By the time Austin Johnson was 29, his liver had been so damaged by heavy drinking that his doctors feared he might die. For years, he’d put away nearly a full bottle of booze every night to assuage his emotional anguish. Everything in his life revolved around drinking. “It was normal for me to come …
By Rafael Fernandez, Jr., MD It’s a festive season in America, and doctors are once again eagerly waiting to see if our country’s leaders serve up another plate of disrespect as we head into 2023. Doctors face cuts of 8 % of Medicare reimbursement in 2023. This is not an inflation-adjusted reimbursement reduction. That’s 8% …
Dr. Mayank Amin and his wife are pharmacists. They are also parents to a one-and-a-half-year-old child, with another on the way. They try to be well prepared for any illness or medical need that may arise in their household, especially during the winter with the rise of seasonal viruses circulating. This includes having painkillers or …
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Comment this story Comment Student absences in Montgomery County spiked as an early wave of flu and respiratory illnesses converged with the spread of covid-19 — in what many are calling a “triple epidemic.” And so before the start of winter vacation on Friday, the school system encouraged people to wear masks. “Especially if they …
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With our student debt crisis raging and Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan now officially on hold, it’s easy to see why parents of students — and students themselves — are worried. Nothing seems to be going well in the higher education space, and it couldn’t come at a worse time since monthly federal student loan …
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According to the Mental Health Index, hijacked cognitive function by an increase in depression, stress and anxiety SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON, November 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — According to the Mental Health Index: US Worker Edition, the fall malaise is setting in. Americans’ risk of depression jumped 106% in September from the peak of the sunny …
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