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Laminate Kitchen Countertops | Kitchen Remodeling Tips
Laminate kitchen countertops offer durability and style at a price lower than any other material. It’s a worthy contender if you have a limited budget. A favorite during the groovy 1960s and '70s, laminate kitchen countertops are enjoying a second wind as an affordable, durable, moisture-proof, and surprisingly attractive replacement for your home’s worn kitchen countertops.
Idiopathic Infantile Hypercalcaemia-Genetic, Biochemical and Clinical Outcomes in a Small Cohort
Context Idiopathic Infantile Hypercalcaemia (IIH) is rare; thus data on investigation, treatment and outcome are limited. Monogenic causes have been implicated in some cases. Objective To report on the biochemical profile and response to treatment of infants with IIH and yield of testing for variants in genes involved in calcium sensing and vitamin D metabolism (CASR, AP2S1, GNA11, CYP24A1).
Robert F Kennedy Jr’s proposal to remove public commentary from US health policy is a threat to science and public health
Intended for healthcare professionals News & Views Robert F Kennedy Jr’s...
Wybory do Bundestagu. Dlaczego Elon Musk wspiera AfD?
Elon Musk na inauguracji kampanii wyborczej AfD w Halle nad Soławą "Larger than life" (dosłownie "większy niż życie") to w USA modne określenie dla osób o wyjątkowej charyzmie i sukcesie. I dokładnie w ten sposób Elon Musk przemawiał do ludzi podczas inauguracji kampanii wyborczej AfD w sobotę 25 stycznia. I to w najprawdziwszym tego słowa znaczeniu: z pięściami uniesionymi w pozie zwycięstwa multimiliarder przejął ogromny ekran hali wystawowej w Halle w Saksonii-Anhalt.
Wybory do Bundestagu. Dlaczego Elon Musk wspiera AfD? – DW – 28.01.2025
28.01.202528 stycznia 2025 Multimiliarder i powiernik Donalda Trumpa Elon Musk już wielokrotnie wspierał niemiecką partię AfD. Na inauguracji kampanii wyborczej tej partii podsycił jeszcze nastroje. Dlaczego? https://p.dw.com/p/4piCj „Larger than life” (dosłownie „większy niż życie”) to w USA modne określenie dla osób o wyjątkowej charyzmie i sukcesie. I dokładnie w ten sposób Elon Musk przemawiał do ludzi podczas inauguracji kampanii wyborczej AfD w sobotę 25 stycznia.
Lead Paint Removal: How To, Options, and Costs
Home buyers are opting for older homes these days, according to the National Association of REALTORS ®. These homes have a lot to offer, but can also have some age-related issues, such as a high risk of lead paint. About three-fourths of US housing built before 1978 contains some lead paint, reports the Environmental Protection Agency. If the paint is properly managed and maintained, it doesn’t pose much risk, but if it’s allowed to deteriorate, it can cause health problems.
Kids' Rooms: Storage Solutions for Every Age
Here’s how to organize kids’ rooms from cradle to college. Transformer cribs. An ordinary crib accommodates baby for two to three years -- until he learns how to escape over the rail. Boost storage with a convertible crib with storage drawers ($145 to $350) that’ll convert and adapt to your toddler’s needs and beyond. Some convertible cribs change into toddler beds, daybeds, or full-size headboards, giving you options as your youngster gets older.
How to Clean Copper to Restore Its Shine
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Restore Your Copper Items with These Must-Know Cleaning Tips
A verdigris patina looks gorgeous on your antique copper weather vane, but when it comes to pots, mugs, and jewelry made of copper, tarnish can be unappealing. There are lots of reasons that copper tarnishes: Exposure to air, moisture, dirt, and even the oils on your skin can all react with the copper and cause the surface to oxidize and turn color. Fortunately, it's easy to clean copper mugs, pots, and even copper jewelry. Try these simple, natural ways to clean copper and restore its shine.
