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Music and Dance Drives New Blood Pressure Campaign (NewsUSA) -Approximately half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, but many don’t know it, according to the American Heart Association. A new public service campaign from the American Heart Association, American Medical Association and Ad Council in partnership with HHS Office of Minority Health and […]
Owning and interacting with pets, according to studies, can be a form of therapy for many. We have dedicated Saturday to dogs and Wednesday to cats, when we will post an article on each of those days. We will also post articles on occasion about other animals people may have as pets. – […]
2022-03-01 The Demise of Single-Payer in California Trips Up Efforts in Other States Angela Hart SACRAMENTO — Single-payer health care didn’t stand a chance in California this year. Even in this deep-blue bastion, Democratic lawmakers shied away from legislation that would have put state government in charge of health care and taxed Californians heavily […]
Exhausted Interns: Doctoring While Impaired By: Rita Jenkins The common practice of requiring physicians-in-training to work many double, and even triple, shifts results in performance reductions equivalent to the effects of drinking several ounces of alcohol, according to a new study led by a University of Michigan sleep researcher published in the Journal of […]
The Catcher In The Rye By: J.D. Salinger A title like “The Catcher in the Rye” makes one think twice when reading this book. There is a lot of thought put into the title itself, but its true meaning is not conveyed until the very end of the novel, making one have […]
2022-02-28 Health Care Firms Were Pushed to Confront Racism. Now Some Are Investing in Black Startups. Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Whitney stands out in Nashville’s $95 billion health care sector as an investor in startups. In addition to co-founding a venture capital firm, he’s organized an annual health tech […]
How the presence of pets builds trust among people Pet ownership can often enhance feelings of trust among strangers. FOTOGRAFIA INC./Collections E+ via Getty Images Megan K Mueller, Tufts University Companion animals are a core part of family life in the United States, with 90 million American households having at least one pet. Many of […]
Self-Care, the Luxury You Can Afford By: Linda Dessau Self-care is a choice. When you find yourself feeling sorry for yourself because you “have to” hit the gym, because you “can’t” have that piece of birthday cake or because you “wish” you could be like your friend who stays out late doing exciting things, […]
2022-02-27 The Stress of Restaurant Work Is Reaching a Boiling Point. Could a Staff Therapist Help? John Daley, Colorado Public Radio Restaurant jobs have always been difficult, but the mental stress has gotten worse during the pandemic as restaurants closed or cut hours — or became ground zero for the fight over mask-wearing. “It […]
Memories and Emotions can Colour our Awareness By: George Lockett Memories of past events in our life can have associated with them deep emotional charge. This can cause these memories to keep repeating themselves over and over again throughout our life. Sometimes the pattern is triggered by our environment and sometimes by a person […]