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Cardiologists are all in agreement that this myth isn’t sound medical advice. “Coughing definitely does not treat a heart attack,” says Kevin Shah, MD, cardiologist and program director of heart failure outreach at MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, California.

“A heart attack is caused by a sudden reduction or blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle, most often from a clot in a coronary artery,” explains Navjot Sobti, MD, an interventional cardiologist and women's heart health specialist at Northwell’s Northern Westchester Hospital and Katz Institute for Women’s Health. “Coughing does not restore blood flow, dissolve clots, or prevent heart muscle damage,” she explains.

James Udelson, MD, chief of cardiology at Tufts Medical Center, agrees. “This [hack] is a myth, and it is dangerous,” he says. Udelson points out that none of the theories surrounding this health hack have scientific backing, adding, “This is not endorsed by any professional society, such as the American Heart Association.” In fact, the American Heart Association actually put out an article in 2025 debunking the myth.

Both he and Sobti are concerned that this myth could actually prevent someone from seeking immediate help, which is crucial in these instances. “With a heart attack… the longer you wait to get treatment, the bigger the heart attack,” Udelson explains.

What to do if you’re having a heart attack

If you suspect or know that you’re having a heart attack, the experts say it’s crucial to call 911 immediately. Shah says that you shouldn’t even try to drive yourself to the hospital. “If the heart attack leads to cardiac arrest, you would be in greater danger.” (While the two terms are often used interchangeably, they are two different things. A heart attack is a blockage of blood flow to the heart, whereas cardiac arrest is when your heart stops beating and is much more serious.)

Call 911 even if you’re unsure of what’s going on, Udelson says. “Don't try to figure out if the chest pain is heartburn,” he explains. Sobti agrees. “This is especially critical for women, who may experience non-classic symptoms such as shortness of breath, nausea, jaw or back pain, fatigue, or lightheadedness—symptoms that are often minimized or misdiagnosed,” she says.

If you have aspirin at your place, Udelson says you can try taking one while waiting for help to arrive. After that, Sobti recommends you sit or lie down, try to stay calm, and avoid exerting yourself while you wait for emergency services.

he had a career as a country artist, traveled around the US performing, and won an award! his sister considered herself a big fan of his and enjoyed his concerts. he also had spina bifida & used a mobility aids pushed by his sister. PinkNews recently posted this short quoting George on his transition & shows a clip of them talking about respecting one another's autonomy and privacy.

here's some pics of him & his sister Lori:

if you are doing any creative project with someone else in which money will be involved, make a contract. Doesn't need to be super formal. Get something laid out in writing that very clearly indicates what the person you are asking to do something is responsible for, the timeline in which they're expected to complete it, and the compensation they'll get for doing so.

"oh but we've been best friends since eighth grade" make a fucking contract.

"oh but this probably won't make much money anyway" make a fucking contract.

"oh but I don't know all that legalese" there are tons of pretty accessible templates available online if you research, just make sure it's one that suits your needs and you understand what's in it (it can be written in normal language without legalese, as long as it's clear), and make a fucking contract.

Tumblr en concreto es muy anglocentrista y un gran número de los usuarios no habla más que inglés. Si quieres que tus cosas lleguen a gente con gustos u opiniones similares, escribirlo en inglés asegura que la gente por lo menos lo pueda leer. Suma a esto el hecho de que bastantes series y tal son originalmente de habla inglesa (y a veces ni se traducen a tu lengua madre), lo que crea un fandom principalmente angloparlante.

Más allá de eso, también hay que tener en cuenta las diferencias culturales que surgen entre fandoms de distintos idiomas. Por ejemplo, durante mucho tiempo el fandom de Vocaloid angloparlante y el hispanohablante han chocado con respecto a temas como la piratería. En ocasiones es complicado manejar estas expectativas, y si sabes varios idiomas, peor incluso.

A mí me gustaría subir cositas en español y encontrar a gente que comparta mis gustos, pero en Tumblr en concreto es casi imposible. Tumblr ya es de por sí mucho más «nicho» en espacios hispanohablantes que otras RRSS como TikTok o Instagram, y si tus intereses no son muy populares, despídete.

La lingüística de los espacios de fans también está hipercentrada en el inglés. No es una pareja, es un ship; no es un universo alternativo, es un AU; no es destripar, es hacer spoiler, etc. Incluso las siglas: en español es LGTB, pero lo que sueles ver es LGBT. Parece una tontería, pero esta disonancia cognitiva hace que resulte muchísimo más complicado hablar en tu propio idioma en un fandom. Por no hablar de las innumerables referencias a posts o a memes... en inglés todo, por supuesto. Como te atrevas a hacer cualquier referencia cultural no inglesa, no te entiende nadie. Pierde la gracia.

