Victoria Luisa retweeted
🩸 @CedarsSinai urologist @MichaelAhdootMD, and colleagues have developed a multi-specialty realistic silicone surgical model that re-creates a functional circulatory system inside an artificial abdomen. By simulating arterial injuries and severe blood loss, the platform gives physicians a controlled environment in which to practice recognizing and managing rare but potentially lethal surgical emergencies.
The model adds to a growing range of synthetic simulation tools that could accelerate the transition away from live animals in technical and nontechnical surgical training.
Congratulations to Dr. Ahdoot and the Cedars-Sinai team on this innovative contribution to surgical education.
✏️ @vpelham🔗 cedars-sinai.org/stories-and…
Victoria Luisa retweeted
“Why should I care about history / literature / philosophy / art” is so boring. Just being alive is a remarkable thing, and demands all our curiosity and commitment. Love learning. Love your neighbor. Shun cynicism and embrace fascination. It’s all beautiful and it all matters.
Victoria Luisa retweeted
revisiting this Mary Oliver poem. or it’s revisiting me.
ALT Don’t Hesitate If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happens better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.
Victoria Luisa retweeted
This is such a moving and beautifully written piece by Daisy Buchanan @NotRollergirl on the life changing impact of bullying in childhood.
A ‘must read/share’👇
theguardian.com/society/2026…
King's College Hospital in London has opened a rooftop garden for critical care patients. Its first patient, a 29-year-old woman dependent on feeding tubes, said the outdoor space gave her 'a real boost to keep on going