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March 15, 2024 – Summer is fast approaching, and the pressures of “bikini season” have some young adults looking to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic to shed weight. And while data shows that obesity is skyrocketing among U.S. teens and young adults, Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications are very rarely the first or best option to lose …
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TikTok is known for oft-questionable health and fitness advice, such as claims that a dietary supplement is “nature’s Ozempic” and that a “parasite cleanse” is necessary for everyday health. And now a recent viral TikTok video claims that if you combine Jell-O, lemon juice and ibuprofen, you can delay or stop your period. Many people online …
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When it comes to sick days, retail jobs are notoriously harsh. A lot of them seem to either expect you to work anyway, or fire you through no fault of your own. But according to Angelina (@minorthreattosociety), Plato’s Closet is on another level. In a TikTok directed to the second-hand clothing store, Angelina described them …
“I make sure I am up-to-date on vaccines before travel,” Wu said. “Flu and COVID-19 are so common among travelers, and even a mild case can ruin a trip. Also, for international travel, there are additional vaccines that might be recommended or required, or even malaria prophylaxis for some areas. I suggest travelers check the …
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Although there are some people who go into their places of employment looking to get paid for doing very little, most of us accept a job in good faith. We report our time accurately, and we follow the rules we agreed to when we were hired. So, it can be more than a little insulting …
Are malicious compliance stories the best, or what? You bet they are! And the one you’re about to read will satisfy your soul and put a big smile on your face. The person who wrote it was working at a drug store at the time… “Somewhere around 2007 I was working as a drug store …
“These risk factors oftentimes don’t have any real symptoms,” Wang said, which is a worrisome thing to think about. “A patient would never know that their blood pressure’s high, they wouldn’t know whether they have high cholesterol unless all of this is routinely tested or screened on a regular basis.” This means it’s crucial that …
“As a nurse, it sickens me to know people have to go through this.” View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliacorrigan/15-stories-getting-doctors-to-listen-women
I couldn’t imagine just getting up and walking out of a classroom when I was in school, but times have changed, my friends! It seems like the kids have a lot of control these days and they kind of run the asylums…or the schools, I mean… So did this teenager go too far when she …
One thing about me that is both a blessing and a curse is that I can be very, very persistent to the point of obnoxiousness. And in the years since I first requested a tubal ligation, I learned how to advocate for myself within the medical system. Part of my success is just my entirely …
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“The period from three [years old] until about five years ago was hell on earth for me.” View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/morganmurrell/selma-blair-said-her-doctors-allegedly-dismissed-her-pain
It seems like more and more we’re hearing stories about doctor’s dismissing people’s stories about how they’re feeling and giving them really routine advice. What could be going on? Is it that doctor’s are slacking off and not wanting to hear patients out because it means they’d have to do more work? Naw… that couldn’t …
