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In the recent past, hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition have (re)gained policymakers' interest largely due to the COVID pandemic and accelerating climate breakdown – that has among other things reduced the growth of global agricultural production by 30-35%.  As a result, last year 2.8 billion of the world's population could not afford a healthy diet.  In the US, over 40 million Americans receive food assistance via the federal Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) in large part because grocery prices have increased by over 20% since 2021.  Poor diet has long been known to be responsible for innumerable causes of disability and death.  For example, the number of states with an obesity rate at or above 35% doubled over the past five years to 19.  One in 10 Americans have diabetes and one in three will be diagnosed with cancer, both of which are related to poor diet.  Diet-related diseases also help explain high US COVID morbidity and mortality rates.   Information concerning West Side Campaign Against Hunger's efforts is at: https://www.wscah.org/.Recently published research regarding the association between food security, health and dietary factors discussed during this interview is at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10857290/. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

Biden makes his first address since quitting the presidential race, the GOP files an impeachment resolution against Kamala Harris, Sudan's paramilitary chief agrees to attend US-mediated cease-fire talks, gang violence kills at least 26 in Papua New Guinea, the US Navy settles a lawsuit with sailors who denied the COVID vaccine, US senators subpoena the CEO of Steward Health over its hospitals' bankruptcy, a Manchester officer is suspended for seemingly stamping on a man's head, the Olympic Games' soccer opener is mired in chaos, researchers discover that Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, and scientists genetically modify flies to consume more human waste. Sources: www.verity.news

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses expanded use of the RSV vaccine by GSK, how the youngest member of the MicrobeTV family was hospitalized with RSV, why we are seeing more RSV infections than before the pandemic and how administration of monoclonal antibody therapy does not prevent infection but disease, before reviewing the weekly US COVID update, how SARS-CoV-2 affects neurodevelopment of the fetus and probability of preeclampsia, if giving Paxlovid prevents long COVID, and FDA recommends switching from the XBB.1.5 variant to JN.1 for fall COVID-19 vaccine formulations. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Young “Immune” co-host with RSV (YouTube) RSV on Immune (MicrobeTV) More children hospitalized with RSV after pandemic than before (Pediatrics) France supports Nirsevimab for RSV (Influenza and other respiratory viruses) Protects against disease not infection Nirsevimab (CIDRAP) TWiV tells it likes it is: protects against disease NOT infection (TWiV 695) RSV vaccine access expanded 50-59 (CIDRAP) GSK RSV vaccine expanded use for high risk 50-year olds (GSK) COVID-19 deaths COVID-19 national trend Neurodevelopmental delay in children whose mothers exposed to SARS-CoV-2 (Scientific Reports) Preeclampsia associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine) Effectiveness of nirmatelvir/ritonavir in children and adolescents (Nat Comm) JN.1 for fall COVID-19 boosters (FDA) COVID-19 vaccine booster switch (CIDRAP) EUA for pemgarda (FDA) Infusion centers near you! (pemgarda.com) CDC quarantine guidelines (CDC) Early phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID.gov) NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH) Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (IDSociety) Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool) Molnupiravir safety and efficiacy (JMV) Convalescent plasma recommendations for immunocompromised (ID Society) Updated respiratory virus guidelines (CDC) What to do when your healthcare provider is infected with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC) Managing healthcare staff shortages (CDC) Steroids, dexamethasone at the right time (OFID) Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org) Long COVID evidence based review TWiV shout out (TWiV 1088) Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir prevents long COVID-19? (JAMA Medicine) Contribute to our Floating Doctors fundraiser Letters read on TWiV 1122 Dr. Griffin's COVID treatment summary (pdf) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin reports the third case of influenza H5N1 infection in a human, this time with respiratory symptoms, an H5 avian influenza virus wastewater dashboard, FDA approves Moderna's mRNA vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, vaccine advisors to FDA recommend switching from the XBB.1.5 variant to JN.1 for fall COVID-19 vaccine formulations, weekly US COVID update, a controlled human exhaled breath aerosol experimental study on the relative efficacy of masks and respirators as source control for viral aerosol shedding from people infected with SARS-CoV-2, systematic review of early use of oral antiviral drugs and the risk of post COVID-19 syndrome, long-COVID autonomic syndrome in working age and work ability impairment, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 5.3% of Americans currently have long COVID, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine presented a report with  a number of conclusions about long-COVID diagnosis, symptoms, and impact on daily function. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Links coming soon Long COVID evidence based review TWiV shout out Contribute to our Floating Doctors fundraiser Letters read on TWiV 1120 Dr. Griffin's COVID treatment summary (pdf) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to daniel@microbe.tv

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Jared Laskey and John Natale discuss the news releasing that the Covid response was wrong, Tik Tok being banned, chaos in Hait and how to deal with negative prophecy. Download our free resource, 'Your Heart Motivation to Prophesy.'Get Jared's new book, 'The Baptism with the Holy Spirit' as paperback or ebook available on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. And John's new book, 'Mysteries of Heaven,' on paperback or Kindle.Schedule your Spirit Empowered Healing Prayer. Or email info@firebornministries.comSubscribe to our teaching and equipping podcast, 'Spirit Empowered Living with Jared and Rochelle Laskey.' Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Libsyn, Google, or on your favorite podcast app.Go to Covenant Eyes and check out their resources, purchase their software and download their app at Covenant Eyes. Get 30-Days Free with promo code FIREBORN (web-based purchase only). Purchase using our promo code using your desktop or laptop and then download the app on your phone/Ipad/tablets.

In Part two of this two-part story, Dr. Francis Collins, former head of the National Institutes of Health during COVID, and Travis Tripodi, a strong conservative critic of the US COVID response Dr. Collins helped shape, attempt the impossible —  sparring on everything from vaccine mandates to natural immunity freely, fully, and without losing it.  What does their collision achieve? And what does it leave hanging? April Lawson joins Mónica to break down this extraordinary conversation and figure out what it takes for the rest of us to tackle the hardest political disagreements we face… without getting burned.      Study: Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine (December 31, 2020)  Study: Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced immunity: reinfections versus breakthrough infections (August 25, 2021) Rachel Maddow Vaccination Segment (April 9, 2021) Additional Background: Derate the Hate Interview with Dr. Francis Collins Additional Background: Derate the Hate Interview with Travis Tripodi NIH: Vaccine Q&A with Dr Francis Collins (May 7, 2021) Braver Angels Debates: Learn more and register here: https://braverangels.org/what-we-do/debates/  Submit a question: If you've found yourself mulling on a concern or reflection as you've listened, turn it into a question and share it with us in a quick email to abraverway@braverangels.org. Mónica and friends will be answering questions on an upcoming episode.  Subscribe: If you like what you've heard, hit subscribe, and leave us a 5 star review!  Share this episode: https://braverangels.org/a-braver-way-episode-8/  Follow us: Instagram | X/ twitter | TikTok | Youtube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Final Punchline for the Pandemichttps://www.audacy.com/989wordThe Tara Show Follow us on Social MediaJoin our Live StreamWeekdays - 6am to 10am Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/989wordRumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2031096X: https://twitter.com/989wordInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/989word/ "Red Meat, Greenville." 12/04/23

“The Joke that was the Fight against COVID” “The Danger of Flipper Zero” “The Expulsion of Santos the Drama of Congress” “Are you a Good Parent?” 

The were WRONG about COVID https://www.audacy.com/989wordThe Tara Show Follow us on Social MediaJoin our Live StreamWeekdays - 6am to 10am Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/989wordRumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2031096X: https://twitter.com/989wordInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/989word/ "Red Meat, Greenville." 12/04/23

Is China sending us COVID-20?

