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2022-09-30 Few Places Have More Medical Debt Than Dallas-Fort Worth, but Hospitals There Are Thriving Noam N. Levey PROSPER, Texas — Almost everything about the opening of the 2019 Prosper High School Eagles’ football season was big. The game in this Dallas-Fort Worth suburb began with fireworks and a four-airplane flyover. A trained […]
Nonverbal Communication: A skill we all need By Md. Faisal Ahmed Nonverbal communication is the act of conveying a thought, feeling, or concept thru bodily gestures, posture, and facial expressions. An observation performed at UCLA located a majority of verbal exchange to be nonverbal, despite the fact that the observation’s precise statistics—which […]
Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall short Deep brain stimulation relies on thin electrodes implanted deep in the brain that deliver electrical currents. Olemedia/E+ via Getty Images Rachel A. Davis, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Imagine growing up tormented by fears and life-consuming rituals […]
Mental Health Friday 2022-09-30 On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what […]
2022-09-29 $2,700 Ambulance Bill Pulled Back From Collections Bram Sable-Smith Peggy Dula is as surprised as she is relieved. The 55-year-old resident of St. Charles, Illinois, had been fighting a $2,700 ambulance bill for nearly a year. Now, the amount she owes from her September 2021 car wreck appears to be zero. This […]
How Did 8 Simple daily habits give you a happier life By Sarah Donalds In the daily routine in which a person lives, it is necessary to create happiness by doing some activities. A set of simple everyday habits that can reduce stress and give you a happier life, like getting up […]
2022-09-29 Bucking Convention to Track the Upside of Invasive Species By Asher Elbein A little over a decade ago, Jason Gleditsch was removing Asian honeysuckle when he noticed the birds. Robins and gray catbirds flocked around the thickets in autumn, attracted by the fat, ripe fruits. Originally introduced as ornamental plants in the early 20th […]
2022-09-28 Embedded Bias: How Medical Records Sow Discrimination Darius Tahir David Confer, a bicyclist and an audio technician, told his doctor he “used to be Ph.D. level” during a 2019 appointment in Washington, D.C. Confer, then 50, was speaking figuratively: He was experiencing brain fog — a symptom of his liver problems. But […]
How to Protect Yourself and Your Family From Preventable Diseases (StatePoint) Both in the United States and globally, childhood and adult vaccination rates have seen what community health experts are calling a “concerning decline” since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to ensure that you and your children […]
Replacing Your Stress Habit: Jest for Stress By Karyn Buxman We’re cruising down the highway on a sunny California afternoon-the sparkling ocean to our left, the picturesque mountains to our right-then as we come around a curve we see motionless cars stretching for miles and miles ahead of us. “Shoot! Dang!” cried […]