It’s #FunFriday and time for a “week in review” round up of our Editor-in-Chief’s top picks from around the web. Happy Holidays, everybody!
Patients Cared For By Female Doctors Fare Better Than Those Treated By Men: NPR
I can’t help but be flippant about this one. When I sent the link to a close female friend who is a physician, she responded, “Duh.”
In a study that is sure to rile male doctors, Harvard researchers have found that female doctors who care for elderly hospitalized patients get better results. Patients cared for by women were less likely to die or return to the hospital after discharge.
Previous research has shown that female doctors are more likely to follow recommendations about prevention counseling and to order preventive tests like Pap smears and mammograms.
But the latest work, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, is the first to show a big difference in the result that matters most to patients: life or death.
The Hanukkah-Christmas convergence couldn’t be more symbolic of the light we must embrace: The Washington Post
I am so thrilled by the fact that Hanukkah and Christmas Eve are converging this year. It feels like a beautiful twist of fate in an otherwise divisive year. I particularly love the history lesson I received about George Washington’s words to the Hebrew Congregation in Rhode Island back in 1790.
“May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants — while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid,” —George Washington
Christmas Morning Recipes from The New York Times
Morning bread pudding, cinnamon rolls, sausage rolls, spicy hot chocolate, spicy bacon and egg pie, citrus salad with prosecco…need I say more? Check out this round of of amazing Christmas morning recipes. You’ll be drooling and drafting your shopping list while whistling the tune to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in no time.
Man cannot live on presents alone.
No. Everything Does NOT Happen for a Reason: Like a Mother Blog
If you’re a mom of children with special needs, this will speak to you. If you’re not a mom, this will speak to you. If you’re a person who has ever experienced any kind of loss at all, this will speak to you. Keep an eye on this newly launched blog from Lynne Getz, mama of 3 and a super cool lady all around. She’s killing it over there. Make sure to follow her on Facebook, too.
I’ve heard all the platitudes since becoming the mom of a child with special needs. Whether it’s “God never gives you more than you can handle,” or “God only gives special kids to special parents,” or my personal favorite, “Everything happens for a reason.” Well, I’m here to tell you that they all suck.
A Child Grows USA’s Editor-in-Chief, Mollie Michel is a South Philly resident and a Philadelphia public school parent. A recovering non-profit professional, Mollie is also an experienced birth doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, and the mom of two awesome girls and a sweet pit bull named Princess Cleopatra. In her spare time, she is usually trying to figure out how Pinterest works, training for a(nother) half-marathon with her dog at her side, or simply trying to keep up with her increasingly wily daughters.