Posts by Benjamin Murphy2

Look, no degree is easy. The whole point of higher ed is that you have to grind and put in the actual work yourself. I personally blew through my first two years—partly because of the war, partly because I just couldn't navigate the bureaucracy... but I didn't quit. Like this wise old colleague of mine, a psychiatrist who’s actually respected these days, once told me: "The most important thing is always knowing how to brush the dust off your knees and get back up."
If you really want this, then just go for it. Don't let some tired, recycled excuses hold you back. 👍

Jamie Rivera78 said:Did you guys know the mumps vaccine carries a RISK OF MENINGITIS? Or that getting vaccinated against measles can trigger ENCEPHALITIS, basically hardening the brain mass, which ALMOST ALWAYS ENDS FATALLY? You know, defending yourself against measles isn't some harmless little procedure. On top of that, side effects sometimes include mental retardation, seizures, paralysis, and blindness. Ha, AREN'T MEASLES ACTUALLY LESS DANGEROUS THEN?

🙄 good grief. obviously measles aren't LESS DANGEROUS, seeing as we vaccinate using a modified strain of the measles virus (I mean, how else do you get antibodies?) so the side effects end up looking a lot like the actual disease. but a few thousand times rarer The reality is that SSPE, which can follow a measles infection, never has been proven to occur after vaccination. in every single case, they found nucleic acid from the wild strain, not the vaccine strain. encephalitis is a dangerous and relatively common complication of measles but incredibly rare with the vaccine. also, serous meningitis shows up in one out of 200 mumps cases, compared to one in 100,000 vaccinated people. and usually, it leaves no lasting damage...

Nothing in this life is without risk. But if you consider that before the era of vaccination, about 25 to 50 children would die every year from measles in the US, and now they barely even get sick, I think the math speaks for itself.

Feels like I've run into you or someone just as clueless on another forum before. Trying to push the same half-baked stories. Sorry, but the facts don't change.

Or maybe it really is the Illuminati pulling the strings... 🤣

My wife won't shut up about Nalgesin 275 mg ever since she tried it for the first time. Honestly, I haven't the slightest clue what she's talking about...😬

Sometimes they help, sometimes they don't. Honestly, if you ask me, they're about as useful as a screen door on a submarine... 😬

Since it’s sweet, the sugar actually helps the gut absorb water faster, which makes rehydration a lot easier... As for the probiotics, I highly doubt they can wipe out everything in your gut. And even if they could, I really don't think they'd be picky about whether they're killing off the bad stuff or the good stuff...

Thought this might come in handy... especially since it's summer, and gut bugs seem to love traveling more when the weather heats up. This is the diet they’re pushing in the latest medical journals out there.

PHASE I (Day 1)
Stay hydrated... lots of fluids: water, rosehip tea with two big spoonfuls of sugar per liter (if you aren't diabetic), iced tea, or those electrolyte solutions you get at CVS like Pedialyte.
Fat-free bouillon
Carrot soup
Rice cooked in salted water
Fresh cottage cheese (skip the heavy cream stuff)
Yogurt
Hard-boiled eggs
Dry crackers, pretzels, toast

PHASE II (Days 2 & 3)
Everything from Phase I
Clear broth with noodles or maybe some small pasta shapes
Tomato soup or tomato sauce
Boiled chicken, veal, or white fish
Chicken or veal stock
Sautéed rice, couscous, or sautéed carrots
Carrot and boiled beet salad
Cooked pasta (noodles, macaroni, etc)
Cheese dumplings or savory cheese pastries
Biscuits, rice pudding, or bread pudding
Cheese pancakes or savory cheese turnovers
Bananas, baked apples, fruit compote

PHASE III (Days 4 & 5)
Everything from Phase II
White coffee or cocoa
Sautéed chicken and veal
Chicken or veal risotto
Cottage cheese with a little sour cream
Processed cheese, buttermilk
Bread rolls or salty mashed potatoes
Steamed veggies (spinach, cauliflower)

Lawrence Wells said:To ace the USMLE Step 1, you basically have to memorize everything under the sun, but getting a perfect score? That’s just luck and having a bit of flair. Honestly, sure, it feels good to get a high grade, but what’s the point if I’m going to completely forget every single thing about pathology I studied today by next month? It’s basically just trivia at that point... What actually matters is whether you actually care about this profession and how much luck you have in life, because those grades don't mean squat in the long run... They aren't going to guarantee me my choice of residency tomorrow. That's just how the world works... 🙂

It’s been eight years since I finished med school. And I gotta tell you, Lawrence Wells is spot on. Nobody asks you what your GPA was when you're applying for a fellowship, and there isn't much use in memorizing an entire textbook if you can't apply it. Hands-on work is the only thing that counts. Your grades during undergrad aren't a metric for what you actually know later on, and everyone ends up carrying roughly the same foundation of knowledge eventually...

Personally, I would've preferred more time spent at the local pub 😬

I’m obsessed with Speculaas... I think one of the forum mods posted an awesome recipe for them a while back (tried it twice already), but I ended up cranking up the spices—like, four times the amount😲—just to actually get that flavor profile I was looking for...