4 Benefits of Hugging Yourself
Hugging Yourself Giving yourself a hug is just as important as hugging someone else. Not only does it make yourself feel calm, it turns out that hugs will also provide great benefits for mental health.…
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and long
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “ME/CFS is a complex multi-system illness that destroys lives (essentially killing the person yet leaving them alive). It leaves patients with unimaginable fatigue, post-exertional…
Bad dreams in middle age could be sign of dementia risk,
People who experience frequent bad dreams in middle age may experience a faster rate of cognitive decline and be at higher risk of dementia as they get older, data suggests.If confirmed, the research could eventually…
My Take on the Met’s Appointment of David Breslin as New
I’ve known and liked the knowledgeable, affable David Breslin when he served at the Clark Art Institute (where I first met him when he was associate director of the Clark’s Research and Academic Program and…
Life with A Leopard Gecko: Two Months In
It’s been a hot second since I shared much about Lucky, our family’s leopard gecko, and now that we’ve had her for nearly two months, I wanted to dive more into sharing about our girl,…
Almost half of jobseeker recipients unable to work full-time
Near-record levels of people on the jobseeker payment are sick or have a disability, with more than 350,000 people on the dole now unable to work full-time.Department of Social Services figures for June reveal 358,000…
A Close to Home Weekend
Hello, hello! Happy Monday to YOU. How was your weekend? I hope it was a lovely combination of fun and relaxing! Our weekend kicked off on Friday night with Chase’s first soccer game of the…
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Nurses need to raise their voices [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “One thing is hard to ignore – nurses need better treatment. Nurses need a seat at the table and advocacy. Nurses need to raise…
Britons of black and south Asian origin with dementia die
Britons of black and south Asian origin with dementia die younger and sooner after being diagnosed than white people, research has found.South Asian people die 2.97 years younger and black people 2.66 years younger than…
What ‘Atlanta’ Gave Me | WIRED
In 2012, the visual artist Alisha B. Wormsley embarked on a multiyear project in Homewood, one of Pittsburgh’s historically Black neighborhoods. Profoundly impacted by the teachings of Afrofuturism and the belief that Black people are…