| podcast: new books in sociology
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| This is very cool: There is a podcast called "New Books in Sociology." All are interesting. Some that I listened to: • Chandra Russo on solidarity in protest. • Joseph Sternberg on studying generations. • Long T. Bui on the South Vietnamese Diaspora. Self-recommending. ++++++++ BUY THESE BOOKS!! 50+ chapters of grad skool advice goodness: Grad Skool Rulz ($4.44 – cheap!!!!) Intro to sociology for just $1 per chapter – INSANE BARGAIN!!!!! A theory book you can understand!!! Theory for the Working Sociologist (discount code: ROJAS – 30% off!!) The rise of Black Studies: From Black Power to Black Studies Did Obama tank the antiwar movement? Party in the Street Read Contexts Magazine– It's Awesome!!!!
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| How do vaping, the environment, lifestyle impact long-term lung health?
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| In this first federally funded US cohort to study millennials, scientists will capture baseline lung health measurements of 4,000 healthy adults between the ages of 25 to 35 to identify an ideal picture of respiratory health and understand the key risk factors and biomarkers that are associated with impaired lung health.
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| Vitamin D supplementation not associated with reduced cardiovascular events
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| This study, called a meta-analysis, combined the results of 21 randomized clinical trials with about 83,000 patients to look at whether vitamin D supplementation was associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease events such as heart attack or stroke. Some observational studies have suggested an association between low blood levels of vitamin D and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease events.
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| Reports of unprofessional behavior by surgeons and risk of complications for patients
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| This observational study looked at whether patients whose surgeons were more often reported by coworkers for unprofessional behavior were at greater risk of postoperative complications. The analysis included data from reports of unprofessional behavior by coworkers for 202 surgeons from two academic medical centers, as well as data on surgical and medical complications within 30 days of operation for 13,653 patients.
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