Yesterday's guest, Bevelyn of Chaz, was arrested again, this time for not wearing a mask, along with Edmee of Manhattan and Ken Scott of the Heavenlies. And Bob Enyart reports the important development that baby body parts are not being used in the $1.6 billion dollar U.S. coronavirus vaccine contract that just went to Novavax, and that pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur has now discontinued using fetal tissue in the production of their polio vaccine. Then Bob continues his "train-up your mind" clear thinking segments using the atheist "Euthyphro's Dilemma" argument. Google ranks Bob's Christian reply #1 at kgov.com/euthyphro. Euthyphro Part 1 introduced Socrates' argument. Part 2 evaluated the Divine Command View. Part 3 introduced the Recognition View. In Part 4 the Recognition View Meets the Trinity. Today's Part 5 turns Euthyphro's Dilemma against Bertrand Russell and the atheists. To hear the full series, just click on over to kgov.com/euthyphro-1. * RSR's HCQ Updates: See rsr.org/hcq for the full list. Most recently, the Int'l Society of Infectious Diseases reports HCQ cut the death rate by half in a Henry Ford Health System study of 2,541 hospitalized patients.* COVID Vaccines: Our friends over at cogforlife.org list the COVID vaccines under development being produced morally including those from Merck, Sanofi, and from Novavax, which on July 7th received a $1.6 billion dollar U.S. vaccine contract. Those producing vaccines immorally include Moderna and Johnson & Johnson which use fetal tissue. We strongly urge everyone to boycott vaccines developed using tissue harvested from aborted unborn children. (Remember, many institutions and celebrities who have been "pro-choice" all along are now also calling to legalize infanticide, what they call after-birth abortion.) Related: Recently, pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur discontinued using fetal tissue for its polio vaccine! While many parents have other vaccine concerns this development is an important step toward moral and socially sustainable medicine.* RSR's 25 Christian COVID Conspiracies: Bob presents a list of conspiracies vs. actual pandemic insights.* "Cases Spiking" Fake News through June & July: (July Update) All of the breathless national media reporting on "spikes" in cases through June and July are nothing but fake news when delivered without context. The mainstream media, and even Fox News and many on their network including Neil Cavuto, report "spikes" without putting that data within the needed context of increased testing and especially, the long-term steady reduction in deaths Today's Video Resource: Get out of the Matrix Bob takes on a college professor and her philosophy class in a debate regarding absolutes. Who wins? The students have been taught that nothing is absolutely right or wrong, so Bob asks them if that is absolutely right. And they’ve been taught that they can only know that which their five senses have told them, so Bob asks them which of their five senses told them that. Is the lack of intellectualism in this college class representative of American higher education? You can decide as you view this video, one of Bob’s most extraordinary presentations.

* Guest: Tad R. Callister, A Not For Profit, Non Partisan Organization - “Why I Love America” was created as a platform. The committee is chaired by Tad Callister - WhyILoveAmerica.com * The Utah Legislative session in early 2023, passed a bipartisan bill 25-0 in the Senate, 72-2 in the House of Representatives, designating the month of September as Founders' and Constitution Month. * A group of concerned citizens were gathered to help rekindle a spirit of patriotism and appreciation for God's hand in the origin and destiny of our nation. They were charged with encouraging Utah citizens to share their love for America. * Why I Love America hosts an interfaith evening on the Constitution. Sunday, September 17, 7 - 9pm. * Location: Christian Life Center 2352 East Highway 193 Layton, UT. * If Donald Trump is the party's nominee for president as well as a convicted criminal, will they still support him? * US COVID-19 cases are up, mask mandates return in some places. * Ron Paul: Lockdown 2.0 Coming Soon? * T-Mobile to shed just under 7% of its total workforce.

The head of the UN World Health Organization has declared an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing that it does not mean the disease is no longer a global threat. Meanwhile thousands around the world continue to fight with the debilitating effects of post-COVID conditions, or so-called “long COVID”. - Offiziell ist der globale Covid/Corona Notstand aufgehoben, doch die Gefahr einer Infektion bleibt bestehen und Vorsicht ist geboten. Das sagt Dr. Tilmann Rust im Interview mit Wolfgang Mueller.

On tonight' episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, Rosanna Lockwood sits in for Piers and discusses to whether boycotting woke brands going to effect us in a cost of living crisis. Rosanna looks into how a lawsuit has been brought against the US Government to pressurise social media companies to censor dissent on Covid Mandates. Also Rosanna debates to whether country music is racist?Watch Piers Morgan Uncensored at 8 pm on TalkTV on Sky 522, Virgin Media 606, Freeview 237 and Freesat 217. Listen on DAB+ and the app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facts & Spins for June 29, 2023 Top Stories: Protests rock Paris after a teen is killed by police, a report estimates $200B in US COVID aid funds were stolen, at least 10 are killed in Russian missile strikes on Donetsk, two Russian warships are detected near Taiwan's coast, Trump counter-sues writer E. Jean Carroll for defamation, a BBC report exposes the prevalence of AI child sex abuse images, gymnastics star Simone Biles will return to competing, deforestation is found to be increasing despite global pledges, a Klimt painting sets a European auction record, and South Koreans become younger under a new age-counting law. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/   Brief Listener Survey: https://www.improvethenews.org/pod

Our regular roundup of noteworthy appellate decisions and legal news includes these stories:⚠Did a Covid-era jury cut short its deliberations (to just one hour) because it wanted to get out of the cramped jury room? Plaintiff thought so, but did not make a record of having raised a timely objection. Held: Objection forfeited.⚠Did the failure to raise an affirmative defense in a joint pretrial order forfeit that defense? The 9th Circuit held it did, but Judge Bumatay thought it was raised indirectly and the lack of a more explicit assertion did not prejudice the plaintiff.

FDA Advisory Board Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill This week an FDA advisory board paved the way for the first over the counter birth control pill, with an unanimous decision 17-0. The FDA must accept the recommendation before the pills are available for sale, which is expected in a few months time. If approved, the progestin-only pill would be manufactured by the company Perrigo, under the brand name Opill. Ira talks with Maggie Koerth, science journalist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, about that and more including; Voyager spacecrafts get energy boosts, wild axolotls face extinction, testing airplane waste for COVID-19 and more.   US Declares An End To The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Just over three years ago, Alex Azar, then the Secretary of Health and Human Services, issued a declaration of a national public health emergency as a result of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. That declaration kicked off a cascade of nationwide funding, policies, and restrictions aimed at combating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the three years that followed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates over a million people in the US have died from COVID-19. Yesterday, although the virus is still circulating and people are still getting sick, that emergency declaration finally came to an end, after being renewed over a dozen times. A statement released by the Department of Health and Human Services said “COVID-19 is no longer the disruptive force it once was. Since January 2021, COVID-19 deaths have declined by 95% and hospitalizations are down nearly 91%.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, joins Ira Flatow to talk about where we go from here. Is life back to normal—or is there a new normal? What have we learned from the past three years about responding to future outbreaks?   Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

Fort Erie Mayor Wayne Redekop on the end of US COVID vaccine restrictions and the effect on tourism

Destination Niagara's John Percy on the end of US COVID vaccine requirements and the effects on tourism

“Not all U.S. states struggled equally.” Thomas Bollyky, CFR, led an ambitious, nuanced effort to break down Covid outcomes across 50 states and Washington DC, published in the Lancet in April. There is a striking four-fold difference between the best and worst performing U.S. states. Some of the best states, led by Republican and Democrat governors alike, rivalled the best performers in Europe. High-performing states provide a formula for success which may be helpful in the future. Pre-pandemic differences were decisive—poverty, education, and race. Partisanship and politics skewed results. “Trust plays an outsized role.” The current hardening of opinion today in America remains a cause for worry.

