The physical therapist will not see you now. Outpatient physical therapist (PT) practices are experiencing severe staff shortages, with the highest vacancy rates at 17%, according to a recent report by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), a nonprofit group based in Virginia. The report is based on survey responses from 133 outpatient physical therapy
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It’s easy to fall into the “complaint trap” these days — but shifting to a mindset of gratitude can do wonders for body and mind. That’s according to Dr. Anne-Katherin Eiselt from Teladoc Health, a behavioral scientist and neuroscientist based in Washington, D.C. Gratitude has been scientifically linked to reduced stress, lowered heart rate and
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The federal government will distribute free COVID-19 tests to schools across the U.S., according to an announcement posted on the U.S. Department of Education (ED) website this week. The ED has partnered with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to distribute
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At the end of my recent trip to Japan, I found myself at Haneda Airport in Tokyo with an hour or so to kill. So I went to the onsen. On the 12th floor of the Villa Fontaine Grand, a hotel attached to the departure terminal, I paid 4,800 yen, or about $33, for access
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Returning home for the holidays can sometimes be stressful. For some people, being around family members that they only see once a year or with whom they don’t have the strongest relationship can be anxiety-inducing. How can home-goers ensure their holidays aren’t bogged down by family stress? HOW TO HANDLE COMBATIVE RELATIVES DURING THE HOLIDAYS:
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The Biden administration’s crackdown on methane leaks from oil wells is based in part on a new powerful policy tool that could strengthen its legal authority to cut greenhouse gas emissions across the entire economy — including from cars, power plants, factories and oil refineries. New limits on methane, announced Saturday by the Environmental Protection
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The British musician Yazmin Lacey, 35, sings in a mellow, textured voice, often just behind the beat. Her music interlaces jazz, soul, electronica and lovers rock — a style of reggae that nods to her Caribbean heritage (her mother’s from Antigua, her father from Bequia). Even as her arrangements gain layers and intensity, her voice
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A small group of Republican senators on Friday called on President Biden to ban travel from China to protect against an outbreak of respiratory illnesses in children there, even as scientists and global and American health officials said there were no signs of a threatening new pathogen. Instead, those experts said, the evidence so far
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Our Milky Way galaxy’s most common type of star is called a red dwarf – much smaller and less luminous than our sun. These stars – or so it was thought – simply are not big enough to host planets much larger than Earth. But the discovery of a planet at least 13 times Earth’s
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With some U.S. states beginning to report outbreaks of childhood pneumonia cases, experts are sharing tips for parents to prevent the illness from making its way into their households. Dr. Robert Frenck, a pediatrician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Cincinnati Children’s and director of the health system’s Vaccine Research Center, noted that every
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Doctors in western Massachusetts are reporting a “whole lot” of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases this week as health officials in Ohio announced a child pneumonia outbreak in one county in their state. Dr. John Kelley of Redwood Pediatrics in East Longmeadow told Western Mass News that “this is the season for RSV, and we’re
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With hospitals in China reportedly overwhelmed by a surge of mysterious childhood pneumonia cases — and as outbreaks begin to crop up in areas of the U.S. — experts are weighing in on possible causes and recommendations. Dr. Sarah Park, medical director of medical affairs at Karius, a California biotech company, was formerly with the
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