US experience with transparent medical records should reassure doctors
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14 Garage Organization Ideas Under $50
Easy-to-afford solutions for your tools, sporting and seasonal gear (so you’ll have room for your car, too). Brought to you by Beltone - A leader in hearing healthcare. If you’ve got a garage, most likely you’ve got waaayyyy more than cars in there. It’s the catch-all place to keep stuff (mostly) out of sight and out of mind. Put order to the chaos and protect your car’s paint job with simple storage systems and organizing hacks for everything from sports equipment to tools.
9 Affordable Kitchen Flooring Options for Your Next Remodel
A sleek, stylish kitchen is the hub of all household activity. Ample cabinetry, counter space, and room to entertain often take center stage. Flooring, however, is a major appeal factor that shouldn't be an afterthought. Whether you just bought a new home or are working on a kitchen renovation, affordable but sophisticated flooring can make all the difference. Top-of-the-line floors can cost around $30 per square foot.
3 Ways to Extend Your Outdoor Living Season
There are so many reasons to enjoy outdoor living beyond summer. There's the beauty of fall and the cool, crisp weather. And then, how about saving big bucks on dining out and entertainment by savoring great food, drinks, and company — plus awesome scenery — right at home? Here are three ways to get a happy vibe going in your own backyard. The sun sets sooner on your outdoor living space in the fall, but that shouldn’t limit the hours you use your deck or patio.
Open patients and open researchers: Bridging the next decade of transparency in healthcare
September 1, 2021Dr. Tom Delbanco, Liz Salmi, Jan Walker Today we’re launching the next video in our Open Source Stories "Common Connections" series, "Common Connections: Healthcare Made Human." The series features scholars, CEOs, educators, and engineers coming together to find the common threads in their work, and exploring the potential for future open source innovation and building unexpected connections.
US policy requires immediate release of records to patients
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Sharing notes with mental health patients: balancing risks with respect
Charlotte R Blease Charlotte R Blease Affiliations OpenNotes, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA Search for articles by this author Stephen O'Neill Stephen O'Neill Affiliations OpenNotes, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA Search for articles by this author Jan Walker Jan Walker Affiliations OpenNotes, Division of General Medicine, Beth...
8 Small-Bathroom Shower Ideas That Bring Luxury to a Tight Space
Fitting a comfortable and usable shower into a small bathroom can be a challenge, but there are ways to optimize available space. In general, a shower should measure at least 36 square inches. However, if your bath space is especially petite, 30 square inches is the absolute minimum space requirement for a shower. To determine the minimum shower size you'll need, step inside a few showers at a plumbing showroom or home improvement store.
New U.S. Law Mandates Access to Clinical Notes: Implications for Patients and Clinicians
Financial Support: Dr. Blease is a John F. Keane & Family Visiting Scholar at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Ms. Walker, Dr. DesRoches, and Dr. Delbanco receive financial support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Cambia Health Foundation, and Commonwealth Fund of New York. The funders had no role in designing or preparing the manuscript or in deciding to submit it for publication.
Open Notes in Oncology: Patient versus Oncology Clinician Views
Liz Salmi Zhiyong J. Dong Bertram Yuh Jan Walker Catherine M. DesRoches Published:October 08, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2020.09.016 Beginning November 2, 2020, opening clinical notes to patients with cancer will no longer be a decision left to individual clinicians or institutional preference but rather a requirement, as a result of the 21st Century Cures Act Interoperability and Information Blocking Rule.
Incidence of single hit Bcl-2 and Bcl-6 rearrangements in DLBCL: the Irish experience
Incidence of single hit Bcl-2 and Bcl-6 rearrangements in DLBCL: the Irish experience http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1613-5503Kate Dinneen1, Deirdre Mary Timlin1, Kevin O'Hare2, Jan Walker1, Giuseppa Castriciano1, Yvonne Connolly2, Cliona Grant3, Larry Bacon4, Elisabeth Vandenberghe4, Barbara Dunne1, Michael Jeffers1,2, Richard Flavin1 1 Histopathology, St James’ Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 2 Histopathology, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 3 Oncology, St James’ Hospital, Dublin,...
