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Achoo! 5 Essential Reads for Pollen Season
By Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation As spring expands across North America, trees, shrubs and flowers are releasing pollen. This fine, powdery substance is produced by the male structures of cone-bearing and flowering plants. When it’s carried to the plants’ female structures by wind, water or pollinators, fertilization happens. As pollen travels, it also triggers allergies in some 25 million Americans. Pollen exposure can cause sneezing, coughing, itchy eyes, runny nose and postnasal drip – unwelcome signs of spring for sufferers. Healthy
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What to Do When Politics Make You & Your Partner Fight
The heart wants what it wants, and sometimes it turns out it wants someone with a political outlook different than yours. You might think: “If two people truly love one another, their politics won’t matter.” But for certain relationships, bickering about candidates or issues can be an unresolvable hurdle leading to some less-than-loving fights about your values — and it can be really challenging to navigate differences (be them small or large). (TBH, if elected officials can’t bring themselves to shek
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Connecticut Children’s Hospital Plans Pediatric Behavioral Health Unit
Connecticut Children’s Hospital in Hartford, Conn., is seeking to add a new medical psychiatric unit to treat children with physical and psychiatric ailments, according to an article in the Hartford Courant. To move forward with the plan, Connecticut Children’s will seek approval for a certificate of need (CON). The project is scheduled to open in 14-18 months. The post Connecticut Children’s Hospital Plans Pediatric Behavioral Health Unit first appeared on HCD Magazine. healthcare
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Opens Dedicated Geriatric Unit
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (Newark, N.J.), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has opened a new comprehensive geriatric unit that includes 24 private beds and spans two floors of the hospital. The unit is designed for older adult patients and features large-sized rooms to accommodate physical therapy activities, beds specifically designed to reduce pressure injuries and reduce fall hazards, cushioned slip-resistant flooring, and sliding doors to private bathrooms with guardrails. Additionally, select rooms have been outfitted with equipment to support non-ambulatory healthcare
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Low On Serotonin? These Foods Decrease Serotonin Levels + Food That Boost Serotonin
We all need a break from the afternoon slumps, especially when working from home. Those snacks you like to munch on – a smoothie, a protein bar, or oat cookies – seem pretty safe to consume during the afternoon hours. But, if you often experience a mood dip after consuming those “seemingly safe” snacks then you might be eating foods that decrease serotonin levels. Yes, it’s true, Foods – the snacks and beverages – you consume during afternoon hours to calmsage
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How to Handle a Panic Attack at Work: 10 Simple Ways
Panic attacks can be very scary and challenging to handle but the challenge can be even more when you’re dealing with a panic attack at work. At our workplace, worries and anxieties about what our coworkers would think of us can even raise your panic. If you’re overly concerned about having a panic attack at work – in front of your managers, coworkers, or supervisors – then your overall well-being might be affected and can make your workplace a not-so-safe calmsage
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The down-low on crypto: how trading digital currencies could be impacting your mental health
As trading and investing in cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly popular, how can you tell when a relationship with a new financial venture is becoming unhealthy? Bitcoin, ethereum, binance coin, cardano, dogecoin… If that list means more to you than just a collection of random words, then you probably already know about cryptocurrency and its growing relevance in our modern society. For those unfamiliar with cryptocurrencies, they’re digital currencies that are not produced by banks or governments, but which can be happi
mai 3, 2022Like
Considerations For Aging Hospital Infrastructures
Many health systems face aging infrastructure and frequently question whether it’s time to consider a replacement facility or make improvements to on-campus facilities, including expansion projects or renovations over time. The first option is capital intensive in the short term and should provide value over many years to come. The second option can offer a more financially feasible near-term solution but requires creativity to provide lasting value. As healthcare providers plot their path forward, they need to consider system-wide strategic healthcare
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CHI Memorial CON Approved In Georgia
CHI Memorial (Chattanooga, Tenn.) received approval from the Georgia Department of Community Health (Atlanta) for a certificate of need (CON) to build a new hospital in Ringgold, Ga., according to an article in chattanoogan.com. The new facility is planned to include 64 inpatient beds, an intensive care unit (ICU), emergency department (ED), operating rooms (ORs), and a comprehensive imaging center with X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and non-invasive cardiac imaging capabilities. The new building will connect to the current CHI Memorial healthcare
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$3.7M Clark Center For Breast Imaging Opens In Pennsylvania
Doylestown Health (Doylestown, Pa.) celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new Clark Center for Breast Imaging on the ground floor of Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, Pa. Formerly known as the Women’s Diagnostic Center, the $3.7 million Clark Center for Breast Imaging includes breast imaging, biopsy, and ultrasound services The post $3.7M Clark Center For Breast Imaging Opens In Pennsylvania first appeared on HCD Magazine. healthcare
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First Study Of Its Kind Looks At Changes In The Brain Over Time Of Young People At High Risk Of Bipolar Disorder
A new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry looked at longitudinal changes in structural connectivity in young people at a high genetic risk for bipolar disorder. “Bipolar disorder is characterized by severe and impairing swings of mood, varying from the chaos and impaired judgment of mania to the slowed thinking and suicidal despair of depression,” study author Philip Mitchell told us. “It is a very strongly genetic condition, with close relatives of someone with this condition having ten theravive