Did your doctor wash his or her hands before examining you? Infections in hospitals are all too common. The environment in which a patient is trying to heal can, in fact, be a welcoming breeding ground for infection and bacteria. As a result of the complex treatment required for each patient in the intensive care … Continue reading
Last week, Gallup released the results from its Healthways Well-Being Index survey. Telephone interviews were conducted from January 1-June 23, 2014 with a random sample of almost 85,000 adults, aged 18 and older from all over the United States. The results of the survey indicate that obese and underweight Americans are less likely to be … Continue reading
Chicken pox, the flu, and strep throat: these are all common health ailments often associated with being highly contagious. Just as these illnesses can be contagious, emotions can be too. The concept of emotional contagion is when the emotions of one person can be passed along to another person. Research has shown that people can, … Continue reading
Women make up 51 percent of the United States population, based on the 2010 Census. Yet, only 21 to 32 percent of clinical trial participants in early stages of research are women. With a 1.5 to 1.7-fold greater risk of experiencing harmful reactions to drugs, it is imperative that more demographic data from clinical trails … Continue reading
This past week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Physician-Scientist Workforce Working Group (PSW-WG) published its findings and recommendations regarding the current state of the PSW field. They found that there are many challenges facing aspiring physician-scientists today, which may contribute to the imminent shortage in doctors pursuing this career. Defined by the Working Group … Continue reading
Imagine walking into a doctor’s office and being prescribed one, maybe even more than one, medication for a mental illness you do not believe you have and having no choice on whether or not you will take this drug. The drug has significant negative side effects and the long-term effects of it have not been … Continue reading
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