Cheap Bathroom Flooring Ideas
You can make a stylish splash in your bathroom with beautiful flooring and still have plenty of budget left for amenities. Check out these cheap bathroom flooring ideas that score on style. By Jan Soults Walker November 09, 2016 Spend a few minutes in any flooring showroom or the flooring aisles at the home center and you'll find there are more choices than ever.
Incidence of single hit Bcl-2 and Bcl-6 rearrangements in DLBCL: the Irish experience
Incidence of single hit Bcl-2 and Bcl-6 rearrangements in DLBCL: the Irish experience http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1613-5503Kate Dinneen1, Deirdre Mary Timlin1, Kevin O'Hare2, Jan Walker1, Giuseppa Castriciano1, Yvonne Connolly2, Cliona Grant3, Larry Bacon4, Elisabeth Vandenberghe4, Barbara Dunne1, Michael Jeffers1,2, Richard Flavin1 1Histopathology, St James’ Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 2Histopathology, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 3Oncology, St James’ Hospital, Dublin, Ireland...
How to Do Laundry
The laundry's never really done, but you can enjoy more leisure time when you follow these tips to make getting laundry ready, washed, folded, and put away efficient and trouble-free. By Jan Soults Walker Laundry is one of those chores that's easy to put off. That is, until there are no towels or nothing to wear. Following a routine can help simplify wash days and make quick work of laundry piles. It all starts with smart and easy preparation. Know thy clothing.
Covid-19 as Innovation Accelerator: Cogenerating Telemedicine Visit Notes with Patients
With the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of telemedicine has expanded abruptly and widely. Here, we describe an initiative we are undertaking in primary care telemedicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a 673-licensed–bed teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Our hope is that colleagues nationwide will be motivated to implement similar trials and improve on the first steps we outline.
Tour This Colorful, Historic Maine Beach Cottage
Kritsada, styling: Karin Lidbeck Brent On the beachy coast of southern Maine, a historic cottage is revived with bright colors and a youthful sense of play. Kritsada, styling: Karin Lidbeck Brent Interior designer Leslie Rylee is the best kind of friend—which is to say, one who shares her greatest finds. In this case, it was letting her New York City neighbors in on her summer getaway discovery: a beach town on the southern coast of Maine with significant laid-back charm.
Inviting Patients to Read Their Doctors' Notes: A Quasi-experimental Study and a Look Ahead
Abstract This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a Supplement. Chinese translation Background: Little information exists about what primary care physicians (PCPs) and patients experience if patients are invited to read their doctors' office notes. Objective: To evaluate the effect on doctors and patients of facilitating patient access to visit notes over secure Internet portals.
Creating storage underneath your stairs
Sweep out the dust bunnies. Clear away the clutter. Time to put wasted space beneath the staircase to work with these customized storage solutions. That hollow triangle of space beneath your staircase can house more than lint. Claim the square footage for organizing your stuff. See which of these storage solutions trips your organizational trigger.
Creating storage underneath your stairs
Sweep out the dust bunnies. Clear away the clutter. Time to put wasted space beneath the staircase to work with these customized storage solutions. That hollow triangle of space beneath your staircase can house more than lint. Claim the square footage for organizing your stuff. See which of these storage solutions trips your organizational trigger.
Here’s What You Should Know Before Painting Your Ceiling
Lift and brighten any space in your home by refreshing your ceiling with a new coat of paint. Follow these tips to help you avoid lap marks and end up with professional-quality results. By Jan Soults Walker Updated May 14, 2019 If you think painting a ceiling is just like painting a wall, think again. There’s a lot more to consider, like paint drips, different surface materials, and the added challenge of painting upside-down. But this is still a project you can do yourself.