This Episode is Sponsored by: Dandy | The Fully Digital, US-based Dental Lab‍For a completely FREE 3Shape Trios 3 scanner & $250 in lab credit click here: https://www.meetdandy.com/affiliate/tdm !‍‍Guest: Angelica SetoPractice Name: Seto Family DentistryCheck out Angelica's Media:‍Instagram: @seto_family_dentistryTikTok: @setofamilydentistryFacebook‍Other Mentions and Links:Atomic Habits - James ClearWhy We Sleep - Matthew WalkerAulani Disney ResortWells FargoDisney+CEREC - Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic CeramicTDM Instagram: @thedentalmarketerYelpIsoliteAmy Murray - The Dental Practice Management AgencyDAT - Dental Admission Test‍‍‍Host: Michael Arias‍Website: The Dental Marketer Join my newsletter: https://thedentalmarketer.lpages.co/newsletter/‍Join this podcast's Facebook Group: The Dental Marketer Society‍‍My Key Takeaways:Having income from an acquisition allowed her to go 100% fee for service on her new startup.Even though business consultants are expensive, a good one will bring you even more income than their cost!Don't be afraid to ask for help in the beginning. You don't have to wear all the hats in your practice.If you are firing a team member, it should be for the good of the team. Don't think of this as a personal attack!Leave room to have fun in morning huddles. Chatting and building team culture can be just as important as the day's plan.Don't beat around the bush when letting a team member go. Start with “I'm letting you go” and then follow up with the reasons.‍Please don't forget to share with us on Instagram when you are listening to the podcast AND if you are really wanting to show us love, then please leave a 5 star review on iTunes! [Click here to leave a review on iTunes]‍p.s. Some links are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that we have experience with these products/ company, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions we make if you decide to buy something. Please do not spend any money unless you feel you need them or that they will help you with your goals.‍Episode Transcript (Auto-Generated - Please Excuse Errors)Michael: Na Angelica, how's it going? I'm doing well. How are I'm doing pretty good. Thanks for asking if you don't want me asking, where are you located? Angelica: my practice is located in Denver, Michael: Colorado. Oh, man. how is it like that?Angelica: It's uh, pretty cold, but it was nice to escape the winter of last week on vacation. . It dropped down to negative four degrees while we Michael: were gone. Right. So it's, is it snowing right now over there? It's Angelica: not snowing right now. but we do get snow on and off again, during the Winter Monks. Hey, Michael: real quick, how long have you been open for your practice?Oh, Angelica: this practice I opened in August of 20. Michael: Oh, okay. So it's been about, cuz I. I thought for some reason you might've just opened and you took a vacation. I'm like, man, you're doing fantastic. You get it, you get life like . Where'd you go on vacation? Angelica: We went to Hawaii. Michael: Nice. Then what'd you guys do over there?Angelica: we went to the Disney resort called Elani in Oahu. And we spent time with our daughter who's 15 months old. her name's Nora and my in-laws, my brother-in-law. So it was just a nice family Michael: vacation. , how was that opening up a practice and then having a child? Oh, Angelica: that was tough, . Cause my husband and I actually had trouble getting pregnant, so we, had to do I V F mm-hmm.So when I was building my practice, I was going through egg retrieval and all the hor hormone injections. So that was wild just trying to, Stay nor somewhat normal while building a practice and, and being on all those hormones. Michael: Yeah. Did you ever feel like. Maybe I'm gonna take a pause right now with one or the other, you know what I mean, or no?Angelica: So actually I owned two practices. I purchased a practice I had been working at, since June of 2019, and I purchased that practice. In January of 2020, I was running two practices and then the shutdown happened. I was trying to get pregnant, and it was too much. I just hit a breaking point December.of, 2021. I had just had my daughter. I had a pretty traumatic delivery and I, I couldn't do it anymore. And so I sold my practice within 24 hours, my second practice. and it life has been good since it, it's all about balance. , Michael: yeah. No, yeah. What, can we dive into that a little bit? Like so you had two practice.And you just sold one or you sold both of them? I sold one. The second one. Why'd you sell that one? Angelica: I acquired that practice. the dentist I acquired, well the dentist passed away unexpectedly. it was very, tragic event. And, was working with a couple of his friends colleagues of ours who.trying to help his, wife or widow, uh, get rid of the practice. Mm-hmm. . And so they purchased the practice for me, because I couldn't get another loan after getting a startup loan. and they're, older dentists and so they helped me quite a bit. I learned a lot from them. they were great mentors.And they practiced further down south. So I purchased the practice and anytime I had questions, I would email or call them, and they would help me out quite a bit. and it was great because the practice was producing quite a bit and it was helping to pay the bills for my fee for service startup.so I was funneling money from one practice into another to make ends meet, and that's really why I was able to start out 100% fee for service. I've never accepted insurance at my startup practice. and it was because I was fortunate enough to have met. These people, who helped me purchase a secondary practice while I was building and who taught me quite a bit about the business of dentistry and, some clinical, and gave me quite a few clinical tips as well.Cause I was a fairly new dentist and owning two practices at once was, was a lot to bite off so Michael: soon. so the, the fee for service startup was the one in 20. Yes. Okay. And then like couple months or a year later you acquired the second practice? Angelica: no. So the January, January before, so January of 2020 is when I purchased the secondary practice.my startup opened in August of 2020. Oh, okay. So just eight months later, I was actually supposed to open, much earlier around the time I purchased a secondary practice, I was supposed to open my, my startup, but as you know, covid hit everything shut down. It was really difficult to get materials during that time.and it delayed my opening quite a bit, which was unfortunate because I had bills that were starting to come in for my. Startup and I wasn't even able to practice or open my doors because of the shutdown. Mm-hmm. . Uh, And so having that secondary practice really, helped me out during that time. Michael: So, real quick, how much was your, the loan process when it came to your startup?Was that what, what bank did you go with? I went with Wells Fargo. Okay. How much was a loan for? Angelica: it was four 500. Michael: 500. Okay. What was the terms on that, do you remember? Angelica: I had to start, and so that was, I had to start paying, there was a certain time after construction started that I had to start paying that loan back and because of Covid that time was, longer than I was planning for it to be, and that's why I had to start paying the loan back Michael: early.Gotcha. Okay. So 500. . And then did you get another loan for the acquisition or Angelica: So, the dentist who passed away, his, his one of his best friends, the power of attorney for the practice. He, bought the practice for me and I was just making payments toward, for like, to him personally. So we had a personal, like, personally financed loan.Michael: How did, can I ask, how much was the. Angelica: I bought it for 220,000. Michael: Okay, so he bought it. He was a partner or Angelica: he just stepped in as a power of attorney? when the car accident happened, to help his wife get rid of the practice, because we knew pretty early on that, the dentist who ended up passing away wasn't going to practice again.Michael: Yeah. Okay, man. So then he ended up purchasing it for you and then you just made payments. Was there like a, a schedule or was it just like on a handshake, like, Hey, we're gonna, oh, I got you. Angelica: It was cut a little bit of both. Uh, He was very laid back. He purchased it. Everything was in my name. he put a lot of trust into me, and I barely knew him.He's one of the nicest people that I now know very Michael: well. Man. after this, gimme his. No, I'm, I wanna be friends with him. . Ok. He's great. No, that's good. That's, that's, that's interesting. Okay. So then that happened, you decided to go fee for service right? From that point on, I'm assuming it wasn't an easy startup process.Angelica: No, it was not. It was a very slow burn in the beginning. But that allowed me to work at both locations. I was working full-time, so five days a week, and splitting my time between both practices. so I was producing at a. , you know, my secondary practice, which was producing really well, I was running three columns.It was a very busy in-network, partially Medicaid practice. Mm-hmm. . So I was running around like crazy at that practice. We were just, our schedule was packed and then I'd come to my, my fever service startup and it was very slow. . Yeah. so I would alternate days, at both Michael: Gotcha. So how much were you producing in the second practice or the one that you.The one Angelica: I acquired. Oh. when I acquired it, the first year was right at a million. Michael: Okay. And so you would use that to help you with the startup for fee for service? Yes. Gotcha. Okay. And then that's when you were like, this is too much. When you started going through, birth, Angelica: so when I got pregnant, You know, hire and going through Covid, hiring new employees.I had two associates at one time. it just became too stressful, managing that many people. I think my biggest downfall was one, COVID. and two, I didn't ask for help soon enough. I wish I would've asked for more support. instead of trying to handle everything on my. What Michael: do you mean?Like, gimme more detail on that. Angelica: so I was doing all the interviewing and hiring and managing of both practices. and you know, I, I love dentistry and I, I feel like I'm a great dentist, but I, I am not a very, I'm not the best, I wasn't the best businesswoman and I. , wear my heart on my sleeve. And so, you know, I was interviewing these people and I felt like they would be a good fit, but I wasn't really going through the right motions to find the right people, the right, who would fit into my practice.So I ended up hiring a practice or a business, consultant. And I, I love this woman. She has helped me out so much and has, Saved me more than once with hiring, filling voids taking so much off of my plate. I think, being a new mom and owning two practices, And just trying to do it, you know, keep I'm, I'm a workaholic.I love, I stay at work late. I um, I'm going to the practices on the, over the weekends and it was just, it was too much. I was burning the candle at both ends. And so when Amy, my, my business consultant came into the picture, she really took so much off my plate. I didn't meet any, Candidates for any job position until they had gone through Amy first and she vetted them and she would have them take a personality test and I thought that was really cool.She would do a disc assessment with every, candidate and see if they would mesh with me and with other members of my team before even introducing them to me or anyone else in. and that saved a lot of time and, and heartache for me. . Michael: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Definitely. Well, who's the business consultant? Angelica: her name's Amy Murray.She works for, the Dental Practice Management Agency. They have a very long name. . Michael: I know. Yeah. Dental Practice Management Agency. Why do you think you didn't ask for help at the beginning? Like is it cuz like you just didn't know what you didn't know or more like it's my baby's like I. Angelica: I think it was more, You know, personally, I, I wanted to do it all and, and say that I did it myself. I'm a hard worker. I, I worked two jobs when I was an undergrad. I babysat when I was in dental school, and I've always been a hard worker. And, and so I felt like I, I should be able to make this work on my own. I think the reason I waited so long was because business consultants aren't cheap.and I. Bad spending so much money, you know, spending all the money to, for a startup. all the equipment I was purchasing and materials, you know, I was start, money was dwindling and so I was like, I don't have any money to put towards a business consultant, but I wish I had done it sooner because I mean, she has doubled my, production for my secondary.within a year. So, if I had just hired her on sooner, who knows where I would be now. Michael: Okay. Gotcha. So right, right now you don't have the other practice though, right? The acquisition? No. Angelica: No. Okay. So I just have my fee for Michael: service practice. Gotcha. Okay. So then, I mean, hey, you're, you're a hard worker.We know you're a hard worker, , so where did that come from to wanna say like, Hey, I did. Angelica: well, so my father's an immigrant, from Mexico and he, he came into the States, and he had a degree. When he was living in, in Mexico, he had a degree there, but it, when he came to the states in his early twenties, he wasn't able to use that degree here.And so he had to go to school again. he had to learn English. He only spoke Spanish. So growing up we spoke English primarily in our household. , so that my father could learn enough English to go to school and get a job. he worked as a cook in a kitchen while going to school and eventually became an optical engineer.And he has, I think three patents under his name, now, and he has just accomplished so much and started out with nothing to his name, no money. He didn't speak English when he came here, and he just built this beautiful. Wife, like he is the walking, living American dream. And you know, I just, I witnessed that growing up and, you know, if he can do it, I should be able to do it cuz I've had a lot more support, than he had growing up and financially and just a lot more.it was, I had a lot more opportunities than he did. Michael: Mm-hmm. . Do you feel more pressure cuz of that? Angelica: I think so. ? Michael: Yeah. Why? Angelica: I just wanna make him proud. I know that he's worked hard to give us, a life, a good life. worked hard to help put us through school and, I want to show him that I appreciate that and that I can put the work in.and make Michael: him proud. Do you think he's not proud? Oh Angelica: no. My dad's very proud. . Michael: Yeah. So, okay. Yeah, so he's proud. I mean, like, you