Opinion | Why Every Doctor Needs a ‘Badness’ Plan
As physicians, we all know what “badness” is in medicine. “Badness” is a word many physicians use to convey a painful, complicated, tragic, or adverse clinical experience. Badness is usually some bad and particularly emotional “bad.” Due to medical training most physicians struggle to describe their emotions or even allow themselves to acknowledge emotions, especially […]
Why Are People Eating Oranges In The Shower On TikTok?
From hair masks to cold rinses, people incorporate many different shower rituals into their routines. But a particularly interesting one that’s caught hold on social media is eating an orange in the shower. The concept is simple: Turn on your shower, grab an orange, get in and start peeling and eating the fruit, enjoying all […]
Loneliness associated with unhealthful diets and physical inactivity among US college students
Transitioning to a new environment, as many college freshman do, can increase feelings of loneliness, and feelings of loneliness in college students have dramatically increased in the last decade, according to the National College Health Assessment. Additionally, a 2021 survey reported that 44% of U.S. college students described their weight as more than normal, i.e. […]
Instead Of A Hot Or Cold Shower, Consider A Contrast Shower
For many, the daily shower is a sacred ritual, a time to disconnect and relax with pampering products under a steady water flow. I like to use eucalyptus mist and listen to calming music to create a spa environment. Sometimes I even do a cold rinse at the end to mimic that spa cold plunge […]
5 Happiest Types of Doctors
[embedded content] Over the last few years, the global pandemic has highlighted many of the long-standing issues within medicine. With all of this negativity, you might think that medicine is a dying career or that all physicians are burned out and miserable. Not so fast. There are still many physicians who lead happy and fulfilling […]
Food Insecurity Among Older Adults Remains a Problem
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened many health-related problems for older adults, food insecurity is one that has gotten relatively little attention. “The pandemic has exacerbated existing trends in food insecurity,” Cindy Leung, ScD, MPH, assistant professor of public health nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in Boston, said in an […]
Grb10 offers a potential new approach for treating obesity
For many people, keeping a healthy body weight can be a challenge. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among adults 20 years-old and over, the prevalence of obesity is 42% in the U.S. Obesity-related conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, are among the leading causes […]
11 New Year’s Resolutions That Can Actually Improve Your Health
The new year is approaching, which for many signifies a fresh start with a set of resolutions ― including ones that aim to improve well-being. But people often default to “losing weight,” believing that shedding pounds is the only way to achieve optimal health. Not only is this a vague goal; it frequently comes with […]
Opinion | When Was the Last Time You Wore a White Coat?
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to dominate all aspects of healthcare, many of our colleagues opted to wear scrubs instead of their routine work attire and white coats. They cited concerns about personal infectious risk and not wanting to bring the virus home to their loved ones on their clothes. This reluctance aligned with research […]
Time Flies By Faster As We Get Older. Here’s Why.
For many people, 2022 went by in a blink ― doesn’t it feel like it was just January? But for others, especially children, last year’s holidays may seem like eons ago. There’s a reason why you may feel like the years moved slowly when you were a kid, but zoom by now. Experts say our […]