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  • One surprising effect of wildfires: Itchy, irritated skin

    One surprising effect of wildfires: Itchy, irritated skin

    Are you finding yourself with itchy, irritated skin that you can’t stop scratching? Or have you wondered why your child’s eczema is suddenly worse and so hard to control? Mounting evidence suggests that wildfires, which are increasing in intensity and frequency, contribute to skin problems, including eczema flares. What is…

  • Orienteering: Great exercise and better thinking skills?

    Orienteering: Great exercise and better thinking skills?

    Picture this: you’re with friends in an unfamiliar forest using only a map and a compass to guide you to an upcoming checkpoint. There are no cell phones or GPS gadgets to help, just good old brainpower fueled by a sense of adventure as you wind through leafy trees and…

  • The cicadas are here: How’s your appetite?

    The cicadas are here: How’s your appetite?

    You’ve probably heard the news: Cicadas are coming. Or — wait — they’re already here. And are they ever! Due to an unusual overlap of the lifecycles of two types (or broods) of cicadas, trillions of cicadas are expected to emerge in the US by the end of June, especially…

  • 5 great tips for sustainable summer living

    5 great tips for sustainable summer living

    Sustainable living treads lightly on natural resources and follows a rethink, reuse, repurpose mantra to minimize waste. Big and small wallet-friendly tips can help you save money and befriend our planet this summer, says Dr. Wynne Armand, a primary care physician at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, and associate director of…

  • Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them

    Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them

    Each year, more than 4.5 million dog bites occur in the United States. Despite what you might assume, most of these incidents don’t happen when an unfamiliar dog attacks someone in a park or another outdoor location. Instead, most dog bites are inflicted by a pet dog in a home.…

  • Life can be challenging: Build your own resilience plan

    Life can be challenging: Build your own resilience plan

    Nantucket, a beautiful, 14-mile-long island off the coast of Massachusetts, has a 40-point resiliency plan to help withstand the buffeting seas surrounding it as climate change takes a toll. Perhaps we can all benefit from creating individual resilience plans to help handle the big and small issues that erode our…

  • Packing your hurricane go bag? Make provisions for your health

    Packing your hurricane go bag? Make provisions for your health

    When you live in a coastal area, preparing early for potential hurricanes is a must. Storms can develop quickly, leaving little time to figure out where you’ll be safe or which items to pack if you have to evacuate. And health care necessities, such as medications or medical equipment, are…

  • How health care leaders can prioritize health equity for the LGBTQIA2+ community

    How health care leaders can prioritize health equity for the LGBTQIA2+ community

    Editor's note: Health inequities have long been an issue for people in the LGBTQ+ community. We're pleased to share a post from our colleagues in Corporate Learning at Harvard Medical School focusing on solutions that health care leaders can champion. Health care business professionals can improve patient outcomes and reduce…

  • Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?

    Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?

    All of us have an internal clock that regulates our circadian rhythms, including when we sleep and when we are awake. And light is the single most important factor that helps establish when we should feel wakeful (generally during the day) and when we should feel sleepy (typically at night).…

  • Do tattoos cause lymphoma?

    Do tattoos cause lymphoma?

    Not so long ago, a friend texted me from a coffee shop. He said, "I can't believe it. I'm the only one here without a tattoo!" That might not seem surprising: a quick glance around practically anywhere people gather shows that tattoos are widely popular. Nearly one-third of adults in…