Medical Notes: Week of May 21, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of May 21.
Education Sub-categories:
- College/Higher Education (12)
- Learning (52)
- Medical School (53)
- Reading and Writing (5)
- School (248)
- Sex Education (3)
Intergenerational Living
Some retirement homes are offering local college students room and board in return for interaction with elderly residents.
Medical Notes: Week of May 7, 2017
A look at important medical, health and science headlines for the week of May 7.
Medical Notes: Week of April 30, 2017
Firefighter heart attack deaths, a link between sleep and dementia, and avoiding eating junk food by...waiting.
Difficult Patients
Patients used to accept doctors’ orders without question. Today, more are challenging their doctors’ opinions. However, even those who do it politely are likely to be labeled “difficult.”
Tone Deafness
Many people sing badly and think they’re tone deaf, but a surprisingly low proportion of them truly can’t tell one note from another.
Medical Notes: Week of March 5, 2017
Opioid addicts and amnesia, traffics link to domestic violence, driving and concussion recovery, and the effects of strict discipline.
Medical Notes: Week of February 26, 2017
Pregnancy and baby aspirin, obesity and education, toxic snow.
Eye Transplants: A Future Reality
Doctors are taking what they’ve learned in hand transplants, especially in nerve regeneration, and applying it to eye transplant development.
Peanut Allergies and Kids Changing the Rules
New studies show rather than keeping kids away from peanuts to protect them, parents should give most infants peanuts from an early age.
Autism in Girls (2017)
Doctors are learning that autism shows up differently in girls’ behavior as a result of brain differences. This leaves many girls with autism undiagnosed.
Meeting the Needs of Twice Exceptional (2e) Students
Many people feel that gifted children don't need any help because they're talented, but some have disabilities that are not identified because they are masked by their gifts.