know what? He's proud, Angelica: but I just can't stop. I have to keep going. . Michael: I get you. I get you. Yeah, no, I think Angelica: it's the dentist and all of us, you know, we're also competitive because we've just always had to prove ourselves with, you know, first d a t scores and then taking the boards.And then I feel like in dental school we're all fighting for, you know, those top positions. And so I feel like our entire. education and the start of our careers is just very competitive. So we're kind of bred to be like that too, in a, in a way. Mm-hmm. . Michael: Yeah, that's true. Yeah. You wanna kind of like, continue, continue, continue, right Angelica: to, yeah, you already achieved this level, like what's next?Mm-hmm. and have to keep, I feel like I just have to keep going. . Michael: Do you feel like that right now? Like, cuz I mean, technically you've had two practices. You sold one, right? Mm-hmm. now a startup. Mm-hmm. . What was the whole reason for your startup? Angelica: so I was an associate for a little under three months, when I graduated and moved to Denver.I didn't really like how things were being done at the practice that I was at, but I really had no say. I had to show up and do my work and leave. And there were other procedures, other, things I was interested in, but I couldn't do those things cause I wasn't an owner. and this person wasn't really open to part partnership and so I decided well, , you know, I, I know what I wanna do.I know what type, what level of care I wanna provide my patients. so why not just go out on my own and make it happen that way I can make those big decisions. Michael: What were the level of procedures you wanted to do that they didn't want Angelica: you to do? So, I'm very interested with sleep and airway. I am an airway dentist and I love cosmetics, so I love doing big veneer cases.And at this practice, I, I was only being given what the other dentist didn't want to do. And so I felt like I couldn't get those big procedures. I, you know, I never got the big veneer cases or cosmetic cases that. Michael: Gotcha. Looking back, if you found a practice that would let you do this, or if they told you, yeah, you can do this, would you still have opened up your own practice?Angelica: I think I, I still would have opened up my own practice. Eventually, probably not as fast. But I eventually would've wanted my own, my own practice. Michael: For what reason? To just be like, this is my home, or this is for what? Angelica: because it's something that I created and something that I worked hard to make.And I've never been open to working for, I've never worked for a corporation. I don't really like that fast paced environment. I like to move at a slower pace, give patients more time with me, and yeah, and I like to buy the equipment. I, I'm a big tech junkie. I love my, my new equipment, so I wanna be able to buy what I want, when I want it and work with the people that I like working with.And yeah, I don't, I just don't feel like you can do that as an associate. Michael: Yeah. Too many like having to asks and things like that instead of just going to straight to it Right. Kind of thing. Gotcha. Okay. Okay, so then you opened up your practice, your startup. I asked that mainly because I don't know if you're like, I want more free time, or I want to spend time with, you know, your fam, or I don't know, which I'm sure you do, right?Like everybody wants that, but Oh yeah. Do you feel, what are some things that have come unexpectedly for you in the startup process where you're like, oh man, like I missed just that paycheck and then going home and then that's it, kind of thing. Angelica: Oh gosh. I mean, right now, right now. I have an amazing team.I truly feel like they're my family. Like we all work together really well and do, would do anything for each other. But it, it took a long time to get there. And I definitely had some team members in the past who made me just want to quit dentistry altogether. just like get rid of everything.. So I think finding the right team members and building that team, it takes a while. And but once you find the right people, it feels good. And, you know, this is why I went into dentistry. This is why I went into ownership, is to work alongside people who have the same passion that I do, and, they make coming to work enjoyable again.Michael: Yeah. What were those team members doing, or why did they make you want to give up? Angelica: They would either no call, no show um, oh really? They would call or they'd call the morning of and say, Hey, I can't make it in. I'm sick. Or I have this going on, and I'm pretty lenient with, with callins and people not coming.As long as you give me notice. As long as it's not too frequent, but this was happening, happening very frequently. And so a lot of ti I bought an isolate because I just, I had to be prepared to work by myself, and it was very stressful turning rooms over breaking out the isolate and just being in the room one-on-one with the patient and having to, if I forgot something, I'd have to run outta the operatory.It was just chaotic. , but it was difficult to find people and I know that a lot of my colleagues are still struggling with that. And it's stressful. So I think managing people and hiring employees is probably one of the hardest things for me right now. Mm-hmm. well was one of the hardest things for me.Michael: How do you wish you would've dealt with it sooner? Even with the fear of like, oh my God, I can't find people. Angelica: I wish I would've because it was difficult to find employees. So I felt like I let a lot of things go. I wish I would've set better boundaries earlier on.because I was afraid to lose employees even though they were not so great employees. I was scared to lose them cause I didn't want to be by myself. And so I felt like I was bending over backwards to keep these people happy just so that I would have somebody helping me in the practice some employees would ask for different hours or they didn't wanna work certain days or they wanted to do a late start. And allowing some people to do that and not others is not fair. And I wish I would've just put my foot down and and said, no, these are the hours I hired you for these hours.These are the hours I expect you to come in. Instead of saying, oh, I think we can make it work. And stressing out over trying to make it work for that one person. And that's just. an example of, of one instance. Michael: Mm-hmm. . Okay. Was it easy to let them go? Angelica: Oh you know, the first time I had to let someone go, I was sweating.My heart was racing. It was uh, really difficult. But after, you know, being an owner of two practices and going through covid and the high turnover rate it has gotten easier to let people go. Don't no longer serve a purpose in my office or in my life. And I don't do it often anymore. I, I mean, I haven't let someone go in a very long time.But when I do it, I know that. I'm doing it for the betterment of the team. You know, you don't wanna keep somebody on who is the cancer of the practice, right? And bring everyone else down. Also, you don't want to keep around somebody who. Is making you miserable, then you're bringing that home to your family and family is so important to me.And so I wanted to make sure that my workplace is a happy place and I left happy, and that way I'm not coming home and bringing all the negative feelings home with me, cuz that's not fair to my family. Michael: Mm-hmm. . Yeah. No, that's true. A hundred percent. How did you let them go? How did it improve from the moment you were like, Because I get you like Yeah.Sometimes you're, you, you're negotiating in your head. You're like, that's not that bad anymore. You know what I mean? Like, I can, I can handle that, you know? But how Angelica: the best advice someone gave me was you bring the person in and. , the first thing that comes out of my mouth is I'm letting you go for these reasons.And then you list those reasons, but you don't beat around the, like I used to just beat around the bush a little bit in the beginning and it made things a little awkward, but I've found that if. , I'm letting you go. And here are the reasons. As the first thing out of my mouth, then they know already. And you give the reasons and it sets the tone.You keep it short. So there's a beginning, middle, and end, and you don't what's the word? You don't dilly dolly, you know? Mm-hmm. just very straight into the point. That's what they. You know, they don't want to sit around and listen to how they were so great, but you have to let them go and that sort of mess, just, I have to let you go.And these are the reasons why. Michael: Wow. Okay. That's a, that takes some, you know what I mean? Like some guts right there to just be like, I'm gonna let you go and here's why. Cuz in my mind, hell, if you were to tell me that, you're like, Hey, I'm gonna let, I need you to do this, Michael. And I'm like, okay, but what if they get angry?and they don't even let me have my time to explain why, you know what I mean? They're just like, what if I just tell them immediately? Was that any of your fears or no? Angelica: Oh yeah. And, you know, I was just prepared if, if things got emotional I was just prepared to, or if there were any, if there was any, Arguing.Then I was just prepared to say, you know, this conversation is over. If you have any additional questions, you can email me at my email address. But I need the keys and your sensors and I'll walk you out. We'll gather your things and I'll walk you out. Michael: Was there ever any arguing or angry or No.Or ? Angelica: No just keeping it short and being very straightforward has been helpful. It doesn't really give time for people to get emotional. You know, the only negative thing I've had happen was, you know, after the fact after they were able to think about it. I got some mean messages from one person, but that's about it.Michael: Like Text messages, you mean? Yeah. Oh, okay. Gotcha. You gotcha. Yeah, after that, after the fact that if it was a text message, I'd be like, I, you know what I mean? Yeah. It was, yeah. All said and done. As long as you're not, no wonder I let you go, kind of thing. Right. You know? Yeah. Just kind of, okay. But like that.So if you could real quick, break it down for me. What's the beginning, middle, and end of this process for you? . Angelica: So the beginning is, I'm going to let you go. The middle is these are the reasons why. And typically when I let somebody go, they have already been write-ups filed. And so I'll have those write-ups on the desk.And then after I give him the reasons, I ask them, what questions do you have? Typically they don't have any questions. And then I ask them, so that's all the middle. The end is, okay, I need your keys, your sensor. Let's walk through the office and gather your things, and I'll walk you out the back door and that's the end.Michael: I like that. Okay, nice. Awesome. So would it be okay right now if we kind of dived into your startup a little bit? The business side of it? Sure. Okay. So you said the build out was, or how much your loan was? 500, right? Yep. Mm-hmm. . Okay. And then how much was your build out? Angelica: Oh, so. , my buildout. It's hard. I, I don't really have like the complete breakdown.It's been, it's been a little bit, but I think my buildout was around three 80 or Michael: so. Okay. Three 80. Mm-hmm. . How was that process? Was it pretty smooth? Not so smooth, really hard.Angelica: You know, my contractor was great.we had done all the planning for my build out in 2019. We had all the permits in place. and then Covid hit. My contractor was pretty busy cuz he is a popular contractor in this area. And so I felt like in the beginning it was kind of slow because he was working on so many different projects.But then the city of Denver shut down and they weren't issuing any new permits. And so some of the oth these other projects were. Permanently put on hold and they really couldn't move forward with anything cuz the permits weren't in place. Whereas with my practice, my project everything was in place and ready to go.And in my head I knew, you know, everything shut down, but my construction ramped up and I was like, oh no. Like before I was like, let's, let's speed it up, you know, this is moving really slow. And then when it started to speed up really fast, I was like, oh my gosh, like, let's slow down . Cause things were shut down right now.So that was stressful. How fast everything started to move because we had already done a lot of the leg work. In preparation for the build. Another thing that was really difficult was materials. All the materials that I picked out from my practice. I think I picked out maybe 10 different tiles from my bathroom floor and five different sinks for my operatories because I would pick one outfit was aesthetically pleasing to me.And then it was no longer available because manufacturing was down. Hmm. . And so, that was really stressful. Like everything in my practice, I feel like every single material had to be replaced so many different times because it, we just couldn't get our hands on the materials. Michael: Wow, okay. So that's the part that was holding it back?Yes. Okay. Okay. And then you officially opened when? Angelica: August of 20. Michael: Okay. And when you, in the process of like, about to open, because it was in March, right? March when it hit like really hard in the US Covid. Angelica: Yes. I closed my prac, my secondary practice on March 17th, and I reopened on May 5th. Okay. So like I have those dates burned in two lineMichael: So any, any of that time were you ever kind of. A little scared or just be like, Hey, you know what, just kidding with the startup part. I don't know if I wanna do this anymore. Or were, were you just like, no, we're gonna do it. We're gonna go through all this and, Angelica: oh, I had come so far. I was, I was ready to keep going and I wanted it to be finished.I wanted to open and start practicing in my new practice. Michael: Hmm. Okay. That's good. That's good. Really, really great mindset. So then, what type of practice do you have? I know you mentioned it was, Angelica: So we do airway, we do, we're, I'm a general dentist. Um, So we do a lot of your basic restorations. But we really, my team and I really love working on cosmetic cases and airway.Okay, cool. That's nice. My hygienist is uh, myofunctional therapist as Michael: well. Oh, really? On purpose? Mm-hmm. , that's what you were looking for on. Angelica: Well, she came in as a hygienist and she had a passion for airway and wanted to learn more. So I sent her to finish an airway training course.So she became certified as a myofunctional Michael: Nice. That's really nice. Okay, so then how many employees do you have? Angelica: I have not including myself. Four employees. Michael: Okay. And then they are, The roles. Angelica: I have an office manager. I have a hygienist slash myofunctional therapist, and then my two dental assistants are both cross trained for front desk and being in the back with me.Michael: Okay. And they all were part of the process of your business consultant hiring them? Angelica: They were all hired by my business consultant, Amy. Michael: Right? Yeah. Okay, nice. So that really did stream. Oh Angelica: my gosh. We we love doing, I don't, you can't see my office, right? I took down the balloons, but it was just my birthday and they surprised me by decorating my office.And we, and they're just very sweet and thoughtful and we all do that sort of stuff for each other. I've never worked with a team that has, that is so thoughtful. Michael: Yeah, that's beautiful. That's really, really nice. Okay, so then total production and collection, what does that look like? So like last month?Angelica: Last month? Well I was on vacation yeah. So then the month, but, but, but we still did, well we were at 70,000. Oh, for the Michael: month. Okay. And then, so how many ops do you have? Angelica: I know I have four working operatories. I started when I built my practice. I plumbed for four. I built out two. Because I knew it was gonna be a very slow start with my fee for service startup.Just last week I had the final two operatories equipped. Michael: Okay. And then how many days Angelica: are you open? Four days. Monday through Thursday. Michael: The hours are Angelica: are what? 