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There are no Solutions, only Tradeoffs

On By rushbabe49In business, Culture, Economics, Education, environmentalism, Food and drink, government, Politics in the Age of Trump, Random Musings About Life, Science and research6 Comments

The above aphorism was coined by the famous economist, Thomas Sowell, to describe any human society or situation. Every waking moment of every day of our lives, we are presented with a myriad of choices, large and small, most we don't even notice. But I was reminded of Sowell's phrase when I read an article …

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On Cystic Fibrosis…and Medical Miracles

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I first became aware of Cystic Fibrosis as a pharmacy technician at a children's hospital, in the 1980s. One of my tech duties was to deliver medication cassettes (each patient had a drawer with their meds for half the day) to each of the units in the hospital. I would hear the CF patients cough, …

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