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My Two Cents on The Embrace Sculpture Honoring MLK Jr and Coretta Scott King
I first saw a photo of the sculpture honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King, called “The Embrace” a couple of days ago. I remember my first impression being that it would have been nice to see a full sculpture of the couple rather than disembodied arms. Sena mentioned it today because…
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Corn Removal Comedy
Sena does a lot of gardening, which means she uses a shovel frequently. She has quite a few corns on her feet for which she’s tried a number of remedies that run the gamut from scraping with a variety of simple tools to—sand paper. There, I said it and I’m glad. Maybe a little foot…
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CDC Identifies Preliminary Covid-19 Vaccine Safety Signal
The CDC announced that a prelimary Covid-19 Vaccine Safety signal has been identified in a recent update on their website: “Following the availability and use of the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines, CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), a near real-time surveillance system, met the statistical criteria to prompt additional investigation into whether there was a safety…
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Bivalent Covid-19 Booster Protects Us
University of Iowa Health Care participated in research which demonstrates that people over age 65 who got the updated bivalent Covid-19 vaccine booster: “84% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with unvaccinated people 73% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 compared with people who received monovalent mRNA vaccination alone but had not…
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MLK Jr Celebration of Human Rights Week
Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration of Human Rights week starts January 16, 2023. See the list of events here.
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Birds Nipping the Frost
We woke up this morning to hoarfrost decorating the trees. Backyard birds seemed to be after the water.
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Stories from University of Iowa Health Care to Remember 2022
Here’s a link to University of Iowa Health Care stories to remember in 2022. The one which triggers a memory in me is the one about learning medical Spanish-which I never did, actually. Oh, like all college freshman, I took elementary Spanish because it was required. I could mimic the Spanish accent because, while growing…
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Big Mo Blues Show KCCK
Heard this on the Big Mo Blues Show KCCK radio again. The last two years have been hard times. I’m hoping 2023 will be better.
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Dr. Donald Warne, MD, MPH to Deliver MLK Jr Distinguished Lecture January 18, 2023
The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics welcomes Donald Warne, MD, MPH, co-director of Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, on January 18, 2023 when he will deliver the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Distinguished Lecture in the Prem Sahai Auditorium in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week 2023
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week 2023 begins January 16, 2023. See the University of Iowa Healthcare list of events, which will be updated.
