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Finding sustainable work you love in an era of relentless layoffs

Association of Health Care Journalists

If youre a health journalist who has recently been laid off or bought out, you might feel lost, discouraged, angry or scared. She left her last full-time role as health correspondent for Business Insider to go freelance full time in June 2023. He joined STAT in June after being laid off from Business Insider in early 2024.

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How research misconduct harms patients and science

Association of Health Care Journalists

Pillers reporting was a wake-up call for many in the scientific community, including at the National Institutes of Health. Moderator Liz Seegert AHCJ Health Beat Leader for Aging Liz Seegert is AHCJs health beat leader on aging. Piller collaborated with Matthew Schrag, M.D., Matthew Schrag, M.D.,

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Between Hope and Grief: A Medical Memoir of Father, Son, and Family

The Health Care Blog

By GEORGE BEAUREGARD This piece is different from the typical health-care industry topics covered in this forum. My Sunday morning routine usually involves getting a cup of coffee and downloading the most recent editions of magazines on my iPad. Four people are on the cover: their names, cancer types, and age at diagnosis displayed.

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‘No one can see you now’: What states are doing to boost primary care

Association of Health Care Journalists

Evidence abounds that access to primary care improves health and lowers costs. And yet, only 5% of health care spending in this country goes to primary care, less than in any other Western democracy. Freyer is a health care journalist based in Rhode Island. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.

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Getting restless over the holidays? Take a hike.

NC Health News

“Time in nature can lead to health benefits through contact with the natural elements, participation in physical activity, restoration of mental and emotional health, and time with social contacts,” according to the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. ” Rachel said. Her sister hiked it after Helene, she said.

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Aliyah Griffith – Mahogany Mermaids and Marine Marvels

Frontiers

Around the age of 8, I asked a dolphin trainer what her job was. I think that’s how I slipped into the overworked, people-pleasing mode, which was becoming detrimental to my health, leading to having no work-life balance.”. So, how was Aliyah’s initial interest in marine science ignited?

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Can Puzzles and Games Prevent Alzheimer's?

Mercola

This reality underscores the urgent need for preventive strategies that help you maintain cognitive health as you age. This reserve acts as a buffer, helping your brain cope with age-related changes and neurodegenerative processes. In the study, certain activities stood out as particularly beneficial in reducing dementia risk.