alternategait
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- Comment on How plausible is a medical tricorder? 2 days ago:
Honestly the way they used it, I always thought the tricorder was just the reading part of other diagnostic implements. Kind of an all in one CGM, implanted pacemaker, etc.
- Comment on Unappreciated in my own lifetime 4 days ago:
- Comment on Why is society at large okay with euthanasia for pets but not for humans? 2 weeks ago:
“Carr said that since Track 2 MAiD was implemented in 2021 – which allows patients who are not terminally ill to be euthanized – people with disabilities are targeted “for medical assistance in dying when they are not dying” and “that has certainly changed people’s interactions with the health care system quite dramatically.”
She said: “People with disabilities are now very much afraid in many circumstances to show up in the healthcare system with regular concerns because often MAiD is suggested as the solution to what is considered to be intolerable suffering that happens to be caused by some of the things that this committee addresses like poverty and the situations that people with disabilities disproportionately find themselves in compared to other Canadians.””
theinterim.com/…/euthanasia-instills-fear-of-heal…
MacAulay walked the committee through what his department knew, thus far, saying the first case that came to light occurred last summer where the caseworker repeatedly pushed the notion of MAID to an unnamed veteran who had called seeking help with post-traumatic stress.
A second occasion reported happened last May where the same caseworker provided assisted dying information to a veteran.
Another incident is alleged to have happened in December 2021, said MacAulay. It involved a veteran who contacted the department to ask questions about MAID. The committee had already heard testimony about that event during a previous hearing last month.
The fourth known case apparently happened in 2019, where a veteran called VAC specifically asking for information about assistance in taking his own life.
- Comment on School of hard knocks 4 weeks ago:
I’m someone who has multiple degrees including a clinical doctorate (think similar to optometrist, pharmacist etc). I think that the things you just listed (except maybe working in a group) were less developed or tested in my degree programs than they have been in my hobby spaces. I really wish it were possible for me to submit the afghan that took me two years to complete over my associates degree.
- Comment on didnt do it 4 weeks ago:
I usually suggest Lindy hop first, but the blues and fusion crowd are great too.
- Comment on didnt do it 4 weeks ago:
Ohhhh, let me tell you about partner dancing.
- Comment on What is the point of abbreviations for short words when they do not reduce times significantly when you type? 5 weeks ago:
I had a T9 into at least 2012. I definitely had a smart phone (kinda) in 2014. The exact transition is lost to memory. I used to text the bus system to find out if my bus was on time.
- Comment on How do you feel about a 25 year old dating a 46 year old? 5 weeks ago:
This is an excellent take and lines up pretty strongly with my personal experience.
