Opinion | Contemplating Death Taught Me How to Live
Trigger warning: This article discusses suicidal ideation. Please use your best judgment in reading. I am sharing my journey with caution in hopes that my reflection will help others. I am no stranger to existential crises. The moments where I realize my mortality and have a mild panic about when and how I may die. […]
Opinion | Turning to TikTok for Self-Diagnosis; Getting Patients Back to Their PCPs
Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the Web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare […]
I Work In A Nursing Home. The Horrors I’ve Seen During COVID Continue To Haunt Me.
This essay is part of “Survive. Thrive. Evolve: How Two Years of the Pandemic Impacted Us Around the World,” a global HuffPost project featuring individuals writing about how their lives were affected after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following piece originally appeared on HuffPost Spain. It has been translated into English and lightly […]
A new study relates liquid fructose intake to fatty liver disease
A high-fat diet is not enough to cause short-term fatty liver disease. However, if this diet is combined with the intake of beverages sweetened with liquid fructose, the accumulation of fats in the liver accelerates and hypertriglyceridemia — a cardiovascular risk factor — can appear. This is explained in a study on a mouse experimental […]
Get This Popular Electric Toothbrush For Only $19 Right Now
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. The kit includes a battery-operated toothbrush, two AAA batteries and a convenient carrying case. The toothbrush is designed to help you brush better thanks to […]
Doctor Assesses Surprisingly Accurate Medical Memes
[embedded content] In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO — who goes by “Doctor Mike” on social media — reacts to surprisingly accurate medical memes. Following is a partial transcript (note that errors are possible): Varshavski: It’s kind of a chilly day outside, so I’m just checking out some cool memes. “When a pregnant woman goes […]
Paris Climate Agreement goal still within reach, suggests new study
The Paris Climate Agreement goal to limit global warming this century to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) over pre-industrial temperatures is still within reach, while apocalyptic, worst-case scenarios are no longer plausible, suggests a new CU Boulder analysis. Out today in Environmental Research Letters, the new study finds that a subset of climate scenarios […]
Shrinking to survive: Bacteria adapt to a lifestyle in flux
Summer picnics and barbecues are only a few weeks away! As excited as you are to indulge this summer, Escherichia coli bacteria are eager to feast on the all-you-can-eat buffet they are about to experience in your gut. However, something unexpected will occur as E. coli cells end their journey through your digestive tract. Without […]
Smile! Philips Sonicare Powered Toothbrushes Are 41% Off For Cyber Monday
HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Prices and availability are subject to change. For lazy brushers and Type A tooth cleaners alike, an electric toothbrush is a staple. With four modes, three speeds and a pressure sensor, the Philips Sonicare ExpertClean cleans 10 times more plaque than a […]
What Pediatricians Keep On Hand For When Their Own Kids Get A Cold
Cooler weather has arrived, and so has cold season. For parents, this means preparing for lots of runny noses and scratchy throats in the months ahead. There’s plenty of advice out there about how to ease symptoms of the common cold in kiddos. But who better to ask than pediatricians who are parents themselves? Advertisement […]