The Atlantic

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Lucia Perillo was not quiet about the toll that multiple sclerosis took on her. In 1988, the year she was diagnosed, at the age of 30, she was leading visitors on nature walks up Mount Rainier between the creative-writing courses she taught at Saint

Diabetes Self-Management

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Editorial Director, Wellness Division Diane Fennell Food Editor Lorena Drago, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES Senior Designer Scott Brandsgaard Senior Media Solutions Manager Bob Beucler bbeucler@madavor.com Client Services clientservices@madavor.com Marketing D

Wallpaper

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When Lagos-based designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello asked local medical professionals to identify the challenges of fighting Covid-19, they told him that effective handwashing can be difficult at overburdened healthcare facilities. Moving from one patient

History Revealed

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Q: What would you say are the three biggest turning points in the history of medicine? A: Every historian will have different thoughts on this, but I would say inoculation for smallpox, which made its way to Europe and the US in the 18th century. T

STAT

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The Trump administration has launched a comprehensive review of all research that involves fetal tissue, reopening an issue that has galvanized anti-abortion activists but worried scientists.

STAT

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To battle burnout, I became a part-time doctor, one who still loves the challenge and privilege of taking care of patients.

Autosport

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The “workhorse” of the RESCUE-RACER study, Dr Naomi Deakin, is a clinical research associate in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Cambridge. She became the third winner of the FIA’s Watkins Scholarship in 2018, and the first medical

Working Mother

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Bank of America has committed $100 million in philanthropic grants to support local communities in need. From addressing food insecurity to medical-response capacity and more, their partners are working to respond to the challenges brought on by the

Time Magazine International Edition

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ON GEORGE’S EIGHTH DAY ALONE IN THE ICU, HIS DOCTORS told him he had months to live. With his family listening by phone, the doctors offered two options: he could continue to receive intensive hospital care, with a small chance of getting home before

Mysterious Ways

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After a pharmacy error, I received a toxic dose of a medication and had to go to the hospital. The doctors told me I would be fine, but I was going to have some dizziness for a while. “You’ll need to be really careful, Roberta,” a nurse said to me. “

You South Africa

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The most remarkable prediction about the coronavirus was made by American psychic Sylvia Browne as shared with her readers in her book End of Days (2008). “In around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe, attacking the

TIME

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ON GEORGE’S EIGHTH DAY ALONE IN THE ICU, HIS DOCTORS told him he had months to live. With his family listening by phone, the doctors offered two options: he could continue to receive intensive hospital care, with a small chance of getting home before

The Advocate

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As an intensive care nurse in New York, KP Mendoza has been at the epicenter of a pandemic, where healthcare workers have been working around the clock since the epidemic began. As his heartfelt Facebook post went viral, Mendoza became the face of nu

STAT

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Does "The Art of the Deal" cover #coronavirus vaccines? Is patient privacy a relic of the past? And how big can biotech get in China?

Mysterious Ways

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“Your mother’s breast cancer has returned, and it’s metastasized to her bones,” said my mother’s doctor. “It’s…everywhere. I’m so sorry, Roberta.” I clutched the phone, tears in my eyes. Mother’s diagnosis hadno cure. Worse, as a nurse of more than 2

Your Home

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■ Specialist referrals ■ Waiting times are often reduced ■ Your choice of surgeon and hospital ■ Private room ■ Get all the scans you want ■ Quicker access to physiotherapy ■ Some conditions get priority treatment on the NHS anyway ■ Can be expensive

Family Tree UK

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The Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, based at the County Hall in Aylesbury, has announced a new name – Buckinghamshire Archives – as of 1 July. A statement on the archives website reads: ‘Other than our name, nothing else has changed. We still off

New Idea

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Post South Africa

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The medical fraternity and community of Chatsworth are mourning the death of Professor Soornarain Subramoney (Cyril) Naidoo, who died due to a Covid-19 related illness last Friday. Born in August 1952, Naidoo was a retired Servier Chair, Chief Specia

AZURE

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Coronavirus is making people more aware of their built environment, so this is an opportunity for architects and designers to use design to engage on an emotional, spiritual and cultural level. Related to this is the importance of designing for trust

New Idea

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When recovering stroke patient John (Shane Withington) agreed to engage professional home help, Marilyn – who has been shouldering the burden of her estranged husband’s care since he was discharged from hospital – was understandably relieved. But n

Pick Me Up

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Disclaimer: Medical advice provided is for interest only and should never be substituted for seeing a doctor or seeking medical advice. If you have specific medical concerns please seek advice from a qualified medical professional. ■

Her World Singapore

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Even before she started work officially, this young doctor had helped to save lives with her quick thinking. Her medical translation site TranslateFor.sg was used by countless healthcare workers to communicate with migrant workers at the height of th

What Doctors Don't Tell You Australia/NZ

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Historically, people have been treated with electricity since at least as early as 2750 BC—although back then the treatments involved receiving shocks from electric eels. In 1812, Dr John Birch of London healed a fractured tibia that had refused to m

Independent on Saturday

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Joseph Varon, a doctor treating Covid-19 patients at a Texas hospital, was working his 252nd day in a row when he spotted a distraught elderly man in the intensive care unit. Varon’s comforting of the white-haired man on Thanksgiving Day was captured

NPR

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Quest Diagnostics accounts for roughly 30% of Florida's total of some 4.6 million tests. The state calls the release of results from weeks or months ago an "unacceptable dump of test results."

Top Sante

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‘Many people have reported heightened levels of anxiety in the wake of current events,’ says Dr Arroll. ‘It’s important to remember it’s OK to feel this way and that everyone reacts differently. For most of us, these difficult feelings will pass.’ Th

STAT

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A WHO study concluded that remdesivir appeared to have little or no effect on 28-day mortality or length of hospital stays for Covid-19 patients.

Pretoria News Weekend

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MEDICAL schemes face “serious sustainability challenges” owing to stagnant membership growth, among other things. This emerged at the release this week of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) annual report for 2019/20. The council, which lost two ch

5280 Magazine

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Lieutenant Aaron Rebeterano works what he calls the “out crowd” in LoDo on weekend nights. When the bars close down, he, along with 15 other Denver Police Department officers, monitors the tipsy masses and diffuses tension among the drunken hordes. “