Linda Pourmassina, MD
Internal Medicine physician.
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Happy First Birthday…
…to my blog. It (I) survived a year of blogging. A very big THANK YOU to those who have been reading my blog. Now, some cake…. share this via: (photo by Will Clayton, from flickr creative commons)
There Are Side Effects to Attending a TED Event
This past weekend, I attended TEDxRainier 2011 , which was a very full day of inspiring, enlightening, thought-provoking, and humbling talks by speakers from various fields. I cannot speak highly enough about the experience. The interdisciplinary examination of ideas and … Continue reading
“Absurd”
“Surely there is something absurd when a nation pays a primary care physician poorly relative to other specialists and then wrings its hands over a shortage of primary care physicians.” – Princeton University economist Uwe Reinhardt source: New York Times … Continue reading
Vaccines and Public Health in the U.S.: We Need a (Celebrity) Hero.
“I was also fearful as a new mom but as a student of public health, I understand the evidence-based research now.” – (author to be disclosed later in this post) The above statement was made in reference to vaccines a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Public Health
Tagged AAP, celebrity, Christy Turlington, HPV, mental retardation, Michele Bachmann, model, primary care, public health, Salma Hayek, tetanus, vaccination
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Social Media Adoption by Physicians. It’s A Little Like Quitting Smoking
Today, Mark Britton, CEO of Avvo (a physician rating site that also provides answers to health questions), gave a presentation to our clinic regarding the role of social media in healthcare. He gave an excellent background on the evolution of … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged Avvo, blogging, epatient, Facebook, healthcare social media, LinkedIn, Mark Britton, physician, smoking cessation stages, social media, The Polyclinic, twitter
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How Low Can We Go? A Ten-Year-Old Models in French Vogue
I appreciate fashion – not in the sense that I buy the latest designer clothes. Rather, I enjoy the aesthetics of it. It is creative and can be glamorous, silly, subdued, over-the-top, surprising, and even emotional (as is the case … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, Not Medical...Or Is It?
Tagged body image, child model, fashion, French Vogue, model, Thylane Loubry Blondeau
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“The Punisher”
I recently met someone whom I will name “The Punisher” in my life right now. This person is pushing me beyond my perceived abilities. He says, “Ok. I know you can do that already, but can you do this?” He … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
Tagged Good Will Hunting, inspiration, motivation, relationships
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Doctor 007
Let’s imagine an action-packed screenplay full of suspense and intrigue and romance (just a little) and… medicine. Yes, medicine. And why not? After all, in medicine we have potential for biochemical warfare, technological advances in diagnosing infectious disease in relatively … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Medicine and the Arts, Music, On the Lighter Side
Tagged 007, Annie Lennox, Atul Gawande, CIA, cowboy, doctor, Eurythmics, I Saved the World Today, James Bond, lyrics, medicine, movies, Music, Osama bin Laden, pit crew, screenplay, theme song, vaccination
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