HEALTH

Earkick is one of hundreds of free apps that are being pitched to address a crisis in mental health among teens and young adults. Because they don’t explicitly claim to diagnose or treat medical conditions, the apps aren’t regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. But there’s limited data that they actually improve mental health.
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2 years ago Read more at Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

In today’s edition of the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. It could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest me. To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: + Follow x Following - Unfollow "My best business intelligence, in one easy email...quot; Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email
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Dan Morhaim’s opinion piece about pooling health insurance is an excellent idea. It has impeccable logic, and I would encourage Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland General Assembly to appoint a task force to move this forward. They should also streamline, or eliminate, insurance companies’ practice of requiring doctors to get prior authorization for even the most common and basic treatments. Doctors often must spend considerable wasted time on this practice.
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2 years ago Read more at Baltimore Sun

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. It’s as if they became the first generation to grow up on Mars. When faced with growing evidence that their products were harming young people, they mostly engaged in denial, obfuscation, and public relations campaigns. There’s plenty of evidence that boys are suffering too.
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2 years ago Read more at The Guardian

Chronic Kidney Disease isn’t reversible, but there are ways to make it better if you do have it. It’s National Kidney Month, a great time to learn how kidneys function and how to keep them healthy. Keeping up to date with your health is the best way to prevent chronic kidney disease. If you have long standing high blood pressure, chances are it’s not going to recover much.
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“The Cancer Detectives” tracks the fascinating and frustrating backstory of the Pap smear, a cervical cancer screening test that’s now routine but was once anything but. A century ago, cervical cancer was a major killer of women. Early detection was impossible, and sexual stigma and shame kept women from discussing it. It’s not surprising that when an immigrant physician from Greece discovered a way to detect changes in cervical cells, his breakthrough was largely disregarded by the scientific community.
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2 years ago Read more at The Washington Post

This story discusses suicide. Please enter a valid email address. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Some experts warn that people who have chronic sleep struggles are more likely to experience suicidal ideations.
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2 years ago Read more at Fox News

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council and Hospital and Healthcare System Association of Pennsylvania released the report on COVID-19. The report also examines how Pennsylvania hospitals responded to the pandemic and the challenges they continue to experience. Lancaster County fared well in comparison thanks to the robust, coordinated response by our local hospital systems, physicians and health care workers.
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2 years ago Read more at LNP | LancasterOnline

Researchers at the University of Louisville found a tangible link between physical health and living near "an abundance of green vegetation. The study looked at the link between vascular (blood vessel) health, green spaces, and air pollution. Living in green areas may be conducive for vascular health and that the effects of greenness may be attributable to attenuated exposure to air pollutants such as [particulate matter] and ozone.
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2 years ago Read more at The Cool Down

psychedelics can alter your state of mind, so they make sure the patient is in a comfortable and safe place. A monitor or therapist is also on-site to assist. The length of treatment can be different for each patient.
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2 years ago Read more at WKBN.com