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Interns: You’re not alone, until you are
During intern orientation a few months ago, they promised we would never be alone in the hospital. And they were right. Until they weren’t. It’s hard to see colors in the dark — that’s why he looks blue. That’s strange; it almost seems like his chest i…
India Banned E-Cigarettes — But Beedis And Chewing Tobacco Remain Widespread
India is the world’s top consumer of smokeless tobacco — and has the world’s highest number of oral cavity cancers.
Buying Junk Food With Taxpayer Dollars: Whether Interventions to Encourage Healthy Purchasing Work
Currently, 1 in 7 Americans receive some kind of government assistance to pay for food. The largest program, SNAP – “supplemental nutrition assistance program” – subsidizes a wide range of food purchases. What would happen if people were only allowed t…
Buying Junk Food With Taxpayer Dollars: Whether Interventions to Encourage Healthy Purchasing Work
Currently, 1 in 7 Americans receive some kind of government assistance to pay for food. The largest program, SNAP – “supplemental nutrition assistance program” – subsidizes a wide range of food purchases. What would happen if people were only allowed t…
Medicare Fraudsters Now Tap Telemedicine In Medical Equipment Scams
Scammers bent on defrauding Medicare are embracing the new technologies of remote diagnosis. Federal law enforcement is cracking down.
The Mental Health Crisis: A Crisis Of Health, Or Education?
Is the global mental health crisis really a health crisis, or is it a crisis of education?
At Fika, we recently conducted some research to assess the demand for emotional education from university students, as well as graduate employers.
And this is …
