism site in Jordan, but soon after the Crusades the area of land along the river was abandoned. Centuries of wars and conflict added to the disrepair and landmines made it unsafe to visit, until excavations, research and treaties led to its rediscovery and de-mining.

In 2008, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan granted land in the historic location to the ELCJHL and 11 other recognized Christian denominations in the country for the purpose of preserving the Christian tradition of baptism. Under the leadership of ELCJHL Bishop emeritus Rev. Dr Munib Younan, and with the support of ELCJHL partner churches, organizations and individuals, a chapel and residence quarters surrounded by a colorful, desert garden opened in 2014.

In 2015, the Baptismal site grounds were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Upon designation, UNESCO stated that The Baptism site is directly associated with the Christian tradition of baptism. The property is of highest significance to many Christian denominations as the baptism site of Jesus of Nazareth, and since millennia has been a popular pilgrimage destination."

A baptismal font at the edge of the River Jordan on the Baptismal site grounds. Visitors can be baptized or renew their baptisms at the historic location. Photo: ELCJHL/B.Gray

In 2018, there were 1,000 international visitors to the BBJ. Haddad said there were only two groups this year.

When people visit, they not only have the option of baptism and affirmation of baptism, but also access to paths for quiet, reflective walks that weave through the baptismal grounds accented with ancient, dry pools and other biblical sites.

Elijahs Hill has been reopened again. It is a place where human and God meet, where groups can interact with the biblical story and pray, Haddad said.

Located on the border between Jordan and Israel, it was a zone of unrest and there is still a military presence on the grounds, but the BBJ allows us to find peace and practice peace and feel the full presence of God despite the hatred that we may have for each other as human beings, added Haddad.

The walk to the waters is the walk of life and the feeling that God is with us. It is a faith journey you take whenever you visit.

The BBJ board of directors, of which ELCJHL Bishop Rev. Ibrahim Sani Azar is the head, have plans to renovate the kitchen so that meals for large groups can be prepared onsite. There is also a maintenance plan in place to repair building damage from two years of infrequent use.

Azar invites the communion to visit the ELCJHL and add to your journeys a pilgrimage to tranquility and respite in the wilderness where John the Baptist studied, and Jesus was baptized hearing the words, You are my beloved son, with you, I am well pleased.

In the years before the pandemic, hundreds of international visitors walked the grounds of the site on a spiritual journey at the ELCJHLs Bethany Beyond the Jordan. Photo: ELCJHL/B.Gray

By LWF/A.Gray

Contact to visit: lutheranpilgrimcenter@gmail.com or by tel. +962(0)79 2972 880.

More:

Jordan: Bethany Beyond the Jordan a place of peace - The Lutheran World Federation

Jordan Spieth Starts with 68 at Scottish Open, His Mind On the British Open – Sports Illustrated

Posted on by

Jordan Spieth won the 2017 British Open, but coming up just short in 2015 at St. Andrews has stuck with him.

Pedro Salado/Golffile

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland Jordan Spieth has had a full week and its only Thursday.

On Monday, he was playing in the first round of the JP McManus Pro-Am and was greeted with pints of Guinness before the clock turned to 10 in the morning.

Later that day, Spieth raked a putt away from the hole, not remembering he was playing in a pro-am that was both an individual and a team competition, and was promptly disqualified from the individual part.

Not often do you see a DQ from a pro-am.

Then in Thursdays first round of the Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club, Spieth lit up the back nine (his first nine) with six birdies and two bogeys, briefly holding the lead at 5 under with South African Justin Harding, but finishing at 2 under and seven shots off the pace set by Cameron Tringale, who shot a 9-under 61.

"The nine I'd never seen before went really well, Spieth said after his round. And the nine I saw yesterday went poorly.

Listening to Spieth, the two nines didnt seem that different in how he played, as putts fell early and creased the hole late. But not anything to worry about as he prepares for next weeks British Open at St. Andrews.

It's really nice to get on links grass, Spieth said. There are certainly some shots today I'm glad I didn't try to hit the way I did next week because I played them incorrectly or something like that. You almost need to get over here and get on this turf.

Spieth hasnt been back to the Old Course since missing out on a three-man playoff with winner Zach Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in 2015.

Scroll to Continue

Entering that week, Spieth had won both the Masters and U.S. Open, going for his third consecutive major title at the home of golf.

