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Patients are more likely to fall, get new infections or experience other forms of harm during their hospital stay after a private equity firm buys it, according to a new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers. The survey, published on December 26 in GLASS, is among a handful of recent nationwide analyzes of how private equity buyouts affect the quality of patient care in hospitals. Increases are seen in conditions or outcomes that are deemed preventable and are key measures of hospital safety and quality. The findings come amid growing concerns about the growing role of private equity in…
Hello friends! The Slowvember sale has started and I know it’s of great interest to many of you, so I’ve put together a list of some of the BEST products along with some education (of course) about each one. What is Slowvember? It’s an annual sale held by Deciem (The Ordinary, NIOD) that runs throughout the month of November. The only day that is excluded is Black Friday. It is meant to be the OPPOSITE of urgency. Take your time, learn about the products and be selective. Be sure to check mine out corresponding YouTube video. SLOWVEMBER is here and…
Hims new sex chews make it simple to have better sex right when you want it AskMen’s editorial team thoroughly researches and reviews the best gear, services, and lifestyle accessories. AskMen may be paid if you click on a link in this article and purchase a product or service. This article is sponsored by He. Product photos from retailer website. Looking for a little performance booster to make you go harder, last longer and satisfy better? (WHERE is not?) Then it might be time to take a good, hard look He. You’ve probably heard of Hims before thanks to their…
The Wells family wanted to share their birth experiences as an African American family with the intention of contributing BIPOC voices to this birthing community. We are honored to have been chosen. We would like to invite and welcome families to share their individual stories, which collectively are so important to contributing to systemic change. Tracy’s first pregnancy was pretty cool, with no complications. Having suffered an ischemic stroke at the age of 29 due to birth control, Nuvaring, which resulted in permanent partial vision loss, he knew all too well the cost of not listening to doctors. Given this…
Has anyone ever told you to “eat less processed food”? It is possible that the advice was in the context of “you should choose more ‘healthy’ foods”. However, did you know that tofu is considered a highly processed food and canned beans are “processed foods” Processed or Over-processed? Lately, you may have heard the term “ultra-processed food.” The level of processing is what determines whether or not a food is ‘over-processed’. You can count on front of package label to determine whether a food is a good choice or not. However, the methods used to assess both ‘healthy’ or ‘over-processing’,…
Share this: What separates good gyms or trainers from mediocre ones? Some would say it’s a specific style of training, access to state-of-the-art equipment and amenities, the results their clients/athletes can achieve, or even their knowledge of subjects such as anatomy, assessment, program design, or , I don’t know, long division. Don’t get me wrong: all the above can help separate yourself from the masses, but so what Really increases customer loyalty (as well as attracting new ones) it’s not the fancy equipment or the fact that you’ve read Mel Siff’s book Overtraining 47 times and can quote every page.…
A new study shows that the severity of amyloid deposition in the brain -? not just age -? may be the key to determining who will benefit from new anti-amyloid therapies to delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The accumulation of toxic masses of beta-amyloid that mark the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease accelerates in old age, but baseline amyloid burden and overall brain health are stronger predictors of this acceleration, University of Pittsburgh scientists and clinicians report. factors in who is more likely to progress to Alzheimer’s. The paper was published today at Neurologythe medical journal of the American Academy…
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men other than skin cancer, and more than 288,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, according to the American Cancer Society. The disease’s death rate has more than halved since the 1990s, but there is still room for progress—especially in treating or preventing advanced, metastatic disease, which is much more likely to be fatal. A new paper published in Advances in Science elucidates how an enzyme called SMYD3 may be involved in the progression of prostate cancer to a more dangerous and aggressive stage. The newly confirmed role of the enzyme makes…
Let’s talk about how to do a detox cleanse the right way. Because there is a lot of misinformation out there about what detox really is and what it should aim to achieve. Honestly, most of the detox advice you find online is silly at best and dangerous at worst. As a Triple Board Certified Gynecologist, I’m here to set the record straight. There are three main things a proper detox cleanse should target – your blood sugar, your liver and your gut health. Let’s talk about why these three things are so important and how to do a natural…
If you’ve tried making body butters or other body products with butter/oil or even balms (these contain some wax in addition to the butters and oils) in the past, you may have met your first DIYer skin care challenge: sandy or granular products. I have some tips for you on how to avoid this, but first I want to let you know a few important things. Grainy body butters don’t break down, they work just as well and the “grainy” texture usually melts on contact with the skin and has the same great end results on your skin. The crunch…