The Pitt

[nakedfrog]

Gen Z and doctors.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/24/trust-health-advice-gen-z-edelman?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew

Well, I guess maybe it will turn around in a while based on this last tidbit. But who knows?

Yes, but: Nearly 60% of young adults say they've made at least one health decision they regret based on inaccurate or misleading information.

 

[Muse]

Definitely a good show.

Per my spouse who is going into OBgyn, the only part that was grossly inaccurate was the child birth emergency. The shoulder dystosia is considered an extreme medical emergency and L&D would be taking charge over an ER doctor, and moving with far more urgency than was portrayed.

Near the end of this episode within an episode, there was mention (a couple times, IIRC) of the Apgar Score. At the end, 9 or 10, they said.

The Apgar score is a quick assessment of a newborn's health immediately after birth, using a scoring system from 0 to 10. It evaluates five areas: appearance (skin color), pulse (heart rate), grimace (reflex), activity (muscle tone), and respiration (breathing). A score of 7 or higher is generally considered good, while lower scores may indicate the need for medical attention.

The Apgar Score was developed by one of the 20th century's major medical pioneers, Virginia Apgar, in 1952. IMMEDIATELY post-natal, a handful of parameters are ascertained and the score calculated, as fast as possible and the score calculated. If below a certain metric the newborn is further evaluated for potential difficulties. It was a major advance in OBGyn and is still utilized today.

Virginia Apgar, previous to developing this, just one of her accomplishments, was an original pioneer of the establishment of the anesthesiology specialty in modern medicine in the 1940s at Columbia University, where she was the first woman to become a full professor. My father was among the first M.D.s to be trained by her in anesthesiology.

 

[IBMJunkman]

I am 77. I think my Apgar score is around 5 right now.