Flash mob in the Copenhagen Metro. Copenhagen Phil playing Peer Gynt. (by CPHPHIL)
Artist Niege Borges depicts “dancing mania” - said to have affected some 400 people in Strasbourg, France in 1518 (part of a series)
Water-breaking research: Woman gives birth to a scientific paper — and a baby —in an MRI
“Push!” Image copyright AJOG
It’s the obvious next step in the distinguished line of scientific inquiry that had author Kayt Sukel orgasm in an MRI by herself and scanned a couple having sex in such a device: German researchers have reported on what happens when a woman gives birth in an MRI.
The scientists were standing on the shoulders of giants, they note in their report in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology:
Hello and welcome to this collection of medical links from across the web, written by providers, patients and analysts that work on the frontlines of modern healthcare.
This is my sixth time hosting Grand Rounds (three prior times on blogborygmi’s blogspot site, twice on Medgadget.com), and…
…people are mastering more kinds of writing. Other technologies that grew more popular this decade required a different mode of expression: Instant messaging invited a breezy, fast-thinking tone; blog comments (again, the thoughtful ones) sharpened our debate skills; Twitter enforced even more economy onto our words.
In all of these, we were nudged toward something all writers aspire to: a strong, distinct voice.
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