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The Dirty Dozen on Delirium in WordPress: A Shortcode Presentation
When I was a consultation-liaison psychiatrist I taught trainees in different ways. One of them was what I called the Dirty Dozen slide sets. They were on various basic topics that are important for psychistrists to know. I tried to put the most important points on only a dozen powerpoint slides. After I started blogging…
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Yet Another Study Affirming Stair Climbing Is Great Exercise!
There is yet another study showing that climbing stairs is great exercise and could help you live longer. It’s not yet published in a peer-reviewed journal, but it was presented at the recent scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Preventive Cardiology. Conclusions were that, compared with not climbing stairs, doing so was…
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Jim Has a 27-Year-Old Shirt!
I have a 27-year-old shirt. It’s denim with a plaid pattern on the front. I wore it when we went on vacation to Hawaii in 1997. In the featured image, I’m wearing it as Sena and I pose for a photo after we got off the plane. We and a lot of other vacationers were…
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Reminder: NAMIWalks May 4, 2024 in Iowa City
Don’t forget to register for the Johnson and Linn County NAMIWalks on May 4, 2024. See registration and location info below:
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The Big Mo Pod Show on KCCK
There is a new show on the KCCK radio station at FM 88.3 broadcast out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (106.9 in Iowa City). It’s called the Big Mo Pod Show, which is keyed to his previous Friday night Big Mo Blues Show which starts at 6:00 PM. The show generally quizzes the DJ, Big Mo…
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Biggish Events in Iowa in 1982
We’ve been watching for the house finch eggs to hatch sometime soon here. Remember they’re the ones who are nesting in the artificial Christmas tree on our front porch. The 2023 edition of the book Birds of Iowa Field Guide, written by Stan Tekiela says the house finch was first seen in Iowa in 1982.…
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Carver College of Medicine Health Sciences Research Day!
Heads up! The Carver College of Medicine Health Sciences Research Day is on April 26, 2024. The event is open to the public. Find your way to the Medical Research Facility (MERF) by google map.
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The University of Iowa Role in the Science Behind Psilocybin for Psychiatric Treatment
On April 9, 2024, the University of Iowa educational podcast, Rounding@Iowa presented a discussion about the study of the use of psilocybin in the treatment of psychiatric and addiction disorders. You can access the podcast below. The title is “Psilocybin Benefits and Risks.” The format involves an interview by Dr. Gerard Clancy, MD, Senior Associate…
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Svengoolie Saturday Night Movie: The Wolf Man
Here’s a suitable sort of dad joke Svengoolie style for the 1941 horror movie classic, The Wolf Man: What do you call a dirty joke about the wolfman given at the strait-laced werewolf convention? A howler. See what I did there? It puns on the word “howler” defined as an embarrassing mistake that evokes laughter,…
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The Story So Far on the House Finch Family
The story so far on the house finch family is that the eggs are intact. We still don’t know when they might hatch. The video from yesterday shows what the birds typically do and I think it would be redundant to make videos daily. The critter cam captured over 400 video and image files in…
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