Como minothtime acima falou, a questão de visibilidade acaba afetando muito: não é exagero falar que você sacrifica coisa de 3/4 de visibilidade caso você use qualquer lingua que não o próprio inglês.

Pessoalmente, como uma pessoa bilíngue eu não tenho nenhum problema com o inglês, mas se eu tivesse, eu por mim mesma acabaria evitando posts nesta língua pelo simples fato que o Tumblr não oferece uma tradução fácil, nem mesmo copiar e colar é fácil pois no celular, ao menos no meu, o texto não permite cópia. Apenas no computador teria a facilidade de tradução rápida.

Eu sei que o tradutor automático tem seus problemas, por exemplo termos regionais ou figuras de linguagem que fora de um contexto linguístico/social/cultural acabariam fora de contexto, mas ainda sim a opção de tradução facilitaria esse sacrifício entre língua mãe e língua comum.

Mas tem outro problema que a maior parte das pessoas nem mesmo pensa sobre: muitas vezes nós que não somos nativos de países ingleses temos que nos envolver muito cedo com o inglês como segunda língua.

O resultado? Toda a nossa interação com uma diversa gama de fandoms e emoções foram naturalizadas em palavras estrangeiras. Em um processo pessoalmente triste, nos é mais fácil comunicar ideias e sentimentos em uma lingua que nem mesmo nossa, desde meras palavras até a posição de vírgulas e conceitos, é por conta dessa desnaturalizaçao que passamos pelo uso excessivo do inglês.

VizuL 1: EMPATIA - Adventure in Nice Colors

free on itch | STEAM | pt brasileiro

shout out to @alconteh and Túlio

and so many others for all the help, full game is finally here!

Mirtilo is a very troubled girl. She left her home behind to search for her missing parents. That same morning, moments later, her cousin Garoa pays her beloved relatives a visit to find them missing almost without a trace! No one is around and there's some evil entity out there.Come along this whimsical, colorful adventure with the two cousins seeking answers at their own pace

features listed in more detail in the links above but overall, a bullet hell urban fantasy adventure with a magic system incorporated to the gameplay.

VizuL 1 is a game that resonates with mine and close friends' struggles, in hopes it reaches whoever it needs to 💙

I was being facetious with the trick part lol but you know the joke "I might be racist, but you're mean and that's worse?" It's the root of that. We discussed it back when we read White Fragility. You can see it in Trump, Elon Musk, and your average Tumblr racist:

They really, REALLY want to be liked. Not just liked, no that's not the right word, but validated.

Think about it this way. Racism is the status quo; the default, right? Part of maintaining that default is through normalization, and that includes the solidarity necessary to reinforce that (DiAngelo called it white solidarity).

So, if being covertly racist is the status quo, then that means you will be socially rewarded for being so. When you get rewarded, people are nice, friendly, relatable, they keke and haha right alongside you. But when you confront someone's racism, you're not socially rewarding them anymore- the spigot of validation has been paused! Instead of taking it as a valid critique, you are seen as socially punishing a person. You're being MEAN, because the validation I got from everyone else's also-racism was NICE!

That's why when you confront racism, you HAVE to stand firm on it. You cannot feed into the desire for the validation of their behavior. That's what makes a lot of people snap. The blowup is meant to stop you, to force you back into compliance! The only one being punished really is you for bringing it up.

And hell, if not socially validating a bigot is punishment... 😐 Why would that be... A bad thing? We're not hitting you with rocks, we're just saying we don't fuck with you and your behavior. (But that's also a part of really all of the books we've read in #cbc book club so far; that antiracism is seen as violence.)

Undertale has a Yuri Index of 0.098

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if i sort the tag instead by f/f, what are the three most written-for ships? alphys/undyne, predictably, is at the top, comprising 51% of the tag. the second is, inexplicably, sans/reader, which weighs in at 23%. and last is toriel/asgore, making up 11% of the tag. (in case you're wondering, sans/sans makes up 7%.)

so basically,

have not seen any AAC device vocabulary have words for any “private” body parts . can not tell caregivers about having a problem with some “ private “ body part . no pages for to talk about serious brain “trouble” either .

we people what use AAC devices are very most likely to be hurt by bad people because them people know we can not tell really what happened .

Pixie HAVE grid from smart box . Is been Pixies primary AAC device for years . Pixies original speech therapist STILL had add genitals to body page AND had find switch , buried in settings , for make grid actually show not - censored symbols . ( And also same same with all not - straight identity words too , because of same same censorship . )

Them words and symbols being available to children and especially intellectual / cognitive disability people , too often make not - disabled people so very uncomfortable , and so get excluded from default vocabularies . THAT is what this post was about , automatic censoring of people what use symbol based AAC devices . Grid not exception to this .

These these absolutely critically needed words need be include in all AAC devices AND make visible *by default* . No needing to dig through settings to find the switch that make these symbols appear . No needing ask for help put in these words .

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