quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

www.capecodspeakers.org #CapeCod #4Cs #CapeCodSpeakerSeries

New Day, New Decision: Goal of Care Conversations - Med-IQ

4/16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day! Med-IQ is invested in ensuring healthcare providers have the knowledge to empower patients and families in making these important decisions. Read more in our latest article. www.med-iq.com/new-day-new-... #PatientCenteredCare #NHDD

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

Close-up of a red check mark on a crisp white paper with black boxes, symbolizing completion.

A recent JAMA Health Forum study revealed that only one in four adults with advanced cancer over the age of 65 received palliative or hospice care. Tomorrow is #NationalHealthcareDecisionsDay — learn how to protect your end-of-life care preferences! loom.ly/qkOlnXk

#PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeChoices

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Head to 4Cs to see The Prom! #CapeCod #4Cs #CapeTheaterLife

The Residence | Official Trailer | Netflix YouTube video by Netflix

Very entertaining - great cast and story. #WhiteHouse #Netflix

When Cape Cod Became A Vacation Destination: 1873-1900

The story of when Cape Cod first became a vacation destination.
christophersetterlund.blogspot.com/2025/04/when...

#capecod #writing #history

Cape Cod Cranberry Bog Project Restoring Wetlands and Fish Passage for River Herring

Cape Cod Cranberry Bog Project Restoring Wetlands and Fish Passage for River Herring
->NOAA Fisheries | #Water #River #Wetland #Fish | More info from EcoSearch

I was just talking to a student who plans on going into firefighting.
We were talking about most areas on Cape Cod hiring right now.
He said the reason is that they can't find any young people who can afford to both live AND work there.
Housing is an emergency management issue.

New Level of Evidence Ties Shingles Vax to Lower Dementia Risk A novel study shows that the live-attenuated varicella zoster vaccine may protect against dementia in older adults.

In case anyone is interested in lowering their #dementia risk. via @medscape.com

#vaccines #MedSky #IDSky #shingles

Agreed! Hard to believe she's a Brit. Very talented.

Alzheimer’s risk rises when amount of deep sleep falls, study suggests | CNN Not getting enough of deeper stages of sleep raises the risk of brain deterioration associated with Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.

You need to sleep better:

www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/h...

#survivingalzheimers #alzheimers #seniorliving #caregivers #meetingplanner #eventplanner #speech #speaker #keynote #conference #conferencestrategy #events #corporateevents #eventplanning #eventprofs #healthcare #dementia #consultant

A meta-review and synthesis of the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for people living with dementia nearing the end of life and their family carers Dementia, is a leading cause of death internationally, affecting 55 million people. A palliative approach, emphasizing holistic and psychosocial care,…

Our meta review out now on psychosocial interventions in #dementia #palliative care - critical gaps in evidence on care co-ordination, transitions, and carer support www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Today is Vietnam Veteran's Day

No microplastic particle is safe from bounty-hunting "microcleaners" Wouldn't it be great if there were a way of chasing down waterborne microplastic particles and catching them for removal, as opposed to just passively filtering them out of water bodies? Well, experim...

Original paper: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#oceans #ecology #microplastics 🧪

1858 Pencil with attached eraser patented (Hyman L Lipman of Philadelphia) 1867 The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre 1870 The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution is adopted, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race 1909 New York's Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan & Queens 1942 SS murders 200 inmates of Trawniki concentration camp 1945 World War II: a defecting German pilot delivers a Messerschmitt Me 262A-1 to Americans 1981 US President Ronald Reagan is shot and wounded in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley, three others are also wounded 1984 World's most valuable tip - New York police detective Robert Cunningham offers waitress Phyllis Penzo half of a $1 lottery ticket; the next day, they win $6 million 2001 At 15 years, 9 months American swimmer Michael Phelps breaks 200m butterfly world record at the US World Championship trials at Austin, Texas; becomes youngest male to set a world mark 2020 Three out of four Americans now ordered to stay home due to COVID-19 as states of Virginia, Maryland, Arizona and Florida issue lockdowns

😁Happy S☀️nday😁

🦋Meet and Greet 🦋

Today’s goals: Coffee and kindness.

Maybe two coffees and then kindness 😉

Lets connect !

Together we can accomplish ANYTHING

We WILL be ok

LUV ya

Foxy 🦊

Just in NIH grants, It looks like beautiful Iowa City, home of the U of Iowa, will lose $71m in funding. That's almost $1k per resident. And that's before all the other cuts to SSA, FDA, etc.

Anyone in Iowa City that can offer more insight?
scienceimpacts.org
H/T to Prathima !

Cape Cod Speaker Series Discover thought-provoking programs featuring nationally known speakers on current affairs, science, arts, and more, all while supporting financial aid for local students.

#CapeCod #4Cs

Saving Our Ponds: Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage YouTube video by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Saving Our Ponds: Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage
Experience the impact of community action in “Saving Our Ponds: Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage.” Work underway by OLAUG–Women aged 64 to 85, who are leading the charge in cleaning up Cape Cod’s ponds.
youtu.be/rrbHLu1DR5Y

Soup Bowls for Hunger The Cape Cod Potters are once again hosting "Soup Bowls for Hunger".   The event will be held at the Cape Cod Regional Technical School in Harwich on April 9. There will be three seatings featured sou...

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Cuts to Medicaid will set the U.S. back 35 years in dementia care “We’re the richest country in the world. It’s callous to say it’s costing too much for poor disabled people to do chair yoga.”

Opinion: Cuts to #Medicaid will set the U.S. back 35 years in #dementia care
Reducing, rationing, or even closing services will be catastrophic for patients, families

www.statnews.com/2025/03/25/a...

Existential conversations in palliative care - The Ethics Blog In palliative care of seriously ill and dying patients, healthcare professionals deal not only with medical needs, but also with the existential needs of patients and their families. Although the pall...

New on the #EthicsBlog >> Existential conversations in #PalliativeCare 💛

Breast vs bottle: What happens when babies are fed differently revealed The study found that longer and exclusive breastfeeding was significantly linked to better language and social development.

Here's the original study link as well: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #science 🧪

#SundaySentence from Common Ground: A Naturalist's Cape Cod by Robert Finch "Sometimes I think our business is to put ourselves in such favorable positions, open to the sky, where, doing some useful and unimportant work, the poetry of life can catch us unawares." #CapeCod

Preliminary work starting on Cape Cod bridge replacement project Preliminary work is starting on the project to replace the Cape Cod bridges.

It's starting. #capecod

The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

An empowering and timely read. #booksky

Caregiving, Premiering June 24 on PBS - Well Beings From Executive Producer, Bradley Cooper, comes a new documentary on the state and stakes of providing care in America.

Join the movement to support caregivers and share your story on @wellbeingsorg.bsky.social: wellbeings.org/series/caregiving #CaregivingPBS #WellBeings #palliativecare