I was 11 years old when I thought about killing myself for the first time. Since then, I've struggled for more than a decade to overcome suicidal ideations on a regular…
Category: Lifestyle
Online symptom checkers often not accurate for ID’ing skin rashes
Nicholas A. Berry, from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, and colleagues entered clinical data from 15 rash vignettes into eight online symptom checkers that were capable of diagnosis (not…
Rates of surgical consults lower for Black patients
Black Medicare patients have lower odds of receiving a surgical consultation after being admitted from the emergency department with an emergency general surgery condition versus similar White Medicare patients. Sanford…
Three ways app developers keep kids glued to the screen—and what to do about it
From learning numbers to learning how to brush your teeth, it seems there's a kids' app for everything. Recent US statistics indicate more than half of toddlers and three-quarters of…
Lift heavy or smaller weights with high reps? It all depends on your goal
So you want to lift weights but aren't sure where to start. You scroll through your Instagram feed looking for guidance—but all you see are fitness influencers touting the idea…
Increased electronic health record time associated with enhanced quality outcomes in primary care
In the United States, the electronic health record (EHR) has become increasingly prevalent in the day-to-day practice of physicians, with primary care physicians (PCPs) spending the most time in the…
Q and A: Back pain
It seems like everyone I know has some type of back pain. My husband and I both suffer from back pain but mine is a dull ache at the end…