Small Master Bedroom Ideas
Maximize your modestly sized master bedroom with these smart decorating and storage solutions. By Jan Soults Walker Don't be afraid to use impressive ideas in your small master bedroom. Install the curtain rod so it hangs at the top of the wall, well above the window, to create a grand feel. Benches at the foot of the bed add elegance and provide a practical spot to sit and put on shoes without taking up too much real estate.
OpenNotes After 7 Years: Patient Experiences With Ongoing Access to Their Clinicians’ Outpatient Visit Notes
Citation Please cite as: Loading authors... Download: Published on 06.05.19 in Vol 21, No 5 (2019): May Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at http://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/13876, first published Mar 01, 2019.
Gorgeous Decorative Tile Ideas
Vibrant colors and mesmerizing patterns are hallmarks for today's decorative tiles, and homeowners everywhere are snapping them up to express their style. And no wonder! They're a creative way to dramatically transform backsplashes, shower and bath surrounds, floors, stair risers, tabletops, and more from ordinary surfaces into the highlight of a room.
FISH studies in DLBCL: correlations with cell of origin: the Irish experience
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and while the majority of patients will be successfully treated using immunochemotherapy, a significant number, up to 30%, will either fail primary therapy or quickly relapse. Gene expression profiling (GEP) and the identification of rearrangements (R) involving MYC, BCL2 and/or BCL6 can be used to stratify patients with DLBCL into prognostic subgroups.
FISH studies in DLBCL: correlations with cell of origin: the Irish experience
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and while the majority of patients will be successfully treated using immunochemotherapy, a significant number, up to 30%, will either fail primary therapy or quickly relapse. Gene expression profiling (GEP) and the identification of rearrangements (R) involving MYC, BCL2 and/or BCL6 can be used to stratify patients with DLBCL into prognostic subgroups.
Replace or Reface Your Kitchen Cabinets? Options and Costs
Tired or dated-looking kitchen cabinets can be an eyesore in your kitchen — and even be a drawback when you're ready to sell your home. The 2022 Remodeling Impact Report from the National Association of REALTORS® estimated that survey respondents would recover around 67% of the value of their kitchen upgrades when they sold their home. If you're thinking of transforming your cabinets, you have a couple of options: reface them or replace them.
How to Clean a Coffee Maker for a Better Tasting Cup of Joe
Working Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Skill Level: Beginner Estimated Cost: $10 Your coffee maker might not be as clean as you think. Some of the warning signs of a dirty coffee maker are clear: Oily sludge and mineral buildup eventually form on your coffee maker and pot, creating stains, gumming up the brewing process, and producing bitter coffee. But the germs and bacteria you can't see might pose an even bigger problem.
How to Easily Remove Sticker Residue from Every Kind of Surface
When you peel off an adhesive-back sticker or label from a surface, you might be stuck with stubborn sticker residue. If you are tempted to scrape the spot with a putty knife or metal blade, don’t. Those tools can scratch the surface. Follow these tips to learn how to get sticker residue off glass, plastic, wood, and clothing using products you have around the house. Remove as much of the sticker residue with your fingers as possible.
Rustic Cabinets
A wall of knotty pine pantry cabinets brings rustic charm and a golden glow to this kitchen, where a lack of ceiling exposes joists as rugged companions. Although the white cabinets are new, the distressed surface and finish render a look that appears authentic and old. You can achieve a similar look by marring a cabinet surface with various tools and painting with chalk paint, milk paint, a thin glaze, or white stain.
Rustic Living Room Ideas
Architectural salvage offers another simple avenue for creating your rustic living room. Visit any good salvage dealer to tour a wide selection of possibilities; you're bound to come away with plenty of rustic decorating ideas. This antique door, for example, leans against the wall like a prized piece of artwork, displaying multiple coats of old peeling paint that tell a story of days gone by.
Dining Room Banquette
The bench, or banquette, should hug one or more walls to preserve floor space. For a built-in look, create an alcove or niche for the banquette by flanking each end of the bench with a bookcase or cabinetry. Or, extend a bench from wall to wall. If your dining room already features an alcove, position the banquette so it wraps around all three walls of the nook and forms a U shape.
