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Putting Yourself on the A-List
The year is coming to a close, and it’s that season when many of us are reflecting on the 12 months now behind us while looking forward to the next 12 coming up. Whether you’re big on New Year’s resolutions or not, there is undoubtedly value in occasionally taking stock. Year’s end is as good a time as any. As I go through this practice myself, I know that one of my biggest priorities for 2022 is putting myself on Healthy
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I Came Out on Christmas Eve
As told to Alexandra Frost As a child, when I watched shows with my mom and LGBTQ characters came on the screen, she would stick out her tongue in disgust and make a disapproving sound. At our Catholic church, where my family was deeply devoted, I listened, confused, to the ideologies: I didn’t understand why God would hate someone who loved someone of the same gender. These influences, among others, meant that I would spend my teen years, during which Healthy
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Novant Health Announces $169M Bed Tower Expansion
Novant Health (Winston-Salem, N.C.) is planning to add a $169 million bed tower at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center in Matthews, N.C., according to an article in Winston-Salem Journal. The project will add 150,000 square feet to the medical center and renovate 50,000 square feet of existing space. The project will expand the hospital’s bed count by 20 beds to 174 and add a new surgical services area with seven operating rooms (ORs), three endoscopy rooms, a post-anesthesia care unit, healthcare
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Teen Suicide Warning Signs & Prevention Tips
Teen suicide is a pressing issue our youth face today. In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States. Research shows us that after a decade of decreased rates through 2007, teenage suicide rates are once again going up. The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) found that between 2000 – 2017, the United States talk
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Social Anxiety in Teens: Signs & Symptoms
While it’s something that can affect anyone, at any age, social anxiety disorder in teens is something we need to talk about. In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), social anxiety disorder (SAD) affects nearly 32% of adolescents aged 13 to 18 years old in the United States. Knowing the signs of social anxiety in a teenager, understanding the causes, how it affects them, and what treatments are available are all important. Social anxiety disorder in talk
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My Depression is Getting Worse: What Should I Do?
Depression affects more than 16.1 million adults in the United States every year. Mental health conditions like chronic or severe depression can make it difficult to know when it’s time to get help. This can be largely due to symptoms of depression coming and going, and by the time you start slipping into your next depressive episode, you might not fully realize it’s happening. Sometimes, depression getting worse can dictate your life and you can’t control it, but when you talk
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What is Emotional Cheating?
Cheating can be one of the worst of all betrayals in a relationship, and when it comes to emotional cheating, things become even more confusing and painful. The truth is, being unfaithful isn’t always about sex or long-term, passionate, involved physical affairs. The simple fact is up to 60% of marriages will be faced with some form of infidelity at one point or another. An emotional affair can be just as, if not more, harmful to your romantic relationship as talk
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University Of Louisville Health Facility Plans $60M Expansion
University of Louisville Health (UofL Health; Louisville, Ky.) is expanding its UofL Health – Medical Center South in Shepherdsville, Ky., according to an article in whas11.com. The project, renamed UofL Health – South Hospital, will add two floors to the existing structure with 40 inpatient beds, 10 intensive care unit (ICU) beds, and 30 surgical beds, with the ability to flex up to 80 beds. The $60 million project is scheduled to open in spring 2023. The facility will remain healthcare
décembre 21, 2021Like
A VR Fitness Expert Tells Us What to Expect From Tiffany Haddish’s New VR Workout
If you’re looking to shake up your workouts for the new year with some high-tech vibes, Tiffany Haddish might be your new favorite gym buddy (in virtual reality, anyway). The actress and comedian’s latest collaboration with VR fitness app Supernatural is bringing us four virtual workouts (boxing, cardio, full-body stretching and meditation) that embrace all the things Haddish herself loves about working out in virtual reality and offers a unique (if a little sci-fi) way to spice up your 2022 shek
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Does Melatonin Affect Birth Control? What Experts Want You to Know
The first time I told a friend I was considering the birth control pill to help with my painful periods, she responded that “the pill” was rumoured to cause infertility. For the record, research has shown no link between the birth control pill and infertility. This is just one of the many pervasive misconceptions about how birth control pills can affect the body.Birth control pills have been available in Canada for more than 50 years. The hormonal medication is typically best
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Bleeding Disorders in Girls and Women
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Cherokee Nation Planning Replacement Hospital In Oklahoma
The Cherokee Nation is replacing the W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah, Okla., with a new facility in Tahlequah, according to an article in Becker’s Hospital Review. The current facility is 180,000 square feet and was built to serve approximately 60,000 patient visits per year but recently has been serving over 500,000 patient visits per year, according to the article. The new $400 million facility is planned to be double the size and include critical care beds, inpatient dialysis, and a healthcare