A few weeks ago, I saw a patient with diabetes that had been drifting out of control. We talked through everything carefully. Her labs, her medications, what she could afford, what she could realistically manage day-to-day. We adjusted her treatment and landed on a plan that made sense. It was a good visit. The kind…
I had picked up a box of books at work when my back just went – I have never experienced pain like that in my life. I was off work for weeks, consumed by the agony of it and barely able to move. In desperation, I tried every treatment I could – massage, physiotherapy, herbal…
By the time spring cleaning rolls around, the part of your home that needs the most TLC may be one that’s usually out of sight: the pantry, where cans of beans, tomatoes and other nonperishables have a tendency to pile up from those “just in case” grocery store purchases. Source: Read Full Article
WASHINGTON — Early postpartum visits were protective against acute care encounters among women with substance use disorder (SUD), a retrospective cohort study found. Attending a postpartum visit within 8 weeks was associated with a 44% reduction in hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits in the late postpartum period (42 to 365 days postpartum; adjusted OR…
20. “My father was officially diagnosed in the last year at almost 80 years old. He is now in a nursing home with health problems, and this has finally allowed him to get some psychiatric treatment, thus the diagnosis. It’s been an amazing relief and weirdly vindicating. I have described my dad for most of…
What if someone told you they had a secret that made household chores — unloading the dishwasher, folding and putting away the laundry, etc. — so fun that you looked forward to doing them? You would look at them askance, sure, but then you might also ask, “Okay, what’s this secret?” Source: Read Full Article
Veterinarians had little time to question how the kitten who was rushed to their animal shelter had become covered in white glue. The adhesive had hardened around the cat’s eyes and mouth, restricting his ability to breathe, eat and drink. The kitten would have probably died without prompt treatment. Source: Read Full Article
My mother is in her 70s and addicted to playing video games such as Tetris, many different versions of solitaire and slot machine gambling games. In the 1990s my parents bought a desktop computer and my mum started to play mostly card games on it for hours. As technology has progressed, she moved to a…
Dear Carolyn: My father-in-law is in a rehab facility recovering from surgery. He’s not adjusting well. I’ve been encouraging our twin sons, 21, to visit their grandfather, even mapping out the bus route for them from their university, but so far they’ve only gone with us right after his surgery. Source: Read Full Article
The art of effortless jewelry relies on brands with a deft design eye—classic but not boring; modern but subtle enough to layer with the rest of your look. It’s no easy feat. Thankfully, Mint & Lily, a San Francisco-based jewelry brand has essentially cracked the code. It may be a relative newcomer to the jewelry scene (the…
