Code Blue: Why The Vitals In Health Care Innovation Need A Checkup
Things you don’t hear anymore: “Let’s hail a cab.” “I’ll run down to the bookstore.” “Did Dad show you the prints from my vacation?” In the past 10 years, technology has significantly changed the way we interact with the world in almost everything we do. Today we can Uber anywhere, order almost anything to our […]
Is It Better To Shower In The Morning Or At Night? Well, It Depends.
Getty Images Among the many strange things I noticed about my now-husband when we first moved in together was his habit of showering in the morning. Still drowsy with sleep, he’d stumble out of bed and into the bathroom with his eyes still closed but hop out of the shower with a sense of purpose: […]
Bad News — You’re Probably Wiping All Wrong. Here’s What You Should Be Doing.
Thomas Winz via Getty Images You’ve probably heard that few things in life are certain except death and taxes, but we’d like to add something else to the list: cleaning up in the bathroom. So, since we have to do it, what’s the best technique? The preferred method of wiping “is not wiping,” nationally renowned […]
Wyoming’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Key Things to Know – Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Key Things to Know September 18, 2023 As part of its commitment to help reduce suicide deaths across the state, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is sharing key information about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and its operations in Wyoming. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is […]
Match Day 2023: Five Debt Management Tips for New Doctors
Match Day is an exciting yet stressful time for new doctors. One of the more stressful things is that you’re now transitioning from a debt accumulation stage to a sort of stalled-out debt payment stage. This is really the first time young doctors need to start planning and thinking about their debt. Here are some […]
Can Coke ‘Enhance’ Men? Why Nurses Quit; Fetus Illegally Detained, Lawyer Says
Note that some links may require subscriptions. Do things grow better with Coke? Chinese researchers found that male mice who drank either Coke or Pepsi ended up with larger testicles than a control group of mice who drank tap water. (Daily Mail) Infant formula maker Reckitt said it is recalling 145,000 cans of its Enfamil […]
Here’s A Quick Guide To Understanding Pompe Disease
First thing’s first: What is Pompe disease? Pompe disease is a rare, degenerative muscle disorder that can impact an individual’s ability to move and breathe. How does Pompe disease affect the body? Pompe disease is an inherited disorder caused by a change in the acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) gene. The change of the gene leads to […]
10 Wellness Trends From 2022 That Experts Say You Should Keep In 2023
A lot of things trend on social media, and many of those trending topics aren’t good. In fact, they can be pretty harmful (looking at you, NyQuil chicken). But, like all trends, they capture attention for a reason — some of these popular topics even prove pretty useful. In the wellness world, including fitness and […]
Gut microbiomes of mouse pups are permanently altered when moms are fed a low-fiber diet while nursing
The first things that mouse newborns touch and eat establishes their native microbiome, which is often influenced by their mother during birth and throughout nursing. Although diet has been a known contributor to obesity in all stages of life, the effects of nursing mothers’ diets is an ongoing investigation. In a paper publishing December 8th […]
Why Don’t We Say ‘ADD’ Anymore?
When I was younger, I often heard people say things like “I’m so ADD right now!” to refer to periods when they had trouble focusing. Others would talk about “ADD meds,” like Adderall or Ritalin. Invoking ADD, or attention-deficit disorder, felt rather common in the ’90s and early aughts. The term was also used interchangeably […]