I just received an alarming news release via email about a study conducted by Northwestern Medicine. This study showed that female surgical residents suffered more mistreatment than men, which lead to higher burnout rates and more suicidal thoughts from them. Surgical trainees were surveyed in all accredited 260 U.S. general surgical residency programs. … Continue Reading
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How Remote Working can affect your Mental Health
I’ve recently read an interesting article about something I’ve been doing lately and that’s remote working. It talked about how doing this type of work could affect your mental health. The article brought out some negative aspects, but it also shared how you can rectify those problems as well. Remote working, or working from… Continue Reading
Clinical Depression- Hope for Women in their 30s and 40s
Depression is a widespread mental illness that is affecting many people worldwide. While it is affecting women of all ages, I’m going to focus on women in their 30s and 40s. Women between the ages of 25 and 44 are the ones dealing with the condition more frequently, according to the National Institute of Mental… Continue Reading
What I miss the most about my Father
It’s certainly hard to believe, but today marks the one-year anniversary of my father, Darryl Ray Walker’s passing. We all, as a family, have been hanging in there by moving on with our day-to-day lives and drawing closer to our friends and family for support. The first couple of years of any tragic death are… Continue Reading
How English Teachers could Manage Stress
Over these past few months, I have been teaching English online to Japanese students and it has been really nice. However, there are plenty of online and offline English teachers like me who sometimes undergo the everyday stress of teaching. What practical methods could we use to manage this condition? Is there such thing as… Continue Reading
Best Buy looking to dig deeper into health care
For those of you who are fans of Best Buy, it looks like the electronic chain is turning to health care as a big source of its future growth. Yahoo Finance reported today that the electronic retail giant is hoping to provide 5 million seniors with health monitoring services, which can range from sensors… Continue Reading
Four tips in dealing with allergies during this Indian summer
Indian summer is amongst us and there are a lot of people I know dealing with pesky allergies. Whether you’re dealing with itchy red eyes or sneezing often, there are effective ways to manage this horrible time of the year. Here are four useful tips to tackling your allergies successfully. The first tip is… Continue Reading
Inside the Life and Mind of a person with Dementia
In my previous blog posts, I have shed some light on dementia and Alzheimer’s before. I have shed light some light on another type of dementia called frontotemporal dementia (FTD). I have even discussed the possibility of coconut oil being a potential source of treatment. But I haven’t really examined what life is like… Continue Reading