Comfortable Cottage Style
Key to this kitchen’s laid-back cottage look: simple lines, vintage designs, and breezy seafoam green cabinetry that reminds the homeowners of Depression Era glassware. The center island mimics the look of an old wood farm table with substantial turned legs, while humble four-legged stools painted white lighten the look and provide practical perches for helpers and diners alike.
Bathroom Sink Vanities
Once you've determined your style objectives for your bathroom—modern, vintage, traditional, eclectic, or something else all together—shop for a vanity and sink to fulfill your vision. Study photographs in magazines, books, and online to find decorative elements that appeal to you, such as clean lines for contemporary bathroom vanities or classic recessed panels for traditional appeal. Then seek out a vanity and sink with characteristics, materials, and colors befitting your style goals.
Storage Solutions for Every Room
Missy's successful storage strategies revolve around working with daily habits, rather than against them. Missy converted a room just off the mudroom into a homework and project space, so as the children come in from school, they can drop their bags and get started on their nightly to-do lists. She introduced drawer storage and a crafts caddy as a table centerpiece. The divided wooden tote corrals crafts supplies and is easy to carry to other areas.
OpenNotes: How the Power of Knowing Can Change Health Care
NEW! A digital journal for innovative original research and fresh, bold ideas in clinical trial design and clinical decision-making. NEW! Peer-reviewed journal featuring in-depth articles to accelerate the transformation of health care delivery. Concise summaries and expert physician commentary that busy clinicians need to enhance patient care. The most effective and engaging way for clinicians to learn, improve their practice, and prepare for board exams.
What Patients Value About Reading Visit Notes: A Qualitative Inquiry of Patient Experiences With Their Health Information
As the trend toward greater transparency accelerates in health care, clinicians with electronic health records (EHRs) and patient portals are inviting patients to view online laboratory results, medication lists, and more recently, visit notes [ - ]. Health care consumers are seeking more data [ ], but little is known about their experiences reading and using this information.
Choose the best paint color for your space
Every home suffers a few negatives, but not every solution requires pricey structural changes. Paint is an often-overlooked, low-cost remodeler’s remedy for common complaints with interiors, offering the ability to lighten, warm, enlarge, erase or attract attention.
Retro Kitchen Trends Are Making a Comeback
Homeowners are doing more than just remembering the happy days; they're recreating them in their kitchens with retro styles from the '40s, '50s, and '60s. The right choices for your kitchen floors and countertops can help create a retro look. For floors, consider authentic linoleum (an all-natural material) in nostalgic patterns, such as mod "atomic" patterns, colorful speckles, and earth-tone brick.
How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs
If you thought that only rundown hotels had bed bugs, that's no longer the case. Today, even the finest hotels can't completely avoid these blood-hungry hitchhikers. That's because bed bugs have become more common and difficult to eradicate with increased travel, and the bugs themselves have adapted genetically so they're tougher to kill. It's not just hotels where bed bugs now lurk. Summer camps, college dorms, apartment complexes, theaters, and secondhand furnishings are just a few other hideouts.
How to Clean Tarnished Copper to Restore Its Shine and Patina
You can safely restore tarnished copper surfaces to a shining golden glow. Here's how to clean anything copper using all-natural products you have at home. A verdigris patina looks gorgeous on your antique copper weather vane, but when it comes to pots, mugs, and jewelry made of copper, the look of darkened tarnish can be downright unappealing.
How to Dispose of Paint
Wondering what to do with all that old paint? Here's how to know if it's time to throw it out and how to dispose of old paint. By Jan Soults Walker July 18, 2016 Do you have cans of paint leftover from past projects, some of which has been sitting there for a long time? If you no longer want to paint anything Misty Mint Julep (or whatever your old shade might be), you might be wondering how to dispose of the paint cans and clear a spot on your shelves.
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