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Healthcare Data Breaches

Government reports say more than 265 million healthcare records have been stolen, lost, or improperly disclosed in the last decade. It may create a financial risk, but it could also mean your health conditions and secrets are all over the internet. What are …
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Nail Biting

Nail biting is an extremely common habit, but some people bite their nails so badly and so often that they suffer damage to their hands. Experts discuss why so many of us are driven to bite our nails, what can be done to stop it, and the damage that can occur …
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Medical Notes: September 12, 2021

A lot of people who have a sleepless night hope they can find time for a nap the next day to make up for it. But a new study in the journal Sleep shows that that doesn’t work. Scientists say 30-to-60 minute naps have no effect on relieving sleep deprivation… …
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Back to School With Covid

Schools that just a couple of months ago imagined opening free of great pandemic worry are now facing a Delta variant that’s even more contagious than the original. Yet last year’s experience is telling experts and administrators that school can be held safely …
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Medical Notes: September 5, 2021

Growing up in poverty physically changes the brain… which makes it much more likely poor kids have cognitive and behavioral difficulties later. A brain imaging study in the journal Biological Psychiatry followed children for 17 years starting around age three. …
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Mental Illness in Prison

Many people in prison have a mental illness that keeps them from following the rules of society. Prison, its rules, and often its punitive intent may be the worst place for them, especially since treatment is often lacking there. A noted prison psychiatrist …
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