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Provide Emotional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Physicians Facing Psychological Trauma From the COVID-19 Crisis
By SUZAN SONG MD, MPH, PhD
The U.S. now has the highest number of COVID-related deaths in the world, with exhausted, frightened physicians managing the front lines. We need not only medical supplies but also emotional personal protective equipment (PPE) against the psychological burden of the pandemic.
As a psychiatrist, my role in COVID-19 has included that of a therapist for my colleagues. I helped start Physician Support Line, a peer-to-peer hotline for physicians staffed by more than 500 volunteer psychiatrists. Through the hotline and social media, physicians are revealing their emotional fatigue. One doctor sh...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy coronavirus Mental Health Pandemic Psychology Source Type: blogs
Knee arthroscopy: Should this common knee surgery be performed less often?
Imagine you’re walking along and suddenly experience excruciating knee pain. Though it initially seems stuck in one position, after a minute or two you can limp along home, but just barely. At your doctor’s visit, an x-ray is normal but symptoms continue for weeks. An MRI is performed and now you have an explanation: a torn meniscus. (Two menisci — rubbery cartilage pads that act as shock absorbers — separate the bottom of your knee bone from the top of your shin bone.) A month later, you’re no better despite rest, pain medicines, and physical therapy. It’s time for surgery to fix it, right? Maybe not.
Knee art...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Injuries Osteoarthritis Pain Management Surgery Source Type: blogs
5 Regrets People Have on Their Death Bed and How to Avoid Them
You're reading 5 Regrets People Have on Their Death Bed and How to Avoid Them, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Ever thought 'Am I missing out in life?' Or 'I'm sick of this job, it's just the same
thing day in, day out...'? You're not the only one...
Bronnie Ware, the
famous Nurse & Author has a book, The
most common regrets of the dying, that reveals peoples most common regrets
on their death bed. They are 'I wish I
lived a life true to myself, not what others expected of me', 'I wish I hadn't wor...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - April 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stuart Jenkins Tags: featured philosophy self-improvement life and death pickthebrain regrets self improvement success in life Source Type: blogs
Up close and personal: The Thomas D ’Hooghe story
While his friends were easing into retirement, Thomas D ’Hooghe MD, 55, was sleepless with excitement at the thought of reinventing himself by jumping from academia to pharma.
It is a move he would recommend to anyone. “It was the best thing I ever did,” says the Vice-President and Head Global Medical Affairs, Fertility at Merck, sitting down with me and sharing his thoughts about passion, purpose, leading people and making a difference. Origins
Working in healthcare was always in his blood. In high school it was never a question; D ’Hooghe would study medicine. It was an ideal way to combine his interests...
Source: EyeForPharma - April 14, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jill Donahue Source Type: news
Does CBD help with arthritis pain?
If you have chronic arthritis pain, you may be wondering about cannabidiol (CBD) as a treatment. CBD, along with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other chemicals, is found in marijuana. But unlike THC, CBD is not “psychoactive” — that is, it does not cause the intoxication or high associated with marijuana use.
There’s a good chance you’ve tried it already: according to a Gallup poll in August of 2019, about 14% of Americans report using CBD products, and the number one reason is pain. The Arthritis Foundation conducted its own poll and found that 29% reported current use of CBD (mostly in liquid or topical...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Arthritis Complementary and alternative medicine Drugs and Supplements Marijuana Pain Management Source Type: blogs
5 Myths About Hope
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Source: World of Psychology - April 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Daniel Tomasulo, Ph.D. Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Coronavirus Fight: Download A Symptom Tracker App To Help Researchers
BOSTON (CBS) — Researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital need your help to battle coronavirus, and this time it has nothing to do with social distancing or personal protection equipment (PPE).
They are trying to recruit as many people as possible to download the COVID-19 Symptom Tracker app onto their smartphone and then tell them how they feel.
“We need everyone to participate, whether well or sick, whether they feel they are risk or not,” explained Dr. Andrew Chan of Massachusetts General Hospital.
The app was created in the U.K., and researchers there have already collected data from...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Health News MGH Research Source Type: news
On labels and boundaries
What we call a disease matters. It matters to the person because a diagnosis is a marker: this problem is known, it’s recognised, it’s real (Mengshoel, Sim, Ahlsen & Madden, 2017). It matters to the clinician, particularly medical practitioners, but also those clinicians working within a largely “disease-oriented” framework (for example, physiotherapists, osteopaths) (Haskins, Osmotherly, Rivett, 2015; Kennedy, 2017). It matters also to insurance companies, or funding providers – who is in, and who is out.
The diagnostic label itself hides a great many assumptions. The ways in which dia...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - April 6, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Assessment Chronic pain Clinical reasoning Coping strategies Pain conditions Professional topics Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Older adults and medical marijuana: Reduced stigma and increased use
This study is consistent with other research, as well as with reports from physicians who recommend cannabis in their daily practices.
What might be behind this trend?
A confluence of factors seems to be responsible, including the decrease in stigma associated with cannabis use and the increased interest in the use of medical marijuana by older patients. Stigma is a complicated issue, but most would agree that the stigma associated with cannabis use is lessening, especially for medical cannabis. In a recent poll, 94% of Americans voiced support for legal access to medical marijuana, and most states have approved some form ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Peter Grinspoon, MD Tags: Health Healthy Aging Marijuana Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Is it safe to see the pediatrician for vaccines and medical visits?
We’re tackling a few urgent questions from parents in this time of coronavirus and COVID-19. Are you wondering if babies and children should continue to have vaccines on schedule? Thinking about how to manage regular medical appointments, and which situations require in-person visits to a pediatric practice? Read on.
Should parents take babies for initial vaccines right now? What about toddlers and older children who are due for vaccines?
The answer to this question is going to depend on many factors, including what your doctor’s office is offering. As with all health care decisions, it comes down to weighing risks and...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Children's Health Health care Parenting Vaccines Source Type: blogs
Have a headache? The top 7 triggers
“Headaches aren’t welcome here” — that’s the sign you have hanging on your brain’s front door, but the pain is barging right in. You can chalk it up to stress from world events or something you ate or drank, and you might be right. But there are a number of common triggers for migraines, tension headaches, or cluster headaches. The faster you identify them, the quicker you can boot headache pain off the property.
What are the triggers for your headaches?
Take note of your circumstances when a headache starts. Keep a diary to track the day, time, symptoms, and circumstances surrounding the pain (what had you eat...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heidi Godman Tags: Headache Health Men's Health Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Apps to keep us connected in a time of social distancing
If you’re wondering how to stay in touch during this time of social distancing, take heart: thanks to technology, chatting with and even seeing others has never been easier — and frankly, it’s never been more important. “Isolation cuts against our natural impulses that have evolved to make us fitter, healthier, and safer. That is probably why it can be so uncomfortable to be isolated for extended periods of time,” says Dr. Michael Craig Miller, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Where to start in getting connected
There are lots of tools to connect with others via smartphone, computer, o...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heidi Godman Tags: Health Mental Health Relationships Source Type: blogs
