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‘Doctors Became Overworked Robots’: Physician Burnout Jumps Dramatically In 3-Year Study
- Headlines & Highlights
- April 22, 2019
“Doctors now spend more time with electronic health records than they do with patients. Electronic health records were pushed by the government at great expense and without regard to the effects upon patient or physician health. Go into any hospital and look for the nurses and the doctors. You will find them sitting in front of computers. They are not happy, and their patients are not healthier.”
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Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret
- Headlines & Highlights
- December 28, 2018
“Many location services say that when a phone users enable location services, their data is fair game.” From a NY Times cover story–well worth reading.
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A Reason to Think Twice About Your Child’s ADHD Diagnosis
- Headlines & Highlights
- December 28, 2018
“Something is fundamentally wrong with the way ADHD is diagnosed. There’s a whole list of things that have nothing to do with the chemistry of the brain that increases your risk of being diagnosed with ADHD.” Dr. Martin Whitely, researcher & 1st author of a new study
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Down With Homework, Say U.S. School Districts
- Headlines & Highlights
- December 28, 2018
Do you think homework should be reduced or eliminated for elementary school kids?
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Connie Britton opens up about how her diet and body have changed after 50
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- December 11, 2018
“I used to be able to exercise or change what I eat, and in a few days I was good, but that doesn’t happen anymore. I’m in a new phase, and I haven’t figured it out yet. But moderation is important. I eat lots of fruits, vegetables, and clean proteins. And I try to stay
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Richard Branson on dyslexics: We’re wired differently
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 22, 2018
“People were either assumed to be stupid in school or bright in school, and I was definitely put into the former class.”
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Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease, study reveals
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 22, 2018
“Cardiorespiratory fitness is a modifiable indicator of long term mortality and healthcare professionals should encourage patients to achieve and maintain high levels of fitness.”
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Every Older Patient Has a Story. Medical Students Need to Hear It.
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 18, 2018
“Unfortunately, most education takes place within the hospital. If you’re only seeing the hospitalized elderly, you’re seeing the debilitated, the physically deteriorating, the demented. It’s easy to pick up ageist stereotypes.”
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For Halloween, There’s Nothing Scarier Than a Fickle Toddler
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 17, 2018
“I’m Batman.” One week later. “No, Spiderman.”
For parents, yearly challenge is buying right Halloween Costume.
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Hilary Swank’s perspective on life, love changed after caring for ailing father
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 16, 2018
“It’s almost a great way to weed out people. ‘Wait, you live with your dad.’ The reaction to that helps you move through things faster.”
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The Uphill Fight Against Fake Prescription Drugs
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 10, 2018
“Millennials and those younger rely heavily on social media. Criminal organizations recognize that trend and we’re starting to see advertisements and sales of counterfeit or substandard prescription drugs on social media.”
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Women who drink more water get fewer UTIs
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 10, 2018
“If a woman has recurrent UTI, she should consider her daily fluid intake and try to increase it to at least two to three liters a day.”
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Here’s how much fast food Americans are eating
- Headlines & Highlights
- October 3, 2018
“It is funny, when we see news clips of a shark swimming near a beach, it scares us into not going near that beach. However, what we should be scared of is double cheeseburgers, French fries and large amounts of sugary beverages.”
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What states aren’t doing to save new mothers’ lives
- Headlines & Highlights
- September 21, 2018
“Death rates among pregnant women and new mothers have gotten worse, even as wealthy countries elsewhere improved. Today, the U.S. is the most dangerous place in the developed world to deliver a baby.”
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The opioid crisis hits home. Mine.
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- September 11, 2018
“No family is immune from the scourge of the opioid crisis. About 2 million people in America, from all walks of life, are addicted to opioids. The epidemic is evolving but not improving.”
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