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How do you harden yourself to the witness of child abuse?

My youngest daughter, Laura, is studying for a degree in psychology. She wants to be a counselor for troubled youth. Earlier in her college...

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Preparing for: Hysteroscopic Myomectomy

Prepare yourself for a Hysteroscopic Myomectomy, an easy way to remove submucosal uterine fibroids.

DISEASES

After Man’s Death Following Insurance Denials, West Virginia Tackles Prior Authorization

Six months after a West Virginia man died following a protracted battle with his health insurer over doctor-recommended cancer care, the state’s Republican governor...

Doctors Find Drug for Lethal Lung Disease After Decades of Trying

An international team of researchers reports in the New England Journal of Medicine dramatically transforming aPAP treatment by helping develop a drug that patients can inhale once a day so their body will clear out the pulmonary waste.

The Diabetes Epidemic: A Pressing Public Health Catastrophe

The economic impact of Type 2 diabetes is staggering. The time for half-measures and incremental change is long past.

The CDC Has a Communications Problem

From MSNBC to Fox News, outlets across the media spectrum are critiquing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky and her agency’s handling of communications around the...

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Cleverly Using Semantics to Deceive and Avoid Licensing as a Therapist?

Coaching, without a doubt, is big business, and it is estimated to bring in $11B in 2021. There is little control over the use of the term “life coach,” and it is an unregulated industry

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GLP‑1 Medications in Later Life: Why the “Miracle Shot” Needs a Senior‑Specific Safety Lens

When GLP-1 medications like semaglutide began to gain attention, many people saw them as a breakthrough. For some people, these drugs help lower blood sugar,...

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Another AFLDS Quack, Meet Dr. Peterson Pierre

I bumped into this individual on Twitter in a short video where he explains to the masses about the benefits of Ivermectin and Suramin...