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Clinicians’ phones a cybersecurity risk, says study
La Trobe University – A new study led by Dr. Tafheem Wani, a La Trobe lecturer in Digital Health Information Management, showed that clinicians’ phones (and other digital devices) contained sensitive patient…
Americans spend more years being unhealthy than people in any other country
ARS TECHNICA – The gap of time between how long Americans live and how much of that time is spent in good health only grew wider in the last two decades, according…
14 ‘shocking’ signs at age 60 that you’ll develop dementia by age 80
Fox News – The onset of dementia can come as a shock, but various signs could predict the condition as long as 20 years before symptoms. Researchers evaluated 181 potential risk factors, including…
Houseplants Can Make You Healthier
THE NEW YORK TIMES – I was on the phone with a friend the other day, and because I can’t sit still, I started to dust the leaves on my sprawling bird…
Subway ending $6.99 value meal early, reports say
(NEXSTAR) — Subway is ending its value meal deal earlier than anticipated, according to reports. Restaurant Business Magazine reported the company is ending its $6.99, 6-inch Meal Deal on Wednesday, Nov. 27….
Luigi Mangione’s Full Manifesto – Headline Health
“To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. “To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone….
Kennedy’s War on Corn Syrup Brings a Health Crusade to Trump Country
The New York Times – The Archer Daniels Midland wet mill on the outskirts of Decatur, Ill., rises like an industrial behemoth from the frozen, harvested cornfields of Central Illinois. Steam billowed…
Why hasn’t the bird flu pandemic started?
SCIENCE.ORG – If the world finds itself amid a flu pandemic in a few months, it won’t be a big surprise. Birds have been spreading a new clade of the H5N1 avian…
How old is too old to be shoveling snow this winter?
USA TODAY – One of the most laborious chores related to the winter weather is snow shoveling. Though the task may just be another household chore to some, snow shoveling can be…