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Okay. So it's Michael: pretty Angelica: good. Our morning huddle starts. We everyone is ready for the morning huddle at 6:45 AM. Michael: Okay. What does your morning huddle consist of?Angelica: So my office manager starts the morning huddle. And there's typically three people who speak during the morning huddle. My office manager, my hygienist, and then one of my dental assistants. And they each fill out a day sheet outlining new patients. So my office manager starts with the numbers for the month we're currently scheduled at.you know, $50,000 of production for this month. Here are the opportunities for this week. We have openings today for an emergency here. We could do a bigger procedure in a couple of days, so think about that. We need to fill this hole. And then she goes over the production, what we're scheduled for, for the day.And of course, you know, just going over where we can increase that production, how we can increase it. , then it moves on to my hygienist. My hygienist will say, we have, you know, today we had six new patients, which is great. So she goes through the new patients and we talk about how we're going to make that appointment special for them.We have a relaxation menu, so they always get offered that, and we make sure that we have all of that stuff laid out and ready when they enter the operatory. We'll go over. Existing patients and if there are any medical alerts that we need to be aware of any outstanding treatment mm-hmm.and then it'll go to one of my dental assistants. They'll go over lab cases that we have in if there are any emergencies, new patients in their column. Any outstanding treatment that could be scheduled that hasn't been scheduled. So that we can take advantage of getting that scheduled. Michael: Okay. And that all roughly takes about 15 minutes.Yep. Angelica: Well, and uh, then if I have any questions, I'll, I'll ask some questions. If things were scheduled a little wonky, I'll ask why someone's coming in for a consult, whoever spoke to them on the phone. I'll ask, well, what was discussed? And then there's, it's fun. Is then we all kind of chit chat at the end and there's a lot of laughter.Patients come in and they're like, it sounds like you're having so much fun back there. . Mm-hmm. . And sometimes we'll have like some we'll take turns buying coffee for each other. So, we have our Starbucks order taped up on the refrigerator. So like, if somebody wants to treat the team to coffee, they know what we all like.And so if someone brought coffee in, we'll sit around and drink coffee for a few minutes. Eat bagels or donuts, whatever we have. So it's just fun because we really bond during that time. Michael: Yeah, that's nice. I like that. That's really good. Like having the. Coffee thing, Angelica: you know? Yeah. Like, cause it got to the point where people were like, oh, I wanna treat everyone to coffee.What, what do y'all want? And then we, they'd have to wait for everyone to text back and we all pretty much order the same thing every time. So we decided to write it out and we all have a, like, a picture of it on our phone. So if we just wanna surprise the, you know, the office of coffee will, we'll do Michael: that.I like that. That's really, really nice. Okay. And then real quick, how many patients are you getting? Angelica: We are getting about, I think our average is around 40. Michael: Okay. 30 to 40, yeah. That's good. Yeah. And then what are you doing for advertising and marketing? So, Angelica: my business coach really doesn't like me putting much money into marketing.Uh, we actually get, a lot of our new patients come from internal referrals, which is a big one for us. Google and Yelp. We have you know, five stars on Google and Yelp. We have really great reviews from some of our best patients. , there's a local newspaper that I have an add out and I pay about 180 a month for that ad.And really, we don't get many new patients from that, but I continue to support them because they're local. And we have some patients who work for the local newspaper and they come in and we chit chat. So I just keep that there just to support them. Other than that, I've done nothing up until last month.I started Google Ads because I was noticing that my reviews weren't showing up. So I had people saying, oh, did you see my review? I wrote you a nice review, and I said, oh, I don't think I saw that. It's not popping up. And then they would show me on their phone that they wrote me a review. And it would show on their Google account, but it wasn't showing on our pro, on our business profile.So I went through all, you know, I researched why, why would our reviews not be showing up? And I went through and, you know, there was nothing that would've made that happen. You know, we were a verified business. They just for some reason weren't posting our reviews. Mm-hmm. . And one of my colleagues said, well, why don't you pay for a Google ad and then you'll start seeing.Those reviews pop up. I paid for a Google ad and that same day my review started showing, are you serious? It had been months like it had been maybe three months since we saw a review. . And so that was kind of crazy to me. You know, I don't know how I feel about it. It seems like extortion to a certain Michael: Yeah.dirty Google. What? Yeah. Angelica: So, I mean, maybe it's not related in my mind. It seems like it is, but we are now getting reviews and we're paying for Google Ads. Michael: How much are you paying for Google ads? You don't mind me Angelica: I got a special, it's like a holiday special where you. $500 and you got two A, you got to post two ads.So that's what we did. So we've only invested $500 in in that. Michael: Yeah, man. But I didn't know that. I never knew that, that that's, yeah, I wouldn't, that sounds kind of, it sounds kinda like Yelp if you think about it. You know what I mean? Angelica: Yes, exactly. Hmm. So, but I know a lot of my colleagues have been struggling with their reviews not showing up and I mean, maybe there is a correlation between the two.Who knows? Michael: Yeah. No. Okay. I get you. And then what system would you say is unique in your practice right now that you created or maybe you have adopted where you're like, it's either our handoff from front to back, or it's our new patient? Angelica: So something that my business coach helped me put together was the new patient welcome, making them feel comfortable in the practice because I don't know if you've seen pictures of my practice, but it's very homey.I didn't want it to be a sterile or very clinical setting. I wanted it to feel like I have a fireplace in my waiting room and like a stack of logs and I've decorated my office almost like a. . And so when you walk in, it doesn't have that dental office feel. And I think that's the biggest compliment that we get from patients is they just love how it has a relaxed feel.It already puts them at ease when they walk in. But the one thing that we do that I really love is we give our new patients a tour of the practice. So when Reza, my hygienist, or. Margarita My dental assistants bring a patient back. As they're walking them back, they'll say, well, here's our restroom.And they'll show them the restroom. And this is our really cool C B C T. It takes a 3D image of your face. And Dr. CTO will go into more detail on that here in a sec. But we'll, we'll be returning to this room to take an image later. Here is our sterilization room and as they're walking them back, you know, I have a very open concept design but everything is very clean looking, very aesthetically pleasing.And so it's just nice as they're walking them back to show them where everything is and then they walk 'em into the operatory. And now the patient knows like, if I have to use the restroom, I don't have to ask anyone. I know where it is. It makes them more comfort. Michael: I like that you give 'em like an office tour.They make them, Hey, here's the rest of your home kind of thing. Yeah. Angelica: You know what I mean? Exactly. Yeah. , I like that. You can place your things on, on this stand here and you can hang your coat here and let me take your purse for you and they'll hang that up for them. And they've already looked at our relaxation menu.You, and so we'll have. You know, if they want essential oils an eye mask. We have Disney Plus we have TVs mounted above the all the chairs and we have Disney Plus on the screens. And so I'll ask them if they wanna watch something specific. We have noise canceling headphones. So yeah, we just trying to make them feel comfortable.Michael: Yeah, that'd be nice. How cool would it be like to be the first Disney sponsor? Practice . It's my dream. It's everything I've ever wanted. , . Okay, cool. So then one of the last questions I wanna ask you is throughout this process, I guess, from the moment you sold your prac, your second practice, or your fir, your first one, your acquisition to, to now, today, what's been some of your biggest or your biggest struggle or fail or pitfall Angelica: since selling my second practice?Mm. You know, well, of, of course we've already talked about managing people and, and hiring employees. I'd say couple, there are two things that come to mind. Mm-hmm. for me. One is implementing new procedures, like when I started with airway, just getting that into the practice and setting up a system for that. It's really stressful. You know, training everyone on the, on airway, especially when you have a, when I had a higher rate of turnover training people to take those special images that I need intraoral photos and measurements, that was really stressful.Retraining every single person who came into my office to do that. So implementing something new. And then we just invested in cic, so we have the prime scan, the prime mill, and the prime print. . And so going through all that training and making sure we were doing everything right anytime there's something new, it just gets a little bit more stressful.And then I think it's all around people managing people, right? So the second thing would be patient management. As a new dentist, when I came out of dental school, I felt like I let people walk all over me. I was scared to stand up for what I. Was right. And, you know, my confidence level wasn't the best because I was so new.So I think building that confidence, setting boundaries, even with patients not letting them because some people I feel like have been struggling with , you know, post covid, the post covid era. Mm-hmm. . Um, There are a lot of people struggling with personal issues and coming to the dentist. It's, it's no fun sometimes.And so they show the worst parts of themselves when they're anxious or scared. some people can come off quite mean or rude to a team member or even to me sometimes, and not letting that happen standing up for myself. That has. The biggest struggle, but something that I've really mastered this the past couple of years is building that confidence and standing up for myself and setting those boundaries.You get really good at setting boundaries when you have when you have children, because you'll do anything for your kid. Right. And it's sad because I was struggling and I didn't , I didn't treat myself very nicely. The things I was saying to myself weren't very good. And so I actually started going to therapy after around the time I sold my practice because I just, I needed help.I was struggling personally and going to a therapist, she really helped me to set those boundaries. And she said, you wouldn't treat your kid this way. You're beating yourself up over something a patient told you or something negative a patient said about you. And you're just, you're saying all these mean hurtful things about yourself in your head.You would never say that to your kid. And I'm like, you're right. I, I love my daughter. I would never treat her that way. And so then she was like, well, why would you treat yourself that way? And I just sat back, I was like, you're right. I need to be nicer to myself. I need to have more grace. Um, I need to set boundaries and don't let people get you down.I mean, , you do dentistry for a reason. You went to dental school for a reason. You're highly qualified, you know what's best in the dental realm. So, you know, stand up for yourself Michael: a little bit. Mm-hmm. , do you feel like you kind of slipped back into that sometimes? Angelica: Very rarely now. But when I first started out, oh yeah, Someone would say, Make a comment like, oh, you're taking so long on this filling. And I'm like, oh my gosh, did another dentist do it like so much faster than I did? Was it more comfortable? Like, am I a bad dentist? ? Yeah. And I, my, I would just go into a downward spiral. But I don't let myself do that anymore.Michael: Yeah, no, I get you a hundred percent. I remember one person told us, like, if you get on a train right to a Destin, And then you realize like the intercom guy or whatever is like, we're going here and you're like, crap, I'm supposed to be on the other train. Would you just say, I'm gonna go all the way to the very end of this destination, get there and then get off?Or what would you do? I'm asking what would you. Angelica: Yeah, I would change directions and, and reroute myself, Michael: right? Like on the next exit, wherever it's I'

