...Even the less glamorous photos — the ones accompanied by complaints about the long hours or sleep deprivation or bland hospital food — are glorified and gloss over the reality...
...I needed more sleep), home-cooked meals (reminiscent of how homesick I was with my last batch of pre-clinical final exams pending), and more time (I was, and am, wholeheartedly enjoying...
...of insulin. Glucagon tells your liver to release any glucose stores and generate new glucose while you're fasting, like during sleep. It also plays a role in diabetes. We see...
...a rare and strange sleep disorder that affects 1 in 3,000 people. People with narcolepsy experience irresistible daytime drowsiness and frequent, sudden sleep attacks: intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep...
...mental and physical benefits, too. Some individuals who practice mindfulness see a decrease anxiety, improvement of focus and even better sleep, to name a few. The WELL challenge asks you...
...transitioned, I strongly feared that a transition would end my career. For about a week, I was almost unable to sleep from the stress as I pondered whether I should...
...including improved sleep, and reduced cortisol levels and depression. Alvarez also spoke with me about the impact of gratitude on two challenges many physicians fall prey to: low self-compassion and...
...sample of physicians in 2013. The survey included questions on burnout, work hours, anxiety, depression and sleep-related impairment. Among the 472 physicians who completed the survey, 26 percent reported experiencing...
...clocked his steps, miles he rode on his stationary bike, and sleep cycles, and recounted his daily progress in emails to Harris. She explains: The Stanford environment allows someone like...
...least seven hours of sleep each night to feel their best. Sleep deprivation has unfavorable effects on the body. Take prescribed medications consistently and as directed. Drugs prescribed for atrial...
...assess your sleep, your physical activity, your functioning, your mood, how well you’re functioning socially. I’m going to identify opportunities to help you improve across a whole range of domains...
...volunteers might "try to save the world, get discouraged, and leave," as Galvin describes. Allamandola also had doubts about the high school students. Some must sleep on couches just to...
...for tonight, I could be relieved of all caregiving duties while he was being looked after in the hospital. I could stretch out and sleep deeply without Perry. "No," I...
...B2B and selling to insurance companies, employers, hospitals, or other healthcare providers. A better approach, says Yock, is needs-driven innovation: Rather than leaping to invent a technology (like a sleep...
...was off his game. He was sleep-deprived. He had a rough morning. Nevertheless, whatever excuses I mustered didn't erase the hurt I felt. While I sat with that doctor, I...
When Alex Sable-Smith’s phone jarred him from a deep sleep at 3 a.m. Wednesday and he saw that it was his mother calling, his first groggy reaction — as would...
