“My goals over the decade include to develop new drugs to treat intractable diseases by using iPS cell technology and to conduct clinical trials using it on a few patients with Parkinson's diseases, diabetes or blood diseases.” GoalTechnologyBloodDrugDiseaseTreatsPatientDecadesTrialsCellsDiabetesClinicalsParkinsonParkinson'sClinical Trials Author:Shinya Yamanaka
“The Son of God goes forth to war,A kingly crown to gain;His blood red banner streams afar:Who follows in His train?Who best can drink his cup of woe,Triumphant over pain,Who patient bears his cross below,He follows in His train.” WarPainBloodSonBearsDrinkGainsRedCrossesTrainPatientCupsStreamsCrownsWoeBannerTriumphantAfar Book:Hymns, written and adapted to the weekly church service of the year Source: Hymns, written and adapted to the weekly church service of the year
“Safe care saves lives and saves money. Adverse events like high levels of infection, blood clots or falls in hospital, emergency readmissions and pressure sores cost the NHS billions of pounds every year. There is a serious human cost, too, with patients ending up injured, or even dead. Most are avoidable with the right care.” YearsHumansCareFallLevelsBloodEventsSeriousCostSafePressurePatientBillionsPoundsHospitalsEmergenciesInjuredSaving MoneyHigh LevelInfectionAdverseSave A LifeNhsBlood Clots Author:Andrew Lansley
“If a patient became sugar-free and blood sugar normal on a basal requirement diet, the caloric intake was gradually increased until sugar appeared in the urine. The tolerance was thus ascertained.” IfsBloodNormalPatientToleranceDietsSugarRequirementsBlood Sugar Author:Frederick Banting
“Seeing what was needed in the hospital firsthand - someone needs to come in and just be with patients, without trying to take their blood or change the bedpan, and to give them human-to-human touch.” NeedsGivingTryingHumansSeeingBloodNeededPatientHospitals Author:Colleen Saidman
“[Economy] is flat on the floor, and the paramedics have arrived. And they shouldn't argue about whether they put the resuscitation equipment a quarter of an inch this way or a quarter of an inch this way, or they shouldn't start criticizing the patient, because he didn't have a blood pressure test or something like that. They should do what's needed right now.” WayShouldEconomyBloodNeededRight NowTestsPressurePatientArguingFlatsCriticizeQuartersInchesEquipmentBlood PressureParamedicsResuscitation Author:Warren Buffett
“When I was in sixth grade there was a talent show, and I wrote my first sketch, 'The Dentist.' I played the dentist, and I had my friend play a patient. It was sort of what can go wrong at the dentist, and I just remember I had lots of fake blood and everything.” FirstsPlayShowsRememberBloodTalentMy FriendsPatientFakeGradesDentistSixth GradeTalent Show Author:Trey Parker