Severe storms and tornadoes have battered the central US over the weekend and brought snow to Southern California. A new report says a lab leak was the likely cause of Covid-19, but intel agencies are divided. House Republican committees are going to look into the response to the Ohio train derailment. At least 61 people have been killed after a boat carrying migrants crashed in Italy. Plus, we'll tell you why you might stop seeing the "Dilbert" comics in your paper.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Today, Suzanne breaks down the facts about why the Ozempic weight loss craze is so problematic. Then, Jay and Suzanne plan a party for the official end of the pandemic in the US, which Biden has randomly scheduled for May 11th.Plus - “Sit, Ubu, Sit”, Lilith Fair, Doppelgänger murders, and misplaced radioactive capsules. If you love the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon, where you'll get access to exclusive content each week for as low as $5/week! Learn more about how to become a Patreon Patron here: http://patreon.com/user?u=84038168Links: Fibronostalgia: Ubu Productions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubu_ProductionsLilith Fair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_FairWait What:Washington Post - Woman suspected of killing Doppelgänger to fake her own death: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/31/germany-doppelganger-murder-ingolstadt/AP News - Australia mining company sorry for losing radioactive device: https://apnews.com/article/science-oddities-australia-government-perth-western-d44bde9c94e68ff4e22820474b67e832Pop Culture: NYPost - What is Ozempic and Why stars are risking aging faces for weight loss drug:https://nypost.com/article/what-is-ozempic-why-stars-risk-aging-faces-for-weight-loss-drug/The Unladylike Podcast - The Ozempic Weightloss Craze: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ozempic-weight-loss-craze/id1333193523?i=1000590720739Politics: Washington Post - Biden to end Covid health emergencies May 11th: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/30/biden-end-covid-health-emergencies-may-11/Newsweek - It's time the scientific community admits we were wrong about Covid: https://www.newsweek.com/its-time-scientific-community-admit-we-were-wrong-about-coivd-it-cost-lives-opinion-1776630Want more Brand New Information? Connect with us on Instagram @brandnewinformationpod + on Twitter @brandnewinfopodPlus! Follow Jay on Instagram & Twitter, and Suzanne on Instagram! 

