Older adults experienced the fewest attention difficulties when their home temperatures stayed between 68–75°F (20–24°C), which most effectively helps maintain attention at a high level. Outside of this optimal temperature range, the likelihood of attention difficulties doubled with a 7°F (4°C) variation in either direction, consistent with findings that attention decreased when rooms became too hot or too cold.
A large analysis of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy has surprised health researchers, who found links to multiple new benefits – and some new side effects.
Of more than 2,600 US healthcare workers who participated in a nationwide online panel survey from 2022 to 2023, 26% reported symptoms of mental illness, but only 20% said they sought treatment during the previous year, mainly because of difficulty getting time off of work and worries about confidentiality and cost.
President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency in his final hours to guard against potential 'revenge' by the incoming Trump administration.
Many internationally trained doctors immigrate to Massachusetts but are forced to work in lower-level jobs, even as the state faces a growing shortage of primary care physicians and psychiatrists. A newly passed law is looking to address both issues. The measure creates a track for internationally trained physicians who practiced medicine in other countries to be able to learn Massachusetts' medical standards through apprenticeships as they pursue full state licensure. In exchange, they must commit to working in underserved communities for two years.
Over the past several decades, various forces have eroded physician autonomy, leaving many dissatisfied and burned out. Artificial intelligence will likely further this trend.