
Beware Preventable Medical Errors
While most medical errors/adverse events occur in the hospital setting, beware they can occur in any outpatient medical care setting. Worldwide, as many as 4 in 10 patients are harmed in primary and outpatient healthcare settings, with up to 80% of those medical...

The Serious Burden of Migraine Headaches
Migraine sufferers have a serious burden. A condition that is not easily recognized nor improved. Background: -40 million folks in the US are impacted by these headaches (HA). -1 in 4 households is impacted by someone suffering from migraines. - sufferers are twice as...

Flu vs. COVID-19, Similarities & Differences, Beware
It's the season --for the flu-- and although the numbers are down dramatically, we have a 'cousin' albeit a distant one to influenza, causing a pandemic! We constantly worry about flu vs. COVID-19. Can you tell if you are coming down with the flu or is it the dreaded...

Exercise Addiction Is Bad
It occurs in a reported 3-9% worldwide (Journal of Behavioral Addictions). More of us have picked up exercise in this lockdown era. Everybody knows exercise is good for you, so more is better? Exercise is tied to good health improved brainpower (cognitive function)....

Vitamin K
I have said many times before, vitamins are nutrients our body requires but does not make. Most people know about vitamins A, B, C, D, and/or E, but vitamin K goes under most folks' nutritional radar. Yet it is essential for life because our body requires its presence...

The MIND Diet
U.S. News & World Report, an international authority in rankings and consumer advice, released its annual evaluation for Best Diets. If you get a copy you will read of 39 diets in multiple categories. The MIND diet was ranked fourth for the easiest diet to...

Medical Study Retractions
It happens way more than you might think, between 2001-2010 annual retractions exploded by 1,000%, according to some estimates. Issues that lead to retraction includes duplicate publication, fraud, authorship issues, ethical issues, and error. Scary! So do you just...

Ways to Well-Being in 2021
The key to all things 2021 is you, you are the driver, effector, and receiver. A clean slate- write your own version! Please start by giving yourself a break! Practice self-compassion, take care of yourself first. Take care of your basic needs: sleep 7-9 hours eat a...
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