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“I was a very new intern, working in the ED. I got asked to see a young woman patient and the diagnosis put beside her name by triage staff said ‘SELF HARM.’”
“So I took her into a consult room and tried my best to ask her about what was happening. She said to me ‘I think someone was in my room last night,’ and I was like, hmm that’s a weird way…
Surgeons Are Revealing Their Wildest And Scariest Moments They've Had On The Job, And I'm Screaming
April 27, 2025
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“I’m a surgeon, and I also do litigation work. So, most ‘errors’ in surgery are not related to someone slipping and accidentally cutting the wrong thing, although that can happen with misidentification of anatomy such as bile ducts during…
Doctors Explain Exactly Why Your Skin May Look "Crepey" As You Age, And What You Can Do About It
April 27, 2025
Why Your Skin Gets Crepey With Age Explained
Crepes may be delectable, but crepey skin? Not so much. The term describes skin that, like crepe paper, appears thin and crinkled and typically lacks the elasticity, thickness, and firmness of youthful…
People Are Sharing The Signs Of Depression People Usually Experience Before Realizing They’re Depressed
April 26, 2025
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“Besides the ‘obvious’ tells — sleeping too much, lack of hygiene, disinterest — I have a peculiar, particular tell of my own: I am dangerously, darkly depressed if I eat Baskin Robbin’s pink bubblegum flavored ice…
People with autism thrive on straightforwardness, with “really honest, clear communication being a strong preference,” Gardner-Wright said.
Neff said autistic people tend to be pretty literal. For example, when you say the phrase “it’s raining cats and dogs,” she…
Doctors Are Revealing The "Small" Health Issues People Ignore That Are Actually Dangerous
April 24, 2025
“You should have a minimum of three bowel movements per week, preferably one a day. A patient from the ER started vomiting fecal matter out of his mouth, and he later died. He didn’t have a true bowel movement in over two weeks and tried to ‘tough it…
