MEDICINE & HEALTH

How Can Lego Help With Technical Skills for Medical Training?

How Can Lego Help With Technical Skills for Medical Training?

Medical students repeating a simple task with Lego bricks resulted in performing anesthesia procedures, which require an ultrasound machine, much better than students without training. In general, doctors explained why practicing with Legos help improve medical technical skills.
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Living Alone in Your 50s and 60s? Dementia Found to Be 30% More Likely: Study

A recent study finds that elderly people living alone are 30% more likely to develop dementia. Experts believe that living alone is associated with increased stress, feelings of loneliness, and lack of cognitive stimulation, which might have contributed to the increasing number of cases.
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Coronavirus Immunity: Study Says Antibodies May Disappear, but Not Protection

A recent study says that although antibodies from a previous coronavirus infection might only last a short while, protection could still be possible. Experts point out that antibodies are only a small part of the equation and that people shouldn't be discouraged from developing a vaccine for COVID-19.
Leukemia Treatment Can Potentially Treat Pediatric Brain Cancer

Leukemia Treatment Can Potentially Treat Pediatric Brain Cancer

Medulloblastoma, or aggressive tumors, is found to respond well to arsenic trioxide, a drug used to treat leukemia. Using the drug for pediatric brain cancer may be used for chemotherapy since young patients cannot undergo radiation therapy.
Science Shows Multitasking Doesn’t Work

Science Shows Multitasking Doesn’t Work

A lot of people feel that the best way to get work done quickly is by multitasking. However, there has been a lot of research into the subject, and most of the studies show that multitasking does not work. In fact, one study found that only around 2.5 percent of the population has the ability to multitask successfully. That's a very low number! So, what is it about multitasking that makes it so unsuccessful? What's the science behind it? Let's take a look...
Help Others With a Career as a Medical Assistant

Help Others With a Career as a Medical Assistant

If you desire to help people as a career, becoming a Medical Assistant could be the path for you. A medical assistant assists the physician by overtaking the administrative and clinical tasks to keep their routine running smoothly. The role of a medical assistant ranges from administrative duties to clinical duties.
Reasons to Work in Healthcare

Reasons to Work in Healthcare

If you have always had the ambition to make a difference to someone's life, working in the healthcare industry may be an option to consider if you're looking to make a career change.
The FDA Updates Their List to 75 Harmful Sanitizers

The FDA Updates Their List to 75 Harmful Sanitizers

75 hand sanitizer brands make up the FDA's list for consumers to avoid methanol poisoning. The FDA continues to investigate hand sanitizer production and monitor which brands contain toxic chemicals.
3 Tips in Coping With Coronavirus Anxiety

3 Tips in Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety

Fears about COVID-19 take an emotional toll especially to someone who has an anxiety disorder. Here are some tips to help you cope during the stressful times of pandemic.
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