6 Things You Should Never Say To Someone You’re Dining With — And Why
Getty Images Experts say when it doubt, it’s best to avoid commenting on what others eat. “You just always have to be healthy.” A former co-worker used to snarkily say this to me at every group work meal whenever I ordered a salad or something else vegetarian, which I was at the time. She always […]
Another Prostate Cancer Screening Candidate Outperforms Standard PSA Testing
SAN FRANCISCO — A multiparametric blood test for prostate cancer showed potential to avoid more than half of unnecessary biopsies without sacrificing accuracy, a large prospective study showed. In a comparison against the current PSA testing standard of ≥4 ng/mL, the Stockholm3 biomarker, which incorporates a PSA cutoff of 15 ng/mL with other proteins and […]
I Thought I Was Dying. When I Learned The Truth, I Became Desperate To Keep It Secret.
The author on a moms’ night out. “This was just one of the ways I busied myself to avoid some of the hard feelings and anxieties I was dealing with,” she writes. Courtesy of Lauren Dunn If you know me, or see me on the street, I might appear to be carefree. That is a […]
5 Things Doctors Never, Ever Do During Cold And Flu Season
Edwin Tan via Getty Images There are a few habits you should avoid if you don’t want to get sick this year. Cold and flu season is approaching. As the months get colder and folks are indoors more often, these respiratory illnesses often spread in close quarters. Flu activity begins to increase in October and […]
Oncologist Turns Burnout Into a Musical
For Stuart Bloom, MD, musical theater is medicine. His show, “How to Avoid Burnout in 73 Minutes,” sold out 1,000 seats over a 5-night run in April at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis — and among the feedback he heard from other physicians was, “‘Thank you for reminding me why I do this,’” he told […]
Do’s and Don’ts to Help Avoid Common Summer Illnesses – Wyoming Department of Health
Do’s and Don’ts to Help Avoid Common Summer Illnesses June 1, 2023 With warmer weather finally arriving, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) wants residents to enjoy favorite activities while also avoiding certain illnesses often linked with summer fun. “If not done safely, many warm weather activities can sometimes cause unpleasant stomach-related symptoms and occasionally […]
What To Know About The Flu Shot In A Pandemic
Health officials are encouraging Canadians to get the flu shot this year to avoid overwhelming health-care systems with influenza and COVID-19 cases.
Scientists chart how exercise affects the body: A new study maps the genes and cellular pathways that contribute to exercise-induced weight loss
Exercise is well-known to help people lose weight and avoid gaining it. However, identifying the cellular mechanisms that underlie this process has proven difficult because so many cells and tissues are involved. In a new study in mice that expands researchers’ understanding of how exercise and diet affect the body, MIT and Harvard Medical School […]
Opinion | Should Health Professionals Teetotal?
I recently published the article “Avoid ‘Shots in the Dark’ to Maintain Pristine Professional Boundaries” in Psychiatric Times to demonstrate how drinking alcohol in public may lead well-meaning licensed health professionals onto the slippery slope of boundary violations and costly career jeopardy. Across the U.S., millions of doctors, nurses, and other licensed health professionals are […]
What Are Ways to Reduce Stress? 28 Stress Relaxation Techniques
While you can’t always avoid stressful situations, here are 28 tips and relaxation techniques that can help you manage and reduce stress Chronic stress can be harmful to your health and raise your risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, depression, and other conditions. While you can’t always avoid stressful situations, here are 28 tips and […]