Burnout rates and physician dissatisfaction are at an all-time high. Work-life balance is the buzzword answer often cited to solve these problems, but incorporating “life” into a physician’s career is easier said than done. The Cambridge dictionary defines work-life balance as “the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you […]

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Rectal tenesmus is a feeling of being unable to completely empty the large bowel of stool, even if there is nothing left to expel. Commonly known simply as tenesmus, it is associated with several medical conditions. These include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and disorders that affect how muscles move foods through the gut. Tenesmus can […]

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Compartment syndrome happens when pressure in the muscles builds to dangerous levels and decreases blood flow to the affected area. This prevents nutrients and oxygen, carried in the blood, reaching nerve and muscle cells. It is very painful and usually occurs in the arms or legs. There are two kinds of compartment syndrome. Acute compartment […]

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Living with our significant other can modify our microbiome, researchers find, but only to a certain extent. Ultimately, our microbial profiles tend to keep their own “imprint,” despite the fact that bacteria hop on and off. A team of researchers based at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, recently set out to conduct a […]

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In the largest study of its kind, researchers find that sperm count in Western countries has more than halved in recent decades. Outside of these countries, however, the decline is not significant. The question of whether or not sperm count is declining has been hotly debated for many years within the scientific community. However, no […]

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