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Matthew ‘Medical Matt’ Kraushar comes to the rescue of stranded Red Hook residents after Hurricane Sandy paralyzes Brooklyn neighborhood0
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 20, 2012
Kraushar, 26, organized an army of 60 volunteers, saved an 80-year-old man who was having a heart attack, and rushed an oxygen tank to a woman who would've died without it. Good for You to Krausher, who is now being referred to by the nickname "Medical Matt" in his adopted Brooklyn, NY neighborhood of Red Hook.
READ MOREMatt Damon Launches Charity Water Bottle0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- October 31, 2011
Matt Damon and the charity that he co-founded, Water.org, are launching a water bottle campaign to help some of the 884 million people who lack access to clean, safe water. Damon said, “I think what resonates with me most is when you see people living without clean water and they’re forced to scavenge for water
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Maternal mortality: An American crisis0
- Headlines & Highlights
- August 7, 2018
“If you have a C-section in 2018, you have a 90 percent chance of having a C-section the second time. But the second time it’s a more complicated surgery. And the third time, it can be like operating on a melted box of crayons. And in those cases, women can bleed to death.”
READ MOREMaryland bans arsenic in poultry — first state to do so0
- Consumer Alerts
- January 9, 2013
As of Jan. 1st, Maryland has become the first state to ban arsenic in poultry. Arsenic has been known to cause an array of health issues, including heart disease, diabetes and neurological problems in children, if too much of it is consumed. Arsenic was approved initially by the FDA before the government agency learned of
READ MOREMarriage helps survival after heart surgery0
- Health & Healing
- August 23, 2011
A healthy marriage could lead to a healthy heart. According to a new study, married people are more than twice as likely as single people to be alive 15 years after coronary bypass surgery. These positive findings are in line with previous research which that supports the health boost from marriage, such as an increased
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Hiring Secret0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- March 6, 2015
When Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, offers business advice, people tend to listen. So here’s what he says determines whether or not he hires someone: “I’ve developed over time a simple rule. I will only hire someone to work directly for me if I would work for that person. And it’s a pretty good test.”
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