Author: Crystal C. Wright, MD, FASA ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 12. Last year, amid the joyous celebrations of two weddings, I had a profound realization that the younger generation, commonly known as “millennials,” holds a sentiment deeply rooted in their mindset. These individuals, burgeoning with the promise of tomorrow, radiate a compelling desire to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kumar G. Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F; Ronald G. Pearl, MD, PhD, FASA, FCCM ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 19. I view it [AI] as the most profound technology humanity will ever work on …. If you think about fire, electricity or the internet, it’s like that but I think even more profound. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA; Russ Armistead, MBA ASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 10–11. Behind every successful leader is a great support network! Pictured are members of the Armistead family cheering on the Wake Forest football team. Left to right: Mr. Armistead’s wife, daughter, granddaughter, son-in-law, and grandson. Many ASA members have interacted with members […]
Read MoreAuthor: Emily C. Raffensberger, M.S. Anesthesiology October 2023. I’m bound comfortably snug inside a cocoon of anesthesia. There’s nothing to see, to taste, to touch. Nothing hurts. Everything is starch and antiseptic. Out of the nothingness come pinpricks of sound. There is the hum of ventilation. I hear a voice say the phrase “wake up.” […]
Read MoreASA Monitor November 2023, Vol. 87, 18. Trends Flu vaccine shows strong protection again hospitalization in South America A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released in September evaluated vaccine effectiveness during the March-September Southern Hemisphere influenza season. A human neutrophil (red) containing ingested Klebsiella pneumoniae (purple). Photo courtesy of NIAID. Based on data contributed by […]
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