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Viewpoint January 30, 2023 Salve Lucrum: The Existential Threat of Greed in US Health Care Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP 1 Author Affiliations Article Information 1 Institute for Healthcare Improvement,…
I feel sad looking at this map.. all the names familiar to me Mytkyna, Bhamo, Sittwe, Mawlamayne.. My father fought in this land and i visited this golden land a…
The New Malaysia and its post-Covid spirit of open-mindedness and friendliness are truly remarkable. Since 2008, I've had the privilege of visiting Malaysia regularly and have always felt a deep…
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, Florida has the world's largest palm collection, with more than 500 species and 1,000 palms across 13 acres. The collection includes the 13-acre Montgomery…
THE BEAUTY OF MIAMI LIES IN ITS PEOPLE Miami may lack towering mountains or expansive rivers, but it boasts beautiful clouds and equally stunning people. Yesterday, at a Japanese Peruvian…
Some flowers in bloom now at the Fairchild Tropical Gardens in Miami, Florida Poinsettia is a commercially important flowering plant (euphorbia) indigenous to Mexico and Central America Brazil Raintree, native…
A friend of mine is visiting from another part of the USA, so I decided to be her tour guide. Today, I took her to a small town rarely visited…
I had a fantastic encounter at the University of Miami Outpatient Radiology clinic, an experience that one could describe as truly exceptional in a medical setting! As part of my…
I enjoyed very much the first day of Nowruz, sending and receiving greetings and exchanging photographs and seeing many a haft sin tables and to see the happy faces of…
HAPPY NOWRUZ DEAR FRIENDS OLD AND NEW, CLOSE TO MY HEART IN EVERY WAY OR FAR AWAY IN DISTANCE AND OBLIVION In a few minutes, the vernal equinox would appear…
A WONDERFUL NOWRUZ TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHEREVER YOU ARE, WHETHER YOU ARE IRANIAN OR NOT.. SPRING IS BEING PROMISED BY UNCLE PIRUZ All lovers of Iranian cinema would be…
Iran held an "election" a couple of days ago. The people who were not allowed to run or select candidates, showed their voting power by not voting. The turnout in…