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Your Heart Your heart is an incredible organ. It is responsible for getting oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body by pushing blood throughout the body. Beating around 100,000 times a day, it pumps blood over the 60,000 miles of blood vessels. Blood Pressure Explained A heartbeat is a two part process that takes about a second. During the first...
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Most people would say that going to the doctor is stressful. You’re there because you don’t feel your best; you’re poked with needles and prodded with questions. You’re worried about what the doctor will find and what she will tell you. You’re concerned that you’ll forget to tell your doctor something important or not remember what your doctor...
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We’ve gotten used to thinking about having cancer in your colon or lung or breast. We’ve systematized treatments and research of cancer by the organ that’s affected. And we’ve been fundraising that way too–pitting lung cancer against breast cancer against childhood cancers. But what if this view of cancer is totally...
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Understanding Suffering Empathy is about standing in someone else’s shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. ~ Daniel H. Pink People who are in the healthcare system on a chronic basis know suffering. Some of it is due to their condition, but some of it is caused by the system itself. Here’s a scenario we are all too...
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Stigma and Myths Stigma and myths go hand in hand. Myths feed the fear and misunderstanding that people use to stigmatize others and blame victims. Branding people by saying that they “caused their condition” is unproductive and unfair. This problem is happening with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Here are some myths about diabetes and recent...
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