DON'T EVER GIVE UP
Today’s Topic: Claustrophobia 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 ails you. (To […]
2022-01-27 The Doctor Didn’t Show Up, but the Hospital ER Still Charged $1,012 Noam N. Levey Dhaval Bhatt had been warned about hospital emergency rooms. “People always told me to avoid the ER in America unless you are really dying,” said Bhatt, an immigrant from India who got a Ph.D. in pharmacology in the […]
From odor to action – how smells are processed in the brain and influence behavior The compact olfactory system provides a more accessible way to study the brain as a whole. Esther Kok/EyeEm via Getty Images John Crimaldi, University of Colorado Boulder; Brian H. Smith, Arizona State University; Elizabeth Hong, California Institute of Technology, and Nathan […]
Fight Stress During Uncertain Times by Volunteering in Your Community (StatePoint) New research suggests that Americans are volunteering to give back to their communities and fight stress during uncertain times. A recent KEEN/Harris Poll Survey found that a majority of Americans see the direct benefits of volunteering, with 86% feeling helping […]
2022-01-26 Pharmacies Are Turning Away Immunocompromised Patients Seeking 4th Covid Shot Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Patients with weakened immune systems — who are at high risk from covid-19 — say pharmacies are turning them away when they seek additional vaccine doses recommended by federal health officials. Alyson Smith became eligible this month […]
2022-01-26 I Write About America’s Absurd Health Care System. Then I Got Caught Up in It. Bram Sable-Smith I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before Thanksgiving letting me know my insurance was refusing to cover my insulin. I had enough of the hormone that keeps me alive to […]
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. – […]
2022-01-25 Patient, Beware: Some States Still Pushing Ineffective Covid Antibody Treatments JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News As the omicron variant completes its sweep across the U.S., states with scarce supplies of monoclonal antibody therapies continue to use two treatments that federal health officials warn no longer work against the highly contagious version of […]
Self-Blame and Self-Criticism Is Not Healthy Self-blame refers to a person’s tendency to consider themselves at fault, especially when things don’t go as well as planned, even if the cause or events were beyond their control. A pattern of self-blame leads a person to feel constantly guilty and inferior. Although the tendency […]
Tips for Teaching Kids Empathy (StatePoint) One of the most important skills kids can learn is empathy — the ability to understand how others are feeling. A valuable social skill that’s often the mark of a good leader, empathy aids in communication and helps people build connections with others. Here are some ways […]