Archive for July 2023

Cutting your cat’s nails is often a stressful experience for everyone, but it doesn’t have to be. Cat behaviorists say that every cat can be trained to tolerate and even enjoy their nail trims. Following some simple tips can help both you and your cat relax during their regular manicure sessions. #cats #catshorts #petcare #veterinarian…

Exposure to ‘Blue Spaces’ Linked to Better Mental Health Spending time in “blue spaces” — such as beaches, rivers, and lakes — as a child can have significant and lasting benefits for wellbeing throughout life, according to a new study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology. When exposed to blue spaces in childhood, people…

Do You Need a Nature Prescription? Maurie Lung, PhD, was in second grade when she realized what she wanted to do when she grew up. “When I went away to summer camp, my little Strawberry Shortcake diary said, ‘When I grow up, I want to help people in the outdoors,’” Lung says. And that’s exactly…

Wendy Dean, MD, talks about her recent book “If I Betray These Words,” an honest look at keeping the Hippocratic Oath in a capitalistic health-care system. https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/video/wendy-dean-moral-injury — TRANSCRIPT — JOHN WHYTE Physician burnout is a topic that we’ve covered quite a bit on WebMD and Medscape. It doesn’t just impact the physician. It also…

Malaria, a severe and potentially fatal disease most often caused by the bite of an infected mosquito, has been reported in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a health advisory because there have been instances of people getting infected with Plasmodium vivax malaria in Florida and Texas, even though they hadn’t traveled outside the…