by Tyler Durden Wed, 09/11/2019  Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, What you are about to read in this article is likely to make you very angry.  Once upon a time, the primary mission of our [...]

MARIA PEREZ-JOHNSON, DO | PHYSICIAN | FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Being a doctor is hard; being a mother is just as hard — if not harder — and being both often seems impossible. Looking back at my medical career it is difficult to fathom not doing [...]

NAVPREET SAHSI, MD | PHYSICIAN | AUGUST 21, 2019 The emergency room is an interesting place to work. It’s controlled chaos. Walk through the hallways, and you’ll hear people screaming, see others crying, and others wincing in pain. Over time, you get a unique perspective [...]

BY MARKHAM HEID  JULY 12, 2018 There’s no doubt that kids need more sleep than adults. Their growing bodies and brains burn through a lot of energy, and adequate rest and recovery are essential for proper development. That’s why the National Sleep Foundation recommends that [...]

DEBBIE MOORE-BLACK, RN | POLICY | JUNE 3, 2019 In 1976, we couldn’t wait to be nurses. Our starched white dresses with the nurse caps and stripes symbolized our graduation status as we were called one by one to receive  our diploma and a rose. [...]

BY JAMIE DUCHARME  AUGUST 8, 2019 Caffeine can be both a treatment and a trigger for migraine headaches, which makes it difficult for sufferers to know how much to sip. Experts believe caffeine helps block adenosine, a molecule involved in migraine attacks, from binding [...]

BY JAMIE DUCHARME  NOVEMBER 20, 2017 Now is the season to think about what makes you most thankful, but research supports making it a year-round habit. Many studies have found there are benefits of gratitude — both mental and physical — and all [...]

BY MARKHAM HEID  AUGUST 1, 2019 Kids love sweets. Of course, so do many adults. But even those grown-ups with a serious sweet tooth would likely struggle to polish off a big bag of candy, while the average kid would relish that chore. [...]

MICHAEL WEISS, MD | PHYSICIAN | JANUARY 17, 2019 In the last decade, specifically in the last five to six years, we have seen the gradual disempowerment of America’s physicians as well as their unfortunate patients. Starting with health management organizations, managed care, all the [...]

BY SANYA MANSOOR JULY 24, 2019 A new study on the mysterious origins of a deadly fungal infection that seemed to have simultaneously emerged in far-flung corners of the globe finds that global warming may be to blame. Candida auris, a fungus that can [...]