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Mental Health And Society: Can These Two Influence Each Other?
“It’s ok not to be okay, but it’s not okay to stay that way.” – Perry Noble For years no one told me that it’s OK to break, to fall, or to stumble. I was told that I had to “get over” my depression because it was not a real thing. And would you believe me when I say that the person who told me this was a doctor? Not once did anyone come up to me and tell me calmsage
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“I Need Help!” How To Ask For Emotional Support?
No matter how strong you are physically, mentally, and emotionally, there is always a time when you fall short of that strength and need some support. Some people are fortunate enough to have a strong support system but some might have to seek emotional support. There is nothing wrong with asking for help and seeking emotional support. However, it is not as easy as it may sound. There is so much stigma out in the world that some people simply calmsage
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Are you a desk worker? Try this yoga routine designed to ease aches and pains
Break up the day and say goodbye to aches and pains, with this exclusive yoga routine designed especially for desk workers Backache, shoulder ache, neck ache, wrist ache – sometimes, working at a desk can be, well, a bit of a headache. A survey conducted by Censuswide found that 81% of UK office workers spend between four and nine hours each day sitting at their desks, which adds up to an average of 67 sedentary days per person each year happi
mars 9, 2023Like
This Man Won’t Donate to His Former Bully’s Cancer Treatment Fund & Reddit Has Thoughts
It’s easy to cling to old resentments, especially when someone made your life hell for years on end…but is it the right thing to do? One Redditor who refused to donate to a fundraiser for his childhood bully’s cancer treatment is now wondering if he made a mistake. User @Quirky-Importance-81 took to the infamous /AmITheAsshole Subreddit for some unbiased insight into the emotionally charged situation. “Apparently, my former classmate Brad (26M) has been diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s shek
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Northwood Deaconess Health Center Plans $34M Expansion, Renovation Project
Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood, N.D., is planning a multiphase $34 million expansion and renovation project, according to the website beckershospitalreview. Phase 1 will renovate shell space into a new emergency department and add 25 beds to the hospital. Phase 2 will transform the existing emergency department into a pharmacy, reception area, and imaging lab. Finally, a third phase will include aesthetic and accessibility upgrades. Construction is slated to start in August and is expected to take approximately 27 healthcare
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You Can’t Choose Your Genes
As told to Erica Rimlinger I was 41 and had spent a lovely day visiting with my mother at her home in Victoria, Canada. As she said goodnight and closed the guest room door, she lobbed a bomb: “Your brother has cancer. Good night!” Did she think I could just go to sleep after hearing that piece of news? I demanded answers. My 40-year-old brother, it turned out, was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. He’d had abdominal pain for Healthy
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People Using Phexxi, TikTok’s Favorite Non-Hormonal Birth Control, Say They’re Getting Pregnant Anyway
Phexxi, a form of non-hormonal birth control, is super popular on TikTok, but numerous people have reported getting pregnant despite using it correctly. A recent report from Rolling Stone explored the efficacy of this contraceptive gel, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2020. Phexxi works by lowering a person’s vaginal pH to make it a less hospitable environment for sperm. It is designed to be self-inserted into your vagina before having penetrative sex, and a new shek
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OhioHealth To Build $600M Women’s Center
Nonprofit health system OhioHealth (Columbus, Ohio) is planning a $600 million women’s care center adjacent to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. The 590,000-square-foot facility will include neonatal, maternal, mid-life, bone health, urogynecology, and mammography services. The care center will house 185 inpatient beds as well as outpatient care; labor, delivery, and recovery rooms; and a neonatal intensive care unit. The post OhioHealth To Build $600M Women’s Center first appeared on HCD Magazine. healthcare
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What is cognitive bias? The halo effect and horn effect
How often do you go on first impressions? Have you ever made a snap judgement about someone? You could be falling victim to cognitive bias You might have heard the expression, ‘the first impression is the last impression’, meaning it’s hard to change an opinion of someone once it’s formed. Sometimes, we make quick decisions about people and without realising we rely on biases to do this. The ‘halo or horn effect’ is a cognitive bias where our impression of happi
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“I’m Waiting for a Kidney Transplant. Again.”
When June Jones says she wakes up early most days, she means before-the-birds early. The retired grandmother of four is up before dawn (sometimes as early as 2 a.m.) several days a week for dialysis. She crawls out of bed and creeps down the hall to her spare bedroom, where she has a hemodialysis machine set up in her Ottawa home. Jones hooks up the chest catheter, lies down and starts a four-hour-long treatment. I usually cant sleep, she says, best
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Everything You Don’t Know About Kidney Disease (But Should)
The kidneys are as vital to our health and well-being as the heart or lungs. But chances are you rarely give them a second thoughtor even know how they work. The kidneys are underappreciated in terms of all that they do, says Caitlin Hesketh, a nephrologist at the Ottawa Hospital. They filter all of the blood in the body (at a rate of about one litre per minute), balancing minerals like potassium and sodium and removing waste products and excess best
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How Does Mental Health Illnesses Affect Family Relationships?
Any tension in the life of a family member upends the whole family life and relationships. And I get that. If I feel anxious, there’s a high chance that my anxiety will make my entire family feel anxious and stressed. Some of that stress would be on me, but it’s bound to happen. After all, “misery loves company.” Did you know that according to WHO, one in every five adults struggles with some mental health disorder? It’s the statistics speaking! calmsage