Zig sits down with Greg Kelly of Newsmax to try and figure out why he likes a Pro-Trump Christian without strong convictions about the US Covid response. Zig takes stock of Tom Brady, his accomplishments and whether he's worth the $375 Million Fox is going to pay him. We also get Zig's initial assessment of the projected Republican field for 2024.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5691723/advertisement

Facts & Spin for February 1, 2023 top stories: Biden announces an end to the US COVID emergency in May, the UK falls in the Global Corruption Rankings, Biden says the US won't provide F-16 fighters to Ukraine, the IMF lifts its global growth forecasts, Rep. George Santos steps down from his House Committees assignments, France is criticized over it Olympics security plan, Trump sues journalist Bob Woodward over audio recordings, school closures are reported to have cost children one-third of a year's learning, Canada's British Colombia experiments with decriminalizing hard drugs, and Rhino poaching surges by 93% in Namibia. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/   Brief Listener Survey: https://www.improvethenews.org/pod

In Which We Discuss: 1. What is there to say about George Santos that George Santos hasn't said about himself? 2. Somebody tell Joe Biden we aren't using printers anymore 3. Ron Klain is out and the White House will now be run as effectively as the US COVID response  4. Kathy Hochul cannot Cuomo her way into leadership 5. Sinkholes: California has them 6. Donald Trump uses Diamond of Diamond and Silk's memorial service to distance himself from Silk, which is proof positive that they both know each other and crimed together.   Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, and computer beeps who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram! And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind. Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

Facts & Spin for January 25, 2023 top stories: Classified documents are found in Mike Pence's home, the DOJ sues Google over ad dominance, Ukraine faces a string of sackings and resignations, France repatriates 47 nationals from Syrian camps, Burkina Faso's junta ends its military pact with France, South Africa hosts Russia's Foreign Minister, Turkey threatens to block Sweden's NATO bid, the US charges an ex-FBI agent with violating Russian sanctions, Microsoft confirms a ‘multibillion-dollar' investment in OpenAI, and a new report finds US COVID unemployment fraud may have exceeded $60 billion. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/   Brief Listener Survey: https://www.improvethenews.org/pod

Helicopter crash in Ukraine kills 14, including children at nursery struck by chopper. New report shows US Covid deaths down in 2022, but disease still major killer. Rain expected in Bay Area followed by long dry period, following storm series. Palestinians protest stricter occupation policies in West Bank. US Mayors Conference tackles hate crimes, extremism. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 18, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

Helicopter crash in Ukraine kills 14, including children at nursery struck by chopper. New report shows US Covid deaths down in 2022, but disease still major killer. Rain expected in Bay Area followed by long dry period, following storm series. Palestinians protest stricter occupation policies in West Bank. US Mayors Conference tackles hate crimes, extremism. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 18, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.

We replay listener-chosen Best of 2022 interview with CD Davidson-Hiers and Jeff Vandermeer on their article "Is Florida Becoming a Failed State?" published October 11th, 2022 by The Nation. Also featuring this week's Hangover Cure and new responses to the Question from Hell! www.thenation.com/article/society/…a-hurricane-ian/ CD Davidson-Hiers is a native Floridian who grew up on a 40-acre horse farm in North Florida. Her work has appeared in the Bitter Southerner, Flamingo Magazine, and USA Today. She works for the nonprofit Education Writers Association while also overseeing the Florida Student News Watch, an organization to mentor new journalists. Her work covering the US Covid-19 vaccine rollout received recognition from NPR, The Washington Post, Soledad O'Brien, and other national news outlets. Jeff VanderMeer's award-winning novel Annihilation is set in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. His environmental advocacy has included helping save cypress swamp in North Florida and sponsoring research into the endangered frosted flatwood salamander. A 35-year resident of Florida, he has previously written about the state for, among others, Current Affairs and The Los Angeles Times.

Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg White House Reporter, talks on new COVID rules imposed by the US on travelers coming from China. He spoke with Ed Baxter on "Bloomberg Daybreak Asia."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks to members of Phi Delta Chi's Delta Beta Chapter for creating this episode - Angelica Okinda, Nihitha Nukala, Shannyn Gilchrist-Oates, Hunter Kieltyka, Sydney Thompson, Dylan J. McNutt, Kristopher S. Ingram, Rebecca Nelson, and Emmanuel Rodivera! This week on Pharm5: Glaspie v. NABP Chlorthalidone not superior to HCTZ Krazati (adagrasib) FDA approval ASHP reports 20 states prescribing OCP Federal COVID-19 vaccine funding ends Connect with us! Listen to our podcast: Pharm5 Follow us on Twitter: @LizHearnPharmD References: Ludens ZD, Glaspie E. In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Class Action. https://bit.ly/3V7VhM5. Published November 19, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022. @NABP. As you may have heard, 220 candidates who took the NAPLEX between July 30th and October 26th received incorrect exam results. https://bit.ly/3UXHfN3. Posted November 10, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022. Ishani A, Leatherman SM, Woods P, et al. Design of a pragmatic clinical trial embedded in the Electronic Health Record: The VA's diuretic comparison project. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2022;116:106754. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2022.106754 Flack JM, Sica DA, Nesbitt S. Chlorthalidone versus hydrochlorothiazide as the preferred diuretic. Hypertension. 2011;57(4):665-666. doi:10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.164566 Ishani A, Cushman WC, Leatherman SM, Lew RA, et al. Chlorthalidone vs. Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension–Cardiovascular Events. 10.1056/NEJMoa2212270. FDA grants accelerated approval to Adagrasib for Kras-G12C-mutated NSCLC. Pharmacy Times. https://bit.ly/3YvCRI8. Published December 13, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022. Pharmacists can now prescribe hormonal birth control in 20 states. https://bit.ly/3HGMYUI. Published December 5, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022. Contraception. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://bit.ly/3BGTRl7. Published November 1, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022. Pharmacist prescribing: Hormonal contraceptives. https://bit.ly/3hqbHSx. Published December 6, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022. Stephenson J. US COVID-19 Vaccine Costs Expected to Soar if Funding for Federal Program Ends. JAMA Health Forum. 2022;3(12):e225376. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5376 Artiga S, Tolbert J, Kates J, Rudowitz R. Implications of the lapse in federal covid-19 funding on access to covid-19 testing, treatment, and vaccines. KFF. bit.ly/3FWDLpM. Published March 28, 2022. Accessed December 15, 2022.

US COVID-19 policy: “Social murder” of older Americans / Scope of right-wing terrorist network in Germany comes into focus / UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman: “Why I am not supporting Shawn Fain in run-off vote”

The International Youth and Students for Social Equality and the fight against war / US COVID death toll surges in third winter of the pandemic / Fascist Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts January 6 coup would have succeeded if she led it because “we would've been armed”

Episode 279 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with a troubling story about purported Chinese hacker group, APT41 attacking and stealing US Covid relief payments, to the cool tune of $20 million.  Whilst details are thin, concerns are being raised around just how much of the nearly $800 billion was actually used by people in need. From there the team move onto discussions around North Korea's Lazarus group, with details around a malicious app, designed to siphon off people's crypto-currency.  After that, discussion moves to concerns that independent journalists in El Salvador are looking to sue the NSO Group for spying.  The final story looks at news around LastPass and their recent data breach. If you liked what you heard, please do consider subscribing. Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits Hackers use new, fake crypto app to breach networks, steal cryptocurrency Pegasus spyware was used to hack reporters' phones LastPass says it was breached — again

Facts & Spin for November 26, 2022 top stories:  Vaccinated people now make up a most US COVID deaths, The US claims that Turkish airstrikes in Syria directly threatened its troops, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo agree to a ceasefire, The EU struggles with a Russian oil price cap amidst deadly Kherson strikes, Georgia reinstates a 6 week abortion ban, A US writer sues Trump for defamation and battery, Alaska's Murkowski and Peltola win reelection, Musk will reinstate suspended Twitter Accounts, Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Prime Minister after year in jail, Pakistan's Army Chief admits military meddling in politics, and  Europe will fund a study on beaming solar energy from space. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/   Brief Listener Survey: https://www.improvethenews.org/pod

CD Davidson-Hiers and Jeff Vandermeer speak with Chuck about their article "Is Florida Becoming a Failed State?" published October 11th, 2022 by The Nation. This week's Hangover Cure and new Question from Hell. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/florida-hurricane-ian/ CD Davidson-Hiers is a native Floridian who grew up on a 40-acre horse farm in North Florida. Her work has appeared in the Bitter Southerner, Flamingo Magazine, and USA Today. She works for the nonprofit Education Writers Association while also overseeing the Florida Student News Watch, an organization to mentor new journalists. Her work covering the US Covid-19 vaccine rollout received recognition from NPR, The Washington Post, Soledad O'Brien, and other national news outlets. Jeff VanderMeer's award-winning novel Annihilation is set in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. His environmental advocacy has included helping save cypress swamp in North Florida and sponsoring research into the endangered frosted flatwood salamander. A 35-year resident of Florida, he has previously written about the state for, among others, Current Affairs and The Los Angeles Times.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is opening police departments outside of China, including in New York. These offices are allegedly meant to monitor Chinese citizens living abroad and are the latest chapter in operations from the regime to export its persecutions of dissidents. Meanwhile, reports on autopsies on people who died after getting COVID-19 vaccines are being withheld from the public by the FDA. And in addition to this, new emails show how the CDC was making false statements about monitoring vaccine safety. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we'll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience. ⭕️ Stay up-to-date with Josh with the Crossroads NEWSLETTER

