David Gillespie

Jul 24, 2024 | medium.com | David Gillespie

Some of my friends are of the school of thought that is widely held by some (not all) evangelical Christians: if we bless the nation of Israel, we will be blessed by 'God' and if we curse the nation of Israel, we will be cursed by 'God' Two biblical references often quoted in support of that thinking are from the Hebrew scriptures: Genesis 12 (the story of Yahweh calling Abram to do his bidding, and Numbers 24 (a story centered around Balak, king of Moad, and where Yahweh is the deity...

Jun 13, 2024 | medium.com | David Gillespie

I'll never forget the late Peter Gomes, who was Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School and Pusey Minister at Harvard's Memorial Church, saying once something to the effectg that he found it easier to come out as gay than he did as Republican. I've always liked that. I have found in my life that it was much easier to come out as gay than as a non-religious person (even though I was a religious professional for much of my adult life, and still teach biblical studies).

Jun 12, 2024 | thelancet.com | John Lowe |Janet Berrington |David Gillespie

We thank Thomas and colleagues for their comments. The AZTEC study used prophylactic azithromycin aiming to improve survival without development of chronic lung disease of prematurity. The primary outcome was chosen after significant consideration, including ability to measure it in a large multicentre RCT1Lowe J Gillespie D Aboklaish A et al. Azithromycin therapy for prevention of chronic lung disease of prematurity (AZTEC): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

May 31, 2024 | medium.com | David Gillespie

Robert and I were classmates in both Junior High (that's what it was called back then) and High School. Our ways parted after high school graduation and I didn't see him until several years ago when I had drinks with him and another classmate before a Barbra Streisand concert. He loved Barbra!All three of us were gay; two of us still are. I'm told he had a rough time in high school, though I wasn't aware of it at the time. He was among a group which some of the other students made fun of, I think.

Apr 26, 2024 | cardiff.ac.uk | Sailesh Kotecha |John Lowe |David Gillespie |Ali Aboklaish

“There has been controversy for several decades regarding whether the antibiotics called macrolides - which include azithromycin - can decrease the rates of chronic lung disease in premature babies. “Several much smaller trials have tried to establish whether antibiotics like azithromycin would be helpful in decreasing the rates of chronic lung disease, and these trials have shown conflicting results.