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A few surgical procedures account for high number of opioid prescriptions (list in post body) ( www.sciencedaily.com )

the top three procedures for children ages 0-11 account for 59% of opioids dispensed after surgery (tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies 50%, upper extremity fractures 5% and removal of deep implants 4%). Among those ages 12-21, the top three procedures account for about a third of post-surgery opioid prescriptions...

The Confessions of the Hacker Who Saved the Internet - At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. ( archive.ph )

Hutchins was coming off of an epic, exhausting week at Defcon, one of the world's largest hacker conferences, where he had been celebrated as a hero. Less than three months earlier, Hutchins had saved the internet from what was, at the time, the worst cyberattack in history: a piece of malware called WannaCry. Just as that...

The President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did. ( www.propublica.org )

After Russian intelligence launched one of the most devastating cyber espionage attacks in history against U.S. government agencies, the Biden administration set up a new board and tasked it to figure out what happened — and tell the public....

Radio host resigns after admitting Biden aides gave her questions for interview ( www.theguardian.com )

The outlet, which describes itself as Pennsylvania’s only African American-owned and operated radio station, also said the White House’s decision to supply questions to Lawful-Sanders prolonged a historical practice of marginalizing and “de-legitimizing Black voices” in US media....

‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza ( www.972mag.com )

The six sources — all except one of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity — recounted how Israeli soldiers routinely executed Palestinian civilians simply because they entered an area that the military defined as a “no-go zone.” The testimonies paint a picture of a landscape littered with civilian corpses, which are...

They’re Paid Billions to Root Out Child Labor in the U.S. - Why Do They Fail? Private auditors fail to detect migrant children working for U.S. suppliers of Oreos, Gerber, McDonald’s, and many others ( archive.ph )

This is part 6 of an ongoing Pulitzer-Prize winning series. Click here for the earlier parts in the series, or to discuss the series as a whole....

Discussion: what are your favorite patient recovery moments that aren't too uncommon? ( youtu.be )

A big one for me is coming back and seeing my catatonia patient I was giving IV meals to and changing the sheets out from under a week ago now up in the dayroom participating in a few rounds of spades while munching on cookies and soda. I have to shove down that exact excited squeal from the video sometimes....

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