The University of Pennsylvania recently announced that beginning July 1, they will no longer hire smokers to work in their healthcare system. The university believes the hiring policy will help save lives and positively impact societal norms. Dr. David A. Asch penned an article in the New England Journal of Medicine commending the approach, saying […]
Always Check Your Shoes
Earlier this week we heard the story of Jackson Landers, an avid outdoorsman who spent his days photographing some of the world’s most dangerous animals. He’d tussled with bears and snakes, but his most recent near-death experience came from an animal smaller than a nickel. The culprit, a black widow spider, was hidden deep inside […]
Video Games Can Improve Multitasking Skills
Grand Theft Auto V will hit the shelf tomorrow, and as the video game industry prepares for the launch of the most expensive game ever produced, the medical world continues to explore how video games can enhance a person’s cognitive abilities. A recent study by researchers at the Center for Integrative Neuroscience found that video […]
Text Messages Can Reduce Diabetes Likelihood by Nearly 40%
With roughly 4.1 billion text messages sent each day in the United States, it’s clear that texts have become the preferred method of conversation for many Americans. It’s no surprise, then, to see the technology being put to use in the medical community. According to a study in India, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes […]
Our “Positive Deviance” Approach
We cannot solve a problem by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them – Albert Einstein Commonly referred to as “The Father of Innovation,” Albert Einstein often looked at a problem from many different angles before deciding on the best way to solve it. We like to think we practice […]
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