Should My Teenager See a Therapist? Teen Mental Health
What are different types of therapy? During their first visit, your teen’s therapist will talk with them, listen to their problems, and discuss with you how they plan to go about the therapy sessions. Depending on the problem, the therapist may suggest one of three main types of therapies for teens, or a combination of […]
‘The Shame, The Embarrassment, The Soul-Crushing Debt’: What We Heard This Week
“The shame, the embarrassment, the soul-crushing debt, trying and trying — it’s just like, what more do you have left to give?” — Mahad Minhas, MD, a resident physician at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, describing the despair some students experience when they don’t match to a residency program. “That’s a double win […]
Too Much, Too Late: Health Groups Pan OSHA Rule on COVID Precautions
Too much, too late: that’s what healthcare groups are saying about a new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) designed to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19. “This rule is long and complex, and would require changes in hospital policies, procedures, and structures,” Stacey Hughes, executive vice president of government relations and public […]
Longest known continuous record of the Paleozoic discovered in Yukon wilderness
Hundreds of millions of years ago, in the middle of what would eventually become Canada’s Yukon Territory, an ocean swirled with armored trilobites, clam-like brachiopods and soft, squishy creatures akin to slugs and squid. A trove of fossils and rock layers formed on that ancient ocean floor have now been unearthed by an international team […]
The sense of smell in older adults declines when it comes to meat, but not vanilla, researchers find
Contrary to what science once suggested, older people with a declining sense of smell do not have comprehensively dampened olfactory ability for odors in general — it simply depends upon the type of odor. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen reached this conclusion after examining a large group of older Danes’ and their intensity perception […]
What Is Epiglottitis? vs. Croup, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
What causes epiglottis? It is important to differentiate epiglottitis from a less serious condition called croup, which presents with similar symptoms. Epiglottitis is a potentially life-threatening illness characterized by inflammation of the epiglottis, which is a lid-like structure that covers the opening of the windpipe or trachea. What causes epiglottis? The epiglottis works to close […]
When You Ignore My Gender, You Dehumanize Me
“What are you?” asks the medical assistant as he checks me in for my COVID-19 swab. As a medical student, I am routinely tested for COVID-19. “What do you mean?” My chest tightens, warning me of what’s to come. He looks exasperated, hands hovering over his keyboard. “Look. Are you a man or woman? I […]