Source: Spousal Suicide Ups Morbidity, Mortality in Surviving Partner and
Original JAMA Psych article is the second link.
Unhealthy Men and Labor Force Participation – The Atlantic
Many experts have blamed a poor job market, but new research indicates that an overlooked cause may be poor health.
Source: Unhealthy Men and Labor Force Participation – The Atlantic
Multiple study sources with links to the original research. A good article.
“Eraser challenge” social media game dangerous to kids – CBS News
Tine for full body skin checks on your children.
What ever happened to eating goldfish or stuffing into a phone booth?
Source: “Eraser challenge” social media game dangerous to kids – CBS News
Study Finds Sharp Rise in Colon Cancer and Rectal Cancer Rates Among Young Adults
Source: Study Finds Sharp Rise in Colon Cancer and Rectal Cancer Rates Among Young Adults
This was the coolest colonoscopy report I’ve ever seen. I just had to share.
EM Mindset: Longevity – emdocs
Source: EM Mindset: Longevity – emdocs
Take a look at this article. Understand this is personal advice on how to have longevity and passion in the world of emergency medicine. But when you get down to the author’s top three insights, do this:
Forget the article is about emergency medicine physicians and substitute your own profession instead.
You’re welcome.
Alcohol and the Heart: Moderation Still Best – Medpage Today
Source: Alcohol and the Heart: Moderation Still Best | Medpage Today
Source: Alcohol’s Link to Cardiovascular Disease Not So Simple — Physician’s First Watch
Lifestyle Changes in Plain English:
If you don’t drink alcohol, start drinking to reduce your risk of cardiac diseases.
If you drink alcohol heavily, decrease consumption to reduce your risk of cardiac diseases.
Hemoglobin A1c and Mortality in Older Adults With and Without Diabetes: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (1988–2011)
CONCLUSIONS An HbA1c >8.0% was associated with increased risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in older adults with diabetes. Our results support the idea that better glycemic control is important for reducing mortality; however, in light of the conflicting evidence base, there is also a need for individualized glycemic targets for older adults with diabetes depending on their demographics, duration of diabetes, and existing comorbidities.
Source: Diabetes Care
Metformin for Prediabetes – The JAMA Network
FDA Update on Rare Breast Implant-Associated Type of Lymphoma
Delaying Retirement Could Benefit Your Health
Staying engaged in life
All of this squares with the experience of Claudia Landau, M.D., Ph.D., chief of geriatrics and palliative care at Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif, and an associate clinical professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health.
Early in her career she remembers working with a group of World War I veterans, all over the age of 90. Asked to account for their longevity and relatively good health, they cited a common reason: a desire to learn and stay engaged with life. One of them had just started to study Japanese.
“When people feel more engaged and involved, they have more motivation to do other things that will keep them well,” Landau says. Those can include physical exercise, paying attention to their diet, and simply getting out of the house more.
You may already have a sense of purpose in life, but if not, retirement, and the flexibility it provides, offers a wealth of possibilities. And it might pay to pick several of them. In Landau’s experience, “people who develop multiple ways of engaging with the world do the best,” she says.
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