Shocking figures on sexual misconduct by doctors have revealed that foreign-trained doctors are involved in 60 percent of cases involving sexual misconduct with patients, despite only making up just 30 percent of NHS doctors.   In the past three years, foreign-trained doctors accounted for 23 of the 38 incidents of sexual misconduct by physicians. The […] Read more

It’s a touchy subject but human contact is vital to our health and well-being. Unspoken communication flows between people who share direct skin-to-skin contact. Sometimes, the act of touching is intentional but there many occasions when humans touch each other subconsciously – without conscious awareness. One little-known factoid is that our skin is, in fact, […] Read more

“A penny saved is a penny earned.” – Ben Franklin Thrift was a virtue prized by Americans who lived during the Great Depression, a 10-year of economic austerity – doing without – which lasted from the stock market crash of 1929 until 1939. Overnight, people of average means became paupers. Millionaires were humbled. Hungry fathers […] Read more

We all live for our weekends. And what would we do without them, right? They’re a wondrous break from the weekday grind. But for some of us, weekends can set us days back from the health goals we’ve worked so hard at during the work week. We often stay out later, indulge ourselves in burgers, […] Read more

For decades, scientists have used mice to better understand behavior and disease. Mice are great for experiments because they are easy to hold in captivity and they reproduce quickly. “With these organisms, you could understand what genes did by manipulating them,” says biologist Josh Rosenthal. “And that really became an indispensable part of biology.” Rosenthal […] Read more

As a female, I can honestly say I feel cold most of the time. I moved to South Florida one week after my college graduation to escape the cold, but ended up working in an office so frigid I had to wear gloves. While the scenario “cold girl borrows boy’s jacket” has been used in […] Read more

Did you know that if you want to find some of the longest living species on the planet you won’t find them on four-legs, or even two-legs? In fact, you won’t find them with any legs at all – but in the deep blue sea! Marine creatures have some of the longest lives of any […] Read more

People are judgy. Oh, sure, we were all taught not to gauge the merits of a book by its cover since it is the contents that are important. But is this really true? The real answer may shock you. We make snap judgments about each other before even opening our mouths to speak. This is […] Read more

In February America got its first introduction to Rep. Pramila Jayapal sweeping “Medicare-for-all” healthcare plan. Then the Democrat from Washington State acknowledged at the time her bill would largely outlaw private insurance along with the roughly 150 to 170 million individuals who now enjoy and receive employee group insurance at reasonable premium rates. The bill […] Read more

Have you ever watched a hypnotist on a stage call for audience volunteers who wind up clucking like chickens or doing something equally embarrassing? Do you wonder if hypnosis is “real” – or merely hype for entertainment purposes only? These are great questions. Let’s explore the truth behind hypnosis. After all, some people claim this […] Read more