The social and commercial determinants of health impact everyone, no matter socio-economic status, cultural identity, or religious tradition. 

Tatiana Schlossberg’s published essay, A Battle With My Blood, speaks to the heart of health literacy as a global community.  Her article is read aloud.  

Schlossberg, T. (2025). A battle with my blood. The New Yorker.

Learn more about stem cell therapy from the National Marrow Donor Program:

https://www.nmdp.org/what-we-do/about-us

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) was renamed as Blood Cancer United.  Learn more about research into 9/11 and blood cancer risk in first responders:

https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/blog/research-now-911-and-blood-cancer-risk-first-responders

For information on mRNA vaccine research, and impact of funding cuts: 

https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/new-report-sounds-alarm-on-health-fallout-from-mrna-vaccine-funding-cuts/

In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen. ciao, for now.

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Domestic violence is the universal family's quicksand.  Silence is violence.

Coercive control is domestic violence. 

WomensLaw.org. About abuse:

https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/forms-abuse/emotional-and-psychological-abuse/forms-emotional-and-psychological-abuse-0

Mineo, L. (2022). 'Shadow pandemic' of domestic violence. The Harvard Gazette, 

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/06/shadow-pandemic-of-domestic-violence/

In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen. ciao, for now.

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Vaccines save lives, full stop.  

A short list of preventable childhood diseases due to vaccines.  

Adults need boosters, too.  How about you? 

Covid was not mentioned on this episode. Parton's quote serves as reference:

Don't be a such chicken squat, get out there and get your shot.  Dolly Parton 

Please consult a medical provider for best vaccine advice!

In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen. ciao, for now.

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Please enjoy a REDUX of a poem I wrote for a loved one. 

It's been a tumultuous year for all.  Hang in there.  Love is eternal. 

Free copies of newsletter are available on my website:  drmichelabull.com

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Hello, Friend -

Please enjoy a reading of a poem penned by yours truly, and published in my FREE newsletter, The Bull Shot (Issue 3).

Times are turbulent and uncertain.  The US has separated from allies in the global health community.  A war on US public health has been staged for profit, in lieu of the beneficence of We the People. 

If you are a caregiver caretaker, if you are hurting or miss a loved one, if you have found yourself here again or for the first time, welcome to our third space. 

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Caregivers caretakers keep love lines strong and healthy. 

A fig tree figures prominently in a loved one’s garden.

Love, Dr. Bull

The course of true love never did run smooth.  

~ William Shakespeare

Only love can break your heart.  

~ Neil Young

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Smack talking fitness chewing gum (FCM) and other unhealthy looksmaxxing trends.

References

Murthy, Vivek (2023). Surgeon General Issues New Advisory About Effects Social Media Use Has on Youth Mental Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/23/surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-about-effects-social-media-use-has-youth-mental-health.html

De Shields, André  (2019). Three cardinal rules.
https://youtu.be/wji_iWItUi8?si=R4DCwPiTdEqbCB4C

The hare and the tortoise, The AESOP for children.
https://read.gov/aesop/025.html

In a world of cheaply made bargains, the social and commercial determinants of health are not jargon! Thank you for taking the time to listen. ciao, for now.

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Veterans and their families need lifelong care and support This episode is an introduction to moral injury in veterans, with selected readings from Achilles In Vietnam Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character by Jonathan Shay, MD, PhD.  If you are a veteran, military family member, or civilian who loves a veteran, please find some solace in Dr. Shay's research and thoughts on combat trauma, culture, and society.  
Excerpts:

• Culture as a universal species ethic
• Healing and Tragedy 
• 2 Veteran Narratives

References and additional reading:
Shay, J. (1994). Achilles in Vietnam combat trauma and the undoing of character. New York, New York:  Scribner.

The Shay Moral Injury Center | Volunteers of America (VOA)
https://youtu.be/hBx1eZf2XOo?si=ouX51-tFbzT4lr2i

Suicides in Air Force, Navy and Marines in first quarter of 2024 top pandemic era. (To listen to article, tap the following link, then scroll down to article's audio file). https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-11/defense-department-military-troops-suicide-14456265.html

VOA online 1-hour moral distress relief program
https://www.voa.org/services/voa-rest-virtual-support/

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | National Center for PTSD | Moral Injury
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/cooccurring/moral_injury.asp

United Service Organizations (USO) | Over 200 Years of Service:  The History of Women in the U.S. Military
https://www.uso.org/stories/3005-over-200-years-of-service-the-history-of-women-in-the-us-military

Music to read  or dream by:

Jade Bird | What Am Here For?
https://youtu.be/ZpTYGA4vMgA?si=99SATDLdeWR5UArZ

Brent Cobb feat. Jade Bird | Feet Off The Ground
https://youtu.be/Kx5dvMuyvW0?si=naV2BS51C0U2bQwJ

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Dear Listeners: August marks the 1st anniversary of the Copacetic Health Podcast! This is a follow-up to Episode 1: A patient narrative. It was uploaded early for summer break. Presented as before, with brief homage to Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, and Jane Austen. Honorable mention to the Sherman brothers.

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It's ~HOT~ again in the Valley of the Sun.  It doesn't do any good to complain, but the HEAT brings its pains!  Cultural Identity and Moral Injury: Along with veterans, additional populations who suffer from MI are discussed. This episode is focused on K-12 teachers and health care professionals as culture bearers, as well as professionals hurting from moral injury.

Please note: Regarding number of Francophones and Francophone internet users by 2050: The podcast's sound-proof recording room has no a/c in the summertime. It was warm. Therefore, it was muddled as it unfolded herein. To be clear, here's a reference that outlines what I meant to say. Merci bien!
https://theconversation.com/africa-and-the-french-language-are-growing-together-in-global-importance-179224

References

Save Our Schools AZ Network (2023). Arizona ranks 49th in K-12 Funding, Again
https://www.sosaznetwork.org/2023/arizona-ranks-49th-in-k-12-funding-again/#:~:text=Arizona's%20per%2Dpupil%20spending%20from,compared%20to%20their%20national%20peers.

Key, A.  (2023). Teaching Gender: The AEIOU Framework, Trans Children in Today's Schools. New York: Oxford Academic.

Murthy, Vivek, MD.. (2023). Surgeon General Issues New Advisory About Effects Social Media Use Has On Youth Mental Health, US Department of Health & Human Services
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/23/surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-about-effects-social-media-use-has-youth-mental-health.html

Shay, J. (1995). Achilles in Vietnam combat trauma and the undoing of character.

Shay, J. (2002). Odysseus in America combat trauma and the trials of homecoming. New York, New York:  Scribner.

Sommer, C. (2022). The Lasting Anguish of Moral Injury, NYU Stern School of Business. https://www.ethicalsystems.org/the-lasting-anguish-of-moral-injury/

Music:

Blaze Foley, If I Could Only Fly, Sitting By The Road. 2010, Lost Art Records
https://youtu.be/mH66DfUis4w?si=RCwqBaEgND9yIV7x

Music video by Rush performing Subdivisions. 1988,UMG Records, Inc.
https://youtu.be/EYYdQB0mkEU?si=0q65R_n_RiPA_um5

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