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Optimism Prolongs Life
Optimism isn’t just good, it’s good for you, scientists have found. Researchers in Boston were able to identify how optimistic patients were
Late Breaking Egg News
Remember when eggs were good for you, then they were bad, then they were good again, or at least not homicidal? Well, they’re bad again…
Ultra-Processed Foods
A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows that the rise of ultra-processed foods and the rise in obesity over the last several decades isn’t a coincidence.
Burnout Syndrome?
It’s official: Burnout is a syndrome. The World Health Organization recently upgraded it (or is that a downgrade?) in the International…
Pot, Emergencies, and Psychosis
Marijuana may, as a presidential candidate recently said, bring joy to a lot of people, but it’s also bringing dire health consequences to some.
Water and Milk for Kids
New pediatric nutritional guidelines are doubling down on the trend against offering young kids sweetened drinks. To avert chronic illnesses…
Unhealthy Health Records
Is your doctor skeptical of the electronic health record systems (EHRs) in use at many practices and hospitals nationwide?
Printed Hearts
With heart disease pervasive, many patients need a transplant — but die waiting. An Israeli team announced a possible answer…
Scams as Screening
Many dementia patients and their families wish they’d had more of a heads-up that trouble was coming. Often the trouble isn’t impaired memory…
