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Drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day tied to lower dementia risk (news.harvard.edu)
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[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I believe surgeons, dentists, and people who do similar small-scale hands-on work, like precision soldering, avoid coffee, because it makes for shaky (but alert!) hands. There are likely enough others that I'm not thinking of.

[–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I see plenty of this every day. Medical heroism doesn’t count. That’s just part of your Starfleet duty.