Shawn Mendes Performs Live For First Time Since Taking Mental Health Hiatus
Shawn Mendes made an unexpected appearance at Ed Sheeran’s Toronto concert Saturday, marking the Canadian singer-songwriter’s first time performing before a live audience in more than a year. Mendes emerged onstage at the Rogers Centre just as Sheeran began playing the 2011 single, “Lego House.” The two musicians then segued into a rollicking rendition of […]
This Travel-Friendly Water Flosser Is 30% Off Right Now
Amazon Waterpik’s cordless water flosser. HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Every item is independently selected by the HuffPost Shopping team. Prices and availability are subject to change. If you’ve been thinking about adding a Waterpik product to your oral hygiene routine but don’t want to engage with […]
This Wildly Popular Massage Gun Is Over 50% Off Right Now
Flyby Flyby massage gun HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Every item is independently selected by the HuffPost Shopping team. Prices and availability are subject to change. I don’t understand how I lived for so long without my own personal massage gun. The closer I inch to age […]
ECMO Therapy Out of Reach for Multiple Socioeconomic Groups
Socioeconomic disparities made certain groups on mechanical ventilation less likely to receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment in the years before the pandemic, a Nationwide Readmissions Database study found. Women were a relative 27% less likely to receive ECMO than their male counterparts (adjusted OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.70-0.75), while patients on Medicaid were nearly […]
This Incredibly Popular Water Flosser Is 40% Off Right Now
Amazon Waterpik water flosser HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Every item is independently selected by the HuffPost Shopping team. Prices and availability are subject to change. If you’ve always wanted to try a water flosser or have been recommended one by your dentist, then listen up: There’s […]
FDA Faults Next-Gen Olympus Duodenoscopes
If you thought the introduction of single-use duodenoscope components had made these devices safe, the FDA has some unwelcome news for you. The agency recently sent a warning letter to Olympus Medical Systems, one of the top duodenoscope manufacturers, upbraiding the company for its sluggish response to a slew of complaints about parts coming off […]
Doc Moms, Mind the Gap — $3M Earning Difference by Sex
During a 40-year career, the average female physician with children made $3 million less than the average male physician with children — nearly double the male-female earnings gap experienced by single physicians, according to a national study of 95,000 physicians. In a cross-sectional analysis of surveys conducted from 2005 to 2019, female physicians earned as […]
Opinion | Love, Loss, and Loyalty in Palliative Care
“I just can’t. I can’t,” Wendy, an RN, sobbed into my hair. We barely made it out the door when our bodies collapsed together, puddles holding puddles. Our patient’s children, 5 and 7, had just left with their tiny gray backpacks, tiny soldiers off to the abyss. Pastel crayon drawings, with rainbows and stick figures, […]
If It Resembles Cancer but Doesn’t Act Like Cancer, Is It Cancer?
In January 2021, a movement to redefine low-risk Gleason 6 lesions as noncancers or precancers made its debut in this blog under the headline: “Is This Really Cancer?” Urologic oncologist Scott Eggener, MD, vice chair of urology at University of Chicago Medicine, threw down the gauntlet, saying Gleason 6 lesions may resemble cancers, but don’t […]
Women Share Profound Changes They Made To Improve Their Mental Health
Women Share Profound Changes They Made To Improve Their Mental Health