This week on Pharm5: Polio in the US COVID vaccines linked to fewer CV events Vancomycin AUC vs. target troughs CMS Star Ratings 2022 Payment model is needed for Paxlovid prescribing Use APhA's pre-written, editable letter to advocate for pharmacist reimbursement for Paxlovid prescribing: https://bit.ly/3cKwm0O References: Meko H. First polio case in nearly a decade is detected in New York State. The New York Times. https://nyti.ms/3JbGLid. Published July 21, 2022. Accessed July 28, 2022. Polio vaccine effectiveness and duration of protection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://bit.ly/3JhiIyy. Published May 4, 2018. Accessed July 28, 2022. Kim Y-E, Huh K, Park Y-J, Peck KR, Jung J. Association between vaccination and acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke after COVID-19 infection. JAMA. July 2022. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.12992 Abdelmessih E, Patel N, Vekaria J, et al. Vancomycin area under the curve versus trough only guided dosing and the risk of acute kidney injury: Systematic Review and meta‐analysis. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. July 2022. doi:10.1002/phar.2722 Chung D, Efta J, Brunsman A, et al. Evaluation of pharmacist time dedicated to vancomycin dosing in adult patients using a 24-hour AUC nomogram or Trough Monitoring Approach: A time motion study. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2022;79(14):1173-1179. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxac094 Press release CMS releases 2022 Medicare Advantage and Part D star ratings to help Medicare beneficiaries compare plans. CMS. https://go.cms.gov/3oEzpKM. Accessed July 28, 2022. Emergency action is necessary to provide payment for pharmacist prescribing of Paxlovid. OneClickPolitics. https://bit.ly/3cKwm0O. Accessed July 28, 2022.

In this episode, I explore more deeply the consequences of ignoring character in our leaders, in light of the COVID pandemic and the aftermath of the 2020 election.Links:300,000 US COVID deaths could have been averted through vaccination, analysis finds: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/300000-us-covid-deaths-averted-vaccination-analysis-finds/story?id=84753284Trump's faith advisor goes HEAVY METAL!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzIym0eZsH01/4/22 PRRI Study: https://www.prri.org/spotlight/anniversary-of-jan-6-insurrection/

On arrival in Jeddah, President Biden fist-bumped Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Whether he chose not to shake hands for health or diplomatic reasons, even to be meeting the man was something unthinkable back in 2019 after the murder of the Saudi journalist, Jamal Kashoggi, in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul - a murder that US intelligence believes was carried out with the approval of the Crown Prince. Also in the programme: two brothers of the former Sri Lankan president, Gotobaya Rajapaksa, have been barred from leaving the country after he fled in the face of mass protests; and the US Covid response chief tells us that more money is needed from Congress to keep infections at bay. (Photo: President Biden fist-bumped the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman after arriving from Israel on an historic direct flight. Credit: Reuters)

THE THESIS: The lies are so thick and flying out so furiously, I could make a fill-time job of correcting them.    THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:    Hebrews 4:13-15   13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.   Jesus the Great High Priest   14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven,[a] Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.   —-   —-   —-   Deuteronomy 6   Love the Lord Your God   6 These are the commands, decrees and laws the Lord your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, 2 so that you, your children and their children after them may fear(A) the Lord your God as long as you live(B) by keeping all his decrees and commands(C) that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.(D) 3 Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey(E) so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly(F) in a land flowing with milk and honey,(G) just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised(H) you.   4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a](I) 5 Love(J) the Lord your God with all your heart(K) and with all your soul and with all your strength.(L) 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.(M) 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.(N) 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.(O) 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.(P)   10 When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build,(Q) 11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig,(R) and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied,(S) 12 be careful that you do not forget(T) the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery   THE NEWS & COMMENT:   BLOCK 1   The lies of Joe Biden . . .    Biden Hits New Heights With Festival of Lies During Navy Graduation Speech   Biden's Weekend of Lies: Lying About Naval Appointment, More Falsehoods at U of Delaware   [AUDIO] - Ten Years Ago: MSNBC Was ‘Uncomfortable' Calling Fallen Soldiers 'Heroes'     [AUDIO] - TURLEY: “I mean, he is [faced] a jury that ha[d] three Clinton donors, an AOC donor, and a woman whose daughter is on the same sports team with Sussmann's daughter. With the exception of randomly selecting people out of the DNC headquarters, you could not come up with a worse jury”   The lies of The Party on guns . . .    [AUDIO] - A gun control activist confronted Sen. Ted Cruz at a restaurant following the GOP lawmaker's appearance at the NRA Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas, days after the mass shooting in Uvalde that killed 21 people.    When James Hogkinson turned out to be a progressive Bernie Sanders supporter inspired by Rachel Maddow and the SPLC, the Post rapidly moved on. Remember that when you read this.   [AUDIO] - Karine Jean-Pierre says proposals that deal with "hardening schools...is not something that" President Biden "believes in" b/c "the problem is with guns" in America.   [AUDIO] - WATCH: Lori Lightfoot goes absolutely berserk after a reporter questions her about Chicago's rising crime rates   BLOCK 2   The continuing catastrophe of the hoax response to Covid . . .   [AUDIO] -  Coronavirus: The 15 days of mitigation clearly had an effect, Dr. Anthony Fauci says - Mar 31, 2020   We being the MMWR [Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report] Week 19 2022 update with Non-Natural Cause Deaths. Pharma trolls and Covid panic aficionados this is the tally of young people you murdered (so far 86,800). This is different from an unstoppable virus doing its work. Sleep well    [AUDIO] - US Surgeon General: ‘If We All Pitch In For 15 Days, We Can Flatten The Curve' - March, 18, 2020 - Dr. Jerome Adams   As summer begins, US COVID-19 cases six times higher than last year   [AUDIO] - Dr Mattias Desmet on people who are in mass formation and keep taking them in the arm every six months. They are psychologically dependent.  Tends to occur in higher socioeconomic classes.    Lockdown is a National Security Catastrophe; or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Biosecurity State   Wuhan Iab can delete data in ‘explosive' legal agreement with U.S. lab   WHO Using Monkeypox to Justify ‘Human Rights Violations' With Experimental Vaccines: World Council for Health   BLOCK 3   New weight-loss drug costs $1,300 a month — or pounds can pile back on   [AUDIO] - FDA Commissioner: ‘i don't think castigating the fda employees is the appropriate approach to reforming the organization'     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demonstrators yelled at President Joe Biden in Uvalde, Texas on Sunday, asking him to do more to prevent future tragedies. Covid numbers are rising again in the US. A rule change means no-one's too old to join Russia's army - we'll explain. Dozens have been injured during a controversial march through occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday. Top Gun's box office opening actually will take your breath away. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Biden marks 1 million US COVID deaths by preparing for the next million / Finland's decision to join NATO marks major escalation of US-led drive to war with Russia / May Day 2022: Canadian Imperialism, Hitler's Ukrainian accomplices, and the NATO-Russian war

We begin with five House Republicans – including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy – issued subpoenas as an investigation into the January 6th Capitol attack continues. Plus, President Joe Biden addresses the grim milestone of one million Covid-19th deaths in the US. Then, we get into Finland's bid to join NATO and how Russia is reacting. We'll also tell you about the Federal Reserve Chair's confirmation for a second term. Lastly, we'll hear from an expert about the first image of a huge black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Bill Handel is accompanied by Wayne Resnick and Jennifer Jones Lee for the Early Edition of Handel on the News. The three of them discuss news topics that include: At least 20 homes have been destroyed as a 20-acre fire in Laguna Niguel torched the mountainside, the Democrats' efforts to secure Roe v. Wade failed, and President Biden will co-host the 2nd Global Summit meeting, marking 1 million US COVID deaths.

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is ready for Russia's incoming assault in the east of the country, as he claims ten of thousands are dead in Mariupol. As Covid-19 cases rise in the US, the White House coronavirus czar says it's not cause for concern yet – we'll tell you why. Pakistan elected a new prime minister today and a lot of people in the country aren't happy about it. The hearing for two men accused of impersonating federal agents is slated to continue today. Plus, more tornadoes could hit some parts of the US this week. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

NATO Secretary General vows to impose “unprecedented costs for Russia” ahead of war council in Europe / As Omicron BA.2 threat grows, US COVID-19 testing, treatment funds exhausted / DSA in crisis as it covers for Biden administration's war drive against Russia

US COVID-19 death toll reaches 1 million / Biden arrives in Europe to press for military escalation against Russia / Sudan erupts as millions in Africa go hungry due to Ukraine war and sanctions on Russia