TimAllenMDJD

Timothy Craig Allen, M.D.,J.D.: Jackson, Mississippi, United States; Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology in the University of Mississippi Medical School at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. B.S. Texas A&M University 1980; M.D. Baylor College of Medicine 1984; J.D.with honors University of Chicago 1998. Pulmonary Pathologist. Posts ≠ endorsements. Posts are my own and do not necessarily represent my institution.

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TimAllenMDJD

West Virginia leads the nation in obesity rates

Worth seeing again and again: Cleveland Clinic's Empathy

"Obese white teens in the U.S. are much more likely obese black or Hispanic teens to be treated with weight loss surgery..."

Human altruism, evolution and moral philosophy

Reversing Type 2 diabetes? Yes, it can be done

World War I: "In this war most casualties were caused by bomb fragments and the figures were enormous."

"...while people are living longer, more years of their lives unfortunately are spent being sick."

"...one in three American adults are obese and one in 13 American adults are considered to be extremely obese."

"If Levinas was cautious about the prospect of translating philosophical insight into political commitment, Arendt and Strauss were explicitly opposed to it."

"Good science requires both reliable methods and rigorous theory."

"Having an obese wife increases a man's risk of diabetes over and above the effect of his own obesity level..."

Exercise before the assistance of cellphone apps

"Four provinces of experience nurture humanism: (1) personal reflection, (2) action, (3) system support, and (4) collective reflection."

“I don’t work with fat people.” Gabrielle tried to laugh it off, but the difficult teacher wasn’t smiling. “It wasn’t a joke,” she said."

Immunohistochemistry of Pulmonary Biomarkers: A Perspective From Members of the Pulmonary Pathology Society

"Upon the altar of an artist’s thoughtful creativity, we offer our own banality."

Young obese diabetics fuel rise in amputations

On the Nature of Objectification: Implications of Considering People as Means to Goals

China: "Hospitals' heavy reliance on self-finance has basically caused public hospitals to run like private hospitals, resulting in blatant conflicts of interest between hospitals and patients."

"... many societies are not conscious of frailty as a health problem."

The ethics of creating genetically modified children using genome editing

Obese America Report: 1 in 3 US adults are beyond overweight

Physicians say more than a fifth of all medical care is unnecessary

From the comments: "dudes today couldn't make this type of music if you had their family at gunpoint."

T.S.O.P.

"Obesity has the dubious accolade of association with three of the seven deadly sins – sloth, gluttony and greed..."

"... weight-focused campaigns were associated with increases in negative perceptions of obesity..."

"...like most traits, political ideology is produced by the complex interplay of genetic and (social/informational) environmental influences."

Rest in Peace, Gentle Giant.

"If you expose 100 people to the same event, PTSD rates tend to be anything from around three to 15 per cent."

Guidelines for Pathologic Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma: 2017 Update of the Consensus Statement From the IMIG

One third of Hoosiers are obese

Fathers warned their drinking can affect the health of baby

West Virginia leads the nation in obesity rates

Worth seeing again and again: Cleveland Clinic's Empathy

"Obese white teens in the U.S. are much more likely obese black or Hispanic teens to be treated with weight loss surgery..."

Human altruism, evolution and moral philosophy

Reversing Type 2 diabetes? Yes, it can be done

World War I: "In this war most casualties were caused by bomb fragments and the figures were enormous."

"...while people are living longer, more years of their lives unfortunately are spent being sick."

"...one in three American adults are obese and one in 13 American adults are considered to be extremely obese."

"If Levinas was cautious about the prospect of translating philosophical insight into political commitment, Arendt and Strauss were explicitly opposed to it."

"Good science requires both reliable methods and rigorous theory."

"Having an obese wife increases a man's risk of diabetes over and above the effect of his own obesity level..."

Exercise before the assistance of cellphone apps

"Four provinces of experience nurture humanism: (1) personal reflection, (2) action, (3) system support, and (4) collective reflection."

“I don’t work with fat people.” Gabrielle tried to laugh it off, but the difficult teacher wasn’t smiling. “It wasn’t a joke,” she said."

Immunohistochemistry of Pulmonary Biomarkers: A Perspective From Members of the Pulmonary Pathology Society

"Upon the altar of an artist’s thoughtful creativity, we offer our own banality."

Young obese diabetics fuel rise in amputations

On the Nature of Objectification: Implications of Considering People as Means to Goals

China: "Hospitals' heavy reliance on self-finance has basically caused public hospitals to run like private hospitals, resulting in blatant conflicts of interest between hospitals and patients."

"... many societies are not conscious of frailty as a health problem."

The ethics of creating genetically modified children using genome editing

Obese America Report: 1 in 3 US adults are beyond overweight

Physicians say more than a fifth of all medical care is unnecessary

From the comments: "dudes today couldn't make this type of music if you had their family at gunpoint.﻿"

T.S.O.P.

"Obesity has the dubious accolade of association with three of the seven deadly sins – sloth, gluttony and greed..."

"... weight-focused campaigns were associated with increases in negative perceptions of obesity..."

"...like most traits, political ideology is produced by the complex interplay of genetic and (social/informational) environmental influences."

Rest in Peace, Gentle Giant.

"If you expose 100 people to the same event, PTSD rates tend to be anything from around three to 15 per cent."

Guidelines for Pathologic Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma: 2017 Update of the Consensus Statement From the IMIG

One third of Hoosiers are obese

Fathers warned their drinking can affect the health of baby

From the comments: "dudes today couldn't make this type of music if you had their family at gunpoint."