Opinion | It’s a Precarious Path From Dreamer to Doctor
My passion for serving others is what drew me to medicine. Beyond the fascination with science, I am driven by a fervent desire to improve the lives of marginalized communities. However, despite years of hard work, education, and personal sacrifice, it is still uncertain whether I will be able to use my education, abilities, and […]
New Study Finds Another Good Reason To Get Your Flu Shot
There may be a major perk to getting your flu shot that spans beyond virus protection, according to a new observational study published in the American Academy of Neurology journal. The research found that people who got their flu shot were less likely to have a stroke. Specifically, the study focused on ischemic stroke, which […]
New Study Finds Another Good Reason To Get Your Flu Shot
There may be a major perk to getting your flu shot that spans beyond virus protection, according to a new observational study published in the American Academy of Neurology journal. The research found that people who got their flu shot were less likely to have a stroke. Specifically, the study focused on ischemic stroke, which […]
Federal research funding has positive ‘ripple effects’
Federal funding for biomedical research has a “ripple effect” of stimulating new studies even beyond the original purposes of a grant and may provide unexpected benefits, a new study suggests. Researchers used a unique dataset to get a never-before-seen view of how science funding is spent and the results it produces. The findings, published today […]
Opinion | How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself
Doctors have already proven their worth. We have succeeded beyond what most of the population will achieve. And yet, there are certain goals we cannot seem to achieve. And the worst part is that we know we could do it, and the person getting in our way is someone we know well. We look at […]
Commuting’s Harsh Toll On Your Health
Huffington Post’s Third Metric seeks to redefine success beyond money and power. As part of our ongoing series, we take a look at the toll commuting takes on our daily lives. How does time spent commuting impact our health?
Beyond childhood: Picky eating in college students
Looking beyond the picky eating of childhood, researchers looked at this behavior in college students. Self-identified picky eaters ate significantly less fiber and vegetables and reported greater levels of social phobia than non-picky eaters, according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier. Social phobia is the fear […]
Vascular Function: Another Benefit of Bariatric Surgery
Beyond weight loss, bariatric surgery was also effective at improving vascular outcomes, a new study found. In a study of more than 300 adults with obesity, there was an average 17.5% loss of initial body weight during a roughly 6-month follow-up period after undergoing bariatric surgery, reported Noyan Gokce, MD, of Boston Medical Center in […]