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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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Medical Notes: August 29, 2021

Many people have heard of the concept of “real age,” and how our bodies may age much more quickly or more slowly than our chronological age. Now a study in the journal Nature Aging shows that a person’s risk for old age illnesses can be accurately predicted …
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Veterinarian Suicide

A new CDC report shows that suicide among veterinarians is much higher than in the general population. Experts discuss the unique stresses that affect these professionals, including financial, compassion fatigue, euthanasia, and online harassment. They also …
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“Nursemaid’s Elbow”

Swinging small children around by their arms may be fun, but it can lead to a very common injury, “nursemaid’s elbow,” an elbow dislocation, and each instance makes the next more likely. Physicians who treat it—and have experienced it in their own …
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