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Taking Stock
I started working for Healthcare Design about 12 years ago, and one of the first big projects to land on my desk was managing our annual A/E/C Survey. It’s been a pet project of mine ever since, and finally taught me that using Excel can be more satisfying than excruciating. The survey has evolved a bit over time, with new questions added or others retired, but it always serves as a biennial opportunity to take stock of where we are healthcare
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5 Ways to Avoid Falling for False Health Information Online
The moment you feel a tickle in your throat or spot a new rash on your child it’s easy to turn to Dr. Google. From the comfort of your couch, you can enter your symptoms into a search engine and begin down a rabbit hole of potential causes, symptoms, and treatments. “Dr. Google has never been to any of our med classes, but they probably are the most popular doctor out there,” Jessica Shepherd, M.D., an OB-GYN and founder of shek
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A Cleaner Future Is on the Horizon
As we pass the two-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, mandates across America are ending and the talk now is of treating the virus as endemic. The hope is that, going forward, we can control it, rather than letting it control us. If COVID taught us anything, it’s to pay more attention to the ways germs are spread. And nowhere is that more important than in healthcare facilities. Studies show that 80 percent of common illnesses, including nasty ones like healthcare
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3form’s Nature-Inspired Collections Help Put Patients At Ease
Natural light and nature-inspired color create an approachable patient check-in area. A human-centric approach to design is perhaps no more important than when designing for healthcare. In these spaces, we experience some of the most profound moments of our lives, and support from healthcare providers, family, friends, as well as our surrounding environment can make a meaningful difference. 3form’s products allow designers to leverage design as a pillar of delivering high-quality care and harness the power of color, light, and healthcare
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We need to talk about psychosis
As research finds that a quarter of young people say they have never heard of psychosis, a national charity is calling for greater awareness According to the NHS, psychosis is a mental health condition where people lose some contact with reality. This might mean that they see or hear things that other people do not – classed as hallucinations – or they might begin to believe things that are not actually true – classed as delusions. Psychosis can be caused happi
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How Much Space Is TOO Much Space? Let’s Find The Right Balance
What’s the key to a perfect relationship or a marriage? Uhmm…. Doing each and everything together? Doing things that they like? Sticking with each other 24*7? Or Being available always? Well, if you think that relationship or marriage is all about the above-listed things…my dear friend, you might be standing in the wrong direction! The relationship is not at all about sticking to each other 24*7. Modern relationships do not work that way! The fact is that a relationship is calmsage
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Discover the joy of hiking and its mental health benefits
Walking in nature is great for your mental and physical health. So, get your boots on and step up, because here’s our beginner’s guide Whether strolling up a local hill or attempting the Three Peaks Challenge, hiking is an activity with a range of benefits. According to mental health charity Mind, spending time exercising outdoors in nature can benefit our mental health by improving our mood and reducing feelings of stress. And it’s good for our physical health, too: brisk happi
mars 31, 2022Like
On a Computer All Day? Stop & Try These 8 Stretches for Your Neck & Back
Working remotely has become our way of life over the last two years, and as such, you might find yourself at your computer more often thanks to conducting and/or attending Zoom meetings in addition to your other screen time. So it’s no wonder, with all that sitting, that you might find your neck and back a bit stiff and tight by the end of the work day. Not to mention your body might be accustomed to reverting into a hunched shek
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February Policy Roundup
1. HealthyWomen supports a bill to advance research into uterine fibroids This month, in honor of Black History Month, HealthyWomen senior policy advisor Martha Nolan published an Op-Ed in The Hill urging Congress to pass a bill that would increase funding for research and education on uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow in the uterus and can cause severe pelvic pain, severe menstrual bleeding, and pregnancy complications, among other symptoms. Black women are more likely to experience Healthy
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Clinic Sofia Expands In Minnesota
Clinic Sofia, an OB-GYN clinic in Maple Grove, Minn., moved into a new standalone building adjacent to Maple Grove Hospital. The 6,000-square-foot clinic features 10 exam rooms (up from four in the previous location), a procedure room, and ultrasound room. A respite room for physicians and flex space for future growth is also included. The project team comprises BDH (design; Minneapolis) and Fendler Patterson Construction (construction; Minneapolis). The post Clinic Sofia Expands In Minnesota first appeared on HCD Magazine. healthcare
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I Was Bleeding to Death on the Bathroom Floor — While the Medics Insisted I Couldn’t Afford the Ambulance Ride
As told to Erica Rimlinger One evening during my senior year of college in Texas, I was hanging out at my boyfriend’s apartment when a vicious, blinding pain seized my abdomen. It was like I’d been shot, but the pain wasn’t localized: it was everywhere in my torso. I started bleeding like I had my period, even though I didn’t. I thought I was dying. I curled up in a fetal position on the floor, crawling into the bathroom just Healthy
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These Celebrities Are Living With Rare or Chronic Illnesses
Living with, treating and understanding the effects of a rare and/or chronic illness is a serious undertaking for a person and their loved ones. Regardless of the prognosis, a rare illness affects every part of a person’s life and it takes time, energy and emotional labor to process it all and begin to come to terms with your “new normal.” And these conditions are increasingly common: In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control reported that half of all adults in America shek