Dr. Jonathan Terry

Hispanic, Black And Asian Children Have Unmet Mental Health Treatment Needs Compared With Their White Peers, Study Suggests

Healio (12/26) reports, “Hispanic, Black and Asian children have unmet mental health treatment needs compared with their white peers, according to a study.” The findings were published in Pediatrics.

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/153/1/e2023062286/196061/Racial-and-Ethnic-Disparities-for-Unmet-Needs-by?autologincheck=redirected

Compared With Unvaccinated Individuals, Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Reduces Three-Year Risk For Mortality And Myocardial Infarction Among Individuals Aged 50 To 65 Years, Study Finds

Healio (12/22) reported, “Compared with unvaccinated individuals, the recombinant zoster vaccine reduces the 3-year risk for mortality and myocardial infarction among individuals aged 50 to 65 years, according to a study.” The findings were published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.

https://jddonline.com/articles/recombinant-zoster-vaccine-reduces-3-year-cardiovascular-risk-insights-from-a-multi-centered-database-S1545961623P1178X

To all celebrating

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Today’s poem is called ‘Roles’.

Huge gratitude to the Fresno Madera Medical Society for the invitation to close out the 4th Annual Joy in Medicine Summit at Tenaya Yosemite. Special thanks to my co-presenters, Dr. Geni Perryment, Dr. Marina Roytman, and Dr. Kimberly Robertello.

I actually attack the concept of happiness. The idea that—I don’t mind people being happy—but the idea that everything we do is part of the pursuit of happiness seems to me a really dangerous idea and has led to a contemporary disease in Western society, which is fear of sadness. It’s a really odd thing that we’re now seeing people saying “write down three things that made you happy today before you go to sleep” and “cheer up” and “happiness is our birthright” and so on. We’re kind of teaching our kids that happiness is the default position. It’s rubbish. Wholeness is what we ought to be striving for and part of that is sadness, disappointment, frustration, failure; all of those things which make us who we are. Happiness and victory and fulfillment are nice little things that also happen to us, but they don’t teach us much. Everyone says we grow through pain and then as soon as they experience pain they say, “Quick! Move on! Cheer up!” I’d like just for a year to have a moratorium on the word “happiness” and to replace it with the word “wholeness.” Ask yourself, “Is this contributing to my wholeness?” and if you’re having a bad day, it is. ~Hugh Mackay

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Started drafting the new coloring book today. The good news is that it already has a Vanilla Ice reference. Don't ask me about the bad news.

Fresno-area docs: Yosemite is calling! Join me at the 4th Annual Joy of Medicine CME Summit at the Tenaya Lodge next weekend, sponsored by the Fresno-Madera Medical Society. I'll be presenting on Imposter Syndrome. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-joy-of-medicine-summit-tickets-731407247767?aff=oddtdtcreator