Some Athletes Who Had Coronavirus Suffer Lingering Lung And Other Health Issues

These Athletes Had The Coronavirus.  Will They Ever Be The Same?  by Andrew Keh.  The New York Times.  May 29, 2020.

Overweight and Out-Of Shape Service Members Pose Direct Threat To US Ability To Defend Itself

Trouble For The Pentagon:  The Troops Keep Packing On The Pounds by Dave Phillips.  The New York Times.  September 4, 2019. 

Stress And Modern Life: How To Stress-Proof

Why Stress Is Dangerous-And How To Avoid Its Effects by Mithu Storoni.  BBC.  August 14, 2019.

Klotho: Mysterious Hormone That May Protect AND Enhance The Brain

One Day There May Be A Drug To Turbocharge The Brain.  Who Should Get It?  by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  April 2, 2019.

How Burnout In Physicians Compares To Other Degrees

How Burnout In Physicians Compares To Other Professional Degrees by Sara Berg.  American Medical Association.  March 19, 2019. 

Burnout Is Everywhere

From Moms To Medial Doctors, Burnout Is Everywhere These Days by Jenny Rough.  The Washington Post.  March 30, 2019. 

No Evidence For The Axiom That Tougher Bosses Get Better Results

When The Bully Is The Boss by Benedict Carey.  The New York Times.  February 26, 2019. 

Undergrads Learn Better Later In The Day, Study Finds

Down With 8 A.M. Classes:  Undergrads Learn Better Later In The Day, Study Finds by Sara Sarwar.  NPR.  April, 19, 2017. 

Rudeness Impacts Medical Skills In Hospitals

What Happens When Parents Are Rude In The Hospital by Perri Klass, M.D. The New York Times. 

Tom Brady Charts His Own Health Plan And Is Super Bowl Champion At Almost 40

Tom Brady Rejected NFL's Medical Culture.  At Almost 40 He's Never Played Better by Sally Jenkins.  The Washington Post.  February 6, 2017. 

UGA Olympian Confronts Depression

Olympic Medalist Swimmer Takes On Depression With Help Of Phelps, Others by Aria Hangyu.  CNN.  September 9, 2016

Which Words Are Most Commonly Associated With Positive And Negative Hospital Reviews?

Which Words Are Most Commonly Associated With Positive And Negative Hospital Reviews?  by Kelly Johnson.  MedCity News.  June 21, 2016

Performance Measurements In Medicine Can Both Improve And Distort

How Measurement Fails Doctors And Teachers by Robert M. Wachter.  The New York Times.  January 16, 2016. 

Using Addictive Games For Neurological Improvement

Disruptions:  Using Addictive Games To Build Better Brains by Nick Bilton.  The  Bits Blog.  The New York Times.  February 16, 2014.

(1)  Among the potential conditions that might be effectively treated by video games are  __________________________________________________________.

(2)  The motivation to ______ something seems to be a strong component of addictive video games.

(3)  How do casinos encourage addictive behavior?

(4)  A 2007 University of Iowa study found that surgeons who played video games performed ______________________________.

(5)

Commonwealth Fund Datagraphic: Explores Regional Health Performance

Health System Data Center:  Explore Regional Performance.  The Commonwealth Fund.

A tremendous graphic resource exploring health performance along many dimensions.

The Worst Time To Have Surgery

The Worst Time To Have Surgery by James Hamblin.  The Atlantic.  June 19, 2013.

This article includes scholarly articles of studies for further reference.

Read the article and test yourself.

(1)  Admissions on public holidays are, compared to patients admitted on non-holidays are ________% more likely to be dead one week later.

(2)  With each passing hour, the average gastroenterologist is ________ % less likely to detect a colon polyp.

(3)  What is the "rush hour effect" for C-sections?

A Great Collection of Pro's And Con's On A Variety Of Healthcare Issues

Big Issues: Health Care.  The Wall Street Journal.  June 17, 2013.

A great collection of both sides of healthcare issues including:  Should Physician Pay Be Tied To Performance?  Should We Eat A Mostly Organic Diet?  Will Employers Stop Offering Health Insurance?  Should Hospital Residency Programs Expand to Produce More Doctors?  Should Nurse Practitioners Be Able To Treat Patients Without Physician Supervision?  and more

What Can Top Golfers Teach Everyone, Including Medical Professionals, About Performance

Human Hard Drives by Jere Longman.  The New York Times.  June 16, 2013.

In essence, medicine is a service that is "performed."  As such, healthcare professionals can learn from any performer.

(1)  Golfers perhaps have better memories of the specifics of their performance because shot in golf is ________.

(2)  ___________ rounds and __________ techniques also aid memory.

(3)  According to one sports psychologist quoted in the article, golfers tend to get into trouble when they rely on the ___________, where occurs, and not enough on the __________ where  __________ memory is stored.

(4)  Memory can be a _________ as well as a blessing when memory impairs performance in the present moment.

What Can Stress To Horse and Rider In Equestrian Performance Tell Us About Performance

Horses Don't Get Stage Fright--But Their Riders Do.  Science Daily.  February 19, 2013.

The study indicates that highly-trained horses and riders differ in how they react to stress in practice and performance situations.  Riders show signs of "stage fright" in front of crowds, while horses seem to have similar stress markers in performance and practice situations.  In other words, the presence of a crowd does not seem to add any additional stress to the horse beyond that caused by the course itself.  And interestingly, the heightened level of stress of the rider does not seem to be communicated to the horse in performance forums.    Could this type of comparative stress studies offer a way to understand the uniqueness of human stress?

"Neuroenhancement Drugs" For Study Improvement Is Subject Of Neurologists Warning

Neurologists Warn Against Prescribing ADHD Drugs To Kids As "Study Drugs"  by Ryan Jaslow.  CBS News.  March 13, 2013.

Increasingly students are using drugs appropriate for ADHD for purposes of attaining focus before test. Parents are requesting the drugs to assist their students achieve better results on tests.  The American Academy of Neurology has created a primer for the ethical, social, legal, and developmental issues surrounding prescribing ADHD drugs to children.