Tied for the lead at 15 under after a birdie on the 16thhole, Spieth decided to go down the left side of the Road Hole instead of going over the replica railroad shack.

It would be his undoing with a bogey 5.

I chose to go down left fairway, left me with little-to-no angle instead of taking on the right fairway, thinking I could still maneuver a 4 but leaving me with just a wedge into 18 and a putt to win the Open, Spieth said.

So, I played that all in my head after making it on 16, but it's just that much more difficult to make a 4 from the left fairway. It was a little bit of a weak play I think, looking back, and that's the one I think about.

Even with the disappointing loss, Spieth has a clear love affair with St. Andrews, calling the Open arguably the best golf tournament pros play.

Yet, the Old Course is not the most challenging and with technology continuing to make courses obsolete, it will need wind or, as Spieth believes, since its been so dry in Scotland, the hard and fast conditions may be a suitable defense.

I think if it's like it was this morning out here, it's just a wedge contest, really, Spieth said. The back nine just doesn't show the same teeth that it normally does makes it pretty easy for six, seven holes. Then you normally have to hold on for dear life on the back but if that wind is down on the back, all of a sudden, you've created a few more birdie holes.

Spieth is 20/1 according to SI Sportsbook to win his second Open Championship and if he makes the weekend at the Scottish Open, he will have four rounds of links-style golf to fall back on before he arrives at St. Andrews where he has a score to settle.

I just think the history of it, playing in the town, the idea that it could be the easiest or the hardest venue that we play depending on the day, Spieth said. Maybe it's just I remember watching certain ones growing up, and so the holes, the kind of scenic holes starting and finishing I really kind of hold onto.

"And then it was a really special tournament for me back in 2015 trying to go for a third (major) in a row and just kind of the crowd, the putt I made on 16 and kind of the finish, it was really fun contending in that major and having a chance to win.

Visit link:

Jordan Spieth Starts with 68 at Scottish Open, His Mind On the British Open - Sports Illustrated

Saints Cam Jordan rightfully considered a top-10 edge-rusher in the league – Who Dat Dish

Posted on by

New Orleans Saints Cameron Jordan is still making top-10 lists at 32 years old, as Jordan was recently selected as one of the best edge-rushers in the league in 2022.

Drafted by the Saints back in 2011, the first-round defensive end has become a mainstay of the pass-rushing corps totaling 107 sacks in his decade-long career. Jordan recently came off yet another productive season in which he recorded 59 combined tackles, 22 quarterback hits, 12.5 sacks, six passes defended, and two forced fumbles. Not bad for a guy whos over the hill.

The 2021 season marks his tenth-straight year with 7.5 or more sacks, and Jordan shows no signs of slowing down.

ESPNs Jeremy Fowler ranked the NFLs top-10 edge-rushers, pooling the opinions of league execs, coaches, and scouts, and had Jordan just barely making the list at No. 10 overall.

From Fowlers article, an NFC scout reportedly said of Jordan:

Until he shows tangible drop-off, like some of these younger guys who havent had nearly the production despite getting all the attention from protections like he does Id say he hasnt fallen off.

Fowler also goes on about Jordans all-around skills as a defender, particularly in the run defense. Jordan boasts a 33.5 percent run stop win rate that places him at the top of the pack, and he could be considered more of a complete defender than most.

Saints fans will be delighted to know that Jordan ranks higher on the list than former Saints player Trey Hendrickson, who was only noted as an honorable mention. Jordan ultimately edged out his former teammate for the No. 10 spot, though Hendrickson may be entering his prime after a successful run with the Cincinnati Bengals last year.

While Hendrickson will always be the one that got away, the Saints are lucky to have a vet like Jordan who serves as both a reliable starter and inspiring mentor.

Jordan, a seven-time Pro Bowler, has stayed incredibly consistent while the Saints look to train their next generation of defensive ends Marcus Davenport, Payton Turner, and Carl Granderson each of whom have yet to prove themselves on the field.

This upcoming season could heavily impact those pass-rushers futures in NOLA, but one thing remains constant as ever: Jordan dominating the edge year after year.

Eventually, someone will overtake Jordan for his place on the throne, but until then, expect more sacks from one of the best defensive ends the Saints and the rest of the league has ever seen.

Continue reading here:

Saints Cam Jordan rightfully considered a top-10 edge-rusher in the league - Who Dat Dish