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Mysophobia: All You Need To Know About The Fear Of Dirt, Contamination, Or Germs
With the global pandemic in the mix, we’ve learned and adapted to be mindful of the viruses, bacteria, and germs in the environment but being cautious about the dirt and germs isn’t as same as having an extreme or irrational fear of dirt, contamination, or germs. When you struggle with the fear of germs, dirt, or contamination – also known as mysophobia, it can cause you to go out of your way to avoid or stay away from germs or calmsage
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Take Charge of Your Advanced Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women, other than skin cancer — and that means you probably know someone who’s been affected by breast cancer in some way. Though any cancer diagnosis is scary, women living with advanced or metastatic breast cancer are more likely to experience significant emotional stress than those with a less advanced stage of breast cancer. And women of color face unique challenges from the disease, with Black women being 40% more Healthy
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Why Do Women of Color Have Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes?
In 2013, Katrece Nolen, a 47-year-old Black woman in Northern Virginia, noticed one of her breasts felt swollen. She called her doctor and was sent for a mammogram. The results did not confirm the presence of cancer, so Nolen was prescribed an antibiotic regimen for what was thought to be mastitis. Several weeks later, her breast was even more swollen. Nolen contacted the office of a breast surgeon and was told they couldn’t see her for two months. “An offer Healthy
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You Have Advanced Breast Cancer. What’s Next?
I still remember that day so clearly. I was sitting across from my breast cancer surgeon when she held up an image. “It looks like a bomb went off in your chest,” she said. I thought this sounded a bit dramatic, but apparently the lump I discovered a few weeks earlier was just the tip of the cancer-berg in my right breast. Based on the imaging and a prior biopsy, we were looking at advanced breast cancer, which is when Healthy
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Reeves County Hospital To Open $114M Replacement Project
Reeves County Hospital in Pecos, Texas, plans to build a $114 million replacement facility in Pecos, according to an article in oaoa.com. The two-story, 140,000-square-foot facility will be situated on 7 acres. The existing 87,000-square-foot facility, which is 45 years old, will be repurposed after the new facility opens. The project team includes and Perkins+Will (architect; Chicago) and Robins & Morton (general contractor; Birmingham, Ala.). The post Reeves County Hospital To Open $114M Replacement Project first appeared on HCD healthcare
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Qué influencia tiene el eccema en la salud sexual
Mariah Woodson, una empresaria de 30 años de Los Ángeles, tuvo que luchar con el eccema (también conocido como dermatitis atópica) desde los 20 años. “¡No bromeo, mis manos y cuello parecían los de un cocodrilo!”, recordó ella. “Siempre dije (bromeando) que si algún hombre me propusiera matrimonio, la apariencia de mis manos haría que huyera. Y corra lejos muy rápidamente”. La intimidad durante un brote es difícil, dijo. “Muchas personas no entienden que el eccema no es contagioso y Healthy
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Eccema y los niños: Qué pueden hacer los padres para mantener saludables a sus hijos
Cuando la hija de Laura Fellows tenía apenas 2 meses, esta madre primeriza notó unas manchas ásperas, rojas y resecas en la piel de sus mejillas y atrás de sus rodillas. La piel parecía inflamada y la comezón de su hija no paraba. Afortunadamente, ya tenía agendada una consulta médica mensual para su recién nacida. En dicha consulta, su hija recibió un diagnóstico de dermatitis atópica, una condición que también se conoce como eccema. “Sospechaba que era eccema”, dijo Laura. Healthy
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Antimicrobial Resistance Is Bad News for Everyone, but May Hurt Some Communities More Than Others
When Terry Bravo had a urinary tract infection in 2018, she took her mother’s unused antibiotics, left over from a prescription her mom had never finished four years before. Bravo said it was the only antibiotic she could get. Although Bravo has health insurance, she said it costs a lot and barely covers anything. “I might as well not have it,” she said. Taking her mother’s old medication made Bravo nervous about potential side effects and negative interactions with other Healthy
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You Snooze, You Lose? Sufficient Sleep Could Be Key to a Healthy Weight
Whenever Jordan Rosenfeld, 47, is short on sleep, her diet suffers. “I reach for carbs and sugar the next day,” Rosenfeld said. “My go-tos are Fritos and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Also, I don’t drink caffeine, so I really turn to these comfort foods for energy.” Eating crummy food leaves Rosenfeld feeling equally crummy and can also cause bloating and slight weight gain. “My pants definitely fit tighter after a couple days of not sleeping well,” she said. Lack of sleep Healthy
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NHS Builds Underground Proton Therapy Center
Situated in the heart of London, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is a major teaching hospital that operates six facilities in Central London, making it one of the largest National Health Service (NHS) trusts in the U.K. In 2010, its role grew when NHS appointed UCLH as one of two organizations to house an NHS proton beam therapy center, with the other location at Christie Hospital in Manchester, England. Maximizing the opportunity, UCLH also decided to relocate healthcare
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Nelson Worldwide And DDI Merge
Architecture, design, and strategy firm Nelson Worldwide (Philadelphia) is merging operations with interior design and architecture firm Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects PC (DDI; Philadelphia). The combined firm will be located in Philadelphia. The post Nelson Worldwide And DDI Merge first appeared on HCD Magazine. healthcare