I Was A Child Prodigy. Here’s The Dark Truth No One Ever Talks About.
“Before the ‘private high school’ and college classes, I was your average Abercrombie-clad, slightly weird 13-year-old goofing around and taking selfies at the mall with friends,” the author writes. Courtesy of Kate Alexandria When I graduated with my bachelor’s degree on May 9, 2015, I hadn’t updated the address on my file, so I never […]
SGLT2 Inhibitors, GLP-1 RAs Not Cost-Effective as First-Line T2D Agents
Although using newer classes of diabetes drugs as first-line therapy can boost life expectancy, this strategy can be quite pricey, according to a cost-effectiveness study. Compared with traditional first-line metformin, first-line SGLT2 inhibitors cost $43,000 more over a lifetime, and first-line GLP-1 receptor agonists cost $49,000 more, reported Neda Laiteerapong, MD, MS, of the University […]
Is Sleep Deprivation Driving the Burnout Crisis in Healthcare Workers?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For all the mindfulness techniques and yoga classes, there has been no improvement in burnout among healthcare workers. Researchers trying to curb the tide of this occupational syndrome wonder: Does it all come down to sleep? “Burnout is at a crisis level, made worse by COVID-19,” lamented Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, a […]
U.S. Teachers Train To Address Children’s Mental Health Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As Benito Luna-Herrera teaches his 7th grade social studies classes, he is on alert for signs of inner turmoil. And there is so much of it these days. One of his 12-year-old students felt her world was falling apart. Distance learning had upended her friendships. Things with her boyfriend were verging […]