Sixth Borough Medical - Dr. Manish Patel

09/09/2025

Students without legal status are no longer eligible for in-state tuition and financial assistance, forcing some to make hard decisions.

09/09/2025

Normal personality quirks combined with the stress of “too much” can result in mental health issues in children. Simplify childhood and protect your child.

07/25/2025

Discovering Life’s Meaning Through Emotion and Exploration

A new philosophical framework reimagines life’s meaning as a perceptual landscape, shaped by how we engage with our experiences.

The “Geographic Model of Meaning in Life” views meaning as something that unfolds dynamically—depending on our emotions, attitudes, and actions.

Instead of treating meaning as either subjective or objective, the model suggests it arises through a process of lived exploration.

Whether we approach life with optimism, reluctance, or despair, each stance changes what meaning becomes available to us.

Joy and tragedy coexist as coordinates in a broader emotional terrain.

This approach bridges psychology and philosophy, offering new ways to understand and study how meaning emerges.

07/25/2025

The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.

07/25/2025

Americans are more likely to say their own country is losing influence than they are to say this about any other nation we asked about.

Roughly half of Americans (52%) say the influence of the U.S. has been getting weaker in recent years, including 67% of Democrats and 37% of Republicans. Partisan views are essentially reversed from last year: In 2024, 67% of Republicans said the United States’ influence has been declining, compared with 44% of Democrats.

Far fewer Americans overall say U.S. influence is getter stronger, though the share who feel this way has grown since last year (22% vs. 14% in 2024).

In their assessments of other countries, Americans are particularly likely to believe China is gaining influence in world affairs (73%). Nearly half say Russia’s influence is getting stronger, while roughly four-in-ten say this about Israel.

Perceptions of Iran, which has suffered a number of military and strategic setbacks over the past year, have changed since 2024. More Americans think Iran’s influence is waning (28% vs. 16% in 2024) and fewer say it is getting stronger (26% vs. 39% in 2024).

These are among the findings of a Pew Research Center survey conducted March 24-30, 2025, among 3,605 U.S. adults. The survey took place before Trump announced sweeping tariffs on many countries in April.

Read the full story here: https://pewrsr.ch/44ZRGa8

07/25/2025

07/25/2025

A Mighty Girl Pick of the Day: "Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine" by Olivia Campbell. In the early 1800s, many women avoided medical care. Male doctors were often demeaning to female patients; they were frequently ignorant about women's biology; and the stigma of a diagnosis could hold women back from marriage, jobs, and more. As a result, women died in large numbers from preventable, treatable illness. Motivated by personal loss and frustration over inadequate medical care, three women — Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Sophia Jex-Blake — decided to fight for the right to become doctors themselves. Not only would they earn medical degrees, paving the way for other women to do the same, but they would also create women-run facilities and colleges that changed the way women receive medical care. This book, perfect for fans of "Hidden Figures" and "The Radium Girls," celebrates three women who changed medicine forever. Highly recommended for adult readers.

"Women in White Coats" is available at https://www.amightygirl.com/women-in-white-coats

There is also an excellent biography for adult readers about the Blackwell sisters, "The Doctors Blackwell," at https://www.amightygirl.com/the-doctors-blackwell

For a fascinating book about 21 pioneering women in medicine, we recommend “Bold Women of Medicine" for ages 12 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/bold-women-of-medicine

For medical play kits for young kids, we recommend the Patient and Doctor Playset (https://www.amightygirl.com/patient-and-doctor-playset) and the 19-piece Pretend & Play Doctor Set (https://www.amightygirl.com/pretend-play-doctor-set), both for ages 3 to 6

For more books and toys to encourage your Mighty Girl’s interest in medicine, visit our blog post "Medical Heroes: Children's Books, Toys, And Clothing Celebrating Doctors and Nurses" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=29667

07/25/2025

You'll want to watch your six—but a Tufts University MD reveals benefits of walking backward that will turn your head.

12/16/2024

12/16/2024